Saturday, November 27, 2010

[bearshorty]

Today was a mostly mellow day. It is cold outside and there was stuff to do in the house.

I spend the morning finishing the November issue of National Geographic magazine. I read an article about the Japanese sea (because of water currents there are tropical to frigid waters with a large variety of weird fish) and an article on the Aztecs and an excavation near Temple Mayor in Mexico City. The pictures of fish were interesting but I really enjoyed the Aztec article because it really covered the history of the Aztecs and their short reign and overextended empire. So it was a bit a review for me as well, and since I will teach it next semester a nice review at that. I liked reading about their cosmology and religion. I really enjoy the archeological and paleontological articles in National Geographic the most.

In the afternoon, I graded a bit and I worked on the remaining handouts for my writing class. The only thing left will be writing a final exam in about a week.

In the evening, we went to an Indian food place with Bear’s friends. I tried a dosa for the first time since dosas were this restaurant’s specialty. I got a spinach potato one. It was pretty good. A bit more spicy than I like but not too much. And it always fun to try new potato dishes. Still, I prefer sauces a bit more.

Comments

[matopia]

I miss getting National Geographic. They kept screwing up my order and months would go by without me getting my magazine, and every time they said they’d fixed it, it would come for two or three months then stop coming again. I decided it was too much to deal with; but I love that magazine. That Aztec article sounds fantastic, I wonder if they have pieces of it online *will check later*.

I have never had Indian food; I know, sad. I hear it’s really good. I’m not too into spicy though, so that’s probably why I’ve stayed away. :D

[bearshorty]

All of their feature articles are online now. I just prefer the actual magazine in my hand since I generally read it on trains or on my breaks. Here is link to the Aztec article . It was really fun.

It took me awhile to get into Indian food - I kept going because my friends and Bear were into it. And over time I really grew to like it a lot. There are many less spicy options; it is certainly worth a try. Tandoori stuff and tikka masala are usually good options to start with.