http://apparenthorizons.com Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:54:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  I finally overcame a tremendous bout of poison oak (not pictured, it was disturbing even to look at) and ventured back into the wild (pictured). I've also been working on my research web site (coming soon), a wordpress plugin that uses stat. learning theory (coming soon), and an arxiv paper ... http://apparenthorizons.com/2008/11/15/random-update/ What is this mysterious fruit in our yard? It's like a miniature green banana. I guess I'll never know what it really is. http://apparenthorizons.com/2008/10/09/fruit/ http://apparenthorizons.com/2008/10/02/teaser-pic/ I suspect this is one of those buildings that looks cool right now, but tacky in ten years. http://apparenthorizons.com/2008/09/09/new-caltech-building/ Sometimes the library beats working in the office. http://apparenthorizons.com/2008/09/01/52-inches-of-productivity/ I've been meaning to do a shout-out for Kristin's List: Guide to events in LA. She picks quirky things, and could use some extra pagerank, so there you are. She has a weekly mailing list that is filled with fun things that I'm too lazy to drive to. http://apparenthorizons.com/2008/08/28/kristins-list/ Sadly, I didn't make it to the star trek experience before their impending shutdown, but M&M did and they picked up this cuddly assimilator for me. "Resistance is cute-ile"? Cheesy, but I'd like to see you do better. http://apparenthorizons.com/2008/08/25/borgie-the-bear/ That's what greeted me in my garage one morning. Our garage gate broke down that night and someone came in and smashed a few car windows looking for valuables. Although my car doesn't scream high living, my white ipod charging cord may have. When I showed up in the morning ... http://apparenthorizons.com/2008/08/20/smashed/ Zephyr has just moved up my favorite coffee place list. Now they have free wifi, comfier patio chairs, and a hookah. http://apparenthorizons.com/2008/08/12/zephyr/ These trees were part of an art installation in old town. http://apparenthorizons.com/2008/08/07/wishing-tree/