So I’m not sure how I came across http://thebloggess.com/ but I sure am glad I did. This mess is just too damn funny. I wanted to share with the world just how awesome it is. So far http://thebloggess.com/?p=534 is one of the funniest things I’ve read. You can’t make this stuff up! Any way, that’s all I had on that.
Enjoy!
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Tonight after much drinkin, Kit decided that it would be in everyone’s best interest to drive the “penis car” to the strip club. We all (me an Bob) went along and hopped in the car. Well about 2 miles from the house Kit decided to get us pulled over. This was after the pushing the gas all they way down and hitting 70 in a 45. She totally was tyring to see how much penis she could get out of the car, and the cop that was sitting there caught on to her little game. Well needless to say, we got pulled over, she blew a something over the legal limit and it was all downhill from there. Well, with my persuasive powers, Bob’s kindness, and Kit’s boobs we got out of disaster. After all was said and done, my brother-in-law, Chris came to pick us up, Kit got off with 2 tickets, and we ended up heading back to my house. Travesty averted and the night will most likely end at my place. Yay for Powder Springs police!
That’s all I have for now. I may post more tomorrow…or I may just go for a run. Either way it’ll be a lot more fun than sitting in the back seat of a car waiting on a cop to issue us some punishment.
After reading this article, and sending it to Lewis, we decided exactly how the conversation must’ve gone. Enjoy.
Ben: Gene: Ok, so we need to get 3,200ft of cable over there. Any ideas?
Jeff: We could attache them to a helicopter and take it over.
Gene: Really? That’s the best you got?
Jeff: Well it’s better than the rocket idea I had.
Gene: What rocket idea?! OMG! Rocketz! Someone get me some rockets!Lewis: Gene Wang and Jeff Chong… of course
haha
Jeff: It’s a good thing I didn’t mention ‘a guy with a jetpack’ ideaBen: Gene: What’s that Jeff? Did you say something about a jetpack?
Gene: The noise from the rockets kinda drowned you out.Lewis: Jeff: NO, i meant. Deaf bats, yes, Deaf bats are poising a problem for the uh, hey look a rocket!
Gene: ROCKETZ!Ben: this is getting posted
Lewis: do it!
but use a rocket — somehow
fire bottle rockets at your keyboard
So there it is. I managed to get an actual transcript of how that conversation took place. Man, from now on I’m using rockets for everything at the house. If I need to rake leaves…rockets. Change the litter, yep, rocket. I don’t think there’s anything a rocket can’t help out with.
mmmmm, bacony!
Nope I did not stutter. This is the real deal. I will go ahead and add this to my weird food collection (which includes Maple-Bacon lollipops). Anyone up for some sandwhiches at my place?
http://www.uncrate.com/men/culture/food/baconnaise/
Tags: bacon
No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I’d know better.. better…
No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I’d know better.. better…
The hardest part, this troubled heart has never yet been through now,
To heal the scars that got their start inside someone like you now,
But had I known or I’d been shown back when I longed you’d take me,
To break the charge that brought me home…
that, all but would erase me
I never would not thought I could
No matter what you’d pay me
replay the part
You stole my heart
I should have known you’re crazy
If all I knew was that with you
I’d want someone to save me
It’d be enough,
But just my luck
I fell in love and baby…
All that I wanted was…
Now I know you better
You know I know better
Now I know you better!
So bittersweet, this tragedy wont ask for absolution,
This melody inside of me, still searches for solution,
A twist of fate, the change of heart kills my infatuation,
A broken heart provides the spark for my determination.
No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I’d know better, better…
No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I’d know better, better…
All that I wanted, was…
I know ,you know,you know better,You know, I know ,you know better,
Now you know me better
I never wanted you to be so full of anger
I never wanted you to be somebody else
I never wanted you to be someone afraid to know themselves
I only wanted you to see things for yourself
All that I wanted, was…
Now I know you better
Yeah we all know better
All that I wanted was…
I know better
I know better
I know better
I know better
If I were you, I’d manage to abhor the invitation
Of promised love that can’t keep up with your adoration
Just use your head, and in the end you’ll find your inspiration
To choose your steps and won’t regret this kind of aggravation
No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I’d know better.. better…
No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I’d know better.. better…
How is it possible that these are the lyrics to a song on the new GnR album and it’s one of the more rocking of the songs?! I mean I want some Paradise City or some Welcome to the Jungle. After like 15 years of waiting you think they could put something better together. Either way, I’m still all about some Guns N’ Roses, though at this point is more or less just the Roses part. Sadly Slash is not part of the “band” any more. Now it’s more like Axl and the Roses or some mess. Oh well, I’m warming up to the rest of the album. Lemme know what you think.
