I actually have some time for lunch today. One of our fantastic authors stopped by the office and brought cheesecake. So I will pass on some links from the last couple of days and enjoy my delicious slice of cherry cheesecake.
-I imagine most people have heard about the following story by now, but the next time you feel like making tagliatelle with sardines and prosciutto, and you find yourself reaching for your Australian edition of the Pasta Bible, double check if the recipe calls for freshly ground black pepper or
freshly ground black people. It's generally impossible to catch every single typo, but that one will cost a small fortune.
-I mentioned some MS Paint comics last weekend. Well here is
Billy: A Love Story. This comic by Nic Boshart is about a love affair with IKEA's Billy bookshelf. Between the new-looking copy of Ulysses and the
Boing Boing bookshelf "porn", file this one under Funny Because It's True.
-I bought two graphic novels yesterday. I know, like I need more books on my To Read pile. One is
Mercury by
Hope Larson, an artist I quite like. I hope the story is as good as the illustrations. And the other is Volume 1 of
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, which I've read before.
-Some people like chewy cookies. Not me. I think twice-baked biscotti are the way to go. But not everyone grew up cracking their teeth on Italian cookies. So you decide how you want to bake your dunking sweets:
crisp, soft, or chewy.
-Now that the ash cloud from Iceland's
unpronounceable volcano has shifted a bit, people can get back to planning upcoming European vacations. If you're still thinking of places to go, my friend Mel has been living in France for several months, and she has some wonderful photos of her travels up
on her blog.
All done! Time to see if there are any New York Style slices left in the kitchen.