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Mar. 10th, 2006 @ 08:44 pm
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I'm drunk and watching Goblet of Fire. It's been that kind of week. I'm planning on getting back to this lj, I promise. I'll be updating more after this weekend's events, what with the dance this saturday and all.
Here's to hoping it goes well.
Have I mentioned that I make a damn good Whiskey Sour? Because I do. Like woah. None of this b.s pre-mixed sour mix crap. I make it from scratch, I use lemon and powdered sugar. And whiskey. mmmm. whiskey. Because I am a classy bastard. mmmhhhmm.
In conclusion, Iwant ot do daniel radcliffe. he's really freaking hot. agh. Also, the dark mark in this movie look like bullshit. Hehehehe Neville got laid at the dance. ehehehhehe. Harry's accent just gets hotter and hotter. Oh, poor Hermione, victor is physical. teeheee. Also, cedric+harry=hellsa slash.
Gah. Cedric in the prefects bathroom. mmmmm. smexy. And then there's harry in the prefects bathroom. smexier. hehhee. nipples. Myrtle is a perv.
Mmm. should go to bed. long day tomorrow. |
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Dec. 10th, 2005 @ 07:28 pm
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< breaks college app/insanity of life imposed 3+ month LJ silence>
Dax Riders: The best French electro-funk band that you've never heard of. fyi.
< /break>Current Music: Dax Riders - Freak Out |
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Oct. 16th, 2005 @ 03:24 pm
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Okay, so I have a large update in the works about the culmination of the last like 2 months of my life (you'll see), but for now:
Y'all should join. It's super simple, there's no ads, and all you have to do to win stuff is use blingo instead of your normal search enginge (it gets the same results as google) and you're automatically entered to win stuff. And if you win stuff, I win stuff!! And vis-a-versa! Do it!!! |
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Sep. 19th, 2005 @ 05:14 pm
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So, I'm DJing the homecoming dance which is in less than two weeks. Eeeeep. To that end I set up this in my room this weekend. :-D |
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Sep. 7th, 2005 @ 06:53 am
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It is so early I want to cry. Oh sweet lord am I tired.
First day of senior year today. I need coffee. Lots and lots of coffee. |
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I have, apparently, been tagged.
List ten things that make you happy, then tag five friends.
In no particular order:
1. Espresso
2. Coffee (yes, two different things!!!!)
3. Whiskey Sours
4. H/D, Yuuri/Wolfram and any other form of Crack!Love
5. Boys.
6. Cheescake Pocki. Omgwtfsogood.
7. My sister
8. Shoes
9. Michael - Franz Ferdinand, Farewell to Stromness - LAGQ, Road to Mandalay - Robbie Williams
10. a friend
*tags ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) justnick72adelita_dulcetangled_bluebooshoo
Aug. 26th, 2005 @ 04:44 pm
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1. Go here.
2. Pass it on.
( my answers )
Aug. 19th, 2005 @ 12:38 am
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Two Words:
Homo Sausage.
(work safe)
Aug. 11th, 2005 @ 04:18 pm
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Oh sweet jesus. I was over at Victrola today. And I had some of the most amazing Ethiopian Coffee I've ever had. They had been cupping roaster samples from the First Ethiopian Coffee Auction. They had done the cupping about 20 minutes ago, so when I had some they were all about room temp, so it was more liquering than cupping.
Even cold, this coffee stood out as incredibly amazing. The Koke Co-Operative unwashed Organic Yirgacheffe. This coffee was simply stunning. Unlike any Yirgacheffe I had ever had, this coffee tasted like an even better Harrar. I was simply blown away by the overwhelming sweetness and smoothness of the coffee, even after sitting for 20 minutes. It had simply the most beautiful, completely round blue taste to it, it was completely ravishingly blueberry. This coffee was astoundingly clean and crisp, especially for an unwashed Yirg, and was just simply delightful. I would kill for a pound of this stuff, or even for the chance to cup it while hot.
Yummm.
Jul. 4th, 2005 @ 02:31 pm
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( An ode to Harrar )
Jun. 25th, 2005 @ 11:45 pm
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Mmmmmm.
Truly the ultimate computer keyboard. Vintage IBM M-13 Keyboard. All Black. With Trackpoint. Buckling Spring "Clicky" keys. The ultimate in geek-chic. *covets*
Jun. 8th, 2005 @ 08:31 pm
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I need suggestions for what to put on the back of my senior sweatshirt.
I have nooo clue. Charlotte's suggestion was "Feel the Bern" (heh. funny.) I really want to come up with something better.
Jun. 6th, 2005 @ 05:47 pm
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I've got a *ton* to write about when I have the time. I had so much fun down in Portland visiting with the Stumptown Guys. They all rock hard core,
For right now, all I'll say is I came home with a 1lb of Ethiopian Harrar (Mao), 1lb of Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Grade 2 and 1lb of the Stumptown House blend.
a. Stumptown doesn't fuck around with their house blend. daaaammmmnnnn. That's some good coffee. By far the best drip coffee/regular consumption blend I've ever had. And it should be, considering the coffees in the blend.
b. The Yirgacheffe is awesome. I finally understand why people love a good Yirg. This lot cups out *exceptionally* clean with very little muddling to the sweet lemony acidity. It literally tastes like lemondrops. Sooooo good. I love it in the cafetiere.
c. As usual, I'm in fucking love with this Harrar. I could happily drink 5lbs a week of this. It's so unbelievably blue. Such amazingly warm chocolate and blueberry flavors. Possibly my favorite single origin espresso and definitely the perfect desert coffee/coffee to drink when you want to feel happy. mmmmmmmm. Sadly, I only got a lb of it! I'll have to order some more....
