I am currently listening to Lou Reed. I started with iTunes on random, but was not happy with the selections. If I put my iPod on shuffle mode, I guarantee you that "Too Long in Exile" by Van Morrison will play. It is really odd. I think the shuffle mode on iTunes and on iPods has a mind of its own.
First off, I would like to say that brie cheese may be one of the best things ever. It is one of 3 or 4 products that I really have no will power to stop eating. If you were to put 2 pounds of brie in front of me, I would eat it all.
On Saturday morning, I visited Lock Stock and bagel for my first time. Two thumbs up. Andy informed me upon arrival that the Everything bagel was "one of the best everything bagels he has ever had." That is a bold statement. It was pretty darn good I would have to say. The store is close to the U of Hartford campus. With that comes the jappy girl crowd in there. My observation about the jappy girls from U of H opposed to the ones from Syracuse University is that the U of H ones are the AAA tier as opposed to the Syracuse ones, which are seasoned professionals playing big league ball. It is almost as if the SDT chapter at U of H is a training ground for those who wish on moving up in the ranks. It is kind of hard to explain. If you went to Syracuse for four years and then saw these jappy girls at U of H, you would know what I mean.
After much delay and procrastination, I have decided it is about time to make the big purchase: a home theater receiver. I have owned a 42" Mitsubishi HDTV for over a year and it has been almost a waste to not invest in a good quality receiver to supplement the wonderful television I invested in. I am close to pulling the trigger on the Yamaha HTR-5070 model. My TV is silver as well as my DVD player, so I would like to stay consistent with the color of my components. If anyone knows where I can find a single disk CD player in silver, please do let me know. I am not a home audio expert, but I can tell you two things I learned from Josh. Total harmonic distortion is very important. You want it to be as low as possible. The HTR-5070 has a THD of .06 which is great. The important stst is watts. You want a shitload of watts.
I was in San Francisco last month for the CTIA Wireless conference. The conference was highlighted by the announcement of the Treo 650 release. Unfortunately, it will be Sprint who will offer it on their network. From what I am being told, Cingular will have it by the end of February. During my stay there, I was lucky enough to have some free time to explore the city by the bay. My first stop was a trip on the MUNI to the Haight-Ashbury region of the city. Upon arrival, I was intrigued by a store called Giant Robot. Giant Robot, as well as Kid Robot (which was located down the street) are two stores that specialize in "Urban vinyl toys" or “Designer Toys”. Most of these toys are created by artists in the USA, Japan, Hong Kong, as well as Europe. These toys, beautiful artwork and literature have started to gain popularity in the United States over the last several years. The above hyperlink will talk about the toys, artists and culture in more detail better than I can explain. So anyways, to make a long story short, I purchased a heady piece of artwork there (approximately 30" x 16") and picked it up at the frame store Saturday morning. It looks awesome and am delighted with the purchase. It is a little dude in a bedroom full of absolute chaos. This bedroom may actually be perched up in a treehouse type thing, but I am not sure. Regardless, the room contains vinyl records, lots of blank CD's, computer equipment, mini action urban vinyl figures and old Chinese food boxes. It is one of a kind. I knew I wanted to get it the second I saw it. In a way, it kind of represents my life. I am not completely sure how, but I think it does.
The rest of Saturday included a trip to the mall. I shop at the Gap way too much. I somehow try to ditch the place, but I am unable to. I have started to shop more at Banana Republic, but somehow always fall back to the Gap. It is strange. I think they don’t mess up men’s clothes because they stick to style and don’t try to do anything crazy – and it is good quality. I was there several weeks ago and was able to obtain a “Friends and Family” card from a women named Angela. I asked her if she wanted to be my friend, and she presented me with the card. Good how that stuff works. Well, today I loaded up on clothes and as I was leaving I saw Angela. She asked me if I would like to attend a coffee and breakfast thing they were having at 8:30 AM on Sunday morning. I thanked her, but informed I would not attend. There is no way I was going to wake up at 8:30 AM on a Sunday morning and go to the Gap. (n.b. Ian was invited to the Bristol Starbucks Christmas party not too long ago, but did not attend). Next, one of us will be invited to the McDonalds Hanukah party.
The afternoon concluded with a stop to Halls 2 Go Market. Andy was looking forward to purchasing a steak and cheese sandwich off the grill. He had consumed several in the past and had nothing but good things to say about the pricing, quality and taste of the sandwich. It is important to remember that Andy is a very harsh food critic (the Everything Bagel at Lock Stock only got a 9). When we got to Halls at 5:40 PM, we discovered that the grill had closed at 5:00. That was a letdown, but not a career ender. The market has a wide selection of hot meals and sides. We ended up purchasing a pound of Swedish Meatballs and devoured them standing up in our kitchen using toothpicks. Fucking A those are good. It is only the second time in my life I have ever had them. I have visited two different cities in Sweden (Stockholm and Malmo) and never had any. Do they even serve them in Sweden? Anyways, Jamaican Beef Patties and Swedish meatballs are two things in my life I have started to eat recently. I have said “Man, I wish I had known about those two things sooner.” But in retrospect, it is probably a good thing I got a late start.
That night we attended a wine and cheese party and Jen’s house. It was a delightful time with superb food and drink. The fireplace was in full effect, the spirits were high and there was plenty of Sangria, cheese and candy to go around.
I am currently listening to an instrumental version of Lapdance by The Neptunes.
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