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Sound & Silence
Jun. 7th, 2019 08:31 am1. Dr. John has died - "The music legend, guitarist, piano man, jive talker and psychedelic godfather Malcolm John Rebennack – better known as Dr. John – died "towards the break of day" on Thursday, of a heart attack, a statement has confirmed. He was 77." Soon we'll lose all these older performers and we'll be stuck with what, Justin Bieber and Kelly Clarkson? Jesus fuck. Leon Redbone left us recently as well.
2. I was aware that Salvador Dali did a series of illustrations of Alice in Wonderland, but there is a reissue of the book along with restored versions of the images. So that's something I obviously need.
I saw the young buck in the yard this morning, but I still haven't seen the small fawn that Fox saw last week. The buck has tiny antlers - barely as long as his ears right now, but I think he's only about two years old at this point. The deer have been in and out of the yard all morning, more than usual. There's a lot of stormy weather moving in, so maybe they're trying to feed before it starts raining?
Today's my rest day, so no running. I'll likely finish up the mint matcha bars. I made the filling and it tasted pretty good - it's also very pourable, so in theory you could use it in a more detailed mold, though I'm inclined to simply continue using it in silicone cupcake molds. I can see how a single loaf drizzled with chocolate ganache would make for a dramatic presentation, though.
Today is National Donut Day, but I can't really justify leaving home and driving a half hour to the nearest town simply for a sugary fried hunk of batter. I'll be back at Disney in October and can give myself diabetes then. Much as I'd like a nice hot glazed donut I don't actually care enough to bestir myself.
I'm listening to some music right now, but I find I'm not streaming nearly as much as I used to. I used to stream while working on art or reading - usually instrumental, often electronic, but lately I just want quiet. The quiet is peaceful, and sometimes even music deliberately made to be soothing or relaxing grates in my nerves. I think I simply want to be able to focus on one thing. If I'm going to play music I'd like to be able to simply listen to it. And my mind doesn't seem to need as much distraction as it used to - normally I've always played music when working on art because it occupied a part of my brain that might otherwise interfere with my drawing.
I've also got some food prep to do today - mainly cooking up a batch of kale and lentils with whole wheat pasta. It's a simple dish I'm very fond of, the only problem with it being that the whole wheat noodles soak up so much liquid that the warmed up servings can be dry. So I am thinking of making a simple tomato sauce to balance things out.
2. I was aware that Salvador Dali did a series of illustrations of Alice in Wonderland, but there is a reissue of the book along with restored versions of the images. So that's something I obviously need.
I saw the young buck in the yard this morning, but I still haven't seen the small fawn that Fox saw last week. The buck has tiny antlers - barely as long as his ears right now, but I think he's only about two years old at this point. The deer have been in and out of the yard all morning, more than usual. There's a lot of stormy weather moving in, so maybe they're trying to feed before it starts raining?
Today's my rest day, so no running. I'll likely finish up the mint matcha bars. I made the filling and it tasted pretty good - it's also very pourable, so in theory you could use it in a more detailed mold, though I'm inclined to simply continue using it in silicone cupcake molds. I can see how a single loaf drizzled with chocolate ganache would make for a dramatic presentation, though.
Today is National Donut Day, but I can't really justify leaving home and driving a half hour to the nearest town simply for a sugary fried hunk of batter. I'll be back at Disney in October and can give myself diabetes then. Much as I'd like a nice hot glazed donut I don't actually care enough to bestir myself.
I'm listening to some music right now, but I find I'm not streaming nearly as much as I used to. I used to stream while working on art or reading - usually instrumental, often electronic, but lately I just want quiet. The quiet is peaceful, and sometimes even music deliberately made to be soothing or relaxing grates in my nerves. I think I simply want to be able to focus on one thing. If I'm going to play music I'd like to be able to simply listen to it. And my mind doesn't seem to need as much distraction as it used to - normally I've always played music when working on art because it occupied a part of my brain that might otherwise interfere with my drawing.
I've also got some food prep to do today - mainly cooking up a batch of kale and lentils with whole wheat pasta. It's a simple dish I'm very fond of, the only problem with it being that the whole wheat noodles soak up so much liquid that the warmed up servings can be dry. So I am thinking of making a simple tomato sauce to balance things out.
