The Low Spark

The best thing about unpacking after a move is finding something you forgot about. Tonight: Nick Hornby's Songbook. I can't believe I bought this and never read it until now. So good.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:46:42 -0600

Body

Wynonna’s first night at home. Asleep, with chipmunk.

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:13:11 -0600

Wynonna’s first night at home. Asleep, with chipmunk.

In bed at my new place. My room’s painted electric blue and I think there’s the ghost of...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:44:48 -0600

In bed at my new place. My room’s painted electric blue and I think there’s the ghost of some hippie making noises.

I had a hard time figuring out how many crusties were in this...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:23:45 -0600

I had a hard time figuring out how many crusties were in this car, but they were drinkin beers and lovin it.

YUS!

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:53:25 -0500

YUS!

The Wilco loft. I’ve got nerd boner priapism.

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:50:31 -0500

The Wilco loft. I’ve got nerd boner priapism.

Photo

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:46:47 -0500

How to Find a Masculine Halloween Costume for Your Effeminate...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:58:54 -0500

How to Find a Masculine Halloween Costume for Your Effeminate Son (The people at The Onion are so wrong… I love them)

Xavier: Renegade Angel

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:57:00 -0500

More so than any other show on Adult Swim, I’m curious as to what specific drugs (and how much of each) the creators are on.

I just saw a Windows 7 commercial.

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:29:37 -0500

They always kinda piss me off, but I ultimately realize that it’s something along the lines of saying “Hey, I know you like McDonalds, but there’s this place called In-N-Out Burger and it’s fucking awesome! You should try it!”

Then I realize they have no idea what I’m talking about, and I go cry in my double double. Animal style.

Um, this dude is AWESOME.

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:32:42 -0500

Um, this dude is AWESOME.

Today I had a pretty good little hangover from hanging out with...

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:36:43 -0500

Today I had a pretty good little hangover from hanging out with Josh and Lindsey Clark last night, and I had a bizarre “hangover aligning of the stars.”

I cooked, which I usually do when I’m hung over. I made bacon jam (a whole different story, for another time). Then for some reason I went and bought a molcajete. I decided to look up some recipes online and found this stuff called aguachile. Mexicans apparently like it when they’re a bit hung over. Weird, right?

This guy’s video is awesome. Maybe you speak Spanish, but if you don’t, basically this dude (whose awesome youtube logo is a slice of pizza) uses six chile pequins (hot as all hell), peppercorns, a chile arbol (also hot as hell), more hot sauce and a couple other things that I’m gonna have to go to the mexican grocery store to buy (Jugo de Maggi? apparently it’s some slight variation of soy/worcestershire sauce). He then mashes that stuff up in the molcajete, stirs in some shrimp, onions, cucumbers and lots of lime juice to form this aguachile de camarón.

Basically it’s like a total butthole burning version of ceviche. Then the dude totally does the right thing and pops open a tall boy of Tecate light. The next time I’m hung over, I need to go get some fucking shrimp and I’m gonna enjoy the hell out of this stuff.

Ashley posted a poster for this a little while ago, and I...

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:23:55 -0500

Ashley posted a poster for this a little while ago, and I thought it was some kind of old vintage camp movie, something along the lines of “Death Bed.”

Then I realized it’s actually a new movie, and it looks awesome / creepy as hell. They also seem to have some pretty savvy graphic designers working for them, as the one Ashley originally posted was kind of a classic 70s/80s montage look, and this one rooted in a little Saul Bass.

Please be good, House of the Devil. You’re looking promising.

My adventure with bacon jam is underway...

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:12:01 -0500

My adventure with bacon jam is underway...:

So, my friend Miranda keeps posting stuff on Facebook about bacon jam, so I naturally had to look it up.

The first thing I came across was Skillet, a restaurant in Seattle that seems to have pioneered the stuff in America. I somehow doubt that they invented it though… cider vinegar and heavy handed use of bacon fat reeks of a grandma in Germany somewhere. My dad’s grandmother was Bavarian and passed on a lot of recipes that are super dear to me (namely Sauerbraten), so I was immediately sold on bacon jam.

The first recipe I found was here:

http://homesicktexan.blogspot.com/2009/09/bacon-jam-recipe-make-it-at-home.html

I thought it sounded a bit overwrought, adding chipotles, chocolate, etc. I wanted something that was more basic, showing off the bacon itself. After a little more digging I found the linked blog above, Not Quite Nigella.

I’ve got the bacon jam on the stove now, and I have to say that it smells ridiculous. That said, I’m only about 20 minutes into the 2 hour slow cooking… who knows how crazy it’s gonna start to smell over the next little bit. I’ll report back once the damage is done.

I’m expecting nothing short of life changing.

This jewel came up twice in my webbernet world today, photos...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:58:20 -0500

This jewel came up twice in my webbernet world today, photos taken by two different people. I guess this guy’s getting some attention… as it deserves.

heykata: (via umyeah) This weekend, gotta find one. This...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:55:29 -0500

heykata:

(via umyeah)

This weekend, gotta find one.

This logo’s amazing. And so is Orange Julius. And I just found out there’s one in Cedar Park!

I find this confusing on so many levels.

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:51:46 -0500

I find this confusing on so many levels.

I’m 30 but my baby’s 35.

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:26:40 -0500

I’m 30 but my baby’s 35.

obrutal: Thanks Genn Awesome.

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:40:09 -0500

obrutal:

Thanks Genn

Awesome.

Definitely a spot in the VFX hall of fame. Has anybody seen my...

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:07:47 -0500

Definitely a spot in the VFX hall of fame. Has anybody seen my tambourine?