Ode to Ruby Burgers:
perhaps the most
delicious
thing to ever
exist
all other food
seems a waste of
time.
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Hot 97:
We have just been informed by Building Management that there will be a rally today beginning at approximately 2:00 p.m. outside of 395 Hudson Street (across Hudson Street in front of the construction site) protesting comments made by an on-air personality of the radio station. Building Management has assured us that they are taking the necessary precautions to ensure the security of our building and its occupants.
Interesting... this makes me a little nervous. Two people have now been shot in front of my building. And I have to go to a meeting at 2:15. I hope this is a peaceful rally.
We have just been informed by Building Management that there will be a rally today beginning at approximately 2:00 p.m. outside of 395 Hudson Street (across Hudson Street in front of the construction site) protesting comments made by an on-air personality of the radio station. Building Management has assured us that they are taking the necessary precautions to ensure the security of our building and its occupants.
Interesting... this makes me a little nervous. Two people have now been shot in front of my building. And I have to go to a meeting at 2:15. I hope this is a peaceful rally.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
ah, memorial day weekend, a time for barbecues, beach days and picnics. none for me though. instead i had a graduation and a mofo party. graduation was less than thrilling but mofo made up for that. the theme: black and white masquerade ball. i did a little variation on the theme with black and pink. aren't we cute?we drank our requisite table-full of red bull vodkas:
met some priests:
danced like fiends:
and ate some fries!
all in all, a very successful mofo. and nobody cried!
see you at the 4th of july!
Friday, May 19, 2006
Gothamist reported that there could be a tornado cruising around Manhattan. This truly is the apocolypse. Well, I'll just sit here stuffing envelopes till the roof falls on my head.
Actually, that's not true, I'm going to head out into the rain/thunder/tornado/hailstorm because I am desperately in need of some CHEESE!!!! After a long night of drinking last night and no dinner, my belly woke up crying for a hangover breakfast of grease and cheese. Unfortunately I had to go to work so I briefly satiated myself with a rice cake and peanut butter on the walk over. But now in 7 minutes I am going to brave the weather to get my fix.
I feel like it's been a long time since I've had a big night out and followed it up with a truly satisfying brunch. I suppose that's because a) I don't go out as much anymore and b) I keep having things to do on these weekend mornings. Stupid activities. I need some lazy days.
But the happy news is... NEXT WEEK BEGINS SUMMER FRIDAYS!!! 3:30 closing every week! I have to leave at 3:30 anyway for the next two weeks for family activity weekends, blech. But then follow 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13 weeks of summer!!! All I can think of is leaving work, picking up an ice coffee, and strolling. Oooh, can't wait for the apocolyptal weather to end and the strolling to begin.
Actually, that's not true, I'm going to head out into the rain/thunder/tornado/hailstorm because I am desperately in need of some CHEESE!!!! After a long night of drinking last night and no dinner, my belly woke up crying for a hangover breakfast of grease and cheese. Unfortunately I had to go to work so I briefly satiated myself with a rice cake and peanut butter on the walk over. But now in 7 minutes I am going to brave the weather to get my fix.
I feel like it's been a long time since I've had a big night out and followed it up with a truly satisfying brunch. I suppose that's because a) I don't go out as much anymore and b) I keep having things to do on these weekend mornings. Stupid activities. I need some lazy days.
But the happy news is... NEXT WEEK BEGINS SUMMER FRIDAYS!!! 3:30 closing every week! I have to leave at 3:30 anyway for the next two weeks for family activity weekends, blech. But then follow 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13 weeks of summer!!! All I can think of is leaving work, picking up an ice coffee, and strolling. Oooh, can't wait for the apocolyptal weather to end and the strolling to begin.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
good news!!! my ipod is fixed!!! apparently everyone who said that i just needed to google "ipod" and "frozen" and would be able to figure out a fix was CORRECT! you are all some smart people. also, my phone broke yesterday and then fixed itself. it was a day of ups and downs. and i had ice cream for lunch, so it was overall a good day.
in high school, i used to lie in bed and think through the next day. i would rate all my classes good, bad or neutral and then add up the day's score. things were so much more discrete back then. i think that's the problem with adult life - it's too hit or miss. wouldn't it be great if we could say "ugh, i have my fundraising job for an hour tomorrow morning, but then i have two optas in a row!" haha, opta. optional time activity.
in high school, i used to lie in bed and think through the next day. i would rate all my classes good, bad or neutral and then add up the day's score. things were so much more discrete back then. i think that's the problem with adult life - it's too hit or miss. wouldn't it be great if we could say "ugh, i have my fundraising job for an hour tomorrow morning, but then i have two optas in a row!" haha, opta. optional time activity.
