The Infamous Blog Creep

That Shirt Cray

2012-01-27T10:22:00.000-08:00

Digital Gravel was selling this t-shirt. Based on the hook in the N*ggas in Paris song by Kanye & Jay-Z. Design Execution A+. It is by a company called BOOTLEG. LOLs all around.

Money Duffle Bag

2012-01-18T16:35:00.000-08:00

I want this. So Gangsta!

Made from Sprayground. I never heard of them before but cool stuff.

Just don't take this bag to the airport.

QuestLove of the Roots Retweets Me!

2011-11-16T11:06:00.001-08:00

QuestLove of the Roots / Jimmy Fallon Show Retweets Me! Or rather, my Fake MF DOOM Fan Twitter account. I gained about 30 New Followers after that.

But seriously, check out the Aisha Tyler Podcast interviewing QuestLove at the Girl On Guy website. Great Interview.

Hope Solo on Twitter

2011-11-14T13:51:00.000-08:00

Khloe on Twitter

2011-11-10T12:30:00.001-08:00

I'm no psychic, but I "predict" Khloe or her sister ain't gonna respond.BTW, make "what" go away?

Michael Jordan's Golf Bag

2011-09-23T15:07:00.000-07:00

This is Michael Jordan's Golf Bag. Championship Gold Rings and all! No doubt prolly made with REAL Gold. DOOOPE!

Likes#2 - Ugly Amercians

2011-09-14T23:34:00.000-07:00

The 2nd post in my series of what I am liking. This is Ugly Americans, a TV show on Comedy Central. I caught the series late in the second season. This is a DVD of season one. Which I need to get.

The show is about a regular guy named Mark, living on earth, if earth had monsters, zombies, devils, etc. Mark is a social worker who works with monsters and helps them find jobs. Mark's co-worker is a wizard, his roommate is a zombie and his girlfriend is kinda like the boss's daughter. The boss is the devil. Not to mention all the creepy monsters and humans that Mark has to help out... It is a crazy show.

Star Wars Meets BAPE

2011-09-09T10:33:00.001-07:00

A Star Wars Meets BAPE Collabo is coming. Wow.

Congrats Kim!

2011-08-21T19:55:00.000-07:00

Mailman musta lost my invitation.

Wu-Tang X RockSmith - The Wu-Hands

2011-04-29T15:22:00.000-07:00

Here it is... Wu-Tang X RockSmith - The Wu-Hands. Throw up them "Double Yous"!

CLASS is WINNING

2011-03-16T10:34:00.000-07:00

I don't agree with giving Mr. Sheen any more attention but this tee by CLASS is kinda cool. CLASS translated the "Winning" slogan into their own unique design of the Baller lifestyle. Tee available at Digital Gravel. I noticed size small is sold out already. WINNING!

Mickey Fists at Fitted Hawaii

2011-03-11T16:20:00.000-08:00

This tee is DOPE!

Get is at Fitted Hawaii.

CLOT x Disney x Tron: Legacy Toy

2011-02-11T10:29:00.000-08:00

Is this for real?

WHAT! No Identity Disk!?

CLOT x Disney x Tron: Legacy Toy. Bambi in Full Tron Outfit. Two things that don't go together, but kinda cool. I guess you can get it starting Valentine's Day 2011 at Man Is In the Forest Shop in Shanghai.

Kool Herc is ILL

2011-02-04T11:10:00.000-08:00

I just saw this tee at UndergroundHipHop.com by Exact Science.

Reminded me Kool Herc is currently having medical problems. I plan to donate to the cause but I do think a big wig rapper is gonna come through & pay it off.

Anyways, DOPE tee in the parody of Uncle Sam wanting help for his country. Tee is practically sold out!!!

What should a Draw?

2010-11-14T21:00:00.001-08:00

Fun with Yahoo Answers. Click it to see it better.

Shocker T-shirt

2010-08-31T10:47:00.000-07:00

Just saw this at Digital Gravel. Two in the Pink and One in the Stink. Made by the KTB Brand. People still be doing em up on the Mickey Hand designs and just when I thought people ran out of ideas.

GZA/Genius wears ArtChemist!!!

2010-08-24T10:08:00.000-07:00

GZA wears ArtChemist tee at Rock The Bells 2010. I think this is San Bernadino, CA from Aug 21. The tee says "WU-Electronics - We invented Serato". Which is an indirect quote that RZA made once. I thought it'd make a great tee and the Genius agrees. WU-TANG FOREVER!!!

TokiDoki X Marvel X New Era Cap

2010-08-12T17:10:00.000-07:00

Check it out! Tokidoki does Marvel and New Era. Dr. Doom never looked so cute... and eating a donut.

World Cup Fever

2010-05-21T13:15:00.000-07:00

World Cup Fever is coming or it's here. I luv Soccer. This above thing is like an Umbro Collabo. I'm not sure. I kinda just like the pic.

GURU (1966 – 2010) R.I.P.

2010-04-23T10:45:00.000-07:00

Keith Elam a.k.a. Keithy E. a.k.a. GURU. Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal, R.I.P

I remember seeing GURU's amazing Jazzmatazz 2 show at Zellerbach Hall in 1995 at Stanford University. Small, intimate venue. Vanessa Daou was the opening act. His big brother, Harry Elam is professor there at Stanford & I remember seeing him there off stage proud of GURU, as he rocked the auditorium.

I'd like to think GURU is now "Above the Clouds" (one of my favorite Gangstarr tracks - listening to it as I write this).

Another Enemy t-shirts

2010-04-22T12:11:00.000-07:00

I just got an email from Digitalgravel about some new tees from a company called "Another Enemy". I'm trying to figure out their designs... Disney/Animation lovers or dissers? I'm not sure. I went to check the link for the Little Mermaid shirt to read more about it and saw it is almost sold out - like only 1 of each size left. Crazy world.

What More Can I Say?

