Mon, 31 Mar 2008
Kathie Lee Gifford to join NBC's `Today'
Yes, I know about this- you don't need to email me the news. My mom emailed me this link this morning (and my dad emailed it to me later in the day).
Gifford, 54, who left Regis Philbin and "Live" in 2000, joked that the timing of her TV return "couldn't be worse" in certain ways: "I'm eight years older, 10 pounds heavier, a half-inch shorter, and just in time for HD television."Pretty funny quote actually. Welcome back KLG, I'll have to start "working from home" more. 31 Mar 17:52 | /humor | 1 comment(s)
She Wasn't Fibbing
She's a good shot too: 31 Mar 13:38 | /news | 0 comment(s)
Thu, 27 Mar 2008
HOLY F***ING CRAP! Tortas Ahogadas!!
Holy Crap, a TEN+ year search has finally ended!
I just ate at El Tapatio Grill on Rengstorf in MV with Jen. We went to have a late lunch and I wanted to see how the place was. It's changed owners and names like 10 times this past year- it's in the shopping center near the Valero off Middlefield/Rengstorf. Actually, it's a block or two past Middlefield if you're going West on Reng. So we pull up in the parking lot, and what did I see in the window? A sign for TA!. We went in, and we chatted with the counter girl who seemed surprised that I knew what TAs were to begin with. But I explained that I lived in GDL and we formed a special bond right then and there.
Anyway, I got the sandwich, and let me tell you . . . it was perfect. The *only* difference between GDL and MV was that the bolillo could've been more um, "stale". Those of you who've had these before will know what I'm talking about. But it was great.
Carnitas? great, check
bread? great, check,although could've been more stale
did they bother with the two sauces? YES! (this is a test, some places cheat and just use one)
Was the secondary sauce spicy good? YES! mmm
beans in the bread? check
Did they bother pulling out the innards of the bolillo?
fresh onion slices? check
Was it good? YES Ah, I'm so happy and excited. I've been asking for these sandwiches everywhere I go where I hear the accento Jaliscence guey! Oh, they also have chilaquiles for breakfast, so you know I'll be going back there.
27 Mar 18:26 | /food_and_drink | 7 comment(s)
Comcast is still full of it
(via GigaOm) SPIN CITY: Comcast, BitTorrent Non-Deal
BitTorrent Inc. and Comcast announced a new deal today, thanks to a helping hand provided by Comcast CTO and BitTorrent adviser, Tony Werner. It.s actually a bit of a non-deal and a way for Comcast to save face after its P2P traffic management gaffe. Chris Albrecht over on NewTeeVee sees this as a .let.s be friends. move. To me it seems more like the marriage of Michael Jackson to Elvis Presley.s daughter.And I realized that this plugin for Azureus doesn't work on my ancient Linux box. more 27 Mar 12:26 | /tech | 0 comment(s)
The press release basically says nothing and gives me a headache.
Mon, 24 Mar 2008
Monday Stuff
Some friends meet me for dinner or drinks, some friends research Wifi and then meet me for dinner or drinks. I can't even get a signal in my own apartment sometimes and Patrick's getting 300+ on the train? Damn hackers . . . . Speaking of friends, thanks to one of them darn social network sites, I got back in touch with someone I went to Jr High and High School with. We used to be way into comic books. Turns out that he wound up getting in to publishing them. Due to an incredibly generous UPS shipment, I'm making my way through quite a few of the titles from Boom! Studios. The three of you closeted comic fans who read this blog should check out some of their titles. It's almost April. You should be getting your bikes ready. Why is it that whenever I have a week when I think, "hrm, I need to curtail my spending habits" it turns out that it's the same week I get wine allocation letters? MMmmmm yummy wine. . . Some co-workers and I wandered down to the best/most dangerous store in SF- Fog City News on Friday. There were enough of us that the owner came out from behind the counter and gave us a little chat and tasting demo. I think every one of us wound up buying chocolate that day. Mmmm yummy chocolate. I'm glad I have one of their frequent buyer cards which list what I've bought before because it keeps me trying new ones. I'm now a HUGE fan of Byrne & Carlson's Sea Salt & Chipotle bar. Someone asked me the other day why I haven't posted a dvd roundup in a while. It's because my super-versatile, yet cheap, DVD player died. I have a cheap one on the way so I'll be back and posting another roundup soon. I leave you with this post from Laughing Squid-- I so wish I could get frequent flier miles on this. How awesome would that be? 24 Mar 23:55 | /general | 3 comment(s)
