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Lakeside View, Friends, and 2 LIVE CREW!

2011-03-06T22:23:00.000-08:00

Ren Fest with Michelle (February 2011) - South Florida

2011-02-22T11:42:00.000-08:00

Last Weekend in January: Joe Rogan, Charades, & Coral Castle

2011-01-30T18:52:00.001-08:00

5th Annual Caone Trip - MLK Weekend: Boating, Camping, Nature, & Good People

2011-01-18T08:49:00.001-08:00

Delray New Year's: Gumbo Limbo, Xmas Lights, Puzzles, & Pets!

2011-01-06T12:48:00.000-08:00

2010, Patton Oswalt, and Pee Powered Cars

2010-04-29T01:19:00.000-07:00

A while ago I remember seeing a comedy special by comedian Patton Oswalt that he performed in 2009 describing what it would be like to go back in time by 10 years and telling his past self about all the advancements that will happen in the next decade. His description of iPods and America's first black President were only the tip of the ice berg. There are way more crazy things going on in today's society that weren't mentioned in the act. Some advances in technology I still have a hard time believing exist in our present day lives. Below I have listed five things that are available in modern society that I would tell my past self to look forward to in the future. I have also embeded Oswalt's act for your viewing pleasure.

Printers that can print skin: NOT on skin, but skin itself - http://tinyurl.com/2e6e68e
Pee Powered Cars: Just pee in the tank - http://tinyurl.com/l3993s
Auto Tunes: A program the corrects the keys in voice allows anyone to become a pop star - http://tinyurl.com/yesmncg
Transforming Apartments: Overcrowded cities will resort to small aparments with converting rooms - http://tinyurl.com/276xkvu
Bloom Box: A box a little bigger than a rubics cube that can power a house - http://tinyurl.com/yj9dev

Jokes.com

DVD - Exclusive Patton Oswalt - The Year 2009

comedians.comedycentral.com

Read Patton Oswalt's biography

Watch Patton Live at the New York Comedy Festival

Davis Island Dog Beach = Polluted Water

2010-04-13T11:27:00.000-07:00

The dog beach at Davis Island in Tamps, Fl came highly recommended by various online sites to my girlfriend and I. Personally I haven't been to many dog beaches, but I have a feeling that there are better beaches then this one.

The dog beach at Davis Island was right near a ship yard for big commercial and industrial ships to dock. As you can imagine because of the purpose of how these waters were being used, the water at the beach was highly polluted. After coming home and drying off from being in the water I felt like I was in a sewer for the past hour or so that I was there. The beach itself was small and non-conducive for dog owners to lay out or relax while at the beach. The only positive was the beach was fenced in, so the risk of my dog running far off was taken care off. Overall this beach seemed like an afterthought by whomever the developer was that built the boat dock there, a kind of "hmmmm, i got some extra space to use up, lets put a dog beach here."

Aside from the environment I was in, I had a good time hanging out with my puppy and my girl. I was actually able to successfully get my dog into the water, which is a huge step for her considering she wont go near a swimming pool and runs away from baths.

Adventures in Hot Sauce

2010-03-09T14:55:00.000-08:00

When I was young someone told me that my taste buds will change every seven years. I don't know if there is any validity to that statement nor do I remember who it was that said it. I do know that for some odd reason I have randomly starting liking hot sauce this year. I just started liking it for no reason, to the point that I am putting copious amounts of it on everything. My new found affinity for hot sauce has led me to experiment in the kitchen and create my own blend of the spicy condiment.

I submit the ingredients I used to make my hot sauce, the steps as to how I cooked my sauce, and photographs of the whole adventure. In the end this sauce was scorching hot, which was expected considering I chose to use the second hottest peppers that are edible, habaneros.

Ingredients:
The hot sauce I was making was dependent on how many peppers I used in my ingredients as well as the type of pepper I chose. According to a recipe I found online, a liberal amount of peppers ranging from about a half a pound to two pounds could be used, the more peppers used the hotter the sauce. I used about a pound of ripe orange habaneros. Other then that I used; 2 cloves of garlic, half of an onion, 16oz of tomato sauce, 1 tablespoon of vinegar, three quarters of a cup of lime juice, some shredded and chopped carrots, and some salt.

