The Shitty Chef Adventures

1 Year Old!

2011-04-11T16:52:00.000-04:00

Macaron Parlour is one year (and month) old!

Lack of posting again.

2010-07-27T01:29:00.004-04:00

I've never worked this hard, made so little and being completely content about it! I'm lucky to have a wonderful gf right now in my life. The company is gaining some sweet traction. People tell us if we keep putting out a great product we should be fine.

There's been a sever lacking of posting here. I barely have time for my best friends lately. Once I figure out my schedule I promise to hang out soon again! Gina, Frank, and my 100 Asian friends.

Exciting news the past few months.

1. I'm an uncle!!! Jeanne Louise is a beautiful little girl that I will spoil. Born on June 18th. I was in at the hospital all day and watched all three world cup games.

2. My boy Eddie "muthafuckin" Huang opened up a second restaurant that I have yet to go to but the food looks amazing. Xiao Ye. I must go try and paste up a lucky $20 up on the wall. See you soon Eddie!

3. Huge shout out to Din over at Cheeky Sandwiches. He got a sweet shout out on the nytimes!

4. A big thank you for everyone who's tried our goodies the past few months at Macaron Parlour. It's always nice meeting new people. Having them compare our products to places across the Atlantic as well as introducing and educating people about macarons.

5. Now it's not news that I haven't baked for my gf. Anyone want to suggest a recipe?

I'm an uncle!!!

2010-07-02T09:03:00.002-04:00

Jeanne Louise Agostisi

I'm VERY happy as you can tell.

Macaron Parlour!

2010-04-15T13:10:00.002-04:00

Macaron Parlour is coming along very well. We have mini events lined up and will be at the Hester Street Fair on April 25th!

This Saturday our macarons will be featured at the New York Food Bloggers Bake Sale
This event will be located at the Brooklyn Flea.

I'll be there in the morning at 9:30. Come say hello!

Jackie Robinson Day!

2010-04-15T13:08:00.002-04:00

Happy Jackie Robinson day! I'm a big baseball fan and being a Mets fan there's a certain honer to being a fan of baseball today.

"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being."

Bacon Macaron (picture by Robert Gim)

2010-04-05T12:09:00.001-04:00

IMG_3074
Originally uploaded by bobbyballz

Oh yeahhhh!!! You better believe it!!!

Sliced Pork Belly!

2010-03-23T17:29:00.002-04:00

I made some yummy food that I just devoured. No pictures are coming along with this post. Sorry!

Pork belly plus onions plus messing around with seasoning plus penne = delicious! More details to follow when I edit this post but I had to post this.

moostachio is in full effect!

2010-03-18T10:52:00.000-04:00

I'm MooStachio!

Cooking... Actually Braising!

2010-03-11T11:01:00.002-05:00

The shitty chef is planning on cooking this weekend. I plan on braising some yummy stuff. Maybe pulling some recipe and mixing stuff up. Meat? Maybe oxtail? We'll see what the market offers. I don't plan on going Daniel Boulud on this shit but I hope it tastes good.

From Amazon.com

I'm Famous!

2010-02-24T17:56:00.002-05:00

Well, my boy Eddie is famous. I've been helping out at Baohaus and I'm proud to say that we're kind of a big deal. Big congrats to Eddie and the entire Baohaus family for letting me be part of this. It's pretty awesome.

Here we are in the times!

Julie Glassberg/The New York Times

Blog Goal

2010-02-23T13:50:00.002-05:00

My blog goal this year is to post 100+ posts. This is number 150 so 250 by years end. I can't say I have no time. Even two liner posts with random links should do. I want to keep my entertaining rants alive and going! Hope everyone (all two of you) enjoy.

Posts of the day from random facebook / twitter / buzz readings.

Sheena Animal Fact #16 - Dolphins have mustaches!

11 hours ago via Facebook for iPhone

Jeremy

Animal Fact #17 - Male dolphins will -- only on special occasions such as anniversaries and birthdays -- offer female dolphins what's known as a "mustache rides".

11 hours ago

Jeremy

That's actually not true. But what is true is that it is thought that dolphins are the only species other than people* that have sex for pleasure.

*I have been told people often have sex for pleasure, but I've never seen it happen in person.

11 hours ago

Scott

I've been maried 13 years theres no such thing as sex or pleasure

11 hours ago

Robear

@Scott LOLOLOL

9 hours ago

Today

2010-02-06T10:59:00.002-05:00

Today I had cereal. The cereal was good. The milk was cold and tasty. It's a good day.

Happy Festivus (for the rest of us)

2009-12-23T15:28:00.000-05:00

Keeping it Local

2009-12-21T00:15:00.001-05:00

Entrepreneurs Keep the Local Food Movement Hot - BusinessWeek - http://bit.ly/6Kd0M2

Sent from my iPhone

Making Soba Noodles at Matsugen via Zagat

2009-12-18T12:27:00.001-05:00

Making Soba Noodles at Matsugen from Zagat Buzz on Vimeo.

Rock on!

