It’s serious business, this handling and showing of alpacas. They’re judged on their looks and their composure — or was it composition, I’m forgetting the exact term — and their fiber, don’t be calling it wool. There’s a handling component too — an alpaca obstacle course to complete in which the alpaca’s human must lead …
I blame living in Austria for my obsession — it’s more of an illness, really. After all, a nation that comes up with a cake that involves first baking a cake, grinding it into crumbs and then cooking the crumbs in whole milk and butter is a nation that takes cake seriously. Austria is home …
Loyal readers of Nerd’s Eye View have probably noticed that things have been a little slow around here lately. There’s a reason for that — I’ve had a “job” for just under two months. With the brief exception of my trip to Texas for SxSW, I’ve been reporting for duty almost every morning at 9am …
A long time ago, a very, very long time ago, clams had feet. They could walk everywhere — just like everybody else. And they were kind of nosy and extremely curious. They were especially interested in humans. You’d be getting home from work and the clams, they’d be watching while you told your family about …
After just a few days in Austin, I think I know what Texas is like. I’m probably wrong, but what the hell. Here’s my list of Texas generalizations: Texans are a boot wearing people, even when it’s warm there are guys wandering around with their jeans tucked into their boots. The gals seem more practical, …
Morning: Up early, I caught the bus and went to join the crew of World Hum for breakast at Jo’s. The coffee at Jo’s was the best I’ve had in Austin so far — though admittedly, that’s not saying much, the bar is pretty low. Fortified on “migas” — tortilla scram, really — and other …