I complain too much about my commute, so this time I’ll simply describe it. After travelling 1/2 stop from home, train came to a stop. A minute later, voice came from the intercom. Conductor: “We’re being delayed because of train traffic ahead of us. We’ll be moving shortly.” (Typical excuse) A minute or two later:
ISBN 978-3-639-17819-7
Earlier this summer, the German publisher VDM Verlag contacted me about publishing my masters thesis. Um, okay, I had no idea why they would want to or who they’d intend to sell it to. But after some research on the gossip-filled online forums, I concluded that it was a legitmate deal and I had nothing to
That’s Why I Don’t Buy Organic
WSJ: Review Finds No Nutritional Benefit to Organic Food. And that’s not all… according to my forestry professors: Farming chemicals (pesticides, etc) are very easy to wash off You probably should wash your food anyway Some plants without external pesticide protection can develop similar chemicals internally to fend off attackers (bugs, people); you can’t wash that
Ten Months To Go
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.
Up
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
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
We went to see the second Transformers movie on IMAX. I had never seen a real movie in an IMAX theater before. This was a great first time. It’d be asking too much to expect a sequel to top the original, but Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen did have every element from the first movie
Toy Story 3
I’ve been waiting for this movie since 2005. Only one more year to go! Click to see the teaser trailer:
Classroom Drawings 2
Here’s to being awake in another class all day (with a pen and a pad of paper). Without Snoopy, we’ve got the elk on the Hartford’s logo:
Classroom Drawings 1
Sitting in a classroom all day with a pen, a stack of paper, and a MetLife Snoopy doll can produce surprising results. Here I present to you: Life of Snoopy:
Face Masks
Face masks are a common accessory in Asia. People in Taiwan wear it to shield themselves from dust, pollens and viruses, and to keep their own sicknesses from spreading to others. Hong Kong, Japan, and likely other surrounding countries, share the common etiquette in their cultures – something I slowly forgot after moving to the United