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Sleepytime |
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There's always that lovely period right before you wake up ... |
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Grooming ... |
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Well you didn't think I was going to let you see me shower? |
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On the road again ... |
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Houston is the most auto-oriented place I've ever lived. I think you'd have to be in LA to be more auto dependent. |
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Tunes |
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Of course, you can't be on the road without some good tunes ... |
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3D/International |
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Welcome to work ... |
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And of course |
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What's the first thing that gets taken care of at work? Lurking ... |
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The morning coffee |
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One of man's finest inventions - the travel french press |
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My coffee mug |
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Cynic that I am ... |
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Even more caffine |
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There's never enough caffination in the morning ... I even have a tin of mocha mints with a nice jolt of caffine in each |
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Today's project |
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Gutting an old NT server and rebuilding it into a WinServer03 box for Symantec Ghost |
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Am I going to pass my finals tonight? |
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ICED PIG |
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It's an acronym for our company values. Don't ask me what. All I know is that I enjoy messing with our mascot ... |
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Lunch |
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Of course, I go and break one of Tony Bourdain's big rules - Never eat at a place called "Mama's." But the chicken fried steak is sooooo goooood |
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Ben |
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Enjoying his bean burger with guacomole. Quite possibly the sloppiest burger ever invented |
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Gerald |
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Giving his best pimpin' face ... Gerald believes in the need to be a player ... you should see his sunglasses |
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Post lunch coma |
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Zone out and stare at the lava lamp |
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On an errand to CompUSA |
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And manage to see a Rolls ... quite cool |
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Lookin' over the shoulder |
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For the owner ... I must have snapped at least 20 pics of this car ... |
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No Acceleration Lane |
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I pass this sign every day on my way to culinary school. Now if you think about it, there's always the force of friction going against you, so must apply an equal and opposite force just to stay moving at the same speed, so ... geek thoughts ;) |
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Did I mention |
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Houston's car culture? |
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The music for the afternoon drive |
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At least it lets me feel like I'm moving faster than I actually am ... |
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Finals night at school |
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Brandon with his kickass soup presentation ... definitely the most creative presentation of the evening |
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LindyChef |
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Making my bird's nest of fried potatoes for my final entree ... I think I made about seven of them before I got it right ... |
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Stefan on his duck |
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One of the most knowledgeable people in our class, I am always looking for his feedback no matter what we do ... |
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My Final App |
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Thai duck ravioli with a soy gastrite and infused basil oil ... presentation could have been better (less slop on the plate), but flavors were spot on |
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My final entree |
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I was really proud of this one ... honey roasted duck breast with a sauce infused with honey, ginger, lemon, soy and red wine vinegar. Plated with sauteed broccoli rabe, a bird's nest of fried potatoes filled with a vegtable medley and finished with candied flowers |
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Chef Daniel |
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A funny little Frenchman ... he doesn't speak much, but it's fun to try and figure out what he's saying when he does. He has a quirky sense of humor and is fun to be around. Imagine trying to teach an exchange student the concept of a "booty call" |
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Chef Rodolphe |
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100% New Yorker. Crass, rude, dirty and a great chef. Everything I'd look for in a teacher ... after I made my fried chicken one night he asked me if, "you had any black in you? Your mom seeing the milkman?" :D |
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LindyChef |
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Getting critiqued on my items - the ravioli's basil oil could have been more ... basily ... |
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Lawrence |
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5 Star :) Always had the funny questions, but serious and patitent ... a wonderful man to have in the kitchen |
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Good grades ... |
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Good tunes ... |
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A little fun on the way home |
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LindyChef and Nappy |
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Short for Napoleon. My sister named him Napoleon and our other dog Josie (guess what that's short for) |
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Josie and Nappy |
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Happy to see me, but wanting to get back to sleep ... |
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And of course |
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