July 12, 2005

Yesterday I posted the [first few pages](http://lavoice.org/article896.html) from a book I am scanning on [LAvoice.org](http://lavoice.org/article896.html) and last night, as recommended by Mack Reed, I finished a Google Maps API mashup showing the buildings from the scans so far... check it out [here](http://eecue.com/laautomap-index.html).

So last night Penelope and I walked the whole 3 blocks to the [Golden Gopher](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-images-23869-a_golden_gopher_lamp.html) to meet some blogging people from the interweb. We missed the free sushi, which was proven to exist here, but we were there in time for a few stiff drinks. We met and photographed [Sean Bonner](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-images-23868-Uccellina_from_abirdsnest_net__husband_and_Sean_Bonner.html), [Mack Reed](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-images-23867-Penelope_and_Mack_Reed_from_LAvoice_org.html), [Uccellina](http://abirdsnest.net) and her husband and the [losanjealous crew](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-images-23870-folks_from_losanjealous.html). Uccellina's husband whose name currently escapes me just got a job in the animation department at Disney (in the magicians hat). Penelope and Uccellina talked the whole time about weddings, but I'm pretty sure she didn't [feign interest](http://abirdsnest.net/index.php/2005/07/12/if-geek-were-a-verb/)!

Apple just updated Tiger to 10.4.2! Cool a bunch of [bug fixes](http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301722) in this one. **UPDATE:** Since I ran the update Safari has already crashed once and has just stopped loading pages twice.

I have begun posting a series or scanned engravings and text from *Los Angeles From an "Auto"*, which is an old tourist guide to LA from 1906. The tours took place atop motorized electric coaches and stopped at all the Downtown Hotels. After each installment I plan to follow up with a current photo of the buildings that are mentioned. Here is the [first in the series](http://lavoice.org/article896.html) on [LAvoice.org](http://lavoice.org/), the current photos are coming soon.

I had no idea you could get a map of [Downtown LA surface street traffic](http://trafficinfo.lacity.org/html/downtown_la.html) in real time... Cool!

Penelope and I just got back from another jog, this time we drove up good ol' Glendale Blvd (the 2) to Griffith Park and jogged along the horse trail. We thought this would be a nice scenic run, which it was, but the scenery involved was the freeway, a trash dump and a golf course. The terrain was sandy dirt which is probably great for horses, but it wasn't the best running surface. I think in the future we will run in Downtown and Echo Park and if we go back to Griffith we will start our jog at the north end of the park. Penelope and I are going to finish up the Weekly Communal Jog in Downtown flyer tonight so keep an eye out for it around town.