i <3 LA nostalgia and retro beta GPS: Reyner Banham BBC Documentary

Architecture theorist Reyner Banham's take on LA:

2008 Cost of Living Study Results

In my quest of discovering where my feathers will one day land, last year somewhere along the way, I stumbled upon this reputable cost of living survey: Mercer 2008 Cost of Living Survey From what I have gathered, Mercer's study is very in-depth and can be a good judge of how a city weighs up due to the fact that they analyze multiple factors and take into account numerous economic influences on each market.

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"LAND-LOCKED" in the south of Ukraine on the coast of the Black Sea.

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Piano's latest at the California Academy of Sciences in San Fran.

Ziggy: My new best flat-mate

Since the car and its navigation system are gone, Ikea provided me with a great replacement... and best of all it doesn't talk back and its food, water, doesn't cost as much as diesel does! His rad hairdo inspired his name in honor of Ziggy Marley...

Meet Ziggy:

Blume's Bauhaus Lecture

Torsten Blume, whom ran a workshop for us back in '06 through the Bauhaus Foundation, invited me to attend a lecture this past week. The lecture was in conjunction with a Japenese Festival Ohayo, Japan! that is currently taking place in the region. More can be found about the festival here: www.ohayo-japan.de

Little did I know that the lecture would be all in German and since my classes for German don't start for another week, I was a bit lost. It seemed that the only word I understood was Bauhaus ;) and from what I could gather it focused on the parrellels of the historical studies conducted by Bauhaus students and the traditional Japenese dance rituals.

If nothing else it was a great picture show:

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