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Thursday, October 06, 2005

don't put your cap where you can't reach it

junior murvin has some good advice for you all. these reggae fellows have some good ones. desmond decker is in the house now. i'm linking amazon, but cellophane square carries a decent reggae selection. there's a shop on capitol hill, on pike or pine, that is all reggae. don't be no square.

speaking of squares, i rode with RC2000 yesterday. among other things, we discussed the future of humanity and our impending doom. how to use a french press.

continued. get a good grinder. seriously. "dust and boulders" won't cut it. getting it ground works, but then you lose the freshness. just buck up. are you serious about coffee or not? i wouldn't worry too much about the bloom. i just scoop it off. i also stir more. i dunno. i steep from 3:30 to 4:30. more stirring, less steeping. plunge slow. and now, the key point: let the coffee rest. seriously. it's been working hard. give it a little break. a minute or so. pour slowly. drink often.

i stopped in at RC2000's den of cohabitation. nice place. stayed long enough to get a ride home with michelle. that's fall riding for 'ya! but before getting that ride home, i stopped in at la taqueria guadelajara. $3.25 for a decent burrito al pastor (pork). lots of espanol being spoken by the patrons. it couldn't be sooo bad. i think my favorite part is that the cheese isn't standard, it's extra. that's how mexican should be. it's a taco truck at NE 24th and 148th NE in bellevue, in the parking lot of the 76 station on the northwest corner. worth the ride. my other favorite part was the red sauce. it had a real chilli flavor to it. that's good stuff.

i rode my bike while michelle ran. yeah, i rode next to her. it's funny.

dinner was at a mexican place in ballard, la carta de oaxaca. good food. tapas style. the chips are fresh. i mean, the lady behind the counter makes the tortillas, fries them and serves them. where you gonna get chips that fresh? there's a difference, gringo. the salsas are great too. kick the shit out of agua verde. i get the black mole with pork. so rich and so black. i make a good mole. i wasn't to impressed by the empanadas. the lamb was good. almost cold when we got to it. three dishes with chips and guacamole were sufficient. i recommend getting the flan. flan is good. the posole got good marks too.

i'm a soul rebel.

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