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update tonight

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:10:24 GMT

beauty... pure delight... Nobu Malibu

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:23:03 GMT

So life as of late has been treating me well... I have this giant smile that doesn't go away very easily and I like it... I love it actually... there are a few road blocks but I'm trying my best to jump over them or go around which ever way makes it easier. And I've learned that about myself. I have to take the bad with the good and the good will always win out no matter what... I'm strong and I'll pull through... it feels good.

My sisters getting married on Saturday... Its pretty crazy... I can't believe its so close but I'm excited... super glam Kimberly... oh you'll see the pictures... and they will be marvelous just you wait.

Its a new year and I feel anew... there are some lingering things going on but over all I think I'm doing very well for what's been thrown at me. And to celebrate yesterday Brandon, Iolani, Iolani's best friend and I went to Nobu in Malibu... I've been wanting to go there for so long. Nobu is a true culinary gem and if you love good Japanese food with a serious level of beautiful in depth art I suggest you go as well...

we wanted to try everything... and got quiet a bit it was beautiful.... heres the meal... probably the meal of my life time... we ordered 8 courses off the menu as well as the 150$ tasting menu cause Brandon and I had to see what the chef was going to prepare... I wasn't disappointed at a thing... just the one beef dish we had was cooked too much and as an adopted Italian I pretty much eat beef raw haha

enjoy... I know I did...

simple and elegant table top beautiful

beautiful little mild chilies fried with salt and lemon

tiradito famous Nobu dish... amazing!

yellowtail sashimi with jalapeno... nothing contrasts more beautifully then the light spice and the clean texture of the yellowtail and light citrus ponzu... perfection

oysters! oh my god... food orgasm seriously

probably one of my favorites... king crab legs tempura fried just melts in your mouth like an ice cube clean crunchy delicious

I made brandon get the fish japanese snapper whole and fried cause i wanted to see it and it was an amazing call it was so moist and tender the veggies on the bottom were cooked perfectly and the lobster salad was brillant the lobster was so tender no fishyness just pure delight wonderfully seasoned salad lightly dressed and lovely garlic chips atop... fantastic

tempura rock shrimp... if I could I eat them every day watching tv... amazing

Toro tartar with caviar.... extreme luxury at its finest....just the buttery fattiness of the toro with the salty caviar and the soy wasabi sauce that it was laying it... I felt like a queen eating that... soooo good

so we got those dishes before we ordered the 7 course haha in Japanese its called omakase...

soft shell crab roll, oyster, and toro tartar

uni, thinly sliced bass, sesame seeds on a heirloom tomato... probably the cleanest dish of the night. which is very difficult to get from uni... This is probably the 1st uni I've had that I really thought was amazing... yum

seafood salad... with caviar and large scallop shell... look at that fucking presentation... its art beautiful tasty amazing art and I love it

King crab with crispy fried leeks sweet and sour... that crab was out of this world

Kobe beef with crispy onions... this is the only one I thought was a little weird... Kobe beef should be almost raw... but this was medium still fucking melty and yummy though...

spicy seafood soup with mushroom medley... give me the mushrooms and I'm sold... yum felt like food from when I was young... with bachan... I love it

sushi... sockeye salmon, eel, tomago(egg), toro, aji(jack fish), iwashi (Japanese sardine)

I only ate the sockeye and the egg but it was amazing

raspberry cheesecake,green tea ice cream and chocolate souffle yum

strawberry rhubarb cobbler... wow

good food awesome friends... I couldn't of asked for a better night... I love it <3

these kinda things restore my everyday thoughts into big ideas creations and motivation to one day make things that made me feel the same way... and other people be able to share that as well...

amazing night

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:12:12 GMT

I hope everyone had a good christmas...

I myself had a lovely day off... but its didn't seem very christmasy but it was still nice to be home and not by work in moorpark

count down to 2008 and to my sisters wedding

next couple of weeks are gonna be a little rough but we'll see

good day today... life feels real good

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:27:43 GMT

feels good when you have an awesome day at work

when you're in the groove so well you dont notice and all others can see is someone made for what they do... its a brilliant feeling...

I love that smile after a good meal...

sometimes its so hard there... I really needed today to rock out and feel good about myself and what i'm doing...

