external monologue

lunarbread

angela sweet, of niedlov's breadworks, holds up a ciabatta loaf that's been cut down the middle to expose the crumb. i have another photo in the collection similar to this one but much closer to the loaf, and if you didn't know what you were looking at, you might think it was a satellite photo of some alien world. john and angela tell me that this is a pretty ideal "crumb" for a ciabatta loaf because of its consistent inconsistentness. you see, the holes in the crumb are of varying size and spacing, but they are consistently so... if that makes any sense. either way, it makes for a beautiful and delicious loaf of bread. i think i ate about a loaf and a half on friday afternoon. (okay, i think i just used the word "loaf" five times in that paragraph - somebody stop me.)

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shattered glass was actually much better than i'd expected. i think i was expecting your typical "be sure your lies will find you out" story, but was surprised to find it a great deal more compelling. the director's ability to cause you to sympathize with both sides of the story is impressive, and the acting is quite good. peter sarsgaard gives this speech towards the end of the film that nearly had me on my feet in a applause.