Author Archives: Pete Ippel

From the new George Lucas campus in the Presidio.

Another lovely October day here at Leonardo, the courtyard at 800 Chestnut is filled with fruit blossoms, and the pond is teeming with goldfish looking for a snack from the crumbs of many an undergraduate’s Poptart…

Last night I got to head over to KQED and see inside thier studios, met some CU alums and really enjoyed the show…I also got to submit Rise to the show for next year…

The pond looks amazing here on the campus of SFAI, the sun is out, and ’tis over 70. Presenly it’s really nice to be here. I’m really pleased with our SF summer.

Today I went to Golden Gate Park (GGP) in the afternoon to play the Djembe for a while, the problem was the 43 bus, it took over 40 minutes southbound because of the airshow, and was *PACKED* to the gills, once I got to Haight, I got off and *walked* from Masonic to the end …

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Sunny and clear at 800 Chestnut today, issue 38:4 has just been mailed out to the authors, and now back to manuscript sending, and reviewer goading…

I saw this science fiction movie on Sat. night, and the crowd was what made it so special…it started with news reels and a Bugs Bunny (Rabbit of Seville one of my favorites) cartoon. The message geared for post WWII America is poignant now as we make our moves in the Middle East, and respond …

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