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July 12th, 2009

Tonight's meal

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Tonight we went to Barrio. It's been open for about a year and has gotten ridiculously popular with d-bags/fratholes/sohos. Sunday, however, seemed like a reasonably safe night to try it out. We were hella hungry and nothing we'd had before was sounding good for one reason or another. Barrio is about half a mile from our apartment.

We'll be breaking this down item by item. First, the Cobra Verde: [info]gloomchen was drinking these. Billed as a cherry lime margarita with a splash of absinthe, it pretty much amounted to a fuck-you-up margarita with some naughty cherries on a skewer marinating in the glass.

I was mostly drinking the Macho Camacho. A margarita made with blood orange and ancho chile infused 1800, this was more fruity than anything. Tasty, not terribly potent, but definitely tasty. I may go with something else next time.

Crab empanadas were pretty nice. Crunchy on the outside, tasty on the inside, I'm no food critic so I won't be able to get terribly far into describing the flavors. Most notable about these was that they were topped with some freaking delicious fresh avocado slices. Fresh avocado slices with a little salt on them are an excellent thing and seriously under-used.

The tequila cured salmon was Summer's. I didn't get too much detail from her as to what the flavors were, but it wss definitely "a girl plate" due to the not insignificant piles of greens interspersed between the slices of cured salmon.

The special taco: this was a pretty special taco, definitely. The taco was filled with medium to medium-rare steak, fried onions, and sliced sauteed chiles. Much flavor, reasonably burninating as well when I caught a chile on the right part of my tongue.

Carnitas tacos were served topped with a pretty excellent green salsa. It definitely tasted green but was not lacking in punch and was a bit higher in vinegar-ish flavor than I'm used to in a green sauce. Solidly tasty.

Chorizo Enchilada: THIS was impressively tasty. A deep red chile-chorizo blend, with some degree of tortilla, topped by an over-easy egg, topped with sliced radish and fresh jalapeno. The fried egg added an interesting contrast to the red chile/chorizo onslaught; the yolk was a particularly refreshing swerve. Overall, quite rich in flavor and nicely varied in texture. Definitely getting another one of these in the future.

1 GUACAMOLE: fresh guac with good house-made tortilla chips; the guacamole was quite chunky and flavorful and again nicely topped with slices of fresh jalapeno.

1 CHICKEN ENCHILAD(A): Pretty tasty, but by the point that I was eating this my sense of taste had been fairly beaten by the level of booze in my system. Can't articulate anything beyond that it tasted pretty good when I was a bit sloshed.

1 Patron Repo & 1 RIEBEL KNIEVEL: Wasn't actually the Riebel Knievel with this one but the "Night of the Iguana" compadre. The Patron reposado was, well, Patron reposado. A tasty and smooth tequila. The Night of the Iguana was allegedly iced coffee and sherry, but from what I could see at the bar from where I was, the mixture appeared to be more Kahlua, cream, and sherry, shaken in ice. Provided a sweet contrast to the punch of the tequila shot and closed out the meal quite nicely.

February 13th, 2009

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I'm thinking I'll do way better with musical pursuits if I have a collaborator or 2. Between that and getting back to some sort of lessons, yeah. My self-direction isn't the finest.

December 4th, 2008

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So yeah. Just upgraded to Permanent, so I'd never forget to renew LJ ever again. Figure I'd give back a lil to the site that's responsible for me meeting my wife.

November 4th, 2008

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I hear my neighborhood erupting with cheers.

Tonight was a good night.

May 17th, 2008

MISSING!

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Starting Tuesday, I've had multiple things become COMPLETELY INVISIBLE on me. We're up to four now: a bill from a clinic, a check for eight hours of wages, a wallet I'd bought to replace my current falling-to-pieces one, and most recently, the headset/headphones for my phone(which has no headphone jack, so either these special USB-ended guys or something bluetooth is necessary). None of these have turned up yet, no matter how many places I search. Maybe I should put forth some sort of challenge, like whoever finds the check will receive a cut of it with an additional bonus for each other item found.

May 13th, 2008

I'm an LJ slacker.

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  • 23:45 Note: find "the dark nintendo night" on the interwebs, for it is rad #

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May 12th, 2008

I'm an LJ slacker.

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  • 17:24 "Let's smoke the dumpster, people put their weed in it!" #

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May 3rd, 2008

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  • 20:46 on the bus to beer. raspberry beer. this should be fun. #

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April 27th, 2008

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  • 21:11 Reuniting with some old fiends tonight; it's been 6 years or so in some cases #
  • 12:47 Luce breakfast burrito is supremely rad. #
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April 26th, 2008

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  • 12:24 Solo after 6 or 7 today at work. Here's hoping for a relatively quiet night. #
  • 13:00 Guess I have backup til late #
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April 25th, 2008

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  • 19:44 Stellar Vector at Bar Fly tonight...first band at 930, we're on at midnight or so #
  • 02:16 My party powers are depleted. Tomorrow must include much bacon to regain strength. #
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April 24th, 2008

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  • 20:42 AD 2101 WAR WAS BEGINNING #
  • 21:56 Just seen: black lowrider, red xmas lights on back bumper, license plate: GRENDEL. #
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April 23rd, 2008

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  • 09:28 Pimping my Adium continues: now with alert sounds by Infected Mushroom. #

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April 21st, 2008

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  • 12:05 With a Judas Priest album being released tomorrow @ Rock Band, will there be a surge of leather acquisition? #
  • 12:42 I just fixed the pharmacy's internets #
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April 19th, 2008

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  • 21:39 Well...missed the bus. So much for that trip to the 331. #
  • 17:04 McD "southern" chicken was tasty but that might have been the hunger talking. Fried chicken + pickles = good #
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April 18th, 2008

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  • 13:42 No, really, OneCare does eat your children and kick your dog. #
  • 14:58 Office debate: The Force vs Triforce. #
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March 21st, 2008

holy crap

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I just realized I am a total Microsoft ho.

Running latest version of Windows and liking it. Own an Xbox360. Phone runs Windows. Dear god, I'll have to hurt myself physically if I wake up with a Zune.

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  • 20:46 What do bored husbands do when their wives are out of town? Why, go to a coworker's house and play Rock Band, of course #
  • 10:46 I have my new phone. Two years now and I finally caught up to Summer techwise. #
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Today I joined the crazy PDA phone toting info junkies. The only new part is "PDA phone toting", the crazy info junkie bit already fit. Does this mean I'll actually update LJ any more frequently? Probably not.

I will, however, take this opportunity to ask people to give me current contact info and get my shizz updated. Comments are screened, so you don't have to worry about giving THE WORLD your number.
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