Fri, 29 Jun 2007
Fox News Sucks
First, check this out. Now look at this. Fox sucks 29 Jun 12:42 | /rants_and_raves | 3 comment(s)
OMGCUY!
via Slashfood-
the town of Churin's second annual cuy festival took place earlier this week. There were plates of fried, grilled and baked cuy. There was even cuy au vin.link 1 link 2
29 Jun 12:14 | /food_and_drink | 0 comment(s)
Copa Ouch
I kind of expected a loss, but ouch. highlights of the goals. Arg 4 1 USA 29 Jun 11:06 | /futbol | 0 comment(s)
Thu, 28 Jun 2007
Things I Think I Know
I think Dateline is lame. I think Chris Hansen is a tool. I think a group should pretend to be pervys and pull a sting of their own on Dateline. Stalker the stalkers who think they're stalking stalkers. story I think more people should watch more Frontline and less Dateline 28 Jun 17:17 | /rants_and_raves | 2 comment(s)
Wed, 27 Jun 2007
Quick DVD Roundup 6/27
Well, I'm way behind on my movie write ups. I need another guest column from my secret columnist. It's not that I haven't been watching movies, it's just that I haven't really liked any of them.
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27 Jun 14:38 | /movies | 0 comment(s)
Tue, 26 Jun 2007
PT
Damn- I saw this via one of the food blogs I keep in my google reader feeds.
Damn- it's making me hungry and homesick. I want to get in the car, get some Big Red and take a roadtrip due South East to good ol' San Antonio and straight to Henry's, Rolando's, or that place on St Mary's next to Joey's that I've been to a million times for bean cups and forget the name of. . . mmm too many lunch options - Edit: Teka Molino (thanks Bryan) I'm gonna have to subscribe to the original poster's blog. Actually- if my parents don't fly out here soon, I'll be trying to go to SA for reals in August. We'll see.They taste best with homemade corn tortillas, but even if you use store-bought tortillas what you create will be far superior to pre-fab shells. And if you want to get really fancy, you can make that San Antonio specialty-puffy tacos. linkmmm
26 Jun 13:06 | /food_and_drink | 2 comment(s)
Mon, 25 Jun 2007
Hola Hola
I do a strip tease and a fiesta
a banana split, no no siesta
With your two shower
It's happy hour
Mama Mia - gimme a Sangria
New Günther? In a word, caliente thanks Derek - I will always be topless for you 25 Jun 18:30 | /humor | 1 comment(s)
Fri, 22 Jun 2007
Kape
In response to my previous post, Angie wrote:
please write a letter
the cafe in our 'hood that lives under the wicked witch of the west is called Kape. it's a great place for tables outside.
write to:
board of appeals
1660 mission street
3rd floor room #3036
sf, ca 94114
re: appeal #07-078
permit #176847, issued 5/10/07 3462
16th street, sf, ca, 94114
please support sidewalk cafes in san francisco! if this is truly a world-class city, why are we not allowed to enjoy our outdoor open spaces like this? ridiculous!
if you do write, please write soon. i believe they go before the board next week.
22 Jun 15:19 | /food_and_drink | 0 comment(s)
Thu, 21 Jun 2007
Table for 2 on the Patio?
I should make this a longer post or revisit it at a later date, but I don't have time right now. But I wanted to vent about how stupid San Francisco can be at times- especially the residents. Ever been to my favorite restaurant in SF? You know how they have two tables outside on the sidewalk? You know that permit they have to post on the window behind the two tables? Do you know how hard it was for them to get that permit? Well, you should. I forget about stuff like that- but the other day I was walking with Angie and Mike in the gayborhood and Mike wanted some coffee. We stopped by a cute cafe on the sunny side of the street and went in. I don't remember how the topic came up, but we asked about tables outside. That set the owner off on a tirade about how he initially filed to get the permits for some tables out front back in January. They've already had two hearings about it (what a great bureaucratic mess) and either at one or both hearings they were turned down because a neighbor who lives (not directly) above the cafe towards the back complained. I'm sure there's a bit more to the story, but even though she lives above commercial space at the back, she thinks the outdoor tables would lead to her getting sick from second hand smoke, the patrons would block the (dead end) alley's access to emergency vehicles (which don't get called there that often if at all) and her not being able to sleep (even though the cafe closes at or before 8). Anyway, the owner asked Angie and Mike if they wouldn't mind writing a letter to the board as they live in the 'hood. What a pain in the ass. There was a good article about the whole process that a restaurant needs to go through to get one small table outside on sfgate.com but I can't find it. I'm also looking for another one lamenting the lack of outdoor tables and describing how SF isn't as tourist friendly as people think and then goes on to talk about sipping coffee outside in Paris, in Italy, but no, don't bother with that here. Bah, I'll stop ranting for now. Hrm here's an article about a cafe in Berkeley- but it's not the same one I was talking about. . . 21 Jun 15:28 | /rants_and_raves | 2 comment(s)
Wed, 20 Jun 2007
Tags: google notebook, stikkit, basecamp
