thoughts at 3AM

lots of donuts in the office today. instead of feeling guilty i...

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:22:45 -0400

lots of donuts in the office today. instead of feeling guilty i made graphikz

"Whether by design or because someone had dropped out, Laboa hadn’t informed Bowien until the..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:42:00 -0400

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Whether by design or because someone had dropped out, Laboa hadn’t informed Bowien until the last minute that he’d be competing, too. Now Danny stood there, -staring at the prescribed ingredients—basil, olive oil, sea salt, garlic, Pecorino, and pine nuts. He had made pesto in the restaurant, but only in five-gallon batches using a food processor, never with a mortar and pestle. All around him, chefs were sweating centuries of traditional training on how to do pesto the correct way. Bowien’s mind instead went to what he dislikes about most pestos—how they separate into broken pools of oil surrounding herbal sludge, how the heat generated by a smashing pestle or whirring blade gives the basil a blasted, acrid taste. What, he thought, if I treat this more like a Spanish aioli—or, better yet, a vinaigrette? So he put the pine nuts, salt, and garlic in the mortar and started gently adding the oil and basil, using the pestle more like a whisk than a club. The result was shimmering, bright green, and fresh-tasting. Just before the judging, he tightened up the emulsion by folding in the cheese.

He won the damn thing.

”

- read this great profile of Danny Bowein (of Mission Chinese Food) on GQ. You don’t have to be a chef to relate to the themes of craftsmanship and creativity.

"If anyone had told me I would wind up married to a much younger Asian woman, with no interest in..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:29:00 -0400

“If anyone had told me I would wind up married to a much younger Asian woman, with no interest in show business, I’d have told them they were crazy. All I would go out with were little blond actresses, or women who did something in show business. Suddenly I find myself with a woman whose interest in life is teaching learning-disabled children, who is not interested in show business, who is much my junior and doesn’t know many of the references from my life experience. She’s a wonderful person and makes me very very happy. It’s interesting how little you know about yourself as you go through life. I think, my God, why didn’t I meet her sooner, I would have had so many more years of happiness.””

- excerpted from Life Itself

[ via old brand new ]

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:39:20 -0400

[ via old brand new ]

tangrams, by iacoli & mcallister.

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:52:11 -0400

tangrams, by iacoli & mcallister.

Markus Amm, Coin-study, 2008 arrested by this photo. as a UI...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:29:48 -0400

Markus Amm, Coin-study, 2008

arrested by this photo.

as a UI person, i’ve been obsessed with matte black lately, so this fits right in.

in love with katrin coetzer’s illustrations. found via...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:48:29 -0400

in love with katrin coetzer’s illustrations. found via missmoss, who i’m starting to think shares my brain.

"Kindness” covers all of my political beliefs. No need to spell them out. I believe that if, at..."

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:08:28 -0400

““Kindness” covers all of my political beliefs. No need to spell them out. I believe that if, at the end of it all, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn’t always know this, and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.”

- Roger Ebert

Photo

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:11:57 -0400

"The key to building relationships is vulnerability."

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:10:15 -0400

“The key to building relationships is vulnerability.”

- Neil Blumenthal, founder of Warby Parker

stunning black & white photography by alice gao

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:02:35 -0400

stunning black & white photography by alice gao

tumblr is the repository for things i want but can’t have...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:14:21 -0400

tumblr is the repository for things i want but can’t have because they ran out of my size etc.

[ galaxy dress by natalie wood ]

dries makes plaid look so HELLA good

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:24:30 -0400

dries makes plaid look so HELLA good

"but I just love Taylor Swift. And I think it’s fake intellectuals who don’t have an interest in her...."

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:39:39 -0400

“but I just love Taylor Swift. And I think it’s fake intellectuals who don’t have an interest in her. I think real intellectuals would be interested in what she’s doing and understand that she represents something really cool and like a great cultural shift.”

- -lena dunham

this is how i feel about kim kardashian, too, quite honestly. the hate that is constantly directed at her is unwarranted.

this quote also represents the distrust i feel about people who “like” things ironically. there is no shame in loving things that are low-brow. quite frankly, if the only thing you read is the new yorker and the only tv you watch is HBO and the only sports teams you like are winners, you might be a little less interesting to me.

In which C&T Discuss...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:20:16 -0400

HOW DO WE GET THAT JOB? DOT COM

Our top 4 list of jobs that we can’t believe are actual jobs.

-Whoever runs Beyonce’s tumblr

-The intern who had to help compile this

-Date-tester/Date-Creator for the Bachelor

-Animated GIF maker at Buzzfeed

sometimes i really think japanese people know best. [ via ] ps....

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:49:10 -0400

sometimes i really think japanese people know best. [ via ]

ps. this is a dentist’s office. literally.

not design related, but made me laugh. [ via ]

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:13:42 -0400

not design related, but made me laugh. [ via ]

adrian johnson

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:44:04 -0400

adrian johnson

"I’m only interested in people engaged in a project of self-transformation."

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:28:39 -0400

“I’m only interested in people engaged in a project of self-transformation.”

- Susan Sontag

"I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be..."

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:06:41 -0500

“I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life. I’ve learned that making a “living” is not the same thing as making a “life.” I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one. I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn. I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

- Maya Angelou (via baileymthomas)