Wednesday, September 30, 2009
MMmmmm... Bacon
Who ever makes this first wins the game! Everyone else just lost it... hopefully some of you private school snobs will have the resources to get to work on CaNDieD BACoN!!!!! (please describe its divine flavor in vivid detail after completion)
Even if we're the only ones who find ourselves testing recipes far later than most, time had no effect on our senses when we declared Candied Salted Bacon to be the greatest thing since sliced bread. In fact, had candied salted bacon been discovered before sliced bread... well you get the picture.
It's a super easy treat that is perfect for any array of things. For starters, it's amazing in its own right and can be eaten solo as a snack or served as a starter. It would make a great accompaniment to sweet desserts and savory dishes alike and best of all, requires little attention or preparation time.
The quality of bacon used is the key to making the end result as triumphant as it should be. We used center cut, thin bacon from our local butcher, but there are acceptable versions at the grocer near you (although it usually runs a bit higher in price). Here's what else you'll need.
Candied Salted Bacon
Yields: 8-12 pieces (depending on package size)
1 package center cut bacon
3/4 cup light brown sugar
Kosher salt to taste
The oven method works best for this treat, simply line a cookie sheet (with sides) with parchment paper or silpat in preparation. Place bacon on cookie sheet, making sure not to overlap any edges. Lightly sprinkle each piece of bacon with brown sugar (1-1 1/2 tablespoons/each) and place cookie sheet in cold oven. Set temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake 20-25 minutes, keeping an extra careful eye on them starting at the 18 minute mark.
Remove from oven and place cookie sheet on wire rack. Sprinkle kosher salt over bacon pieces. Enjoy!
We want to warn you ahead of time that it will take all of your strength to not eat the entire pan before it all cools. It's just as tasty cold mind you, but while warm it's a perfect food that will take you away to your happy place. If you claim to not have a happy place, the warm candied, salted bacon will provide one for you.
Add it to a salad or pizza, add it to your next batch of ice cream or fudge or just eat it in your underpants in the kitchen at 2am like we do. Any way it's served it's sure to be a hit!
welcome to college!
this is my roomies history text book--such an ironic name for an american history book, i really hope the title doesn't have a direct correlation to its information!!
sorry its backwards but i don't have a camera connector so i used photo booth
FALL BREAK !! october 9th weekend
so i'm just starting this post so that we can discuss the logistics of the weekend--if chris and michael make their way up to western and possibly tevon and alex i would love to go explore the north cascades and do a two day hike!!
please post your ideas and what days your thinking of visiting !!
please post your ideas and what days your thinking of visiting !!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
salvation
I'm posting this here so it doesn't get buried.
Ok I'll elaborate cause I don't think I was very clear about what I was talking about with the salvation/retirement analogy. Stick with cause I want some intelligent intellectual retaliation. (first when I say retirement I'm also referring to the state of having enough money to allow us not to work for the rest of our lives.) I am not comparing the reality of retirement to heaven. That would be stupid because they are apples and oranges because one exists and one does not. I did not say that retirement is the secular substitute for heaven sociologically, I said it was a psychological substitute. Some of us talked about how the concept of suffering now in order to achieve happiness later is a concept very specific to western culture. It's very obvious in every aspect of our media and education. It is also at the core of our cultural narcissism disguised as selfless respectability. Pirsig talked about the implications of the word 'just' in the phrase 'just what you want.' Same idea. I know this isn't a very complex idea, but it's not the endpoint of my argument. Another perhaps contradictory aspect of our cultural consciousness and subconscious is strict rationalism. It is not rational, when we know as a fact that our life is finite, to waste it not doing what we want to do. It takes a very sophisticated, convincing moralist indoctrination to convince a person to suffer, or at least conform to a whole complex of social obligations. So when I say that what salvation and retirement have in common, and what necessitates them in the social consciousness, is that they immortalize the boon of our materialistic strife, immortalize is the key word. In order to rationalize the sacrifice of whatever will make us lastingly happy, no mere mortal, transient boon will suffice, because we die and all material possessions we've acquired along the way are meaningless. So our boon must be timeless, eternal, and provide bliss that would never have been possible following our own path, which is dismissed as hedonism. Not that we consciously believe we will live forever after we retire, but the way retirement appears in our fundamental social conditioning is as a timeless state. None of this is conscious. It is the way the West as always reconciled its method of relinquishing the individual from suffering with death. Now, I'm using specific examples to describe a general pattern, so there are semantical arguments and inter-social variants, but they are all faces on the same ghost. I'd point out, for old times sake, that this is a good example of subconscious logic. Now have at me.
