OUTERLANDS

My roommates are chefs. They work at this rad place in SF called Outerlands. Please read the following review done by the ny times if you are cool and can read.

miss you,

tin

http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/travel/28bites.html?ref=dining

puppies soul mates and cooking for work

these are the new things that have happened to me.

i am happy to introduce jane crawford.

i just spent the weekend in vegas. pics to follow but above all these are the 3 best things that have made me have the best week ever.

love tin,

I give up

My dear friend rick has a blog with a friend as well and, um, it's AWESOME and FUNNY. It's unfortunately named, but we can't all be "tinsel tantrums." Anyway, you should still check it out because Rick is one of the only people in this world that has given me a stomach ache because I was laughing too hard. Check it

PS, added incentive: Rick has crazy hair. When we were in college, the first time I met him I was scared because his hair is so awesome and scary and curly all at once. See above photo for a likeness of him that is actually from the New Yorker. Rick looks a lot like this.

Risotto

I made risotto at my new house the other night. Chicken & Mushroom, to
be exact. My roommate provided the wine. We live in a house with a
jasmine enclosed porch. It's wonderul. There's also a garden bed here
& I've planted tomatoes, basil, cilantro & parsley. Pretty much the
only herbs you need for enjoying tomatoes.

The risotto was especially good the next day when I pan fried it and
made it crispy.

In the Trenches

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Here's a new jacket I just bought from gilt.com -- if you want to get crazy good deals on designer clothes, follow this link

Anyway, I've been wanting a trench for awhile -- classic and chic, I'm a big girl now.

PS -- big congrats to Tinsel. She's on her way to becoming a Jam Baroness!

Poetry Post of the Month

Here is a wonderful poem by the most wonderful Jorge Luis Borges.


You Learn

After a while you learn the subtle difference
Between holding a hand and chaining a soul,

And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning
And company doesn't mean security.

And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts
And presents aren't promises,

And you begin to accept your defeats
With your head up and your eyes open
With the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child,

And you learn to build all your roads on today
Because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans
And futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.

After a while you learn...
That even sunshine burns if you get too much.

So you plant your garden and decorate your own soul,
Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.

And you learn that you really can endure...

That you really are strong

And you really do have worth...

And you learn and learn...

With every good-bye you learn.

Things you can never be:

Too Skinny or Too Rich. See above. This is why I'm not going to Vegas this year. So I can get to the too rich part. JK!

Ohbabyvegasssss

So I purchased my ticket to vegas for film festival today. This year since Nicole is getting ready for the bar exam I am taking my dear friend Amber. I am excited to see everyone and play!!!! In remembrance of last year here are some pics.  Nicole dancing with Todd. By far the best night was when we danced till 4am at a non-sponsored festival venue. All of Nicole's sisters came out from LA. Renee, Tan, Tin, Michelle. Again this is the night of karaoke and rad interpretive dancing. 

This was the last night or I guess morning. There is a pic out there also of me, todd, nicole and christopher sleeping all heads on table. We were soon kicked out of the place. 
Morgan Spurlock before I punched him in the stomach at 4 am in a bowling alley.

Here is Nicole sober and not tired. I hope she takes a look at these and realizes the error in her ways. The law is truly being broken by letting me go alone. I don't know if Amber is ready. We will see!

Work

All the food Nicole ate at my work. What a pig. 

glassees

http://www.prismlondon.com/index.html

One of the scariest things I have ever seen!

Lets recap. When I said go big or go home this is not what I mean at all.

Can she look any creepier?

Enough with the kitten!

These were my favorite designs from the NY Costume Institute Gala event titled "The Model as Muse". It seems that when you go to an event like this you should go big.....

P.s. LeBron is wrestling my arm as I type. Precious. 

Love,

Tin

Mr. LeBron

I will stop posting pics of my amazing new kitten when something more important happens....

NEVER!!

Let me introduce.....

LeBron James Frankenstein Crawford

MORE NAMES

Update names.....

Here are a few that were sent to me this morning.

1. Vern by Cousin Renee

2. Bon Ton by Kate Towers

3. Cuervo! Mendez! Something that makes it clear that Jose is his Godfather....! Or something else Spanish-y. Diego? Ponce? Pinche? Churro? Flaco? Taco? Queso

xoxo  by Cristina Linclau

4. Richard, Paul, Wolfgang, Serge, Stanley, Viktor by Kate Towers

The 1st Cat post

So on the quest to find the perfect new name for my new buddy I texted a few friends to get their ideas. I got back around 45 responses so I decided to categorize.

Lets start with honorable mention. These are names that were good but not good enough.

