- Last night's Lo Mein that I didn't eat made an amazing breakfast.

- Had BBQ with the folks. So delicious. Kebabs, corn, avocados, beet brats and peaches on the grill. So good! I'd never had peaches on the grill. Like a peach cobbler, only fresh. So delicious! It was also super cool chillin' with the dogs. I miss them sometimes.

- My back looks like that of a severely deformed tomato-red lizard who's shedding its skin. If only I had the extensible tongue of one.

- Welcome to the pyramid scheme of happiness. Sit back, relax and let me pour you some gin. At the very top is a dude that is in control. He says a bunch of people are going to hold us up. He even says that one day, if we keep on holding him up, we could be as high as him and higher!

Jason in Tallahassee

The Day -

• My sun burn has started peeling big time. So gross! http://www.flickr.com/photos/moreturmeric/2537448463/


• Saw Jason today. Rocked out with Jordan, Victoria and Rachel. Jordan has a sweet setup with a midi tap pad array thing. So cool. Rachel brought some booze and Victoria made some super awesome noodles with squash and onions and carrots, us guys were moochers.


• Went to Wal-Mart today. That place is so weird. Got some free advice there. Jordan shared with us the wonderful world of robot babies. Really quite creepy in my opinion.


• My cell phone battery got a loose wire today. I tried to solder it back together but couldn't get the stuff to stick to one of the connections (no flux?) I left a solder glob on the battery terminal and the wire is pressed into the blob when I close the battery back up. It hasn't turned off yet, I wonder how long that'll last. I've had my phone for seven or eight years. I really don't want a new one. They're all so complex and fragile.

Amazing Arduino DAC ::: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/05/makeit_protodac_shield_fo.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890

Notes to self -

• Oryx and Crake
• Read Chomsky
• Remix - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzSVRWt3FDw
  

The science cannot be stopped!

Great resource for free learning!
http://freescienceonline.blogspot.com/

Notes to self -

• Learn musical scales.
• Get old mice at good will. One optical with scroll wheel, one ball.
• Sifl gas mask.
• (p + q)² = p² + 2pq + q² = 1 ::: google
• Nasa scientists who fling robots 442 million miles to other planets are overcompensating for their complete lack of basketball skills.
• Takako Minekawa - Phonoballoon Song ::: If you have forgotten about this song, listen to it.
• I fed the corporate dogs my wallet. They've got an open wound going. My eyes are dazzled as they lap up the pools of green blood.

Makes me smile:

http://www.mr-lee-catcam.de/pe_cc_u11.htm


Cake:
ingredients:
- two slices of bread
- sufficient peanut butter to cover one side of each bread slice
- 2 to 3.5 oz per 16 sq. inches of bread slices - maple syrup
- garnish or garnishes of your choice in the amount of your choosing

tools required:
- plate (with the shortest diameter at least as wide as the maximum distance across your largest slice of bread.)
- knife and/or spoon and/or fork
- toaster and/or toaster oven and/or oven and/or fire*
- facial hair

Step 1:
Place the two slices of bread close to either or all heating elements you have chosen to utilize. Be sure to keep the slices apart from each other. Stacking the slices will not be as efficient or rewarding. Leave the slices near the heating elements until they begin to brown. If the slices are not being heated evenly it would be beneficial to rotate and/or flip the slices at regular intervals. Remove the slices from the heat when they appear light brown.

Step 2:
Get your plate and apply a few lines of maple syrup to its top surface. Put one of the slices on this and apply peanut butter liberally. Once the slice is covered apply 40-45% of the remaining maple syrup. With your eating utensil(s) mix the syrup with the peanut butter as the syrup is being poured. Once the peanut butter/maple syrup is somewhat homogeneous, place the second slice on top and repeat the peanut butter/maple syrup application on top. Pour the remaining maple syrup on top after mixing. Once this is done, lick the utensil clean and in the process of doing so, get syrup and peanut butter stuck in your facial hair.

Step 3 (optional):
Apply the garnish(es) of your choice in whatever manner seems most suitable.

Serve while still warm!

*The use of fire has yet to be tested with this recipe and though theoretically possible it could prove to be difficult. Please proceed with a cautious vigilance.

Tree Experiment Part One

For a while, I have wanted to make a decal to put on a wall in the bedroom. I finally decided on a tree because I had a lot of wood grain contact paper left over from a project. Here are the photos. . . I love it, and now I want to make a forest of the room.

Before


Sifl helping


Complete!


Detail

Birds of Paradise

Attenborough's documentaries are truly amazing. Full screen to the max.

David Attenborough – “Paradise Birds of New Guinea”

This Morning Rocks!

I got my kitty back from the babysitter this morning and had some delicious food.



Spinach, Cucumber, Edamame, Morningstar Farms Chicken Strips, and Ginger Dressing yum!

and I got Sifl a grass snack on the way to pick him up. . . he was excited!




PS. I added more vacation pictures to the last post.

Vacation

Originally uploaded by kfowler

I'm back in LA now, and my vacation rocked. We have some silly photos to show for it. Click to see more!