Serendipita

I’m home with a cold today. I made some asian chicken soup à la Sachiko, which helped quite a bit, and now I’m amusing myself with some surfing…

While we’re talking about cooking, there was a thread on French Toast recipes on Ask MeFi a while ago, and I’ve been eager to try to make some French Toast ever since I first tried it during our vacation in 2008. Heather Weber of Shintangle Spring Bed & Breakfast near Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada, makes amazing French Toast with cinnamon – it’s to die for! We just may have to stay there again for the breakfast alone…

Different continent: Mr. Rau from Munich makes Gyoza, Japanese-style dumplings, following this this recipe from Steamy Kitchen, written by La Fuji Mama. I’ve got to try that as well.

For dessert, how about some Mr. Bean?

Trailblazing – three and a half centuries of Royal Society publishing.

“Welcome to Trailblazing, an interactive timeline for everybody with an interest in science. Compiled by scientists, science communicators and historians – and co-ordinated by Professor Michael Thompson FRS – it celebrates three and a half centuries of scientific endeavour and has been launched to commemorate the Royal Society’s 350th anniversary in 2010.
Trailblazing is a user-friendly, ‘explore-at-your-own-pace’, virtual journey through science. It showcases sixty fascinating and inspiring articles selected from an archive of more than 60,000 published by the Royal Society between 1665 and 2010.”

Link via MetaFilter: Selected Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.

More science links in this MetaFilter thread: Math education – how should math be taught?

On my way home from work today I stopped at the bank to get some money at the ATM. I entered my pin code and the amount, but the display said “Wrong pin code”. Tried again, this time really making sure I don’t mistype. Wrong again. Huh?

Then it finally dawned on me: My pin code for the copy machine at school isn’t going to be accepted by the ATM no matter how much attention I pay while entering it… duh.

Do you think I need a holiday?! Only 18 days of school to go, not counting the weekends.