All Things Chill

I was toying with the new Windows Live Messenger’s video conference option with Jenny today. TONS O’ FUN. It even gave me a chance to test out a new webcam driver for one of my old skool webcams that I found in an unopened packing box… And the microphone still won’t work. [...]

Dj Z-Trip feat. Chester Bennington of Linkin Park - The Walking Dead + The Crow fan music vid (made by dirtyxsyringe)
Happy Halloween everyone! A scuuurrrrryyyy haunted house on Polk street and a lil’ music vid to set the mood. I’ll post my costume tomorrow (if I get to wearing one lol)!
RAWR.
~Spec

Larger view here. Slept in, with nothin’ to do until the afternoon! Kellog’s Smart Start, Silk vanilla soymilk, slivered almonds and dried apples, currants, cherries and apricots that I picked up from the farmer’s market. A nice colorful (and simple) fall breakfast!
Crunchy and sweet!
~Spec

Sauteed chicken with broccoli rabe and chive and Parmesan couscous, served with 3 kinds of roasted winter squash and roasted pumpkin seeds topped with a balsamic vinegar reduction.
Larger view here. My take off of Mark Domen’s Winter Squash Skewers from One Market Restaruant. I sauteed chicken with butter then cut in strips and [...]

New album from the R&B group that quite honestly made me the huge cheesy sap that I am today: Boyz II Men. If you were born in the 80’s (which is kind of depressing that some of you arent LOL), you’ve grooved to their music on more than one occassion. And if [...]

YouTube movie here (9:18 minutes running time). Another “streaming conciousness-like” catch-up video blog post. Do you want to play too? Huh, huh? Do ya? Instructions follow:
How to ViBlog:
1. Sign up @ Youtube.com.
2. Record video and save in a safe place.
3. Log-into Youtube and upload your [...]

Niku = Meat in Japanese! I seared Brandt Beef skirt steaks - 1 minute on each side. I added Kosher salt and cracked pepper. I served pesto penne pasta and sauteed zucchini. I power napped. I ate an energy bar. I drank a Red Bull. I tried to [...]

LOL. I really shouldn’t have posted it… but I think it has “Internet buzz word” promise a la “All your base are belong to us“. Imma keep that paper bag FOR-EV-ER. She meant well.
…SHE DID!
MmMMm dark choco champagne truffles.
~Spec

Hey,
When you did what you did, I became really worried. I still am. I know you need some time to straighten things out.. but you should also know that you’re scaring the shit outta me. I’m not trying to pry info from you, nor am I trying to be all up in [...]

What do you do when your company is suffering from 3 bad cases of brand identity? ADD ANOTHER ONE TO MESS IT UP EVEN MORE OF COURSE! According to Little Jenny C, Gap Inc. has created another brand… this time focusing on shoes. The new online-only site, Piperlime.com joins the already [...]

Picture courtesy of jcoglan.com.
So, who pops the collar of their polo shirt, blazer, etc.? Kanye West, Usher, other unimportant hip-hop personalities…
…and everyone in the bay area.
Did I not get FWD’d the memo on this? GOOD.
LOL.
~Spec

Sauteed chicken, slivered almonds on a bed of farfalle pasta with arugula garlic pesto.
Larger view here. I did a pesto demonstration @ work yesterday, and it was so rewarding to watch the audience say stuffs like “WOW, PESTO IS SO EASY,” & “ZOMG I MAKE PESTO TONITE KTHXBYE.” I didn’t use the regular [...]

New excuse to waste away my life game: Animal Crossing - Wild World!
Animal Crossing: Wild World, known in Japan as “Come to Animal Forest” is a life-simulation video game developed by Nintendo for the the Nintendo DS handheld video game console in 2005. It is the follow-up to the GameCube video game Animal Crossing, a [...]