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Things that taste good (that i have eaten today):
mud coffee (caffeineatacious!)
chocolate covered cherries
curried chicken salad (even better with grapes in it! no onions though, they fell on the floor.)
more chocolate covered cherries
Things that are disgusting:
balance bars. who knew? i thought it would be like a luna bar, which i quite enjoy. but not at alllllll. i got the yogurt honey peanut one. it had the texture of nougout (how is that spelled?) - mushy with a mushy coating. to be fair, i should point out that i don't like nougout. oook it is disgusting. but there weren't even any peanuts in it! i guess it's just peanut flavored? rather unfair. and i swear, there was a distinct aftertaste of fish! with the first bite, i thought i was just crazy, so i tried one more. definitely fish. goodbye balance bar, you can balance in the trash can. good thing i have more chocolate covered cherries to drown out the flavor!
that really was a stroke of luck - i got a bag of chocolate covered cherries in my thank-you present from my boss after the big event. (this was not a surprise, as i picked out and ordered the gift myself.) i hoarded them slowly throughout the month until yesterday when i was overtaken and ate six of them. they're pretty good-sized, so six might have been too many for one sitting, judging by the belly-ache. after the binge, there was one sad cherry alone in the bag. then today, my other boss came in with a whole new bag of chocolate covered cherries as a thank-you for another event! hoo-ray!! events are bad in nearly every way, but you certainly do get nice goodies. i could open a perfumerie and a chocolate covered cherry shop. scratch that, i eat the latter, it's the former that are starting to stockpile.
one sad thing to note: harry and david chocolate cherries (former stash) are far superior to chukar cherries (latter stash.) the chukar ones have kind of a malt-y flavor that isn't meshing as well with the cherries. but, what can you do, gotta get the fix!
mud coffee (caffeineatacious!)
raisin bran
strawberrieschocolate covered cherries
curried chicken salad (even better with grapes in it! no onions though, they fell on the floor.)
more chocolate covered cherries
Things that are disgusting:
balance bars. who knew? i thought it would be like a luna bar, which i quite enjoy. but not at alllllll. i got the yogurt honey peanut one. it had the texture of nougout (how is that spelled?) - mushy with a mushy coating. to be fair, i should point out that i don't like nougout. oook it is disgusting. but there weren't even any peanuts in it! i guess it's just peanut flavored? rather unfair. and i swear, there was a distinct aftertaste of fish! with the first bite, i thought i was just crazy, so i tried one more. definitely fish. goodbye balance bar, you can balance in the trash can. good thing i have more chocolate covered cherries to drown out the flavor!
that really was a stroke of luck - i got a bag of chocolate covered cherries in my thank-you present from my boss after the big event. (this was not a surprise, as i picked out and ordered the gift myself.) i hoarded them slowly throughout the month until yesterday when i was overtaken and ate six of them. they're pretty good-sized, so six might have been too many for one sitting, judging by the belly-ache. after the binge, there was one sad cherry alone in the bag. then today, my other boss came in with a whole new bag of chocolate covered cherries as a thank-you for another event! hoo-ray!! events are bad in nearly every way, but you certainly do get nice goodies. i could open a perfumerie and a chocolate covered cherry shop. scratch that, i eat the latter, it's the former that are starting to stockpile.
one sad thing to note: harry and david chocolate cherries (former stash) are far superior to chukar cherries (latter stash.) the chukar ones have kind of a malt-y flavor that isn't meshing as well with the cherries. but, what can you do, gotta get the fix!