2010-03-22T14:46:00.000-07:00

Milk is Chillin, Giz is Chillin' - What more can I say? TOP BILLIN' t-shirt. Takin' you back to the days of the AUDIO TWO with this literal graphic based on the classic lyric. Made by Exact Science, dope company outta SF and currently available at Digital Gravel. Gizmo rockin' the shelltoes is kinda dope too.

Trade Schools

2010-03-16T12:36:00.000-07:00

Yeah, this is TRUTH! The above is from today's Yahoo headlines. I went to a for-profit computer trade school years ago. Most of the people in my class were twice my age and were only there because they just lost their jobs and figured it was the only way to compete for a better job. My parents made me go so I can get a good job right away.

Now, I'm no brainiac but I was like consistently the highest scoring kid in class, if that says something about the people in the class with me. But 6 months of sped up subjects, honestly no one learned anything.

After graduating with some certificate, I just took whatever computer knowledge I learned and tried to apply it to whatever job I got. I started at the bottom level office jobs and paid off my student loan as fast as I could.

I always hear of people going to trade schools and I wanna tell em it's a scam. At least for me. Thanks to the internet, the research is out there.

Jay Electronica T-Shirt

2010-03-09T18:09:00.000-08:00

DJ Furious Styles & I think my man (ArtChemist fan), DJ Dub are pressing these Jay Electronica T-shirts. Based from Jay's verses from the instant classic "Exhibit C". Only $10. Get it at X Is The Weapon.

Warriors Vs. Pistons 2/27

2010-03-03T14:55:00.000-08:00

Just went to my first basketball game last Saturday. Was at Oakland's Oracle Arena. Warriors Vs. Pistons, score 95/88. Yay! We heard that parking would be hideous. So we took BART. Luckily the weather was good. Our friend was performing during the half-time show for Jazzercise so that's why we went but I was all for the basketball. The eating options were hot dogs, fries, fish & nachos. Seriously? The burger stands were closed for some reason. I had fish & chips.

Next door at the Oakland Coliseum, was Monster Jam Monster Trucks. We saw them ready to drive in.

Echo Base Unlimited T-Shirt

2010-02-25T15:53:00.000-08:00

Gotta luv the parody. Ecko Unlimited meets Star Wars. Not an official product of either, I don't think. But get it at ThinkGeek.

Who's Next on the Mic

2010-02-14T23:30:00.001-08:00

I actually saw this t-shirt on Zazzle. Is it me, or does anyone see what's wrong with this design? Or does someone want them to get on his Mic? I don't know.

J Dilla x Stussy x StonesThrow T-shirt

2010-02-10T14:29:00.000-08:00

A Stussy t-shirt of J Dilla wearing a Stussy t-shirt. Awesome!

Stussy and Stones Throw Records teamed with Raph Rashid's classic pic of J Dilla for a limited-edition Stussy Tee. To be released Feb. 13, 2010 in White and Black, available at Stonesthrow.com and Stussy locations.

I like this shirt. I read someone sayin it was the Best Dilla tee. I agree.

Fresh Bukkake Udon

2010-02-04T10:08:00.000-08:00

Got this from Gombei Bento the other night. It is fresh udon noodles served warm with a black soy type broth. It had chopped green onion, a little white onion and some shaved radish (I think). It was good. It is like a side dish. So I had it with a teriyaki beef & rice plate. I still don't know what Bukkake means.

Okay that's Mean...

2010-01-25T10:49:00.000-08:00

... but kinda funny. Found it on Twitter.

Donate to legit Haiti relief NOW.

XXX-Men T-shirt

2009-12-15T10:22:00.000-08:00

If you like parody, porn & comics, then this tee is for you. Made by Alcapulco Gold. You can buy it at Run My Game. Not sure who would wear it. Funny shirt, tho.

Rhymefest's Secrets of How Not to Let Haters Get to You

2009-12-03T10:43:00.000-08:00

Screencaptured from Twitter & put in order.

BAPE x BEATLES

2009-11-18T10:24:00.000-08:00

BAPE x BEATLES - huh!? Looks like Japanese super streetwear brand, BAPE somehow got the license to use the Beatles image & name. I guess Yoko needs money. I like the Yellow Sub, Sgt. Bape and the Milos.

JC de Castelbajac redoes LEGOS

2009-11-17T14:48:00.000-08:00

JCDC takes toys and fashion to the next level. I want that puffy cloud puffy jacket and that New Era X Lego fitted! Read more here at The Cool Hunter.

Velma & Scooby: Zombie Hunters

2009-11-16T10:13:00.000-08:00

This is the "We've Got Some Work To Do Now" t-shirt by awesome illustrator, Travis Pitts. Re-imaging Scooby Doo in a world of zombies is an awesome idea. Hollywood take notes. Currently, tee is available at Threadless.

Free Health Care for All!

2009-11-12T09:37:00.000-08:00

T-shirt design by Ashkahn & Co. Available at Digital Gravel.

Fresh Jive DISSES

2009-11-09T16:47:00.001-08:00

I like this. The Fresh Jive clothing company disses ALIFE & the HUNDREDS & maybe even SUPREME. There goes my Taco Supreme t-shirt idea. BTW, I feel hungry for a Taco Supreme.

Obama Sushi - SUCCEED

2009-11-06T11:02:00.000-08:00

This is from the SUCCEED website chronicling the epic successes of the world. I thought Obama's lips were made of SPAM. They might be shrimp. Thanks for the link, Danny.

Ladies Love Cool J...

2009-10-07T14:37:00.000-07:00

Either that or they're just SPAMMY Chickenhead emails.

Orko's Masters of Ceremony

2009-09-29T11:27:00.001-07:00

Orko's Masters of Ceremony t-shirt by DRMTM. Parody of Master's of the Universe, of course. The Master's of Ceremony is one definition of M.C. but also the name of Grand Puba's (O.G.) old group before Brand Nubian. This tee is clever. Get it at DigitalGravel.