Fri, 21 Mar 2008
Only 30 :(
30 Thanks Bryan 21 Mar 15:30 | /humor | 4 comment(s)
Wed, 19 Mar 2008
Rejected Cards
I love these cards, especially the one with the diagram and this one:
19 Mar 16:46 | /humor | 0 comment(s)
Oh Joy, Protesters
How sad is it that protesters have deflated into just sad annoying mother effers? "Breaking News: Hipsters And Code Pink Takeover Market And Montgomery" headline on sfist.com which is normally sympathetic to those two demographics. . . People keep saying the protesters should go somewhere where they'll find people who disagree with them instead of protesting in SF. It's not like any of them live here anyway- BART makes it easier for them . . . sfgate.com (love the comments). And just for fun- check out the ever-so-offensive craigslist rants and raves. Yeah, I'm against the war but your efforts make me want to get an ice-chest full of water balloons and roof access somewhere. 19 Mar 16:08 | /general | 0 comment(s)
Tue, 18 Mar 2008
Oh Noes!!11
Uggh, my headphones just died. My glorious "Plane Quiet NC-6" headphones. . . I don't know if I'll be able to come into the office tomorrow unless I go get new headphones somewhere tonight. Unrelated- what's up with all the freaks running around SF? Is the slight turn towards good weather bringing them out? On Sunday Angie, Mike and I saw more crazy mother effers in 30 mins at the bad burrito place than I had seen in a month. And today on the bus this hippy jackhole wouldn't let a woman sit down on the remaining seat because "there was someone sitting there". There wasn't, he had his unmuzzled, non-service dog hidden by his feet. I turned around and asked him to let the woman sit there- and he repeated "there's someone sitting there, don't you see him?" and about 3 of us said "no, we don't". But no dice. The goober didn't even realize it was an express bus either. 18 Mar 16:50 | /tech | 3 comment(s)
Wed, 12 Mar 2008
How I Came to Love Kathie Lee Gifford
No, I'm not blogging while drunk . . . let's back the story up a bit. Ever since I was a child I've had
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12 Mar 11:43 | /humor | 10 comment(s)
Tue, 11 Mar 2008
If Celebs Moved to Oklahoma
I just saw this link on Todd's tumblr page and it is brilliant. If Celebs Moved to Oklahoma 11 Mar 12:34 | /humor | 0 comment(s)
Sun, 09 Mar 2008
Barrel Tasting in Sonoma
Yesterday I went up to Sonoma County with Cory and Mindi to meet up with Andre and Christina to run around and do some barrel tasting at some Russian River wineries. We were fortunate enough to have some great weather and it turned out to be a great and sunny day to hang out with friends and taste some nice wine.
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09 Mar 22:06 | /food_and_drink | 3 comment(s)
Wed, 05 Mar 2008
IronMan in April
Kevin's challenging everyone to do an Ironman in April. No, not all at once, but over the course of a month. Check out his post here if you're interested.
This is a challenging, yet attainable goal for most folks and a great way to break out of winter. What does it take?That may look like a lot at first, but he's encouraging 2-person teams to try. I'm going to have Pak be my swimming partner that way I'll be done with the swimming section really quickly as he swims some crazy amount every morning.
The total miles for a typical week might look like this. . .
.5 mile in a pool
28 miles on a bike
6.5 miles running or walking
If you work out 6 days a week, your week might look like this. . .Marc, if you read this, that bikeable distance you could cover in your sleep on your dutch commuter. 05 Mar 11:23 | /general | 2 comment(s)
Monday . walk 30 minutes (1.5 miles)
Tuesday . swim 20 minutes (.5 miles)
Wednesday . bike 1 hour (13 miles)
Thursday . REST
Friday . walk/run 30 minutes (2.5 miles)
Saturday . bike 1 hour (13 miles)
Sunday . walk/run 30 minutes (2.5 miles)
Live Well Acupuncture Clinic Open House
A while back I posted that my friend Eunice had opened up her own clinic. She's having an open house next Wednesday (the 12th) and I thought I'd pass along the news. An esthetician and two massage therapists are participating in the group open house. If you're interested in going let me know so I can pass along the contact information or you can check out the website. (I corrected the url) 05 Mar 11:17 | /general | 0 comment(s)