2009-12-02T00:32:00.001-05:00

Dangerous streets

2009-11-14T00:42:00.000-05:00

Pell Street is one of the narrowest streets that I've come across in
New York. It's home to Joe Shanghai's and a bunch of other no name
restaurants. I always enjoy walking on this street. The sidewalk is so
narrow you usually do "walk" on the street.

Link from Twitterrific

2009-11-12T19:15:00.001-05:00

A Recipe From the Chef: Thomas Keller's Chocolate Chip Cookies - Los
Angeles Restaurants and Dining - Squid Ink - http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/cookbooks/thomas-keller-ad-hoc-at-home-c/

Sent from my iPhone

I am a New York Jets (titans) fan!

2009-10-27T12:04:00.001-04:00

A True New York Classic

2009-10-09T12:27:00.001-04:00

Museum of Chinese in America

2009-09-22T21:57:00.001-04:00

Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) - http://www.mocanyc.org/

Sent from my iPhone

Kanye, You're a "Jackass".

2009-09-16T20:43:00.000-04:00

Food, it's a beautiful thing.

2009-07-31T14:57:00.000-04:00

Five of a Kind!

2009-07-08T16:39:00.001-04:00

I got tickets. Many many tickets =)

Ten days.

2009-06-09T11:41:00.001-04:00

Ten days until i turn 28. 10 years ago I was 18. It's a bit scarey and exciting. Time to party with friends and enjoy new memories =)

Jesse Villanueva: The Sneaker Connoisseur (NYTimes)

2009-06-05T09:55:00.002-04:00

NYTimes is getting a lot of street cred from me recently. They're putting out slideshows and audio clips of things that catch my attention. Check out the link below about Jesse Villanueva.

click me!

Love the shot!

2009-05-23T08:55:00.001-04:00

I really love this shot I took with my phone. It just works. Go AX for
providing the lighting.

Memorial weekend is here!

2009-05-22T14:15:00.000-04:00

Any plans?

Friday night I'll be partying it up in New York. It's been awhile since I've posted anything about my recent outings. I was in Gettysburg last weekend and Boston the weekend before that. Great time. I'm touring the east coast! New Orleans next weekend and Queens, NY this weekend for Kenny's amazing annual BBQ.

Cannon Ball! (did i spell can(n)on correctly?
Photo by: Blizzardzz

Dance dance revolution

2009-05-21T17:27:00.000-04:00

furnishing and little tidbits

2009-05-21T14:04:00.004-04:00

Scouring craigslist and random design sites. I've come across quite a few fun/interesting/boring/way expensive sites. The market is so saturated. I can't quite make a decision on anything.

When living in a rental with two guys you buy things to be functional. In my case I found things that were functional. Now that I'm alone, every little detail seems to define your space. Everything down to the chopsticks in your drawer.

I just bought two chairs thinking they would fit my counter, not bar, space but it turns out they're just a little high. Considering chopping the legs down or should I just resell them? Trade them?

The spot next to my building (rice crepes)

2009-05-08T16:33:00.000-04:00

I'm fully moved into my new place and I'm slowly exploring my
neighborhood. I found a nice spot next to my buidling that makes rice
crepes fresh to order. You can have them plain, with beef or with
small dried shrimp.

A cousin of mine who lives a block away from me suggested I check a
spot out on Monroe street. He claims it's better. I guess I'll have to
compare notes with him soon.

My New GF

2009-04-19T11:49:00.000-04:00

Her name is "Lala" and she's adorable. This pic was taken in flushing
while having dim sum.

Oooh chinatown shake it down!

2009-04-16T13:15:00.001-04:00

You will be finding more photos and stories about Chinatown in future posts from now on.

Bribes for Leases Alleged at Chinatown Mall (via gothamist)

http://gothamist.com/2009/04/16/bribes_for_leases_alleged_at_chinat.php
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6762840

Set up email blogging and I'm back!

2009-04-16T12:48:00.001-04:00

Yes, I've been busy.
Yes, I have not treated my blog right.
Yes, I'm a Mets fan.
Yes, I will be moving to Chinatown soon.
Yes, I'm am a Chinese American.
Yes, I vow to write more!

booya!

Another Beer Commercial

2009-04-06T14:10:00.000-04:00

I actually really liked this one. Especially because I'm in the middle of renovations. It would be nice to have a beer room.

Missing Unicorn

2009-04-01T15:52:00.001-04:00

Missing Unicorn
Originally uploaded by mysteryship

One of the funniest "missing" posters I've ever seen. Via Gothamist via Flickr.

Links

2009-03-31T13:01:00.003-04:00

Words to Watch

Small business resource center

Star Trek sequal already!!!

Citifield

Moving back home...

2009-03-31T12:58:00.002-04:00

I'm moving back home for a couple of weeks until my new place is done. I'm afraid. There's no internet connection and I think I still pay $5 a month for an AOL dial up of some sort. That's going to be interesting. Will I get logged off? Hmm...

It's been awhile since I've written here on Shitty Chef. Hope there are still people reading this crap. I'll be posting up before and after pictures of my apartment very soon.