Ok I'll elaborate cause I don't think I was very clear about what I was talking about with the salvation/retirement analogy. Stick with cause I want some intelligent intellectual retaliation. (first when I say retirement I'm also referring to the state of having enough money to allow us not to work for the rest of our lives.) I am not comparing the reality of retirement to heaven. That would be stupid because they are apples and oranges because one exists and one does not. I did not say that retirement is the secular substitute for heaven sociologically, I said it was a psychological substitute. Some of us talked about how the concept of suffering now in order to achieve happiness later is a concept very specific to western culture. It's very obvious in every aspect of our media and education. It is also at the core of our cultural narcissism disguised as selfless respectability. Pirsig talked about the implications of the word 'just' in the phrase 'just what you want.' Same idea. I know this isn't a very complex idea, but it's not the endpoint of my argument. Another perhaps contradictory aspect of our cultural consciousness and subconscious is strict rationalism. It is not rational, when we know as a fact that our life is finite, to waste it not doing what we want to do. It takes a very sophisticated, convincing moralist indoctrination to convince a person to suffer, or at least conform to a whole complex of social obligations. So when I say that what salvation and retirement have in common, and what necessitates them in the social consciousness, is that they immortalize the boon of our materialistic strife, immortalize is the key word. In order to rationalize the sacrifice of whatever will make us lastingly happy, no mere mortal, transient boon will suffice, because we die and all material possessions we've acquired along the way are meaningless. So our boon must be timeless, eternal, and provide bliss that would never have been possible following our own path, which is dismissed as hedonism. Not that we consciously believe we will live forever after we retire, but the way retirement appears in our fundamental social conditioning is as a timeless state. None of this is conscious. It is the way the West as always reconciled its method of relinquishing the individual from suffering with death. Now, I'm using specific examples to describe a general pattern, so there are semantical arguments and inter-social variants, but they are all faces on the same ghost. I'd point out, for old times sake, that this is a good example of subconscious logic. Now have at me.
posing by my bunk
I don't have the connector for my camera. so, until i find someone with one or am able to get one I won't be able to post any of those photos. but here is one of my room --its fairly large, 200 square feet. rocking the sinchila got the apples to apples and ginger ale
heading home
hey guys - i am heading back home for a bat mitzvah on the 17th of october. the bat mitzvah is on saturday morning. I was thinking of coming up to portland on friday then when the bat mitzvah is over, heading up to western for the night and then coming back down to eugene on sunday. does this work for respective visited parties? does anyone want to join a pilgrimage in either direction? chris can i borrow your car from portland upward?
Immortal Technique, November 12th, Portland, OR. http://apps.facebook.com/ilike/concert/Immortal+Technique/1710852
Monday, September 28, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
The Medusa
Okay so there was this piece of glass that I made a while ago when I was in an experimental phase in my glass blowing. I never really knew what to do with it. My dad tried hanging it in the window, but it looked awkward. Recently I noticed that it had an interesting shape. This weekend I went up to Bellingham with a drill and a diamond tipped bit. I bought a downspout and a bowl at the local head shop and drilled a hole in the side and then inserted the parts I bought. The result was a beautiful bong. We took it into Nathan's bathroom and smoked out of it. It got me higher than I had been in a while. Dante, Raven and I decided to take a hike up to the watchtower and take along my new baby. We got half way when we stopped for a smoke break. When we took the Medusa out and to our horror, some of the glass around the newly drilled hole had broken off in the backpack. The broken part is a single piece, so I think will a little epoxy and a little luck, it'll repair with just a crack to remind me to be gentler to my art. Here's a photo of the Medusa after the deflowering. Nathan came up with the name "Because it gets you stoned."
