13Floor: Part 1 of 87
Posted by sorabji on Nov 21, 2015
Last year I purchased a “Lifetime Access” subscription to Elegant Themes, a collection of 87 WordPress themes intended to characterize a variety of content niches and categories. This suite of themes appears to target independent web developers who do not necessarily possess graphic design skills but who need a stable of ready-made themes that they...
Read MoreListening: Scriabin Sonata #2, Sviatoslav Richter
Posted by sorabji on Nov 19, 2015
This track captures the directionless of my life as it existed in 2002 and 2003, and again in 2015. It is an ambling, rambling piece of music, sleepily performed with no particular color or determination by Sviatoslav Richter. I listened to this track over and over when my bedroom was my office and this living room where I work today was mostly empty. Early...
Read MoreFork In Soup
Posted by sorabji on Nov 18, 2015
You cannot eat soup with a fork. I repeat: You cannot eat soup with a fork. Most soups, that is. If stew is considered a soup then beef or tripe/menudo stews could be considered a soup that one could consume with a fork as the broth is ingested via pouring the bowl into your mouth. For the most part, however, forks should not appear in soup, as in this...
Read MoreHumans
Posted by sorabji on Nov 18, 2015
I did not set out to walk all the way from Astoria to the Freedom Tower on this day but that is what happened. Here are a few photos of a small number of people I saw along the way. Something happened in Tribeca that happened a surprising number of times within a period of a few days. Someone asked me to take their picture, and I demurred. I did not outright...
Read MoreTerribles
Posted by sorabji on Nov 18, 2015
The 13th floor is traditionally skipped in most modern high rises. This is on account of the enduring superstitious belief that the number 13 is unlucky, and that being on a 13th floor spells certain doom. This Elegant Theme is titled 13Floor, suggesting its intended use is for spooky stuff like Halloween content or ghost stories. The closest experience I had...
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