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Sorry Ladies, You Lose.
19 October 2009 | jeff, news, wife | 4 Responses
Why do you lose, ladies; you might be asking? Well that’s because my skinny ass is officially off the market. The love of my life said “I do, ” and I said it back in a dream-like setting. We danced our asses off with friends and family, there were over a million pictures taken and I was in some of them. All kidding aside; my wedding day was surreal, like a fantasy. My Dad officiated, making it both special and intimate. I also knew any promise I made in front of him, I’d better mean it. I can’t recall all the best things that were said this once-in-a-life-time day, all the special moments that transpired. I did walk away with a beautiful wife, and I did fart on the wedding cake. My best men gave heart-warming speeches to which I could only reply with silly tears, my friends and family showed such generosity in the giving of gifts that I can hardly stand it. At one point during the night, I looked around at all the faces, the people. Suddenly the air rushed out of my lungs, my vision blurred at the edges (more tears,) and I was amazed. Simply amazed at the gathering of awesomeness that had rallied to celebrate the union of me and my best good friend. After all the build up and anticipation and nervousness, it was a no-brainer. When I saw my long time girlfriend then fiancee almost wife walking down the isle with her dad, I knew I was set for life. From here on out, it was all just details.
I’m Not Dead.
25 June 2009 | news | 3 Responses
My faithful readers may be wondering about my health, which I can assure them is fine. I’ve simply had no machine with which to communicate with them. Once again my love of midget dungeon necrofecalphalia led my poor Lappy into the gaping maw of an Anti-virus Virus!! Thanks to Jaybill all is well and the normalcy of the blogosphere can resume it’s breakneck pace. Work is keeping me busy of course and my downtime has been filled mainly with comic books. Summer is in full swing and once again, it seems to be aiming for my head. Stay tuned for more soon!!
Never Had a Bike be So Good.
3 June 2009 | bike, news | 8 Responses
I’ve been nagging my manger for months now about getting a new bike. This past Sunday she ran the numbers and relented. My old bike, a Cannondale I converted to a single speed, was tired. I’ve had the thing since ‘97, and my brother had it for a few years before that. I’m guessing with all the mountain biking and commuting, the thing has over a thousand miles on it. Time to upgrade. We visited Bike Gallery’s Hollywood location and I test drove three bikes. Our salesman was busy, but gave us just enough attention and zero pressure. I know a bit about bikes, and once he realized that gave me plenty of space. I liked that. First I rode the Kona Dew Plus, a multi-geared commuter bike. Kate has this bike, and she loves it. It felt good, the disc brakes were responsive and the gears were…geary. Second, I tried the Trek Soho S, a single speed. I felt this bike had been engineered with me in mind. Sleek and sexy, a razor in a stiletto heel. The third bike I rode was way out of my price range, but I had to try it. The Trek District sported a new carbon fiber belt drive instead of a chain. It was so quiet and precise, a triumph in cycle design. In the end, the Soho was the one we took home, being the best value, fit, etc. Also: all black. A ninja among bikes, a light weight karate chop of forged aluminum.
The Prodigal Lobe Returneth.
29 May 2009 | Uncategorized, news | No Responses
I shipped it out Thursday, they recieved it Friday vis USPS Express ($25.) I emailed them to let them know it was on the way and to ask about the turnaround time. My heart sank as the replier informed me 5-7 days. A whole week without myPhone!! I sent back an email proclaiming my blog and its readership ripe with potential customers, could we expedite this process in exchange for a little mrjeffmccarthy.com publicity? Memorial Day weekend kept me decently distracted, there were people present that had iPhones I could use. That Monday I checked my email and find out that myPhone had been repaired and was on it’s way back to me as of Saturday!! My device had been prioritized, shipping had been upgraded to FedEx next day air! myBrain myPhone was back in the city already! Also, ipodjuice.com had noticed a small crack on the back plate of myPhone, and replaced it, free of charge. I opened the FedEx box and pulled out a brand new phone. Thanks ipodjuice, you earned a link from this blog. It’s nice to know that some businesses out there are trying to make people happy, exceeding expectations, etc.
Tragedy Strikes!!
21 May 2009 | news | 2 Responses
The telltale pop of glass breaking was barely audible; my ears reached for gossamer threads of sound, not quite registering. The sun hit the pavement with a silent uproar, I squinted unbelieving as I reached for the one device. Turning over myPhone I gasped. Disaster!! Faceplant from shoulder hieght, a sickening scrunch of concrete and glass. Amazingly, the touch screen still functioned; albeit through razor sharp spikes of glass, and myPhone continued to operate properly. My first response to any kind of crisis is to call my manager, and she just made fun of me. “Nice one.” She says. Before long I had pulled up the website for this iPhone repair company, ipodjuice. The prices shocked me but the testimonials soothed me, it was just the glass that was broken. At the corner of Everett and 7th I open PDX Bus, my ride is right on time. Once home I made the deal online, and I used the phone the rest of the night. The following day I removed my SIM card and shipped the little bugger off. USPS Expess for twenty-five bucks got me next day by noon with insurance, another hickie to the billfold. Flashforward to present time; ten or so hours later, I feel slightly retarded. I haven’t heard any good music all day, I have a dozen emails to read, to tweet I have to sit down!! I didn’t get to talk to my Dad on his birthday, had to leave a message with Perez’s phone. myPhone has become an extenal drive for my brain, a third lobe. Removing it has been disorienting and odd. I’ll go over a week before it allegedly will return from Texas, where it’s being repaired. This isn’t the first apple product I’ve smashed, I have a feeling it won’t be the last.