Also Dante and I decided to make this blog private so that we can post this kind of thing. If someone who isn't an author want's to follow, I'm pretty sure we can add other people.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
FIVE DAY BREAK?
So I am pretty much free on the 9th of October, which is a Friday, until Tuesday night that week. I might even be able to leave Thursday night, the 8th, and get in about 12:00 on Friday. I am tentatively thinking about going back to the rock for a night or two, then heading up to Western to kick it for a few days. Or go to Western first, then the BI. Dunno. I'm trying to convince Chris to do the same.
What are your guys' thoughts on this?
What are your guys' thoughts on this?
Friday, September 25, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
whew day 3 at the lorax. this is ridiculous! this is like the equivalent of the culture shock of meeting danielle but in the crustiest punkest fashion possible. its great though alot of my housemates are into some really sweet shit. we have an awesome bike workshop with an unbelieveable amount of bike stuff - literally 50 plus spares wheels, 30 plus bikes in some form of disrepair. a mechanic is boarding in the house who fixes up bikes and sells them for his rent. alot of the guys did alot of work with nps - fire work trail maintenance all sorts of cool shit. bunch of people are into climbing and hiking. kinda sucks because our neighboring house also part of the coop, the campbell club, kitchen is under renovation. somebody put a chicken in the oven and forgot about it - a absolute brawl broke out complete with a girl crying over the chickens plight, people beating each other up with various bike parts and kitchen implements. my favorite was walking downstairs to see someone throwing bike handlebars at shane whom retaliated with throwing this kid off the deck ... ridiculous. to misquote its like the volume on life has been turned up. last inight we had a water balloon fight with the frat next door. my favorite part was throwing balloons from the roof into an open window, coating this guys bedroom with olive oil and water while trying to juggle a spliff and a forty - alcoholism is immanent ... its gonna be good here. signed up for classes today - arabic 101, two philosophy classes, one on ancient philo. history and the other on the philosophy of culture, and a general education class on writing. the credit transfer worked great. I have just about all of my general education requirement taken care of plus my pre-requisite philosophy courses. pretty sweet as far as a philosophy degree i am a junior which is really nice. i can easily get the degree in the next two years and maybe find room for a minor in there. happy about that. my room is really ghetto - i am on the third floor, with a nice window and right by the fire escape. i have a single too which is nice. looking forward to classes
whats everyone elses situation like particularily matt and nathan whats happening with you guys. and what happened to the poem? it was a masterpiece is there another place it can be continued?
whats everyone elses situation like particularily matt and nathan whats happening with you guys. and what happened to the poem? it was a masterpiece is there another place it can be continued?
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
no wonders kids keep smoking!!--read the side affects!
Some people have had changes in behavior, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, suicidal thoughts or actions while using CHANTIX to help them quit smoking. Some people had these symptoms when they began taking CHANTIX, and others developed them after several weeks of treatment or after stopping CHANTIX. If you, your family, or caregiver notice agitation, hostility, depression, or changes in behavior, thinking, or mood that are not typical for you, or you develop suicidal thoughts or actions, anxiety, panic, aggression, anger, mania, abnormal sensations, hallucinations, paranoia, or confusion, stop taking CHANTIX and call your doctor right away. Also tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems before taking CHANTIX, as these symptoms may worsen while taking CHANTIX.
Some people can have serious skin reactions while taking CHANTIX, some of which can become life-threatening. These can include rash, swelling, redness, and peeling of the skin. Some people can have allergic reactions to CHANTIX, some of which can be life-threatening and include: swelling of the face, mouth, and throat that can cause trouble breathing. If you have these symptoms or have a rash with peeling skin or blisters in your mouth, stop taking CHANTIX get medical attention right away.
The most common side effects include nausea (30%), sleep problems, constipation, gas, and/or vomiting. If you have side effects that bother you or don’t go away, tell your doctor.
You may have trouble sleeping, vivid, unusual, or strange dreams while taking CHANTIX. Use caution driving or operating machinery until you know how CHANTIX may affect you.
CHANTIX should not be taken with other quit-smoking products. You may need a lower dose of CHANTIX if you have kidney problems or get dialysis.
