Pretty glittery kitty! With a ball of yarn =D Mreow!
And... enantiomer Whiskers =) Or maybe they're two ends of wormhole portals, or opposite spins of an electron?
Friday, November 27, 2009
Swipe! (Belated)
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Pretty glittery kitty! With a ball of yarn =D Mreow!
And... enantiomer Whiskers =) Or maybe they're two ends of wormhole portals, or opposite spins of an electron?
Pretty glittery kitty! With a ball of yarn =D Mreow!
And... enantiomer Whiskers =) Or maybe they're two ends of wormhole portals, or opposite spins of an electron?
Campus-wide Thanksgiving lunch/dinner
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The president of the school hosted a catered Thanksgiving lunch/dinner for students who opted to stay around on campus. Very generous of him. I have had lower and lower expectation about generosity from the people around here, so this was quite a nice surprise.
They had to divide the students into three groups: 1:30pm, 3:00pm, and 4:30pm. I went at 3pm so it was neither a lunch nor a dinner... and was totally stuffed. That pumpkin pie did me in.
The president of the school hosted a catered Thanksgiving lunch/dinner for students who opted to stay around on campus. Very generous of him. I have had lower and lower expectation about generosity from the people around here, so this was quite a nice surprise.
They had to divide the students into three groups: 1:30pm, 3:00pm, and 4:30pm. I went at 3pm so it was neither a lunch nor a dinner... and was totally stuffed. That pumpkin pie did me in.
Another online quiz... this time on religion
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Belief-O-Matic, lol. Not too surprised there.
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (97%)
3. Secular Humanism (94%)
4. Neo-Pagan (87%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (84%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (82%)
7. New Age (77%)
8. Mahayana Buddhism (74%)
9. Taoism (71%)
10. Reform Judaism (61%)
11. Nontheist (60%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (59%)
13. Baha'i Faith (54%)
14. New Thought (52%)
15. Scientology (51%)
16. Jainism (48%)
17. Hinduism (45%)
18. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (43%)
19. Sikhism (40%)
20. Seventh Day Adventist (32%)
21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (29%)
22. Orthodox Judaism (27%)
23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (23%)
24. Islam (21%)
25. Jehovah's Witness (17%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (15%)
27. Roman Catholic (15%)
Belief-O-Matic, lol. Not too surprised there.
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (97%)
3. Secular Humanism (94%)
4. Neo-Pagan (87%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (84%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (82%)
7. New Age (77%)
8. Mahayana Buddhism (74%)
9. Taoism (71%)
10. Reform Judaism (61%)
11. Nontheist (60%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (59%)
13. Baha'i Faith (54%)
14. New Thought (52%)
15. Scientology (51%)
16. Jainism (48%)
17. Hinduism (45%)
18. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (43%)
19. Sikhism (40%)
20. Seventh Day Adventist (32%)
21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (29%)
22. Orthodox Judaism (27%)
23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (23%)
24. Islam (21%)
25. Jehovah's Witness (17%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (15%)
27. Roman Catholic (15%)
Monday, November 23, 2009
Biologically-inspired choreography
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This made me speechless. One could go about analyzing what each move and each gesture signifies, but the overall message is elegantly presented. Evolution aptly represented.
Reminds me of the Cirque du Soleil with their exquisite motion of artistry.
This made me speechless. One could go about analyzing what each move and each gesture signifies, but the overall message is elegantly presented. Evolution aptly represented.
Reminds me of the Cirque du Soleil with their exquisite motion of artistry.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Parodical homage of classical music
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Apparently a lot of songs follow the same progression! Oh man, those descending fifths. ROFL.
This is rather silly... Perhaps Igudesman is bow-poking fun at the dual Russian/Ukrainian tradition of violinists and balalaika players running in families? Aside from the example in Dr. Zhivago. And the people in the video are actually violinists :-P
Classical music needs people like him and his buddy Richard Joo... check out more of their performances on Youtube. I would go for their live concerts.
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And there is of course Victor Borge, who's a classic on his own... (more Youtube videos!)
I particularly liked the Beethoven and the Mozart versions. Spot on. I was hoping for a good Liszt version, sigh... too bad. I suspect his Hungarian Rhapsody has seen many renditions of randomness in Tom and Jerry already. Aaaand we have the circle of fifth again in the J.S. Baaaaaach version at 3:15...
Apparently a lot of songs follow the same progression! Oh man, those descending fifths. ROFL.
This is rather silly... Perhaps Igudesman is bow-poking fun at the dual Russian/Ukrainian tradition of violinists and balalaika players running in families? Aside from the example in Dr. Zhivago. And the people in the video are actually violinists :-P
Classical music needs people like him and his buddy Richard Joo... check out more of their performances on Youtube. I would go for their live concerts.
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And there is of course Victor Borge, who's a classic on his own... (more Youtube videos!)
I particularly liked the Beethoven and the Mozart versions. Spot on. I was hoping for a good Liszt version, sigh... too bad. I suspect his Hungarian Rhapsody has seen many renditions of randomness in Tom and Jerry already. Aaaand we have the circle of fifth again in the J.S. Baaaaaach version at 3:15...
Farmer's market
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I got some romanesco cauliflower :-) among other things. Oh, pears. Mmm pears. The Asian kind with lots of fructose.
Gonna try to be good about making my food nowadays... I think that my creative muse activity is correlated with my nutritional intake. Hmm!
I got some romanesco cauliflower :-) among other things. Oh, pears. Mmm pears. The Asian kind with lots of fructose.
Gonna try to be good about making my food nowadays... I think that my creative muse activity is correlated with my nutritional intake. Hmm!
[In progress] Numb3rs chronicled - WARNING: spoilers galore.
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It's refreshing to see a TV series that's not all about doctors, lawyers, politicians, or a combination thereof. And it's also nice to see that certain characters' nerdiness is not objectified as an easy target for humor as in a few other TV programs. Even though the technical details are glossed over for the sake of maintaining the abstraction barrier (and for having commercial breaks), the writers have done an overall good job in presenting said technical details.
The premise is using mathematical techniques to solve crimes, but the show is not just about math -- the characterization and relationships among the characters bring life to the math and the science. As the seasons progressed, the audience can see how the characters develop, how they gain wisdom (or cynicism), and how their relationships grow.
It's refreshing to see a TV series that's not all about doctors, lawyers, politicians, or a combination thereof. And it's also nice to see that certain characters' nerdiness is not objectified as an easy target for humor as in a few other TV programs. Even though the technical details are glossed over for the sake of maintaining the abstraction barrier (and for having commercial breaks), the writers have done an overall good job in presenting said technical details.
The premise is using mathematical techniques to solve crimes, but the show is not just about math -- the characterization and relationships among the characters bring life to the math and the science. As the seasons progressed, the audience can see how the characters develop, how they gain wisdom (or cynicism), and how their relationships grow.
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