The Big MOVE

2009-03-25T13:57:00.004-04:00

My past few and next few weeks have been and will be hectic. I've been in the process of renovating, packing and will be moving back to my parents place for a week and off to my new spot.

During this time period I have traded in my social life, snapped at 2 friends, spent a crap load of money, lost a lot of sleep and ultimately stressed myself beyond belief. I hate how Home Depot's prices are TWICE the cost because of convenience. I had no time to plan much so a lot of things are on the whim. Every says it's all worth it. I agree it's all worth it but the bottom line is I'm happy to say I haven't reached a breaking point at all yet. Sure i'm stressed here and there but these "problems" I have are nothing compared to more real things going on out there.

Barack-Etology (espn.com)

2009-03-18T17:15:00.001-04:00

Happy Day after St. Patrick's Day!

2009-03-18T09:38:00.002-04:00

I've been listening to a lot of Teriyaki Boyz. Here's one of my faves.

Teriyaki Boyz Feat Pharrell & Busta Rhymes - Zock On! [NEW]
by PeteRock

All I want for christmas are my two front teeth...

2009-03-11T19:24:00.000-04:00

National Carrot Day (Feb 3rd)

2009-02-27T09:39:00.007-05:00

So I missed National Carrot Day by about 24 days. That doesn't mean I can't celebrate it!

http://www.yestocarrots.com/

some more digging resulted in the Korean Carrot Song!!!

Update...

I found ANOTHER fun video. this one is about vegetables.

Day N Night - Kid Kudi

2009-02-24T00:20:00.002-05:00

I'll never forget my boy Mandon turning me on to Kid Kudi. He wouldn't stop talking about him and even got Kid Kudi to perform in his backyard in Jersey!

Quote of the Day

2009-02-23T23:50:00.000-05:00

Monday morning, the regular "how was your weekend" question.

Friend: my weekend was kindof weird.. this guy i had a mild flirtation with for years whos a friend asked me out every day last week and i put myself on house arrest to avoid the seduction lol

Classic!

Custom Shirts!

2009-02-23T13:48:00.001-05:00

http://www.shirtsmyway.com

My cousin just sent this link my way and it's a shirt site where you can fully customize your dress shirt to almost any way possible. It's very inexpensive and I plan on buying one soon just to see the quality.

Health Kick FAIL

2009-02-23T09:15:00.001-05:00

I went to an all you can eat Korean BBQ joint last night. Pics to follow.

The health kick!

2009-02-20T10:06:00.003-05:00

I'm back on health train. Oats, fruits, less processed items, more natural stuff. I figure if I replace eggs in the AM with soy fruits and oats I'm on track for a healthier longer life. I had chicken rice and beans last night. All natural foods. Maybe not the healthiest. Beats the hoho's and yodels I use to eat!

Oh so balanced!

What I failed to mention is fooddotout made a mean braised oxtail over grits the other night with figs wrapped with pancetta stuff goat cheese. The braised oxtail was inspired by our meal at Sorella.

The original "office".

2009-02-17T18:10:00.001-05:00

Remember this song...

2009-02-07T15:06:00.000-05:00

I use to love this song. It's so catchy! What what what what what what what...

N.O.R.E. - Superthug (What! What!)

N.O.R.E. - Superthug (What! What!)
by PeteRock

internet addict

2009-02-07T12:27:00.003-05:00

aol
aim
friendster
myspace
facebook
hi5
gchat
gmail
linkedin
blogger
metrofunk
tickerhound
iPhone
palringo
twitter
youtube
vimeo
flickr
nyc.gov
gothamist
notcot
hypebeast
hoodman
nytimes
bensbargains
lolkatz
piratebay
stuckincustoms
lifehack

Aol popped my cherry. Now I can't get enough.

I LEGO NY (NYTimes.com)

2009-02-04T14:34:00.000-05:00

Fun pictures of NYC via LEGOs.
http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/02/i-lego-ny/?em

On the Street | The Water Dance (NYtimes)

2009-02-01T12:37:00.000-05:00

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/31/fashion/20090131-street-feature/index.html

New Yorkers were left to leap and jump over puddles from a dusting of snow that led to a torrential rain last week. Some did it in style while others landed in deep sludge.

Music

2009-01-28T23:43:00.001-05:00

I'm currently listening to Teriyaki Boyz - Beef or Chicken, Beyonce - I Am...Sasah Fierce, Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack, NERD - Seeing Sounds and Santogold.

I <3 Vegetables...

2009-01-28T15:47:00.000-05:00

Peta's banned Superbowl ad. I think they saved themselves a lot of money with the free publicity they're getting.

'Veggie Love': PETA's Banned Super Bowl Ad

Post dedicated to Hip pop hopaty hop.

2009-01-25T18:17:00.006-05:00

I'm not going to sit here and tell you I know everything there is to know how hip pop. I mean Hip-HOP. Enjoy the clips.

Via hypebeast

Via Gothamist

Chinese New Year to do list.

