It is All-Hallow's Eve and we find ourselves in Matt's studio/the TV room. Danica, only seconds ago, has previously been transcribing downstairs in the living room. She comes upstairs, just as dusk sets in, to have a very strange conversation with her husband...
Danica enters and sits unexpectingly in Matt's armchair.
Matt: (painting) You wanna watch The Office?
Danica: Not yet, I'm going to finish some work.
43 seconds pass.
Matt: (painting) Umm, so was that a yes? You want to watch The Office?
Danica: No... I said I need to finish some work.
Matt: Oh.
22 seconds pass.
Matt: (still painting) Well, what are you doing up here, then?
Danica: I came up here because it's getting dark out and we don't have any candy.
Matt: (painting) Oh.
1 second passes.
Matt: (turning) What did you just say?
Danica: I said I came up here because it's getting dark out and we don't have any candy.
Matt: You came up here because "it's dark and we don't have any candy"?
Matt is looking at Danica, half confused and also slightly amused at what he thinks is a euphamism.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Gingernsnaps: I'm going to make these.
But probably not tonight. Because we don't have any candy and no parent would let their kid eat gingersnap cookies from a stranger.
So I think we're just going to turn off the lights and hide upstairs or maybe go out to a movie or maybe have an adventure in the rain or maybe write my senior thesis.
Man, the alternatives are not looking swell.
Anyway, the recipe comes from The Joy of Cooking:
Ginger-oh-SNAPs!
Ingredients:
• 3/4 cup (170 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup (105 grams) dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (100 grams) white granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) unsulphured molasses
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups (280 grams) all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Garnish:
1 cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar or coarse white or brown sugar (for covering the cookie balls before baking)
Tip: Lightly grease, or spray with Pam, your measuring cup before pouring in the molasses. This prevents the molasses from sticking to the cup.
In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy (about 2 - 3 minutes). Add the molasses, egg, and vanilla extract and beat until incorporated. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices. Add to the butter mixture and mix until well combined. Cover and chill the batter for about 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Place about 1 cup (200 grams) of white granulated sugar in a medium sized bowl. When the dough has chilled sufficiently, roll into 1 inch (2.54 cm) balls. Then roll the balls of dough into the sugar, coating them thoroughly. Place on the baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches (5 cm) apart and, with the bottom of a glass, flatten the cookies slightly. Bake for about 12 - 15 minutes or until the cookies feel dry and firm on top. (The longer the cookies bake, the more crisp they will be.) Cool on a wire rack.
So I think we're just going to turn off the lights and hide upstairs or maybe go out to a movie or maybe have an adventure in the rain or maybe write my senior thesis.
Man, the alternatives are not looking swell.
Anyway, the recipe comes from The Joy of Cooking:
Ginger-oh-SNAPs!
Ingredients:
• 3/4 cup (170 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup (105 grams) dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (100 grams) white granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) unsulphured molasses
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups (280 grams) all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Garnish:
1 cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar or coarse white or brown sugar (for covering the cookie balls before baking)
Tip: Lightly grease, or spray with Pam, your measuring cup before pouring in the molasses. This prevents the molasses from sticking to the cup.
In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy (about 2 - 3 minutes). Add the molasses, egg, and vanilla extract and beat until incorporated. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices. Add to the butter mixture and mix until well combined. Cover and chill the batter for about 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Place about 1 cup (200 grams) of white granulated sugar in a medium sized bowl. When the dough has chilled sufficiently, roll into 1 inch (2.54 cm) balls. Then roll the balls of dough into the sugar, coating them thoroughly. Place on the baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches (5 cm) apart and, with the bottom of a glass, flatten the cookies slightly. Bake for about 12 - 15 minutes or until the cookies feel dry and firm on top. (The longer the cookies bake, the more crisp they will be.) Cool on a wire rack.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
I married a Trekki who used Trekweb.com to find and spread good news to the world.
From Ready to stick a fork in Blu-Ray
Pretty crazy. First I read this at engadget.com:
"Look out HD VMD and CH-DVD -- an all new Blu-ray rival has just sashayed into town, and this one means business. By way of a random DreamStream press release, Royal Digital Media has introduced its bona fide Blu-ray rival... while casually forgetting to name it. These "high-definition discs" will be able to store up to 100GB and will boast military-grade encryption that an aimless hacker will surely destroy in a week or two. According to DreamStream's Chief Development Officer Ulf Diebel, RDM's format "will transform perceptions of high-definition," as it is able to "display the next generation of high-definition: 1920p." For whatever it's worth, this here tech is based around "inexpensive red laser technology," and RDM is hoping to "replace traditional DVD technologies with a comprehensive, next generation HD system." So, when can you buy into this sure-to-be-awesome format? Q1 2009, and for a price "equal" to that of traditional DVD players. Sold!"
