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>get ready for blitzrecipe. presenting eggplant-polenta stacks with tomato sauce in picture-book form (plus captions for the big kids). fig 1a: approximately 78.3% of the ingredients getting cozy, but nowhere near the über-melty-coziness of what is to come. they’re so adorably naïve! fig 1b: cutting up everything in sight, because ‘slices’ are in this season. … Continue reading →

>they were delivered. a large ominous box from zappos sat in my room this evening. i knew that within contained six pairs of black leather flats, all vying in competition to be my cherished chaussures d’été. my current ballet flats are a $10 purchase from payless, and although they work decently well, the fake leather … Continue reading →

>has it really been that long since my last post? [i missed you, too.] eight more weeks — my days are delightfully numbered at mit! ergo, lots of self-acceleration and gearing up for the blissful end. i am much inspired by john maeda’s thesis tips. i’ll keep it close to my pillow if ever sleep … Continue reading →

>baa. something to get through the day: the sheep market. the sheep market is a collection of 10,000 sheep created by workers on amazon’s mechanical turk. each worker was paid $0.02 USD to ‘draw a sheep facing left.’ i ponder the fate of 662 rejected sheep. via WMMNA

>probably preaching to the choir, but why not? some amusing and depressing comments at badtransit, bringing together all citizens concerned with making the central public transportation system in boston not suck so much: Don’t let the turnstiles kick you in the rear on the way out Rotating doors of waste Octopus vs. Charlie and, breaking … Continue reading →