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
bad news
my ipod is broken!! i can access the music if it is plugged into the computer, but otherwise it just has a big checkmark on it and none of the buttons do anything. this is so annoying! i've only had it for 4 months and i don't even use it that often, just at the gym. ipods are garbage. now i have to deal with bringing it in to see if they can fix it. ugh. but first i should take all my stolen music and put it on my computer in case they can't fix the ipod. i wonder how i do that. who would have thunk i'd be on to oliver III so quickly? i like the name oliver jr. better. oh ollie!!!!
my ipod is broken!! i can access the music if it is plugged into the computer, but otherwise it just has a big checkmark on it and none of the buttons do anything. this is so annoying! i've only had it for 4 months and i don't even use it that often, just at the gym. ipods are garbage. now i have to deal with bringing it in to see if they can fix it. ugh. but first i should take all my stolen music and put it on my computer in case they can't fix the ipod. i wonder how i do that. who would have thunk i'd be on to oliver III so quickly? i like the name oliver jr. better. oh ollie!!!!
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
expedia is stupid
i've gotten it into my head that i would like to go on a tropical beach vacation, just for a few days. i know, it's almost summer, but i think that's a fine time to go. two years ago, shun, cyni and i went to jamaica for 5 days in the middle of july, and it was awesome. fabulous. wonderful. the life. so, if i could find a good deal i would try to organize this trip. i want a cheap, all inclusive vacation where i can lie on a tropical beach for a few days with my feet in the ocean. but i want to do the looking with minimal work. i looked up beach vacations on expedia and this is the pearls of wisdom i received:
So many beaches, so little time! You know you want to go somewhere that’s sunny and sandy—but how to choose from there? One simple way to narrow down the possibilities is to think about what you want to do while you’re there (besides laying about in the sun!).
it then narrows down into choices like family fun, active beach stuff, romantic, etc. i think this is extremely stupid. the way to narrow down the possibilities is by PRICE. you should just be able to say, "hey expedia, at some point over the next two months, i would like to go to a tropical beach resort. i would like to leave from NYC. please give me choices and sort them by price."
sometimes i don't even care if it's the beach, i just want to go on a trip. surely i am not the only cheap bastard who will go anywhere if it's a good deal. there must be a site with "good deals leaving from NY." travel stuff is so tricky though, you have to trust where you're getting it from. i'm not buying plane tickets off a popup ad.
end of rant.
i've gotten it into my head that i would like to go on a tropical beach vacation, just for a few days. i know, it's almost summer, but i think that's a fine time to go. two years ago, shun, cyni and i went to jamaica for 5 days in the middle of july, and it was awesome. fabulous. wonderful. the life. so, if i could find a good deal i would try to organize this trip. i want a cheap, all inclusive vacation where i can lie on a tropical beach for a few days with my feet in the ocean. but i want to do the looking with minimal work. i looked up beach vacations on expedia and this is the pearls of wisdom i received:
So many beaches, so little time! You know you want to go somewhere that’s sunny and sandy—but how to choose from there? One simple way to narrow down the possibilities is to think about what you want to do while you’re there (besides laying about in the sun!).
it then narrows down into choices like family fun, active beach stuff, romantic, etc. i think this is extremely stupid. the way to narrow down the possibilities is by PRICE. you should just be able to say, "hey expedia, at some point over the next two months, i would like to go to a tropical beach resort. i would like to leave from NYC. please give me choices and sort them by price."
sometimes i don't even care if it's the beach, i just want to go on a trip. surely i am not the only cheap bastard who will go anywhere if it's a good deal. there must be a site with "good deals leaving from NY." travel stuff is so tricky though, you have to trust where you're getting it from. i'm not buying plane tickets off a popup ad.
end of rant.
today i made curry chicken salad, which was very good. actually i made it on sunday to eat yesterday, but yesterday was too rainy for a picnic. today is a lovely day. here is the recipe:
1 3/4 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 lb skinless boneless chicken breast
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup plain yogurt
5 teaspoons curry powder
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 medium red onion, chopped (1 cup)
1 firm-ripe mango (3/4 lb), peeled, pitted, and chopped
1 cup red seedless grapes (5 oz), halved
1/2 cup salted roasted cashews, coarsely chopped
Bring 4 cups water to a simmer with chicken broth in a 2- to 3-quart saucepan. Add chicken and simmer, uncovered, 6 minutes. Remove pan from heat and cover, then let stand until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate and cool 10 minutes. Chop into 1/2-inch pieces.
