I was aware of this unique event a few months back but didn’t get a chance to see the detailed program until the morning of the performance day. After sampling a few pieces and finding them engaging, I bought some of the last remaining seats. The performance was uniquely Latin American, with a mix of musical pieces and dance/costume movements.
The line for the Diwali party was too crowded earlier in the afternoon, so he went there later around the closing time, when only a few vultures and scavengers remained, to get some food.
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Chased by a tiger, a lion, and a leopard.
I attempted to depict the dream by drawing it before realizing that it could be faster to collage from existing images. Idea is more important than execution, at least for this particular case.
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While picking up some fallen leaves in the back yard I spotted a segment of black, and judging by the softness/humidity, still fresh, coyote scat, which is a reminder that the wild animals can come in anytime regardless of the fence or other human-made boundaries.
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On the train table next to him sat two girls chatting in a language unfamiliar to him. It sounded south-east Asian, a bit like Thai but unlike Vietnamese, Tagalog, or Indonesian.
He was curious about the language and asked them about it, and they told him that it is Burmese.
Attended this screening of Lawrence Jordan’s films which I really enjoyed due to the sound tracks and his unique cut-out animation style.
During the QA session, he shared how he chose from his large collection of materials for use in his works, and I was impressed by how sharp he still was over the age of 90.
On September 2 2025 I tried the lunch special “pulpo a la Catalana” in which the octopus leg segment prompted my imagination of the whole body the leg belonged to.
Thanks to the Adobe Bon Appétit chefs who made all these delicious and nutritious meals for us.
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Today he participated in a company volunteer activity to help fight hunger by packing dried food.
Within a large conference room were multiple stations of two types, one for mixing powdered vitamins, dried and chopped vegetables, powdered soy, and rice grains into bags, and another for weighing and sealing the bags.
Multiple volunteers were assigned to each station, and the process was repeated ad infinitum with pop music blasting in the background.
It was kind of fun to work and chat with other volunteers, but he started to wonder the value and goal of this activity.
All the equipments and materials had to be brought to and from the event venue, and the repetitive tasks seemed more suitable for robots than humans, not to mention employees who are paid (potentially high) hourly wages to do this.
So this volunteer activity looks like a form of employee benefits but with a more positive spin than the usual corporate parties.
In the beginning of his talk on the possible futures of computer displays, Peter Shirley mentioned that he was expecting only people from the European time zone or over the age of 50 to show up in this early morning session.
The session was too early for me as well – I watched the recording afterwards. But since I am no longer young, I wonder if it is a sign that I am growing into an irresponsible old man.
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