Before starting CHANTIX, tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or if you take insulin, asthma medicines or blood thinners. Medicines like these may work differently when you quit smoking.
CHANTIX is a prescription medicine to help adults 18 and over stop smoking. You may benefit from quit-smoking support programs and/or counseling during your quit attempt. It’s possible that you might slip-up and smoke while taking CHANTIX. If you do, you can stay on CHANTIX and keep trying to quit.
Some people can have serious skin reactions while taking CHANTIX, some of which can become life-threatening. These can include rash, swelling, redness, and peeling of the skin. Some people can have allergic reactions to CHANTIX, some of which can be life-threatening and include: swelling of the face, mouth, and throat that can cause trouble breathing. If you have these symptoms or have a rash with peeling skin or blisters in your mouth, stop taking CHANTIX get medical attention right away.
The most common side effects include nausea (30%), sleep problems, constipation, gas, and/or vomiting. If you have side effects that bother you or don’t go away, tell your doctor.
You may have trouble sleeping, vivid, unusual, or strange dreams while taking CHANTIX. Use caution driving or operating machinery until you know how CHANTIX may affect you.
CHANTIX should not be taken with other quit-smoking products. You may need a lower dose of CHANTIX if you have kidney problems or get dialysis.
Before starting CHANTIX, tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or if you take insulin, asthma medicines or blood thinners. Medicines like these may work differently when you quit smoking.
CHANTIX is a prescription medicine to help adults 18 and over stop smoking. You may benefit from quit-smoking support programs and/or counseling during your quit attempt. It’s possible that you might slip-up and smoke while taking CHANTIX. If you do, you can stay on CHANTIX and keep trying to quit.
From Nietzsche:
"Let at least this much be admitted: there would be no life at all if not on the basis of perspective estimates and appearances; and if, with the virtuous enthusiasm and clumsiness of some philosophers, one wanted to abolish the "apparent world" altogether - well supposing you could do that, at least nothing would be left of your "truth" either. Indeed, what forces us at all to suppose that there is an essential opposition of true and false? Is it not sufficient to assume degrees of apparentness and, as it were, lighter and darker shadows and shades of appearance - different "values," to use the language of painters? Why couldn't the world that concerns us be a fiction? And if somebody asked, "but to a fiction there surely belongs an author?" - couldn't one answer simply: why? Doesn't this "belongs" perhaps belong to the fiction too? Is it not permitted to be a bot ironical about the subject no less than the predicate and object? Shouldn't philosophers be permitted to rise above faith in grammar?..."
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
first day of classes--tomorrow
all right you guys i've finally moved in!!...tonight was a positive one. this would be day 2 of our 180 day journey and its looking up. im excited. dillon is an interesting guy and so is derek--both in their own ways. i went to a party with derek and some of his friends from high school. the monkey man jacket trick worked!! :D not sure who had originally formulated this theory???--but it seems to be true--a couple of his girl friends noted me for my exquisite jacket and there i was the kid with the nice jacket--
to make a long story short, one girl ended up asking for it--"if your hot you can just take it off and i'll wear it!"
I had to walk home without a jacket at like two in the morning which sucked balls but hey, there you go theory proved !!
NATHAN dude there is so much potential in the pond right now!! threre are so many fresh many girls who would dig you!!--only if you got out there more--me and raven just walked out to the arboretum with a bunch of kids and played apples to apples in the middle of the woods!! your missing out : (
this is such an objective rant. simply one perspective of the college life and my interactions with college people--lacking all acknowledgment of the you and i relationship that existed between me and 'those' people
dante
to make a long story short, one girl ended up asking for it--"if your hot you can just take it off and i'll wear it!"
I had to walk home without a jacket at like two in the morning which sucked balls but hey, there you go theory proved !!
NATHAN dude there is so much potential in the pond right now!! threre are so many fresh many girls who would dig you!!--only if you got out there more--me and raven just walked out to the arboretum with a bunch of kids and played apples to apples in the middle of the woods!! your missing out : (
this is such an objective rant. simply one perspective of the college life and my interactions with college people--lacking all acknowledgment of the you and i relationship that existed between me and 'those' people
dante
Lets keep this moving
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT--EVERYONE MUST POST A MINIMUM OF FIVE PICTURES OF THEIR DORM SITUATION
i know everyone has a camera or at least has a roomie that has a camera so take a couple pics to keep us all updated!!!!!
