Penguin Girl

I didn’t finish very much this past week…

Noise by Bart Kosko
I really need to write down where I heard of a book when I place a hold for it at the library. This was quite a fascinating read and I learned (in theory, I promptly forgot most of it) a ton about noise and signals and all that stuff I never bothered to study before. It’s a well written book that doesn’t scare you with the maths, sciences, ee, and whatever else was inside. I found the quotes at the start of each chapter the most fascinating.

This Can’t Be Tofu!: 75 Recipes to Cook Something You Never Thought You Would–and Love Every Bite by Deborah Madison
I think this is a book best for those who have never tried to cook with tofu. I’ve been eating tofu this side of forever (thanks to a milk allergy as an infant) and remember when mum first bought it and I had this slice of firm-ish white stuff in the mid-80′s when it first came to our little (well, we’re not a village and part of a greater town) bit of the Island. It took a while to grow on me, but that could be because mum didn’t have this book then. I think it quite fascinating though, she was looking at it as a milk-product replacement, whereas today it’s mostly seen as a meat-product replacement. I will say this book reminded me that there is such think as non-Firm varieties and we added some to our fruit shakes today. (add a dop of honey to cancel out any sourness). Otherwise? If you have other cookbooks and are familiar with tofu I’m not sure what you’ll get out of it. But please, flip through it and decide for yourself!

Keep Your Brain Alive: 83 Neurobic Exercises by Lawrence Katz
I really need to write these things down. ;) Anyway, I found it amusing that I do some of these things when I get overwhelmed and begin to get quite forgetful. I have a book on learning Braille, I use my non-dominant hand to shake things up (though I cannot open my door with my left hand. i will just keep re-locking the door ad infinitum. it’s kinda funny actually..) I routinely walk around without my glasses in the dark but I won’t shut my eyes because I pride myself on having better night vision than E. But I think it might be he’s never cultivated it. He’ll just go turn on the light and go do or find whatever. I’ll attempt to do it in the dark first, but that could be mostly because I find most indoor lighting jarring and horrible. It’s a cute book—I don’t think I’d purchase it but it is a nice library read.

There’s some knitting going on. There’s lots of work going on. If I’m slow replying or posting that is why. Please be patient.

on this day...

• Shadow - 2010
• sunning - 2009
• (recent read) Green Mars - 2006
• simplification step 1 - 2006