Fact: The Earth is not round. It is an oblate spheroid, which means that it is a bit squashed on one plane.

restaurant sign

restaurant sign, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

emblazoned

emblazoned, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

street and tracks

street and tracks, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

church

church, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

chinatown alley

chinatown alley, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

back window reflection

back window reflection, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

hand-painted script, chinatown

hand-painted script, chinatown, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

stockton street, Chinatown

stockton street, Chinatown, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

cable car trax

cable car trax, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

coppola building

coppola building, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

Caffe Trieste

Caffe Trieste, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

Fact: The octopus's testicles are located in its head.

Lies..but it feels so good.

Lies..but it feels so good., originally uploaded by Itinerant.

birthday brunch Pt 2

birthday brunch Pt 2, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

My first time EVER eating octopus.

I was more squeamish because they are intelligent. But I had to try 'em.

Crunchy yet ..umm.. creamy in the fat part.

birthday pres to myself

birthday pres to myself, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

My First Nikon

My First Nikon, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

The FM2 with motordrive. Also had a FM and FM10.

Fact: During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food - the weight of about 6 elephants.

iCards-3

iCards-3, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

Thanks, Mar.

I think I will have some chock-o-late from the pik-a-nik basket. :)

How old am I? THIS much!!


Woke up this morning with an addict singing the Beatles "Dear Jude" in the alley under my window. One of my favorite songs. At least she was enthusiastic. :)


Woke up with a few birthday cards in the mail. And a birthday song even....

> happy happy birthday
> to you and you and you
> happy happy birthday
> to you and you and you!
>
> hope you have a wonderful
> day and an even more dream
> (ful)filled year!
>
> xo sis cyn
>

Hahaha. Back atcha Sista Cyn :D. 'appy Birthday.
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According to Wikipedia, these people were also born on August 29th.


* 1632 - John Locke, English philosopher (d. 1704)
* 1809 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American physician (d. 1894)
* 1876 - Charles F. Kettering, American inventor (d. 1958)
* 1898 - Preston Sturges, American screenwriter (d. 1959)
* 1904 - Werner Forssmann, German physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1979)
* 1915 - Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (d. 1982)
* 1916 - George Montgomery, American actor (d. 2000)
* 1917 - Isabel Sanford, American actress (d. 2004)
* 1920 - Charlie Parker, American musician (d. 1955)
* 1924 - Dinah Washington, American singer (d. 1963)
* 1929 - Richard Attenborough, English film actor, director and producer
* 1936 - John McCain, American politician
* 1938 - Elliott Gould, American actor
* 1938 - Robert Rubin, United States Secretary of the Treasury
* 1939 - Joel Schumacher, American film director
* 1941 - Robin Leach, English television host
* 1948 - James Hunt, English Formula 1 world champion
* 1958 - Michael Jackson, American singer
* 1958 - Lenny Henry, British comic
* 1959 - Ernesto Rodrigues, Portuguese composer
* 1962 - Rebecca De Mornay, American actress
* 1963 - Elizabeth Fraser, English singer (Cocteau Twins)
* 1969 - Me'Shell NdegéOcello, American singer
* 1980 - Chris Simms, American football player
* 1981 - Lanny Barbie, Canadian porn star

Chef! is a August 29'er?? Well, I'll be...
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And a few more missed by Wikipedia:


Slobodan Milosevic

Ugh.

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I am now 42.

Wow. Man, a lot has happened between now and 41. Feels longer than a year. Heck, I think i even grew up to be *gulp* - an adult.

Heh.

Now I regard most thirty-somethings as clueless babies. *cackle*

Feels good actually. My health is better, my stress level is down and Im bursting to go do things. And i dont even mind the gray in my hair anymore.

I like where Im at.

Right on.

For the record, I feel 32. Just not as confused as I was then.

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One of my things is to watch the people who are the same age as I am, born in 1964 - year of the dragon.

