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December 10, 2012
Untimed nearly here!
Prepared yourself to launch yourself back (and forward) into history!My new time travel novel, Untimed, is launching on December 17!
Charlie’s the kind of boy that no one notices. Hell, even his own mother can’t remember his name. And girls? The invisible man gets more dates.
As if that weren’t enough, when a mysterious clockwork man tries to kill him in modern day Philadelphia, and they tumble through a hole into 1725 London, Charlie realizes even the laws of time don’t take him seriously.
Stil...
December 7, 2012
Hedonists at Jitlada
Restaurant: Jitlada
Location:5233 W Sunset Blvd.Los Angeles,CA90027.(323) 663-3104
Date: December 4, 2012
Cuisine: Thai
Rating: Gut burning great
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After a three week break, it’s time for the Hedonists to ride again. Actually, they rode several times without me, but who’s counting?
This time we venture out to Jitlada, an outrageously authentic Southern Thai place deep in Thai-town. The joint gets 27 in Zagat! It’s run byJazz Singsanong with Chef Tui in the kitchen. The menu can be found here.
You kno...
December 5, 2012
Losing It
Title: Losing It
Author: Cora Carmack
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Read: November 21, 2012
Summary: Great voice, fun, but slightly trite, romp
This novel is an indie publishing effort, released just last month, that has shot up the charts. It’s a debut, and the author has no previous platform, so this means its success is based on its ownmerits—or blind luck. Let’s look closer.
As of this writing, the book is #143 in the Kindle list and #36 in KindleContemporary Romance, as best as I can tell, this...
December 3, 2012
Friday Night Lights
As part of the annual ThanksGavin celebration it’s traditional for cousin Abbe to cook and host the Friday night dinner. This year she joined forces with girlfriend Jody to whip up this feast.
Ourcholesterolunfriendly tradition requires cheese, so here it is, along with some quince spread.
And what would cheese be without wine?
When I arrived, my dad had already opened this wine. It’s not my usual snob fare, but it was very enjoyable.
The 2006 MEANDRO DO VALE MEAO is a pretty nice second wine in...
December 2, 2012
Game Shop Crash
Game Shop is a cute little episodic SitCom that takes place in a mall video game store. Episode six below is all about none other than Crash Bandicoot!
The production even invited me to cameo as the guy talking about Crash at the end, but alas, I was out of town for the holidays. /cry
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November 30, 2012
Revenge of the Han Dynasty
Restaurant: Han Dynasty
Location:3711 Market st, Philadelphia PA. tel. (215) 222 3711
Date: November 21, 2012
Cuisine: SzechuanChinese
Rating: Spicy Goodness
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Every year, we Gavins converge on Philadelphia for the annual ThanksGavin, and every year it starts out with the “Wednesday night dinner.” This time around, we ended up at Han Dynasty, a downtownSzechuanChineserestaurant. I loveSzechuan, but rarely see it. In China, I’ve had meals that were so spicy delicious that your life flashed before yo...
November 28, 2012
WOW Endgames – Cataclysm
The Cataclysm Collector’s Edition contents
For the record, like many others,I stopped playing during the last six months ofLich King(who needed to run ICCmorethan 20-30 times?) and came back for Cataclysm. I discovered what is now my least favorite era of WOW.
Getting There
I didn’t even like leveling in Cataclysm. The zones were boring. I hated Vashj’ir for it’s annoying 3D travel and vast size. The others were just uninspired. Only Uldum was decent.
The Big Distraction
I suspect that the designe...
November 26, 2012
ThanksGavin 2012
It’s that time of year again, time to loosen your belt buckle and sit down for the annual ThanksGavin!
The table is set.
And decorated.
The libations begin with this bubbly.
And the real deal, Grand Cru Burgundy. Parker 95, “This saturated and dark colored wine, with its extraordinarily spicy nose of sweet red and black fruits, sent me soaring. This massive, intense, broad-shouldered, masculine, structured, and chewy wine is crammed with super-ripe, rich, and layered blackberries, cassis, licoric...
November 23, 2012
November 21, 2012
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2
Title: Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part2
Director/Stars:Kristen Stewart(Actor),Robert Pattinson(Actor),Bill Condon(Director)
Genre: Fantasy
Watched: November 19, 2012
Summary: Disney Vamps
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BDP2 is not nearly asvomit inducingas part 1. Sure, I did my fair share of cringing, but mostly the film brought a smirk to my face.
This is the story of a family of carebear vampires. Sure, they have creepy red eyes, but they get to race through sun dapples forests and jump off 8,000 foot cliffs into the Nort...
