2018

Song learned: Remember Me (from 2018 movie Coco)

TV show watched: Bojack Horseman

BoJack Horseman poster

TV show watched: Rick and Morty

Rick and Morty poster

City visited: Eger, Hungary

Eger, Hungary

Recipe attempted: Brazo de reina

Brazo de reina

https://www.enmicocinahoy.cl/dulce-de-leche-roll/

http://www.midiariodecocina.com/brazo-de-reina/

Recipe attempted: Manjar de leche

manjar de leche

Movie watched: Isle of Dogs

Poster for Isle of Dogs

Pure style. Loved it.

Concert attended: Parno Graszt - Évzáró koncert

Parno Graszt band logo

From Wikipedia:

Parno Graszt is a Roma (i.e. "Gypsy") music ensemble from Paszab, Hungary founded in 1987. "Parno Grast" means "white horse" in the Romany language, with "graszt" using the Hungarian orthography 'sz' for 's'. In the Roma culture white is symbol of purity and horse is a symbol of freedom.

Movie watched: Men and Chicken

Poster for Men and Chicken

Incredible acting by Mads Mikkelsen, who gets you to be disgusted at him from the first few minutes of the movie. Quite far from his Hannibal Lecter.

Big ideas in a silly wrapper. I don't necessarily agree with what I think is the main one—that all life is sacred—but still an interesting way of making that point.

Lovely watching these people behave like children. And wow you do not see that twist ending coming.

Book read: The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World

Book cover: "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World"

New experience: Living abroad

The Parliament in Budapest

Carla's studies at Central European University took us to Budapest for a year.

New experience: Tea tasting

Zhao Zhou photo from their website

From Adam Molnar (organizer):

Tea kinds we tried:

1st: Name: I still can't speak chinese, but ... some name :smile: Type: High-mountain Oolong. Character: Fresh, fruity, not too strong. Usage: Fun.

2nd: Name .... :smile: Type: Shu pu-erh Character: Strong, Rapes + Resurrects your body :smile: Usage: Good for gut, health, hangover, sickness. Massive. Earthy. Work.

Technology learned: Go (programming language)

Go gopher

TV show watched: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Poster for the She-Ra TV show

I wouldn't have watched this show if not for my two girls (3 and 5), but I'm glad I did. I find myself shushing them lest I miss any detail.

The story begins with the main character realizing that maybe her side is the "bad guys", which sounds like it could've been handled poorly. It wasn't.

Song learned: Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4

Great opportunity to practice dynamic expression. Relatively simple piece, though I'm still struggling with that one intense part.

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