Archive for March, 2005
Monday Out on the Mall
After lunch with OKCalvin yesterday, Amy and I sauntered over to the US Botanic Garden for a bit to look at flowers, cacti, and ferns. We also viewed Russian paintings at the Smithsonian International Gallery, checked out Cai Guo-Qiang’s Traveler (see below), and stopped for mocha at the Castle before Amy had to head back [...]
Awash in a Porcelain Flood
At the Sackler Gallery, Cai Guo-Qiang’s “Traveler” sits: the weathered wooden frame of an old Japanese boat, flooded with broken shards of porcelain plates and statues of the Buddhist goddess Guanyin. It’s a fascinating exhibit: the sheer quantity of shattered porcelain flows over the decayed timber like sea foam, speaking to the viewer of a [...]
The Slumber of the Innocent
Pandora is such an epitome of feline grace.
Lunch with OKCalvin
Today was a real treat, as I took today off from work so Amy and I could meet up with OKCalvin and his family for lunch at Air and Space. The DC spring-break-and-field-trip crowd was fairly thick, but we managed to get a seat, and over gyros and hot dogs we talked about theology, aeronautics, [...]
Dreaming of Evhead
Four nights ago, I had an oddly vivid dream about at-large Blogger founder Evan Williams: I was in a meeting with him, asking for venture capital to fund a content management project I had percolating. In my dream, Ev had just gotten an odd bowl-like haircut which reminded me — somewhat — of Lloyd Christmas. [...]
Da Vinci Code Roundup
It’s come to my attention that the Vatican has finally gotten down to saying something about The Da Vinci Code. Somewhat late and needless, I think, considering that the issue is already in the process of being beaten to death. The most frequent defense of Da Vinci Code I’ve seen is that “it’s just a [...]
I Know That Heart of Yours Will Come to See That You Barong With Me
Kudos to kababayan Accordion Guy on his commitment to the barong for his much anticipated hitch-up. The barong is also my outfit of choice for classy coat-and-tie events; there’s no formalwear quite like it: cool, breathable, easy to wear, without any complicated knots or color schemes to worry about. As an added bonus, the people [...]
SpankGranny Goes WordPress
Raffy has moved to WordPress after his old install of Movabletype was shut down due to the comment spam server load issue. I’ve stuck with Movable Type thus far because it’s been the best solution to work with my heavily customized templates — and I prefer publishing static files — but I do heartily recommend [...]
Jack The Wiz is also…
It turns out that Toby Huss, the guy who played Jack “The Wiz” in the “Junk Mail” episode of Seinfeld, also played Artie in Nickelodeon’s Adventures of Pete and Pete, and the voices of Cotton Hill and Kahn Souphanousinphone (Hank Hill’s father and obnoxious Laotian neighbor respectively) in King of the Hill. Who’d have guessed?
Porkins
Some people think Star Wars is about Luke Skywalker and the battle of the Rebel Alliance against the evil forces of the Dark Side and the Empire. Others think that the Star Wars saga is the story of Anakin “Darth Vader” Skywalker, his fall to the Dark Side, and his eventual redemption at the hands [...]