Great American Food Fest - June 13

2009-08-26T15:00:00.000-07:00

Never got around to writing this from June 13th. Great American Food Fest, Mt. View, California, Shoreline Amphitheatre. This was like a get-together for America's best foodie eat spots. So instead of traveling around the country you can eat em all in one place. I came early with a bunch of people so we all got to share luckily. Plenty of people complained about long lines and sold out food - it happened but I had fun and hope they come back.

Highlights:
1) OMG.. Southside Market Texas Barbeque from Elgin, TX. I never planned on visiting Texas in my lifetime but I may. This little meal was the best. I shoulda got another one but it's not like I had a lot of stomach room at the end of the day at a food fest.

2) Saw Bobby Flay demo. He also judged a Bay Area's Best Burger contest.

3) Aida Mollenkamp from Food Network. I actually sat to watch this lecture on the grass and was sitting right behind other food network personalities chillin on the grass.

4) Remains of my barbeque and Junior's Cheesecake (Outta NYC) about to be eaten (was frozen tho). In the pic, I'm inhaling Graeter's Ice Cream, proclaimed as Oprah's favorite.

Not pictured. I also had Pink's Hot Dogs: Pretty good. Tony Luke's Cheesesteaks: not so good.

IGOD on FACEBOOK

2009-08-26T14:30:00.000-07:00

Sometimes outta sheer curiosity or sheer boredom, I look up people who buy my tees. I mean people like my tees & buy them, but it's a shame I pretty much don't know anything else about these people and we might have a lot in common.

So a guy buys my IGOD tee after asking a few questions on Ebay. So I check him out, see he has a Facebook and his Facebook pic is my IGOD shirt. I guess he's excited to get it. That's cool.

Adamson's French Dip - Sunnyvale

2009-08-26T14:20:00.000-07:00

I really like this place. Adamson's French Dip opened like 2 months ago and I've been here about 4 times. They use wood fired ovens cooking meat slow. The top sirloin and prime rib french dip sandwiches are their specialty but they also got tri-tip, chicken and pork bar-b-que sandwiches. And that's it. So if you are vegetarian or got picky kids, you gotta go somewhere else or it's just fries.

Size-wise the sandwiches look small but they are stacked with meat. The tenderest & juiciest kind. I used to go the Philly Cheesesteak shop right in the same mall but not since this place opened. Sorry Cheesesteak shop.

2009-08-26T14:08:00.000-07:00

Went to Ringling Bros Circus at HP Pavilion last week. I've never been to the circus before. But from my guess this circus was kinda Cirque De Soleil influenced... where they kinda wove a storyline between all the acts. But not really. It had all the trapeze stuff, elephants, dogs, clowns, lions and singing.

A few trapeze acts almost gave me a heart attack because the performers always slip a bit and act like they're gonna fall. I heard that they had motorcycles last year. Oh, they also had protesters in the front of the pavilion. I didn't expect that. I noticed there was an elephant that didn't do a trick like the other elephants but he didn't get no beat down. So no obvious signs of cruelty. I had fun.

My Jesus Piece

2009-08-26T10:08:00.000-07:00

Munk One kicks a Jesus flashing his Kanye Piece & giving the peace sign. Pure genius on idea & execution. T-shirt made by Upper Playground. Available for about $27 at Digital Gravel til they run out.

Sam Flores bites Jon Foster

2009-08-17T13:16:00.000-07:00

I like Sam Flores. He has a good style and has drawing skills. But biting whole ideas is a no-no. Read more here about the debate at You Thought We Wouldn't Notice. That's a site that calls out biters. I hope I'm never on it.

Vampire Body Count T-shirt

2009-08-08T21:22:00.000-07:00

This tee design is from Tee Fury where they feature 1 t-shirt design each day. Limited to sell only for that day. So you miss it, you miss it.

I like this design, it's funny. You can't go wrong with making fun of Sesame Street characters and/or vampires. Muuhuuhahahahhahaha.

Thanks Wnoodle on the Giant Robot forum for this one. No thanks to blogspot for cropping the pic.

Myspace Add Request

2009-08-07T17:17:00.000-07:00

Isn't it annoying when you get a Myspace Friend Request and when you go to check out who the person is,their page says "Profile is marked private". Well that leaves me nothing. Now I'm like I gotta judge the friendworthyness by the picture. It happened with this request I got today. No dis, I'm just saying.. why your belt and hand like that? Oh well, what would you do?

Scariest Boxset cover ever!

2009-08-06T17:46:00.001-07:00

12th season. Damn. hey, he's starin' at me.

Hey, that's insensitive!

2009-08-03T17:26:00.000-07:00

Dear Mr. Shooter2007. That was an insensitive comment. Whoa! I just noticed he got 40 thumbs up. People are meeeeeean!

Birthday Alert!

2009-08-03T11:08:00.001-07:00

What am I gonna get this guy? I think he likes burgers.

Score with the Ping Pong Door

2009-07-23T11:55:00.000-07:00

Check this out! Door folds over and converts to table tennis. If they can only make a Foosball table like this and I'm sold. Perfect for your dorm room or detainment cell. The Ping Pong Door is by Tobias Franzel. Thanks Vapors magazine.

This Tee is Genius! Smurf Soup

2009-07-09T12:42:00.000-07:00

Now I don't like to throw the word "Genius" around, but I do anyways. This Tee design is Genius! I don't know anything about the illustrator, Glenz but you can find the tee design and others here! Great drawing. I salute you Glennz!

Budweiser X HUF Collabo?

2009-06-24T14:09:00.000-07:00

Whoa! Everyone it seems is jumping on the Beer collabo bandwagon. I don't think this an official collabo tho. I do like these HUF designs better than the Supreme (see previous post, like 4 entries back). Maybe I should get on the Beer collabo action too.

QUICK.. someone get me on the phone with Natural Ice... then someone get me a Natural Ice.