1. biggie smalls by Nicole Warren

2. Lulu by Felipe Nunez

3. Brutus by Laura Millard

4. Pitcher by Zoey Luquette

5. Butch by Shirley Daniel

Echo Echo obvious people think alike(Alex you need to think big)

1. Tom by Phoebe Ebright and Tom Tom by Jennifer Szfranski

2. Boots by Ernesto Aguilar and Bootsie by Alex Kidd

3. Carl by Jesse Daniel and Carl by Alex Kidd

4. Charlie by Eric Tsou and Charlie Bronson by Amy Gallow

5. Lucifer by Joey Abalufe and Matt Kerley

The names I came up with

1. Beth Von

2. Harvey 

3. Britney Spears

4. Jamal Crawford

5. Chuck Morris

6. El Capitan or just Captain

Joeys own list as put in the text message: 

Besides Joey?

1. Bruce Wayne

2. AIDS

3. Zelda

4. 007

5. Regina

6. Chico

7. Lucifer

8. Truck

9. Tanesha

10. GOD

Not unless I secretly hated the cat and always wanted to be pissed when I said his name. This category could also be called "why are we friends?"

1. Stinky by Elise Luquette

2. Jasper by Amber Wiltermood

3. Kerovac by Brett a guy who is friends with Adan Torres and I have never met.

4. Oscar by Chris Joseph (this doesn't really fit but it mildly annoys me.)

5.  Mickey Dora by Queztal Aguilar (i love when i type this name it's comes up as misspelled)

With explanations - Names with explanations 

1. Denny Crane by Mom- Some character from Boston Legal

2. Desiderious "Desi" by Sam Crawford- 16th century scholar and father of christian humanism

3. Charlie Can by Eric Tsou - Can cats respond to something with more than 2 syllables?

4. Salo by Carson Mell - It's a robot from a good book.

5. Jacques by Richard Morgan - "So does this mean your not moving to Portland?"

6. Messy Bruce by Rocky - Only if he has long fluffy hair

7. Kollin Letson by Kollin Letson - "I thought we discussed you and pets. BAD IDEA"

8. Tranny by Pablo Arando - If he is neutered

Funny but not gonna name my cat that.

1. Senator Johnson by Sean McCoy

2. Mister Steve by Erikson De Jesus

3. Day man by Destinee Scott

4. Night man by Destinee Scott

5. Lester by Destinee Scott

6. Stitches by Felipe Nunez

7. Lamar by Joe VonAppen

8. Chris by Mike Levitt

9. Rodney James Dio by Eric Lavine

10. Kleetus by Keith Feigin

11. Sietee Cat by Mom

Actual Possibilities 

1. Lebron James by Todd Luoto

2. Lunchbox by Jennifer Crawford

3. Wallace by Joe VonAppen

4. Frankenstein by Traci Flitcraft

5. Little Hitler by Nicole Warren

I would like to thank all of you for not just the names but the constant entertainment at work. I will update when I have met and named my new love.

word. believe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMlSCcL-nOI&feature=related

tin

thats my tantrum

Perfect tan!

http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/sold-out/Content?oid=1328017

Ella Street Social Club

Nothing prepares you for what can happen, but feeling crappy 2 days later is sometimes the price you have to pay.

Back to the Future

I took a stroll down memory lane via iPhoto this evening and look what I found!

Behold! The origins of Tinsel Tantrum:



That's Chris and I four years ago! What innocent young women we were! And look at us now:



Shazaam!

Right Back At Ya

(This is my cat Jose and me trying to high 5 him)

See you tomorrow, Tinsel!

Today was also my last day of working at my law firm til after the bar
exam. Now all I'm gonna do is study & post stuff on the blog when I
start feeling a little crazy in the head.

Word.

Freaking Friday

this post is a internet high five to all our faithful readers. So Nicole here is a galatic interwebs motherfucking high five! Good morning happy friday and i am off to portland way to early tomorrow!

love,

tin

food philosophy

my friend found this in Berkley and met her. Sharing is caring. 

Love,

Tin

Do you like to shop?

Then click on this link: Gilt Invite

For reals, this is the best online sale shop out there. Gilt has these limited time only sales on HUGE designers and their stuff is CRAZY BONKERS BEZERKER cheap. For instance, I bought a Gryson bag for $168. Retail? $800. See wha' I mean?

And it's invite only. Everyone likes feeling exclusive now and again.

Miss Manners

This is what you get when you're nice to me: peanut butter chocolate
chip cookies. I made these for my friend who took care of me the
last two days. I kid you not -- they taste & smell like reese's
peanut butter cups.