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07/13/2010 00:24 #52161
Shaken but not StirredCategory: art
07/10/2010 10:03 #52144
Tourism is overrated...Category: opinion
when there is a bucketload of work hanging on your head.
I recently visited with my brother in NYC (he is a brand new New Yorker). In the past, whenever my brother and/or I have been to the city, there was never enough time to do all the things we wanted to do. But now that one of us actually lives there, suddenly, there seems to be a dearth of things to do.
We hardly went out and cooked non-stop at home (a hidden sign of stress and general worry). We made some awesome complicated meals - but that is hardly touristy. The desire to do touristy things seemed to have vanished. I thought it was just me, but apparently my brother who has been in NYC for a month now hardly veers out of his home-office-gym-home route.
A tiny voice in my head keeps saying that I am not working hard enough and that my commitment to effectively fast-track academic milestones needs to quadruple. I think I agree with the tiny voice. But, all the same, it makes me sad that the romance of NYC seems to have suffered from a work-related paralytic stroke.
I recently visited with my brother in NYC (he is a brand new New Yorker). In the past, whenever my brother and/or I have been to the city, there was never enough time to do all the things we wanted to do. But now that one of us actually lives there, suddenly, there seems to be a dearth of things to do.
We hardly went out and cooked non-stop at home (a hidden sign of stress and general worry). We made some awesome complicated meals - but that is hardly touristy. The desire to do touristy things seemed to have vanished. I thought it was just me, but apparently my brother who has been in NYC for a month now hardly veers out of his home-office-gym-home route.
A tiny voice in my head keeps saying that I am not working hard enough and that my commitment to effectively fast-track academic milestones needs to quadruple. I think I agree with the tiny voice. But, all the same, it makes me sad that the romance of NYC seems to have suffered from a work-related paralytic stroke.
metalpeter - 07/11/10 10:37
Here is my idea. Go Visit him at christmas and do all the "All American" or "All American classic Movie" Stuff. Skating at rockafeller Center. Hey you are short have fun with going to see santa, that would be to funny, kidding. But then also stay and do the crazyness that is newyears with the fireworks and don't they have parades the next day. And I have no idea how much money or how hip you have to be to get into fuse or MTV or dick clarks thing, but go and have a blast. Your mission would be to have fun and see the city. At that point there wouldn't be any work to do hopefully, just an idea..........
Here is my idea. Go Visit him at christmas and do all the "All American" or "All American classic Movie" Stuff. Skating at rockafeller Center. Hey you are short have fun with going to see santa, that would be to funny, kidding. But then also stay and do the crazyness that is newyears with the fireworks and don't they have parades the next day. And I have no idea how much money or how hip you have to be to get into fuse or MTV or dick clarks thing, but go and have a blast. Your mission would be to have fun and see the city. At that point there wouldn't be any work to do hopefully, just an idea..........
07/08/2010 21:26 #52126
I feel the earth move!Category: music
How cool is acoustic Paul Gilbert singing Carole King?
Yep. Ãœbercool. The complete version in it's full glory. Check out the blow-your-mind guitar solo!
Oh, and this has got to be the coolest musical theatre parody of the song:
Yep. Ãœbercool. The complete version in it's full glory. Check out the blow-your-mind guitar solo!
Oh, and this has got to be the coolest musical theatre parody of the song:
06/26/2010 17:36 #52046
Spirit of summer salad dressingCategory: eating in
And you thought it was impossible to capture the essence of summer in a salad dressing, didn't you? Well... you were mistaken.
The inspired spirit of summer salad dressing:
-- Extra virgin olive oil
-- Granny Smith Apples
-- Super ripe heirloom tomatoes
-- Garlic (smashed with the apples, oil and tomatoes in a mortar and pestle)
-- Ripe oranges
-- Jalapeños
-- Green onions
-- Salt
-- Black pepper.
Blend all of this together in a blender and voila, you have spirit of summer in the blender jar. I recommend tossing kale, red-onions, roasted almonds and strawberries with this dressing for a super-awesome summer salad. :-)
The inspired spirit of summer salad dressing:
-- Extra virgin olive oil
-- Granny Smith Apples
-- Super ripe heirloom tomatoes
-- Garlic (smashed with the apples, oil and tomatoes in a mortar and pestle)
-- Ripe oranges
-- Jalapeños
-- Green onions
-- Salt
-- Black pepper.
Blend all of this together in a blender and voila, you have spirit of summer in the blender jar. I recommend tossing kale, red-onions, roasted almonds and strawberries with this dressing for a super-awesome summer salad. :-)
paul - 06/28/10 15:51
Sounds good to me. I like anything with orange and garlic.
Sounds good to me. I like anything with orange and garlic.
fantastic. I'm speechless.