I’m going to pick up some new kicks today – some gray surplus Jack Purcell® sneakers from J.Crew. I’ve been wearing my old pair of Campers for so long that it’s time to rock a more subdued set of footwear. They were great everyday shoes and went with pretty much everything but black. Now I’m looking for something more casual (but still with a lil’ soul).
They’re “worn in” and they felt great when I tried them on last weekend. That color is exclusive to J.Crew too. Long gone are the days where I sporadically jumped in a game of Running Bases or you know, like… uhh… ran up a mountain (LOL), which MEANS that I can buy walking shoes without any hesitation. If anyone I know comes by as asks…
Friend: HAY MAN, WANNA PLAY SOME HOOPS
I’ll be like…
Me: Nah man, I have my WALKING SHOES on. Next time, try and catch me when I’m wearing my “OMG I CAN DUNK EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN’T TOUCHED A BASKETBALL IN 5 YEARS” shoes on.
I’ll of course be sarcastic (I was gonna get those, but they weren’t available in RAGE ORANGE). They should last me a while (my Campers lasted about 1.5 years) and as I beat them up with daily use, they’ll only get better! Honestly, everyone calls me a grandpa anyway… I might as well look the part, right?
Korean Kalbi. Same recipe as before, but with a bit more heat. Match that with cold kim chee, freshly cooked sticky rice and a cold bottle of Hite beer, and you’re set (and susceptible to passing out) for the rest of the night.
Short ribs have been on sale a lot these past few weeks, probably due to the fact that summer is the season for grillin’. Stop by your friendly butcher (I use Don and Joe’s in Seattle – incidentally, I prefer Joe) and ask ‘em for a couple pounds. Also, ask them what’s on special and if you’re not familiar, don’t hesitate to ask. They’re trying to sell you more meat, so they’ll tell you the best way to cook ‘em. I have a pound of sweetbreads sitting in my freezer waiting for me to poach / saute ‘em off. MMMMmMmMMmMm.
Just pre-ordered Season 4 of House, just a second or two before it releases on August 19! If you act now, you can too! Hee hee. I heart House, and now that I finally have seasons 1-3 at home (they were scattered between Seattle and Chicago), Liana’s digging it too. HOORAY.
Apparently, Rich sent me an e-mail (via Mark) forever ago telling me that my comment system was all jacked up. When Cailin shot me a message yesterday telling me the same thing, I pursed my lips and said to myself… “wtf, I didn’t fix that?” So I figured that all I needed was an upgrade to Wordpress 2.6.
WELL KISS MY GRITS. IT WORKED. LOL. Comments are now open. Flood the gates with Internet diplomacy!
It’s 2 weeks late, but Liana and I went to Vancouver – Flickr album is here! We ate Goldfish for breakfast (hee hee). Imperial seafood (dim sum) in the marina district was decent, but HELLA EXPENSIVE. Robson street was cool, but a lot of what we have here in the U.S. (Gap, American Apparel, A|X etc.) and hella crowded.
Gas light district had more of a chill vibe. That being said… Baguette on Commercial Drive had the worst lemonade ever (and for $4 CAD) – not even worth linking. Mintage & another vintage spot was fun to shop in ($9.99 a pound for clothes!!!). Occupied has the cutest Japanese imports and Jules looked like something to check out next time, with a traditional French bistro menu. Liana got a lot of love for her shoes too!
We randomly met with Deb and Matt and checked out the HSBC Celebration of Light. It was a fireworks competition between China, the US and Canada. Canada ended up winning, but if the Chinese rocked the show like they did in Beijing during the opening ceremony… it’d totally be different. I don’t own a OMG ZOOM IN CRAZY SLR camera (yet), so I refrained from taking a lot of pics, but it sure was pretty tho!
Vancouver is a beautiful city. Easily walk-able with enough lil’ nooks and crannies to make things interesting without running into a tourist every 2 minutes. Sorta like Seattle. Definitely like SF. Chicago? Well… hee hee. Also… Liz: sorry we cut our 2-day trip short. We promise to stop by to hang out and just chillax!
What do you do when you’re visiting a church-related potluck for the first time? Make something that’s vegetarian, cheesy and definitely something in a baking dish. Hee hee. I loosely followed Ina Garten’s recipe of an eggplant gratin, but I added a few more zucchini and yellow squash to the mix to make things look pretty – they’re all in season and one cannot plate a dish on purple alone! Hee hee.
I cut back on a lot of the salt and layered the squash on itself on the outer ring and laid the eggplant slices in the middle for a nice “wtf is in this dish again???” communicado. If I were to make it nice and fancy fancy, I’d prolly bake it in a larger rectangular dish and take metal rings to cut out small 2”-3” towers to serve as a really cute appetizer with maybe some Parmesan crisps or micro greens on top? Hmmm…
When I pulled the gratin from the bag on location, I garnished with a few hand-torn sprigs of parsley. I put it on the table next to fried chicken and Chinese food… so you better know next time that I’m gonna make something not as healthy. MWMWAHAHAH. I snubbed a couple vegetarian’s at Stacy’s birthday… I didn’t want to do it again! What the heck am I gonna make next week?
One of the neighbors put out an IKEA shelving unit in our communal area and I decided to pull it into our place, wipe it down with a 5% bleach solution (cause you never kno) and stack things on it that would normally be sitting in boring cupboards.
I feel like that shelving piece is EVERYWHERE, but I’ll take it ’cause the price is right! I’d like to paint it to match our other furniture, but it’ll do for now. It sure does free up the clutter around the house!
Quick recipe! Fry eggs in butter sunny-side up. Find linguica or firm chorizo, cut into 3 inch slices and cut lengthwise. Broil sausages under broiler for 3 minutes or nicely charred. Toast english muffins. Slice cheddar in 1/4” slices. Half, de-seed avocado and slice into manageable pieces. Assemble and enjoy!
So. Having my main PC out of commission for weeks has been discouraging myself from blogging on the regular. Yes, I have my trusty Apple laptop, but it just feels *off* when try to I do the things that I normally do at my desk by lounging on the couch (or incidentally, on my stomach in bed while Liana sleeps).
Also, the iPhone has been getting a lot of love since I got it. I LURVE that damn thing. I make lists on it on the commute to work, chat with friends, watch a movie, take pictures of things that I would normally whip out the camera for and share things on google reader by fondling the screen every other article or two. I’ve also discovered running the Pandora app from it and transmitting in the car – it’s awesome-ly clear and totally better than what’s on your FM dial. If you haven’t already tried it, run it instead of your radio presets or your basic iPod mix… it’ll be a refreshing surprise!
Recently, I’ve been blessed with a schedule that parallels Liana’s, which gives me the luxury of hanging out with her and cooking dinner every night. I don’t really talk about it much, but I’ve been dealing with eczema on my dominant hand for more than 2 years and I’ve finally found treatments that work. EEEEEEEEEEE. That means I can start cooking on the regular! YAIES. So instead of sitting at my desk, alone… I’m spending time with the sole reason why I moved to Seattle. CHEEESE.
Even though I hate everybodys’ “OMG SORRY I HAVEN’T POSTED IN A WHILE” posts, this is one of them. But to be honest… I’m not really sorry, since I’m having a good time… just being a happy spiky haired Filipino. I KNOW I’M A JERKZ.
