§ The week began with a long-overdue defrosting under a bright, clear, early-winter sun, back from a long hiatus. Temperatures suddenly dropped Tuesday, ushering in a thick fog that rolled in over the lake to swallow up the afternoon. Further freezing overnight transformed the fog into fluttering fairytale snow flurries Wednesday morning. By the time Friday rolled around we were right back where we started: nature frozen in stasis yet again.
§ I made paneer again and this time tried making ricotta with all of the leftover whey. I have to admit it was not worth the trouble: thirty minutes of work for two tablespoons of cheese.
§ I’ve started playing with Micro.blog’s new Photo Collections feature. I’m not quite sure how I’ll use it just yet. Probably a collection of photos for each week? That might have to wait until Sam adds support for all of this to Mimi Uploader, an app that has quickly become invaluable to me.
§ The tire I got patched a few weeks ago suddenly went completely flat on my way to work Friday morning. When I went to buy a new one I was presented with a list of three options:
- A tire, $85
- A name brand tire, $120
- A tire made from rubber “engineered for quietness,” $240
I opted for the basic tire made from inexpensive noisy rubber. So far, so good.
§ My wife completed her graduate school program this week. Her professor let her know that she got the highest score the school has ever given out on her (absolutely hellish) edTPA test. I’m so proud.
§ I watched the Apple TV+ limited series Disclaimer. It was filmed beautifully and the acting was excellent but that didn’t make up for the pretentious writing that made the whole thing feel deliberately obtuse and self-important. Also, I don’t particularly understand the choice to use the Looney Tunes-esque iris out transition for all of the flashback scenes.
§ Weather, car talk, a little bit of bragging, and complaints about TV. Sometimes that’s all I’ve got folks.
