Kimchi is best
Kimchi is such cheap and satisfying food.
The pictured dish was rice, kimchi, capsicum and a little sesame oil and it was sensational.
And the icing on the cake was finding wombok on special at the supermarket this week. This kimchi recipe is great.
OM NOM NOM NOM
Here's the OM NOM NOM NOM I put in my presentation for the Local Government Web Network today. Should get a laugh.
Here's my earlier blog post on how your desk may be killing you or you can read the Powerpoint below:
Stand up for yourself!
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P.S. I see Boycetrus has given me a mention in his overview of the 2011 Local Government Webnetwork Conference.
Magnum Temptation
Magnum ice-creams have been a favourite ice-cream since the 1990s and there have been a number of new flavours and other products but I still like they're almond one best but there was a caramel one recently that was amazing.
The Magnum Temptation Chocolate pictured was a rich experience, from the purchase to the packaging to the flavour and the finish. I was disappointed to find these were smaller than the standard size and the packaging seemed excessive.
The Beligian chocolate was a bit wasted, frozen solid rather than ready to melt in one's mouth. Dunno where the brownies were but the chocolate sauce and ice-cream and shell were all lovely as usual, thanks.
These sorts of product extensions are an interesting development in the supermarket. I reckon Magnum could do a range of those treats you often find at a school fete. I'd like to see chocolate rice crackle, honey joy, coconut ice and toffee interpretated as Magnum ice-creams.
Data protection
This powerboard apparently offers some sort of protection from data. Dunno what that means but I can still get online while using it.
Liking Amon Tobin's ISAM I am
Lately I haven't bought many albums but Amon Tobin is one musician I'm still interested in listening to and his new release elevates his work to a new level artisticly.
While ISAM lacks some of the variety of Tobin's last album it reminds me of his early work in the cinematic vibe and surprising shifts of mood. There's the trademark whizzing sounds but the drum breaks aren't as manic. It's quite refined and coherent as a body of work though.
Previously I've been a bit dismissive of fancy CD packaging, sometimes it seems like the fancier the cover the less one should expect of the contents. But now I know better because the new Amon Tobin album gives purpose to such cosmetic detail.
The deluxe packaging for Tobin's new album ISAM uses a hardcover booklet to house colour reproductions of a collaboration that harkens back to times of yore when one would listen to a whole album and marvel at its artwork.
The record label Ninja Tune have produced a lovely document to package Tobin's album and it's really made me rethink the demise of buying a physical record. Ninja Tune also released a beautiful package for their 20th anniversary the other year and I really like their focus on creating a tactile listening experience.
Thumbs up from me
I like this pic my daughter took of her thumb.
Even though it's a classic technique for spoiling a snapshot, I think the light from the flash and the pattern on the tiles really elevates this into another category.
Lunar eclipse over Leeton rice plant
You can just make the moon in the left-hand corner and the Leeton train station on the right. The rice plant and the resignation of the chief executive officer at a local rice company later in the day is an interesting coincidence.
When did 'diet' die?
Yoghurt always seems to be discounted at the supermarket, so I buy whatever is on special but recently my partner has told me not to buy anything with artificial colours and sweeteners -- which seems to be increasingly difficult.
Like this yoghurt I bought last week. The 'Reduced' sticker covered most of the front but the bit I read said there weren't artificial colours or sweeteners. Yet when I got home my partner pointed out these ingredients have numbers. I protested that the yoghurt didn't call itself diet so it should've been okay and it was pointed out to me that diet is a word that's disappearing from packaging.
When did 'diet' die? It was suggested to me that since studies show diets don't work for long-term changes in eating habits, products are being marketed without the word diet. There's this suggestion you'll eat less if you eat the product with a claim to have bugger all fat and you're supposed to conclude weight will be lost. Bizarre.
And the branding "For me no fat"? It leads me to think that Yoplait are channeling Yoda and hoping the Force will assist with the marketing of this product!
The models are hotter at Best & Less
The models in this Best & Less catalogue could be printed in a lads magazine except they look like jailbait.
Hey, shouldn't camouflage make people invisible?
Slayer autographs
Found this autographed book of music for one of my favourite Slayer albums in a Melbourne op shop.
Perform Dogging
Wonder if the TAFE were aware dogging is a British euphemism for engaging in sexual acts in a public or semi-public place or watching others doing so.
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