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The Best Superpower Ever

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:42:01 -0800

If I could have any superpower, I think it’d be to know what everyone wanted. Most people don’t seem to have any idea what they want, and it’d be pretty awesome to clear that up for them.

“Yeah, you don’t really want to be a lawyer, you just want to impress your dad. Go write that novel!”

Also, it’d be pretty handy if you were a diplomat, so you’d always know ahead of time what foreign leaders and bureaucrats really wanted. Once I got my super power, I’d fly straight to North Korea and talk to Kim Jong Il. That guy’s got to want some crazy things!

“You don’t really want a nuclear weapon, Mr. Il, you just want to be a porn star.”

It’d also be pretty important to figure out degrees of desire. How awesome would it be to finally be able to choose something off the dessert menu without spending 5 minues debating between the banana creme pie and the chocolate bread pudding? Banana Creme it is, sir!

Runner Up: Moving individual objects through time.

It’d be pretty cool to move individual objects back and forward in time. Say you accidentally left your tea steeping for too long. BOOM! back that cuppa brown stuff back 2 minutes and you’ve got yourself the perfect brew.

Or you’ve got a favorite shirt, which has pit stains in the armpits. BOOM! Good as new, and just in time.

A little Mountain Goats & Halloween-related goodness.

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:31:09 -0700

A little Mountain Goats & Halloween-related goodness.

Video

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:37:56 -0700

Granola!

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:52:00 -0700

Have you noticed that any good granola costs five or six bucks per box? And it’s a 12-ounce box. That’s fracking ridiculous, especially since I learned how to make granola in elementary school. It probably wasn’t that great (I remember it including a bunch of vegetable oil…ewww), but still cheap.

I decided to stop buying granola from the store. I can make a BETTER granola that’s also CHEAPER. Christian’s law states that BETTER + CHEAPER = DOUBLE PLUS GOOD.

Mark Bittman is pretty much the go-to guy for quick, cheap, good eats, so I based mine off this granola recipe he posted earlier this year.

I changed a few things. First, I couldn’t find unsweetened coconut, so I left that out. He says it’s ok to do so, and I trusted him. I wanted a subtly sweet granola, so I added about 2/3rds cup of honey. I also added a tablespoon of vanilla, and a tablespoon or two of peanut oil. For dried fruit, I added an even mixture of dried strawberries, bananas, and cranberries.

The raw granola was AMAZING. I mean, granola has gotten a pretty bad reputation, since the hippies co-opted its goodness for political gain. Great granola has a really great, subtle flavor. The honey, peanut oil, and cinnamon are great together. The hippies can take their flax seeds and soy nuts and put it in their vegan cookies, for all I care.

It was still good after baking for 25 minutes, but I learned a few things, which I’ll rectify in a month when I’ve run out of granola again. First, I didn’t have a normal baking sheet you’d use for granola. You know, one with sides about a half an inch or so thick. I only have a flat sheet. So I piled the granola on top and mushed it into a big rectangular bar, which caused the sides of the granola to nearly burn, because I couldn’t stir the granola at all.

Also, I mixed the granola in my Kitchen-Aid stand mixer, instead of hand-mixing. This was really efficient, since it took about 30 seconds on the 2-speed to perfectly blend everything. It came out fine, but the almonds and oats were crushed.

Lastly, the final granola was crumbly, instead of the nice clumpy style that I like. I’ll either need to cut out the oil, or add more honey or another ingredient to bind the oats together. Egg whites, perhaps?

superamit: Paper Plates : Joshua Gajownik WANT WANT WANT

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:54:04 -0700

superamit:

Paper Plates : Joshua Gajownik

WANT WANT WANT

5 Geniuses Who Were Massive Assholes

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:43:32 -0700

5 Geniuses Who Were Massive Assholes

kkr: superamit: Watch me and Kelly talking about the...

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:14:23 -0700

kkr:

superamit:

Watch me and Kelly talking about the Photojojo Book this morning on the CBS Early Show!

p.s. The book is currently #1 in photography books on Amazon, and #8 on Amazon’s Movers & Shakers list for all books!

congrats, guys!