While chicken is cooling, whisk together mayonnaise, yogurt, curry, lime juice, honey, ginger, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add chicken, onion, mango, grapes, and cashews and stir gently to combine.Makes 6 servings. (Gourmet June 2002)
except i made some changes (like the crazy epicurious commenters who make a million changes and then rate the recipe, it's so funny.) i didn't want to buy the mango and grapes because i'm a cheapo so i used an apple. and i used almonds instead of cashews because i had them. and, funnily enough, i just noticed that although i halved the recipe, i forgot to halve the amount of curry powder. but it wasn't that curryful, i think perhaps the powder had lost its oomph. it was over two years old, i think that is overly aged.
the chicken salad was nicely accompanied by some greens and some espresso brownies from starbucks. everyone's roommate should work at starbucks.
1 3/4 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 lb skinless boneless chicken breast
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup plain yogurt
5 teaspoons curry powder
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 medium red onion, chopped (1 cup)
1 firm-ripe mango (3/4 lb), peeled, pitted, and chopped
1 cup red seedless grapes (5 oz), halved
1/2 cup salted roasted cashews, coarsely chopped
Bring 4 cups water to a simmer with chicken broth in a 2- to 3-quart saucepan. Add chicken and simmer, uncovered, 6 minutes. Remove pan from heat and cover, then let stand until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate and cool 10 minutes. Chop into 1/2-inch pieces.
While chicken is cooling, whisk together mayonnaise, yogurt, curry, lime juice, honey, ginger, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add chicken, onion, mango, grapes, and cashews and stir gently to combine.Makes 6 servings. (Gourmet June 2002)
except i made some changes (like the crazy epicurious commenters who make a million changes and then rate the recipe, it's so funny.) i didn't want to buy the mango and grapes because i'm a cheapo so i used an apple. and i used almonds instead of cashews because i had them. and, funnily enough, i just noticed that although i halved the recipe, i forgot to halve the amount of curry powder. but it wasn't that curryful, i think perhaps the powder had lost its oomph. it was over two years old, i think that is overly aged.
the chicken salad was nicely accompanied by some greens and some espresso brownies from starbucks. everyone's roommate should work at starbucks.
Monday, April 10, 2006
Friday, April 07, 2006
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
okay obviously i suck at blogging. it takes a long time to put up pictures, when you put up so many. perhaps i would do better if i just put up an occasional picture. and then in between i could write about extremely uninteresting things. i am getting oil from my sandwich on my keyboard.
right now i would just like to say that the people at dunkin donuts are idiots. why can they not remember to TOAST my TOASTED italian sub? it's not even like subway where any sub comes toasted or untoasted. dunkin donuts is so dumb that they have "toasted subs" - italian, ham and cheese, some others that sound too creepy to get. then they have regular subs - turkey and cheese, tuna, etc. i once asked if i could get turkey and cheese but toasted and the woman just stared at me and then i got an untoasted one. so obviously the paths do not cross. i don't even like italian subs but i got it because i am sick of ham and cheese and dunkin donuts sandwiches taste crappy if they are not toasted. and now here i am eating a crappy italian sub with all kinds of weird meats and it is yuck-o. and nearly $5, jeez louise. okay, this is the end of my insane rant. i'm going to eat my sandwich now. goodbye!
right now i would just like to say that the people at dunkin donuts are idiots. why can they not remember to TOAST my TOASTED italian sub? it's not even like subway where any sub comes toasted or untoasted. dunkin donuts is so dumb that they have "toasted subs" - italian, ham and cheese, some others that sound too creepy to get. then they have regular subs - turkey and cheese, tuna, etc. i once asked if i could get turkey and cheese but toasted and the woman just stared at me and then i got an untoasted one. so obviously the paths do not cross. i don't even like italian subs but i got it because i am sick of ham and cheese and dunkin donuts sandwiches taste crappy if they are not toasted. and now here i am eating a crappy italian sub with all kinds of weird meats and it is yuck-o. and nearly $5, jeez louise. okay, this is the end of my insane rant. i'm going to eat my sandwich now. goodbye!
Friday, October 28, 2005
Halloween 2005 - Day 1
Getting ready:
Shiva wins!