Frenchican Toast - Ironic Chef

2009-06-19T14:54:00.000-07:00

Yes, I am the Ironic Chef. I just grabbed what was in the fridge to make a quick breakfast and made up the recipe on the spot. I guess you can call it a Frenchican Toast (French + Mexican flavors on toast). 1) Artisan 4 Cheese Sourdough bread 2) Refried beans 3) French Brie Cheese 4) Sliced avocado. Toast the bread, spread refried beans, layer cheese & avocado and plate on Granny's favorite china. Bon Appetwit.

Who is Alexa Chung?

2009-06-19T14:47:00.000-07:00

I guess Alexa Chung is MTV's newest host. I just heard of her. Half Chinese, imported Model/Host from the U.K. taking over the TRL time slot and TRL studio. She seems interesting but otherwise I'm sure no one has heard of her in the U.S.

Kate + 3 = Spanking

2009-06-17T11:36:00.001-07:00

HOLLA!

Just kidding.

Washable Keyboard!

2009-06-05T11:05:00.000-07:00

Yes, a washable keyboard. Made by Kensington, retails for $39.99. Available at Fry's. It's about time! I'm just sayin' - for all you Inter-Nuts.

Budweiser X Supreme Collabo

2009-06-04T12:31:00.001-07:00

Budweiser X Supreme Collabo? What are they thinking? Didn't Grandma's used to stitch up these hats made with beer cans? Do people still drink Bud? Ah, but since it's Supreme, it'll prolly sellout. But WHY? You get to look like this dude.

Hey Kristen Kreuk Look-A-Like!

2009-05-27T14:05:00.000-07:00

Hey Kristen Kreuk look-a-like, Spam-selling on Yahoo Mail chick! That job of yours is not something I'd brag about, Yo!

Manny Pacquiao T-Shirts

2009-05-21T17:23:00.000-07:00

Out of curiosity (boredom) I did a Google image search on Manny Pacquiao t-shirts. Here's 2 designs that caught my eye.

Flag Pacman is done by 5&aDime. And the Frank Miller Sin City type looking tee is done by EQPT. I think the EQPT is sold out.

Both are awesome! My friend Tony.PSD just designed a tee too. He should have it on his site soon. Check 'em all out.

The Cure for today's heat in California

2009-05-17T16:26:00.000-07:00

The Cure for California's 100 degree feelin heat: Coke & Wild Cherry Slurpee in Terminator Collector's Cup.

Blip.FM Versus Last.FM

2009-05-07T15:24:00.000-07:00

Lately I've been really getting into BLIP.FM. It's almost like Twitter with music. You start by picking your favorite music artists and BLIP.FM suggests user/DJs on the site (like you) that you can follow... meaning you can listen to the commented songs they like (Blips) they post right on your own page like Twitter. And the Blips run through like a jukebox so it is a constant flow of music. Constant if you got users posting a lot.

LAST.FM is a similar site without the Twitter like element. You pick your favorite music artists and are making kind of a radio station of similar music for yourself. And you can comment on tracks and befriend other users and see what they listen to.

I'll admit I haven't explored LAST.FM as much as BLIP.FM but both sites give great music and that's what counts. They both have their good and bad. I like the social activity & searching of songs on BLIP.FM. LAST.FM will play all the music you like. With BLIP I have about 60 DJs I follow and I get a lot of crap music but some gems so I keep em all. Anyways, check out both sites and you be the judge.

Wolverine Spam on TWITTER

2009-05-01T23:02:00.000-07:00

I just got a new Twitter follower. Seemed fishy as her tweets were about ringtones and "hey guys check out this site". So I did a search on her Tweet and found a ton of people with the same exact "hey guys" crap. They all have Wolverine in their name too. Twitter doesn't seem to be aware of this SPAM yet cuz they'll ususally shut the accounts down right away.

Charles Barkley x HEAD x Certified Dope

2009-05-01T12:59:00.000-07:00

Yo. My friends at Steady Bloggin are doing this tee. Limited to 50 being made. I guess this relates to a situation Barkley had with the law. Haha.

Wow - Sale Extended - I told ya!

2009-04-22T18:17:00.001-07:00

Marc Ecko has extended the sale as I predicted in the blog entry below. How did I know? Well, they always extend their sales. Looks desperate. I don't mean to slam the dude but it's just like with the Auto Makers... Ecko has gotta change up for the times. I think Ecko in a comfort level and not concentrating on their core business. Ahhhh, stop the skulls!

No More Skulls, Marc!

2009-04-17T10:16:00.000-07:00

Marc Ecko, if this is just a sample of what you got, you need to lay off the skull designs. Stop following Ed Hardy and the MMA look and do your own thing. Get back to your Hip Hop roots but even look beyond it if you wanna save your company. I bet this sale will be magically extended.

Pacquiao x Nike x SFGiants shirt

2009-04-16T11:14:00.000-07:00

My friend Jessie posted about this on Twitter. I don't like to collect/buy t-shirts since I have too many, but I want this one! I don't know anything about it but it is a weird baseball / boxing collabo. Very cool though. I guess it is available at NIKETOWN if you're lucky. But prolly sold out.

Magic Wok Part 2

2009-04-06T12:19:00.000-07:00

Went to Magic Wok again. What can I say, I like the food. This is ChixSilog: Fried Chicken with 2 fried eggs and garlic rice. I like this even better than the Pork Chop Silog (see previous blog entry). Also comes with Filipino Ketchup (I think that's what it is).

Visit to Magic Wok for Filipino Food

2009-03-28T15:49:00.000-07:00

I had a craving for Filipino Food and went to this place near me that supposedly had it and Chinese Food. I usually am weary of small restaurants with large menus because you cannot trust the quality and freshness. But this place was great with an extensive Filipino and Chinese menu. I got the Pork Chop Silog and an order of 10 lumpia rolls. The Pork Chop Silog is a Pork Chop served with 2 eggs and garlic fried rice. Usually silogs (rice & egg combos) are for breakfast but Magic Wok serves this all day. I also got the lumpia to try it out. Lumpia are like thin, fried, filipino egg roll sticks with meat in them. All was good and too much food for me.

Trash Bag Bears from Japan

2009-03-20T12:38:00.000-07:00

Who doesn't want Trash Bags in the shape of Teddy Bears? Only from the minds of Japan. How cute! I think you can get them here.