I love it so much... its only going to get better

schism lyrics TOOL

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:25:46 GMT

I know the pieces fit
'Cause I watched them fall away
Mildewed and smoldering
Fundamental differing
Pure intention juxtaposed
Will set two lovers' souls in motion
Disintegrating as it goes
Testing our communication
The light that fueled our fire then
Has a burned a hole between us so
We cannot see to reach an end
Crippling our communication

I know the pieces fit
'Cause I watched them tumble down
No fault, none to blame
It doesn't mean I don't desire to
Point the finger, blame the other
Watch the temple topple over
To bring the pieces back together
Rediscover communication

The poetry
That comes from the squaring off between
And the circling is worth it
Finding beauty in the dissonance

There was a time that the pieces fit
But I watched them fall away
Mildewed and smoldering
Strangled by our coveting
I've done the math enough to know
The dangers of our second guessing
Doomed to crumble unless we grow
And strengthen our communication

Cold silence has
A tendency to
Atrophy any
Sense of compassion
Between supposed brothers
Between supposed lovers

I know the pieces fit
I know the pieces fit
I know the pieces fit
I know the pieces fit
I know the pieces fit
I know the pieces fit
I know the pieces fit
I know the pieces fit

this song makes the most absolute perfect sense to me in my life... when I heard them play it live... more then anything I understood it all....

your with me everywhere I go... you must have a strong hold on my heart... this is you... this is me...forgotten fainted pain drawn energy...

Tool concert... the best fucking day I've ever lived....

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:00:05 GMT

Set list
TOOL live at Nokia center LA December 10th

Jambi"
"Stinkfist"
"46&2"
"Schism"
"Rosetta Stoned"
"Flood"
"Wings For Marie"
"10,000 Days"
"Lateralus"
"Vicarious"

If I could live one day over of my life thus far in 22 years it would be December 10th 2007

my life changed once in for all... I always knew I loved TOOL from the 1st moment I heard eulogy I wanted more and found it and since then my love affair for this band has turned into something more then I ever could of imagined.

TOOL has saved my life in more ways then one on many more occasions and I received one of the biggest gifts of my life by being in the presence of something so strong. The vocals, the lyrics, the music, the lighting every thing about that night was magic.

I was transcended into a place that I could not ever of thought I could of experienced. It was completely out of body. when the music started everything that had ever bothered me in my mind was completely gone I felt completly alive that i couldn't help but cry and smile it was that strong of a feeling to see them and feel their music radiation though my entire soul. All I could do was moved and be mesmerized by this amazing music this beautiful place packed full but I couldn't feel anyone but myself around. I was free. I never rocked that hard in my life and I never wanted it to end.

It was the most beautiful experience of my life.
TOOL is linked to so many of my memories they will always have the biggest place in my heart set aside for their music their message their ability to give a gift I never thought I was worthy of

the feeling of complete and utter freedom.

and for the rest of my life I'll remember that feeling and cherish the fact that I was given that one that day along side my best friend in the whole world.

TOOL has and will always have the respect love and admiration from me for everything they've done to change my life.

and on that day
with tears in my eyes and the most happiness I've ever felt
I was free
I wish it never had to end
but I know with all my heart
that day I'll remember forever and whenever I think about it... I'll smile and know what freedom honest in all its purity felt like

best day... I've ever been a part of in 22 years of living...

CAFE FIRENZE FEATURED IN DAILY NEWS FOOD REVIEW 3.5 STARS OUT OF 4

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 08:27:34 GMT

http://www.la.com/dining/Restaurant_Review_Cafe_Firenze.html

Restaurant Review: Cafe Firenze
On December 07, 2007

This restaurant-deli-entertainment lounge-coffee shop-juice bar is definitely a huge gastronomic asset to this Simi Valley 'burb

BY LARRY LIPSON> RESTAURANT CRITIC

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Bringing a welcome touch of Florence, Italy, to Moorpark, the new Caf? Firenze appears to have quickly jarred a culinary nerve in the Simi Valley area.

The caf?'s kitchen bakes its own bread, mixes up its own fresh ricotta, makes fettuccine and gnocchi from scratch, grills and sautes thick and juicy steaks, and serves up impressive pasta recipes never before seen in these parts.

The Florentine-emphasized cooking of chef Fabio Viviani at its best here results in a whole, deboned free-range chicken plate ($18.95) and a huge, shareable, 38-ounce, dry-aged ribeye steak ($58.95).

We opted however, for the "smaller" ribeye, an excellent Tuscan-style 18-ounce steak ($29.95), served one night, perfectly medium rare as ordered, rubbed effectively with fresh ground pepper, filling a large plate and definitely big enough to provide generous leftovers for a doggie bag.

Ditto on the size of Caf? Firenze's special lamb osso buco ($24.95), a variation at the same price as the regular veal version, plated with a superbly satisfying saffron risotto and crunchy roasted vegetables.

As for beginnings, the daily soup ($6.95) could turn out to be a "verdura," or true vegetable rendition, a savory harmony of intense, individual flavors. Call it a markedly memorable minestrone.

Platters of prosciutto and melon with mozzarella ($13.95) here differ from the norm, one with the melon cooked and served warm. And there's an alternative prosciutto offering at the same price displaying tasty small rounded pieces of fried bread called "coccoli" and a creamy stracchino cheese. If you like, be canny as we were and ask for cream-infused burrata cheese instead. It's lovely.

Plenty of interesting pastas here. One of the better choices could be the tortellacci di zucca (pumpkin squash and ricotta-stuffed, much like ravioli, $12.95) in a creamy sage and butter sauce.

