Not that there's a ton of you out there who read this, but I wanted to make sure I wrote it down so I can remember. In any case, new house and I need to start making it feel a little more homey, so I figured what better way than with pics of family and friends, right?
But I don't just want random pics, I guess that'd be ok for later, but I think I would really like to have pics of my family and friends either cooking or eating! How cool would that be to have a house full of pics of your friends and family doing what you love best, right?
So! If you happen to be reading this and have a pic of you, you and me, you and significant other, etc etc eating and/or cooking and you'd like to be in a frame in my house, let me know and send em my way!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Backyard update
So instead of going to the Austin Rodeo BBQ competition and stuffing myself silly, I decided to stay home this weekend and take care of some more backyard stuff. I know I know, bad bad, but the saving grace is that there is some work going into a Texas Hill Country BBQ tour sometime in middle May =)
New Bublina Frutescens and river rock placed around the transformer finally!
close up, unfortunately, the two closest to the fence here got TRAMPLED by the stupid power company guys when they hopped my fence to install the new power lines for the new houses behind me. >(
More river rock and two new hibiscus plants put in, hibiscus was my grandmother's favorite flower...
two more hibiscus plants put down in the corner,
A couple of shots of the length of the back fence
New Bublina Frutescens and river rock placed around the transformer finally!
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close up, unfortunately, the two closest to the fence here got TRAMPLED by the stupid power company guys when they hopped my fence to install the new power lines for the new houses behind me. >(
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More river rock and two new hibiscus plants put in, hibiscus was my grandmother's favorite flower...
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two more hibiscus plants put down in the corner,
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A couple of shots of the length of the back fence
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
Cooook (and some garden pics)
So it looks like the new flowers I put down have started blooming a bit more, it looks quite nice!
And I ended up doing a bit of cooking last night, just had been a while. Decided on some stuffed chicken breasts using my own homemade sourdough bread stuffing with roasted tomatoes and pan seared broccolini! btw, love broccolini, damn good stuff...
Oh, and I got suckered into a new pair of motorcycle boots, my old ones have been going downhill fast (pieces breaking off, etc), and one of my more favorite gear stores (newenough.com) had the new Sidi Vertigos on CLEARANCEEE, only catch was that I had to buy the white ones, but they look pretty darn good anyways!
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And I ended up doing a bit of cooking last night, just had been a while. Decided on some stuffed chicken breasts using my own homemade sourdough bread stuffing with roasted tomatoes and pan seared broccolini! btw, love broccolini, damn good stuff...
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Oh, and I got suckered into a new pair of motorcycle boots, my old ones have been going downhill fast (pieces breaking off, etc), and one of my more favorite gear stores (newenough.com) had the new Sidi Vertigos on CLEARANCEEE, only catch was that I had to buy the white ones, but they look pretty darn good anyways!
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
More gardening
I finally got around to putting some petunias and snapdragons in the ground, my first real set of color in the backyard. Not bad. I was planning on making that corner a bit of a sitting area, but I may decide to just put a Japanese Maple there and leave the corner be a nice looking area...
btw, my honeysuckle is growing like crazy, it won't bloom, but dang it it's wild!
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btw, my honeysuckle is growing like crazy, it won't bloom, but dang it it's wild!
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Sunday, February 15, 2009
Food pr0n party
So as I was watching the latest episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, episode labeled "Food Porn," all I could think was, damn, it's been a while since I've tried a totally new and crazy food item. I am in need of a bit of a taste palette tease.
As such, I think it may be an opportunity to get some of my more near and dear foodies to get together and have a little tasting party.
Of most interesting note from the No Reservations episode that I would really like to try to make, super soft boiled egg covered with a nice stinky, melty, soft cheese, and shaved truffles. Yum.
Heck, why not just call it a Food Pr0n party. Anyone in blogger world in?
As such, I think it may be an opportunity to get some of my more near and dear foodies to get together and have a little tasting party.
Of most interesting note from the No Reservations episode that I would really like to try to make, super soft boiled egg covered with a nice stinky, melty, soft cheese, and shaved truffles. Yum.
Heck, why not just call it a Food Pr0n party. Anyone in blogger world in?
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Green Thumb
So I've been working on my backyard garden a bit, trying to do some landscaping, but it's slow going as my finances are still pretty jacked up at the moment, but slowly and surely it's coming along!
Updates:
Nice Bougainvillea from Barry, thanks!