Homemade Tea

2009-03-18T15:31:00.000-07:00

If you aren't familiar with my blog here... I am a frequent patron (test subject) of my local Acupuncture school. I'm just trying it out to see what it's all about (that rhymed). Well, for the first time, I tried some herbs as recommended by my intern doc. I was given a bag of goodies and instructions on preparing it. I guess you turn it into a tea drink. If you look at the pic above: it looks like pine cones, seeds, tree branches, tree bark, berries and cut up logs. Can I at least have some dried apple in there? Well after boiling it for a while and seemingly steeping the flavors out, I strained the water (which looked like unfiltered apple cider) and gave it a little taste. I guess I was expecting bland tea but what I got was the most bitter, foul tasting sh*t you can imagine mixed with dirt taste. And with a lingering aftertaste of vulcanizing rubber in my mouth.

Ugh, I can still taste it. I was like there is no way I can drink this... like this. I thought to myself... dude, I'm adding brown sugar or something. But instead I added a bit of water and some peach juice I had from Trader Joes. Still rubbery and bitter but I knocked the drink down quick having the liquid avoid my tongue. It made me feel sick later. I had a headache and had to go to the bathroom. When I later cleaned the pot out, it looked like I just cleaned out the rain gutter.

Del Freestyles on Twitter

2009-03-16T11:17:00.000-07:00

More praises to Twitter. Documented here, I caught Del the Funky Homosapian a.k.a. Deltron 3030 doing a freestyle on Twitter. Purty cool. If you ain't on Twitter yet, you're too late, foo! Now I need to hear the beat.

Bolani and Piroshky

2009-03-10T21:03:00.000-07:00

Took a walk to my local Farmer's Market on Saturday. This is a sampling of my day's bounty. I got some mixed salad greens with edible flowers. I think they are 3 bucks for 1/2 a pound of mix. Without the edible flowers it's cheaper so I got 'em cuz they must be expensive for a reason.

Then I got a spinach bolani. Bolani is a thin crust stuffed flatbread originating from Afghanistan. The guy I got it from was also selling a potato bolani which I will probably get next time. He was a nice guy and offered me a bunch of bolani samples with sauces he was selling. That pic is only a small piece of what you get. When you get the bolani, it is originally the size of 2 big a folded tortillas.

And I got a beef piroshsky. A piroshsky is defined as like a Russian stuffed pastry. Looks more like a big fried donut. The beef was chopped fine, not ground beef like i thought. It was good. I put some greek sour cream on it to add some acid to the friedness. I also got some cheese/artichoke dip and some sun-dried tomato hummus from these vendors. Kinda felt healthy eating from the Farmer's Market. I'll see you there next week.

Odwalla Vanilla Protein Monster

2009-03-05T16:09:00.001-08:00

Boring blog day so I gotta run downstairs to the cafeteria and see what I can review. Haha. No, but I was thirsty and got an Odwalla Vanilla Protein Monster. $4 bucks (the price of a small meal at McDonald's) but as I tell the cashier, "I'm worth it!" I previously tried their chocolate one. This Vanilla Protein Monster tastes like the super sweetest soy milk. And the sweet is cane sugary tasting. Didn't taste the vanilla with all that sweetness at first but in it's there. Hopefully I'm getting some health outta it.

INAPPROPRIATE!.........

2009-03-04T17:05:00.000-08:00

but cute.

Twitter Search is FUN!

2009-03-02T15:44:00.000-08:00

I want to tell people to get with Twitter but even I barely understand its purpose. But I did try out their Twitter search. It is kinda cool to get in on real-time conversations based on keywords. For instance, I searched out "Fry's" as in Fry's Electronics. And you can see all the people who are on Twitter talking about Fry's. I know this company well so.. Purty funny. Ah, something to do when you're bored.

WonderCon 2009 is for Lovers

2009-03-01T18:57:00.000-08:00

Back from WonderCon 2009, Northern California's big comic book/sci-fi/etc convention. Just went on Saturday. Made a top & bottom list of my trip. Not in any order but #7 is up there on the positives. That was incredible!

My WonderCon Top
1) Got to visit San Francisco with great weather
2) Had a Mushroom Spinach Piadini from Starbucks (was cold tho)
3) Saw a lot of old friends and came with old friends
4) Bought a cool art book from artist, Ryan Hungerford
5) Costumed people (see above)
6) Thai food for dinner
7) Preview/interview with Watchmen cast
8) Saw a few celebs i.e. Adam West

My WonderCon Bottom
1) Wanted to buy something good but never found anything
2) Wanted to go back to Scott Morse's table but couldn't find it
3) The convention center was not organized. Took a lot of walking to get anywhere
4) Not enough time to see everything. I missed the Star Trek panel

Lee the Sobe Lizard on Twitter

2009-02-27T10:33:00.000-08:00

The other day on Twitter, I mentioned that I didn't understand that Sobe Football commercial. The next day, Lee the Lizard wants to "Follow" me on Twitter. Meaning, I guess, he's interested in following what I do and being updated with my status.

I mentioned I was eating Trader Joe's oatmeal and Trader Joe's wanted to "Follow" me. Same thing happened when I mentioned "Travel Channel" because I was watching their Anthony Bourdain show and told the world. I guess the corporations are searching out who's talking about them. I thought the Trader Joe follow was cool because I like their store. I don't even remember a notice that the Travel Channel was following me. I just saw their icon on my followers page one day. But the Sobe thing is weird cuz I really wasn't complimentary to them in my comment. Nothing against them but I did think their commercial was just a bunch of random craziness. Not sure what to really think about this corporate search on Twitter. I guess I can't mention anything without some company looking for me. Maybe a year from now, I'll have a ton of corporate logos on my followers page. You heard it here first.

Custom ADIDAS kicks. Finally!

2009-02-24T12:11:00.000-08:00

Adidas has finally made it possible to design your own custom shoes with fabric and color combinations online. Their competitors Nike, Puma and Converse have already had a shoe customizing website for a while.

