Thursday August 5th 2004
i frickin love food. i frickin love mexico:
day one 3 or 4 rounds of pretzels and coke (or jumex) on the airplane.
day two Corn Flakes (or Con Flais) w/ soy milk (did we bring our own milk?!) and pan dulce @ my dad's cousin's house.
day three salad w/ vinagerette dressing and corn veggie salad mix. this was our mexican style 4pm dinner at my mother's friend's house out on their back porch. complete with none other than freshly juiced agua de guava.wheels w/ "sal, limon, y chile" from the vendors in Guadalajara. Chips and Salsa, Beans and Fries, and water for our late night dinner at this huge restaurant in Guadalajara.
day four pancakes, eggs, tostadas w/ beans, and soufle for breakfast at Rosamaria's house. Then some Cucumbers, salted of course. At my brother's wedding: soufle and mushroom/brocoli/veggie mix. Creamed corn soup and another plate of veggies, with a "Coca" and some squirt/tequila drink that someone kept passing around. no wedding cake. but there was a dessert, it was white, with a strawberries, a piece of sweet crisp bread and sauce.
day five raspado de fresa (strawberry sno-cone) more "sal y limon" wheels. pizza from my cousin's pizza cart, toppings: champinones (mushrooms) and pineapple, and "catsup". Plate of neatly arranged steamed veggies at the Manzanilla beachside restaurant. For dinner, quesadilla from Barra De Navidad..."ooh, this garlic salsa smells good...MADRE SANTA! SALSA FROM HELL!!! OH GOD I'M BLIND!"
day six More mushroom/pineapple/catsup pizza for dinner down en el "jardin" (i apologize for any spanglish, but it's needed)
day seven up at my cousin's house, they prepared the most delicious magic soup. i don't know what it was, but it had peas in it and it had a crepe in it. then rice and quesadillas. two enchiladas from a vendor in the garden (it just sounds wrong saying it in english!) and an authentic mexican churro.
day eight ROADSIDE Chocomil' (maybe not the best idea in the world?) and fresh squeezed orange juice. Peanut butter and jelly, tea, and pan dulce. Roadside Restaurant called: La Guerra (some creamy stuff called Jokoke and my grandfatha kept complaining that his coffee was scortched) Pineapple with salt. Tropical plum juice? (I'm just copying this from my handwritten notes, I do not remember this...exotic roadside tropical plum juice). dessert at festival: carmelized banana, pancakes with strawberry topping, and a cup of raw beets (my mother told me what it was called and why she was eating it, but i do not remember the reason..)
day nine at the convent, with my aunt the nun: green bean/egg mix w/ tostadas and sugar cooked peaches for dessert. tasted quite holy. "Kraker Bran" and Coca Cola @ relatives house in El Limon. (they sincerely apoligized several times for the soda being "al tiempo" but i really didn't care, i enjoyed every last scrap of free food i received in mexico) back at the convent: bread, oatmeal, peaches, rice. manzanilla tea. peptobismo. cow-fresh boiled milk. awesome cake. chilaquiles w/ beans. water.
day ten Pepsi. Squirt. Avacado salad with french dressing @ a beachside restaurant in Autlan.
day eleven @ Tenacatita for my mom and uncle's birthday: bean tostadas w/ guacamole & catsup. when we ran out of beans, guacamole tostadas. Mirinda orange soda. KAS soda. whole coconut. Birthday cake!!! Later that night, tostadas w/ salsa, coca cola, & water @ Martin's Restaurante, upstair (another beachside restaurant) Back at the festival, fruit bowl w/ cream, sprinkles, oats, cereal (?) and basically some of every last topping. Coffee. bread. and cookies.
day twelve beans w/ sour cream and tortillas.
day thirteen tortillas y sopa de arroz. Sabritas Queso Jalapeno=greatest chip i have ever tasted. iSPONCH! Manzanita Sol. Pepsi. frijoles. papa asada.
day fourteen plane ride home: "Nueva Pepsi Descubrela" More pretzels. Seven.
i could give a million reasons as to why i love mexico so much, but most of those reason would somehow include food. everywhere you go, there is a place to get snacks. everywhere you go. someone offers you food or drinks. and it's rude to say no, so it's basically all food, all the time and i like that. i really, really like that
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Suckin' too hard on your lollipop
4/25/08
*i like that Mika fella'. he is swell. i first saw him on leno or conan or something and then later started listening to his music. i like that he sounds like freddie mercury, he is also a sharp dresser, and his merchandise is super colorful!
*MIA...she's also super colorful and i also like her music and her name is also Mika if you add a K. her music sounds really unique.
*Sia rhymes with MIA...and she is also pretty colorful herself. I watched her perform on...i think it was kimmel but it may have been last call and it was totally dark and the entire band was wearing neon, glow in the dark outfits. it was pretty damn neat. it took me like a whole 2 minutes until i could enjoy the music. good deal.
this entry had only 3 basic purposes...the rest is just filler words that make no sense and i threw the word "colorful" & "music" in there a few times.
