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Yo.

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:28:45 GMT

In my recent absence from regularly updating:

1. I cut bangs.
2. I bought a house.
3. I resurrected and reconstructed THIS BLOG.

I don't know how long I'll keep it up, so come see it while it lasts!

TREAT TREAT?

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:28:40 GMT

I CAN HAZ A TREAT??

lol Uno's face reminds me of this:

so earnest.

Happy Belated Halloween

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:48:30 GMT

Uno was a hotdog.

Pepper was a chicken, but her head was too small so her chicken helmet kept falling off.

This picture is very chicken-like.

We made Uno wear the chicken helmet instead.

This is Uno being depressed because we made him wear the costume.

Jigga What.

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:57:50 GMT

Tu and I went to see Jay-Z perform in Houston at the newly built House of Blues.

Best rapper alive.

Nigga ask about me.

Bun B, you're not that cool

Tu spotted Bun B (I don't know what he looks like) and asked if he could take a picture with him. Bun B said no. So we had to take a series of secret pictures behind his back.

This picture just makes me laugh because of the guy behind us who blends into the wall.

Petting Zoos (or Extravagant Birthdays)

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:53:15 GMT

2 of my little cousins celebrated birthdays this past weekend.

My aunt threw a hoedown, complete with petting zoo, pony rides, barbeque, and bandanas galore.

emme and popular pig.

this duck was so chill. he'd just be hanging out w/ his hair and you'd pick him up and he'd be all, "that's cool." so underrated. no one wants to play with a duck when there are lamb, bunnies, llamas, and pigs running around.

sydney with bunny.

right before emme's horse got hit by a volleyball.

mmmm chickens and lambs. delicious.

Tenacious Pig

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:58:12 GMT

{ jb’s salumi } traditional garnish

{ tete de cochon } pickled vegetables & sauce gribiche

If you've ever eaten a "combination" vietnamese sandwich, you've had headcheese. it's the meat thing that tastes like crunchy jelly.

THIS, however, was the best head cheese ever. Soft, meaty, fatty - almost a pate-like consistency.

Oh, and I apologize for the lighting/quality of the pictures. SO HUNGRY TAKE PICTURES FAST WANT TO EAT NOW.

{ snake river farms roasted pork belly } warm escabeche, white anchovy & octopus mi cuit

A lot of the courses featured "pig + seafood," which the chef kept referring to as "the perfect marriage."

{ gulf prawn cuit au roti } fricassee of burgundy snails, braised pork knuckle & carolina gold

You can't see anything besides the prawn (which was amazingly sweet), but it also featured some fat ass snails. Yum!

{ warm terrine of berkshire pig } royal blenheim apricots, cippolini & natural jus

Those white portions of "fat" are actually scallops!

{ porchetta of suckling pig } fig mostarda, roasted trumpet royale mushroom & all spice reduction

If you told me this was dark meat chicken, I would have believed you. Amazingly tender.

{ rogue creamery smoked blue } szechuan pepper tuille, shaved hazelnuts & sour cherry jam

Served as family-style finger food.

{ olive oil sponge } guajillo honey, peach & noble px vinegar

Got too excited, sorry! Poundcake soaked in olive oil and honey.

{ no name } madeleine made with bacon fat, maple foam, powdered bacon fat

They made a traditional madeleine, but instead of making it with butter, they used bacon fat, creating a savory madeleine. Topped with maple foam and "powdered sugar," which is actually powdered bacon fat. The result? Like eating pancakes and bacon together!

The Omnivore’s Hundred

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:15:25 GMT

[Taken from Very Good Taste's Blog]

Here’s a chance for a little interactivity for all the bloggers out there. Below is a list of 100 things that I think every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. The list includes fine food, strange food, everyday food and even some pretty bad food - but a good omnivore should really try it all. Don’t worry if you haven’t, mind you; neither have I, though I’ll be sure to work on it. Don’t worry if you don’t recognise everything in the hundred, either; Wikipedia has the answers.

Here’s what I want you to do:

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

I got 68/100.

I need to try more alcoholic beverages.

How did you do?

TWILIGHT, You Guys!