I've got the electrical transformer in my backyard, so the lattice went up and added some japanese honeysuckle (beautiful red blooms) and some star jasmine (beautiful white flowers)! Both plants actually bloom at different time periods, so I should have some fragrant blooms for a good portion of the year and maybe some bees and hummingbirds! =)
Right in the middle of back of the yard, Japanese honeysuckle that will hopefully just go wild on the back fence and some small foxtail ferns that will surround a couple more layers of plants in between, TBD ;)
Little different view here with the Compact Nandinas shown to fill in the areas in between. I'm going to find some nice button ferns to plant in curved rows around the Nandinas
Nice closeup of the foxtail ferns
So hopefully as I get some more money, I can fill in the gaps and finally get the nice riverstone or crushed rock I can place around the plants,
Whatcha think??
Updates:
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Nice Bougainvillea from Barry, thanks!
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I've got the electrical transformer in my backyard, so the lattice went up and added some japanese honeysuckle (beautiful red blooms) and some star jasmine (beautiful white flowers)! Both plants actually bloom at different time periods, so I should have some fragrant blooms for a good portion of the year and maybe some bees and hummingbirds! =)
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Right in the middle of back of the yard, Japanese honeysuckle that will hopefully just go wild on the back fence and some small foxtail ferns that will surround a couple more layers of plants in between, TBD ;)
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Little different view here with the Compact Nandinas shown to fill in the areas in between. I'm going to find some nice button ferns to plant in curved rows around the Nandinas
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Nice closeup of the foxtail ferns
So hopefully as I get some more money, I can fill in the gaps and finally get the nice riverstone or crushed rock I can place around the plants,
Whatcha think??
Saturday, January 31, 2009
I never do this, but i can't sleep
Ok crips, I'll play
25 things
1) For some reason, the date looks cooler in my head written with periods rather than slashes or dashes, and with leading zeros, 01.31.09, except that all goes out the door if I'm writing by hand...
2) When writing by hand, I almost always write the year with a 'k' instead of some other normal way. 01/31/2k9
3) I've got What Not to Wear recording on my DVR every week and I'm not behind...
4) On crappy days, sometimes I'll make some food and go sit in the garage and eat by myself.
5) Something about the electronic sound of a ratchet makes me feel good. ie, if you listen to Postal Service's Brand New Colony. Actually, electronic music sounds in general are pleasing to my ears, but I can't stand just electronic music with no lyrics. Acoustic guitar accompanied by a piano comes in at a very very close second.
6) I need to spend time alone or at least in quiet from time to time to recharge my batteries. That's why I consider myself an introvert
7) No matter how long it's been since I've seen someone, if we used to be close and it was just a matter of time and distance that we hadn't seen each other, I am always able to pick up where we left off. It's weird to me when someone you used to be close and open with no longer can be that way with you (unless there was something that happened, a falling out of sorts or something)
8) More than half of the music I listen to is 80's music or artists from the 80's who actually made the transition and are still around. Of that music, very little of it is the normal billboard top 20 type 80's music
9) No matter what you think based upon how clean I keep my car, I really don't mind at all if your car is dirty or messy! I can't tell you how many times someone has apologized about the state of their car specifically in reference to how clean I keep my car. It's not my car! I don't care!
10) I almost never make my bed up unless I'm going out of town or sometimes, very rarely, when someone's coming over.
11) I really wouldn't be able to tell you whether I prefer the garage or the kitchen. They're both equally good.
12) I've got a huge nerd crush on Zooey Deschanel. There's just an overall feeling that I'd be into her. Definitely something different there. I like that.
13) I like people. I would hate to surround myself with people who were all the same. I love the diversity of life and as long as you're nice and considerate of me and other people, I love that you do, think, or whatever differently from everybody else.
14) I wish people could just communicate and talk openly, especially if something I'm doing makes them uncomfortable, I don't mind looking the fool as long as I learn something from it... well, ok, i mind looking the fool, but I will most definitely get over it as long as you can too
15) I hate it when people in traffic turn their signal to switch lanes on, then take 2 or more lanes instead of canceling and re-signaling. How do I know if you meant to come over more than just 1 lane?
16) I've crashed twice on my motorcycles, but I very luckily didn't get hurt in either case. (wear your gear!)
17) Every now and then, I get the desire to get up, move to a completely different city I've never been to, don't know anyone in, and do a reset. There's definitely something about starting over. (I'm sure everyone gets this at one point or another, but still)
18) I have written down the number of miles, number of gallons, and price of every single tank of gas I have put in all three of my vehicles since I've owned them. I can show you an excel graph of my mpg of any of them if you were interested
19) I didn't drink alcohol until I was 21 years old and even then, I didn't go apepshit on my 21st bday. It was harder to NOT drink than to drink, so I went that route. I don't have a hard moral line on drinking unless you've got a problem. I did take sips or tastes when my parents or grandparents let me try it
20) I prefer to be the caretaker rather than the person who needs to be taken care of
21) I joined my local church's choir as a bass and sang in a non-denominational praise team in college. I do not consider myself a singer or someone with any talent in any way though.