Ten-01 named Food Dude’s Restaurant of the Year.
4 February 2009 | Ten 01, jack yoss, news | 13 Responses
You all know that we recieved the honors. You read about it here. You may have even read the numerous comments, here. In fact, my faithful readers probably read the dessert section of the article when he published it for the fist time; a year ago, because I quoted it. I’ve done so much with my menu since then, and without looking a gift horse in the mouth, I do wish he had said as much. Frankly, I am awesomely proud of my restaurant. It is my home and my life. My friends are all there, and they’ve worked hard to put this restaurant on the top of the heap, in a town with a lot of eateries. I know I’m a cog in a machine that has many fluidly moving parts; creating an experience, not just a dish, or a drink, or a clean table. We look beyond the this and the that to the how and the why. That’s why we took Food Dude’s first review and used it as a tool to get better. 3 1/2 stars? That’s a half a star room for improvement. So okay okay you get it. I think we’re the best. This isn’t hubris…well maybe it is hubris but I really believe it to be true. Sure, it’s not the New York Times or the Michelin Guide; but this isn’t New York or Europe, it’s Portland. This award is a big deal in a town where bloggers rule. So thanks Food Dude, if you’re reading. Come in again and have some of the new desserts. I’ve been hearing they’re pretty good. Also; thanks Chef Jack, for believing we all could do it, and for pushing us to do so. You rule.
Recently….
15 January 2009 | Ten 01, blog, faithful readers, jack yoss, news | No Responses
For New Year’s Eve I created Chocolate 3 ways form of Ibarra Hot Chocolate, Flourless cake with Basil Ice Cream, and Milk Chocolate Panna Cotta. Last year I did Chocolate 4 ways, so next year it will probably be a Duo. I don’t know if I’m getting more refined or more lazy. In the post-holiday slow season I’ve been busy as hell trying to stay busy. I received an email to make dessert for this years IPNC event, a 400 person catering mission. I’ve been developing a new boozy chocolate candy line (above,) brainstorming a new dessert menu, and I’ve even started writing on the restaurant’s blog. This last bit is excites me. I’ve got some great ideas to promote our food and drink, as well as write some cool pieces on my fellow awesome people; the staff at ten-01! Once I work out some of the kinks in the wordpress theme, we’ll have how-to videos, hella pics, and lots of great writing by yours truly. I’ll begin by creating bios for everyone. When that person is mentioned in a post, I can link back to thier bio, and create a richer experience. Anyhoo…my faithful readers needed fret, my work writing will be done at work, so I’ll see have plenty of time to continue publishing great content here at mrjeffmccarthy.com. For example, here’s a video of Perez breaking down a chicken while Chef heckles him. At first I thought the video was ruined, but after watching it on YouTube a couple of times, it started to grow on me. Stay tuned!!
Ouch.
31 August 2008 | Ouch!!, Ten 01, jack yoss, news | No Responses
Scalding hot lamb fat..That’ll Getcha…Sorry Chef!!
My New Baby.
6 August 2008 | news, photoshop | 3 Responses
After months of waiting, my manager finally let me have iPhone. I love this baby. A tricorder sized computer, mp3 player, movie player, and tracking device. A balls-deep, bad ass little piece of hardware. Sure, sure it’s way more phone than I’ll ever need, but to me, that’s half the point! Expensive? So, what! Just some more dollars towards the singularity and human augmentation. Seriously, I’m O.K. with it. If I had the ability to Borg myself out I would. Optical readouts and enhanced performance, biosoft learning environments, and bionic arms and shit? Sign me up!! I guess I got a little off topic there but this phone has possibilities. The available applications are beaucoup. I’m already reading the New York Times on the shitter, and the full sized touch pad keyboard has got me texting with 3G Of giggerram. It makes beautiful music. I don’t know how it does what it does, and I don’t much care. It is the most intuitive phone I have ever used. Within 15 minutes of owning it, I was tracking myself on Google Maps. I was reading webcomics. I was making light saber noises while I whirled it around.
Buy Me A 40oz for My Blogday.
4 August 2008 | faithful readers, news | No Responses
Today marks one year that I’ve been writing this blog. From humble beginnings mrjeffmccarthy.com has soared into the blogosphere, with faithful readers in 29 countries and over 400 average monthly visits. Maintaining this blog has helped me get jobs, learn Photoshop, improve my writing skills, and become an international superstar. Well that last bit is an exaggeration but you get the idea. I’d like to thank everyone for reading, the comments and celebrity visits have been highly enjoyable. The feedback, copious. Special thanks goes out to Jaybill for making this site possible, the guy created a monster. A hairy, sarcastic, irreverent, sometimes foul-smelling monster. For the next year I’ve got big plans. Guest writers, an expanded recipe section, finishing Butterhead and of course, more genius. Lots more genius. For anyone that wasn’t aware my blogday was today, never fear!! Mrjeffmccarthy.com will be accepting 40 oz’s all week!!
