LETS GO!
Monday, March 24, 2008
looking forward
the weather is getting warmer and theres only 3 things to look forward to when weather gets warmer and that is:
LETS GO!
LETS GO!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
sweet tooth...worth $1000?
just recently ive been craving some sort of chocolate dessert. my sweet tooth has been aching and there was 1 dessert that i came across that is worth more than an iPhone.
its called the "Grand Opulence" sundae sold by New York's Serendipity restaurant:
"Made with "5 scoops of the richest Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream infused with Madagascar vanilla and covered in 23K edible gold leaf, the sundae is drizzled with the world's most expensive chocolate, Amedei Porceleana, and covered with chunks of rare Chuao chocolate, which is from cocoa beans harvested by the Caribbean Sea on Venezuela's coast. The masterpiece is suffused with exotic candied fruits from Paris, gold dragets, truffles and Marzipan Cherries. It is topped with a tiny glass bowl of Grand Passion Caviar, an exclusive dessert caviar, made of salt-free American Golden caviar, known for its sparkling golden color. It's sweetened and infused with fresh passion fruit, orange and Armagnac. The sundae is served in a baccarat Harcourt crystal goblet with an 18K gold spoon to partake in the indulgence served with a petite mother of pearl spoon and topped with a gilded sugar flower by Ron Ben-Israel."
just looking at it makes me drool. one day when i have the money or a special occasion comes along like a wedding proposal or something i would have to come here
its called the "Grand Opulence" sundae sold by New York's Serendipity restaurant:
"Made with "5 scoops of the richest Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream infused with Madagascar vanilla and covered in 23K edible gold leaf, the sundae is drizzled with the world's most expensive chocolate, Amedei Porceleana, and covered with chunks of rare Chuao chocolate, which is from cocoa beans harvested by the Caribbean Sea on Venezuela's coast. The masterpiece is suffused with exotic candied fruits from Paris, gold dragets, truffles and Marzipan Cherries. It is topped with a tiny glass bowl of Grand Passion Caviar, an exclusive dessert caviar, made of salt-free American Golden caviar, known for its sparkling golden color. It's sweetened and infused with fresh passion fruit, orange and Armagnac. The sundae is served in a baccarat Harcourt crystal goblet with an 18K gold spoon to partake in the indulgence served with a petite mother of pearl spoon and topped with a gilded sugar flower by Ron Ben-Israel."
just looking at it makes me drool. one day when i have the money or a special occasion comes along like a wedding proposal or something i would have to come here
Sunday, March 16, 2008
the break is over..
spring break is over already? where does the time go? all in all my vacation was fun: relaxing, sun, beach, las vegas, dad
the plane ride alone was crazy, there were these TV sets in the head rests of the seats in front of us that played real time television and even had a crazy GPS map of where we were, how fast we were going and altitude.
ESPN on the plane?! come on now you can never go wrong with ESPN
went to huntington beach pier my 1st day and i got very nostalgic. the memories of taking lunch breaks there and surfing there
so my 1st night there i met up with my friend greg and we decided to go to the popular geisha house on hollywood BLVD for some japanese food. the food had small portions but for some reason it actually filled me up, maybe they used MSG or something. took a few sake bombs. the waitress judy was real cool because she gave us a few free ones because of my birthday. on the way out of the restaurant i heard a familiar voice. it was a voice of an MC. i 1st met this dude in wicker park hustlin his CDs. then i met him at school (columbia college) and talked to him there asked him about his music etc etc. i remember him telling me that he had a final project out in LA. so as i turn my head to see who it is and it was dude from wicker park selling his CDs in LA! what a coincidence. very small world.
the weather in california was amazing averaged about 76 degrees while we were there. very hot!..well compared to chicago weather.
the next few days my friends, brother and i went to all those shops: supreme, the hundreds, diamond supply co, flight club LA, union, stussy, undftd, and proper long beach. all these shops were real cool. didnt real cop much just a few fitteds shirts and kicks. of all the stores my fav spots had to be supreme and proper. so sick
the next few days we drove over to las vegas to see wassup over there, maybe say whats up to my old friends, meet up my dad and possibly lose a lot of money gambling. the drive there wasnt too bad. few hours.
