This month’s ArtSnacks brings a Palomino Blackwing Pearl, a Mono Sand Eraser, a Finecolour Sketch Marker, and two Sargent Art Square Chalk Pastels. Oh, and a snack.
August ArtSnacks
Miso, Wakame, Tofu Drop Soup
One of my staples. Miso and wakame are joined by hot water and then silken tofu is squeezed through fingers into the bowl. I use a Zojirushi hot water dispenser so that I always have hot water ready for miso soup. 5 minute lunch.
Incoming Pen, Paper, and Ink
Here’s a quick shot of the latest haul. I now own the obligatory Vanishing Point. Very nice. I got it with a broad nib for a change of pace. I also got a 1.1mm stub italic nib for my TWSBI 580. As for the Midori refills and accessories, I’m making a vegan traveler’s notebook. Time to get handy with some faux leather and canvas.
- Diamine Meadow (80ml)
- Diamine Red Dragon (80ml)
- Midori Traveler’s Notebook Accessory 004 – Zippered Pocket (Passport Size)
- Midori Traveler’s Notebook Accessory 009 – Repair Kit
- Midori Traveler’s Notebook Accessory 010 – Kraft File Folder (Passport Size)
- Midori Traveler’s Notebook Accessory 011 – Connecting Rubber Bands (Passport Size)
- Midori Traveler’s Notebook Refill 001 – Lined (Passport Size)
- Midori Traveler’s Notebook Refill 005 – MD Paper (Passport Size)
- Pilot Namiki Blue/Black (Cartridges)
- Pilot Vanishing Point Fountain Pen – Black Matte [Broad 18K Rhodium-Plated Nib]
- Rhodia Webnotebook – 5.5 x 8.25, Lined Paper – Black
- TWSBI 580 Steel Nib Unit – 1.1mm Stub Italic
Incoming Beads
Natural Blue Kyanite Rough Cut Nuggets
Honey Brown Agate Striped Smooth Large Pear Briolettes
Golden Yellow Agate Center Drilled Hammered Nuggets
Aqua Blue Chalcedony Elongated Teardrop Briolettes
Marigold Quartz Smooth Matte Hammered Disc Nuggets
Jem Nut Butters
I ate my Kickstarter. It was good.
Knolling the AT-RT
Peanut Butter and Banana Wrap Pan Fried in Coconut Oil
Wrapped in a wheat tortilla and served with maple syrup.
Vegan Blueberry Lavender Cheesecake
At Beets Café.
WordPress 3.6 + Audio/Video
I have already written once about the new support for Audio / Video in WordPress 3.6:
http://make.wordpress.org/core/2013/04/08/audio-video-support-in-core/
I also spoke about the new features in my Code Poet interview:
http://build.codepoet.com/2013/07/18/scott-taylor-interview/
I wanted to use this space to give the users some information about the new code and how to take advantage of it.
Upload Limits
A lot of Apache / PHP installs have an arbitrarily low file upload size limit set (usually…
