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Oodles of Matzo
I’ve held out for too many days of passover without getting Matzo, so on the way home tonight I stopped by Kroger to pick some up. It turns out they only sell matzo in sets of 5 boxes. In each box there are roughly 10-12 big giant crackers. Now, I don’t think my entire family…
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A Very Happy Birthday Indeed
IMG_6420.JPG Originally uploaded by josh.ev9. Yesterday was an awesome day, another fantastic birthday. 24 feels good, same as 23 for the most part. Last night, after a 9pm to 10pm phone interview, I headed out to Yogi’s to meet up with a group of friends. I haven’t been out in a long long time, and…
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It’s almost April 5
And you know what that means!!! At 1:02 a.m and 3 seconds, tomorrow, on April 5, 2006, it will be: “01:02:03 04-05-06” Scientists say that’s once in a lifetime! I’ve received that email about a million times now… What else is on April 5th…hmm?
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Six Fifteen
Went for the Friday morning run. Was feeling good, though running a little late. Warmed up. Decided to go at race pace. Wanted to see where I was at, how my body is adapting to regular exercise. One mile. 6 laps. Ready. Set. Go. Lap 1: 50 seconds Laps 2-5: 55-65 seconds Lap 6: 60…
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Sallymander surprise
Happy early birthday to me! I stopped by the Informatics building this morning to check my mail (My office is in a building on the other side of campus) and to my surprise I found a BIG GIANT BOX! I popped it open and found birthday presents! Wahoo! Until this point it didn’t really sink…
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Unintentionally designing for cheesiness
I listenened to a podcast this morning that was called “7 Steps to Successful User Interface Design.” It was created by and for a company called Classic System Solutions and played out like a really bad infomercial. I was just ready for the main speaker to scream out, “Just Set It!” then allowed the over-enthusiastic…
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Do it right, then do it again
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the concept of iteration, and the role it plays in design. We, as humans, are smart. Our biggest flaw, though, is that we know and understand that we are brilliant, and think that no one before us has ever been smarter than we are. In fact, we think…
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Avoglemono!
Yesterday for the Sunday Evening Dinner Series I prepared a pot of Avoglemono. I used the recipe that was raved about in this Epicurious comment thread. In case you aren’t in the know, Avoglemono is a Greek egg-lemon soup. You should try it next time you’re at a nice Greek restaurant. It’s a little strange…
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Freshman Year
Ah, to be a college freshman again. I feel like my memories of freshman year are starting to fade. I really don’t want that to happen. That year was certainly a crazy one. I probably learned more about life in general in that 9 month period than I have in any other time of my…
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I Declare War
On my room allergies. Last night I took a stand. I went to Bed, Bath, & Beyond and bought $90 worth of supplies. A new blanket for my bed, allergy reducing pillow covers, and Antimite. The scariest thing I bought is definitely the Antimite. It claims that it will kill the little bugs that live…