Intersections

Mozzarella...

This culinary journey began with my wanting to pickle some red onions. Jamie Oliver did a segment on pickling vegetables on one of his series, and being that I love pickled red onions, I thought I'd start out with that. I have two pounds of red onions sitting on my kitchen counter, taunting me to pickle them. I've been putting it off until I find enough canning jars to store them in, but I'll get to it. In my search for pickling methods/recipes, I came across the a wonderful YouTube video featuring the most warm and matronly woman making homemade sauerkraut, and I decided I had to give that a go. Who knew that all that went into making sauerkraut was cabbage and a little patience? I am happy to say that I happened to have a head of cabbage and an empty pickle jar handy so the cabbage is happily fermenting as I type this.

I was in the mood for a caprese salad today, and in my frustration at how expensive true mozzarella cheese is, I began researching what went into making mozzarella, and it turns out that it's not that complicated so in my next venture, I will set out to make real mozzarella.

Long story short, my inspiration for today has been this website I've found on, not only making mozzarella, but also butter and ricotta cheese.

The promised land of mozzarella

The Future of Architecture

Lecture: Potential Futures for Design Practice from Rory Hyde on Vimeo.

Prototyp-0

 The nuts and bolts of creating your own typeface in an ingenious new program application.

Font generator / processing : prototyp-0 from yannick mathey on Vimeo.

The Future of Daylighting

EDP Cultural Centre / Amanda Levete Architects

The Times Eureka Pavilion by NEX and Marcus Barnett

What if money were no object?

Seeing the Light

Here's a cool idea for a light fixture, one that makes a statement.

U.S. Budget Visualized

Here is an infographic about the U.S. Federal Budget I found interesting. The original link and poster can be found at the link above.

Famous Music Hairstyles

Rubik's Cube

I've always felt like a moron for becoming easily frustrated with myself and never putting in the time or effort to solve a Rubik's cube. It's a child's toy after all. Rather than feeling frustrated over not being able to fully solve the Rubik's cube, I sought out methods to solve it. There had to be a trick to it. Even if I had to face the reality that I wasn't a mathematical prodigy that would discover this solution intuitively, I would find the solution. On my own, I could almost stumble upon a solution and get three-quarters of the way there, but never the complete solution. So, I found a method online, and I'm proud to say that, with a little help, I was able to finally solve my Rubik's cube! My goal now is to be able to solve it independently, and maybe someday I'll be one of those speedcuber's I've always envied.

I also discovered... there's an app for that!

Tucson Poet's Studio

Came across Tucson Poet's Studio online today, and it seems like a cool place for a staycation. Wonder what other poets/writers stay there, and what it has to offer apart from typical amenities such as satellite TV. It has definitely piqued my interest.

Jeans Deconstructed

Scheltens & Abbenes

One Sentence

I'm currently reading the book Drive by Daniel H. Pink. The book is about motivation, and at one point in the book he talks about what makes great men and women. President Kennedy's was once told by Clare Boothe Luce, one of the first women to serve in the U.S. Congress, that "a great man is one sentence." Rather than splinter our lives off into various purposes, it serves us better to orient ourselves toward a greater purpose. So, the question is, What's my sentence?

An awesome iPad keyboard by ZAGG

Digging into Wordpress

A new blog I came across that focuses on WordPress.

Work in Progress...

Although I have not been as faithful at posting on a daily basis, I feel this year has been more about doing, and turning my inspirations into action, rather than simply posting what inspires me. I'd like to reach a point where I am juggling both, but I'm not there yet. In the spirit of action, I am offering up some posts of what I've been working on the past couple of weeks.

A few months ago, I came across this beat up old chair on the side of the road that, at first, I mistook for an Eames lounge chair. I was sorely disappointed to find out it wasn't an Eames, but a Plycraft lounge chair instead, but since it was free, and somewhat of restoration challenge, I took it upon myself to try my best to breathe new life into it. Here are some shots of my progress so far with a before comparison. Enjoy!

There are still some finishing touches left, but the difference when viewed side to side, even at this point, is remarkable.

Japanese Fan Clock

spire_ from ekaggrat singh kalsi on Vimeo.

The Eames Lounge Chair

A vintage video I came across online, The Assembling of the Eames Lounge Chair.