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Monday, June 1st, 2009
6:01 pm	Flambe is French for Holy Crap The Kitchen is On Fire!! So, last night I was working on cooking a pork chop dish that uses a rum based glaze. I tend to follow instructions rather directly and most that I have dealt with that concern potentially flammable stuff suggest removing the pan from the heat before adding. This particular recipe did not say anything before "add rum to pot", so I assumed that the rum was not high enough proof to burn (but I had my doubts). Wrong! A roughly two foot flame burst out of the dish. I managed to spill a bunch of rum on the floor getting my hand out of the way. Luckily the flame did not follow. I can only image the scene from the living room. Everything seems fine and the usual cooking noises are coming from the kitchen. Suddenly there is a bright flash of light and your significant other come hauling ass into the room yelling "ohmygodfuckingshititsonfire!!!!". The flame had mostly died down by the time Melissa came out and I was left standing there looking rather sheepish. Clean up on isle five. :) Melissa did suggest that there are better ways of hinting about the desire for a kitchen remodel. The pork did turn out really good after all was said and done. Current Mood: embarrassed (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
11:20 pm	I have made a discovery today. The glue that is left over after you peel up linoleum is made of the dried spooge of Satan himself. It is pure evil and cannot be reasoned with. With that in mind, I learned something new today. Anything can be fixed with a bigger hammer. But wait, you say! If you use too big of a hammer you will break something. To which I replay, if you are up to using a hammer that big, then by that point you mean to break it. Ain't home remodeling fun? Current Mood: sore (Comment on this)
Thursday, January 1st, 2009
8:25 pm	Cleaning Out The Memory Box I didn't mean to start the new year by reminiscing but I was sucked in to a trip down amnesia lane on the sly. I'm not much of a pack rat, but I do have an old shoe box with mementos and such. While doing some housekeeping today I came across a few items I wanted to add to it. As I pulled the box down from its shelf in the closet, I realized that it was so full that the lid wouldn't stay on. I thought that there must be some stuff I could throw away by now. Sure enough, I was able to empty out half of my junk by getting rid of some clothing items from the early 90s (some hideous purple sunglasses and a pair of leather boot straps with studs on them) and some birthday cards from names I no longer recognize. While going through my flotsam, I found a stash of old movie and concert ticket stubs. I had forgotten about some of the things I've seen in my life. Lately I've been moving a lot of my memories in to a digital format. My CDs are all converted to MP3s and my photos are all taken on a digital camera. I didn't realize that while I've been focusing on the electronic now, my analog memories have been fading. Some of the ticket stubs have faded to almost unreadable shades and my concert T-shirts are shrinking and unraveling. I had better get some of this stuff down on paper (or screen as it were) before I lose my references. With that in mind, here's a list of bands I've seen in concert. In no particular order... INXS - San Diego Sports Arena Public Image Limited - San Diego Sports Arena Stone Temple Pilots - SDSU Open Air Theater Pink Floyd - Jack Murphy Stadium Depeche Mode - Cox Arena Stabbing Westward - Cox Arena Tori Amos (3 times at Copley Symphony Hall) The Sisters of Mercy - Brixton Academy, London The Crystal Method - 4th and B Collide - The Vampire Bazaar in L.A. & Brick By Brick Babyland - The Vampire Bazaar in L.A. The Iron Maidens - Cane's in Mission Beach The Atomic Punks - Cane's in Mission Beach Led Zeppagain - Cane's in Mission Beach Icon of Coil - Therapy at Club Rio in Mission Valley The Cruxshadows - Some random house in Mission Valley (supposedly it was an S&M club normally) Front 242 - Cane's VNV Nation (New Year's Eve at the Avalon in Hollywood and 4th and B) Genitorturers - Brick by Brick Shaolin Punk - many, many times Combichrist - Brick By Brick The Cure - Coors Amphitheater Interpol - Coors Amphitheater Assemblage 23 - The Knitting Factory in L.A. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - 4th and B The Red Sparrowes - 4th and B Ani Difranco - Copley Symphony Hall (Melissa made me) Randy Newman - Humphry's Dead Can Dance - Humphry's Henry Rollins spoken word - 4 times at 4th and B Current Mood: creative Current Music: Fields of the Nephlim (Comment on this)
