SOTD 8/17 She Said - The Pharcyde

Ohhhhh yeah, I been thinking of this song for a while now and I don't have the Labcabincalifornia album. Well now I do thanks to my boy Craig Reyna and his generosity in zipping the whole CD up and uploading it to his ftp for me, gotta love AIM. So, probably my favorite track from this album and the one that has a lot of sentimental/nostalgic value for sure. Such a mellow and cool song, it just makes me happy with thoughts of high school and the few years after. Fat Lip's verse is a classic. There are some bangers from this album so I'm sure some other ones will appear as SOTD soon enough.

Please, enjoy.

SOTD 8/16 Right Down the Line - Gerry Rafferty

This has been a song that I've always loved by Gerry Rafferty, besides Baker Street of course. I happened to hear it today while having beers with Dan at Peso's. It surprised me to hear it because it's usually club bangers being played there, but I guess since it was the day time they play some mellow stuff too. So yeah, this is my SOTD today, great lyrics, reminds me of being in love and makes me want to be in love again.

Please enjoy.

Challah at ya boy!

I woke up pretty late today, and immediately I was excited because I knew what I was going to make for breakfast. Before work on Friday I stopped by my favorite bakery in Seattle: Upper Crust Bakery My friend Jacqui promised to save me a loaf and she sure did, I think she left a note on it that said "Law the Ninja" that amused the cashier who grabbed it for me up front.(She calls me that cuz sometimes she's baking in the back and she doesn't see me come in for my morning Americano and pastry, hehe.)

So, yeah a great way to cap off a weekend on a Sunday morning is french toast made with challah. For the four 3/4 in. slices of challah, I used 3 jumbo eggs, 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar, and 1/4 cup of whole milk. It made a perfect perfect french toast, the best I've ever made at home. Prior to this I was only using milk and eggs, the vanilla and sugar really help make the toast richer. A half pat of butter on top of each slice before being topped off with some fairly expensive Trader Joe's Canadian Grade B maple syrup. I totally forgot to sprinkle some powdered sugar on top though. hmph.



Challah has to be the perfect french toast bread because it is the perfect texture and already is pretty tasty by itself. Yum. Funny thing is that this is probably only the third or fourth time that I've ever mixed a sweet breakfast item with some bacon. I've always bee real particular with that kind of thing haha. So nuked some Oscar Meyer bacon to give me a little saltiness.

All in all, a perfect breakfast and one that I will definitely make again and if I'm not lazy I will throw the bacon in a cast iron skillet for ultimate deliciousness.

So I have half a loaf of Challah left and wondering what I should do with it, if I'm feeling extra motivated I'm sure that I could wake up earlier tomorrow morning and make it again. French toast really is a fast and delicious breakfast, that keeps you pretty full for a while. Now, to figure out what else to do today.

SOTD 8/8 Mitch All Together - Mitch Hedberg

So it's not a song, sorry but Mitch Hedberg is one of my favorite comedians of all time, definitely in my Top 3. I didn't become familiar with his stuff until a few months after he passed away, but since then I have listened to all his old material regularly. It never gets old. He's our generation's Steven Wright, I guess. So bummed that he could not still be making us laugh to this day. I love how Mitch wasn't polished, a little awkward, able to laugh at himself, but always always funny.

This is the entire Mitch All Together CD, wanted to change it up to maybe get some more people to love what this guy did. In an era where there are a lot of bullshit comedians that people think are genius ::coughDaneCook:: simple, but effective humor will always have a place.

Please enjoy.

SOTD 8/6 Real Life - Send Me an Angel

This song has ruled since I first heard it in the movie Rad. I was witness to many an 80's night crowd getting energized to it and dancing their brains out. One of my favorite 80's songs and one of my favorite songs, period. I heard it randomly on my iPhone this morning and it helped me get through the day a little easier. Enjoy here .

SOTD 8/5 Feeling Good - Nina Simone

I will be posting SOTD on my blog since it shows up in the Notes on FB anyways. My friend Leslie posted Michael Buble doing a passable cover of this song and I commented that Nina's is much better of course. And then today Hai's status reminded me of it. If perhaps one day you find yourself on a lovely beach before dawn, and can somehow play this song and time it for the horns to come in as the sun peeks over the horizon I'm sure you will achieve something close to nirvana on earth.

I think the first ditty I ever heard sung by her was "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and was captivated by her voice and the soul behind it. Shanna put the "Love Me or Leave Me" on a mixtape back when we were young romantics, so that song will always have a special place in my heart too.

Also, thanks to Vince for putting me on to box.net. You can stream and download everything. I love the internet.

Grab this track here.

I love BC

Garret's bachelor party was a great success. I can't say much about it of course due to contractual obligations, but a great and mostly legal time was had by all. I just remember eating and drinking very well and never getting sick or feeling to shitty. Vancouver is filled with a huge stock of beautiful girls. Highest hot chick per capita in all of North America easily. I will grab my minSD card outta my camera and shove it into my laptop soon and see if there are any postable pics.