2009-01-23T12:02:00.003-05:00

Chinese New Year always symbolizes a new start. There are little check offs that you must do before the new year. Here are a few things along with a short explanation. Clean your room to symbolize a new start. Cut your hair before the new year because if you do it afterwards you "cut away" your bad luck. You can't shower the day of new years because you'll "wash away" your luck. I take bi monthly showers so we're all squared away with the shower thing.

This year is the year of the Ox. I don't know what that means but I do love me some oxtail stew on rice over at 69 Bayard Street.

picture via gothamist. Blue balled bull. Bull or Ox - what's the difference? A bull has balls and an Ox had balls.

100th post!!!

2009-01-22T09:27:00.002-05:00

woohoo 100!

I commemorate this occasion with a random rant.

Fuck restaurant week. The food isn't at its best and the places get crowded. In any case here are some helpful links if you're looking to dine this week and next.

winter restaurant week
Open Table

Chinese New Year is on Monday and it's the year of the ox. Say hello to your mother for me.

I'm going to miss LVHRD on Monday because of CNY. I'll be home hanging with the fam. Check out (CLL) PHN-LCKN 09. In the spirit of the event I won't link anyone. You'll just have to figure it out yourself!

Do the DEW! Arghhh

OBAMA

2009-01-19T11:07:00.001-05:00

Long weekend coming up!

2009-01-15T14:46:00.002-05:00

I think I'll be writing all weekend. Nothing planned other than a party on Friday. Hmm...
possible topics:

Wii Fit
Update on my resolution of not drinking as much.
Parents are back in town.
How the weather is retarded here in NYC.
Upcoming possible trips.
How the shitty chef doesn't actually cook.
Other sites I have but haven't worked on.
My constant status updates on twitter and facebook.
Slow economy
Weddings that are coming up.

Plenty of topics to cover but at the end of the weekend I'll probably have nothing up.
Cheers!

Moustache

2009-01-12T10:53:00.002-05:00

According to Wikipedia a moustache (or mustache^[1]) is facial hair grown on the upper lip. Often the term implies that the wearer grows only upper-lip hair while shaving the hair on his chin and cheeks. Growth of all facial hair would constitute a beard.

I decided to shave my facial hair and leave a stache. In my opinion it didn't look good at all so I promptly shaved all my facial hair off earlier this morning.

Here's the anatomy of a stache by me.

Preop. Grow facial hair for about 10 days.

Apply shaving cream.

Rocking it out like Cochese in the Sabatoge video!

Perv Stache! Gross!!!

Angry Asian Stache!

Stash or not to stash

2009-01-09T16:03:00.002-05:00

I started growing out facial hair a little bit a week ago. Not sure how I feel about it. NYTimes feels the stash deserves its "15 minutes". Hmm...

Stash!

Real Estate Market Tanking...

2009-01-06T09:48:00.002-05:00

The real estate in NYC is tanking. No big surprise about that. It's good and bad. Good news is that there's plenty of spaces at discount rates. Bad news is that there are plenty of spaces at discount rates.

Lets put things in perspective for some regular folk out there that rent. Regular folk who include me! I have a link on my firefox that shows craigslist listings in manhattan for under $1000. I click it once a month to see what's going. About 6 months ago I would see, at a max, about 10 listings. I click today and I see 50. click here!

Here's another scarey article from gothamist today. The article throws a bunch of numbers around.

I hope this brings an influx of people from out of town into NYC pumping money into our economy. It already has in a way. Lower prices in NYC brings investors and tourists from outside our country. Things won't even out but lets slow the bleed a bit.

Hectic! - Summation of the past Year.

2009-01-04T08:48:00.001-05:00

I've been keeping my time occupied recently and haven't been able to post much. I keep telling myself to just do it already so here I go. During 08 there have been quite a lot of traveling, partying, eating and crazy weather.

My trip to China was an eye opener. Beautiful scenic views, amazing food, great people and a true culture shock. I've gone as a child but never as an adult. My senses were flooded. I have so many nice memories from there. The single bad memory was catching a stomach thing which cleared in 24 hours. It happens and I move on. Actually lost 10 pounds after gaining a solid 6. So netting a 4lb loss at the end of the trip. Ha!

The past year I've grown closer to my roommates. A few of my friends knew I never lived with anyone before moving back out to NYC. First year 07 was a tough one for me to adjust. Now I can say I'm fully broken in and ready to move out on my own in 09.

I've learned a lot with relationships this year. I've definitely grown as a person and people around me have helped me in the process. Everyone's perspectives are always helpful and help me carry on with my life.

I drank way too much this year. This year I've decided to give my liver a bit of a rest and try to steer myself into a healthier lifestyle. I figure I drank every weekend + an extra day or two mixed in there. 52 weekends in a year = 104 days + say about 25% of those weeks I drank on a weekday. Multiply that by atleast 3 drinks per session as an average = 375 total drinks in a year. Roughly $7 a drink and I spent a solid 2g's on drinks for the year. That math is completely wrong because I know I've drank way more than that.

