Doncha Wish Your Schnitzel Was...

Schnitzel Dinner 1
Originally uploaded by Gillios.

Today I went shopping for Natalie's birthday. I can't tell you what I got her. It's a secret! I got a haircut at yet another random west hollywood salon. This one ended up more of a trim but I was so eager to get out of there that I didn't care.

Yes, I made that schnitzel from scratch all by myself. And yes, it was perfectly cooked on the inside. The secret is pounding it mercilessly with the bottom of my only pot.

Tomorrow I work and eagerly await my cutie's return.

Rizzo Off The Hizzo

Stir Fry on Rizzo
Originally uploaded by Gillios.

So origiNatalie is away in Costco Rico... I'm replacing her with housekeeping and overeating. I made chicken stir fry on rice, and reclaimed my chef's hat when the rice came out perfecto.

After finishing laundry, I ate Doritos and watched season 1 of Entourage until I felt sick to my stomach and then I switched over to just the Doritos.

Anecdote from the weekend: We were at a bar with a bunch of Nat's friends, and noticed a young guy sitting by himself near us. He looked to me like he could have been me, so I invited him to join us. Turns out he moved out here 2 weeks ago and didn't know anyone. So I scored some karma points, and he seems like a good guy. BUT, he's seen Mission Impossible 3 twice and said he would see it a third time at the free ETC screening.

There's an ice cream chain here called Coldstones, where you pick a flavour of ice cream and a couple of toppings and they pound the toppings into the ice cream until it's all one uniformly delicious mass. Best enjoyed with two spoons.

Just In Time

Sorry about the lack of updates, but as usual my absense from blogging is a good sign. I've been busy lately! I met a girl. Her name is Natalie and she digs my crazies as I dig her's. We've seen each other every day since we met, and I've gotten very little sleep but it's so worth it. Those of you who know what a romantic I am can guess the overwhelming thoughts and feelings running through me now. I can't put it into words.

So enough about me, what life-changing events have happened to *you* lately?

Just Curry It!

That's right! Food porn is back! This is Thai red curry chicken. The reason why it's not plated is because, well, the rice it went on ended up like hummus and it wasn't very pleasant to look at. But the chicken looks good, doesn't it? :)

Anyway, so I haven't posted all during Tal's visit, and it would be impossible to sum up the last ~2 weeks in a single blog post. We had a blast, we squabbled like an old married couple. We also had crazy adventures that I won't write about even in the most brief form due to the internet's long memory and my desire to be president one day. It was great to have a guest and whoever's coming next will have a lot of fun'in to live up to.

Work is work. I'm doing great, they are thrilled with what I'm producing. I might have to do some overtime before the end of the month as we struggle to meet a crucial deadline. But there are plenty of laughs to be had around the office and only the occassional group discussions about which programming language is best. Yawn.

I just looked over to see if my dishes have washed themselve yet. Damn.

On Monday I went grocery shopping at Trader Joe's for the first time. It was effin' scary! Everyone there is so much cooler than me, I was rushing through all the isles to avoid being in anyone's way as I sheepishly tried to decide between 10 different varieties of trail mix. I went with: coconut, cashews, chocolate, and almonds. It's a tasty mix and doesn't have anything queer like raisins. I'm looking at you, Marchese! I think you had trail mix with raisins once, but were barely redeemed by the presence of m&m's. This store seems more catered to the snobby types who can't cook but want good food. It's all about the prepared stuff here. I'm probably going to stick to Ralph's for the most part, at least there I can get some fresh fru&veg. Maybe the TJ's I went to was an especially small one or something.

Speaking of The Boss, the bar nearby is playing Thunder Road. Who says L.A. has no soul? Thanks to Talido, I now know of at least two cool bars that aren't too pretentious and bring back that old dance cave vibe.