Yesterday Natasha and I decided to head to dinner in town. We’ve been trying out different places and I couldn’t come up with a good place so she suggested Vini Vidi Vici. I’ve heard good things about there so it was a no brainer. We met up and headed that way since traffic and parking would be a pain in the ass, riding together seemed like the only logical choice. Well, traffic in town was a bitch and we passed the place and had to circle back around, which is not as easy as it sounds in 6:00 traffic in Atlanta. So about an hour after our reservations, we made it.
Now typically I go for the crazy special item or the chef selection or what not at new places, but I was in the mood for something a bit more traditional. I decided on the Spaghetti Casalinga (Homemade Spaghetti And Veal Meatballs, Crushed Tomatoes, Garlic, Basil). I have to say, that junk was off the chain. Natasha had the Fettucine, an excellent choice. The only thing better than the entrées were the fact that they screwed up and didn’t bring out the Bruschetta. This prompted the manager to come over and offer desert for free! We went with the cheesecake. If you happen to go there, get the cheesecake, it iwas unbelieveable.
While the manager was over, I got to talking to him about what it takes to work in a kitchen such as theirs. I told him that I was looking to start culinary school next year and would it would be nice to know what all is out there. He said that they do internships all the time and gave me his card. He said to give him and call and see what all was avaialble. So I’ll give him and call tonight or tomorrow and see! How cool could that be? I would totally do that. Gotta start somewhere right?
I’ll post any word I hear from him. Last night was just fantastic all around. Great food, amazing company, and a possible career start. Yay for awesomeness!
Tags: awesomeness, restaurant
Yield
8 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 5 cups (1/2-inch) cubed peeled butternut squash (about 1 1/2 pounds)
- 2 cups (1/2-inch) cubed peeled russet potato (about 12 ounces)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups sliced leek (about 2 medium)
- 4 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 12 ounces baguette, cut into 16 slices
- 3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded Gruyère cheese
- 3 tablespoons chopped chives
- Freshly ground black pepper (optional)
Preparation
Preheat broiler.
Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add squash, potato, salt, and pepper to pan; sauté 3 minutes. Add leek; sauté 1 minute. Stir in broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until potato is tender, stirring occasionally. Place half of potato mixture in a blender. Remove center piece of blender lid (to allow steam to escape); secure blender lid on blender. Place a clean towel over opening in blender lid (to avoid splatters). Blend until smooth. Pour into a large bowl. Repeat procedure with remaining potato mixture. Stir in half-and-half. Cover and keep warm.
Arrange bread slices in a single layer on a baking sheet; sprinkle evenly with cheese. Broil bread slices 2 minutes or until golden. Ladle 1 cup soup into each of 8 bowls; top each serving with about 1 teaspoon chives. Serve 2 bread slices with each serving. Garnish with freshly ground black pepper, if desired.
Nutritional Information
- Calories: 329 (30% from fat)
- Fat: 10.9g (sat 6.2g,mono 3g,poly 0.9g)
- Protein: 12.8g
- Carbohydrate: 46.7g
- Fiber: 4.8g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
- Iron: 3.2mg
- Sodium: 813mg
- Calcium: 217mg
I made this a while back and decided I’d break it back out. It was an amazing soup that was full of a lot of earthiness. It was really filling and hearty. I would highly recommend this for a blistery winter day or a rainy fall evening. Warms you right up.
Enjoy!
Tags: cooking light, soup
Rockstar Erle
As you may or may not know I’m in Las Vegas this week for PubCon. This will be my second time in Vegas and so far things are going pretty good. Gretchen, Jeff, and I have been rocking the sessions pretty hard trying to gain as much information as we can.
