Ones and Zeros East

We finished one task this fortnight: tunfortunately, the trip to Austin (for a memorial). I also made progress on a bunch of the ongoing items.

( List under the cut. )

Upcoming soon: the trip to NOLA for the family wedding, another trip to Austin, and possibly an overnight & museum trip to Fort Worth, depending on whether we decide to return from a concert. Also concert season is coming and I am delighted.

Short list this week because I spent the weekend away.

• 'Unsigned and neglected': These artworks are by women – but men got the credit. I knew the Genteleschi, of course, but the others were new to me.
  
• ‘She-Hulk’ Was Apparently One of Marvel’s Most Successful Shows. Huh. I was potentially interested because of Tatiana Maslany but never got around to it while we had Disney.
  
• Inside the Original Dallas Cast's Lives 48 Years After the Show Premiered. When I lived in England as a teen, I was asked if I'd ever met J R Ewing. For real.
  
• Full network of clitoral nerves mapped out for first time. In the year 2026.
  
• Here Is What The Same Person Looks Like In Dressing Rooms For 20 Different Stores. Old (2015) and probably irrelevant because we all buy our clothes online now, but still really interesting.
  
• May I End My Life With You? The author and her friend, who died by suicide, are CFS/ME patients. This resonated with me in a big way.
  
• Dallas' nationally renowned Kate Weiser Chocolate to close its doors. Aw man, they were my go-to good local food gift.
  
• Growing Old Is the Best Performance of Harrison Ford's Career. 1. I am going to have to give in and watch this show. and 2. He is still the bestest ever just like he was when I was a kid.

Mar Y Sol is a nice upscale South American place in Knox Henderson. The menu was full of things I usually don't like (and in one case is so hard on the no-eat list that I requested an accommodation) but I had a good time and a good meal anyway.

The first course with a scallop with mango in a sauce which cut the things I don't like about the mango taste. The second course was a prawn with some fried calamari in a peanut sauce; I got a spicy tomato-type sauce that was, according to Michael, a lot better than what he got. Third course was a fancy cube of pork with plantain and avocado sauce. The entree was a nice steak with enoki and sauce. The sweet was white cake with mango and coconut ice cream and dried meringue. The mango ice cream had finger lime, which again. made it edible, but as our friend Whitney says, nobody in Dallas knows how to make a dessert.

I'd go back but I'd pick carefully from the menu. I'd rather go to Nazca, our South American place in the Hill, if it were still around, though; the menu seemed to have less mango and coconut on it, and the vibe was more casual.

I took photos and I need to post them.