Mon, 25 Aug 2008
Cooking Vids Part 2
Okay, I have the other two videos on youtube now.
The 1st one below is an edited version of the actual dinner- goes over the rules and voting and me stuffing my face and showing off my plate of meat. I had a great time at my friends' place and was just playing with the video software to see if I could get subtitles in there. It's all in good fun, I'm not trying to be a catty bish-- well, I am, but it's well-meaning. note: I may have to take this down if the hostess requests me to do so- I'm not sure she knew I was recording . . . And after that last video was this one, capping up the night's events- very introspective: Enjoy25 Aug 15:41 | /food_and_drink | 7 comment(s)
Sun, 24 Aug 2008
Some Cooking Vids
I got a new Flip Video Ultra the other day. They're pretty goofy, but I wanted one just for giggles. Anyway, I wound up taking some clips (with Cory's help) when I went to the South Bay yesterday to cook some ribs for a party.
Here are the first two vids.... take it easy on me in the comments, I was just farting around. Just a note- I will upload the vids of the actual party because they came out well, I just need to edit them a bit. That was the prep, this is cooking: I'll have the other videos up later.. . .24 Aug 22:11 | /food_and_drink | 2 comment(s)
Fri, 22 Aug 2008
My Dating Life
Happy Friday! 22 Aug 17:13 | /humor | 0 comment(s)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008
Fat Ass, Missed Oppurtunity
This morning I went to Starbucks for a cup of coffee (long story, I overslept and the bus was slow, so I didn't have a chance to make espresso at home). And there was a woman two or three people in front of me on her cell phone.
The guys behind the counter were going fast, so they were asking ahead in the line- "sir/ma'am, what can I get started for you?" etc. They asked the woman on the phone and she couldn't hear them. Two guys in line (wearing earbuds ironically) said, "ma'am, they're talking to you". She said to one of them "I'm on the phone". One said, "I know, but they're trying to take your order." And she rolled her eyes at one of the guys! I looked at the ground and saw a piece of paper by the woman - a post-it note. I thought it was hers so I went to pick it up. It had two words written on it in thick sharpie: "FAT ASS" (on two separate lines). I was so tempted to say, "ma'am, you dropped this" to gauge her reaction. The cashier in line had seen me pick up the paper and smile when I read it so he asked what it was. I showed him and said that I was tempted to give it to her and say she had dropped it. . . . He said if I had done that he would've not charged me for my coffee (apparently she's a regular at that store-- and a regular b). So see kids, you can be rewarded for being an a-hole.21 Aug 13:17 | /food_and_drink | 3 comment(s)
Tue, 19 Aug 2008
Some Links/Stories
Quite possibly the most vitriolic rant about Great America's patrons I've seen. I like it even though it smacks of that SF snobbery I hate. As someone who loves streetfood, I hate stories like this one. (is streetfood a word?) That video at the bottom makes me hungry- and it makes me miss Guadalajara where I'd eat hot dogs like that after work. The vid's interesting if you have time- but then again, I'm one who thinks food-borne bacteria is fascinating. [The big 3? Salmonella, Botulism, and my fave: clostridium perfringens.] This story makes me nervous and frustrated about the movie biz. (no, it's not about box office reporting fallacies- my other rant . . .) There's also an interesting blogging meme/theme going around on the food blogs. But for me it was only interesting for about 3 minutes. It's called "The Omnivore's 100 which I saw first on either Chocolate and Zucchini or Becks&Posh, I can't remember. But it's kind of a lame ass list. I hate to say it, but it sounds very old-school British. And I mean that in the "I don't eat food from other countries and yet I live in an interesting area that has interesting food" kind of way. Snobby? Yeah, a bit. I mean, if you have to make a list of this stuff, you clearly aren't getting out enough, or cooking enough for that matter. So for food blogs to have this list seems kind of lame. I think Cory's even had most of this stuff and his list of forbidden foods is stuff of legend. 19 Aug 12:47 | /links | 0 comment(s)
Sat, 16 Aug 2008
Execs and PMs
GigaOm has a good article up listing their top 5 reasons business execs don't work well with (engineering) PMs. I liked this point in reason number 5: Failure to Focus ...There's no surer way to alienate product and engineering teams than to whipsaw them from project to project with an ill-conceived "Idea of the Day" approach. I'm not sure I agree with all the points in the article, but it's a good read. I can also see a c-level exec writing an opposite article "The Top 5 Reasons Engineering PMs don't work well with our Executives. . . " I think it's more common these days to see more complaints about Marketing Execs not understanding things though. But then again it's usually an easier group to make fun of. . . 16 Aug 14:24 | /tech | 0 comment(s)
Mon, 11 Aug 2008
More People on the Bus
After my last post, RD sent me an email to tell me about a type of character she runs into all the time. I thought I'd put her comments up as this separate post.
... there's more to read here ...
11 Aug 13:15 | /humor | 2 comment(s)
Fri, 08 Aug 2008
Luchador Shiraz
Just a quick wine recommendation for you (especially the Texans who read this).
08 Aug 13:27 | /food_and_drink | 0 comment(s)
Wed, 06 Aug 2008
Know Your Limitations
I don't know why, but I was thinking of things that I cannot do, or cannot do well.
Obviously it's a short list:
1. Eat soup gracefully
2. Stay awake for a whole episode of CSI:Miami.
I swear that show knocks me out 10-15 mins into it- and then it's off to sweet sweet dreams of the white-pants-wearing Eva LaRue/Natalie Boa Vista). 3. Stop my inner snob when I'm out and about... What's at the top of your list? 06 Aug 15:42 | /general | 4 comment(s)
Mon, 04 Aug 2008
The People on the Bus
Look, I'm the first to admit how lucky I am on my commute. I get to take an *express* bus. That takes away 90% of the riff-raff right there. And usually, there are quite a few hotties on my bus (mmm 1BX).
But I still like to make fun of people you see on both the express and "local" busses. I wish I had pics for this, but I haven't been able to sneak any lately.
Today I'll point out two generic types a la In-N-Out Burgers-- aka Animal Style:
... there's more to read here ...
04 Aug 20:49 | /humor | 2 comment(s)
