My Carbon Footprint Needs a Rest

Phew. I’m back and glad to be out of the car. Paper was made and fun had by all. Some notes from my travels:

  • Scrapple is loved by many in PA. Ew.

  • The Strangers was *the* lamest movie. Ever. I probably would’ve been better off seeing Shama-lama-ding-dong’s The Happening.

  • I suck at Guitar Hero. But I bet I would rock at Keytar Hero if there was such a thing.

  • I do not recommend driving over the Tappan Zee bridge while it’s hailing and oh yeah, zero visibility.

And She's Off!

Am heading down to PA for a couple of days to make paper with my sister. If you're curious as to what this entails, this little Flickr tutorial gives a nice overview: How to Make Paper
Just add kids, a dog and general mayhem to that photoset and that's what I'll be doing!

And now I leave you with a Simpsonized version of myself wearing a barrel...







Close Encounters of the Dirty Kind

Last night I learned an interesting fact about the drive-in movie theater I pass everyday on my way to work: at one point it showed porn. At a drive-in?! For some reason that totally cracks me up! So would the modern day equivalent be porn at an Imax?

What!? No Kevin Bacon Special?


Underpaid

Food Coma


Wow - this weekend has been all about the food.

Friday night was spent on Federal Hill: dinner at Zooma and dessert at Pastiche. Zooma was okay. The service was great and my meatballs were yummy but they earned themselves a #3 spot on my "If I Ever Own a Restaurant I Will Never Do This..." list by playing a top 40 radio station. I'm sorry but this isn't a Subway. If I'm going to be spending that much money I better have some commercial-free music playing in the background. Granted I wasn't the one actually paying the bill but still..... As for Pastiche, oh sweet Pastiche, nothing bad can be said. My Mom ordered this peach tart that I actually commandeered as my own and have been dreaming of it since.

Saturday was breakfast at Panera, sushi for lunch and then a huge cookout in our backyard for which I made Rosemary Grilled Shrimp, a Corn, Bean and Cilantro Salad and a Tomato, Red Onion, and Basil Bruschetta. Xoc duked up some rib-eyes on the grill and we were golden.

And then if Saturday night wasn't gluttonous enough, Xoc made his kick-ass omelettes for breakfast on Sunday.

I think I feel the shakes coming on from not eating anything in the past hour.

In Search of the New, Pt. 2


  • last.fm

    Of the various sites I'm probably on here the most.