Ok so what do you think. Retirement has become, or evolved as, the secular substitute for Salvation in (in the Judeo-Christian sense of the word) in the cultural psychology. The state of comfortable retirement is equivalent to Heaven. This is a necessary component of the western psychology because it immortalizes the boon of our materialistic strife. Just as the suffering of the God-fearing, church-going, self deprecating Christian is rewarded by atonement with Christ and an eternity in Heaven in the presence of God, so is the torment of the cubicle imprisoned corporate peon rewarded by a peaceful, carefree life behind the reassuring walls of a gated retirement home.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Triathlon
Nathan just spurred my interest. A triathlon would be really cool to compete in, anyone interested in training for one, over the summer perhaps? Would definitely provide some fitness focus, as well as being bad ass.
Nathan, are you just doing one section as part of a team? or are you going to be a real man and do the whole thing?
Nathan, are you just doing one section as part of a team? or are you going to be a real man and do the whole thing?
Monday, September 14, 2009
She's a She Wolf -- Porn?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aEW_Z5Va5s
This is by far the most interesting shakira music video ever....
This is by far the most interesting shakira music video ever....
What up?
So yeah, I am at my second year of college and it has been pretty exciting. I live on the third floor of the Phi Delta Theta house. Last saturday we went rafting with our entire fraternity on the deschutes river in oregon. It was mostly a class two with some bits of class three. Super fun.
As for working out I climb at our climbing gym like three or four times a week. I am gonna one up you matt!
I am cycling for the team as of right now and plan to race in the spring. Going out for 20 mile rides 4 times a week or so as well.
I work at the climbing wall which is a pretty effin sick job. Right now I am working and I get to either do homework or climb when it is quiet.
But yeah. Having a lot of fun mostly taking psych classes.
I have a developmental psych class, a psychological statistics class, an intermediate french class, an expository writing class and a peer listening class.
Pretty busy.
As for working out I climb at our climbing gym like three or four times a week. I am gonna one up you matt!
I am cycling for the team as of right now and plan to race in the spring. Going out for 20 mile rides 4 times a week or so as well.
I work at the climbing wall which is a pretty effin sick job. Right now I am working and I get to either do homework or climb when it is quiet.
But yeah. Having a lot of fun mostly taking psych classes.
I have a developmental psych class, a psychological statistics class, an intermediate french class, an expository writing class and a peer listening class.
Pretty busy.
So I met a fellow crossfitter yesterday at the gym. Which was pretty exciting. And after hearing bad things about the gym, it actually turned out to be pretty good for crossfit-style activity. There's even an olympic-lifting platform and a GHD. So that's exciting for me. Anybody else working out still? I know Ben is...
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Nathan - Wallet
Your wallet was left in my car the night before I left. It is now at my dad's house on the entry way table thing. You can pick it up whenever
PNT - Man Hike
Following up on the "Man-Hike" idea, totally for it. I have been thinking a lot about these sort of ventures, and now have my mind set on one trip in particular. It is called the Pacific Northwest Trail, it runs from Glacier Natl. Park in Montana to the coast of Washington at Cape Alava. It totals 1200 miles and could be done in 3 months give or take. Which is about how much time we have for our summer breaks.... Reading about this hike is what I have been doing to distract my self from doing homework. I encourage you to do the same.
Volunteer in Ghana
This looks like an easy, relatively cheap way to explore Africa for a month. Any one wanna come with me? http://www.challengingheights.org/volunteer.html. Chris Im thinking a man hike would be an excellent idea... what about that trail from the Adirondacks to the keys? perhaps we could do an international trail, as an example xianyan province in china(epic mountins, pandas and bamboo forests). btw how public is this blog do we have to keep things x rated or can we talk openly?
Shurka is a god .. by the end of the PCT he was averaging 40 + miles a day with a pack weighing 7 pounds - sans food, water, fuel.
This blog was a great idea Dante ... good enough that I bookmarked this webpage.
