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Well, after insurmountable pressure from Hanie and Johann, I caved and signed up for Facebook. I think I’m the last human being to sign up for it. So now the MyFace circle is complete. In all honesty, Facebook was incredibly easy, simple, and intuitive to sign up for. Just the sign up process and profile management alone shames all that is MySpace. I rarely use MySpace because it is such an utter piece of shit. The thing is cluttered, ugly, and crashes every other link. I have a feeling I’ll be using Facebook exclusively now.

…also concludes sky is blue. What an utter waste of money. College has always been stressful. Is this news to anyone?

It’s 3:30AM. My parent’s house got the mandatory evacuation call (all of Sierra Linda and Sonata), so I helped evacuate my parent’s house in Escondido. The Wild Animal Park is highly threatened. It’s super super smokey at my place here in Rancho Bernardo/4S Ranch. We’re safe, but stressing about the home in Escondido. Reports say winds continuing through Wednesday.

This just in, new fires in San Marcos (near Cal State SM), Fallbrook (near Mission Rd), and right near the Wild Animal Park (Bandy Canyon Rd).

Pray for SD and LA County.

UPDATE

4:40AM - The northeastern part of RB is being evacuated. I-15 between Via Rancho Pkwy and RB Road is closed, in order for firefighters to prevent the fire from jumping the freeway. I might have to evacuate again from 4S Ranch.

Hanie and I saw the Bodies Exhibit this weekend at UTC (former site of Macy’s) and it left me in awe. The exhibition consists of actual human bodies and body parts, all perfectly preserved for you to see and experience. And by preserved, I don’t mean a hand in a jar full of formaldehyde. We’re talking about tissue basically in suspended animation. The creators of the exhibit were able to preserve bone and tissue in a manner where the items could be displayed openly without the fear of decay or distortion.

Needless to say, the displays were pretty extraordinary. Muscles, bones, veins, blood vessels, and even full skeletons complete with internal organs and muscles were on display. It slowly dawns on you that these are real human beings and real human parts. Apparently, the bodies were unclaimed people from China.

Some of the most striking elements of the exhibit were the skull and brain, lungs and liver, and human fetuses. The skull, face, and brain were much more complex than I had imagined. They had lungs ravaged by cancer and emphysema and livers afflicted with cirrhosis from years of chronic alcohol abuse on display, which was disturbing. The human fetuses ranged from conception to several months old. By 9 weeks, the human shape could already be easily discerned. It’s quite amazing how intricate, complex, and delicate the human body is.

Overall, the exhibition was well worth the $26 admission and I would recommend everyone experiencing it. It really made it clear how fragile and precious life is. I definitely came away with a greater understand and appreciation for the human body, not to mention a strong desire to take better care of myself.

Saw this sweet machine in Hillcrest over the weekend while shopping for a Halloween costume, which I successfully ended up getting. The Ford GT is a supercar Americans can be proud of. It’s stunningly beautiful and blistering fast. It’s a shame Ford no longer produces them. The car pretty much drew the blank stares of clueless passerbys or quiet admiration from piston-heads all day. Even the owner of a brand new 997 Porsche Turbo couldn’t resist the urge of turning his head and admiring the car as he drove by. Hey, if Jeremy Clarkson owned one, albiet for a short time, it’s got to be pretty good.

There is much to be thankful for. I’m thankful to have such loving and loyal friends & family. As cliched as it sounds, I’m thankful to have a roof over my head, a hot meal in my stomach, and my health. I hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving. <3