08.29.07
Posted in Personal at 5:44 pm by Joe Blubaugh
So, I am crazy busy with school, arguments with the Co-op office, etc. - but this is a divine mixture of vegetables:
- 1/2 eggplant
- 1 zucchini
- 1/2 onion
- 1 tomato
- 12 baby carrots (or so)
- Ground Mustard
- Chopped garlic
- Salt & Pepper
- Olive Oil
Preheat oven to 450F. Slice the eggplant and zucchini in half, then cut into 1/4 inch slices. Line the bottom of the pan with them. Chop the tomato and onion, layering over zucchini and eggplant. Add the carrots. Season with everything, then pour olive oil over the vegetables to coat. Roast for 50 minutes.
Awesome.
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08.05.07
Posted in Music at 1:19 pm by Joe Blubaugh
Anyone who’s been to a rock show recently knows the sort of turmoil that constantly occurs in a crowd: people trying to squeeze in front of you to get a better view of the show. At The Hold Steady’s show yesterday, two guys squeezed just in front of me, offering the traditional “Sorry, man.” For some reason, now seemed like the time to address this meaningless platitude.
“Like Hell you are.”
“What?”
“No one is ever actually sorry for squeezing closer to the stage. You don’t need to apologize to me.”
“It’s just that we really love this band, man. You understand.”
“Of course I understand. I’d like to be as close as possible, too.”
“Sweet, thanks. You want some wine, man?”
“Absolutely.”
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08.03.07
Posted in Music at 12:44 pm by Joe Blubaugh
- The Arcade Fire: Neighborhood 1 - Tunnels
- Warren Zevon: El Amor De Mi Vida
- Dire Straits: Sultans of Swing
- Randy Pease: Like You
- Spoon: The Fitted Shirt
- The Flaming Lips: Mr. Ambulance Driver
- Silk Road Orchestra: Gallop of a Thousand Horses
- The Raconteurs: Level
- Talking Heads: Psycho Killer
- Camera Obscura: Knee Deep at the NPL
Tomorrow is going to be an interesting day. There’s a possibility of afternoon thunderstorms and it’s going to be in the 80s all day. I’m going to wind up bringing both sunscreen and an umbrella, taking no chances. I’m excited for the lineup I’ve planned, though! It’ll start out a little twee with Matt & Kim, but things are going to rachet up fast with the 29-member I’m From Barcelona Swedish music collective. I hope they bring the whole band. All in all, the music is going to kick my ass - I’m going to be jumping up and down for something like four straight hours bouncing from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah to The Hold Steady to Yeah Yeah Yeahs to Spoon. I don’t know if I’ll have enough energy left at the end of that for Interpol or not.
I’m apparently just all about trying to die from exhaustion this week. First my double-up bike ride, then a Lollapalooza weekend, then the Great Apartment Move-Out.
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Posted in Personal at 8:09 am by Joe Blubaugh
I went for a bike ride after work yesterday. Here’s the map of my route. I intended to stop at ‘pause mark’ #5, turn around, and come back for a total estimated distance of 18 miles. Because I’m a doofus, I missed the point and just keep right on riding. I was in the zone, man. After a while, though, I looked at my cell phone clock and realized that I had gone way too far. I turned around at the red mark; it’s about 18 miles from my starting point, or the entire distance I intended to ride.
I wound up riding 37 miles yesterday on one quart of water and two granola bars. When I got home I crashed so hard that I wound up just laying on my bed, eyes open but unfocused for an hour. I don’t even remember if I had any thoughts at the time. Still, I’m sort of psyched that I can still jump on the bike and do 37 miles in an evening, even if it totally wipes me out.
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08.01.07
Posted in Photo, News, Internet at 4:43 pm by Joe Blubaugh
I spotted this car on Interstate 94 today on the way home from work and snapped a picture with my crappy mobile phone camera. It’s a Chevy Cobalt with California plates and a suspicious metal appendage atop it. Looks an awful lot like these. I think we’ll see Milwaukee added to the Street View cities some time in the near future.
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