Meditation2

We're all gonna die anyway

Bad news for Nalgene water bottles users, like myself.

Bisphenol A -- the prime chemical in making the polycarbonate plastic popular in durable, clear Nalgene water bottles -- has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years from scientists who caution that it's found in thousands of consumer products and has invaded the human body.

But researchers have found that at doses below or at a federal safety guideline, the chemical can disrupt hormone systems of lab animals, affecting the workings of their brains.

Louisiana and Mississippi

Poplarville, Rodney (ghost town!), and Natchez, Mississippi

Satanism!!?

What privacy?

"AOL Eavesdrops, Grants Itself Permission To Steal Your AIM Conversations"

Although you or the owner of the Content retain ownership of all right, title and interest in Content that you post to any AIM Product, AOL owns all right, title and interest in any compilation, collective work or other derivative work created by AOL using or incorporating this Content. In addition, by posting Content on an AIM Product, you grant AOL, its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns, agents and licensees the irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to reproduce, display, perform, distribute, adapt and promote this Content in any medium. You waive any right to privacy. You waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the Content or to be compensated for any such uses.

I bet we're gonna start seeing ads that are based on our AIM conversations like in Gmail.

Napoleon Fender

It's the Napoleon Dynamite vs. Fender from Robots dance off. Marketing people are so wacky.

Past shows

Upcoming.org now lists all the past events that were previously "upcoming." Here's my list for the past year.

Feb 18, 2005 Secret Machines / Moving Units
Feb 15, 2005 Interpol
Feb 08, 2005 Eisley / The Elected
Jan 14, 2005 Album Leaf
Dec 18, 2004 The Rum Diary, From Monument To Masses, Continental
Dec 02, 2004 Keane / The Dears
Oct 30, 2004 Lovemakers
Oct 02, 2004 Snow Patrol with Eisley
Oct 01, 2004 The Libertines with Radio
Sep 21, 2004 Electrelane
Sep 18, 2004 Deerhoof
Aug 26, 2004 Slender (CD release), The Girls
Aug 17, 2004 Built to Spill
Aug 14, 2004 Dios, Sensations, Audio Out Send
Jul 30, 2004 Rilo Kiley
Jul 13, 2004 Deerhoof
Jul 11, 2004 Vue, Evening, Black Cat Music, Guilty Party
Jul 01, 2004 The Briefs, The Girls, The Bodies
Jun 27, 2004 The Ponys
Jun 11, 2004 The Lovemakers @ Cafe Du Nord
Jun 01, 2004 The Shins
May 21, 2004 Bob Schneider
May 14, 2004 Peaches
Mar 16, 2004 Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Mar 12, 2004 The Girls, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, The Ponys, The Lashes
Mar 05, 2004 Directions in Sound (Polysics, Dengue Fever, Dealership)
Feb 24, 2004+ Noisepop Festival

Well, since Martha is gonna be on reality TV...

Savage Crafters, Start Your Glue Guns! Craft Corner Deathmatch on Style Network is on tomorrow at 7. It's like Iron Chef meets Martha Stewart.

Shake it like a cocktail shaker

I feel like I have nothing profound to say anymore. Although, this might be a good thing. Maybe I'm coming to terms with my own lack of... er... profoundness. Profundity? Whatever.

I'm going to talk about hot boys now.

Gael Garcia Bernal is in a movie, which is in post-production at the moment, called The King. He plays a character called Elvis. It's in English. I have no idea when it'll be released. Yeah... anyway, he's also in a Michel Gondry movie called The Science of Sleep but that won't be out for quite a while, I think.

Oh, and last night I went to Elbo Room so that The Boy can could impress me with his champion Ms. Pacmac skills, not that I impressed by such accomplishments. We get to the bar and I can only think about what I should have to drink but The Boy is suddenly very flustered. "It's slow. Ms. Pacman comes in slow and fast versions and I can't play the slow one!" Ah, I see. So we get our drinks and head over the machine. "It's the slow one!" He makes a bunch of excuses and gives up. I didn't care that he lost. Not at all. After that we jumped into the photobooth near the pool table and made silly faces at the camera. When we finally found seats at the bar I remembered this bar he had mentioned to me. He said it had $12 pint glass sized martinis. I suggested we go there and we did.

Blondie's on Valencia. Wow, now that is a trashy place. The drunken group of girls on the front patio should have tipped me off but I wasn't paying that much attention at first. A fair $3 cover became well worth it. Gigantic, fruity, $12 martinis and desperate ladies and the men who are too settled into their barstools to go up and flirt with them. We found some seats in the back that faced the dance floor. Perfect. I love watching people. There was an average looking guy with three scantily clad average looking girls dancing to "Shake It Like a Salt Shaker." I'm in love with this place. So in love that right after The Boy and I finished our "G-spot" martini we stumbled home as fast our drunken legs would go.

I hate tek nawl ohhh geeeee

My MD recorder is broken. :( :( :( I remember back in the day when things actually worked. My brother's super old MD player/recorder still works but my newer, fancier one is already broken.

:weep:

Is it time to submit to the world of iPod already?

Living to eat

I've been eating a lot of Cara Cara and blood oranges. Sooo tasty!

I've discovered recently that kale is pretty good sauted with olive oil and kalamata olives with a squeeze of lemon juice to finish.

I made a cheesecake today. It took 2.5 pounds of cream cheese! And nearly two hours in the oven.

I bought a coffee grinder, finally. Coffee made with a french press is so much better than ones make with a drip machine so now with a grinder my coffee can be even more deelish!

I've been visiting the Epicurious Food Dictionary everyday to learn more culinary terms. Like: spaetzle.
[SHPEHT-sluh, SHPEHT-sehl, SHPEHT-slee] Literally translated from German as "little sparrow," spaetzle is a dish of tiny noodles or dumplings made with flour, eggs, water or milk, salt and sometimes nutmeg. The spaetzle dough can be firm enough to be rolled and cut into slivers or soft enough to be forced through a sieve or colander with large holes. The small pieces of dough are usually boiled before being tossed with butter or added to soups or other dishes. In Germany, spaetzle is served as a side dish much like potatoes or rice, and is often accompanied by a sauce or gravy.

I would never make it as a professional chef; I'm sure of this. Chef never, gourmand forever.

I really need an effin KitchenAide mixer. My arms hurt. Ah well, it's a work out.

My first attempt at making creme brulee was pretty sucessful. Learning to burn th sugar on top perfectly is gonna take a few more tries, I think.

Heaven must smell like bergamot.

Sleepy

For not having a whole lot of responsibilities I've been busy. More later.