Saturday, September 13th, 2008
1:41 am	Happy somewhat belated birthday to zeldacat ! I still haven't gone to bed yet so it's still technically the 12th, right? Hope you had a great day. :) (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
11:19 pm	Melissa & Me Anime Style Current Mood: amused (Comment on this)
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
6:53 pm	Comic Con Pics Comic Con Pictures X-Sanguin Pictures Current Mood: accomplished (Comment on this)
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
1:23 pm	The Writing's on the Wall I don't know if there has been a major upswing in the amount of graffiti being put on walls or if I just am more sensitive to it now, but I have been seeing a lot more lately. It all started when in San Francisco this April. I saw tagging all over the place. I had seen stencil graffiti in the past, but now I saw tagging in places that it had not been before (yard fences, storefronts, etc.). Now I'm starting to see it a lot more here in S.D. as well. I did see a lot of tagging while riding the trolley down to the convention center, but it goes right through Encanto and Logan Heights, so no big surprise there. It really hit home while driving to work the other morning. Someone had tagged a rail bridge over the freeway during the night in several foot high letters. No art to it, just someone's alias. I was discussing my thoughts with Melissa this morning and realized that I am a total hypocrite on the subject. I actually don't mind it so much if it has some artistic value and doesn't damage private property. As an example, there is a drainage canal next to the Encanto trolley stop that has some pretty cool images painted along the sides. I don't know if it is sanctioned or not, but it took some time and talent to create the work. I think it enhances the area a bit. I also like some of the stencil tags I saw up in San Francisco. Most had some artistic value and political message (and were even amusing in some cases) and were put on public sidewalks or light posts. On the other hand, it would have disturbed me to see the same images on someones front door or fence. I just can't be OK with damaging someone's personal property. Melissa brought up a good point. What if someone did the same thing on a sidewalk in the old town area of La Mesa? I don't think I would be OK with that either since it would be damaging a historical location. I can also image getting a little fed up if there was too much of it all in one place. Now to completely flip-flop my view, I hate seing someone's tag scrawled on a wall, a window, or the bus. I know that the idea of getting a name or message out in the public view is the same, but it bugs the crap out of me. It's kind of funny how reviled common tagging is, but you can go to the book store and find items on stencil and sticker tags in the art section. Guess I'm not the only one who is conflicted on the subject. Current Mood: contemplative (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
5:31 pm	Artists I Saw at Comic Con Man, everything is still such a blur. Probably doesn't help that I managed to pick up a cold along with my comics at the show this year. Bleh :(. I just want to make sure I jot down all of the stars and artists I saw at Con before I forget. Robert Rodriguez - at the Red Sonja panel Rose McGowan - same This sounds like a really cool movie. They want to keep it close to the comic book feel (really dark and bloody). The poster samples they had to show were pretty rad. Rose stated emphatically that she would not have a mullet like in the 80's version. Al Feldstein - The editor for EC Comics in the 50's and Mad in the 60's. I saw him at a spotlight panel and then later down in artists alley. Really funny guy. I got to tell him that Mad was what got me interested in reading. Kevin Smith - We had been waiting in line for the Battlestar Galactica panel line forever and were about to give up when Kevin Smith ducked outside for a smoke break in between his panels. I didn't get to talk with him, but he was about 10 feet away. Bernie Wrightson - Attended his spotlight panel. Simon Bisley - Got him to sign his art book at the Heavy Metal booth. I did get to tell him that I first saw his Slaine stuff in H.M. many moons ago and had been in to his stuff ever since. Unfortunately, my voice decided to crack at that very moment so I ended up sounding like a 12 year old fanboy squawking at a metal god. Oh well. Bill Plimpton - I was checking out the puppet figures being used for the upcoming Caroline movie when someone starting talking to the person next to me. I overheard them say "It's an honor to meet you, I love your work." I grabbed a quick glance at the target name tag and realized who it was. I waited for the other person to leave and then said Hi and told him that I enjoyed his work. Current Mood: tired (Comment on this)
