cool stuff

I don't really have anything particular to post about, but a few cool things have been on my radar lately, so I thought I'd share: 

The Pamir Mountains!  Someday, Central Asia, I will wander your mountains and deserts and mysterious towns.  Better sooner than later, but better late than never, I suppose. 

NYTimes slideshow: The Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan

Also, there is a FANTASTIC exhibit at the Graham Foundation here in Chicago called Actions: What You Can Do With The City.  It's basically a collection of all the awesome things I want to do in cities - art, anthro, design, community, food - and it's all done with fun in mind, I can tell.  There's a playfulness in all of the projects that I recognized as the primary thing missing from my work at MPC right now.  

And then, finally, I'll point you toward something delicious: I made baklava the other day, and I can't get over how pretty it is: