July 2010
36 posts
“Maybe we ought to have Rick’s liver for a little treat. It’s...”
– Charlie Trotter, responding to Rick Tramonto’s criticism of his foie gras ban
Disclosures
ruthbourdain:
[…]
So, in the interest of providing greater transparency, I’m going to begin disclosing those items I have received over the years from members of the food industry, either as gifts, or provided to me free of charge. This is by no means a complete list, but hey, it’s a start.
SHOE POLISH: 20 lb chunk of Lardo (gives a great shine), a gift from chef Mario Batali.
TOOLS:...
June 2010
46 posts
Long day
Travis: still in meeting
but should be going soon
Matthew: jesus
nothing like a late monday meeting
thanks for letting me know
see you when i see you
blue skies are gonna cheer up
it is what it is
Travis: wow
you havent talked to too many people today have you
Matthew: pretty much straight coding today, yeah
so that would be no people at all
i mean, i've seen them walking by the window, so I'm pretty sure they still exist
just no proof for the day in question
Life advice
If you have the opportunity, work for NASA (or any real-but-still-holy-shit! company). I did some research for them through a job I had at UBC’s psychology department (they gave us $200,000; we gave them “inconclusive results”), and I can’t tell you how much fun it is to interrupt someone’s “I worked for NASA” story with “no way! I worked for NASA,...
Business idea
I think a line of drinking glasses with measurement lines on the side (a la beakers *) could be a big seller for diabetics, people on diets, and anyone else who needs to monitor their food/drink intake and doesn’t like doing dishes.
* I’m currently drinking out of a beaker I took from my high school chem lab and it was really easy to get 15g of carbs.
“On June 14 at 5:15 pm, Matthew Gruman responded to a call for assistance...”
– Downtown Long Beach Safety Guides
Up until today, I’ve been the only Matthew Gruman who is addressed by their full name (there’s a “Matt Gruman,” and this may actually be him [edit: Matt Gruman’s MySpace puts him most recently in Long Beach, so it’s probably the...
“You will be the first American president that lied to the Jewish people, and the...”
– Open Letter to President Obama by Jon Voight.
Jon seems confused about a few thing. He even adds a paragraph about immigration at the end.
“Step 4: make self-aware”
– Looking over my notes for a programming project I’m doing. This is how it starts, right? If the machines take over, you can blame me.
Oddly enough, I don't have a canned response for...
Brother: OK, I've gotta let you go
[to the kids] want to say goodbye to Uncle Matthew?
R&C: bye!!!
R: [prouder than should be humanly possible] I'm potty training!!!
Me: awesome! Good for you!
or, um, congratulations?
Me: hey, so what's this award you won?
Brother: ok, tell if you laugh when you hear this
it's for "Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Excellence"
Me: ... [uncontrollable laughter]
was there a song dedicated to Mr. Burns?
Colin James - “Saviour”
I have no...
Son of Dave - “I’m Not Your Friend No...
“You didn’t say what I wanted to hear, but it was very encouraging”
– Francis, a student I was giving follow-up career advice to today. I think that’s as concise a description of me as you’re going to get.
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WatchPeter Gabriel - “In the Neighbourhood” (Tom Wait cover)
I’ve always loved how this song’s first line is so misleading. (via)
WatchSo it turns out that iMovie keeps everything—including trashed video clips—when you save files. Long story short, I have a lot more hard drive space now and watched a bunch of 3-year old videos.
This is a time lapse of Travis and I, setting up for a karaoke party; I found out that I dance a lot when singing. It’s pretty boring. Boring video + boring music = art, right?
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I'm Manly
Me: hi, I'm not the getting the channels I'm supposed to be getting
Telus rep: I see here that you have the Adventure, Sports, and Sports Extra packages
Me: yeah, I don't know where those came from - I only want the package with the Food Network. I think it's called Lifestyle
Owen Pallett & Cadence Weapon - “Paris...
John Cale - “Paris 1919”
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Impromptu Kazoo
Matthew: http://impromptukazoo.com Travis: what the hell is that? Matthew: some impromptu kazoo Matthew: knee-jerk domain name buy this afternoon after an MSN chat w/ Greg Travis: wow Matthew: it’s pretty much the greatest thing ever
Top Chef
I think it’s hilarious that they still use the free samples that come with Garageband for some of their music.
Also, Eric Ripert!!! Best show ever.
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“Listen up. I know the shit you’ve been saying behind my back. You think...”
– Short Imagined Monologues: I’m Comic Sans, Asshole.
People who love Comic Sans know nothing about typography, and people who hate Comic Sans know nothing about typography.
“7 Awesome Ways Barnyard Animals Are Like Communism
The 11 Stupidest Things...”
– Great Literature Retitled to Boost Web Traffic, (via)
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The dead bees are back and I’m sure Douglas Coupland is behind it. His Digital Orca is emitting bee-killing signals (developed with Random House) as part of a viral marketing campaign.
Eels (ft. Tom Waits) - “Going Fetal”
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Animas, awkward, and amazing
My insulin pump broke today.
The first thing I did was panic—my broken pancreas replacement was broken! I looked at the lunch I’d just sat down to eat (hash browns, eggs, and strawberries with vanilla yoghurt) and weighed my options. First thing was call the 24/7 Animas support line where I spoke with the very friendly Jodi. She gets my details, asks a few questions about what happened...
Nick Drake - “At the Chime of a City...
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“Cleveland native Michael Symon, one of Food Network’s Iron Chefs, has...”
– Iron Chef has recipe to keep LeBron
Tragically Hip - “Long Time Running”
Soso - “Waiting for the Harmonica to...
“After HTML 4.01, the next revision to the language was called XHTML 1.0. The X...”
– Jeremy Keith, A Brief History of Markup