Steps:
1.) Dice onion, mince garlic gloves, chop up shredded carrots, and chop up peppers. A slap-chop is recommended for this step, my arms were pretty tired after all of this. An added precaution about chopping hot peppers; if you have to do it the old fashion way like I did, wear latex gloves to protect your hands. The spicy oils in the peppers will stay in your hands for a couple days, and if you wipe your mouth or eyes with them you will be in a world of pain.
2.) Saute the onions, garlic, and carrots on the stove (medium to high heat.)
3.) Puree the veggies from the stove with the peppers and tomato sauce in a blender or food processor.
4.) Pour the contents of the blender into a deep sauce pan (I used a stir fry wok) and cook on the stove, on low to medium heat. Stir frequently.
5.) Add Vinegar, lime juice, and salt (if desired.) Keep stiring, bring to boil.
6.) Jar or bottle sauce for use!
Photos:

2010 So far...

2010-01-26T10:41:00.000-08:00

2010 has been eventful so far. Went to the Zoo, got a annual pass to Bush Gardens, went camping with good friends on an annual canoeing trip, and although I haven't lost any weight or met any fitness goals yet, I haven't gotten any unhealthier. However, I am still unemployed.

Hopefully the job market will look better over the next few months.

Productivity

2009-07-26T17:54:00.000-07:00

This is why online courses are dangerous for me. The little video of the lady in the corner, is actually my professor for social psychology giving my class of 250 students an important lecture. Obviously my priorities were elsewhere.

The size of the windows on my screen is a pretty accurate ratio of how much I care about the class versus playing poker.

copyright Sammy P. Shah

Another Celebrity Dead this Month!

2009-07-22T12:50:00.000-07:00

It seems like July is a Bad Month if you are famous. The Grim Reaper must have it out for Hollywood.

So Far, Michael Jackson, Billy Mayes, Farrah Fawcet, and Walter Cronkite have all passed away this month. And now death has taken one more, Gidget, the Taco Bell dog.

Rest in Peace my old friend.

Source: http://www.620wdae.com/pages/jerrypetuck.html

Pee Powered

2009-07-18T07:17:00.001-07:00

I just read an article on wired.com that can extract the hydrogen out of your urine in order to power a car!

I want that so bad: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/07/pee-powered-cars/

Definition: lycanthropy

2009-07-13T13:52:00.000-07:00

Main Entry:
ly·can·thro·py
Pronunciation:
\lī-ˈkan(t)-thrə-pē\
Function: noun
1 : a delusion that one has become a wolf
2 : the assumption of the form and characteristics of a wolf held to be possible by witchcraft or magic

source: Merriam-Webster

Just got done writing my longest blog post

2009-07-10T11:32:00.001-07:00

I just finished writing my longest blog post to date. It can be seen at http://bettingonballers.blogspot.com

I hope the site gets talked about enough to attract more readers to it. Makes the writing more worth it.

Oooooo, btw, My class project for the Sky Diet went well, pretty sure my group will get a perfect score.

Project for class

2009-07-06T05:39:00.000-07:00

This is some project that I have to do for one of my classes. We have to market and talk about this fictitious new Diet.

The whole presentation has to be 15 minutes.

Trials and Tribulations

2009-06-17T20:22:00.001-07:00

My roomate David Ebner left a shit ton of Dishes in our kitchen sink, and then left on a three week vacation, so I had to do them all. Since then i've been on his case about it.
God, he is such an incredible Douche.

You guys should check out his blog at www.davidjebner.blogspot.com

That is pretty much all that is going on in my life at the moment, besides school.

Sasha Puppy!

2009-04-12T18:04:00.000-07:00

I love this video of Sasha. I figured this would be a fun way to test out posting videos on this blog.

Its of Sasha having fun with a massager. She either thinks it is a toy, or is confusing it with a living creature.

It's About time.

2009-04-11T00:53:00.001-07:00

It seems as though most people I know these days are writing their own blogs about themselves. Whether it be a simple twitter broadcast, facebook, or myspace account, it has gotten to the point that society publishes most of their life on the front page of a "digital newspaper."

So, I have decided to conform to blogging myself, and start a blog of my own on blogspot.com. People always seem to ask me on an almost daily basis, "what are you up to these days?" anyway, so if people are that interested, then i will go ahead an publish my life for them.

I hope patrons to this blog find it interesting.

-Sammy P.