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adamquirk: Harry Whittier Frees - Wikipedia, the free...

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:16:12 -0400

adamquirk:

Harry Whittier Frees - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

First LOLcat.

pufflepie: thedailywhat: Something of that...

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:35:18 -0400

pufflepie:

thedailywhat:

Something of that Ilk.

[grahpjam.]

Lizard: Lizard.

Amy-Style Lentils

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:27:06 -0500

Amy’s Place is a cool diner in Buffalo. There used to be a second location way out here in the country by my house. This location was only open for a few years, but it was my go-to place for weekend breakfasts, my daily morning bagel (don’t do that. it makes you fat.), and comforting dinners.

They have lots of great food but all of my favorite dishes include a lentil mixture that’s like a thick stew/chili. It’s good by itself or over grains. Amy’s also serves it in an amazing creation called “Veggie Wet Shoes,” which includes curly fries, lentils, cheddar cheese, and I don’t remember what else. Eat it with lots of hot sauce and ketchup, and all your dreams will come true. (You’ll also get fat. Oh well.) You can also get the lentils in an omelette, which sounds crazy but is awesome.

Here’s my approximation of this versatile, healthy, vegetarian dish. This recipe makes a LOT, so you can freeze some for later. Or cut the recipe in half. And feel free to improvise; I always do.

Ingredients:

1 large onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
2-3 Tbsp olive oil
2 carrots, finely chopped
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp coriander
Red pepper flakes, to taste
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 can crushed or diced tomatoes
1-2 fresh tomatoes, diced (optional)
1 c vegetable stock
2-3 c water
1 c dried lentils

Instructions:

Saute onion and garlic in olive oil in a big nonstick soup pot for a few minutes. Add carrots and celery. Saute until the vegetables are somewhat soft, 5-10 minutes? Add tomatoes and spices.

Add tomatoes and stock. Simmer on medium heat until lentils are tender, adding water as needed. Stir frequently. Stop adding water when the lentils are soft (or al dente—whatever you prefer).

Puree a few cups of the stew in a food processor, then add the puree back to the big pot. This will thicken the stew. You want it to be pretty thick, not watery like soup. If it’s watery, keep simmering.

Serve over rice, curly fries, or whatever you want. Top with Cheddar cheese, sour cream, hot sauce, ketchup … again: whatever you want.

I hope you like it! And if you’re in Buffalo or ever visit, go to Amy’s Place for the real thing.

nevver: She’s filled with secrets. Man, I sure hope that gum I...

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:06:25 -0500

nevver:

She’s filled with secrets.

Man, I sure hope that gum I like comes back into style.

traditions!

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:41:38 -0500

inthefade:

When my son was nine (2002) he had to write an essay for school about family holiday traditions. This is what he wrote.

My Favorite Holiday Traditions by DJ

Every Christmas Eve we go to my aunt’s house. All the kids make a huge mess and lot of noise and we eat until the grownups say how full they are and they are going to puke, but then my aunt brings out dessert and everyone keeps eating. Then the grownups start drinking and we all exchange presents and the grownups act like idiots while the kids mess up the house some more. Then my poppy takes out the video camera and tapes everyone doing embarrassing things and then the babies start crying so everyone leaves. It’s the most fun day of the year.

Eating, drinking, puking, acting like idiots. The basis for all family holiday traditions around here.

This definitely does sound like the most fun day of the year! Can I be invited this year?

Square Belt Buckles by miostudio on Etsy

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:39:00 -0500

Square Belt Buckles by miostudio on Etsy:

I don’t need a belt buckle, but I might need this.

GPOYW, birthday week edition. Also,...

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:38:23 -0500

GPOYW, birthday week edition. Also, testing-the-obviously-problematic-work-camera.

faithampersandbegorrah: Agreed. I love this dog. Also, how...

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:30:53 -0500

faithampersandbegorrah:

Agreed.

I love this dog. Also, how awesome are the Star Wars sheets?

texturism: look at this. big love by neon + nuetral | via...

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:35:08 -0400

texturism:

look at this. big love by neon + nuetral | via missmodular

"Caring for Your Online Introvert" (from Tomorrow Museum)

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 23:17:33 -0400

"Caring for Your Online Introvert" (from Tomorrow Museum):

I had to flee from a party last week after just 45 minutes because I was about to have some kind of claustrophobic social anxiety attack.

So I enjoyed this article very much.

Why do people hate hipsters? by Alex Rayner

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:07:59 -0400

Why do people hate hipsters? by Alex Rayner:

Very good article in the Guardian about what is quickly becoming this website’s only topic: hipster backlash.

