Author: theazureshadow

My computer is now triple-booted: Ubuntu 8.10, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. I did a fresh install of everything, just for kicks. I needed to back things up anyway. Everybody wins. And by everybody I mean me. I think I like Windows 7. The changes it makes are subtle, but effective. I am of course…

Off-the-cuff recipe for today: 1 can garbanzo beans (a.k.a. chickpeas) 1/8 – 1/4 C olive oil 2 tsp lemon 1/2 tsp cumin 1/4 tsp coriander 1/4 tsp chili powder 1/2 tsp salt garnish (chili oil, salt, ground pepper, cilantro) Drain the liquid from the garbanzo beans into a bowl. Pour the drained beans into a…

A fried corn tortilla sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar, with a slice of lime on the side, and followed by a tasty afternoon tea.

Between my thesis, senior project, trying to get good grades in my 19 credits this semester, a UI internship at a local Spokane company, and staying sane on the side, I\’m booked. I\’ll post whenever something comes to mind, or if I have something I absolutely need to say. But you can expect my blog…

Making Light recently posted The true history of the Bush years, a compendium of Onion articles on the Bush presidency. This quote from one of the articles sums it up well: President George W. Bush was unusually reflective in the final weeks of his administration, taking time during speeches and press conferences to look back…

A few days ago I discovered that ginger and cardamom are in the same taxonomic family. This is a fact that deserves some contemplation. Two of the three best spices, in one family. If it also held cumin, the Holy Trinity would be complete. In a perfect world, it would.

And made it to Portland alive. We left at 5:30 and arrived at 1:30, which is only an hour and a half more than the usual transit time. Some challenging driving from The Dalles to Cascade Locks, but not too bad besides. Except on I-84 coming into Portland we saw about five accidents in a…

Sarah and I drive to Portland from Pullman (through the Columbia Gorge) during the brief storm window that is tomorrow morning and early afternoon. If we don\’t make it, please mourn us by making snow angels. And loving your fellow mankind. It would be a good thing to do anyway.

This statistic floored me. For context, the total estimated population in 2008 is about 306 million. [1] Apparently, there are 2.30 million people incarcerated in the United States. [2] By contrast, we have 1.45 million active military personnel. [3] They\’re not really related statistics. There\’s no absolute reason you\’d want either one to be above…

…. A message from the Big Three.