Lastly, this Yemen sounds amazing. The Sana'ani sounds awesome, but oh. my. god. does the Ismaili sound good. I don't know of anywhere in seattle that carries it or even has green samples I could mooch. I've only been able to find it one place online, but it's pretty expensive and I have no clue how good their lot/roast is. mmmm. I'd kill for some really good, skillfully roasted Ismaili.
Jun. 1st, 2005 @ 08:23 pm
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Oh man. So I'm sitting here at Zoka. Possibly the hottest guy I've ever seen just walked by. Like, oh my god so hot. Short, close clipped light brown hair. Well muscled and tan, obviously an outdoors type. Wearing two silver rings and a silver earing on the corner of his right ear. Diesel Jeans, leather flip flops and a guiness t-shirt. Face looks like a bit more rugged version of Dominic Monaghan. Subtle rainbow anklet on a leather strap around the left ankle. Obviously well worn.
Best part? Slight Scottish accent as he orders a double espresso and drinks it at the bar. *dies*
Too bad he left immediately after drinking his espresso and before I had a chance to talk to him. :'(
May. 22nd, 2005 @ 01:32 pm
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Oh god.
*Covets*
And then of course, there's:
these.
Oh god I love the illy cups. Now if only I had thousands of dollars to spend on them....
May. 22nd, 2005 @ 01:08 pm
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A somewhat decent picture of frank and I at may day.
I guess I got the gay flower arranging gene. (OMG do I look gay in this pic).
me looking at the names on the flowers so I can go deliver them. GLOW, our GSA (which I am president elect of) ran a flower delivery booth at may day, our spring carnival type thing that both the upper school and middle school take part in. In other words, I got to spend 3 hours trying to find random middle schoolers so I could deliver their flowers that other random middle schoolers had sent them. Fun.
May. 17th, 2005 @ 07:19 pm
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I just uploaded a boat load of new pics on my flickr page.
I'm particularly proud of this one.
May. 15th, 2005 @ 12:42 pm
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Well, how's that for a surprise.
I just finished of a small cafetiere (french press for all you heathens) of the Ethiopian Yirgacheffe I got from Stumptown. Though I brewed it a bit poorly (ground the beans to fine), it was actually an excellent cup of coffee that I very much enjoyed. Which was rather surprising considering I am usually very much not a fan of Yirgacheffes.
This coffee had a great bloom, hazel in color, which is to be expected since it's only 6 days old. The aroma was very compact with clean cedar and lemongrass notes with only a very slight hint of the usually overwhelmingly earthiness so characteristic of yirgacheffes. In the cup, it was *very* clean and crisp, extremely mellow with very surprisingly low acidity. It had a very robust body with a warm, clean woodsy base that blended smoothly into the very subdued warm lemon syrup brightness. All in all, an exceeedlingly smooth and mellow cup, quite possibly the cleanest and friendliest African I've ever tasted, which is in very sharp contrast to the normally tart muddy mess that is a Yirgacheffe.
May. 9th, 2005 @ 07:29 pm
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Holy hell.
I just received a package from Stumptown Coffee down in Portland. In said package was a half pound each of Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Grade 2 (that's not a review of the actual crop, that's last years crop from a different roaster...), Rwandan Musasa, and El Salvador Las Nubitas 2004 (From the last bag on earth of that crop!).
That's a fucking exciting package.
Before trying any of these I had to do some cleaning. But after completely stripping down and scrubbing away at my grinder and machine, backflushing, soaking, rinsing, etc. etc. I finally dialed in my grind with the last of this week's Yemen and then pulled a shot of the Las Nubitas.
First off, a little bit of backstory on this coffee. This coffee very narrowly took 3rd place in the El Salvador Cup Of Excellence competition, loosing out to the extremely highly regarded San Francisco farm (2003 Cup of Excellence winner) by .03 points. All 22 bags of this coffee that were produced in 2004 were sold as a single lot to Stumptown Roasters and Intelligentsia Roasters for $6.70 a pound, for a total price of $22,110.00. Stumptown received 6 bags of this outstanding coffee and has been using it in their signature blends throughout the year as well as consuming it for employee use. To the best of my knowledge, this coffee was never offered to the public. I received a 1/2 lb roasted four days ago from the last batch of the last bag of the 2004 crop.
Ground, this coffee had a dry almost dusty fruit aroma with notes of tamarind and what to my mind is egg. I pulled this coffee as a 26 second 1.6fl oz shot of espresso to try it out. This coffee has a brilliant lemon zest brightness that hits you up front, followed immediately by the creamy milk chocolate mid-tones. As the coffee settles on your tongue the wonderfully sweet fruity acidity develops with a tart cherry/peach tang as the chocolate notes become more intense and spicy. Most interestingly, towards the end of the flavor profile a distinct rum flavor comes through, combining wonderfully with the fruit. The mouthfeel is at once coating and light, going down quickly but completely covering the tongue with flavor.
This coffee is quite simply amazing. A truly top shelf coffee. It has the wonderful fruity acidity that I love so much in African Coffees and yet the balance towards the top middle and the rum like tang combined with light milk chocolate are so quintessentially Latin American.
I can't wait to try this coffee in the French Press. And most of all, I can't wait to try the Rwanda Musasa. If it's anywhere near as good as the Rwanda Karaba, I'm in for a real treat.
May. 7th, 2005 @ 08:05 pm
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