when we got there i met up with a few of my friends to catch up.
while on this vacation we went to eat at this spot called in n out? i dunno if you know it but its the shit! if you dont know then youll know one day.
the drive back to LA was pretty amazing, i averaged a good 90-95 MPH. i felt like jeff gordon or jimmie johnson. i love driving that west coast freeway. very fast paced and drivers actually know what to do.
on our last night there my friend wanted to hit up a tattoo spot to get a tat and we went to this famous one in hollywood hills called shamrock social club. real elegant and old school feel. they had a pool table which was pretty cool. i really wanted to get another tattoo but i was iffy about it. we hit up LA ink to see wassup with kat von d but she wasnt there. maybe she'll show up next time i call her ;)
on our flight back we had a stop over in denver and my brother told me about this good spot to eat at because he ate there before on his long stop over. the food was amazing! SMOTHERED FRIES!! LAMB STEAK AND CHICKEN! LETTUCE WRAPPED IN GORGONZOLA AND SOMETHING ELSE!
while in LA i saw this dope ass quote that someone wrote on the wall..pretty creepy but cool.
there was only 1 thing i regret. not surfing..if i had surfed it would have made my vacation 10 TIMES better. but we cant have everything right? instead of surfing i drew this out. i know im not the greatest artist but yall need to see my skills on this ipod touch isketch!
farewell california/las vegas =[ until next time
the plane ride alone was crazy, there were these TV sets in the head rests of the seats in front of us that played real time television and even had a crazy GPS map of where we were, how fast we were going and altitude.
ESPN on the plane?! come on now you can never go wrong with ESPN
went to huntington beach pier my 1st day and i got very nostalgic. the memories of taking lunch breaks there and surfing there
so my 1st night there i met up with my friend greg and we decided to go to the popular geisha house on hollywood BLVD for some japanese food. the food had small portions but for some reason it actually filled me up, maybe they used MSG or something. took a few sake bombs. the waitress judy was real cool because she gave us a few free ones because of my birthday. on the way out of the restaurant i heard a familiar voice. it was a voice of an MC. i 1st met this dude in wicker park hustlin his CDs. then i met him at school (columbia college) and talked to him there asked him about his music etc etc. i remember him telling me that he had a final project out in LA. so as i turn my head to see who it is and it was dude from wicker park selling his CDs in LA! what a coincidence. very small world.
the weather in california was amazing averaged about 76 degrees while we were there. very hot!..well compared to chicago weather.
the next few days my friends, brother and i went to all those shops: supreme, the hundreds, diamond supply co, flight club LA, union, stussy, undftd, and proper long beach. all these shops were real cool. didnt real cop much just a few fitteds shirts and kicks. of all the stores my fav spots had to be supreme and proper. so sick
the next few days we drove over to las vegas to see wassup over there, maybe say whats up to my old friends, meet up my dad and possibly lose a lot of money gambling. the drive there wasnt too bad. few hours.
when we got there i met up with a few of my friends to catch up.
while on this vacation we went to eat at this spot called in n out? i dunno if you know it but its the shit! if you dont know then youll know one day.
the drive back to LA was pretty amazing, i averaged a good 90-95 MPH. i felt like jeff gordon or jimmie johnson. i love driving that west coast freeway. very fast paced and drivers actually know what to do.
on our last night there my friend wanted to hit up a tattoo spot to get a tat and we went to this famous one in hollywood hills called shamrock social club. real elegant and old school feel. they had a pool table which was pretty cool. i really wanted to get another tattoo but i was iffy about it. we hit up LA ink to see wassup with kat von d but she wasnt there. maybe she'll show up next time i call her ;)
on our flight back we had a stop over in denver and my brother told me about this good spot to eat at because he ate there before on his long stop over. the food was amazing! SMOTHERED FRIES!! LAMB STEAK AND CHICKEN! LETTUCE WRAPPED IN GORGONZOLA AND SOMETHING ELSE!
while in LA i saw this dope ass quote that someone wrote on the wall..pretty creepy but cool.
