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Wow! I finished making a Paperformer, and it really works: I was able to
transform an hour into a stupid boxy paper model of Bumblebee! By the
halfway point I was ready to use the X-Acto on myself instead of the
car, but I stuck with it because I am a stubborn
bastard and wanted to see if I could get to the end.

This thing should be included in some kind of bootcamp for Archis. Seriously, it could be
some sort of Elmers-and-X-Acto Endurance Test, to be taken by
first-semester students. The jury would use a loupe to inspect your
cuts (the kerf of a razor blade comes into play!) and points would be
taken off for edge gaps on folded boxes. (Add 16 fl. oz. each of
vodka and orange juice for the “extreme” second-semester version.)

(Previous: Part I,
Part II)

I’m trying my hand at one of these Paperformers. First
lesson learned: It would be better if, instead of a hand, I had a
robotic multi-tool with a laser scalpel and millimeter-wide forcep
fingers. That ought to be listed as a requirement, frankly.

Following up on his thoughts last year, George Lakoff offers more insight into conservative languagecraft.

Paperformers: More origami than meets the eye.

Adam looks for the other shoe: “… after all the buildup about how incredibly mind-pummeling law school supposedly is, either I’m doing just fine because I’m exceptionally gifted, or I’m not only not doing just fine, but I’m doing so badly that I cannot recognize the danger signs.”

Economics research paper repositories: IDEAS (U. Connecticut); EconPapers (RePEc). [courtesy muxway]

By the way, I meant to mention that much more distressing than the recent closure of the great big Schlotzky’s on Kirby is our recent discovery that Butera’s is also turning away new business. We drove up Montrose a few days ago and saw empty windows and for-lease signage, and fondly recalled summers of sandwiches piled high, Dr. Brown’s Root Beer in a can, local art on the walls, and dire contention for streetside parking. Anyone know why they closed (or if, as this review suggests, it was once part of a chain)?