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Weekly Mini-updates from 2010-08-29

Off to the Koster islands of Sweden. There’s a double rainbow (all the way) over Ekeberg. It’s so bright and so vivid. Oh my God. #
Dinner with two of my brothers. Dongbei style pork belly. #
Celebrated my birthday with what turned out to be a spectacularly mediocre meal at Cru. But we had a great ‘94 Mosel that saved the evening! #
I’m 27 today. Years, that is. A little long in the tooth, yes, but not to be gifted anyway. Should I plod or should I hoof it? Yay or Neigh? #
At the Haruki Murakami talk @Litteraturhuset - the reading was very entertaining; he’s both gracious and funny. #
The air outside is crisp, refreshing and beautifully cold. Summer is nearing an end. I love this time of year. #

August 29th, 2010

Improbable as it sounds, it looks like Otis Redding brought *too* much soul when he played Oslo back in the swinging 60s: http://is.gd/euH8P #
New Sufjan Stevens EP: “All Delighted People”: Have a listen to one of the tracks here: http://is.gd/espDZ #
Riesling and algebra. Rocking out with my… pencil out. #
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have lost a bit of their kickassosity, now that I realize what a ninja is: http://bit.ly/9keofQ #
I could care less about this “ignorant debasement of language”. Really, I could: http://is.gd/em2Ej #
RT @KaiserKuo Disturbing, dehumanizing images from a recently discharged IDF soldier’s Facebook page. h/t @jilliancyork http://ow.ly/2q7u1 #

August 22nd, 2010

Within earshot of Øya right now (way too much reverb to be enjoyable). Bummed that I’m missing out on Local Natives. #
After a visit to “A Food”, I will be cooking strange food using weird cuts of meat and fish, with herbs whose names I can’t pronounce. Yay! #
Betterbooktitles.com is pretty funny. Take Paul Auster: http://is.gd/ehyWm (scroll down) #
Pancakes, bacon, syrup, a fresh pot of Kenya and Radiolab on “Musical Language”: http://is.gd/ehdFr #
Currently suffering under a strong case of Øya envy. Will lick my wounds with a little bit of Caribou and Bear in Heaven later tonight. #
Outside work, a gaggle of people and enormous lighting rigs are shooting an advert. From what I can see, they mostly pick up toppled plants. #
William “Darondo” Pulliam: http://www.metafilter.com/94575/Darondo - never heard of him. Liking it. #

August 15th, 2010

Porkin’ Porchetta Porn: http://www.flickr.com/photos/flippantfiasco/4873186584/ #
Loving the new Arcade Fire album. Title track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAitZuh4ueg #
“Benford’s Law” is both completely counterintuitive and very interesting, as math often is. Radiolab investigates: http://is.gd/e7V6E #
Just tied the knot. Cherry stem knot-in-mouth, that is. I have finally joined the sisterhood. #
The Porchetta was wonderful. Fantastic, in fact. Beats “ribbe”, hands down. The wines were plentiful and enjoyable as well. Family dinner! #
Porchetta rubbed and ready to go onto the rotisserie: http://twitpic.com/2bkplp — enjoying a bit of bruschetta ‘n’ beer while we wait. #
Just ate at the Nighthawk diner w/ Team Wendelboe. Feeling a little lardy-d’ah. #
The anecdote: http://is.gd/e0qgG ; The experiment: http://is.gd/e0qFC ; The fan group(?): http://is.gd/e0qig ; The music: http://is.gd/e0qHb #
Scampi and fresh coriander (”cilantro” for you contrarian yanks) are best friends. #
I chipped a tooth. Not especially noteworthy, if it wasn’t for the fact that I was eating a peach at the time. A peach. I just can’t win. #
I adore ajar am adoring ambiguity. #