The third weekend heatwave in the last two months hit us this weekend, although temperatures -- mid to upper 80s -- this time weren't quite as high as they were during the last heatwaves (and Saturday & Sunday seemed cooler than Friday was).
I finally decided to tackle the first phase of my bedroom (more like bed-alcove) painting project. Here you see it. Yes, it is yellow -- nice of you to notice. I plan to glaze over it with a darker shade; stay tuned for home improvement updates.
Luckily, I finished painting, doing some planting in the garden, and temporarily rearranging my bed before.... sloshing some smoking hot peanut oil out of a wok and onto the top of my bare foot. Yowch. I wonder if Martha Stewart suffers such first-aid worthy indignities. The good news is that even with a small second-degree burn, I'm still able to finish whipping up a heap of Ma-Po Tofu. Martha Stewart's Sichuan doppelgänger would be proud. Gosh, my life is exciting.
Oh, and I finally finished reading Yann Martel's The Life of Pi, an amazing book which, if it doesn't necessarily make one believe in God, it sheds a beautiful and tragic light on the process by which we create and tell stories -- divine or otherwise -- for ourselves and others. The following terrific illustration is by Andrea Offermann.
Monday, May 19, 2008
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OUCHH! Oil burns are the worst. Hope that didn't give you too much trouble.
Maybe it's the blue reflecting on the walls...but they look chartreuse to me. Great color. :)
I also loved 'Life of Pi'. Another great one featuring a tiger as a metaphor for colonialism is 'A Tiger for Malgudi'.
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I suppose it's a little late to post a comment on this post from the other day, but I don't care, so uhhhh... you have the most adorable toes!
i agree. your toes are delightful looking.
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