http://www.chriskolbu.com A personal site for Chris Kolbu Sun, 07 Nov 2010 12:59:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 http://www.chriskolbu.com/2010/11/weekly-mini-updates-from-2010-11-07/ http://www.chriskolbu.com/2010/11/weekly-mini-updates-from-2010-11-07/#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2010 12:59:00 +0000 admin http://www.chriskolbu.com/2010/11/weekly-mini-updates-from-2010-11-07/

In their craven lust for increased page views, Norwegian newspaper websites are becoming innavigable, ad whoring content farms.@dagbladet_no #

Another weekend is over. Knackered. #

A bit of history as it unfolded: http://www.metafilter.com/10034/Plane-crashes-in-to-the-word-trade-center#128705 #

A bit of history unfolding: http://www.metafilter.com/10034/Plane-crashes-in-to-the-word-trade-center #

Non-alcoholic working weekend. Can’t really have both without making compromises. #

Upgrading my ageing macbook: doubling storage, tripling memory. This should stave off the upgrade fever for a while. #

About to get into some serious pinnekjøtt (”twig beef”) and christmas beers with the Kolbu clan. #

Roasting with a gasflow meter is a lot less handwavy. #

“Miniature horses for the blind” you say? It’s a crying shame they can’t see how insanely cute they are.And small. Jesus! http://is.gd/gxJi7 #

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RT @KaiserKuo Latest Sinica Podcast featuring @kemc @gadyepstein and @taniabranigan now available http://ow.ly/2XArq #

The Nøgne Ø and Grünerløkka Brygghus collaboration Single Hop ale is fantastic. To me, very similar to the Lagunitas IPA. #

I just replaced the battery on my iPhone—feeling like a 21st century handyman. Boy those are some tiny screws. #

Solo roasting for the first time. At batch 14 now, and no misroasts yet. Probably jinxed it now. #

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“King of Kong” is the best documentary ever. The subject matter is … niche, but the characters are fantabulous. #

Oh God. I just caught myself nodding sagely after reading one of the platitudes printed onto my Ayurvedic Yogi tea bag. This can’t be good. #

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This: http://vimeo.com/14081289 is fantastic. #

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The Emperor has no flow: http://is.gd/eM01X (this is pretty horrible, be warned). #

Drinking a 1991 Kloster Eberbach Rauenthal Baiken Riesling Eiswein. I could die right now and be a happy (and tipsy) man. Holy. Shit. #

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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. #

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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 #

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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. #

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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. #

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Love a bit of Prince: http://is.gd/dX3EJ #

Double Chris and Lionel Richie action @timwendelboe today. Come get your coffee on. #

“Cold” Cut Copy at Rockefeller, Pizza at Villa Paradiso, wine and beer everywhere — things could be worse. Luckily, they aren’t. #

Just finished @Timwendelboe ’s 3rd birthday shift. Everyone was working, fundraising for the Tekangu cooperative in Kenya. Great fun! #

“About five years ago, I was in my backyard, entertaining a friend with my hands” http://is.gd/dSm1T Ah, the wonders of technology. #

Paycheck and the day off tomorrow. The question is… what should I cook, and who should I cook it with? (and what should we drink?). #

I think “Inception” might just become the first film I ever see more than once while it’s still playing at the cinema. #

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