Traveling for the year was great! I really didn't go anywhere until the 2nd half of 08. Hamptons, Jersey, LA twice, Atlanta, Miami, Philly for New Years and the giant kicker to China.

Culinary experiences were most definitely amazing. Summers are always about BBQ'ing it up and Kenny and George definitely always shine. Big apple BBQ was one of the most sweltering days of the year. Many nights at Wo Hop, Diners and street cart food have added to my cholesterol levels. Four steakhouses - Lugers, Wolfgangs, Chima (philly) and Robert's squared off that end. Still can't get a reservation at Momofuku Ko. I've padded the wallets of the BRGuest restaurant group. Had salty noodles at Ippudo, plenty of brunches at Essex, and many beers at The Smith which cost $6 now. No longer a $5 deal. Buckets of PBR a plenty at Black Bear. Free drinks at Essex, plenty of Mamosa's. Petron petron petron petron... How did I get back on drinking?

I'm quit blabbin and continue this another time.

Back from ATL!

2008-12-28T10:37:00.004-05:00

Talk about southern hospitality!!! An excellent trip. I got to experience a great Christmas, meet great people, hang out with sexy santas, eat great food and of course hang out with a great friend of mine.

Sitty! Gina's grandma. What a sweet soul.

Speachless!

Definition of awesome.

Great people at Two Urban Licks (food and decor pictures coming soon)

Schedule

2008-12-18T12:58:00.002-05:00

Friday - Dinner with Sam and entertain some friends in town from ATL
Saturday - Shopping hell, Holiday day out (shecky's thing), Long Island for a holiday party
Sunday - Upstate maybe?
Monday - Work and pick up car insurance in Chinatown. Maybe grab some food for the office?
Tuesday - Dinner with Christy and pack for ATL
Wednesday - Half day, lunch with the boys, plane to ATL!

I'm on Azithromycin. It's a 5 day supply so I should be rid of this infection soon. Got me some codeine as well...

Congrats to Tickerhound!

2008-12-18T10:41:00.002-05:00

Congrats to my buds at TickerHound. They launched a year ago today and are going strong. Check it out!

http://www.tickerhound.com/

The TickerHound Vision

Have you ever had a question about money, finance or investing and didn’t know where to turn? Are you tired of relying on the advice of financial “professionals” and not having a firm grip on your financial future?

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I'm SICK

2008-12-18T08:17:00.002-05:00

Got a Zpack aka Zithro, Zithromax and something with codeine for it!

Quote of the day.

2008-12-17T16:12:00.004-05:00

It's snowing!!!

2008-12-07T21:44:00.001-05:00

It's snowing!!!
Originally uploaded by Amazin' Jane

The Holiday's are ahead of us. =)

Random quote

2008-12-05T09:30:00.001-05:00

"The horns are just there to keep my halo on straight"
Friend's myspace profile.

Eating...

2008-12-04T12:48:00.005-05:00

I promise to upload pictures and stories about my China trip and Thanksgiving. In the mean time I want everyone to know that I've been eating and eating. Mostly healthy stuff but way too much of it. I ran a mile and change yesterday with my roommate Kingman. It's nice to feel your legs sore the next day sometimes. Like a shot in the arm. I feel I've been eating way too much and not burning or putting on any mass of any sort.

I've only biked a few times since. Nothing strenuous. I think I'm going for a nice run / bike tonight. We'll see. Keep you posted. Check out my bike on the M103!

I picked up a flat after going to Trader Joe's. the bus driver actually let me bring the bike on board. They're not suppose to. Big ups to him.

I'm back! Happy TGivings!!!

2008-12-03T00:55:00.003-05:00

Here's a video to start the month of December. I'm back from a huge trip and a great Thanksgiving.

Hot Pot in Beijing from Simon Tung on Vimeo.
A video of the awesome hot pot techmologist and I had in Beijing.

Almost lost my camera...

2008-11-13T14:41:00.001-05:00

How many times can you say you left your camera in a cab and actually got it back 2 minutes later!

It happened earlier today! We pulled up to a fancy building in Shanghai to grab drinks and take pictures. I look up, saw a great view, reached for my pocket for a camera and it wasn't there. I LEFT it in a CAB! We turn around and sure enough the cab actually made a u-turn and it was across the street. I yell over, look into the cab, and thank goodness it was sitting on the floor. The cab drive, who happened to be a woman, kept saying "I had no idea it was there" in mandarin. She thought I was accusing her of stealing it.

All is well in the camera front. Pictures to be posted after my trip. Credit to techomologist who spotted the driver.

Greetings from China!

2008-11-13T02:07:00.001-05:00

We were playing with LED's midnight in Beijing. Here's a little peak and a hello of what one of our projects look like!

Hi (你好)

Really adorable stuff here.

2008-11-06T11:24:00.000-05:00

Happy Halloween!

2008-10-31T12:48:00.003-04:00

Neighbors on the first floor carved out awesome pumpkins!

