Archive for March, 2009
My first day down the candy aisle…
03.30.09
Anyone who knows me knows I’m a bit obsessed with Swedish candy…
Bulk candy is straight up HUGE here. This selection is actually quite small and lacking in comparison to the neighborhood 7-11. Lösgodis, meaning “Loose Candies”, is a staple of a traveler’s diet while in Sweden… Similar to the bulk candy section of the snacks aisle, this measly little selection here will trump any Safeway, Fred Meyer, or whatever you can think of, back in the states. Bask in it’s glory…
Here we go now… Dubbel Nougat. This is the jam right here. A layer of creamy light nougat rests on top of a bed of near softness dark nougat. In my opinion the king of the mountain of Svenska Godis. Every single time friends have visited Portland from Sweden, this has been my main request. It’s like heroin and Nutella in delightful bar form. Not to be missed…
Not to be discounted is Plopp! Delicious milk chocolate surrounds caramel crafted by decedents of roman and greek gods. Well… maybe not… Apparently Cloetta (from Sweden) merged with Fazer (from Finland) back in 2000 to create Cloetta Fazer AB, but in July of 2008 they split up once again. Cloetta Fazer AB was Scandinavia’s largest candy manufacturer until the split… how can you not take a big ol’ bite outta some Plopp!?!
Catching my flight in a little while…
03.27.09
I’m flying out in 7 hours…
I can’t help but feel a little stressed about the amount of work I wasn’t able to get done before I left. My turn-around time has been completely horrid for months now and this is something that’s gotta change when I get back. I don’t really know how to deal with it, but I gotta try something. Maybe taking in less repair work? The second run of boost pedals is already spoken for, and I’ve got 2 amps to do for summer… maybe I can clone myself?
Modest Mouse (and Brian Watson!) on David Letterman last night…
03.19.09
So I got the word a little ways back about Modest Mouse playing David Letterman at the end of this tour… It’s kinda funny seeing amps on tv. Anyhow here’s the link for it. -> http://www.prefixmag.com/media/modest-mouse/satellite-skin-live-on-letterman-video/26976/
Now what I didn’t know what happening was Brian Watson was to play backup guitar on the show! Look at our little buddy over there in the corner.
Ohh yeah that amp looks pretty good too…
Been sick!
03.16.09
Here’s some older pics…
Yet again!
03.08.09
Just to remind -> out of the country March 25th to April 13th. Vacation has never sounded so nice…