there was only 1 thing i regret. not surfing..if i had surfed it would have made my vacation 10 TIMES better. but we cant have everything right? instead of surfing i drew this out. i know im not the greatest artist but yall need to see my skills on this ipod touch isketch!
farewell california/las vegas =[ until next time
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
the hundreds..
so my brother and i hit up the hundreds store and they got that photobooth camera where you can take pics and they post on their website/blog peep them out
http://www.thehundreds.com/wordpress/
http://thehundreds.com/photobooth/wordpress/
http://www.thehundreds.com/wordpress/
http://thehundreds.com/photobooth/wordpress/
Friday, March 07, 2008
destination beautiful
in the wee hours of the night waiting for my 6 AM departure to Southern California, Orange County, beach breeze, toasty sun of the west coast. A 6 day trip with only a light packed backpack and a trusty skateboard. After a long 8 weeks of school it is finally time for spring break. Hard work and good grades will finally pay off. surf, sand, and spray. as i listen to jack johnson i can only think of one thing, and that is the beauty that is in the water and to think only a few hours and ill finally be hitting lefts and rights (waves). as i think to myself "am i forgetting anything for this trip? shit do i have to bring this?" a second thought comes to mind "fuck it who cares im gonna be in california on vacation!!" a week after having a great birthday weekend comes another week of fond memories and great travels. with so much going on in my mind i cant help but wait to touchdown in california. maybe, hopefully my trip with also consist of a vegas vacation :) maybe drive down for a day or two, visit the pops and some friends that i havent seen since holiday season. that is only if my brother and friends want to make the drive down, i mean i wouldnt mind, 3-4 hour drive with an ipod and a good company of friends is all you need on a road trip. as the seconds pass, minutes tick and hours shift the only thing i could think of is relaxing. freeing the mind from all troubles. see you soon chicago, here i come california =]
as i end this blog i would like for you to listen to this sweet jack johnson song
jack johnson - f stop blues (theres no video just audio)
Hermit crabs and cowry shells
Crush beneath his feet as he comes towards you
He's waving at you
Lift him up to see what you can see
He begins his focusing
He's aiming at you
And now he has cutaways from memories
And close-ups of anything that
He has seen or even dreamed
And now he's finished focusing
He's imagining lightning
Striking sea sickness
Away from here
Look who's laughing now that you've wasted
How many years and you've barely even tasted
Anything remotely close to
Everything you've boasted about
Look who's crying now
Driftwood floats, after years of erosion
Incoming tide touches roots to expose them,
Quicksand steals my shoe,
Clouds bring the f-stop blues
Look who's laughing now that you've wasted
How many years and you've barely even tasted
Anything remotely close to
Everything you've boasted about
Look who's crying now
as i end this blog i would like for you to listen to this sweet jack johnson song
jack johnson - f stop blues (theres no video just audio)
Hermit crabs and cowry shells
Crush beneath his feet as he comes towards you
He's waving at you
Lift him up to see what you can see
He begins his focusing
He's aiming at you
And now he has cutaways from memories
And close-ups of anything that
He has seen or even dreamed
And now he's finished focusing
He's imagining lightning
Striking sea sickness
Away from here
Look who's laughing now that you've wasted
How many years and you've barely even tasted
Anything remotely close to
Everything you've boasted about
Look who's crying now
Driftwood floats, after years of erosion
Incoming tide touches roots to expose them,
Quicksand steals my shoe,
Clouds bring the f-stop blues
Look who's laughing now that you've wasted
How many years and you've barely even tasted
Anything remotely close to
Everything you've boasted about
Look who's crying now
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
possibly the GOAT qb?
when we talk about greatest of all time in football we think of the jerry rices, joe montana, barry sanders and many more. Today we see possibly one of the greatest if not thee greatest quarterback of the NFL retire.
Brett Favre left a great legacy. Superbowl Champ and multiple records on the field. Time for him to pass the torch to the new great QBs.
Brett Favre left a great legacy. Superbowl Champ and multiple records on the field. Time for him to pass the torch to the new great QBs.
Monday, March 03, 2008
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