in my headphones & other random tidbits

color study, saigon, originally uploaded by jen_maiser.

• I have a bad habit of listening to music very loudly in my headphones.  I know it's not good for my hearing, but every once in a while it's just something I have to do.  And really, it's better than crack or heroin, right?  All day, I have been listening to all of my Tegan and Sara albums on shuffle.  I was introduced to this duo many years ago by the husband of one of my best friends.  He and I have always meshed when it comes to music and he used to send me cassette tapes of different music before burning CDs and emailing mp3's were the norm.  We all need one of those people in our lives.


• Did you read this about the defunct FBI project to track falafel eaters in San Francisco?  My jaw was on. the. floor.


• If you missed this piece in the NY Times Sunday about environmentally conscious entertaining, it's a rather funny article on the thought process that many of us go through (thanks to my friend Brooke, who sent it along with a note that said "now I feel less alone".)

• If you are not a Grub Report reader you should be.  Stephanie just spent a few weeks working on Jacques Pepin's new show and is beginning to write about her experiences.  I started reading Stephanie's writing a few years back when I came across a great piece by her called "How not to act in a cheese shop."  Through a series of fortunate events, she and I have become great friends.  Being as unbiased as I can be, I still consider her to be one of the best Bay Area writers we have.

• The photo above has no connection to anything in this post -- it's just something that I came across in my files from the Vietnam trip.  I know it was taken in Saigon, but have no memory of taking it or anything about the scene.  It's always a pleasant surprise to have that happen, though I'm a bit bummed I didn't spent more time taking photos of this scene.

Comments

[sam]

re the falafel article - my dropped 3 floors!

I absolutely love the colours in this picture.
so beautiful.

and thanks for the eco link too.

some reading for me to do on the way home tonight.

[Tricia]

I forwarded this article to Steven and Emily and Josh and Kate. Josh said Karis (his 6-year-old) is probably on the FBI's list because of her falafel-eating ways!

Unbelievable. Where do these FBI officials live? Clearly, they've never eaten at Sunrise Deli.