I wonder if they're talking $40 DVD players?
Then I saw this over at zdnet saying that BR is in a death spiral!
It makes me wonder about the viability of optical discs as a future media. Technically I could stick a USB drive into my TV and watch a movie(I think, I haven't tried it but you know what I mean).
Pretty crazy. First I read this at engadget.com:
"Look out HD VMD and CH-DVD -- an all new Blu-ray rival has just sashayed into town, and this one means business. By way of a random DreamStream press release, Royal Digital Media has introduced its bona fide Blu-ray rival... while casually forgetting to name it. These "high-definition discs" will be able to store up to 100GB and will boast military-grade encryption that an aimless hacker will surely destroy in a week or two. According to DreamStream's Chief Development Officer Ulf Diebel, RDM's format "will transform perceptions of high-definition," as it is able to "display the next generation of high-definition: 1920p." For whatever it's worth, this here tech is based around "inexpensive red laser technology," and RDM is hoping to "replace traditional DVD technologies with a comprehensive, next generation HD system." So, when can you buy into this sure-to-be-awesome format? Q1 2009, and for a price "equal" to that of traditional DVD players. Sold!"
I wonder if they're talking $40 DVD players?
Then I saw this over at zdnet saying that BR is in a death spiral!
It makes me wonder about the viability of optical discs as a future media. Technically I could stick a USB drive into my TV and watch a movie(I think, I haven't tried it but you know what I mean).
Monday, October 27, 2008
Twitter cloud
This is a visual representation of the most commonly used words that show up in my Twitter feed.
Wow. Hah! Sooo narcissistic. A bit pessimistic. And, perhaps, also contemplative and recently into hot chocolate. Hmm.
Wow. Hah! Sooo narcissistic. A bit pessimistic. And, perhaps, also contemplative and recently into hot chocolate. Hmm.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Big in Sweden
This is for Miss Wendolyn who said she wanted to see my famous movie.
(regarding a Twitter posting which read: I am SUCH a star: so far Chronicle Project has published a film on me, asked to post my autobiography and now requested a voice over. wow 9:20 AM Oct 21st)
A little preface - I work with a group called Chronicle Project, a group that develops new media and films to tell the stories of social justice groups. What rocks about my job is that we get to work with organizations that we really really love and connect with - going the "second mile" for these friends is very common!
In working in film, more or less, I often get to fill in front of the camera or behind the microphone for test runs of equipment or for filler...
This video was our test of the new Nikon D90 which is kind of like an SLR but can shoot high-res video! We tested it again an HVX digital camera.
Apparently we were one of the first to run this kind of test and so post it in the Vimeo community yielded far more attention than we were expecting. What was supposed to be an in-office test-run turned out to make Danica "big in Sweden".
D90 and HVX side-by-side test from Chronicle Project on Vimeo.
Haha, so 24 hours later find out this is not a common phrase. No no, I was just told at the office that I am literally big in Sweden because apparently this video is posted all over Sweden... Hah!
(regarding a Twitter posting which read: I am SUCH a star: so far Chronicle Project has published a film on me, asked to post my autobiography and now requested a voice over. wow 9:20 AM Oct 21st)
A little preface - I work with a group called Chronicle Project, a group that develops new media and films to tell the stories of social justice groups. What rocks about my job is that we get to work with organizations that we really really love and connect with - going the "second mile" for these friends is very common!
In working in film, more or less, I often get to fill in front of the camera or behind the microphone for test runs of equipment or for filler...
This video was our test of the new Nikon D90 which is kind of like an SLR but can shoot high-res video! We tested it again an HVX digital camera.
Apparently we were one of the first to run this kind of test and so post it in the Vimeo community yielded far more attention than we were expecting. What was supposed to be an in-office test-run turned out to make Danica "big in Sweden".
D90 and HVX side-by-side test from Chronicle Project on Vimeo.
Haha, so 24 hours later find out this is not a common phrase. No no, I was just told at the office that I am literally big in Sweden because apparently this video is posted all over Sweden... Hah!
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