Archive for February, 2006

Dubai’s World-Beating Buildings

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

I love cool architecture. While I don’t have the time (or finances) to go back to school and spend 8 years getting a degree in Architectural Design, I can still drool over the amazing buildings that are under construction in the United Arab Emirates.

Best. E-mail reply. Ever.

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

Rachel and I visited Nanakusa for our anniversary earlier this month and after an evening of incredible sushi and good champagne, Rachel demanded I fill out the comment card sitting on our table. Along with giving them all my information (specifically my e-mail address), the comment I left went along the lines of “Erika Z [...]

Ancient pottery, the original LP

Saturday, February 18th, 2006

Apparently French scientists have found that by reading the grooves on pottery found in the remains of ancient Pompeii (the same way a needle reads the grooves on a vinyl record), the sounds of the pottery workshop can be heard… including laughter. Check out the video on this site. It’s in French, but about halfway [...]