June, 13, 2001 archives

it's been a while since i posted any pictures, so here's a shot of tonight's pièce de résistance, a fresh corn risotto with basil, tomato, and lime. for my first run at this dish, i think it turned out rather well. i can't say i've had a lot of other risottos to compare it to, but i'm not likely to anytime soon since most risottos involve copious amounts of cheese. anyway, coupled with some bread that i baked yesterday, it was an excellent meal. (and i think i've gotten the hang of this bread baking thing -- the batch yesterday was the best yet.)

today i got a "referral e-mail from jennifer" for a pre-paid long distance card (or plan or something like that). although i know a jennifer or two, i can't help but think this must just be clever spam -- how many people know someone named jennifer? it could have said "referral e-mail from bill" and been just as plausible. (the real tip it isn't real? it was sent to an address i haven't used in years.)

last night, the beast premiered on abc (with apparently disappointing results). for a pilot episode, the show wasn't all that bad. the tone was uneven, and it costars jason gedrick (falcone, ez streets, and murder one -- the guy has an eye for good but doomed television series). it has a bit of an aaron-sorkin pace to it, and you can spot the mimi leder influence in the direction (she loves to shoot through windows, a la the "love's labor lost" episode of er). i'll probably keep watching the show as long as it lasts, but it is certain to join the ranks of all the other interesting dramas that are killed before really finding their footing. (cbs's big apple was the most recent of those.)

here is an interesting-looking php photo album tool. i know i've been asked a few times about this sort of thing, and this one looks pretty good (although it requires a mysql database). i need to automate how i upload photos to this site (and create the thumbnails), since my current manual process definitely reduces my desire to add photos. (from metafilter, where slooze is also recommended.)