Empire

2008-10-29T15:45:00.001-04:00

Empire from Empire on Vimeo.

Office Supply Physics!

2008-10-28T17:16:00.000-04:00

All through scotch tape!!!
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/10/27/science/102808-XRay_index.html

China!

2008-10-27T21:56:00.004-04:00

China is creeping up on me. In less than two weeks I'll have restricted internet use, great food, and great memories.

Beijing's weather is late fall / winterish weather. As we head south it will feel more like New York and then even a little Miamish.

Things I'll "miss" while I'm in China.
2 episodes of Entourage
2 weekends of NFL football picks for my pool
World Series of Poker finally
All of which I will happily do without.

I'm very impressed with how techmologist is approaching this trip. He's been really canvasing his network of fellow Asians and china travelers to consult with the big cities. With the planning and networking I really think this will be a trip of a lifetime.

Weekend Update.

2008-10-27T21:54:00.002-04:00

Great weekend.

Friday Knick game and then Union Bar.
Saturday Caren's Bday party at Essex and then Around the Clock for Food.
Sunday hanging out at Dave's place in Hoboken.

Good times.

Pics below - All taken with my iPhone.

Fancy ventilation

Green tile work. It's pretty awesome.

Fancy Stove and Oven

62incher during the day.

62incher during the evening.

Gas powered wall O fire

Braised short ribs by fooddotout.

Cleaning up my place...

2008-10-25T12:30:00.002-04:00

It auto plays so I've just posted the link.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=20349520

Tour de Bronx (gothamist)

2008-10-22T22:35:00.001-04:00

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Originally uploaded by dogseat

One day you can travel to the bronx in style!

Grouphug

2008-10-22T10:17:00.000-04:00

"I’m scared to get a Myspace because I don’t think anybody would comment me."

Grouphug

What I read.

2008-10-19T21:40:00.002-04:00

I read a lot online. Majority of it is from nytimes.com and gothamist.com. Here are a few stories that caught my eye today.

Daily News Endorses Obama
Grape Expectations
Jets Nose tackle and his passion for food
Times Topic on Coffee

Grouphug.us

2008-10-17T17:24:00.000-04:00

"i cant be just friends with you."
grouphug

How many times has that happened to you!

Trip to the Chinese Embassy

2008-10-16T23:42:00.004-04:00

The Chinese Embassy is a walk in the park. Get your paperwork in order and you'll be in and out in 15 minutes. fooddotout and I are planning a trip to China and we need to get our visas in order. We took the bus over to 42nd street and 12th avenue. Quick and painless. I thought I'd be late for work but I wasn't at all. I pick our passports with fresh visas up on Tuesday.

Riding on the M42!

Didn't get a chance to take any pics at the Embassy. I did snap a shot of Flat Top! Bringing it back old schooooolllll.

On my way back to the office I tried to take a pic of the library without looking like a tourist. Success!

Self portrait in the lobby of my building.

Water under the bridge...

2008-10-14T10:35:00.002-04:00

Went to the Falls in NYC. It was pretty cool. I biked down there with the techmologist. He snapped some really sweet shots. Here's one shot with me in it! Olafur Eliasson knows what's up.

They shut them off FIVE minutes early. Not cool.

quote of the day

2008-10-13T16:16:00.000-04:00

MyBuddy: My mom is a real housewife of NYC

me: ?

My Buddy: she just went "God, this is house is so big. So much effort to clean it up. This maid is costing me too much."

I don't think she understands what financial crisis is

me: LOLLL

that's hilarious

Rock of Ages & The Hudson

2008-10-10T14:23:00.004-04:00

I went to go see a musical last night. Like most musicals there was a love story and singing. This was way different and way more awesome.

Check out the set list!
"We Built This City" - Starship
"Nothing But a Good Time" - Poison
"Keep On Lovin' You" - REO Speedwagon
"(Just Like) Livin' in Paradise" - David Lee Roth
"I Wanna Rock" - Twisted Sister
"Too Much Time on My Hands" - Styx
"Renegade" - Styx
"I Hate Myself for Loving You" - Joan Jett
"Oh Sherrie" - Steve Perry
"Waiting For a Girl Like You" - Foreigner
"Shadows of the Night" - Pat Benatar
"Don't Stop Believin'" - Journey
"Heaven" - Warrant
"The Search is Over" - Survivor
"We're Not Gonna Take It" - Twisted Sister
"High Enough" - Damn Yankees
"The Final Countdown" - Europe
"I Want to Know What Love Is" - Foreigner
"Harden My Heart" - Quarterflash
"Here I Go Again" - Whitesnake
"To Be With You" - Mr. Big
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" - Poison
"Hit Me With Your Best Shot" - Pat Benatar
"Can't Fight This Feeling" - REO Speedwagon
"Wanted Dead or Alive" - Bon Jovi
"Cum On Feel the Noize" - Quiet Riot
"Any Way You Want It" - Journey
"Heat of the Moment" - Asia
"Sister Christian" - Night Ranger
"More Than Words" - Extreme

It really rocked out!

