Gettin Saucy

Hey all! (haha)
As you can see there hasnt been much activity around here. Well I have an excuse. I may have mentioned I had a little idea swirling around my head and it has finally come to fruition.

It's called Add A Dash

It's the place where I present you with my exploration through sauces, dressings, preserves, dips, salsas, condiments, seasonings, rubs and jams.

Check it out at www.addadash.wordpress.com
and follow my going-ons at www.twitter.com/addadash

Return

So I'm back.
Actually 'back' isnt the correct word. Because I have nowhere to say I went
Guess I've just been in other corners of the world wide web.
Here's a few things to expect from me in the upcoming days.
(if i dont get lost elsewhere that is)

Initially I didn't want this to be a showcase of 'the coolest new thing coming out in a few months that I'll either forget about by then, not want anymore, and most definitely not have the money for' kinda blogs because the www's already supersaturated with those, and I feel there's a bunch of people out there doing an incredible job bringing the latest and greatest. Over-time I've built a plethora of sources telling me what'll be cool. I know a bunch of people are always asking for said sources so I'll compile a list of my favourites.

Being in a car driving for upwards of 8 hours everyday I have alot of thinking and listening time. Because of this I am a listener & lover of podcasts. I'll compile a list of some of my favourite ear fillers. Also, while listening to Macbreak Weekly I found out about SquareSpace, a 'revolutionary' website creator. I've been thinking of doing a trial over there to see just how great it is.

Other than that there's a few movies coming out shortly I'm excited about and I'll be doing a post on sample sales and how they've changed my retail life.

For now check out Justin Timberlake's dick-in-a-box!! The mothers day sequel.

Love Languages?

Recently I met someone that just started learning English. Her first language was Spanish but I could tell she was already off to a good start with English judging by the smalltalk that ensued. It was my last day on the beach and I’d had a rough night prior so I was in no mood for smalltalk (that, and, I despise smalltalk). Normally I don’t think I would’ve taken this time to dive into a new friendship but she seemed nice (and looked even nicer) so I thought ‘why not?’

Conversation carried on as if a game of charades was thrown into the mix; body and arms flailing to aid in forming sentences and making points. Much to my pleasure the smalltalk ended shortly thereafter and we got in a bit deeper (in conversation, pervert). It seemed as if the language barrier (and possibly the fact my flight was departing T-6) abled us to detour a lot of the chitchat that would otherwise have carried on been it a mother-tonguer I was speaking to. I had to choose my conversation topics and words wisely so they would be understood the first time around and come to think of it, it was fairly intellectually stimulating being forced to do that. Doing this also helped me conserve energy because if the sentences weren’t adequately conveyed then received there would surely be an audible mime to follow.

I’m glad I put the time in getting to know someone new. From it I not only learned how to adapt my communication style but have a new friend. Looking back it was good we didn’t speak the same language, I feel its because of this we got to know each other in the capacity we did with the little time we had.

D.I.Y. Toothpick!

One of my most hated and one of my most favourite feelings comes during and after something is stuck in your teeth. You all know the feeling; whether its some dinner lodged between your deepest, darkest molars or a sesame seed camping out in your permanent retainer. All of our tongues have gotten cut, curled, and cramped up trying to free the felon from your pearly whites. And we've all said it "I gotta get some toothpicks in my car!" but tend to forget the feeling of meat between our teeth when there isnt any, thus forgetting to stock up on the pointy pieces of lumber at a convenient time and location.

ALAS! Fellow sufferers, a solution!

Most of us never leave home without a pack of gum in our pockets or purses right? Well the solution lies right there (as long as your equipped with proper packaging).

Now, some of you may think you're catching on because you too use your piece of gum to push up into the crevases in your mouth and when you pull it out you hope it sticks and pulls out the piece of food thats been bothering you...

Well, no.
Although this method does sometimes work I find oftentimes if my gums fresh and still has alot of stick to it the gum gets stuck in my tooth spaces causing even more problems.

My gum of choice is Cinnamint ... now its gotta be the kind of gum that comes as 'chicklet' type in the slide out, window packaging made popular by Excel and now coppied by brands like Trident. Well, the cure is in the aluminum packaging ... once you've popped out your gum use the piece of foil that was holding your piece in place and roll it up in a cylinder shape. Next sit it between your thumb and pointer and slide your fingers back and forth until its super tight, concentrating on one end to make it pointy.

VOILA! With this pointy end, poke away!