*oh and Duffy is pretty good too, i first heard her a while back on indie 1031 and then saw her tv debut on leno recently. she just reminds me of these other 3 singers for some reason, except she's from wales which is pretty awesome, me like.
*i like that Mika fella'. he is swell. i first saw him on leno or conan or something and then later started listening to his music. i like that he sounds like freddie mercury, he is also a sharp dresser, and his merchandise is super colorful!
*MIA...she's also super colorful and i also like her music and her name is also Mika if you add a K. her music sounds really unique.
*Sia rhymes with MIA...and she is also pretty colorful herself. I watched her perform on...i think it was kimmel but it may have been last call and it was totally dark and the entire band was wearing neon, glow in the dark outfits. it was pretty damn neat. it took me like a whole 2 minutes until i could enjoy the music. good deal.
this entry had only 3 basic purposes...the rest is just filler words that make no sense and i threw the word "colorful" & "music" in there a few times.
*oh and Duffy is pretty good too, i first heard her a while back on indie 1031 and then saw her tv debut on leno recently. she just reminds me of these other 3 singers for some reason, except she's from wales which is pretty awesome, me like.
the Matches, MC Lars, Suburban Legends, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, & hellogoodbye...definately did fill me up for the passed months. but now...it's time for more:
rx bandits.......may 17th
mc lars......may 22
the matches......june 12
warped tour.........june 22
dropkick murphys. the mighty mighty bosstones........july 20
big d and the kids table. goldfinger. less than jake. suburban legends........july 26
warped tour......august 17
rx bandits.....august
beck. spoon. mgmt......sep 20
lets see what happens
rx bandits.......may 17th
mc lars......may 22
the matches......june 12
warped tour.........june 22
dropkick murphys. the mighty mighty bosstones........july 20
big d and the kids table. goldfinger. less than jake. suburban legends........july 26
warped tour......august 17
rx bandits.....august
beck. spoon. mgmt......sep 20
lets see what happens
what is a "real" music fan?
3/8/08
i am a frickin music nerd (and i don't mean band nerd) i don't think i'm a music snob, but i'm definately a music nerd. i don't know if there's a difference or if there is even such thing, but that's what i think. I mean, why else would a person make several updates lists of their favorite bands and songs and concerts and cds if they weren't some type of nerd who's into music. Music snobs have a certain type of music that they like and criticize anything else. I have times when I make fun of how much other music sucks, but it's usually jokingly...usually. I TRY to respect all bands/musicians, even if I personally think their music sucks. I can't stand music reviews. I believe every magazine would be way better if they eliminated their music reviews. It is one person's opinion and they are usually super lame. Anyone who would actually use music reviews to make a decision about a buying a CD, obviously can't think for themselves. Just like people who regularly listen to the radio and can't find good music for themselves. I guess some people could care less or just don't have time, but that's definately not for me, and not for the rest of us nerds in the music world.
Yesterday I spent part of my day shifting cds in my album and then later on shifting cds cases all over my room, to make room for the news ones of course. Frustrated that i couldn't find a place to put them, i took every last cd case and stacked them up in the middle of the floor in my room. Surrounded by far over a hundred cds, i forgot what my purpose was a just started picking up random cds and flipping through them, checking out the artwork, and all the great photography. I can't explain how great they are. Like each one is a small piece of art, not counting the hour of killer music that lays inside. It's one of the greatest collections I could ever own. I can totally see why avid record collectors do what they do and I can imagine how they feel when they find a rare gem. I love my cds so much and i can't imagine why anyone would download music. Again, some people could care less and others just don't have time, but those people must not know what they are missing out on.
i am a frickin music nerd (and i don't mean band nerd) i don't think i'm a music snob, but i'm definately a music nerd. i don't know if there's a difference or if there is even such thing, but that's what i think. I mean, why else would a person make several updates lists of their favorite bands and songs and concerts and cds if they weren't some type of nerd who's into music. Music snobs have a certain type of music that they like and criticize anything else. I have times when I make fun of how much other music sucks, but it's usually jokingly...usually. I TRY to respect all bands/musicians, even if I personally think their music sucks. I can't stand music reviews. I believe every magazine would be way better if they eliminated their music reviews. It is one person's opinion and they are usually super lame. Anyone who would actually use music reviews to make a decision about a buying a CD, obviously can't think for themselves. Just like people who regularly listen to the radio and can't find good music for themselves. I guess some people could care less or just don't have time, but that's definately not for me, and not for the rest of us nerds in the music world.
Yesterday I spent part of my day shifting cds in my album and then later on shifting cds cases all over my room, to make room for the news ones of course. Frustrated that i couldn't find a place to put them, i took every last cd case and stacked them up in the middle of the floor in my room. Surrounded by far over a hundred cds, i forgot what my purpose was a just started picking up random cds and flipping through them, checking out the artwork, and all the great photography. I can't explain how great they are. Like each one is a small piece of art, not counting the hour of killer music that lays inside. It's one of the greatest collections I could ever own. I can totally see why avid record collectors do what they do and I can imagine how they feel when they find a rare gem. I love my cds so much and i can't imagine why anyone would download music. Again, some people could care less and others just don't have time, but those people must not know what they are missing out on.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
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