Shoe choices include the F50 TUNiTs ($220), Stan Smiths ($100), Superstar IIs ($120) and more. Prices range from $95 (BTB LT) - $240 (Predator Power Swerve). I wanna get a pair!!!

2 Cups and a Guy - Moxibustion

2009-02-22T20:30:00.000-08:00

I had this done to me last week at the Acupuncture school. It is called Cupping & similar to Moxibustion Therapy. I'm not sure which or what was done to me since I was lying on my stomach. But basically a thin layer of baby oil was rubbed on my back. Two bulb looking glass shapes (the cups) were like lit with a lighter to the inside of the bulb which created a vacuum which made the "Cups" stick to my back. The intern doc just shifted the cups around my back leaving them in spots for a few seconds while still staying stuck to me. It didn't hurt nor was it hot. It was a weird feeling though and my skin felt pinched if the cup stayed in one place too long. I guess the purpose is to stimulate certain Acupressure points. I felt my back loosened up though.

Watchmen on Twitter

2009-02-21T21:00:00.001-08:00

Well it looks like someone has taken the Rorschach persona on Twitter along with the rest of the Watchmen characters. He is using the status updates to recite dialog exactly from the graphic novel. Pretty clever. Rorschach is like the bad-ass / psycho / vigilante / detective of the book and above he lets Dr. Manhattan know what he thinks is going on. A pivotal point of the story actually.

I am a big fan of the graphic novel. The movie looks like it'll be good but the Watchmen is a vast, complicated story with character back stories, flashbacks and what made it for me was the storytelling technique in the book. I guess we'll just see how it translates to the movie.

BTW, I like how whoever is operating the Rorschach username on Twitter has like a dominatrix he's following. Haha.

Back from Lake Tahoe

2009-02-20T21:49:00.000-08:00

So I got back from Lake Tahoe Tuesday. Like I mentioned in an earlier post, it is on the border of Nevada and California. The trip was pretty uneventful. The misery of the cold and the snow kept us indoors. But the resort we stayed at was cool. Had to be a part of a tortuous Time Share seminar type meeting in exchange for the stay. The saleswoman got straight on the pitch. Talk about making you feel guilty.

The city is small and nice, had great shops and restaurants and Nevada gambling was like 2 blocks away. I think the driving and getting around in the snow is the thing that you need to get used to being in Lake Tahoe. A lot of slippin and slidin and we nearly got stuck in the ice once. So in general, the world of ice and cold may not be for me. Hopefully next trip will have sun and beach.

Shanghai Flavor Shop

2009-02-20T21:35:00.000-08:00

So I went to the Shanghai Flavor Shop this evening. Unusual name but it is a local soup restaurant. I ordered the Pork, Potato, Dry Bean Curd Noodle Soup. Was actually good. And I got their Pan Fried Pork Bun (see above). It's kinda what they are famous for. You get 6 buns for like $5.50. They are freshly made to order and take about 15 minutes to make. They are exactly what they are called. It is like a meatball of pork surrounded by a bread/bun then given like a pan fried browning on the bottom. There is a little soupy juice inside so be warned when you take a bite. I had it squirt on my white shirt.

Going to snowy Lake Tahoe (Next to Nevada) for the weekend

2009-02-13T21:36:00.000-08:00

Yep, I'll be going to snowy Lake Tahoe (which is on the border to Nevada & California) for the weekend. Three nights at a resort kinda in trade to listen to a timeshare seminar thingie. Oh well. It's about a 4 hour drive. Halfway is Sacramento. If it's snowing, it will take longer of course. And by all counts, it looks like it'll snow. I have only seen real snow fall 3 or 4 times in my life: Tahoe and Michigan. Barely snow on the ground when I visited New York and Philly. We will be leaving early in the morning tomorrow. Hopefully it'll be an easy drive and not too freezing. BTW, I hate long drives. Ugh.

RhymeFest TwitFest on Twitter

2009-02-12T11:17:00.000-08:00

It's fun following Grammy winning Rapper / Battle Rap Champ, RhymeFest on Twitter. He always has got real quotables, political talk and keeps it fun with his 6 'o clock surveys. Unedited and uncensored. Well, I censored him here.

Can you make a t-shirt of Jay-Z and sell it?

2009-02-10T15:59:00.000-08:00

I just joined www.t-shirtforums.com - technical, business and marketing talk about the t-shirt making world. In a forum, someone asked the question: "Can you make a t-shirt of Jay-Z and sell it?" - pretty related to what I do. So I went to look for the answer, remembering about a court case with the "3 Stooges".

Thanks to Google research, I've found you can make t-shirts and sell portraits with your own artwork of famous people. But the rules are iffy and it depends how you do it. But know you can be sued for anything. The court case that defined the law is 2001's "Comedy III Productions v. Gary Saderup Inc". Gary Saderup sold "3 Stooges" charcoal portraits (he drew) on lithographs and t-shirts. But the family of the "3 Stooges" didn't like Saderup using the Stooges' likenesses. The artist lost the case:
Exercise Caution With Celebrity Images | Art Business News | Find Articles at BNET

In the case "Tiger Woods vs. Rick Rush". Rush, a famous sports artist, won the case.
Commentary: Legal ADvice - Tiger Woods sues artist for trademark | Daily Record and the Kansas City Daily News-Press | Find Articles at BNET

I think the differences in the two cases was how the products were marketed and how artistic/creative were they. Saderup's portraits bordered on realism so you could say he was selling the "3 Stooges" image. While Rush is a known sports artist, he's selling the "Rush" name, look & his artistic style and Tiger Woods was the subject matter.

The question may be "When is the artwork yours?" Shepard Fairey who did the famous Barack Obama (see image above) portrait is currently in litigation with the Associated Press for making his portrait based on an AP rights-owned photo. Ultimately I think a jury or judge has to decide if what you are doing is "artistic". Read both links above to get a better understanding of the issue. I believe you are artistic, Shep!

