Wayne and Rebecca Madsen

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

-Friedrich Nietzsche, "On Reading and Writing"

Because we got into San Jose on the 31st (last Sunday), and stayed up for 22 hours straight - we kind of skipped writing our email that week. Which is unfortunate, because we had so much going on that it will be hard to keep it straight now. But we shall try.  read more »

East
by Edith Pattou
During the holidays, we spent much of our time reading books, catching up on my one-book-a-month goal. Although I spent most of my break digesting some books on postmodern theory and archiving (non-related), this book, I mostly devoured on the flight back from Michigan; Rebecca had read it before me during the flight to Michigan.  read more »

What a fun week. We spent the first half of the week getting ready for our trip. I made sure I could connect to work remotely, since we were planning on having me work remotely a couple of days so I didn't have to dip into negative PTO hours. We packed and cleaned out our fridge of almost all our food. We took our keys to Star's sitters (and enjoyed a silly, fun movie called Shaolin Soccer with Chris and Alyssa). We arranged for the taxi to come pick us up. And then we laid low until Wednesday morning.  read more »

Victor: Every time I eat bleu cheese dressing I remember the time I first had it in Vegas.

Mom Madsen: It's the same thing every time I take a shower.

*End with Camilla on the floor and Rebecca's water every where except in her mouth.*

The Chronicles of Prydain
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The Book of Three
The Black Cauldron
The Castle of Llyr
Taran Wanderer
The High King
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Warning: Spoilers  read more »

The following text is taken from a presentation I gave on my work up to the end of my first semester in graduate school. It follows a powerpoint presentation.  read more »

The only thing bad about a holiday is it is followed by a non-holiday.

-Anonymous

Rebecca and I have decided that this year was a terrible year for movies. After eight months since we've last been to the theaters, we rented Pirates of the Caribbean 2, to see if it was worth it. And I think the first time we watched it we were just as confused as the first time we watched Master and Servant -- totally lost. Not only could we not understand what half the characters were saying, but the plot made no sense. So we watched it again. The next day. And then I think I can reconcile it as being an "alright" film.  read more »

Aigo Bouido
(Garlic and Sage Soup)
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6-8 cloves garlic, finely minced
2 tsp sage
2 tsp thyme
4 cups water
1 TBS butter
6 oz vermicelli (any broken noodles do great)
2 TBS lemon juice
6 egg yolks lightly beaten
salt and pepper
3 TBS extra virgin olive oil
6 TBS shredded Parmesan cheese

In a large saucepan over high heat, combine the garlic, sage, thyme and water and bring to a boil. Reduce the head to low and simmer, uncovered for 20 minutes.  read more »