Here are a few famous examples, courtesy of wikipedia again:

January

* January 2 - Pernell Whitaker, American boxer
* January 7 - Nicolas Cage, American actor
* January 12 - Jeff Bezos, American Internet entrepreneur
* January 13 - Penelope Ann Miller, American actress
* January 18 - Jane Horrocks, British actress
* January 23 - Mariska Hargitay, American actress
* January 27 - Bridget Fonda, American actress


February

* February 5 - Laura Linney, American actress
* February 15 - Chris Farley, American actor and comedian (d. 1997)
* February 18 - Matt Dillon, American actor

March

* March 7 - Bret Easton Ellis, American author
* March 9 - Juliette Binoche, French actress
* March 17 - Rob Lowe, American actor
* March 18 - Bonnie Blair, American speed skater
* March 18 - Irene Cara, American actress and singer
* March 25 - Lisa Gay Hamilton, American actress
* March 29 - Elle Macpherson, Australian model
* March 30 - Tracy Chapman, American singer


April

* April 7 - Russell Crowe, New Zealand-born actor
* April 13 - Caroline Rhea, Canadian actress
* April 24 - Cedric the Entertainer, American comic and actor
* April 25 - Hank Azaria, American actor
* April 25 - Andy Bell, English singer and songwriter (band Erasure)

May

* May 6 - Dana Hill, American actress (d. 1996)
* May 8 - Melissa Gilbert, American actress and president of the Screen Actors Guild
* May 8 - Bobby Labonte, American race car driver
* May 14 - Stephen Colbert, American comedian and satirist
* May 26 - Lenny Kravitz, American guitarist and singer
* May 30 - Wynonna Judd, American singer

June

* June 15 - Courteney Cox, American actress
* June 28 - Mark Grace, baseball player


July

* July 9 - Courtney Love , American Musican/Actress
* July 24 - Barry Bonds, baseball player
* July 26 - Sandra Bullock, American actress
* July 28 - Lori Loughlin, American actress
* July 30 - Vivica A. Fox, American actress

August

* August 15 - Melinda Gates, American wife of Bill Gates
* August 16 - Jimmy Arias, American tennis player

September

* September 2 - Keanu Reeves, actor
* September 7 - Eazy-E, American musician and record producer (d. 1995)
* September 11 - Ellis Burks, baseball player
* September 22 - Bonnie Hunt, American actress
* September 28 - Janeane Garofalo, American actress and comedienne
* September 30 - Monica Bellucci, Italian actress and model


November

* November 7 - Dana Plato, American actress (d. 1999)
* November 10 - Kenny Rogers, baseball player
* November 11 - Calista Flockhart, American actress


December

* December 4 - Marisa Tomei, American actress
* December 8 - Teri Hatcher, American actress
* December 9 - Paul Landers, German musician (Rammstein)
* December 18 - Don Beebe, American football player
* December 19 - Arvydas Sabonis, Lithuanian basketball player
* December 23 - Eddie Vedder, American singer (Pearl Jam)

Ok, now ive studied some of these people and others born around the same time.. and ive come to this conclusion:

We are all just a little bit crazy.

Ok, not just a little bit.

Today's horrorscope:

Keep focused on what's important. Larger influences are bringing your big picture into focus. The universe is setting up the perfect solution, you just have to make sure you're able to recognize and act when it does.

D50 test shot

D50 test shot, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

Altered Barbie show

Altered Barbie show, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

IF TUESDAY, AUGUST 29TH, IS YOUR BIRTHDAY

There will be two quite distinct themes at work in your life over the coming 12 months. On the one hand travel and social activities will bring a great deal of joy. On the other hand you will have to deal with a long-running saga of ambition and jealousy. You'll do okay if you don't take anything too seriously.

D50 test shot

D50 test shot, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

Fact: Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.

Sticker for thought

Sticker for thought, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

yellow

yellow, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY.
Some years you've felt you were sitting around, waiting for the first shoe to drop -- not this one. So many "shoes" drop, you have trouble matching a pair. Once you figure out your path, you travel it like a locomotive.

back of the bus

back of the bus, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

Aloha Festival SF 2006

Aloha Festival SF 2006, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

Altered Barbie show

Altered Barbie show, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

Altered Barbie show

Altered Barbie show, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

Fact: China is the largest producer of tomatoes in the world, producing over 16% of all tomatoes.

magazine rack

magazine rack, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

contemplation

contemplation, originally uploaded by Itinerant.

"Sometimes I feel like the only one trying to Gentrify this neighborhood"

"Sometimes I feel like the only one trying to Gentrify this neighborhood", originally uploaded by Itinerant.

Even if it is satire, this article from the Onion hits hard and rings very true.

Fact: Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.