Afterwards my friends and I headed over the Hudson Hotel bar. There was this old man. He was in his 60's possible 70's GETTING DOWN on the dance floor. He was going to his own beat and pointing his fingers up in the air like a pro. When I grow old I would be so happy to live his night life in the club. NOT the bedroom.

Enjoy the music!!!

Busy & I got me a bicyle!

2008-10-09T15:13:00.003-04:00

Been a little preoccupied with work and play recently. I'm finally back on the blogging circuit. I got a road bike last night! My coworker Dan has been helping me search for the a nice road bike and found a Cannondale on craigslist. I hopped on a train after work and picked it up on the spot. I love it so far. I need to get a lock, better seat, new tires, and a helmet now.

This image is from the actual craigslist posting.

Matches the carpet. Kinda.

I'm very excited about my new bike.

Travel Plans for the near future.

2008-10-06T12:28:00.002-04:00

I came across an article on Nytime.com. Think of the possibilities! I don't know if being trapped in a train for 3 days would be comfortable. We'll see. Wonder how many stops there would be on the way. Hmm...

September 30, 2008, 12:23 pm

Traveling From New York City to Berkeley, Calif., by Train

I want to know if it’s possible to travel from New York City to Berkeley, Calif. by train. I am a single senior female. How long would the trip take and what would it cost (roughly)? Thank you.

Jeanne Blumberg,
Mamaroneck, N.Y.

Amtrak’s Empire Builder on its route from Chicago to Seattle and Portland. (Amtrak Travel)

Taking the train across the United States is a trip of a lifetime, especially since the rails travel through stunning areas of the country where highways don’t reach. It is possible to travel on Amtrak (www.amtrak.com) from New York to Berkeley, going through Colorado and northern Utah, but you’ll need to change trains in Chicago and Sacramento, Cal.

The trip will take at least 74 hours, or three days straight, so I suggest getting a private sleeping berth for at least part of the trip. I took a three-day cross-county train trip from Washington, DC to Seattle with just a coach seat and only slept well when the seat next to me happened to be empty.

The cost depends on whether you get the room. A coach-only reservation for a mid-October trip can cost as little as $265.20, with a senior discount. But if you add a Superliner Roomette (holds two) for the two nights on the California Zephyr (the Chicago to Sacramento leg), the price of the same trip is $809.95.

Be sure to check out the Berkeley destination guide in nytimes.com/travel, which includes “36 Hours in Berkeley, Calif.” by Joshua Kurlantzick. And if you have time in Chicago or Sacramento, our archives include destination guides to those cities as well. - DAVID G. ALLAN

Any Given Sunday

2008-10-03T17:23:00.000-04:00

This is an email I received today from a good friend of mine. Actually he's one of my best friends. It's a quote from Any Given Sunday. A little inspiration to start your weekend off right.

I don't know what to say really. Three minutes till the biggest battle of our professional lives. It all comes down to today. Now either we heal as a team, or we're gonna crumble. Inch by inch, play by play, till we're finished. We're in hell right now, gentlemen. Believe me. And we can stay here, get the shit kicked out of us, or we can fight our way back into the light. We can climb out of hell. One inch at a time.

Now I can't do it for you. I'm too old. I look around, I see these young faces, and I think... I mean I've made every wrong choice a middle-aged man can make. I pissed away all my money, believe it or not. I chased off anyone who's ever loved me, and lately, I can't even stand the face I see in the mirror. You know when you get old in life, things get taken from you. That's part of life. But you only learn that when you start losing stuff. You find out life's this game of inches. And so is football. Because in either game, life or football, the margin for error is so small. I mean... one half a step too late or too early and you don't quite make it. One half second too slow too fast, you don't quite catch it. The inches we need are everywhere around us. They are in every break of the game, every minute, every second. On this team, we fight for that inch. On this team, we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch. We claw with our fingernails for that inch. Because we know when we add up all those inches, that's gonna make the fucking difference between winning and losing! Between living and dying! I'll tell you this - in any fight, its the guy whose willing to die who's gonna win that inch. And I know if I'm going to have any life anymore, it's because I'm still willing to fight and die for that inch. Because that's what living is! The 6 inches in front of your face...

Now I can't make you do it. You've got to look at the guy next to you, look into his eyes. Now I think you're gonna see a guy who will go that inch with you.

You're gonna see a guy who will sacrifice himself for this team, because he knows when it comes down to it, you're gonna do the same for him.

That's a team, gentlemen. And either we heal, now, as a team, or we will die, as individuals. That's football, guys. That's all it is. Now, what are you going to do?

Quote of the Day

2008-10-03T15:22:00.002-04:00

"I wish we had casual internet Fridays" Dan the coworker.

I'm back from LA!

2008-09-30T12:12:00.004-04:00

What a great weekend. I feel so good after my red eye flight. Pictures and stories to follow.

I'm a tiger. ARghhh

Messing with exposure

2008-09-25T11:45:00.004-04:00

fooddotout was messing with light exposures with his slr. It's so freaking cool.