OMG! The TV only adds 10 pounds of awesomeness to you guys!

“We’re gonna crack open the big egg!” So some...

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:02:33 -0700

“We’re gonna crack open the big egg!”

So some guy’s chicken laid a HUGE egg. Watch to find out what was in that egg! The guy is kinda creepy in his own way, so I wasn’t sure if it was a hoax. Anyone else know?

kthread: As someone who has spent years in choir rehearsals,...

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:49:32 -0700

kthread:

As someone who has spent years in choir rehearsals, I’m intrigued by how this much fun this visualization is—and it’s really music theory, a serif-font, rounded-corners view of the song’s architecture. (What if this was on the karaoke screen with the correct area lit up?)

jeannr:

I made a flow chart, that we might better understand.

Once upon a time I was falling in love, and now I’m only falling apart.

OMG. In high school, the Peer Assistance group (a group of students who were taught to help counsel other students on drugs and stuff) did a interpretive dance/play to this song every year. It was unintentionally hilarious. P.S. The Peer Assistance teacher eventually had to “move on” after allegedly making some moves on a student or two.

superamit: Have a mimosa. They’re tasty! My finest moment.

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:07:55 -0700

superamit:

Have a mimosa. They’re tasty!

My finest moment.

superamit: hrrrthrrr: A gorillapod for my phone? ok! I...

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:11:42 -0700

superamit:

hrrrthrrr:

A gorillapod for my phone? ok! I probably dont need something like this in reality—but my camera one sure comes in handy all the time.

Was excited about this, too, and went to their launch party last night to check it out.

The suction cup mount is weak. And I wouldn’t want to leave the adhesive thing on the phone. So it won’t work on a bike, but I guess it’s alright for a desk or exercise machine (which is what they have pictured, I think.) :-/

I think it’s actually a stroller. Get with the times, Gupta!

NYT's "Out of the Kitchen, onto the Couch"

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:10:42 -0700

NYT's "Out of the Kitchen, onto the Couch":

“Here’s an analogy,” Balzer said. “A hundred years ago, chicken for dinner meant going out and catching, killing, plucking and gutting a chicken. Do you know anybody who still does that? It would be considered crazy! Well, that’s exactly how cooking will seem to your grandchildren: something people used to do when they had no other choice. Get over it.”

Piglet Squids!

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:47:09 -0700

Piglet Squids!

kkr: the sad bear blog Well, crap. I cover 5 (and maybe 6) of...

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:40:15 -0700

kkr:

the sad bear blog

Well, crap. I cover 5 (and maybe 6) of these just looking in the mirror.

How Apple.com Would Have Looked in 1983 - Gizmodo

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:07:16 -0700

How Apple.com Would Have Looked in 1983 - Gizmodo:

soufron:

superamit: deleteyourself: Nothing like cracking open your mac...

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:48:27 -0700

superamit:

deleteyourself:

Nothing like cracking open your mac in the morning and checking out the latest useless shit in the blog world.

Is that John Kerry? And is he having a highball for breakfast?

superamit: Impromptu Popchips taste-off at Photojojo HQ! (via...

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:47:16 -0700

superamit:

Impromptu Popchips taste-off at Photojojo HQ! (via Amit Gupta)

p.s. The results

“Popchips & Champagne: A date in a bag”

Airline Has Nothing to Hide. Really.

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:16:13 -0700

Airline Has Nothing to Hide. Really.:

Air New Zealand created a video to rival Virgin America’s — all the employees in teh video are nude, except for body paint.

kkr: i love jarritos. best burrito companion. my favorite...

Fri, 22 May 2009 00:31:40 -0700

kkr:

i love jarritos. best burrito companion. my favorite flavor is lime. i like to get them on sale for 2/$1 at foodsco. FUN FACT : NO HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYURP. i know, right? all natural. so, enjoy your soda binge responsibly. (via CHANDLOR)

My favorite is the Tamarindo. Yum.

Article about Sriracha (aka cock sauce, hot cock, etc.) in the NYT

Wed, 20 May 2009 08:02:13 -0700

Article about Sriracha (aka cock sauce, hot cock, etc.) in the NYT