Damek.

The first week is over. My class, “The Irish Question,” was excellent. The tutor knew his subject and kept us enthusiastically engaged. I had known very little about the troubles, so the course was fascinating. Christ Church itself is still awesome, of course. You see an amateur panorama of Tom [...]

Someday I hope to make use of these environmental lawn care tips.
And less so, perhaps someday I’ll also make use of one of these flushless urinals.
Maybe the latter will come sooner if the o2NYC eco-design network has a significant impact. Here’s hoping, I’m tired of seeing the same old bird-poop covered awnings and drippy [...]

These things are silly, but ice cream is good. Thanks to ms. frizzle for highlighting it. Apparently, I’m strawberry:

You Are Strawberry Ice Cream

A bit shy and sensitive, you are sweet to the core.
You often find yourself on the outside looking in.
Insightful and pensive, you really understand how the world works.
You are most compatible [...]

We’re safely here, if you care. Won’t be taking a red-eye flight again. Seemed like a good idea at the time, but it didn’t work. It might have if we could have slept more on the plane, but I made the poor decision to watch “Kung Fu Hustle” on the in-flight on-demand [...]

Now this is a shame. Well, I’m not going to complain about being in Oxford at the time, but I wish I could go hear this Sunday, July 24 Lincoln Center Festival performance by Alarm Will Sound. They’ve taken some works by the well-known (some might say infamous) electronic music artist Aphex Twin [...]