double trouble

i went to baskin robbins last night with my friend randy. and if you know me and randy at all, these ice-cream cones pretty much sum up who we are. hilarious. thanks for the treat, friend.

international house of dumplings

the tuesday crew this week feasted on some delectable dumplings from around the world. a friend of mind made homemade korean style mandoo (dumplings) that had a chinese flare to it. the filling was homemade and the dumplings themselves were handmade. wow, really delicious. everyone hailed it was restaurant quality. absolutely wonderful.

i made some filipino style empanadas. while empanadas could fall under the category of "pie" we thought it could also fall under the category of "dumpling." the filling is decidedly more tomato-y than a mexcian style empanada and i made them vegetarian to boot. no one even asked, "where's the beef?" what a great night of eating.

Happy Friday

treasures from china

i didn't not return from the orient empty-handed. i came back with a package of individually wrapped rice crackers. it holds 80 packs. it barely fit in my luggage.

i also came back with 3 rare pringles canisters. exotic oriental flavors such as seaweed, aromatic crispy chicken, and bbq steak. oddly, seaweed was tasty.

and a single bottle of the most vintage wine in china. aptly named, "great wall." we hesitated to open it for fear of ruining the tannins. we'll let it age a bit more. or maybe we'll sell it for a profit.

and here's a tip from the orient: don't use the word "oriental" with someone who's asian. unless, of course, you're a racist.

blue-tiful

mark rothko (1903-1970)

around the neighborhood

now that i'm back from my world travels i realize that i don't shoot as often as i should. i'm hoping to get some practice here too. here are some shots from around the block.

what KIND of stain?!

clorox2 wants you to lose the stains and keep the color....

based on the ad, however, i'm forced to ask myself what sort of stains clorox is expecting me to use their product on. blood stains after being in a terrible car accident? brain goo stains?! well, whatever terrible accident they're predicting i can rest assured that my blood stained clothes will keep their color.

why the car crash dummies?!!