l.a.: 110 freeway (time lapse)

20x

irvine, calif: university of california, irvine

registrar (on left). main entrance to campus.

main library. studied here a lot. it's where i cut my teeth as a dean's list honoree a few times.

puente: my freshman dorm. "puente" is spanish for bridge.

mesa court dormitory. rabbits and racoons made their home here as well.

peter, the anteater. a gift from class of '03.

the anteater, again. class of '03.

this area used to be a grassy hill. they've done an eye-opening job of developing it.

anteater.

view from ring road.

i took an existentialism class on the first floor of this building. it was where i was first introduced to henry david thoreau (walden).

prostrate. "form no. 2."

don't know artist's name.

student center. looks totally different from when i was attending.

panoramic shot of student center.  

commerce, calif: billboard

 off of 5 south.

l.a.: clippers vs. san antonio

west athens, calif: rex's baseball batting cage

"take me out to the ball game" performed by past time players

miracle mile: trip to ralphs

electric sign at grove. 

bookstore.

fast motion trip to supermarket

jeremy lin: a new world has arrived

spike lee (lower right) likes what he sees from new york's newfound stud.

the palo alto kid has set the city on fire.

asian america has finally got its hero. 

super lin-tendo's height: 75.2 inches. looks like he could be about a good ten inches taller than his father (gei-ming) - maybe it's a sign he was born to play on the hardwood. 

note: photos taken from usatoday and thewindyapple.