Fri, 28 Sep 2007
There's Always Hope
I started to write about this earlier, but got caught up in work and then deleted my ranting draft. But c'mon - 4 - 0 ?! Good lord.
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28 Sep 16:04 | /futbol | 1 comment(s)
ELO Tasers
As you know I'm too obsessed w/ YTMND.com, but sometimes they have some gems. As you also know I love ELO and this cracked me up. For some reason there are two good Ted Danson things too. 1 | 2 Sadly it took me a min to get the joke in that 2nd one. 28 Sep 14:38 | /humor | 0 comment(s)
Friday Video
Everyone knows I'm always joking about neti pots and other "cleanse" products. I had been talking about neti pots at work recently when I had my massive cold two weeks ago. Here's a good video on what not to do. It's a bit long, but stick with it. (Thanks 'Tine!) 28 Sep 13:25 | /humor | 1 comment(s)
Wed, 26 Sep 2007
MySA.com Sucks (more)
Good lord. It's like the Express-News is *trying* to win a contest for worst site ever. Don't the editors know how to use teh intarweb [sic]?
Today's example-
There's a story on the homepage about Lisa Wong, a restaurateur in SA. So I click the story link. note: I'm not going to mock the fact that this is the top story
The blurb before the first paragraph of the article states
This is the eighth in an occasional series about San Antonians who have changed the flavor of food in the city.
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26 Sep 15:34 | /rants_and_raves | 1 comment(s)
Mon, 24 Sep 2007
Email Upgrade
My ISP is upgrading some mail servers this week. If you need to email me, use my gmail address this week. 24 Sep 17:29 | /tech | 0 comment(s)
Thu, 20 Sep 2007
Thursday Thoughts
I'm not liking Comcast's network service. My traffic slows down randomly at various times of the day. I frequently wish I had stayed with Speakeasy.net and not gotten cable tv, shocking as that sounds (although I am getting used to watching soccer all the time again). K&L pointed out to me that only a few movies have gotten 5 asterisks from me. Well, 3 that I've blogged about. They were right, I thought there had been more: Kill Bil vol 2, Pan's Labyrinth and Children of Men. An email I sent to the DMWT list:
video
I'll never stop doing the play," Kerlon said. "They'll need to create a new law if they want me to stop."I need to finish decorating my place. I have a lot of wine I need to invite people over to drink. 20 Sep 18:12 | /general | 6 comment(s)
Some players say the move is disrespectful because it breaks soccer's unwritten code. They contend Kerlon uses the move to show off, not to score goals.
"It is a provocation. He may have to be sidelined for several years if he gets kicked in the face," said Emerson Leao, the former Brazil goalkeeper and current Atletico Mineiro coach. "I hope that never happens." story
Wed, 19 Sep 2007
The Infinite Restore Loop 2
Just a follow-up to my original post. I've fixed my ipod's screen and I'm as good as new. I got a new screen for my ipod from Ebay. The replacement screen cost about $4 or around $10 including shipping from Hong Kong. It came w/ a little plastic wedge stick thing that made opening the case back up a breeze.
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19 Sep 00:34 | /tech | 0 comment(s)
Tue, 18 Sep 2007
Breakfast Tacos in NYC?
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one missing breakfast tacos. HT-blog has a post up about them.
Lots of New York restaurants offer breakfast burritos, but sadly, that.s not the same thing. They.re always in that overstuffed, football-sized Mission style, which, despite my having a hearty appetite, is just a bit much for breaking the fast. Not to mention, these can run you $7 to even $13, which is expensive for a quick, morning meal.I usually make them myself though. All weekend. All the time. Mmmm. I'd make them during the week too, but I keep oversleeping. Plus, I'm not really supposed to take food on the bus. . . . because we all know I'd be running out the door, tacos in hand. . . That blog is really well written. There's a recipe on there too if you're interested.