Not that any of you care, but my playing around with sites like Basecamp, Stikki t and now Google Notebook continue. I still like stikkit.com although I don't use it as much anymore. I really like to use it on my laptop and when I get home to my tired old linux box it's slow for me so I tend to forget about it at times. Basecamp's been fine but I'm don't like very nitpicky things- like not being able to print my project milestones in the calendar view. I'm using that site to try to manage a small project at work, and letting people see the calendar view of the milestones can get them off my back (not that they're on it) - yet I can't print it and stick it (ha, no pun) outside of my cube. But Google Notebook has been pretty nice to use and seems to have TONS of potential. I was basically using it to stay on top of apartment searches. I downloaded a browser extension for GN and set up a custom RSS search feed for apartment listings. Using either a new notebook or one notebook let me add more detail or "clip" the listing which was pretty handy. You can clip things and make them public, let others add/collaborate to the shared notebook, or keep them private and add your own dirtly little notes to your own clippings. Here's an example of a clipped article on a public notebook. You can see some information about not only what I clipped, but where it came from as well. In your private notebooks it comes in handy- especially when you forget to add comments to yourself about why you clipped that thing to begin with. Give it a try when you're working remotely on a late-running patch upgrade- like me! 20 Jun 08:08 | /tech | 2 comment(s)
Tue, 19 Jun 2007
Happy Birthday Cory
Happy Birthday Cory - I hope your roommate gets you a nice Filet o Fish w/ a candle on it - for now enjoy: Unfortunately the tickle chair vid isn't on youtube. . . 19 Jun 14:44 | /general | 0 comment(s)
Mon, 18 Jun 2007
Moving
Well, I found a new place. It's about 2 blocks from where I currently live, so I'll be able to stay in my beloved and oft-too-foggy 'hood. I think I'll be moving this weekend and next and will be soliciting volunteers- I'm going to try to get most of it done this weekend so it'll give me next week to do any follow-up cleaning I need to do and enough time to close out the paperwork at the old place by the 1st of July. I feel like a huge weight has been taken off my shoulders. And of course, in a few weeks I'll have a housewarming or cocktails night at the new pad. 18 Jun 20:51 | /general | 2 comment(s)
Fri, 15 Jun 2007
Spurs!
Spurs Spurs Spurs Spurs
15 Jun 11:29 | /news | 2 comment(s)
Tue, 12 Jun 2007
GGMco Pics
I went to the GGMco for lunch with a coworker today. We got some stuff to go and went and sat outside by the bay. It's so nice out today.
I got a few pics-
12 Jun 16:10 | /food_and_drink | 0 comment(s)
Mon, 11 Jun 2007
Gore vs Boobs
I've said it before - now others are saying it too!
Via the Reason Blog I saw this great article: Kirsten Dunst's nipples: Now ya see 'em, now ya don't.Americans are happy to watch some dude eating another dude's brain, but as for erect nipples, nuh-uh. It's the end of an era, mon ami, the likes of which we shall not see again.No, I'm not a perv, I'm just concerned about violence in film :)
11 Jun 13:27 | /movies | 4 comment(s)
Gregg Popovich Quote
Great Pop quote- Via a NYT article and Cory L-
"I can't help them, poor souls. They've got to live in their ignorance. I can't make them keep watching us, but it's always dumbfounded me, since the arrival of Tony and Manu. If you can't enjoy watching those two guys play and you don't understand that they're as much fun to watch as a lot of other people in bigger markets, then I can't help, and it means you're not much of a fan and you don't understand the game, anyway, and you should probably tune in HBO."And you know what's fun? Watching youtube clips of Manu highlights put together by some kid. Go Spurs! 11 Jun 12:28 | /general | 0 comment(s)
Sun, 10 Jun 2007
More Cheap(er) Wines
As another, but shorter, follow-up to this post I thought I'd give you some more names of wines to look for.
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10 Jun 19:58 | /food_and_drink | 0 comment(s)
Wed, 06 Jun 2007
OMG SJ VS GGMC or TABC VS BBQ
OMG SJ VS GGMC or TABC VS BBQ or "The story of MeatHo"
One of the best things about my finally working downtown is the plethora of ... there's more to read here ...
06 Jun 23:16 | /food_and_drink | 4 comment(s)
Tue, 05 Jun 2007
Highway 61 Remake?
You guys know I love the movie Highway 61. I've talked about it before and Bart even sent me a copy on dvd for my birthday.
But I read on Cinematical (a movie blog) that there's a new production happening for a new movie called Highway 61. Is it a remake? What's up? Anyone have access to Variety.com to tell me?05 Jun 16:43 | /movies | 1 comment(s)
Cory and Andre
Here's a short video of new roommates Cory and Andre talking about dinner. 05 Jun 15:04 | /humor | 2 comment(s)
Mon, 04 Jun 2007
Overdue Cronin Update
Warning- pretentious "foodie" blog post below
Warning2- I'm blatantly stealing Richard's pictures.
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04 Jun 12:10 | /food_and_drink | 0 comment(s)
Sat, 02 Jun 2007
Coffee in Spain
I saw another good link to a good blog entry via Tastespotting -
How to order coffee in Spain
02 Jun 13:31 | /food_and_drink | 2 comment(s)
Apartment Searching Fun
Ah the joy of looking for apartments in San Francisco on Craigslist. Even though I have specialized rss feeds of my specific search criteria set up in Google Reader (like this) the hunt has been slow going. Sure I've found some places in the area, but no, I'm not inclined to pay $1700+ for a 1BR/BA that's smaller than my current place. 1700? Are you effing crazy?! While I continue to look around I thought I'd share with you some of the true treasures I've found so far:
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02 Jun 12:00 | /rants_and_raves | 3 comment(s)
