Cookies

"Productivity"

I made chocolate chip cookies since they're so easy to make with the mixer. But I added 1/4 cup too much sugar. I thought Eh, whatever. I think they taste kind of odd, and they came out of the oven flatter than usual. Since Mordecai is nice, he will probably convince himself and say to me that he can't taste the problem, and then eat them all.

Last night, I tried to change the colors of this blog. Ever since coming across Pantone products at the Art Institute's gift shop, I've been very curious about Pantone. I wanted to get their iPhone app, but it's $9.99 and probably for professional graphic designers, not "curious" people who have nothing to do with and know nothing about design and printing colors. Anyway, I like 337 C, which is the color of my mug from the AIC gift shop. The color may or may not actually exist since I can never find it on their website. The green on this blog is the closest, something like 3375 C. I was going to make the text black and make the background this 3375 C, but it just looked too weird when I previewed it. So black remains in the back, and the colors will slightly change a bit. It looks like pink is being phased out of my life. Sorry, but you can live on in purple.

Early acquisition

Just as last year, I received an early birthday present around this date from my parents today: this year, the much coveted iPhone. With the ability to constantly track my email, my music, the weather in Chicago and Yokohama, Facebook, Twitter, baseball, fashion, the world in GPS map form, Pacman energy pellets, and so much more, I thought my life was going to undergo a revolution or uprising today. But things have been pretty quiet, and I think this is for the better. I'm still very happy with my new acquisition.

My love for purple has not subsided; you know I had to get on the purple iPhone case. The other day, I noticed that the laundry hanging on the new clothing rack was largely purple, or variations of it. This weird website claims that "too much purple and you don't tend to live in this world." LIKE THIS IS A BAD THING! SO BE IT!

Thursday Adventures Again

Today was gray and rainy, but not too cold. Mordecai and I went downtown this afternoon. We ate at Fontano's first; I had a turkey sub. Not as great as Mr. Sub's, but satisfying nonetheless. It turns out admission to the Art Institute was free throughout February, and the Munch show was half off (still $10!).

We went partially to see the Munch show, and partially so I could do some research for my own class. I was disappointed that "The Scream" was not in the exhibit. There's some lame sketch of it in its place. I understand everyone wants to steal "The Scream," but can't they get some Norwegian special security to accompany the painting when there's a Munch show at a big museum? Jeesh. Also disappointing: a lot of the modern and contemporary stuff is in storage, waiting for the new modern wing to open in May. For instance, my penguins are nowhere to be found. I was prepared for this, but again, can't there be special accomodations?

Photography (and lecturing!) was not permitted in the Munch exhibit, so instead I have these pictures of my other favorite works. I think my favorite works in the Art Institute tend to be ones that make me laugh--I laughed at the penguins, I laughed at the gold dragon-slaying, I laughed at this duo-person on the right from the Japanese modern print exhibit (it also reminded me of Aristophones' speech on the origins of love from Plato's "Symposium," which I just read again recently). The hush-hush and bow-down-with-respect-to-the-work atmosphere of art museum is too much for me, so I appreciate works that invite me to be silly.

Also noteworthy: blueberry tights! These tights are from Uniqlo, courtesy of Jenni. I want to live in all the Uniqlo things she brought from New York for me. I think if I do, I'll end up like Violet Beauregarde.

I love how unnecessary it was to roll her before sending her off to the juicing room (~1:08).