I came up with this last night and it was so delicious I just made one for lunch today.

1 whole wheat tortilla
1 Boca spicy chik’n pattie
mashed avocado spread
handful of lettuce

Start by throwing a spicy chik’n pattie on a plate and put it into the microwave for 60 seconds.  After removing the chik’n from the microwave, […]

I have exactly ONE Amazon MP3 purchase to use in comparison against over 1,500 total tracks bought from iTunes music store.  However, if this experience is any indication; Amazon will be seeing a lot more of me.  By ‘me’ I of course mean ‘my money’.

Item;  Royksopp “What Else Is there?” single
Price:
Amazon MP3: $5.99
iTunes store: $6.99
Format:
Amazon […]

I have my computers divided into two categories, work and play. My work computer contains only things which I need for work, and thus, I only do work on this computer. My personal computer contains only things for play. Lately, I’ve been waxing philosophical on what exactly it means to play on […]

Having my first experiences with selling used goods on Craigslist this week (prior CL experience was limited to more, um, intimate encounters) I find the idea behind “24 Hours on Craigslist” fascinating.

24 Hours on Craigslist is a feature-length documentary that captures the people and stories behind a single day’s posts on the community-focused, classified website […]

My bathroom used to be the most neglected area of my home.  In the washrooms of my younger years I would haphazardly throw in a few cheap towels from Christmas, an umatched bath mat on the floor, and a semi-clear/semi-moldy shower liner hanging from 75% of the hooks.  Now walking into my restroom I’m surrounded […]

I’m typing this post from the depths of an intimidating tower of precariously balanced cardboard boxes. That’s right, it’s moving time. Thankfully, I’ve been pretty organized and things though stressful, are rolling along. Having watched Greg endure the trials of his own move last year has helped. One great idea he […]

Oatmeal.  Filled with complex carbohydrates, fiber, beta-glucen, and a bunch of other stuff that is supposedly good for us.  There is nothing quite as satisfying as opening a dainty little packet of Quaker Oats Weight Control Banana Bread Oatmeal on a Tuesday morning and musing about the how good you’ll look at the beach.  Unless […]

I was just thinking about some things I feel are universally loathed, and thought it would be fun to get your ideas on the topic.  Post away in the comments.  (Remember, we’re shooting for ‘universal’ here.)
Here’s a few to start things off:

1)  Moving
2)  The DMV
3)  Fluorescent lighting
4)  Bad breath
5)  Body odor

Yesterday I had the unpleasant task of running to the bank to deposit the growing stack of money cluttering my house.  To avoid this whole teller/customer interaction I usually try to mail all my banking in , but alas, they don’t yet make envelopes secure enough to hold any amount of my cash.  So, I […]

I can’t imagine a more surreal, amazing sight than hundred foot waterfalls in New York City.  Thanks to the creative genius of Danish artist Olafur Eliasson, as of this summer, I won’t have to.
It’s about seeing water in a different way,” Eliasson told a news conference on Wednesday, unveiling plans for the waterfalls, which will range in […]

For the past week I’ve been keeping a video diary. Every morning I turn on my computer, open my webcam software, and record about 2 minutes of myself entailing my plans for the day and reflect upon yesterdays experiences. It’s been helpful in identifying patterns in my life that need improvement, but the […]

With all the buzz around “Anonymous” and their recently launched war against Scientology, I’ve found my own morbid curiousity with the cult rekindled.  It didn’t take long for me to come across a new, profoundly disturbing tidbit of lore, in the form of a 1983 Penthouse magazine interview with L. Ron Hubbard Jr.
One uplifting revelation?  […]

Sometimes, a concept comes along with so much perverted potential, I’m dizzy at the thought of it.  Such is certainly the case with “augmented reality”.

From wiki’s entry:
Augmented reality (AR) is a field of computer research which deals with the combination of real-world and computer-generated data. At present, most AR research is concerned with the use […]

There Will Be Blood

No Country for Old Men

Sweeney Todd

What’s wrong with me?  I need to go to the theater.

 
Laurent Haug recently offered up “Eight Strange Intuitions” and although I don’t agree with all of them, she hit the nail on the head here:
Our whole economic system will be reinvented around the correct assumption that people do not create for money but for fun. That day copyright and intellectual property will stop making sense, […]

I get a lot of packages.  Not as much as my neighbor who sells cock rings on the internet, but still, there’s usually a pile of boxes waiting for me.  Ordering from a variety of sources, I receive packages from a lot of shippers as well.  DHL is my new favorite.
The other day while waiting […]

Next Assignment
Pages: 207-End
Due: Thursday January 31st
Part 3
pages 142 - 206
Characters

David Russo - Protagonist, Harvard MBA, born / raised in Brooklyn, Italian-American
Dominick “The Don” Gallo - Biggest trader on the floor, part of NYMEX since start, $300 million fortune
Khaled Abdul - Nephew to Sheik Oman, part of royal UAE bloodline
Nick Reston - President (youngest ever) of […]

I’m regularly moving things out of my life.  If it’s too big, unused, or losing its value, I usually want to get rid of it.  I see little use on hanging on to things I’ll just wish I didn’t have later in life.
I used to use ebay almost exclusively for this.  Not only would I […]

Okay, okay, before flame war IV starts, I’ll add the PC caveat: not ALL wikipedians (i.e. people editing the publicly maintained resource) are assholes.  God knows Greg and I do our share of referencing from it, and by and large I find it helpful.
Still, even in the wild, wild west of wikipedia, I was shocked and […]

So far in the Bachelor Pad cleaning series we’ve covered dirty floors and dusty surfaces.  The last big things we have left are usually the most neglected areas of a man’s home, the kitchen and the bathroom.  Trust me, I’ve been in your bathroom.  It’s disgusting. And I’m not the only one who thinks so.
Luckily, […]

Long time UM ally and Christian Bale stunt double Goat forwards an interesting piece on the male:female ratio in one of the sexiest cities on earth, Rio.
If there ever was a place for single males to visit it’s the Brazilian beaches of Rio: for every 100 ladies in the city there are a mere 86.4 […]