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(By that I mean, I will use crayons to solve your problem. Nobody has a problem with crayons, right? Ahem.) So. Yesterday I was working with systems. And today, I encountered a perfect example of a system that needed some work. The idea for today’s blog post came to me as I was sitting [...] Categories: Randomness
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The other day as I was writing the post about drawing the cell phone charm I realized something: drawing and translation have more in common than I had thought. It was a somewhat upsetting realization, because one of these two things is my day job and the other is the thing I wish I [...] For the past week, I’ve been unable to draw. I did try. But even making a big mess with some crayons seemed completely impossible. Now, it appears that I am slowly awakening from my anemic stupor and can finally do something. Hooray! And for some reason this cell phone charm caught my eye. As [...] This post was supposed to feature a photo of one of my recent food obsessions, cecina. Cecina by any other name Cecina is apparently eaten up and down the coast from Pisa all the way to Nice (says Wikipedia) but it goes by different names depending on where you eat it. The basic recipe, [...] Dearest readers, lately I’ve been feeling an urge to share some of my stories and photos with you. Just because I enjoy them and I think you might, too. But my inner critic is not at all happy about this. “Your stories and photos are not useful,” he says. “And anyway, who cares about [...] Categories: Randomness
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This fine Sunday, my wish for you is that you’ll discover something brilliant. Up in this hemisphere, the weather has been stubbornly uncooperative over the past few weeks. Depending on your country, you may have experienced any combination of torrential rain, icy winds, below-freezing temperatures or ginormous piles of snow. With any luck, you’ll [...] Have you been hiding from your blog recently? I have. Yeah, I know. Sometimes it just happens. The Internets are full of articles telling you when and how often you should publish something on your blog. Some say every day. Some say no more than three times a week. Some say you should [...] So, you know the Sketchbook Project, the one I’ve been going on about? I thought that today I’d be helpful and show you how to avoid starting it. What can I say, I live to serve. Follow these instructions closely and your success in not starting the project is assured. And yes, they can [...] Folks, I’ve got some problems with reminders. I’m not talking about reminders to buy milk or to call the dentist. After many, many years of disorganized forgetting and frantic last-minute scrambling, I think I’ve almost got the hang of the everyday tasks. Most of the time. What I have trouble with is the [...] Categories: Randomness
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This time last year, I was celebrating my 30th birthday. It was an eventful day, and not just because I had officially entered my 30s. There was a hilarious victory, a hilarious defeat, and a delicious meal. In that order. Oh yes, and I should mention that I was in an unnamed Sicilian town [...] |
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