I was doing some thinking ... even though it may seem premature, this is the perfect forum for planning this summers trip - I assume there is going to be one, all seem to love the idea.
I put my bid in for proper burly backpacking venture 1 month + ... check out this hike Shurka did - http://www.andrewskurka.com/SHR08/index.php or maybe some PCT sections, John Muir trail specifically ...
Ideas?
This blog was a great idea Dante ... good enough that I bookmarked this webpage.
I was doing some thinking ... even though it may seem premature, this is the perfect forum for planning this summers trip - I assume there is going to be one, all seem to love the idea.
I put my bid in for proper burly backpacking venture 1 month + ... check out this hike Shurka did - http://www.andrewskurka.com/SHR08/index.php or maybe some PCT sections, John Muir trail specifically ...
Ideas?
Saturday, September 12, 2009
BURNING MAN
http://thechive.com/2009/09/burning-man-2009-photo-gallery/
check these photos. this is what we missed.
summer 2010!!--we're going
check these photos. this is what we missed.
summer 2010!!--we're going
Thursday, September 10, 2009
You guys need to check this guy out, Andrew Shurka, such a badass. Professional backpacker, has done some ridiculous hikes, averaged 38.2 miles/day for 45 days on the PCT.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Saw this video earlier tonight, it's a video of natalie portman rapping on SNL. and good call on this blog dante.
Links
Just so people know, to streamline the adding of links and videos to this blog, to avoid annoying copy and pasting of web addresses, when you are creating a post, use the little buttons above the text box, insert link, and add video will be the most useful. The video is only for files on your computer, if you want to share an online video, use the "add link" button as well. All you need to do is select a piece of text and add a link to it like this.
Good Work
I think this is a good outlet for staying connected, well played dante. I do think that the color scheme could use a little work, if you could upload a sweet photo as the background, that would be sick, I got depressed the second i opened it looking at all the black. So as a first contribution, I would like to share something shown to me by carlos, one of my roomates. remember, aids kills and so does...
http://www.stern.de/video/schock-kampagne-aids-ist-ein-massenmoerder-1507738.html
http://www.stern.de/video/schock-kampagne-aids-ist-ein-massenmoerder-1507738.html
Alright you guys--the blog has been created!!
i decided to create this blog so that we can all share our post high school experiences--and remain more in touch
basically i was hoping that this could be a place for us to connect--share--drop--dump--release --rant things that we find interesting, humorous, worth sharing or something that may simply be of interest to another. this will be a place to post newly found REI gear--web videos--philosophical insights--photos--and more (be creative)---
i see this as a place for all of us to drop in on weekly and post something--
...and like all great products of civilization--social capital sat firmly at its core--for this to work we really do need everyone participate--that means if your drunk all by your self--some of that time needs--must--be spent dropping something on to this blog
this is a place for us to support each other in developing into fully functional beings of society
like supporting me in my drawing and arts focused future--as in if you see some cool shit--take a pic and post it, if you have an idea--pass it, if there is anything you need help on--ask, and so forth
it means helping alex with video ideas--and providing general support
it means posting videos of huge black men that are doing insane physical feats
please
i believe this is one worth while habit to form--lets make this work
i decided to create this blog so that we can all share our post high school experiences--and remain more in touch
basically i was hoping that this could be a place for us to connect--share--drop--dump--release --rant things that we find interesting, humorous, worth sharing or something that may simply be of interest to another. this will be a place to post newly found REI gear--web videos--philosophical insights--photos--and more (be creative)---
i see this as a place for all of us to drop in on weekly and post something--
...and like all great products of civilization--social capital sat firmly at its core--for this to work we really do need everyone participate--that means if your drunk all by your self--some of that time needs--must--be spent dropping something on to this blog
this is a place for us to support each other in developing into fully functional beings of society
like supporting me in my drawing and arts focused future--as in if you see some cool shit--take a pic and post it, if you have an idea--pass it, if there is anything you need help on--ask, and so forth
it means helping alex with video ideas--and providing general support
it means posting videos of huge black men that are doing insane physical feats
please
i believe this is one worth while habit to form--lets make this work
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