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Weekly Linkage: A Baby, A Baby on the Edge, and A Not-Baby
First, a video: Ze Frank himself describes this as "both terrifying and fascinating", which says something. I’m surprised the people in the park didn’t react more strongly. Just two more links:
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Organization vs. Convenience
I have a moving date: July 13. We’re downsizing, moving out of a 1200 sq. ft., three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom house into a 900-ish sq. ft., two bedroom, two bathroom apartment (awaiting final confirmation). Still bigger than I wanted, but significantly cheaper and almost 300 sq. ft. smaller. As I’ve been decluttering over the last almost-year (stalled for the last few months), I’ve struggled mightily with the conflict of organization vs. convenience. For instance, in my new, smaller office, I have all my office supplies in two small bins that fit on the shelf above the desk. Nothing overflows and I have exactly what I need. But getting out a pen…
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Convalescing with Movies
I managed to get sick this weekend, meaning I watched entirely too many movies… including some lousy movies. First, the good, though: Welcome to Sajjanpur I’m not at all sure why they bothered with the frame story of Mahadev being a novelist–it weakened the message of the story, especially given the true fates of some of the characters. That said, some supplementary research taught me about hijra in India–called eunuchs on IMDB, but not specifically labeled in the movie.
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Weekly Linkage
This week’s internet cruising: The Perry Bible Fellowship: Game System – Not a console system I want to take up, thanks. Doctors are human | The Incidental Economist – Any time an article about scientific research includes the statement, “Let’s ignore the ethical implications of this for a moment and marvel in scientific wonder,” you know you’re reading something good. Ultra-strange encounter with a client at the supermarket – I always worried about running into certain clients in my personal errands for just this reason. And last but certainly not least: “My Fingers Stopped Working 3 Years Ago”.
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Simple Recipes for Tastiness
Joining the CSA last month has transformed our kitchen into a palace of happiness. …Well, maybe not such a huge transformation. But we’re definitely cooking differently. For instance, Greg now keeps stock bags: one contains the unwanted bits from vegetables (stems and ends and skins), another contains the bones (etc.) from chickens that we eat. These live in the freezer until we have need of a stock, and then are boiled into bliss to produce either veggie or chicken stock. Having very little waste as a result of cooking greens or chard is pretty damn awesome. Having tasty stock (spiced as we desire) whenever we want: priceless. It beats trying…