Day 77 of Project 365: hermes
This is a funny fork that came with my rice and edamame salad. Flickr’s trajectory concerns me a bit, so I am trying something new with my photos. Please bear with the changes.
Read MoreIndie music, marketing, and Lana Del Rey.
Yesterday, Ryan of Stripmall Architecture asked: So, what do you guys think of #lanadelrey? — stripmall (@stripmall) February 8, 2012 I replied with a link to this tongue-in-cheek tweet I liked from a few weeks ago: How about you stop writing your unreported Lana del Rey think piece right now & start writing about one of the other 10,000 worthy artists? — Otto Von Biz Markie (@Passionweiss) January 20, 2012 Because Ryan is a measured and reasonable individual (who actually wanted opinions from his followers and wasn’t being tongue-in-cheek himself, something I mistook) he responded to that: @cygnoir I think it’s worth writing/having an opinion on LDR since she represents line of credibility in ‘indie’ music today.4 btr or...
Read MoreDay 76 of Project 365: molecular
Honestly, I do not know why I use my dSLR anymore. I take crap photos with it, and because my CPU is so slow any post-processing results in utter frustration on my part until I give in and let someone else’s software do it. Anyway, I had an idea using the LensBaby and it didn’t work, but I ran out of time for today’s photo. These are the little globe lights we have hanging in our bedroom fireplace. Today FunkyPlaid and I rescued my desktop from the horrible 10.7.3 update, so it’s been a frustration-with-tools day, and likely time for...
Read MoreDay 75 of Project 365: stirling friends
FunkyPlaid and I took Nathan to Stirling Castle today. We weren’t able to stay very long, but we had a lovely lunch and stroll and I actually took a photo with people in it. One of my earliest, fondest FunkyPlaid memories was made at Nathan and Krista’s house. We watched funny videos, told awful jokes, and laughed so hard that I thought I was going to be sick. Not much has changed. FunkyPlaid and I have had a lot on our minds recently, so it has been especially great to unwind and be silly with Nathan. Two days is not enough time. Bonus photos! Delicious risotto ai funghi for lunch at Cibo e Vino: And this Mar’s Wark gate looked like swan wings to me: Still, a dream, a...
Read MoreDay 74 of Project 365: curry feast
I realized after posting yesterday’s photo that I am one-fifth of the way through this project already. How did that happen? Today I was supposed to take a photo of the wacky air-traffic control tower at Edinburgh Airport when we went to pick up Nathan, but I got distracted by Nathan being here! In Edinburgh! With us! We walked to City Café for a full Scottish breakfast, then walked home and napped. The evening was spent talking and laughing and eating lots of curry. Now I am eavesdropping on talk of CSS and web design, and the Super Bowl is on in the background. It has been a wonderful...
Read MoreDay 73 of Project 365: mad hatter
I love wearing hats, so it was strange that I was self-conscious about Ali’s request that guests wear hats to her 40th birthday bash tonight. Part of adjusting to a new culture and new circle of friends is experiencing all of those old “fitting in” worries again. But I had nothing to worry about; my hat was the dullest of the bunch. There were so many amazing hats. If I weren’t so shy about taking strangers’ photographs, I would have captured some. Instead, I turned my cameraphone on Red Lex. There were piles of candies on the tables, most of them familiar shapes with unfamiliar names. (“Smarties” are “Fizzers” here, for example.) These candies happen to be the perfect size for sneaking into brims of hats,...
Read MoreDay 72 of Project 365: honey lentils
I wanted to cook dinner tonight but I was feeling very lazy and still sick from this cold. However, we had lentils in the house and a bunch of other things, and I happened to find a slow-cooker recipe for honey lentils. This one is definitely a keeper. Make it for your gluten-free and vegetarian and vegan friends — it works for all of them! And if you eat cheese, a smidgen of grated parmesan adds a nice tangy complement to the sweet and earthy flavors in this...
Read MoreDay 71 of Project 365: cooking the brains
Last October, I was so worked up about bringing the cats overseas. We had done all this research and spent all this money and still I was incredibly shaky about it. Too many things could go wrong, I thought, and I couldn’t snap myself out of it. The night before the trip, I assembled the massive cat carriers and cried a little. On our departure date, my mother-in-law transported all of us to the airport. She cranked the air-conditioning in her car up full-blast because I kept worrying about the sun cooking their little brains. Why would I ever worry? Every single day, Zen situates herself underneath the radiator near our front door and jams her little head up underneath it. We call this “cooking the brains”. She moved right before I snapped this...
Read MoreDay 70 of Project 365: hazel
FunkyPlaid brought home some hazel branches from his volunteering post. It amazes me that he can have so much on his mind and so much to do yet always think of the little touches that will make our home cozier. Now we have branches in our bedroom and in his study. This is the view looking up from our guest-bed: “Hazel” is a word I love. I have hazel eyes, which always seemed so exotic to me when I was younger, before I knew better. I love hazelnuts, and called my first web design venture “hazelnet design”. Looking at these branches, I started thinking of a project I would like to do. I hear a lot about streaks as a way to encourage the establishment of better habits. Marking each day on a calendar when you do something is a good example of...
Read MoreDay 69 of Project 365: within the restful fold of sleep
If you think it is a good idea to attempt to learn PHP loops and arrays while on cold medicine, let the assignment I just turned in be a warning to you. Coherence and focus drift away now. The electric mattress-warmer is on, and my brain is about to be off.
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