Of the untried ones, the malfatti dish of spinach gnocchi ($13.95) filled with ricotta cheese and plated with roasted porcinis and speck (smoked prosciutto) sounds like a must for the next time here.

Caf? Firenze obviously provides a good reason to visit Moorpark, particularly if you haven't had the opportunity to get to Italy lately.

Rating: 3.5

At its best: This multifaceted restaurant-deli-entertainment lounge-coffee shop-juice bar is definitely a huge gastronomic asset to this Simi Valley 'burb, but only as long as it keeps its strong Florentine roots.

Could be better: Separating the somewhat intrusively loud rock music entertainment from the dining room would enhance the totality of the Caf? Firenze food experience

this is where I spend most of my life. Culinary arts is the love of my life and its been rooted even deeper because of this awesome place in the middle of no where and I'm so proud guys... were fuckin on the map... no one told these people to come out... they just came and judging by tonight so is every fucking other person in this shitty little area of no where ITS FUCKING AMAZING.

so now that i'm not the only one saying we have amazing food and a fuckin sharp place you'll have to come out and visit

GET HUNGRY AND MOVE YOUR ASS

LIVE MUSIC THURS, FRI, AND SAT

CAFEFIRENZE.NET

its only gonna get better kids
keep an eye out

<3<3

this is a blogg made for my retarded myspace because everyone on there lives close enough to where they should go to the restaurant but dont we'll see

This makes my heart so fucking happy its pounding in my chest
I love my job
I love this industry
and theres so much more to come
its amazing

THE TOOL CONCERT IS ON MONDAY I CAN NOT FUCKING WAIT

life is good
for the moment
and that i'm so god damned thankful for

<3

lift to my hearts smile

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:59:36 GMT

my mind is confused in the worst of sorts
its shelling out the obvious ideas and notions of unhealthy proportions
and I cant afford them
theres no way I can afford a life with these thoughts
the guilt
the insanity
piling into a high tower of hatred
for the things that have happened
not the life that I live
but the ideas that keep pressing my into the same memories
those dark places that I cant find my way from
I don't know when I'll be able to see the light the way
I want to
I want to play in the sun in the blue sky
with happiness and a smile in my heart
but I don't know why I deserve those things
I don't believe in them
I don't see myself
lifted to that place
that I used to feel made all the honest truths in my life real and brilliant at all costs
theres that place where I find myself
and I'm the only one there
I'm the only one that can hold myself up to these times
the only one that can show
every time
all the time
without
fail
that with knives and boots I will walk through this life
a success in my failures
listening to the things that have happened
and playing them in my minds eye
over the honest truth of my soul
to find my heart a new place to smile
a new reason to breath each day
with each sun rise a new day
to improve my soul
a new day to
silence my demons
and sing with the skies
love in everything
and honesty
no
matter
the
cost

you show me how to live

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:33:14 GMT

shes dreamy

love

I've had too much

to drink
to live
to feel
or maybe all of the above

to feel as if some ones been taken
away with out notice or care
to have those words that are written

and show that in light there are pieces
the ones
we can share

I understand that love doesn't take heed
it only shows its fore fingers to the strong of the crowd
you taught me how to feel again
even when
I thought it couldn't be alive

I'm lost without
words and without rhyme
there is nothing left
but substance and
the endless shadow of time

I cry for you my love
my one and only love
and here I drink your poison
it shows me how

to live

work for today work well done

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:29:06 GMT

I'm in love with this dish... my childhood... my soul is in this dish...

panko and black goma incrusted halibut
Asian pear and cucumber sunamono
sake marinated shitake mushrooms on a bed of snow pea leaves

my continuing love affair with food... I hope it never ends...
I made this tonight... it makes my heart melt...
we didn't chose it for the banquet but its still beautiful ...
tastes fucking awesome as well

some people have this faint idea that sudo Latin food would create more of the punch to that dish... so I worked on something that's both Hispanic and Asian... just like me... <3

so this is what we chose ... the picture isn't that good but I think you'll get the point... this is the second plating... a 15 year old did the 1st plate so i had to reinvent it... I plated this dish at my own home about 10 times... but this was what I was enlightened with and I love it as well... with the whole piece of fish it will be much more lovely and you'll see the bread crumb... i'll work on it some more and you'll see the finished product on graduation

this is
masa flour, black goma, and panko incrusted halibut
on a bed of Fuyu persimmon Pico de gallo
accented with cilantro oil and roasted tomatillo and Roma tomato salsa

flavors work very well... the spice from the salsa and the sweetness from the persimmon is fantastic... light buttery fish with the flaky panko theres a real building of flavors in this dish and I love that about it

the Asian pear and the persimmon are two ingredients that I wanted to incorporate in a different way and I think I did really well... its something different and actually works much better...

my back is screaming bloody murder... my head is pounding like some ones in there sledge hammering

I gotta lay down

I love cooking I FUCKING LOVE IT!

seem as you see

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:49:16 GMT