Let's Go, Bruins!

UCLA's Arron Afflalo tries to help Gonzaga's Adam Morrison off the court.

I like this image because it shows how difficult this game was. UCLA's 73-71 comeback win over Gonzaga on Thursday was a hard-fought battle. Both teams played all out and in the end this Bruin was still a sportsman. "I felt for him," Afflalo said. "He's [Morrison's] a great player. There's really no reason for him -- outside of the fact that he's a competitor and wanted to win -- he has no reason to cry.

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Maybe I'm jumping on the bandwagon too late, but I like them Bruins, maybe ... just maybe better than those UConn Huskies. Maybe UCLA has a chance to win this thing. (Now that G'town is out. :( )

Hot-lanta!

Atlanta's World of Coca-Cola, courtesy of Grace

Roger and I spent a long weekend in Atlanta to attend the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, where we got to see our friends Grace Chen and John Kim, and hang out with other Hitchcock fellows and their families. We rented a plush Ford Fusion, complete with leather seats, to drive around the city. Meanwhile, I made the most of my ped-savvy skills and got to learn all about the MARTA and the Buc.


Grace and Genevieve beneath the World of "Co"

Things that we learned about Atlanta, general info:

• Be sure to define clearly your ACC -- Atlantic Coast Conference (Go Yellowjackets!), American Craft Council, or American College of Cardiology;
  
  
• Do not attempt to drive down Peachtree Street in the middle of the day or evening;
  
  
• There is a 2-1 little-dog-to-human ratio in the city;
  
  
• Be sure to visit beautiful Ansley Park, trendy Midtown, and super-trendy Virginia-Highland.
  

Eating in Atlanta:

• Do not eat sushi at Nickiemoto;
  
  
• Do not ask for Pepsi (see Atlanta's World of Coca Cola);
  
  
• A Matte Latte at Teavana at Phipps Plaza is even better than a regular latte;
  
  
• Go to the Varsity for a tasty Frozen Orange drink;
  
  
• Go to the Buckhead Bakery for some yummy Carolina Grits;
  
  
• Go to the Flying Biscuit for (what else) tasty biscuits;
  
  
• Lastly, "Chick-fil-a" is pronounced "chick-filet".
  

Nano nano

My brothers, who are quickly becoming the source of all things Apple for me (thanks, guys!), gave me an iPod nano for my birthday last year. It's the perfect mp3 player for me, not too big and small and cute design. I don't have a big music library, I mainly steal my playlists from Roger.

Anyway, I didn't really start to use my nano until the past few months, when I went on a few trips and Roger and I started to going to the gym. Last week, during our most recent trip, this time in Atlanta, Roger made the obligatory stop to the local Apple store but this time I was the one who walked away with a little drawstring bag. I got my first iPod accessory: an inCase neoprene one-piece slipcase in bright blue!

I like the inCase a lot -- it provides a lot of protection, while still giving me easy access to the controls. It's lean and light! I like it better than those iSkins, which remind me of those old Swatch guards. I looked up the company and its reviews, and iPod Garage gave it 4 out of 5 stars. Of course, this is probably just the start of my mad Apple accessorizing phase. Check out the Stanford iPod wallet at the inCase website. Perhaps just in time for reunion!