Create your own OBEY OBAMA Icon!

2009-02-08T09:45:00.000-08:00

HEY! Create your own OBEY OBAMA Icon parody! Just like Shepard Fairey's famous portrait of President Obama without the controversy. I found the link off a girl's Wordpress blog which I found off her Youtube which I found off her Twitter. I guess that's how the Internets work! Hyperlinking in effect! BTW, I didn't make the above but it is funny.

ELECTRIC Acupuncture

2009-02-06T16:22:00.000-08:00

What's scarier than Acupuncture needles? How bout Acupuncture needles with ELECTRICITY! Last night's session at the Acupuncture school included attaching electrodes to like 2 of the 40 or so needles I had on my body. Intern dude didn't tell me either. I guess it was better that way so I wouldn't have stressed out beforehand. Because I did plenty of stressing during it. It was mostly worry of electrocution, my heart going out, faulty outdated school equipment or some mishap. Plus Intern dude kept increasing the voltage, wanting me to feel something. I felt like a high school science experiment.

This is how I would describe the sensation.... my foot is on the examining table moving like a vibrating cell phone would do on the coffee table. Weird uncontrollable like tickling in the area of charging. There was no pain, it just was a weird feeling and knowing it was electricity charging through me is a scary thing. And let me tell you, if you think having a young Asian lady (the other intern) causing pain to your half naked body (she was new at inserting needles) is your fantasy fetish, it ain't all that. Yeah, I didn't think I'd make it outta there alive. Thank Goddess I'm alive!

Now I know I am a medical anomaly, the intern student dude working on me is gonna do a presentation/dissertation/term paper, etc to his class about me. See Ma, I knew I'd be famous somehow.

Likes#1 - Flight of the Conchords

2009-02-05T16:22:00.000-08:00

This is my first in a series of blog entries spotlighting my likes & loves, that I think everyone should check out. Flight of the Conchords is an HBO comedy series that just started its second season. It's the story of Jermaine and Bret, 2 New Zealanders who are also roomates, bandmates, friends and losers who live and cope in New York. Supported by other great characters as their manager (Murray), their #1 fan (Mel) and their pawn shop friend (Dave), they all go through some oddball adventures and occasionally break into song. I just watched the 2nd episode of this season and the duo are still struggling for a clue. Hilarious!

Observations at McDonald's Part 1

2009-02-04T16:05:00.000-08:00

Today I ate at McDonald's though I try to abstain from fast food and eating with poor people - just kidding, but you know what I mean. Well, anyways McDonald's fulfills my criteria of a restaurant being close-by, quick and cheap. And I got a Big Mac cuz it has lettuce and lettuce is sort of a green vegetable. So I felt it could be healthy. I mean that's what I'm thinking as I stare at this huge McDonald's poster in front of me. It has a fit senior citizen jogging like in a park on one side of the poster and shiny, fresh cut apples glistening with dew on the other. What do these things have to do with Mickey Deees? I don't know. I, like everyone else here, came for the burgers, fries and Cokes. And none of the fools I see eating here strike me as athletes (sarcasm). The senior citizen part I can see.

As I eat my meal, the TV monitors are playing CNN news because I guess people want to be depressed while they eat. After a brief segment on some world disaster, it's back to the current talk about Politics. And there is a homeless guy there commenting aloud along with the news reports. He'll say stuff like "Yeah, Bush would'na done that" - loud & like every 30 seconds. Then people would pause from their McNugget grubbing and look up. I didn't even know homeless people could vote. Yeah, there's a bunch a people just hanging around inside McDonald's not necessarily eating. People there are just talking, reading the newspaper, on their laptop, etc. Dang, lunch gone - gotta dust the fry crumbs off my pants and it's back to work for me! See you later McDonald's.

Mie Tek-Tek & Tahu Telur - Indonesian Food

2009-02-03T17:34:00.000-08:00

Dang, once again I had to go that Thai/Indonesian restaurant down the street from me. Can't complain with quick, easy & close-by when you're hungry. I ordered the Bakmie Ayam Bakso chicken soup like I normally do but I think they gave me Mie Tek-Tek (see left side of pic) by mistake. I was really hoping for soup but I ain't mad at 'em because I got to try something new. It was a plate of all kinds of good stuff: noodles, chicken, egg, veggies, garlic, shrimp chips, etc. I also got Tahu Telur, which is like scrambled egg, tofu, sprouts and peanut sauce. If you're cringing in disbelief right now, that combination actually sounded good to me. How do they get the eggs so fluffy & irresistable? Well, I went Sunday and still had leftovers for Monday. Ahhh, thinking about their food, I may go again tonight. Yummers.

WHUT THE F*CK Acupuncture School!!!!

2009-02-02T21:30:00.001-08:00

Dude. Seriously 5 hours later after I got back from the Acupuncturist... had dinner, changed clothes, watched TV, etc... I was cold, had my hoodie on for a bit. And I felt a little pain on my head. F********CK, the Acupuncture doc left a NEEDLE IN THE TOP OF MY HEAD!!!!!! DAAAAY-UMMM FUGGIN students. Look it's bent. My hoodie prolly pushed it down in my head a few inches too. FUGGGGERS!

RUN DMC x Marc Ecko

2009-02-02T11:36:00.000-08:00

Seriously, I don't mean to rip on the artist dude. It just didn't fit a worthy tribute to RUN DMC for me. I'm on the fence about liking his art in general. I wonder if they will print this comment on the Ecko site. It is awaiting approval.

There are really 3 subtle messages I am bringing with this comment. 1) Ecko really needs to step their game up. They have really been into expanding and acquisitions of other businesses while their fashion game and styles have not progressed and now they are chasing all the smaller companies old trends. A tribute to RUN DMC just seems like a economic move rather than be a real tribute of any sort.

