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TodaY WE wENT tO tHE pUB Met a New Friend anD Then the Giants Won And we thought HEyyyyy lets go Grocery shopping!!

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:35:00 -0500

The damage was:

4 boxes of TGIFRidays’ mozzarella sticks ( different flavors for real experimental purposes )

1 Smore’s Ben n Jerrys Ice cream & 1 Butterfinger loaded Edy’s

Cheese, cheese and cheese ( Ricotta salata, Gouda and Shar Cheddar )

1 very big Turkey

1 coconut custard pie (???) - not my call! and he thouht it was a cheesecake so he’s confused too. i told him he was wearing his sunglasses INSIDE

Bacon and Pancetta. all bases covered I say.

4 pie crust ( I am not making it anymore, it’s really long and tedious )

1 buttermilk. I don’t know what to do with it but it always seemed like a good idea.

A whole box of clementine, and then I started singing “Oh my darling Clementine” right there

English muffins and corn muffins and bread. For 12. We’re 2.

Oh, well. 70-stupid-bucks of impulsive stuff.

Don’t drink and shop, kids.

Never go to Union Square hungry and thirsty… (omgomgomfg -...

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:34:43 -0500

Never go to Union Square hungry and thirsty…

(omgomgomfg - what a loot I got!!!)

Peter Paul and Mary - Tiny Sparrow

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:52:25 -0500

Peter Paul and Mary - Tiny Sparrow

„, Easy Rider - The Weight ( The Band )… Last time I...

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:06:00 -0500

„, Easy Rider - The Weight ( The Band )…

Last time I saw this movie was in Geneva 3 yrs ( ? ) ago. I was feeling guilty about staying in, but was wiped out ( at the end of European excursion ) so I doubled-watched Easy rider and Dawn Of The Dead in my hotel bed with a bottle of wine, some kind of crepe-sandwich-divine-thing and lake Leman view and oooh was that a nice night…

Even Bruno’s getting in the action of Smile Friday

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:08 -0500

Even Bruno’s getting in the action of Smile Friday

Quebec French profanity

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:58:41 -0500

frenchelon:

laroche:

These sacres are commonly given in a phonetic spelling to indicate the differences in pronunciation from the original word, several of which, notably the deletion of final consonants and change of [ɛ] to [a] before /r/ are typical of highly informal Quebec French.

baptême - “baptism”

câlice (calice) - “chalice”

calvaire - “Calvary”

ciarge (cierge) - “votive or Paschal candle”

ciboire - “ciborium” or “pyx”, the receptacle in which the host is stored

crisse (Christ) - “Christ”

maudit - “damn”

mozusse (Moïse)- “Moses”

ostie (hostie) - “host”

sacrament (sacrement) - “Sacrament”

tabarnak (tabernacle) - “tabernacle”

viarge (vierge) - “the Virgin Mary”

(via)

câlice is my go-to curse word about 100 per cent of the time.

me too! Well and I like “Ostie de Criss” too…and if I stub my toe, you better believe a big “Ta-Bar-Nak” is coming…

Smile Friday! Beaujolais Nouveau edition, I’m loving it...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:00 -0500

Smile Friday! Beaujolais Nouveau edition, I’m loving it this year…

( yup, that weird smile and those buttery eyes mean I was already one bottle ( and other stuff ) in…good times! - was last night but we continued until early morning, so it’s Friday! )

I did it!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:50 -0500

For those who care, I did kick myself, went out and did a 4M run -in the tough, north part - of Central park!

Ultimately, motivation came from the beautiful weather, the view, the smell of the park, the crackling carpet of bright orange leaves….

and also i was listening to Barracuda and other songs like that on my Ipod and thinking i was hot stuff. this always works. the amount of beautiful waiters/actors shaping up around me wasn’t bad either.

Heart - Rock and Roll ( Live, 1980 ) originally by Led Zeppelin,...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:03:00 -0500

Heart - Rock and Roll ( Live, 1980 )

originally by Led Zeppelin, of course, but those Wilson sisters give it a nice touch.

This is what Friday sounds like I think.

And it’s been a long time, been a long time, been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely long time…

Also serving as a motivational bait to get me to go running this...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:22:42 -0500

Also serving as a motivational bait to get me to go running this morning: this lovely picture of last night’s Mac’N’Cheese which I may or may not have had two helpings of, and which I am definitely finishing tonight.

So…yeah, Nathalie, better go for a nice loooong run.

I Have Absolutely no Excuses

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:09:59 -0500

So…I just registered myself for a 10 km run in about 2 weeks…this will be the longest i ever run.

Now I need to train for it, and guess what? Today we have a nice weather, i don’t have anything planned, I feel great, and did I mention I’m just a couple of blocks from the park?

I really have no excuses. I need to kick my own behind a little bit. Ok, ok, let’s go!

I may have just written this out so I’l see it on my dashboard and feel guilty and obligated to go.

Whatever works.

fuckyeahleonardcohen: missalation: Leonard Cohen|Came So Far...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:04:09 -0500

fuckyeahleonardcohen:

missalation:

Leonard Cohen|Came So Far For Beauty

Tonight Was All About Beaujolais Nouveau And Mac'N'Cheese

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:08:53 -0500

Tonight was aaaaallright.

And then there was Scotch.

Pink Floyd - The Great Gig in The sky

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:35:49 -0500

Pink Floyd - The Great Gig in The sky

This is usually how mealtime goes: me taking endless pictures of...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:18:00 -0500

This is usually how mealtime goes: me taking endless pictures of my food ( and if I ask someone to take a picture I always end up beheaded, whatever! ) and the dog starring intensely, wishing I would just drop my plate.

Look at that dog! I believe this is called “devouring with your eyes”, it’s his signature pose.

…that dog sure is focused. Eyes on the prize!

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:14:00 -0500

…that dog sure is focused. Eyes on the prize!

krispayne: “Fearless” - Pink Floyd

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:49:18 -0500

krispayne:

“Fearless” - Pink Floyd

This is how I invite people over

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:19:27 -0500

“I have wine(S), I have cigarettes ( and such ;), and I have all the stuff that goes into my devilish mac’n’cheese. We will have a good time.”

just sent via e-mail to a great girl i haven’t seen in what seems like forever ( but it’s NY minute time, so it’s probably more like 2-3 weeks…nonetheless. it’s celebratory )

( a Top Chef inspired post ?)… Last night I set out...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:48:00 -0500

( a Top Chef inspired post ?)…

Last night I set out to recreate that wonderful meal I had at Market Table about a month ago…The grilled artic char on a bed of creamy leeks topped with skinny fried onions that looks like this :

I didn’t have the recipe, had never cooked artic char before, but as you may have read was litterally obsessed with that meal.

I am pretty proud of mine, I did get close! So…mine doesn’t have the great grill marks because well open flame +fish +tiny NY apartment = not a good idea, so i did the best I could without upsetting the fire alarm. nThe trick is to grill the outside and leave the inside almost raw.

I cooked the leeks in heavy cream, which is always a good idea. Melt-in-your-mouth goodness.

The onions, I didn’t fry ( again, tiny apartment-fear of “hair fire”, etc ) but instead slowly cooked them in butter and adding a bit of Maple Syrup ( again, always a good idea ) and a touch of Worchesteshire ( debatable )

The result : it was so good my guest was convinced I had bought it and stashed away the container, and I was rolling around on the ground. It was this close to the real thing, and I am very proud of myself.

marychrist: foldback: The Kinks: “Everybody’s Gonna Be...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:32:29 -0500

marychrist:

foldback:

The Kinks: “Everybody’s Gonna Be Happy”