Is bigger really better?

McDonalds is adding a $4 angus burger to their menu. I'm not sure what makes an angus burger an angus burger. Are they made specifically from angus cows? or were they inspired by movie about a particularly beefy and socially awkward teen? maybe the guitarist from ACDC? or an angry Scottish lad.

No matter the origin, I'm not sure that a $4 burger is better than four burgers for $1.
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Sneaking Around

The Wife likes to sleep in on the weekends. I usually take advantage of those mornings by doing one or more of the following,
1. studying really hard for 2 hours.
2. running errands.
3. playing video games
4. eating junk food that she normally wouldn't let me eat.

This morning I did all four. I still haven't told her I had a double cheeseburger for lunch.

:: Stomach Roll Call ::

Big Apple.

In a few weeks, I'll be leaving for New York for an internship (read free labor) with a District Court Judge.

Housing:
First week --> Short term sublet on the Upper East Side.
Remainder of time --> Subletting a furnished 400 sq ft studio in Greenwich Village.

When:
Until mid-June. I do have people looking after the house... so don't try to steal my stuff. punks.

Where:
Federal Courthouse, near the Brooklyn Bridge.

I've got to say, 400 sq ft isn't a lot. It'll be like living in our basement. I predict we'll have more than a couple fights due to the close proximity of each other. I really should ask Gar and Shiv how they deal with it. Hopefully, we'll spend most of our time out on the town, exploring new restaurants and shops.

:: Stomach Roll Call ::

Finishing off frozen edamame in the freezer

i'm ashamed

So blogger has been bought out by the darkside (not darkseid). I logged in using my google account... and I saw a little flashing link I'd never seen before. Apparently, about a year ago... tired of deleting comments about viagra... come see me and my friends... earn $10k a month working from home... etc., I enabled the option that requires my approval before comments are published. And then promptly forgot about that function.


Sorry about that. Now your comments are viewable.


And Stef... I do not look like Gideon from last year's American Idol. Ouch.


:: Stomach Roll Call ::

A little ramen from chinatown... some tempura shrimp from the freezer.
yum babies.

Bribe me and I'll come.

::Stomach Roll Call::

I've had pizza for lunch the entire week. The nice thing about law school is that employers/student groups know how to draw a crowd... free pizza.

Valentine's let down

::Stomach Roll Call::


On Valentine's Day, we went on a double date to the XO Bistro in Seattle. In the words of Randy Jackson, "I gotta keep it real, dawg," It sucked. The oyster pasta was watery and bland. The salad was plain lettuce leaves with an olive oil spray. The venison wasn't bad though. The creme brulee was ok as well. I believe that XO Bistro is now dead to us.

I'd eat Malaysian-style pork chops from Malay Satay hut any day of the week.

2 months now.

Some friendships are made in heaven... but this friendship was made in front of a tv. Dennis and I met at church, but we became friends because of our undergraduate love of the playstation, particularly Tekken 3.

We lived in the same cluster in McMahon. Dennis lived in the room opposite me and we shared a communal living space. We would play late into the morning, skipping classes, study groups and occasionally church.

His favorite character was Paul, an eraser-haired biker in a red karate gi, he was a heavy-hitter and excelled in reversing attacks. My character of choice was Ling Xiaoyou, a Japanese school girl in the fetish outfit, complete with baggy socks. She was a light hitter, the complete opposite of Paul.

We would have grudge matches, playing until our fingers were sore and your unblinking eyes were dry. We usually played the best of 99 matches, so that the first person to 50 wins won. What a waste of time.

But Dennis was always willing to play. I think that's a trait that defined him as a friend, always willing. He was always willing to waste time with you. Always willing to drive. Always willing to listen and sympathize. Always willing to laugh. Always willing to help out.

It's been two months now since he passed away. It still doesn't seem real. Sometimes it still feels like I should include him on emails and I should still forward him funny things I find on the internet. Even going to Bartell's makes me think of him and his harem of pharmacy girls.

So, in Dennis tradition, here's a top ten list of things I miss.

10. The gaze. When left alone, he'd go into screen saver mode and just stare off into the distance.
9. The crossover. He had this little hop when playing basketball.
8. He was always a great accomplice. Whenever there was a scheme to cause some mischief, he was there to partake. He was a great enabler... video games... drinking... gambling... wasting time.
7. His drive. Dennis was always driven at school, even when we were making him waste time with us. He would stay up 40 hours at a time working on projects and then pass out for 20 hours.
6. He has this cackle. unmistakable.
5. His support. Like I said, he was an enabler, but it wasn't always about "bad things". He would hold you accountable for things, making sure that you met spiritual goals you set for yourself.
4. He was never judgmental. He accepted you as you are and always found a way to make you feel welcome and comfortable.
3. The cheerful target. Even when he was butt of the joke, he'd laugh and play along. I have dozens of memories of playing little jokes on him because he always made it more fun.
2. good memories. Dennis was a "good-memory magnet". I don't think I ever had a sad memory of him, which makes the sadness of way he died seem so disconnected from the way he lived.
1. His strength. I never appreciated it until the end.

FDA wants smaller portion sizes.

full article

The government is trying to enlist the help of the nation's eateries in fighting obesity. One of the first things on their list: cutting portion sizes.

With burgers, fries and pizza the Top 3 eating-out favorites in this country, restaurants are in a prime position to help improve people's diets and combat obesity. At least that's what is recommended in a government-commissioned report released Friday.

The report, requested and funded by the Food and Drug Administration, lays out ways to help people manage their intake of calories from the growing number of meals prepared away from home, including at the nation's nearly 900,000 restaurants and other establishments that serve food.

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Are we like goldfish? We can't stop eating until we burst?