Which brings me to 2) Run and D need to make up. Now I heard in a Joe Budden track that they don't even talk anymore. I tried to look up facts on this but cannot find anything. Truth is I noticed Run and D have not appeared in the Sun City and H.E.A.L videos together since back in the days. Not that that is significant but to my knowledge DMC is never seen or mentioned on the Run's House show. And DMC was the only one on VH1's Hip Hop Honors show honoring RUN DMC. Now isn't that weird, they are never together. So Marc Ecko is tributing a group that ain't even talking to each other (Jay excluded). Whatever is going on, Run and D need to make up.

3) I truly respect RUN DMC as Kings. I am in Hip Hop because of them. There is no doubt. My location is Killah Hills in reference to Wu-Tang to show that I am down with the real and not a common commenter. Well hope people see the message and get what I'm saying. I'm talking to you, RUN, Russell and Marc.

ADDENDUM: Feb 7, 2009. Well, Ecko never approved my above comment to post. The tee is 50% off now ($12.99). And all the sizes are still available even though it is limited edition. When I looked at it again, I noticed there is no RUN DMC logo or wording anywhere on the shirt. Just Hollis Queens, which is like their neighborhood, so I guess Ecko had no licensing agreement to use the RUN DMC name. That's pretty weak. ECKO step your game up!

Spuma di Cioccolato for dizzzzzert

2009-02-02T10:12:00.000-08:00

I drink a boost for breakfast, an ensure for dizzzzzert. Nah, really though - on Saturday night I had Spuma di Cioccolato - that's chocolate mousse with amarene cherries> I got it from Pasta Pomodoro, which is a small, west coast restaurant chain but has very good, traditional Italian quality. Sorry, Olive Garden. The Spuma is kinda like a whipped, thick, rich chocolate custard. And it had dark chocolate chips in it with what seemed like liquor preserved cherries and whipped cream. I thought the portion was small but when the richness hits you, it seems the portion is perfect. I think it only had 2 cherries, but I wish it had a few more. Oh, and a splash more of the liquor flavoring woulda been cool. If the pic above don't look so good, it's cuz I had it packed "to go". But I would definitely get it again.

Bihun Ayam Bakso for dinner

2009-01-31T20:49:00.000-08:00

I had Bihun Ayam Bakso (Indonesian chicken noodle soup) with fried wontons for dinner last nite. Or maybe this is called Bihun Pangsit, someone correct me. If you've been following my blog, my jaw has been sore for a few days so I thought it safe to only eat soft stuff like noodles and soup. But why the hell did I get fried crunchy wontons added on it? Anyways it was good. This is like my third time trying Indonesian food. I read an article about Indonesian soups and did a search and found a restaurant literally walking distance from my house (Bay Leaf in Sunnyvale). They are a Thai restaurant I guess but have an small Indonesian section of the menu. Indonesian food is supposed to be really hot and spicy but they make the soup normal even though I ask for medium but they usually give a small container of fresh chopped chili seeds. Even touching the container numbs my fingers. The soup broth is rich, pure umami tasting like seaweed and fish possibly. Enjoy the pic - it makes me hungry. Maybe more details later.

My Jaw Hurts! Ouch!

2009-01-30T17:28:00.000-08:00

Just another problem that brings itself forth every once in a while. Been about 3 days in to it. I have to blog about it cuz it's been on my mind. I mean I can't tell anything is wrong with my jaw, I even forget it's been bothering me, but the second I bite on something with my back teeth - it's YEEEE-OOOOOW!

So instead of taking it easy, I've been approaching my main meals of the day with the thought as these may be my last meals before a permanent liquid diet. So on my first day of my pain, I had WINGSTOP chicken wings. They just opened a shop in my city and I can't resist 'em. I didn't even like chicken wings til I had theirs. But anyways I got the boneless chicken thinking it'd be easier to eat for me. But they fried it good in hella crunchy batter. YEE-OUCHIES! But it didn't matter, the hot fries burnt my tongue so I didn't taste anything. And that was the thing that bugged me more.

Second day of jaw pain - it was getting worse. I had to run an errand to the post office so no time to find a good (soft foody) place to eat so I went to McDonalds. I guessed the food would be pretty soft (I got a Big Mac). Negative! - it was pretty painful. I had to eat slow, basically swallowing chunks and choked my way through the meal. BTW, I saw a homeless dude use the soda refill machine there but homeboy brought his own cup. Haha. Uh, I think that's stealing, dude.

Well today is the third day of my jaw pain. I can tell it was hella worse. I contemplated calling the doc for some steroidals but upon further web research of the many side effects, including liver failure, brain failure, etc - I thought I'd toughen it out a bit longer. So at lunch in the cafeteria, I was gonna get the soup of the day: "clam chowder" and hell, go for it - half turkey sandwich (dippin' in the soup would soften it up, yeah?). Well it was painful but I struggled through. It was hard as hell chewing them clams.... like lil bits of rubber.

Oh well, guess it's milkshake for dinner again.

G.I. Joe Character Posters

2009-01-29T22:35:00.000-08:00

HELL YEAH! Got the sneak peek here of the new G.I. Joe posters. Snatched this from MySpace. "Fake Muscle body armor costume" Fans UNITE!

FACEBOOK, you Crazy!

2009-01-29T12:01:00.000-08:00

I was gonna make a FACEBOOK fan page for "FANS" of "fans". Hey, why not? But searching Facebook to see if there already is one is impossible. Because searching the word "fan" gives at least 500 groups in the responses. Anyways I found this crazy group above (let me say, I have nothing to do with them, I love cats, ahem) and have conceded that for any wacky group you can think of, it probably already exists on Facebook.

Just Ask Gemalto

2009-01-28T14:59:00.000-08:00

I just found this site Just Ask Gemalto through a Yahoo ad. I was curious on what it was. The animated ad looked cheap with crappy graphics but Gemalto is a security company and the site offers answers, advice, news and resources on digital stuff. Offers good, straight advice (from what I can tell) on topics like email fraud, safe wi-fi, preventing malware and safe ways to buy stuff online, etc. Since the world is becoming more online and digital I guess the goal is to keep people educated and safe.