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:17:03 GMT

I didn't read Harry Potter. Well, I read the first one, but wasn't interested enough to keep reading?

I know, blasphemous.

Well, I had been seeing all this buzz about Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series. Carolyn went to Borders at 12AM midnight to get the newest installment of the series a month or so ago. Ohnotheydidnt had its own separate ONTD_Twatlight community. They're coming out with a movie in November. I even read an article on the whole Twilight franchise in BusinessWeek.

I read some of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles (I think I stopped at Queen of the Damned) and I've always had a little bit of a fascination with vampires generally. I mean, they're pretty sexy RIGHT? So I gave into the hype and bought a copy of Twilight (in the Young Adults section, no less) at Target.

And....I LIKED IT.

It's not well-written by any stretch ("Do I dazzle you?" "Frequently."), but the story is so..... *sigh*. I admit, I'm a sucker for love stories, especially ones involving heart-wrenching tension between the characters. There's barely a kiss and I find myself swooning.

There are quite a few parts that are pretty cheesy. Like, to the point where I was embarrassed. For example, when Edward is described wearing an ivory turtleneck? Or a sleeveless button-up? WHY WOULD YOU WEAR THAT WHY?

So I know the skinny pale girl from Into the Wild is playing Bella, which was pretty accurate to what I was picturing when I read the book. I do a search of who is playing Edward:

O RLY.

I don't know if that's who I pictured, but that's real nice.

So I watch the trailer.

I research the other characters (VOLCHEK from the OC is in it, guys!)

I wikipedia it (don't do it; CONTAINS SPOILERS).

I do some more images searches.

THE TENSION, PEOPLE. THE TENSION.

I think I might officially be a fangirl.

Crazy Face

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:32:34 GMT

Uno does this thing that we call "Crazy Face:"

At these times, we sometimes call him "T-Jones," after the contestant on MTV's "From G's to Gents."

Well, because:

THAT is T-Jones.

The resemblance in both appearance and personality is kind of uncanny. If you've ever seen the show, you'll know what I mean.

Wink wink, nudge nudge. LOL.

And to show that even prim and proper Pepper sometimes has Crazy-Face-Time:

This is super blurry, but it's pretty representative of Uno's nature in general.

Haha this picture makes me laugh. Gotta love that guy.

"Fix your face."

Carolyn's Vegas Bachelorette

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:36:25 GMT

Went to Vegas during Labor Day Weekend for Carolyn's bachelorette party.

Now, I don't gamble so I'm not the hugest fan of Vegas...but I do love food and dancing, so great fun was nevertheless had.

I don't gamble, but still managed to sit next to Ann while she played blackjack for 4 hours. We imbibed 10 free drinks. Now we are tipsy and it is difficult to go clubbing.

We made it out to Tao and crashed this table of guys (Would I like a drink? Why yes, thank you!) who were there for a bachelor party.

This picture make me laugh because we look like Sex and the City and it looks like we're laughing at that guy and he's all "You guys? I'm RIGHT HERE."

We had lunch the next morning at Olives, Todd English's restaurant in the Bellagio.

I was disappointed. My lambchops were so gamey and a little tough. They looked better than they tasted, for sure.

Directly before this picture was taken, I saw LEONARDO DICAPRIO. He was literally 5 ft away from us! I swooned.

But no pictures. I had to play it cool, guys. Even though I used to print out pictures of him in black and white on the school library printer in 1996.

Went to Blush and Tryst on Saturday night. Blush was wack; Tryst was crowded. I suppose that made it better.

The guy behind me said I "danced good for an asian girl." A little while later, a sleazy italian man asked me if my hair was a weave. Backhanded compliments = SADDINGS.

Wound down the night at the bar inside Wynn and met these nice fellows. The guy sitting next to me is a 9th grade math teacher. Another guy used the phrase "non sequitur." I was like, "yall smart."

One dude (not pictured) was a director of a made-for-TV-movie (lol) on Showtime starring Ja Rule.

"What was Ja Rule like?"
"Horny"
"Yech."

After a delicious buffet at Bellagio, we looked at pictures we had taken and I picked my nose.

My last day. Suemy and I are SADDINGS.