some random stuff

I had a lovely weekend trip to Vermont with my sister. Click through for some pics.

Some photos from my Iceland trip — click for the slideshow.

I have measured out my life with Allen keys.

The New York Subway is famous for its sophisticated graphic design and use of Helvetica…

I saw the giant balloons and they exceeded expectations. Also a bunch of famous people but I failed to recognize any of them.

After trying Momofuku Noodle Bar and Ippudo I thought I had tasted the best ramen this city had to offer. Then last night I went to Totto Ramen and ordered their Miso Ramen and somehow it blew the others away. The belly pork was better at Momofuku, but oh the rich umami sauce at Totto was heavenly. The metal kitchen and the hot bowl of soup in front of me took me back to the time when Gareth and I arrived in Moto-hakone late one evening in a downpour, and the only place we could find food was a sort of glass-walled ramen-shack bolted on to someone’s house where the TV showed a gameshow about knowing the difference between similar kanji.

Next time I’ll try the spicy or ‘extreme spicy’ ramen — it has a lot of chillies on the menu.

Stumbled across another film shoot, or rather one in preparation. They were making Madison Square Park look all wintery for Mr Popper’s Penguins (I remember the book from when I was a child) starring Jim Carrey (who was not to be seen).

Spent a day in Atlantic City. It was cold, windy and foggy so there wasn’t much to see… the main impression I left with is that it is not Vegas.