I have just ventured to the presently wet and cold land of San Francisco. I visited the Legion of Honor this afternoon, and the De Young museum this evening along with Mama-san and my ceramics class. I hope to have some pictures up soonish, but I'm knackered at the moment - so much so that I did not stick around to see You Say Party! We Say Die! It is a loss I will have to bear XP
Anyway, I stumbled upon a little book full of pictures of little people. It is by an artist named Slinkachu (a bazaar Pokemon perhaps?). Slinkachu sets up fantastical little scenes composed of tiny people in large cities. They are small and unnoticable to the unwary passer by making them all the more compelling. My particular favorites are the one with the Cheetos, the one with the bee, and the snails. Enjoy :D
Special Bonus Observations!
-Parking at the Legion of Honor sucks, apparently always.
-Parking at the De Young is pretty nice, you can pay for the garage, but there's lots of free street parking if you're okay with walking a little.
-Food at the Legion of Honor is pretty good. Mama-san and I split a large fancy sandwich and had tea for about $10 apiece (I think less actually).
-Food at the De Young is delicious, but in small portions (just like Arnold Rimmer???). I ordered the ravioli for dinner, and I got three, on a lovely bed of chard. I ate a lot of French fries to make up the rest of the meal...
-If they can charge money for it, they will.
-However, the student rate of $6 for both museums is quite good.
-Legion of Honor actually has some very nice stuff. There's a room of fancy porcelain dishes and tea sets (many with bugs on them). A hall with various Greek, Minoan, and Egyptian pottery, and many nice paintings and sculpture. We checked out their impressionist wing which was interesting (though lacking the Goya they mention on their map D: ) and swung through the Rodin sculpture areas among others. I was disappointed that their Cartier exhibition cost so much. I opted to save my money this time XP
-De Young has quite a bit more stuff than the Legion, but I generally felt like there was less stuff of interest to me (of course, since their map was so crappy, maybe I just didn't see it?). They do have a very nice Amish Quilt exhibition up (for free!). I want to make a quilt now :3 They have some excellent ceramics of the more modern variety as well as some lovely Native American pots (some of which depicted bugs). They also have a large ethnic selection of art (that's specific isn't it?) as well as a 9th floor lookout, and live music on Friday nights. After a full day of museum hopping and a minuscule dinner, I found it rather loud, but still enjoyable. Finally, I didn't see the King Tut exhibit because it was beyond my budget. I do plan to see the Impressionist exhibit in June.
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
OMG wall of text!
Health Stuff:
It seems that fate has conspired to present me with some interesting health articles today.
The first is a TED talk given by National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner about longevity, and what keeps people young, or at least in working condition:
There are many aspects of his talk that I found interesting. First is the notion of incidental exercise, which is my preferred method. I don't exercise (though some days I feel like I need to), but I try to maximize the amount of exercise that "gets in my way." I park far away from where I'm going. It's easier to find a spot there anyway. I take the stairs which are often faster and less crowded. Not only are you being healthsome with these habits, You're being environmentally healthsome too!
The second is the idea of community and friendship. I spent the most dreadful year of my life when I first went to college. I started off not knowing anyone, and kept not knowing anyone (except for Seth of course ;P) due to a great deal of illness. The lack of companionship did nothing to help my situation. What's more, your friends keep you motivated to do things. They keep you moving, thinking, and happy. Friends make you happy. That's why you have them. I can imagine a pretty dismal old age spent alone.
There's also the idea of taking a mental or spiritual break in the talk. This is something I found myself doing a lot in school, even when I didn't mean to. I'd just become incapable of doing my work and have to do something else. I watched many crappy movies on FX those years. The talk points out people who regularly take time to rest and reflect. I think I should try this.
Finally faith and diet are also apparently important. Faith tends to keep people together and talking with a common interest, but I think it's the common interest and the together which makes the difference, not the particular reason for it (I'd like to think so anyway). Diet is harder. I feel that diet, like exercise, needs to be incidental. You eat well because it is what you like to eat, not because you're stressing out about what you're eating. I believe the trick is to figure out what you like to eat that's also "eating well." And when you do, let me know :B
PS: When he says your cells are damaged a little every time they turn over, he is talking about DNA replication. In the process of replication, a little bit of DNA is lost on each end (this has to do with starting the replication process). It starts of with junk DNA, stuff you don't use, but as you get older, you begin to run out of that useless stuff and may get into the used stuff. This equals aging :D
Thing number two in our health topic is this article from Slate. I tried taking vitamins for a while, but eventually found them to be more trouble than they were worth. Apparently, that fact remains true. The notes on antioxidants are also interesting. It reminds me of an article I read a long time ago about cancer cells actually stockpiling antioxidants as a defense against your immune system. Disconcerting to be sure, I'm still drinking my tea however.
As a final note to brighten your day, I give you Fizzgig, stuffed and with a purse strap:
It seems that fate has conspired to present me with some interesting health articles today.
The first is a TED talk given by National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner about longevity, and what keeps people young, or at least in working condition:
There are many aspects of his talk that I found interesting. First is the notion of incidental exercise, which is my preferred method. I don't exercise (though some days I feel like I need to), but I try to maximize the amount of exercise that "gets in my way." I park far away from where I'm going. It's easier to find a spot there anyway. I take the stairs which are often faster and less crowded. Not only are you being healthsome with these habits, You're being environmentally healthsome too!
The second is the idea of community and friendship. I spent the most dreadful year of my life when I first went to college. I started off not knowing anyone, and kept not knowing anyone (except for Seth of course ;P) due to a great deal of illness. The lack of companionship did nothing to help my situation. What's more, your friends keep you motivated to do things. They keep you moving, thinking, and happy. Friends make you happy. That's why you have them. I can imagine a pretty dismal old age spent alone.
There's also the idea of taking a mental or spiritual break in the talk. This is something I found myself doing a lot in school, even when I didn't mean to. I'd just become incapable of doing my work and have to do something else. I watched many crappy movies on FX those years. The talk points out people who regularly take time to rest and reflect. I think I should try this.
Finally faith and diet are also apparently important. Faith tends to keep people together and talking with a common interest, but I think it's the common interest and the together which makes the difference, not the particular reason for it (I'd like to think so anyway). Diet is harder. I feel that diet, like exercise, needs to be incidental. You eat well because it is what you like to eat, not because you're stressing out about what you're eating. I believe the trick is to figure out what you like to eat that's also "eating well." And when you do, let me know :B
PS: When he says your cells are damaged a little every time they turn over, he is talking about DNA replication. In the process of replication, a little bit of DNA is lost on each end (this has to do with starting the replication process). It starts of with junk DNA, stuff you don't use, but as you get older, you begin to run out of that useless stuff and may get into the used stuff. This equals aging :D
Thing number two in our health topic is this article from Slate. I tried taking vitamins for a while, but eventually found them to be more trouble than they were worth. Apparently, that fact remains true. The notes on antioxidants are also interesting. It reminds me of an article I read a long time ago about cancer cells actually stockpiling antioxidants as a defense against your immune system. Disconcerting to be sure, I'm still drinking my tea however.
As a final note to brighten your day, I give you Fizzgig, stuffed and with a purse strap:
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