lunch

sometimes the thought of having to prepare lunch is more daunting than it really is. this one surprised me by only taking 5 minutes.
veggie patty, spinach, ketchup (organic w/agave! thanks for the introduction jake; just when i thought heinz couldn't be topped), seared canadian bacon & baby bella, truffle oil

FOLLOWUP.
not that i think anyone is really reading, but anything to delay the interminable exasperation of lsat logic games.
the burger was delicious. nothing like good ol' canadian bacon to go with an organic veggie patty. the bella mushroom was a little bit of a mess because it squirted black ink like a squid all over my fancy hanes v-neck lunch outfit upon first bite — nonetheless a prudent decision. was the truffle oil atop the bella a little excessive? the ketchup - truffle oil pairing a little gauche? my choice of wearing a hanes v-neck while lapping up truffle oil nouveau riche? sorta seems like the truffle oil is out... but fuckit i say! i stand by my decision. arrrrgh.
(matey)

Amazon racist reviews

I'm all for objective reviews of bad products... but while shopping for a digital antenna, I came across this one for an RCA antenna by some bigot named Jeffrey Demattos from San Jose California.

Chinese junk

This antenna is poor quality at best. I am sure SOME of them work, but the one I got does not. There is a problem with the connection from the coaxial cable to the antenna, located inside of the plastic housing. I don't want to open it up, because then I can't return it for a refund. The RF connectors on the amplifier are also very shoddy and a likely breaking point in the future. Well mister china man, you saved 10 cents on RF connectors and lost my [...]worth of business. Plus, I will never buy anything from [...] again. Conglaturations!

Yeah, notice the subtlety of the transposed R and L in "Conglaturations!," the choice use of the phrase "china man," and his clever pun on the word "junk." This guy clearly has some issues with Chinese people in general, and decided to use the antenna as his platform. Maybe he got laid off because his company got bought out by a Chinese firm. Maybe he was passed over for a promotion because some higher-educated harder-working china man got it. Maybe his Chinese ex-girlfriend told everyone that he had a small penis and was a really bad lay.

I never post comments on the internet, but sometimes something compels one to go through the rigamarole of signing up for a username and verifying one's email address just so one can post a comment of his own:

What an outright racist this Jeffrey Demattos is. RCA is an AMERICAN company. If you have a problem with the design of this antenna, and the business decisions that dictate the use of inferior parts so that you, couch potato, could afford a cheap antenna, bring it up with RCA, otherwise known as The Radio Corporation of AMERICA.

click===>Jerky Amazon Comment

Anyways, I would encourage anyone to click on that Amazon link and post a comment of your own and even flag it as inappropriate. Free speech – yeah – but if you wanna make ignorant comments, start a blog like everyone else.

Interestingly, it seems like Amazon, instead of deleting a review that was unhelpful and flagged as inappropriate, first uses a robot to turn into "[...]" what it only suspects as inappropriate.

naan नान, نان

baked naan bread for the first time. they came out quite nice(ly).

this is the only one that puffed up. it's probably because i consciously folded it over itself before rolling it flat.

The recipe:
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp yeast
2 tbs oil
2.5 tbs yogurt
3/4 cup water

mix all ingredients, then let sit covered for 4 hours.
knead, split dough into 6 balls rolled flat.
oil hands, and toss flat dough between hands until dough is slightly oiled.
bake for 3.5 minutes at 500˚F on a pizza stone.
brush naan with ghee (clarified butter). i just used regular melted butter.

Grocery list

I've had nothing to really say for a while because I've been busy with.... stuff.
Anyways, I thought I'd post a pretty mundane email to Jake – you know – because I'm sure you'll find this slice of homosexual domestic life anthropologically fascinating.