22) I work with a lot of really really talented and smart people and wonder what the heck I'm doing there sometimes.
23) I would love to have a dog (german shepherd or something along those lines with the long pointed noses), but until I'm actually responsible for another lifeform (ie a baby), I won't even consider it because I don't want the responsibility, the clean up, the costs, etc...
24) I very rarely go to sleep before midnight, every night. Although I need to work on that as it's getting ridiculous.
25) I couldn't tell you what I thought I was going to be or even what I wished I would be when I was young, but I can tell you that I like who I am now.
25 things
1) For some reason, the date looks cooler in my head written with periods rather than slashes or dashes, and with leading zeros, 01.31.09, except that all goes out the door if I'm writing by hand...
2) When writing by hand, I almost always write the year with a 'k' instead of some other normal way. 01/31/2k9
3) I've got What Not to Wear recording on my DVR every week and I'm not behind...
4) On crappy days, sometimes I'll make some food and go sit in the garage and eat by myself.
5) Something about the electronic sound of a ratchet makes me feel good. ie, if you listen to Postal Service's Brand New Colony. Actually, electronic music sounds in general are pleasing to my ears, but I can't stand just electronic music with no lyrics. Acoustic guitar accompanied by a piano comes in at a very very close second.
6) I need to spend time alone or at least in quiet from time to time to recharge my batteries. That's why I consider myself an introvert
7) No matter how long it's been since I've seen someone, if we used to be close and it was just a matter of time and distance that we hadn't seen each other, I am always able to pick up where we left off. It's weird to me when someone you used to be close and open with no longer can be that way with you (unless there was something that happened, a falling out of sorts or something)
8) More than half of the music I listen to is 80's music or artists from the 80's who actually made the transition and are still around. Of that music, very little of it is the normal billboard top 20 type 80's music
9) No matter what you think based upon how clean I keep my car, I really don't mind at all if your car is dirty or messy! I can't tell you how many times someone has apologized about the state of their car specifically in reference to how clean I keep my car. It's not my car! I don't care!
10) I almost never make my bed up unless I'm going out of town or sometimes, very rarely, when someone's coming over.
11) I really wouldn't be able to tell you whether I prefer the garage or the kitchen. They're both equally good.
12) I've got a huge nerd crush on Zooey Deschanel. There's just an overall feeling that I'd be into her. Definitely something different there. I like that.
13) I like people. I would hate to surround myself with people who were all the same. I love the diversity of life and as long as you're nice and considerate of me and other people, I love that you do, think, or whatever differently from everybody else.
14) I wish people could just communicate and talk openly, especially if something I'm doing makes them uncomfortable, I don't mind looking the fool as long as I learn something from it... well, ok, i mind looking the fool, but I will most definitely get over it as long as you can too
15) I hate it when people in traffic turn their signal to switch lanes on, then take 2 or more lanes instead of canceling and re-signaling. How do I know if you meant to come over more than just 1 lane?
16) I've crashed twice on my motorcycles, but I very luckily didn't get hurt in either case. (wear your gear!)
17) Every now and then, I get the desire to get up, move to a completely different city I've never been to, don't know anyone in, and do a reset. There's definitely something about starting over. (I'm sure everyone gets this at one point or another, but still)
18) I have written down the number of miles, number of gallons, and price of every single tank of gas I have put in all three of my vehicles since I've owned them. I can show you an excel graph of my mpg of any of them if you were interested
19) I didn't drink alcohol until I was 21 years old and even then, I didn't go apepshit on my 21st bday. It was harder to NOT drink than to drink, so I went that route. I don't have a hard moral line on drinking unless you've got a problem. I did take sips or tastes when my parents or grandparents let me try it
20) I prefer to be the caretaker rather than the person who needs to be taken care of
21) I joined my local church's choir as a bass and sang in a non-denominational praise team in college. I do not consider myself a singer or someone with any talent in any way though.
22) I work with a lot of really really talented and smart people and wonder what the heck I'm doing there sometimes.
23) I would love to have a dog (german shepherd or something along those lines with the long pointed noses), but until I'm actually responsible for another lifeform (ie a baby), I won't even consider it because I don't want the responsibility, the clean up, the costs, etc...
24) I very rarely go to sleep before midnight, every night. Although I need to work on that as it's getting ridiculous.
25) I couldn't tell you what I thought I was going to be or even what I wished I would be when I was young, but I can tell you that I like who I am now.
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