Fashionistas you have arrived 3-25-03 - 10-3-03

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by bilmore
Clearly, you've never had to hit the bars with drunk Japanese businessmen.

(Perfection? Beauty? No, just endless fart jokes and attempts to see down the waitress's shirt.)

This might tie some threads together over the last week or so, but I found a site with common swear words (or insults) in foreign languages. Some are quite creative.

http://www.insults.net/html/swear/index.html

[Spree: Well, um, insults in foreign languages]

My personal favorite so far.

Peranuht shoonuh kukneh - The dog should shit on you
(Armenian)

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by purse junkie


3. Music: Duran Duran. Derided as a brainless pretty boy band (by the same fucking idiot music critics who were holding up lighters at Poison concerts) but wrote some really great songs. Just ignore all the eyeliner and listen.

The original five members of Duran Duran have gotten together this summer for a tour. The only announced dates so far are in Japan and Europe, but I think they're planning on swinging state side in the fall.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
If you're coooking rare tuna steakes, wasabi mixed with a little bit of heny and soy is a great glaze.

I think I'm going home now. To cook.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by bilmore
I think I'm going home now. To cook.

Will you bring back a sandwich for me?

[Sparklehorse]

Originally posted by bilmore
Clearly, you've never had to hit the bars with drunk Japanese businessmen.

(Perfection? Beauty? No, just endless fart jokes and attempts to see down the waitress's shirt.)

Ah, that's where you're wrong. In fact, I have hit the bars with Japanese businessmen. Granted, the men I hung out with the most in Japan were in their thirties and attempting to be polite to me (not your typical salaryman).

Note that I said "most things Japanese."

To vote for Ruben tonight.

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield

If you're coooking rare tuna steakes, wasabi mixed with a little bit of heny and soy is a great glaze.

S(fuck am I hungry now)D

SD, what's "heny"? I'm actively trying to improve my culinary skills, and love new ideas.

[Mister_Ruysbroeck]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/200...ing/index.html

[Salon article: "To breed or not to breed: Studies show that couples who choose not to have children are happier than those who do." This may have been inspired by a recent Atlantic article: http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2003/05/tsingloh.htm].

Salon is a subscription site, but you can get a day pass by watching a Mazda ad.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I am going to print out these articles and show them to people whenever they look at Mrs. R and me after we mention that we're thinking about not having kids.

You'd think it's a crime against humanity that we're thinking about not breeding. I don't care if we have "good genes" (their words, not mine) and that the world could use more "people like us." Fuck off. It's our life. We'll live it how we want.

[evenodds]

My favorite underrated food is Ethiopian.

We have a nice little African restaurant that serves mean ethiopian food, but my favorite is still Ghenet on Mulberry in the city that doesn't sleep.

They got a shout-out in Sunday's magazine in "The Next Big Flavor":

"First, we phoned Marcus Samuelsson, 32, the globe-trotting co-owner and chef of the three-star Swedish restaurant Aquavit in New York. His reputation is built on a deft brand of fusion that emphasizes tasty results over high concept. His pick for the hot flavor of tomorrow? Berbere, the brick-red, sun-dried, chili-based spice blend that's been a staple of Ethiopian cuisine for more than 100 years. Berbere (pronounced bear-BEAR-eh) typically includes, in addition to red chilies similar to serranos, toasted ginger, cardamom, garlic, fenugreek and cinnamon.

''Berbere is transportable and adaptable,'' Samuelsson said. ''You can put it in any cuisine and it tastes good. You could make berbere-roasted chicken. You could rub it on whole red snapper. I could even make you sushi with berbere.'' As much as we wanted to accept his offer, we decided to put berbere to the sushi test in the brutally objective space of our own kitchen.

At the moment, you can't find berbere in supermarkets, or even in most gourmet specialty stores. Samuelsson had advised that freshly ground berbere is best purchased from an Ethiopian restaurant, so we phoned Ghenet, on Mulberry Street in Manhattan, and the next afternoon we were dipping slices of raw salmon into a dish of the powder we'd purchased ($10 per pound). The berbere smelled toasty, with the sinus-tickling foreboding of chili powder but the soothing scent of dried fruit and cinnamon. The silky dust adhered to the raw salmon like cocoa powder to a chocolate truffle. We braced ourselves for the fire, and tossed it back."

Full text: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/04/magazine/04TASTE.html

They are completely right about berbere, by the way. It's heaven on potatoes, lentils, in stew . . .

Even(I also love "sushi" (though I only eat sashimi), but hate pretentious assholes who act as if there is something cooler than thou about consuming it the "correct way"* -- it's food, don't get so uptight about it.)Odds

* This is not about TM. This is about "friends" who offer dissertations on technique at the freakin restaurant to all who will listen.

[Replaced_Texan]

"Final Destination 2"
"Shanghai Knights"
"The Jungle Book II"
"X2: X-Men United"
"The Matrix Reloaded"
"Pokemon Heroes"
"2 Fast 2 Furious"
"Dumb & Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd"
"Rugrats Go Wild"
"Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle"
"Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde"
"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines"
"Bad Boys II"
"Exorcist: The Beginning"
"Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over"
"Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life"
"American Wedding"
"Freddy vs. Jason"
"Jeepers Creepers 2"
"Once Upon a Time in Mexico"
"Scary Movie 3"
"The Whole Ten Yards"
"The Matrix Revolutions"
"Barbershop 2"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by evenodds
My favorite underrated food is Ethiopian.

We have a nice little African restaurant that serves mean ethiopian food, but my favorite is still Ghenet on Mulberry in the city that doesn't sleep.

I've heard rumors of an Ethiopian restaurant here in Houston, but I haven't found it. My favorite is in a little strip mall in Berekely near Telegraph Avenue. I used to go there all the time with my sister.

[str8outavannuys]

Just remember that Terry Puhl is the most underrated player in baseball.

Food: Mac & Cheese. Too bad about all the carbs. It's what I miss most.

Actor: Vincent D'Onofrio. Briliant on Law & Order, ditto for Salton Sea. Also, I've never not loved Steve Buscemi. Very curious to see how Jack White does as an actor in Cold Mountain.

Occupation: Wedding Photographer. Do you know what these fuckers charge? Send the checks to fat city.

Movie: Some Kind of Wonderful. Best of the teen movies, though nobody recognizes it as such. Who among us can't relate to all three of Keith, Watts and Amanda? I think the movie's biggest flaws are in Lea Thompson's acting choices (she made her character too likeable, and it doesn't always suit the dialogue), but there's still so much to love. Plus, it has Duncan the skinhead, who has turned into a great character actor.

TV Show: 1. Four on the Floor/The Mole/The Amazing Race. 2. SCTV. 3. News Radio

Law Firm: In house. Try it, you'll love it. Heh heh heh.

Song: Synchonicity II. "We have to shout over the din of our Rice Krispies."

Band: Belle & Sebastian. They oughta be huge.

Sexual Position: Her legs on my shoulders. Makes for the best finish.

str8.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Mister_Ruysbroeck
I don't care if we have "good genes" (their words, not mine) and that the world could use more "people like us."

If these people are telling you things like this, they're not the kind of people you want to be listening to anyway.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by evenodds
My favorite underrated food is Ethiopian.

I've never understood the allure of food styles developed in countries most notable for starvation.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by NYT_Junkie
SD, what's "heny"? I'm actively trying to improve my culinary skills, and love new ideas.

Junkie...

Goddamnit. Nice to see you again.

Heny is honey typo-ed beyond recognition.

S(The sushi discussion brings you back from the dead, eh?)D