Confessions of a researchaholic

November 4, 2023

Restaurant tricks

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 7:15 pm
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Ever since the end of the pandemic, I have been avoiding eating in or ordering from restaurants due to the increased cost-to-quality ratios, which could turn off other customers as some restaurants might have realized and thus started to pull off different tricks.

One is to offer reasonable prices on the menu, but during ordering the waiters would recommend higher margin add-on items when the customers are less likely to check the prices.
A recent example I saw is a large bowl of steamed mussels (22 USD) with a “recommended” set of french fries that turned out to cost 9 USD.

https://www.behance.net/gallery/184839905/SteamedMusselsAndFrenchFries

October 25, 2023

He either reads fast enough or pees slow enough

Filed under: Imaginary,Real — liyiwei @ 10:01 pm
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Seeing some people peeking into their phones while doing other stuff, I always wonder if the small screen is really more interesting than the big world around us?

October 9, 2023

Katalin Kariko on perseverance

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 9:09 pm
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Very inspirational story on how to deal with setbacks (focus on what is next and do not hold grudge).
Comparatively I have had a much easier career.

October 8, 2023

Squashes

Filed under: Imaginary,Real — liyiwei @ 10:16 pm
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Inspired by some squash arrangements I saw in a company cafeteria, I realized that I could draw a few individual squashes and rearrange them later for different compositions.

Cafe Zoe

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 4:55 pm
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Visited this local cafe for a photography exhibition and drew some patrons sitting outside afterwards.

October 6, 2023

Waiting in line

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 4:14 pm
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As long as I have a drawing surface with me (e.g., a sketchbook or a smart phone with a drawing app), I can observe people around without getting bored during idle times.

September 27, 2023

Snacks after a flu shot

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 9:13 pm
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September 26, 2023

Road accident

Filed under: Imaginary,Real — liyiwei @ 10:46 pm
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This is an imaginative drawing inspired by a real event.

I tried to finish it within the time constraint at the end of a long day so I did not spend much time on the less important details, such as the dent at the front of the car that would add more dramatic effect.

September 15, 2023

Met invitation envelope

Filed under: Imaginary,Real — liyiwei @ 9:36 pm
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I don’t know why a museum in NY would want to invite someone living in CA to be a member – maybe there are CA folks who spend weekends in NY?
But the photo on the envelope did give me some visual idea about how things might move there.

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