Four months in New Zealand summed up in From's and To's

So I spent May-August of this year in New Zealand snowboarding
This pretty much sums up my excperience...

From Toronto to Denver to San Fran to Christchurch to queenstown
From picking up baggage to “what do we do now?”
From ‘cool’ to ‘sweet as’
From walking to the ’92 Volvo 740GL
From right-side-drive to roundabouts to no stoplights to mountain switchbacks
From Base to Deco to Pounamu to Purple Cow to Deco
From Qtown to Arrowtown for famous pies, skateboarding, and soccer
From Arrowtown to the pond to feed ducks….quack quack mufukka
From 'No food or drinks in the common room' to 15 people with smelly feet cramming in there to closing at 12 to food being stolen (usually milk) to security cameras
From snowboarding to making dinner to watching discovery channel to going to town
From Altitude to Buffalo Club to Winnies to BarUp to Tardis or 24 convenience store
From steak & onion rolls to chicken cordon bleu to deepfried lasagna
From 4 hours sleep to Remarks or Cardrona
From dry dusty switchback to icy, muddy, no vis(ibility) snowchain drives up
From BSB to Ducks to Dagz
From foreigner to local
From Aussies to Hong Kongers to English to Danes to Canadians to Irish to Irish to Irish to Irish to Irish to Irish to Irish to Irish to Irish………
From snow 1 day in Q-town to wearing t-shirts around
From Mt. Hutt to that amazing cheap take-out spot
From Milford Sound to Remarks to Cardrona to Snowpark to Mt. Hutt to Ohau
From the Regrettables, to Trouble Cone to Concrete Peak to Mt. Shutt
From Queenstown to Wanaka
From steak and cheese to nacho and cheese to sausage rolls to mince (pies for breakfast)
From 14.99/lb of peppers to $4 Powerades
From ‘Whats the craic’ to minger to sound to lush
From snowboarding to skateboarding in the same day
From Tui to Speights to Monteiths
From Queenstown to Auckland to San Fran to Toronto

iPoop

Well i've gotta say, since purchasing an iPhone a few months ago my bowel movements have become infinitely better. Sometimes i get so into it that it slips my mind that i'm still sitting on the thrown.

Sit down, check out what Cydia's got for me today, then proceed to play a game of dactyl, cameraman, or type out a text.

But whats the deal with toilet telephone calls? Is it ok as long as the person on the other end doesnt hear any tinkles, air passing, or kerplunks?

Oh, and please, please please... put your tele away BEFORE you stick your hand in to 'clean up' and don't take it out again until after you've washed your hands. Also, while standing up make sure your phone is securely in your pocket so it doesnt kerplunk!

Anyways, I think I've gotten all i need to out. Time to put the phone away and 'clean up'

CRASH!

There's been a serious accident today on the information highway. I've been hit by a wagon, full speed... the bandwagon. Near fatal. The bastards hit me and were about to leave me for dead if it hadn't been for my bitchy screams and yelps. They scraped me off the pavement and threw me in the whip. Molested the hell outta me then wouldnt let me out.

So here I am... stuck on the wagon.

Now, when i say i got hit today i got hit hard. I started 4 new blogs ... Get Saucy, haphazarcast, sneaker & stiletto, and this one: rew.moo (which based on the url, isnt really a blog at all). Theres also been recent discussions with a friend of mine to do a collaborative blog, but drunk brainstorm sessions havent lead to any possible content. Heres what i plan to have in store for my blogs.

Get Saucy: A condiment connoisseurs guide to everything sauce (n'omo). I plan to provide my guide to sauces I've been putting on the food i've been putting in my belly.

haphazarcast: don't really know why a blog is needed for this one but i'm hoping to start a podcast with two buddies of mine Bradon and Chris. Called haphazarcast cause it'll end up being haphazard banter.

sneaker & stiletto: Another of Bradon, chris and I's ventures. Stay tuned.

rew.moo: Whats goin on with me... i guess... i think. Stupid, cool, news, thoughts, stupid cool, happenings, a blog guiding my other blogs

Now, this actually isnt my first stab at blogging. I started one up a little over a year ago and the idea behind it was to track the progress of a pair of denim i was wearing for a su.fu competition. The jeans were Warehouse 660's ... and the blog; didnt get past the initial soak and fit photo post.
So we'll have to see how this one turns out... very possible you are reading the last line of another 1-of-1 blog courtesy of me.

But keep an eye out nonetheless.

Yours truly,
rew.moo