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I am a Photographer in the New York and Boston areas. I recently moved to Manhattan from Long Island and am looking forward to creating a client base in the city. Contact me if you are ever looking to build up your portfolio. Also, hair stylists and make up artists, I am looking for some talented people to help showcase their work while adding to my own. I feel that my specialties are child photography, and live band photography.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

"I'd probably be wrong, if I was right."


So it has occurred to me that I should get a laptop.  While I sit here and type
this out into the notes section on my, in more then one way broken, iPhone I
realized that I am my angriest, hungriest, sleepiest, and in my most aggravated
states while commuting on the LIRR.  I always sit here and have thoughts
about bullshit and wish I had a device that would pull them from my brain to
make my friends and family aware.  A pen and paper could work, but I never
seem to have them at the same time.   And it wouldn't really help anyway
because I've forgotten how to write since High school.  Sometimes I draw a
bunch of squiggly connected lines when I am asked to sign somewhere, but
it doesn't actually say anything.
 
stolen signature

 For serious though, I could TYPE everyday about the weird people that I see/get stuck sitting next to. You know, like the guy that is next to me snorting cocaine.  He looks like someone straight out of American History X. I could see him taking off his shirt and banging his chest like an ignorant, no brained fuck and showing off his tattoos. If this were the south he would be a coal miner. He would sleep on the job and never wash his hands before lunch. He's got a crazy eye that won't blink. I wish it would stop looking at me. Just the eye, he's looking at his cocaine.


This rant was really going to be geared more towards burritos... It's scary how you can actually read my train of thought, or rather the lack of a consistent brain wave.
 
Anyway, Burritos (capital because of their importance, not just to me but in socitey as a whole) are on my top 5 obsessed list next to cats, red pandas, chewing on plastic that is pliable without hurting, as my mom says, my $20,000 teeth, and chocolate sprinkles from Marshalls in Massapequa. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel that this is everyone on planet earths top 5 obsessed list.

Someone corrected me.

Unfortunately, it was brought to my attention that this is not a plausible thought being that most all of the world does not know about Marshalls. But rest assured, the other four are correct.

Finally, to the true topic of discussion. I have made my status, "Moe's burritos are sub par to all others especially Qdoba."

I had once made this my status, months ago, and there was an uproar.  This time, not so much.  This time, people agreed with me.  Moe's sucks.


My Burrito Store List*
#1 - Qdoba - If you want REAL salsas' you can find them here.  IN YOUR BURRITO, not next to it, not for dipping, but INSIDE.  Also, they always have Cholula hot sauce, which in my book is the only hot sauce of the world (my book is always right.)

#2 - Chipotle - Chipotle is a second to Qdoba, however it is a far second.  The only reason that this place is even any good is because of the consistency of their tortilla wraps, almost as great as Qdoba's.  Chipotle is a mock Qdoba.  Everything is the same except for the salsa.  Why would you make the only option for mild salsa have giant chunks of tomatoes and onions in it?  That isn't mild, that's bullshit.

#3 - Baja Bettys - Boston - This place is great because if you are a student, you can eat and drink for only $5.  That also makes it taste good.

#4 - Taco Joes - Massapequa - Listen, the very first time I went here, I screamed "TACO BLOWS" to the crowd of people and ran out.  Oops.  This incident was before I was a full blown burrito lover.  A self-proclaimed connoisseur (of ADULT mac and cheese as well.)  However, despite making many of my friends throw up immediately after digestion during their grand opening, they have gotten better.  Though, they still aren't perfection.  You can't just place your mediocre store across from Marshall's, (best ice cream in my very correct book) All-American, (which has been featured on a show on the food network which is hosted by THE DOUBLE DARE GUY) and Marsala's Pizzeria (everyone knows it is better then Gino's pizza) and expect to stay very busy.

#5 - Moe's - sucks... It's only on this last because someone needs to lose.

*I should bring to your attention that this information is all accurate and has been tested by scientific data, inside my stomach.




I am honestly, at my happiest when I am eating Burritos, Qdoba in particular.


Proof.

The thought crossed my mind that there may be other burrito places in the existence of the world, however I don't find it too likely.


In other news, I have not been able to stop listening to Mantis by Umphrey's McGee.  The CD came out a while ago, however I scratched it pretty badly and it wouldn't play in my car.  I just put it in again this past week, and it magically works.  You should pick it up.  Or steal it off the internet.  Umphrey's has gotten big enough that they can afford it.  Or better yet, pay me and I will just burn it for you.

Just kidding, buy it.
 Mantis Cover


But seriously, pay me.


Other people you should pay are the McLovin's.  And, if you don't want to just pay them because they're still little babies and you feel you should give them money for lunch, you should just pick up their album Good Catch.  The album featuring the three youngsters will be sure to shred your face off, in a good way.  Though, it does not do the young teens justice to their live performances, it is still pretty rockin'.  I was lucky enough to catch them at Mountain Jam at the same stage I had seen Lotus two years prior.  And, I must say that I think they could have handled a late night set just as Lotus did in 2008.  While looking around the crowd at the McLovin's one may have had flash backs to Lotus' entranced crowd, being that the crowd had the same glimmer in their eyes.  They both seem to be bands that gain immediate fans.  If you were to throw some heavy lighting up on the stage with the McLovins, the set would have been even more memorizing then it already was.  This self-propelled trio of teens became famous off of YouTube by covering Phish and other jammy bands.  And, I must say, I think they can hold their own against their heroes.  I think that regardless of their age, which makes them very news worthy, they would have eventually become noticed from the high levels of talent and excitement they bring to the stage.

Tearin' it up in all the papers... this was foreshadowing. Stolen photo.


Check out the review of Good Catch by Relix that I stole (I think this is an acceptable thing to steal since I work for Relix) from their website below:


Relix review




Join me in the "Thousand Hippie McLovins March" at Gathering of the Vibes.  I am not sure really what it means to join this march, but I would assume it just means to go see them preform, because otherwise you will regret it when they are really famous and you need to pay $200 just to see them.


In later news, I am sleepy.  Apparently, this isn't only my photography blog.  Who knew?  I should probably put a photo in here that I actually took...




Meow.

Later days,


Alli