Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Firsts
I've had two "firsts" this week.
1) "Powered" razor (read: vibrating razor). In addition to smooshing about 15 blades onto a razor, Gillette now makes vibrating "powered" razors. I think in theory having the blade vibrate makes the hairs stand up more and gets a closer shave. Other than it feeling kinda funky, no meaningful difference in shave closenss has been observed.
2) Homemade tortillas! Following Karen's example, I tried making homemade tortillas on the weekend. They were a fair bit of work (like 1hr all in maybe), but pretty delicious! Some recipes called for shortening, others used water+milk, which I opted for. They were a bit less fluffy/airy than I like, but might have been because I used 1/3 whole wheat flour...think I'll try entirely all purpose next time.
1) "Powered" razor (read: vibrating razor). In addition to smooshing about 15 blades onto a razor, Gillette now makes vibrating "powered" razors. I think in theory having the blade vibrate makes the hairs stand up more and gets a closer shave. Other than it feeling kinda funky, no meaningful difference in shave closenss has been observed.
2) Homemade tortillas! Following Karen's example, I tried making homemade tortillas on the weekend. They were a fair bit of work (like 1hr all in maybe), but pretty delicious! Some recipes called for shortening, others used water+milk, which I opted for. They were a bit less fluffy/airy than I like, but might have been because I used 1/3 whole wheat flour...think I'll try entirely all purpose next time.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
World Cup
Got a good chuckle reading this about North Korea hiring Chinese "fans" to cheer for their team, since actual North Koreans either couldn't afford to go to the world cup, or would have had challenges travelling outside the country. Talk about international cooperation. If THAT isn't what the world cup is all about, I don't know.
I've also driven past Jewels & Java a few times lately and gotten a good laugh. The premise seems to be a bakery/cafe and diamond store mixed into one, although the video makes it look more like a full out restaurant. Who knows.
Also, Laura and I locked and loaded on plane tickets for California! Need to actually PLAN stuff now - we're flying into/out of San Fran, and have 15 days!
I've also driven past Jewels & Java a few times lately and gotten a good laugh. The premise seems to be a bakery/cafe and diamond store mixed into one, although the video makes it look more like a full out restaurant. Who knows.
Also, Laura and I locked and loaded on plane tickets for California! Need to actually PLAN stuff now - we're flying into/out of San Fran, and have 15 days!
Friday, June 04, 2010
Swagger Wagon
I was looking for a song that's in a car commercial that goes something like "something somethign something makes my heart go beep", and sounds kinda like noah and the whale, and I came across this video that cracked totally cracked me up. Also, the girl looks like Chloe from Smallville which is an added bonus.
