The most recent:
The movie is all about scientific ingenuity and how you (really you there reading this) could invent the future!!!
And the plot moves wicked fast.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Keep moving forward!!
I've learned something about myself. Whatever the last pixar movie that I watched is always the best movie I've ever seen.
The most recent:
The movie is all about scientific ingenuity and how you (really you there reading this) could invent the future!!!
And the plot moves wicked fast.
The most recent:
The movie is all about scientific ingenuity and how you (really you there reading this) could invent the future!!!
And the plot moves wicked fast.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Say What?
Words.
Is there anything that unites people the way common language does? Words are complex, elegant, and simple. But I really never stop to think about words.
Here are two documentaries that I've seen that really made me think about words and their place in my life.
Wordplay
A great movie about crossword puzzles, the people who do them, and the people who create them. In my mind the under two minutes nytimes crossword solve contained in the film is equivalent two the crazy kids who solve rubic's cubes in under 30 secs.
Helvetica
This movie is a little slower, and not as exciting, but extremely interesting. Seemingly benign, fonts have a really interesting history brought forth in this very swiss movie.
Good Watching.
Is there anything that unites people the way common language does? Words are complex, elegant, and simple. But I really never stop to think about words.
Here are two documentaries that I've seen that really made me think about words and their place in my life.
A great movie about crossword puzzles, the people who do them, and the people who create them. In my mind the under two minutes nytimes crossword solve contained in the film is equivalent two the crazy kids who solve rubic's cubes in under 30 secs.
This movie is a little slower, and not as exciting, but extremely interesting. Seemingly benign, fonts have a really interesting history brought forth in this very swiss movie.
Good Watching.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Cell phones
Lots of cool stuff coming out of the Mobile World Congress (I can't explain Robert Redford either). Many new phones and the line between computers and cell phones are blurring.
An observant pursuer of information would notice the complete lack of mention of Apple. When do we get iphone 2.0?
An observant pursuer of information would notice the complete lack of mention of Apple. When do we get iphone 2.0?
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
The Best meal I've ever had cooked for me
Lila just made me this extremely good fried shrimp dish out of "The Silver Spoon" cookbook. Those of you who know lila, know that she is a great cook. This recipe was so good that I've decided to risk copyright infrigement yet again and post it.
Fried Shrimp in pink sauce
Ingredients:
4 table spoons of tomato paste
3 tablespoons heavy cream
juice of 1/2 lemon, strained
1.5 cups dry white wine
1 teaspoon grated fresh root ginger
1 garlic clove
16 large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 egg whites
vegetable oil, for deep-frying
all-purpose flour, for dusting
salt and pepper
Combine the tomato paste, cream, and lemon juice in a bowl, season with salt and pepper and set aside. Pour the wine into a dish and add a pinch of salt and the ginger and the garlic. Add the shrimp, mix well and let marinate for about 1 hour. Stiffly whisk the egg whites in a grease-free bowl. Drain the shrimp and immerse them in the egg white. Heat the oil for deep frying in a large pan. Spread out the flour in a shallow dish. Holding each shrimp by the tip of its tail, dip it in the flour, then put it in to the hot oil and cook until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spatula and drain on paper towels. Season with salt and serve the pink sauce, handed separately.
Good eating
Fried Shrimp in pink sauce
Ingredients:
4 table spoons of tomato paste
3 tablespoons heavy cream
juice of 1/2 lemon, strained
1.5 cups dry white wine
1 teaspoon grated fresh root ginger
1 garlic clove
16 large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 egg whites
vegetable oil, for deep-frying
all-purpose flour, for dusting
salt and pepper
Combine the tomato paste, cream, and lemon juice in a bowl, season with salt and pepper and set aside. Pour the wine into a dish and add a pinch of salt and the ginger and the garlic. Add the shrimp, mix well and let marinate for about 1 hour. Stiffly whisk the egg whites in a grease-free bowl. Drain the shrimp and immerse them in the egg white. Heat the oil for deep frying in a large pan. Spread out the flour in a shallow dish. Holding each shrimp by the tip of its tail, dip it in the flour, then put it in to the hot oil and cook until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spatula and drain on paper towels. Season with salt and serve the pink sauce, handed separately.
Good eating
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