Monthly Archives: December 2003

Best Buy and Lunch with Yuji

Posted on December 15, 2003 by Adam Tow

Today, I went to Best Buy with Randy to check out their cheap laptops. What rebates dropping the price of some laptops to $599, I have to wonder if the manufacturers are making any money on these computers. We checked … Continue reading →

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Palm White Elephant Party

Posted on December 12, 2003 by Adam Tow

The former Palm WISE group got together at Vive Sol restaurant in Mountain View for its annual White Elephant Gift Exchange party. It was great to see the old gang together once again, including Vinay, Carey, Gary, Vijay, Carl, Charles, … Continue reading →

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War Photographer

Posted on December 10, 2003 by Adam Tow

Bulletproof. Only hours after we screened War Photographer at the final COBA meeting of 2003, I learned that James Nachtwey — the subject of the documentary — was injured by a grenade attack in Baghdad. A former editor of his … Continue reading →

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Vienna Teng at Best Buy

Posted on December 7, 2003 by Adam Tow

Best Buy would be one of the last places I could think of as a venue for Vienna Teng to perform. There she was last week, however, performing in front of fans and Christmas shoppers at the Best Buy in … Continue reading →

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Christine and Ben

Posted on December 6, 2003 by Adam Tow

Rae’s friend from college is getting married! Christine and Ben had their wedding engagement party at Andy and Amy’s in Berkeley. Rae had a good time reconnecting with her college friends, Christine, Nicole, and Jen.

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Filming

Posted on December 6, 2003 by Adam Tow

Po’k and Tom came by the house last week to knock out some scenes for his upcoming film, Pupil. In the drizzle, Po’k, Randy, and I filmed Tom exiting the house and driving away. It’s always fun to see the … Continue reading →

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Salim’s Birthday

Posted on December 5, 2003 by Adam Tow

Catching up on events the past few weeks… on the 5th, Rae, Levi, Vanessa, May, and Salim headed out to Hanamaru in Sunnyvale to celebrate Salim’s birthday with sushi. I don’t understand why people have an aversion to eating a … Continue reading →

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Bush in 30 Seconds

Posted on December 3, 2003 by Adam Tow

MoveOn.org is sponsoring the contest Bush in 30 Seconds, “a political TV ad contest to help us find the most creative, clear and memorable ideas for ads that tell the truth about George Bush’s policies.” At the time Rae and … Continue reading →

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IDEO Unfocus Group

Posted on December 2, 2003 by Adam Tow

A couple of weeks ago, I went to an IDEO Unfocus Group in the City. Most of the people who attended the session were from the City and were all dressed rather city-like. Rae has been saying that a few … Continue reading →

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