There was an issue with the hotel checkin when we got here, but we finally made it. The downside of taking so long to check in was it looks like we got the shaft on the quality of the rooms. Gretchen is over looking some vents and power boxes and the roof of the adjecent building and the likes. The only positive to her room is that it is large and has a bad ass bathroom. I on the otherhand have a pretty nice view out the back side of the hotel (I can see the Palms and Rio) but have a bjankety bathroom. I reckon that’s the trade off. I’ve not seen Jeff’s room, but I hear it’s got a flats screen TV, decent view, decent bathroom (better than mine, but not quite Gretchen’s). Oh well, it’s not like we will be spending a lot of time in the room.
After we got checked in we headed around looking for stuff to do. First on the list was food. Both of us were wicked hungry and needed something to eat on the quickness. Gretchen wanted to experiece a buffet and I wanted to eat all the food in the world, so it was a perfect match. The buffet at Caesars Palace is dencet. It’s a bit small for the price. The food was ok but it was an odd mix and not a lot of selection. It was your basic buffet.
After the buffet we went to our rooms rested up a bit then walked down the strip to just take in the sights. It was a beautiful day and it was good to be in Las Vegas. Finally we managed to make it to the pool area for some adult beverages and a beautiful sunset.
Team BJ and GE
Jeff rolled up ons around 6ish. We were all famished from the sitting around not really doing anything and Gretchen wanted some Italian food. Well there was only one choice: Batista’s Hole in the Wall. I was here before and it was just as good as last time. We were lucky enough to have the accordian player guy come by. He asked where we were from, and when he heard Atlanta treated us to a little Georgia On My Mind. It was really pretty cool. The food was great and the entire bottle of wine I had to myself was awesome (Jeff and Gretchen split the red while I drank all the white). Unfortunately none of us could eat all our food and it went to waste. Oh well, it’s Vegas there’s always more food or something else to spend money on just around the corner.
Being Gretchen’s first time in Vegas she wanted to go out and have some fun, but on the flip wanted to keep it simple and calm seeing as we were going to be hitting up the conference the following morning at 7:30am. Well, as luck would have it we ended up at Shadow Bar at the hotel meeting new people, having a few drinks and just taking it easy. That is until we went to the “dance” club next to the bar. It was rather weak compared to virtually all other places to dance. The DJ was lacking any ability to get people on the floor, so after a few songs we headed out. A few pulls of the slot machine later on the way to the room and we called it a night.
So that was day one. Not too much going on. We just kinda got use to the area, tested the waters, took it easy and eased into the week ahead. I’ll be back with Tuesday’s post later on. Stay tuned for the crazy shenanigans of Team BJ* and GE.
*Team BJ = Ben and Jeff. While planning what sessions to attend Jeff and I signed up for the same ones and I dubbed us “Team BJ”.
Tags: dancing, drinking, foodstuffs, fun, gretchen, las vegas, shenanigans, team bj
OMG! I finally broke a 10 minute mile! That’s HUGE for me. I don’t think I’ve ever been able to do that. Like ever. This is literally the first time (at least that I have any memory of) that I’ve been able to run a mile in under 10 minutes. And to think I ran 2 more mile after that.
Time to celebrate!
Last night was pretty awesome. Gretchen invited a group of us out for drinks to celebrate her birthday (2 days prior). Before dinner, my friend, Jillian and I headed out to dinner. She wanted to head to Nava. I’ve wanted to eat there for a while and this was perfect opportunity. As with most new restaurants I like to try the special or what ever the waiter suggests. I ended up getting the chicken tortilla soup and Jillian had the wild mushroom soup. Both were pretty flippin good. For dinner I got the Jalapeño Giant Shrimp With Key Lime Essence, Black Bean Enchiladas, Pineapple Scotch Bonnet Glaze. In addition to that the waiter informed me about a special hot sauce/salsa the head chef makes. I’ve had some hot sauces before and the waiter said it was crazy hot. However it wasn’t that bad. However the flavor was amazing. Next time I go back, I’ll make sure to get that again. I really enjoyed the atmosphere, the company, and the food. Thank you Jillian for suggesting the location for dinner.
After dinner we headed over to the Cafe del Sol (next to the Highland End). We hung out with some people, had a few drinks and just had a good time. Since it was a school night we couldn’t be out too late, that and I had to drive Jillian back to her car then all the way back home. Despite having to leave early it was still good to hang out with some new people. I’ll have to hang out with this group again.
So that was that. Just a good night with good food and good people. One of those rare chill nights where things just go right.
Tags: new friends
