hp7 reviews and san diego!

a very happy a with some kelp, at the beach at sunset
mk and A at the koi pond in the Japanese Friendship garden. Koi are my favorites!
polar bears fighting!!!!!!! I got video of it as well. amazing.

"Look mom, look! a crocodile's lookin at me!
a is fascinated and disgusted watching a man cut up bait fish for fishing. we touched the fish (a mackerel) before it met its untimely end.

SARKS!! A's main interest in coming to San Diego.

Check out this review in Christianity Today, of the last Harry Potter book. It's excellent., as was the book. I was floored by so many incredible christian themes as I read, as yet another book proves that the best narratives are like The Narrative of Christ's sacrifice out of love. Also check out Albert Hsu's thoughts on his blog about the books and the phenomenon. I want to write more about it later, but this will suffice for now!

At the moment, I am in San Diego, staying at a friend's house with A while D works at the XGames in LA again. He is completely stoked, after meeting 2 of his favorite old-school skaters (Natas Kopas (sp?) and another guy who skated for perolta). They have a special "Legends" part of the xgames this year, with old guys who were big in the 80's and 90's (meaning, they are 40 years old at the most, and still have enough intact bones in their bodies to do tricks). I'm not sure what part D is working--big air men's sk8boarding at noon tomorrow--, but look for him near cameramen, especially a blond one running the jumbotron camera. That's our friend T, whose mom has been so generous to allow us to stay at her apartment.

Meanwhile, A and I finally have a "normal" schedule, due to jet lag and very active days here. We wake up at 7:30, have breakfast and are driven by our indefatigable hostess to our day's venue. We've gone to an aquarium, the beach (not so bad when there is no humidity, it's 75 degrees, and you can actually see your own feet through the water), the San Diego Zoo, and to Balboa Park today. The Park has gardens, 15 museums, the zoo, and amazing architecture. I'll write more when we get back, but let's just say that I know now why the real estate prices are so high here. I wouldn't want to move if I lived here. Of course, coming from Baltimore, every other place in the US is like a little paradise.