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007
11:26 am	No More MySpace I finally decided to kill off my MySpace account. I just got tired of all the spam messages and bogus add requests. The last straw was when someone tried to put a virus link in my comments. I've heard stories of people getting their accounts hijacked as well. Too much B.S. for not enough return. I am keeping LJ and will blog more in the new year, but I am thinking of changing my username to something that suits me better. P.S. Merry Xmas to all!!! Current Mood: annoyed Current Music: Interpol (Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
11:18 pm	Last Minute Post Happy Halloween!! My favorite night of the year. :) Current Mood: happy (Comment on this)
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
6:14 pm	Sad It's Over Comic Con Comic Con Comic Con + X-Sanguin (dancing and drunk-assery yay!) Comic Con (suprisingly sans hang-over) Sleep Sleep Sleep Pics Comic Con X-Sanguin Current Mood: tired Current Music: HexRx - Dear Diary (Comment on this)
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
11:45 am	Happy Birthday melisstar Many hugs and kisses. I hope you have a great day. Love ya!! Current Mood: happy (Comment on this)
Thursday, May 10th, 2007
11:56 pm	Twilight Zone Moment You remember the old Twilight Zone episode where the guys flips a coin and it stands on its end? I was playing a game down at Game Empire the other day and I accidentally recreated the scene with a geeky twist. As soon as people realized that the die was stuck like that a small crowd gathered around. After a moment a guy at the end of the table said "Dude, can you read all of our minds now or something?". I listened for a moment and then replied "Nope". The spell had been broken and everyone went back to what they were doing. I have to admit that I was a little disappointed that time didn't stop or I didn't get a super power. It didn't help me win either. Oh well. Current Mood: amused (Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
6:28 pm	Trip Photos San Francisco Mine Melissa's Las Vegas Mine Melissa's Current Mood: hot (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, May 7th, 2007
10:17 pm	San Francisco May 4 to 6 2007 ( Trip Notes ) Current Mood: tired (Comment on this)
9:19 pm	Las Vegas ( Trip Notes ) Current Mood: tired (Comment on this)
Sunday, February 25th, 2007
5:54 pm	Tagged By zeldacat "List seven songs you are into right now, no matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they're not any good but they must be songs you're really enjoying now. Post these instructions in your Live Journal along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they're listening to." 1) When I Am You - Panzer AG 2) Destroyer - Snog 3) Atom Bomb - Fluke 4) Tomorrow Comes Today - Gorillaz 5) Beyond Raging Waves - DJ Krush With Shinichi Kinoshita 6) Le Printemps - Natacha Atlas 7) One of These Days - Pink Floyd I'm going to tag... 10gauge charon_grayi urko dork_grrl melisstar miriku psyyche Current Mood: cold Current Music: See Above (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006
9:49 pm	The Scene Becomes Mainstream I was watching Nip/Tuck with Melissa last night and happened to catch them using a remake of Marian by the Sisters of Mercy during a lesbian make-out scene. rad! Also, last week I was driving home from work when the license plate of the car in front of me happened to catch my eye. It said VNV NTN. They also had a big Wumpscut sticker across their back window. Current Mood: amused (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, July 24th, 2006
8:57 am	Happy Birthday melisstar Hope you have a kick-ass day! *Hugs & Kisses* (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, June 15th, 2006
11:58 am	Saw a funny bit of vandalism on a Keebler cookie truck on the way in to work today. The large "HOW'S MY DRIVING" lettering on the back had been turned in to "OW'S MY DR.VING" (1 Comment |Comment on this)