This is from Clay.

Mar 10

Part of me wants to stop losing weight as I have only just discovered that right now I’m exerting against the Earth a force of about 1 kilonewton. That’s a nice round number.

Mar 08

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Mar 06

(You’ll definitely have to click to view the large photo in order to see what I’m talking about.) This evening I watched “Without a King” (on Netflix), a documentary about Swaziland, the last absolute monarchy in Africa. In one final scene, I noticed something awesome. When HRH First Princess Sikhanyiso goes out to see an HIV/AIDS orphanage, a crowd of children gathers around her. For a brief moment, you see a kid wearing a white t-shirt with the words, “CLAY SEX”, emblazoned on the back. That’s all. Anyway, I recommend this film. The country is predominately Christian, and for all of the complaints the people and the international community have about the king, the filmmakers follow his first wife to church where she worships with sincerity. Plus, the First Princess attended Biola in the mid-Naughts. Be warned that a few scenes have National Geographic-style nudity. (Some people may recognize my appreciation of this film to be the result of my interest in monarchy.)

(You’ll definitely have to click to view the large photo in order to see what I’m talking about.)

This evening I watched “Without a King” (on Netflix), a documentary about Swaziland, the last absolute monarchy in Africa. In one final scene, I noticed something awesome. When HRH First Princess Sikhanyiso goes out to see an HIV/AIDS orphanage, a crowd of children gathers around her. For a brief moment, you see a kid wearing a white t-shirt with the words, “CLAY SEX”, emblazoned on the back. That’s all.

Anyway, I recommend this film. The country is predominately Christian, and for all of the complaints the people and the international community have about the king, the filmmakers follow his first wife to church where she worships with sincerity. Plus, the First Princess attended Biola in the mid-Naughts. Be warned that a few scenes have National Geographic-style nudity. (Some people may recognize my appreciation of this film to be the result of my interest in monarchy.)

Mar 05

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My sister Anna Li’s in-class doodles are significantly more advanced than mine. (To see the sweet narwhal up-close, click the photo to enlarge.

My sister Anna Li’s in-class doodles are significantly more advanced than mine. (To see the sweet narwhal up-close, click the photo to enlarge.

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Mar 04

IM-rony

Web developers, if you absolutely must use a drop-down widget to select birth year, and if you insist on populating the list with what you think is every possible birth year, then at least be thorough. Currently, the oldest living person is Kama Chinen, a 114 year-old woman from Japan. She was born in 1895, but apparently, she’s too old to use the Aviary website. That’s sloppy and ageist. P.S. Don’t use drop-down widgets to select birth year. It’s irritating to scroll through 109 years to find yours.

Web developers, if you absolutely must use a drop-down widget to select birth year, and if you insist on populating the list with what you think is every possible birth year, then at least be thorough. Currently, the oldest living person is Kama Chinen, a 114 year-old woman from Japan. She was born in 1895, but apparently, she’s too old to use the Aviary website. That’s sloppy and ageist.

P.S. Don’t use drop-down widgets to select birth year. It’s irritating to scroll through 109 years to find yours.

The parks I played on as a kid had metal jungle gyms and swings. They required a tetanus booster and a bit of faith. This thing is great! And there is another one for smaller children just to the right. (Make sure you click on the photo for the full effect.)

The parks I played on as a kid had metal jungle gyms and swings. They required a tetanus booster and a bit of faith. This thing is great! And there is another one for smaller children just to the right. (Make sure you click on the photo for the full effect.)