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    Monday, July 13th, 2009
    5:47 pm
    Not dead
     Back in (relative) civilization after another successful WVW. Returning to Princeton Wednesday night.
    Friday, July 3rd, 2009
    1:27 am
    Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
    9:52 pm
    Since it's getting to be that time of year, I present something I had the idea for years ago, but only recently got around to actually writing:

    ( America the Beautiful, as rewritten by Ayn Rand )
    Monday, June 29th, 2009
    3:42 pm
    RLP
     For those who don't read Slate regularly, they have an ongoing humor feature, Barack Obama's Faceboook feed. I urge everyone (except [info]zwilichkl) to check it out:
    1st installment
    2nd
    3rd
    4th
    5th
    Sunday, June 28th, 2009
    7:03 am
    Sat. in NY plan
     Complete success.
    Friday, June 26th, 2009
    4:24 pm
    demur, v.
     I always thought it meant "to decline (an invitation or offer)"*, but in fact it means more like "to object or take exception to".

    I forgive myself for this error because I've nearly always seen it in sentences such as "Mr. Darcy asked Elizabeth to the ball at the O'Donahoughs' the following Friday; but she demurred, saying she had plans to wash her hair on that evening", where clearly both definitions would make sense.



    *Specifically, "to decline in a demure or graciously passive way", perhaps by looking bashfully at the ground and giving a slight shake of the head, because the meanings of similar-sounding/spelled words invariably bleed onto each other in my head, which is a topic for a future post.
    Thursday, June 25th, 2009
    9:41 pm
    New York
     Home of Jewish cuisine,
    and anti-Jewish cuisine:
    "...lamb dressed with hot peppers and roasted on a bed of grass from the field in which the lamb once grazed. The dinner version of this dish is stewed in yogurt made with the milk of the lamb’s mother. (We call it...the Aristocrats!)"
    Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
    11:35 pm
    Biking home today
     Little Girl: pointing Firefly!
    Me: to myself No little girl, Firelfly was cancelled, there is no Firefly. We have but a bittersweet memory of what once was.

    And I've never even seen that show. I blame xkcd.
    Sunday, June 21st, 2009
    2:27 am
    Movie title puzzle. I'm at 36/50 right now.
    Thursday, June 18th, 2009
    11:49 pm
    Fridge-emptying improvisation
     Take the Joy of Cooking cream of cauliflower soup recipe. For the cauliflower use half broccoli and half zucchini, plus a little bit of spinach because why not; beef boullion instead of chicken; instead of heavy cream use some milk and some Greek yogurt; and throw in a little sharp cheddar and a little blarney/dubliner cheese at the end. Serve with some tortilla chips. Delicious.
    Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
    2:23 pm
    Precipitation
     Princeton normally gets 4" of rain in June. This year we've already gotten 5.5". This is ridiculous.
    Friday, June 12th, 2009
    10:15 pm
    Please check out the latest Dinosaur Comic. It is...special. (via [info]rose_garden)

    (Yes, I decomposed it with the GIMP. No, there are no hidden 1ms frames.)
    Thursday, June 11th, 2009
    5:06 pm
    Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
    8:22 pm
    Monday, June 8th, 2009
    4:28 pm
    19. Contretemps. I can't believe I forgot that one.
    Sunday, June 7th, 2009
    10:41 pm
    Taijitu II
     So last night I had a cooking-related inspiration. Today that inspiration is incarnated in the form of cookies:
    From Untitled Album


    This is my take on the black & white cookie. One half is marzipan (which is, of course, made from almonds), garnished with cocoa nibs. The other half is chocolate fondant garnished with an almond. See how clever? The base is a basic shortbread (though next time I'll use Mother's Fine Sugar cookies for the family connection).
    2:28 am
    Surreal moments of my life:
     Getting dating advice from Scott Aaronson.
    Saturday, June 6th, 2009
    7:44 pm
    Turns out the impending extinction of a good chunk of all frog species was probably caused by pregnancy tests. (Full text by request.)
    Friday, June 5th, 2009
    2:22 pm
    Spot the webcomic error, round 2
     What's wrong with this Questionable Content?
    (Reading back a few strips may be helpful.)

    Edit: Congratulations to [info]jibb
    Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
    7:36 pm
    Whee!
     "We are notifying the campus community that University and state health officials have confirmed that three Princeton graduate students and one adult graduate dependent have tested positive for H1N1 influenza, and we're urging members of the campus community to be aggressive in their vigilance of hygienic practices. ... The four individuals who tested positive for H1N1 flu were mildly ill when they were tested, and all have since been treated with antiviral medication and are fully recovered or recovering."

    Interesting times.
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