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 of Haight, and was as fast as the bus was.

The group at GGP was especially good today, got really syncopated rhythms. There were all types of percussion instruments, a didgeridoo, sax, and trumpet…super fun.

Then I left at 7:30 walked to Cole street, and just as I got there missed a #43 by about 1/2 block…Bummed out because I waited until 8:54 for the next one…over a !@#$%@^ing hour! (I felt really ripped off that the fare is an extra quarter now, and the service SUCKS, what’s worse, is I was late to Spanish on the #24 this week, as my class was at 5:30 and I left my house at 5:30 and the bus didn’t come till 6:25, so that meant I got to class at 6:55 and was late) I don’t know how they expect to gain ridership by raising the prices, and not having busses on time. I think it’s about time to write a scathing letter to MUNI.

Grrrrr.

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 to the attacks throughout the world.

The message of be peaceful or be destroyed really hits home on a metaphorical level.

It’s very well done and makes a great point in 2005 just as it did in 1951.