UberPhipps

I went to the “big bambu‘” exhibit at the Met with Nancy. It was surprisingly impressive. I really wanted to climb it.

After the met we walked through the park to our dinner reservations at Bar Boulud. Amazing food. The patay there was really good. Once I realized how my main course was cooked I enjoyed it (I was disappointed in the texture before I realized how it was cooked).

My dessert was killer…Fromage blanc mousse, cherry compote puff pastry, praline rouge ice cream. Yum.

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Went with Nancy to “the Modern” for a restaurant week dinner last night. “Serious Eats said the modern had the best variety for dinner. So we went. We didn’t have reservations but we figured we could get in quickly with my striking good looks as our entry fee…..instead we were told we had to wait 2 hours, but to check back in one. (so much for my good looks). We went shopping in the meantime.

I bought 2 jackets (yes I realize it is summer). One leather and one blazer. Zara was having a sale..so I didn’t feel bad buying them. Nancy got herself a cute dress.

Boom….1 hour later..

My meal was delicious. The company was even better.

Lychee soda.

warm lamb and goat cheese terrine with toasted pistachios and watercress. Yum

beer-braised pork belly with sweet pea puree and ginger jus. Awesome.

Strawberry Soup with buttermilk panna cotta, lemongrass gelée and pistachio ice cream. Surprisingly really good.

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I bought a pair of Cesare Paciotti shoes recently as a treat for myself. They really are amazing.

Cesare Paciotti Shoes

The Two Tone Suede & Leather looks great….even better on my feet.

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I was walking around this evening and I saw 3 different guys running with their shirts off. One of them was actually coming out of a bodega. I am just assuming/hoping he was finishing up running. Now here is a question, why do professional athletes wear shirts when they are working out yet “johnny q runner” in hoboken thinks he needs to run with his shirt off? Put a shirt on douche-bag.

life can be way too scary sometimes… sigh…

You’ve applied the pressure
To have me crystalised
And you’ve got the faith
That I could bring paradise

Go slow
Go slow
Go slow
Go slow
Go slow

The XX - Crystalised

which means it’s Nation Kidney Month. Go educate yourself. Someone you know may need your help.

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Moths Wings

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That was way too emo….even for me. Let’s balance things out with this. hah.

Back to work…

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Crowd surf off a cliff

I forgot how much I love Emily Haines… Wonderful voice.

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work is busy….
my personal health is busier…..
my personal life is even busier….

oh life. How I love it.

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This is way cute.

I liked this blog post..

Interesting research on the use of proteins to treat autoimmune diseases

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I want these shoes.

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Do you believe in moral causation? I wonder sometime if there is a reason why some things happen to people…over and over again. Just a thought.

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Interesting read.

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I hate it when people write research papers on the obvious…
“Overweight children found at risk for back problems and disc abnormalities“…really. “We observed a trend toward increased spine abnormality with higher BMI,” Dr. Burns said. “These results demonstrate a strong relationship between increased BMI in the pediatric population and the incidence of lumbar disc disease.”

Did scientist, doctors, and engineers really need to write a paper to tell me that a fat child is going to develop back problems?

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Spoon sounds very spoony. New album “Transference” comes out next week. Sweet.

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My back is absolutely killing me. I have been having back spasms all day…Argh. I am thinking of buying one of those inversion chairs… or maybe I will just hang myself out my window. That would be cheaper…

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Tomorrow is already here

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I am sick…with a cold/flu. I can never tell until it is too late…neither can the doctors. Regardless I am on antibiotics hoping it doesn’t get worse…

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while in bed today..i came across a sick remix of Miike Snow - black & blue by Netsky….I still like the original better.

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why did this guy have ray band glasses tattooed on his face…I think he will regret this very soon…

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Nanoparticle Cocktail Targets and Kills Tumors
I feel like someone was just discussing this with me recently…..as if it was their own idea..interesting..

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This is cool..giant disco balls are awesome.

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The Effect of Running Shoes on Lower Extremity Joint Torques

It is interesting to read that these findings show that running shoes do provide great support and protect the foot, but at the cost of providing increased stress to the lower extremities. Basically, you have the choice of either injuring yourself while running unprotected (that is to get cut or roll your ankle while running on an uneven surface while barefoot) or injure your hips, knees and ankles with unneeded stress that could eventually lead to pain and possible surgery.
All this information does make me wonder if shoes like Nike Free were initially created with these types of studies in mind. If that is the case, what type of data do shoe companies have that they are not necessarily sharing with everyone else. Hmm..

I should totally design a running shoe…