Happy (a couple weeks ago) birthday, mom. Thanks for teaching me how to make shish barak. I love you!

After the Lela Lee show we had at Nucleus last weekend, we went up to Big Bear for an early Thanksgiving dinner amongst friends. Mandy and Clio cooked up a storm, and a perfect Turkey. Dr. Mario was icing on the cake. I love the cabin! Here are my food magazine photos.

You should check out xkcd. It is a self-described "webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math and language." If you're a programmer/engineer, and/or a nerd, you will love it. I am and I do.

If you have a Wii, get Super Mario Galaxy. It has that magical fun feeling and makes you feel 12 and makes you want to dive in and explore those worlds. It's also full of cuteness and adventure, and some epic music. It has it all!

I can't wait for Japan, but there is so much to do. I have to finish laying out another issue of Kotori, migrate Nucleus to our new dedicated server (which rocks!), launch the new Nucleus web site, and subsequently put out inevitable mini-fires in the following days. I need to find my passport and pack and buy some shoes. I am so ready to take a million photos. The trip isn't fully planned out (which is nice), but I will visit Von in Shikoku, see the temples in Kyoto, explore the districts of Tokyo, visit the Ghibli Museum, and hang out with some Japanese Nucleus-affiliated artists. It's going to be a perfect 16-day break after all this work! :D

Tomorrow evening (7-11) is the Mari Inukai solo show at the gallery. I'll be working in and next door to Nuc. See you there!