Where else would I keep my belongings?
Shun is not dressed as Venus or Serena.
Oh no! Motherfucker is cancelled!
We said hello to Marc and friends...(walk of shame - good costume!)
met up with Disco Stu...
and went to a bar in the east village.Someone asked Rachel if her arms were robotic.
Shiva's slutty arms are always grabbing places they shouldn't be.
Then we went to sixes and eights where there were lots of people in funny hats.
This guy looks very nice in my hat.
They were there for this fellow's birthday.Happy Birthday, Brendan!
But this guy has the funniest hat of them all. but what is the rule about purchasing a pre-made costume...
We did some dancing...
Peace out, yo.
Good times with hats at sixes and eights.
Except that Shun's jacket got stolen and Sean's wallet got lost. So we thought we would go to Caverna and dance our sorrows away. But the sleazy bouncer rejected Sean's poor id-less booty without a bribe of $20.
So for a change, we went to the Johnson's.
Shotgunning PBR - the perfect end to any night.
How do I do this, asks Shun.
Is this right?
Stu succeeded...
but Shun did not.
Just suck it out!
Shun knows how to do that...
We did some dancing...
Peace out, yo.
Good times with hats at sixes and eights.Except that Shun's jacket got stolen and Sean's wallet got lost. So we thought we would go to Caverna and dance our sorrows away. But the sleazy bouncer rejected Sean's poor id-less booty without a bribe of $20.
So for a change, we went to the Johnson's.
Shotgunning PBR - the perfect end to any night.
How do I do this, asks Shun.
Is this right?
Stu succeeded...
but Shun did not.
Just suck it out!Shun knows how to do that...
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Hooray! We are going on a road trip to Maine!
Shun and Cyni are driving because they know how.
Liz is writing in a notebook because that is what she likes to do.First stop: Providence, Rhode Island.
Wickenden Street is most delicious, says the freshman. He is correct.
Next Stop: Salem, Mass
A lovely place to sit and eat some fried dough.
Salem is a good place to see witches.
or be witches!
A scary, scary town. Also a good town to dress as whores.
We love to look like whores!
The nice men take photos of us as whores.
Then we go back to the scary stuff. Oh, but we did have some fun as whores.The next morning: Portland, Maine.
Where shall we have breakfast? Where has Cynthia never been?
An orgy of food at Denny's! Three meat-lovers breakfasts and a meat-lovers bowl.
Also, a man in a lobster hat. You just never know who you'll meet at Denny's.Next stop, the Alpaca Farm!
An investment you can hug!
"You are cute," says the Alpaca. "Thanks, so are you," says Cynthia.
They are cute. We took too many pictures of them.
And their fur makes a lovely cloak!
A beautiful day at the Alpaca farm.Also a good day for apple-picking!
An apple tree is a great place to be.
We like to put things on our heads.
And there was even a hayride. I give it an A+!
Hayrides are extremely fun.And now, onward to Bar Harbor!
Where we will finally eat the long-awaited
LOBSTER
mmmmmm...who needs utensils when you have hands?
and blueberry beer!
and stay in a cute, cute cottage.
Good morning, cottage!We're off to go whale-watching!
We are on a boat!
Sailing the open seas!
It was veeeery cold.
But we did see a whale! Hooray!
And then we took ourselves out for ice cream.Then, it was time for some nature,
so we headed to Acadia National Park...
with Ranger Liz!
Wow! What a beautiful view!
I can see Canada from here!
We are one with the universe.
All this nature makes me want to get drunk."No, I'm not stealing anything, sir! Just pretending to be a bartender!"
Meanwhile, Rachel interviews the night clerk of the hotel.Mainians are very creepy sometimes. Some of them seem like they might murder the hotel guests and stuff their bodies. Luckily that did not happen to us.
We ended up safe and sound in bed.
The next morning, we said goodbye to the lighthouse(no real lighthouses, but this was good enough), and headed homeward.
But we did make a pit stop in Bangor, Maine,
home of the world's largest Paul Bunyon statue!
(which was surprisingly hard to find.)
Look how small we are under the statue.
It was much too tall to climb.And then, after 17 hours of outlet shopping, we were homeward bound.
"A great trip, all in all," says ghetto Liz.
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