jon_chance

05:04pm 23/07/2009

My first herniated disc was about a month ago, and now I have my first flare up from it. This morning I bent to get something and I literally felt a :::twannngggg:::. Yeouch.

Pain relievers have been ingested and ice packs shall be applied once I get home.

mood:

sore

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mundane and pointless stuff

04:41pm 21/07/2009

The "Positively Pomegranate" flavor of Orbit gum is good.
I like my new dental hygenist - she's gentler than the last lady I went to and she was able to get the burgeoning wine stains out from between my lower front teeth. You can floss all you like but it won't remove stains, and my Sonic Care doesn't do the job in between the teeth.

mood:

bored

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refrigerator pickles!

09:07am 20/07/2009

Yesterday I tried my hand at making refrigerator pickles (not preserved via canning, must be eaten within one week). They came out delicious!

I sliced thin one cucumber and put it plus a handful of baby carrots in an old one quart plastic container, and poured the pickling liquid over it.

pickling liquid:

3/4 cup water
3/4 cup white vinegar
2 crushed cloves garlic
1 TBS dry dill
1 TBS peppercorns
3 bay leaves
2 TBS sugar
2 TBS kosher salt

Simmer the ingredients for the liquid in a small pot to dissolve the salt & sugar... let sit in fridge at least one hour, the longer it sits the more pickled it gets.

Next time I'll use a touch less sugar, these are a little on the bread & butter pickle side. I'll also add some crushed pepper flakes too.

Om nom nom...

mood:

pleased

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egoboo o' the day

07:30pm 14/07/2009

I often don't wear my wedding ring. I broke the ring guard in it and since it's a little too big on me and has been known to fall off my hand I default to not wearing it most of the time.

Today I happen to be wearing it for whatever reason. I was speaking to one of my regular customers who asked me if I'd gotten married recently, and I explained the whole "I don't often wear the ring it's too big" thing and how I'd been married almost 18 years.

He looked shocked, and said "but I thought you were like 24 years old!" I just about hurt myself laughing when I told him next week I'll be 40. This comes on the heels of seeing a friend I have known since I was 15 but had not seen in about 9 or 10 years since she was over in Washington state until recently... she swears I don't look any different than I did.

I said "Of course I do! I look better."

:-)

mood:

pleased

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facebook is weirding me out

07:35pm 07/07/2009

On Facebook I am 'friends' with a number of musicans.... now, some of these guys are not people I know personally, but I'm a fan. They friended me and now I can see all sorts of personal photos of theirs, like photos of one of their kids high school graduation party.

This is weird. I don't think I like it. I'm sure I am one of the few fans who does not want to know every. little. detail. of their lives, but there it is. why they'd post stuff like that I shall never know... or better yet, don't friend people who are not personal friends, have a fan page for that.

That is all.

mood:

weird

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woooooooo!
		09:13am 17/06/2009
	Just got the word. My brand spankin new project, a melodic rock/melodic metal radio show, is going to start this week! It'll be on Saturday night 8pm EST with a repeat next Thursday 7pm @ http://www.getthepointradio.com/. Rock on my friends.
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random bits

04:06pm 11/06/2009

Hightops with two strips of Velcro across the ankle are hot again?! Gag me with a spoon!
Got some great tix for Chickenfoot @ the Beacon in August (thanks Deb!)
News coming Real Soon Now about a cool new project I'll be starting

mood:

optimistic

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		07:21pm 03/06/2009
	I went to the Wines of Chile tasting today. A few things: I found myself tasting wine with David Rosengarten. Nice guy. I told him I missed his show and he told me he has a meeting with some Food Network execs tomorrow, so we may see him back on the air soon. If you like your Chardonnay like the French do it, but you cannot afford Burgundy as often as you'd like, try some from Chile. They seem to get the whole concept of restrained malo and oak (for the Chards. If we're talking Cabernet it's a whole other overextracted oak bomb story). I got to try the Clos Apalta.... and once again I find myself saying "Really?" It was good, definitely, but I didn't think it was that earth shatteringly good. I definitely value balance and restraint in a wine and Wine Spectator.... not so much. I just don't get what they love about these huge wines. What the heck food would you pair with them?? Carmenere is awesome. I keep turning people onto it and I love it. Had a conversation with an importer where I said I think it's the next Malbec (as in the next hot grape people will come in looking for) and he said no. I see his point - Carmenere has an earthy Cab Franc quality to it that the casual wine drinker might not love. To me it's perfect - it has fruit and earth and when oaked properly is delicious (and usually quite affordable). My teeth are purple, even after brushing. I will not have this problem next week - Germany! Mmmm, Riesling...
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MTV Movie Awards

08:50pm 01/06/2009

I didn't watch it but I heard about what Sasha Baron Cohen did to Eminem. I want to know what you think:
Poll #1409537 MTV Music Awards
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 2

Was it funny?

View Answers

Totally!

2 (100.0%)

Sort of...

0 (0.0%)

Not at all.

0 (0.0%)

Was it staged?

View Answers

Yes, Eminem looks pissed!

2 (100.0%)

No, MTV would not be so daring.

0 (0.0%)

I cannot tell.

0 (0.0%)

Hit me.

mood:

curious

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on life in a multicultural workplace

02:40pm 01/06/2009

The other day at work I came upon one of my coworkers talking to two customers about their trip to his native DR. The gentleman was asking about a drink called mamajuana. Seems that we carry a bottled version of it here in the store. I've been told that most of the time in the DR you get a homemade version, like many places here make sangria even though you can buy pre made stuff.

I love that we carry an aphrodisia drink...

mood:

amused

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