It's suppose to spell out Simon. I only got to Sim.

Georg

Georgis

Light-Paint Piano Player from Ryan Cashman on Vimeo.

Fuck Grapefruit (xkcd.com)

2008-09-25T10:46:00.002-04:00

Mets Win! Santana comes through!!!

2008-09-24T11:39:00.004-04:00

WHAT A GAME!!! I want to thank Samantha for inviting me out last night. It was Amazing!

Santana pitched 8 innings of two run ball. He comes through every time and we finally got run support. The bases were loaded and a fan ran onto the field. It was one of the best "fan runs on the field" moments EVER!

The runner was in a grey sweat suit and ran from 3rd base to 2nd base

He juked the first security guard who fell flat on his face. The 2nd guard caught him and tackled him. What happened afterward seemed fake. The kid's sweatpants fell off. His white bare ass was exposed to the entire stadium. Everyone was going wild. It took another couple minutes to carry him off to left field. They took him into the visitor bull pen and the crowd kept going nuts.

The last time I saw someone run onto the field was at Yankee Stadium. The security there seemed twice the size of the chubby guys at Shea. It took one guy to tackle the gentleman and zip tie cuff him. And they carried him off like a tied up hog for roasting.

Two things. If you ever order the chicken cutlet sandwich at Shea, don't. You get barely any chicken and the bread's stale. Sushi is good but over priced.

I had a serious face on for the picture.

Then I switched it up!

In Church we trust.

Quote of the Day

2008-09-23T11:12:00.000-04:00

“The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.” FREDERICH NIETZSCHE.

Weekend update!

2008-09-21T22:54:00.006-04:00

I had a fun packed weekend. It started Thursday night. I went out to dinner with my good friend Winnie and met up with another old friend of mine after for a little clubbing. It was nice to catch up with old friends and it's been a long while since I went to a house club. Kiss and Fly had this euro feel to it. Half the people there spoke french. I had a rough Friday at work.

Friday evening I planned a birthday dinner for my sis. She's 16+15 and a little sad about it. I'm currently 27. What's the big deal? I guess I'll find out in 4 years. We ate at Stanton Social. The food there is consistantly good. I really like the variety. It's like Americanized dim sum. We had 5 people for dinner and ordered a total of 17 dishes. It was maybe 1 or 2 dishes over. Everything rocked.

My sister's a rock star! I found the biggest b-day cake for her.

Afterwards my sister and brother in-law left for home. Kenny and Winnie (my cousin not so cousin) went across the street to grab a few drinks at Essex. I have been partying there and brunching there for well over 7 years now. We had a few and I saw some old friends that work there. A new bartender started working there and she's absolutely beautiful. Sabrina from Queens. I can go on all day about her. We drink and 10pm rolls by and my good friend Mascha strolls in. It's her birthday party across the street at La Caverna! We grab some more drinks at Essex and we walk a total of 75 feet to catch her party.

That's not Russian Vodka! Happy Bday Mascha!

La Caverna is an interesting spot. I threw a new years party there about 5 years ago. It was a shit show. Nick, the owner, took care of it all. The place is still around and the place was packed out Saturday night. B&T crowd for sure though. We drink we have fun and we wonder down the block to Congee Villiage to find out they stop serving at 2am. I'm not too happy about that but we switch gears and catch a cab to Wo Hop. We chow down and go home.

I was pretty upset that Congee Village stopped serving food late.

I'm Monique and I don't know what I want from the awesome menu!

Saturday I try to recover fully for Greg and Cara's wedding. What a wedding! It's a close 2nd best wedding ever. I'm obligated to say my sister's wedding was beautiful and well done. Well, i'm not obligated but it was freakin awesome. Greg and Cara's wedding was at Water's Edge in Long Island City. There were beautiful views of the city throughout the entire evening. The band played Biggie Smalls and all types of awesome 90's hip hop. A lot of dancing and a lot of drinking. Table 5 was ON! We rocked the house down. The midnight cruise was provided by Doug Weiss, Greg's brother. We rocked out some more there and I mixed it up with champagne. We were expecting an after party at 2am but no one wanted to go out. Gaurav and I were the only two that made it out and chilled to about 3:30 at Forum.

The very happy couple who are currently in New Zealand.

The Hora!

Part of the posse.

Greg and I

Cara and I.

Sunday I was woken up by my buddy Gaurav requesting my awesome football skills. My awesome I mean I can catch every other ball thrown to me and hassle the other team by trash talking. I watched most of the Giants game on TV and missed the OT drive for the win while heading to the football game. We, team Super Crew, killed team 300. I had a few receptions and a jammed left pinky. Also by killed I mean we scored 5 td's and shut them out. I came home and George aka fooddotout wanted to go eat in chinatown via bicycle. I gladly joined and we cruised down to Christie Street to chow down on some braised beef noodles. We took the FDR service road back and "the falls" is quite a site in the evening.

Now I'm kicking back watching the last yankee game in the old stadium going back and forth with the Dallas Green Bay game. Kicking back and detoxing.