Peter’s Blog V2

WSJ: Review Finds No Nutritional Benefit to Organic Food.

And that’s not all… according to my forestry professors:

1. Farming chemicals (pesticides, etc) are very easy to wash off
2. You probably should wash your food anyway
3. Some plants without external pesticide protection can develop similar chemicals internally to fend off attackers (bugs, people); you can’t wash that off

We did it.  The pre-wedding glamour photoshoot.  Exactly 10 months before our wedding.  In the one and only Central Park of the world.

It was surprisingly an awesome experience.  The weather was gorgeous – sunny, with just enough fluffy clouds, and not at all hot.  The photographer and makeup artist were both pleasant and professional.  Everything went smoothly, clothes fit, prep time was shorter than expected, and we spent more time taking pictures.  The only downfall was that we had to pay a lot of expected hidden costs and dropped handful after handful of cash.  Even at four-digit price tags, everybody demanded cold cash!

It was fun taking bridal pictures in Central Park, with hundreds of locals and tourists watching us climbing rocks, lying on grass, making funny poses, etc.  Tons of random people took pictures of us, some asking for permission (to which our photographers always said “sure – five dollars”) and others secretly snatched shots.  Many also said congrats and other comments (“your dress is beautiful”, “now you guys can have kids”).  We’re unlikely to get this much attention ever again, even on the wedding day (since it won’t be in wide-open public).

Proofs will supposedly be ready in two weeks.  Can’t wait to see them.

Once again Pixar has done a fantastic job with their annual animated film, Up, the flick about an old man and a lot of balloons:

It’s unusual to see any movie, let along a cartoon, to center its story on a whithering old man.  Up had done it so well, that our theater was unusually crowded with senior citizens.

It’s also unusual to hear tough 20-something young people to admit shedding tears.  But the first thing that I heard from both persons who saw this movie before us was how they cried like a baby (or almost there).  We were also deeply touched by the nearly silent delivery of a simple yet loving story of the two common folks.  Maybe this is how love stories really should be told.

What’s more?  Read about how Pixar granted a dying girl’s wish.