18 Sep 15:57 | /food_and_drink | 0 comment(s)
Sat, 15 Sep 2007
DVD Roundup 9/16
Man, the DVD sadness continues. I've gotten a bit more used to cable being a timesuck, but when I went to look up my queue history for this month I realized I still don't have much to "round up". But even with the lack of quantity, I do have some quality picks.
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15 Sep 18:54 | /movies | 1 comment(s)
Wed, 12 Sep 2007
OU Still Sucks
Yet another reason why I still don't like the Sooners Check out this story. Ow! Meester! 12 Sep 12:17 | /links | 2 comment(s)
Tue, 11 Sep 2007
Kinky Cigars
Cory sent me this luxist link about one of my favorite Texans starting his own line of cigars. Here's an Express-News article too and a pic of my mom just because.
Please note my mom does not condone cigar smoking.
I can't wait to try the Texas Jewboy and/or Willie
11 Sep 15:10 | /general | 4 comment(s)
Snotrags
Uggh, I caught a cold-flu-sore-throat thing on Thursday. It messed up my weekend (I missed a baby shower!).
I think I got it from a co-worker. I need to find out who Patient0 was, although I think I know.
Every office has their
Thu, 06 Sep 2007
The Infinite Restore Loop
Man, I had this really long post drafted about how I fixed my ipod which was in the dreaded infinite loop of restore in itunes loop. I was going to point to posts where everyone says "try the 5r's" and how all the commenters say, "I did that you moron" which leads to articles of- "Then change the drive letter" "I did you moron!" I was then going to write about how I finally got my ipod working again. Here's what I did- even if you don't care, you should load the rest of the story just to see the stupid pics
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06 Sep 23:56 | /tech | 3 comment(s)
IE Oops
I apologize to all of you using IE to use this site. The css must be wrong and it looks off a bit. It looks fine in Firefox and Safari, but I noticed a coworker checking out a food post and she showed me that the blog titles to the right were all the way at the bottom of the page. Oops. I'll fix it soon. I'm going to clean up a lot of that sidebar anyway . . . 06 Sep 23:29 | /tech | 2 comment(s)
Wed, 05 Sep 2007
Flank Steak = Good
You know what's good? Flank steak from Bryan's (on California @ Laurel). I've been on a grilling tear. And Bryan's is a nice way to feed my addiction- although not a lot, they're a bit high-end. . . .
05 Sep 13:31 | /food_and_drink | 3 comment(s)
Alfred Peet, RIP
I can't believe I forgot to write about this:
Alfred Peet, 87, a Dutch tea trader who started the gourmet coffee craze in the United States with his rich, darkly roasted, high-altitude beans and taught the trade to the founders of Starbucks and sold them their first year's supply, died Aug. 29 at his home in Ashland, Ore. WP storyA true coffee pioneer- a lot of people don't realize how influential he was.
Coffee aficionados swear by Peet's, asserting that it is superior to mass-merchandised products. In 1971, when the three founders of Starbucks decided to open a gourmet coffee store in Seattle's Pike Place Market, they sought Mr. Peet. He insisted that they go to his store to learn about coffee before he would sell them a single bean. The trio became believers in the dark-roasting method Mr. Peet used, and even after they stopped buying beans from him, they followed the technique.
05 Sep 13:04 | /food_and_drink | 0 comment(s)
Sat, 01 Sep 2007
Balsamic Marinated Garlic
I'm not sure if this is the best way to do it, but here's how I made the marinated garlic last week
First, a note on garlic.
Normally I try to buy US garlic. No, not because I'm anti-Chinese or hate saving a little bit of money, but because I live just north of Gilroy, CA (which is south of San Jose for those not in CA). Gilroy is the garlic capital of the US. They even have a crazy garlic festival every year.
So why buy cheap garlic from China that's might have lost its flavor when shipped and just stick with the local stuff?
An exception to this was last week- I actually intended to buy cheap garlic- preferably a vat of the peeled cloves you see in the refrigerated section. But because I didn't write that on my grocery list, I bought bulbs of unpeeled garlic.
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01 Sep 18:05 | /food_and_drink | 0 comment(s)