Yet more hipster-related news

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:43:56 -0400

As the proprietor of urbanhipster.com, I feel obligated to share any hipster-related news and sociological research I stumble across. Today’s link is to a London Globe & Mail column titled “The Backlash Against Hipsters Has Begun.” It’s a good article, but hipster backlash is by no means new.

Ten years ago in Chicago, the coolest person I knew said that Wicker Park was “a little too hipster” for him. New to the big city after a small town lifetime, I nodded and acted like what he was saying made sense. But I was secretly thinking “Too hipster? There’s no such thing. That’s like saying ‘too awesome!’” I couldn’t understand wanting to avoid a place that was teeming with hipsters—it was my ambition to earn my hipster cred by doing time at Quimby’s, Earwax, and Tuman’s. So if my cool friend didn’t identify himself as a hipster, what was he then? And what did this mean for my dream of becoming hip?

The hippest thing hipsters can do is convince themselves (and others) they aren’t hip. Think about it: Snooki and Toby Keith don’t have to go around saying, “Now, I’m no hipster—” because they’re not even close. But the cooler you get, the more you feel obliged to pass off your coolness as effortless and unpretentious.

Even though I did many cool things in Chicago and met lots of cool people, I never felt that I attained true hipness. I feel like I’m still trying! Evidence of my attempts is everywhere: I have a Holga, several Moleskines, and many pairs of interesting glasses. I play the accordion and decorate my house with garage sale paintings. I collect Pyrex and vintage wallpaper. I even push the limits of quirkiness to the extreme by listening to country music and taking a condescendingly anthropological interest in evangelical Christianity. Sometimes I certainly try too hard.

Yet I’ve still been known to deny my own hipness, partly due to the self-loathing inherent in being a hipster, but partly because I know tons of people cooler than me, and I can’t claim to be on par with them.

But all this recent attention on hipster hate makes me want to honestly and proudly embrace hipster culture and its aesthetics—the best of which is interesting, broad-ranging, and simultaneously ironic and sincere. Maybe you’ll join me as I change my outlook, proudly don my corduroys and stock my Etsy shop,* and go forth unashamed and unafraid of being called hip.

* I don’t really have an Etsy shop. Yet.

“Nobody likes hipsters, not even hipsters.”

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 22:33:17 -0400

“Nobody likes hipsters, not even hipsters.”:

I feel obliged to share this interesting hipster-related article.

(Nod to Jin Yang/@jzy for sharing the link on Twitter.)

mathcat345: mayafish: Tornado in Brooklyn last night! You...

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:48:59 -0400

mathcat345:

mayafish:

Tornado in Brooklyn last night! You can’t really see it in this video until the end, but it’s worth watching for the screaming boys. (via FIPS)

To quote a line from a movie, “They have a wonderful economy with words.”

Is the Big Lebowski there? “Dude! Dude! Dude!” “OMG! OMG! OMG!” “Look at the tree! Look at the tree!”

You have to love screaming boys.

I love this.

Hey! Someone made a cartoon of me! via 4.bp.blogspot.com (from...

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:22:20 -0400

Hey! Someone made a cartoon of me!

via 4.bp.blogspot.com

(from Hyperbole and a Half)

GPOYit’s still Wednesday for a few more minutes,...

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:18:09 -0400

GPOYit’s still Wednesday for a few more minutes, right?

Look, I don’t quite have the hang of Tumblr yet.

So, this just happened. Hey Austin.

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:49:00 -0400

Clydesdales. What.

Stopping for some beers

Nothin', just waiting to cross I-35

Fancy

Stoplight

So, this just happened. Hey Austin.

Vintage postcard from Texas. The back says: ROUND-UP TIME ON...

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:02:18 -0400

Vintage postcard from Texas. The back says:

ROUND-UP TIME ON THE RANGE

The round-up of the vast herds of white face Herefords takes place periodically in the Great Southwest—Land of Sunshine.

Then it says “Printed in Boston, Mass.” and asks for a one-cent stamp.

A conversation I had with the cows at 4 a.m. right before our mini rodeo

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:57:30 -0400

Mother cow (standing completely still): Mooo.
Baby cow ("trapped" on other side of fence, not moving): *blink*
Me: It's called a gate. One of you needs to walk through it. It's even open!
Mother cow: Mooo.
Baby cow: *blink*

Awww, somebody ripped off half of Billy Fucillo’s face...

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:42:27 -0400

Awww, somebody ripped off half of Billy Fucillo’s face from this bus billboard. That was mean. Also: understandable, admirable, deserved …