Sewing Project!
Tonight, I decided to make a diaper bag as the gift wrapping on a “Welcome to the World, Baby!” package for a young cousin. I’m proud enough of the results to share ‘em here.
Red Radishes and Champion Chard
Well, that’s the state of my garden so far this year. Red radishes might sound good, but it’s not the root that’s big and red. It’s the short, stunted leaves.
A Potato Leek Soup
If you have leeks coming in for harvest, I made a tasty soup from those leeks I posted pictures of on Saturday.
Spring Weather Fashion
I may not be one of the most fashionable people you’ve ever met, but I do love to read The Sartorialist. Last night, after working far too late, I was perusing my RSS feeds, and came across a new way to knot a scarf. There’s a nice pic (after the jump) and an awesome little how-to … Read more
To Read: Kay Ryan Review
My friend Aneesa has a lovely review of the poet Kay Ryan’s work published over at Fanzine today. I’m a poetry fan, myself, but I’d never heard of Kay Ryan before. Aneesa’s review made me want to go out and purchase her books, though, so I wanted to share it. I’ve included my favorite of the excerpted poems after the jump.
A Fine Piece of Journalism
This is apropos of nothing I usually write about on this blog (if you can even say I “usually” write on this blog at all), but if you happen to stop by and find that you haven’t read the Esquire magazine profile of Roger Ebert yet, do it. I read a lot of writing for work and for pleasure, but mostly for work. Words can get exhausting by the end of the day, and this was one of the first pieces of long-form journalism that I’ve had the patience to read through from start to finish, with no breaks, workload be damned, in ages.
A Peek at What I’ve Been Doing
I’ve been neglecting this site for a while, so I thought I’d update anyone who happens to drop by with some details about what projects have been keeping me busy. Yesterday was Earth2Tech’s first conference, Green:Net, here in San Francisco. I moderated a panel on software, with Jeremy Jaech, the CEO of Verdiem; Richard Barber, … Read more
Stuff That Matters
In the last few months, I’ve become enamoured of Tim O’Reilly’s writings over at O’Reilly Radar. One of the points he makes often that resonates with me is this: “work on stuff that matters.” I think it’s a great philosophy, all around, whether you’re talking about a career, troubleshooting a project that’s gone awry, or … Read more
