I went to grad school at Columbia in the 2000's and could not be bothered to go to commencement. Instead, a few friends made our own graduation gowns and had our own ceremony at Battery Park. Today this is a proud memory.
Coding is like running: those who are still doing it in their forties are the ones that actually liked it.
Was thinking of taking a writing class. Looked at MasterClass, and they have Malcolm Gladwell in there teaching. Wonders never cease.
My favorite quote from Sense and Sensibility was written by Emma Thompson for the 1995 movie adaptation, and not by Jane Austen. Huh.
My hope is that the slog that is Dune 2 will encourage people to watch the David Lynch version
My typography mania seems to have subsided. I've settled on Carot Mono, Graphik, and Arno Pro. I wonder what my next feverish obsession will be.
There's more thought in this fight scene of The Grandmaster than in the whole overlong Oppenheimer movie. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqjR...
The godlike Emily Wilson wrote winged words and I finally manged to read The Iliad in full. I still prefer The Odyssey.