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Potluck Lunch

nobody@vox.com(Visual Journal Club, RBR) — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:14:27 +0900

Dining House Project のご出席者へ　(please scroll down for English)

大変お待たせしました。皆さんのキャンバス、レシピ、それからお料理も一気に楽しめる

Potluck Partyは、いよいよ明日(17日、11時）にやって参ります！！

会場時間は11時です。受付は「3階」となります。

2階は留守になるかもしれしれないので、当日のご連絡は、

直接私の携帯の方にお願いします。

場所は、先日お伝えしたように、RBRの移転先に行う予定です。

間違えないようにいらしてください　(地図添付）

出席者(予定、24人）：

Ai, Akiko, Daniel, Ellen, Haruka, Joanne, Karin, 京子、恭子、Lia, Madja, Marion, Springspoon, Tipo, Yuki, Yukiko, Yui & Miu,　Michelle, Yu-ting, Mayuka, Saki, Emi, Sarah, Karin's friend and Joei !

どうぞ、気軽にお友達を誘ってきてください。

では、RBRの新しいクリエイティブセンターでお会いしましょう！

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To attendees of upcoming Potluck Lunch

Thank you so much for your patience !! Our big big lunch is coming on this Saturday, 17 May,

11am-2pm. 　Reception and potluck will be set on the 3rd Floor.

The office on 2nd floor may be closed, please feel free to call my cell phone if necessary.

Here is the list of attendance, you are most welcome to bring friends but please drop me a line. Thanks !

Ai, Akiko, Daniel, Ellen, Haruka, Joanne, Karin, 京子、恭子、Lia, Madja, Marion, Springspoon, Tipo, Yuki, Yukiko, Yui & Miu, Michelle, Yu-ting, Mayuka, Saki, Emi, Sarah, Karin's friend and Joei !

So much looking forward to seeing you ALL in RBR's new creative center, map attached.

Joei Lau

www.vjclub.vox.com

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Freakin' exhausted

nobody@vox.com(Groove Neuter) — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:02:24 +0900

The wife had Intralase Lasik last Friday.
I was freaked out. Turned out fine.

Youngest daughter winged a ball at wife's face the next day.
I freaked out. Missed the eyes, turned out fine. She can read the 20/20 eye chart line.

Eldest daughter fell out of bed Monday night.
Gashed the back of her head on the bottom corner of a dresser.
I freaked out and got a lot of blood all over me while I held her.
After a trip to the ER at Midnight and three staples, turned out fine.

Youngest smacked eldest in the back of the head with a (hard) toy dragon.
I freaked out. Wound didn't open, no new blood, just a headache for eldest, so, you know, fine.

Eldest wants to go to preschool today as there are only a few sessions left for this school year.
I take her and find out today they're doing an inflatable bouncy-house all day because it's storming outside.
I freaked out. I'll find out in an hour if anything got bumped loose, but I haven't gotten an emergency call yet.

She has a follow-up doctor appointment today anyway.

Wife has a follow-up eye appointment tomorrow.

Me, I've about exhausted my freak-out for the week.

Plenty of Boulevard Brewery mixed-packs, Bacardi Solara Rum, vodka, and tequila though... so I might make it yet.

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RBR gallery

nobody@vox.com(Visual Journal Club, RBR) — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:12:23 +0900

明日(１２日）から、RBR ギャラリーが一層賑やかなになります！どうぞ気軽にお立ち寄ってください。

５月１２-１７日　by VJ CLUB Members's [Art, Life, Food]

５月１８日ー６月１日　by 宇都宮リエ、18 年の時を経て，活動を始めたリエさんが活動開始のきっかけを得たRBR で行う個展「湧frow3」を後１週間！もっと読む。

６月１６-２０日　by H. Ozaki

RBR Gallery is starting TOMORROW !

１２-１７　May, VJ CLUB Members's [Art, Life, Food]

18 May - 01 June by Rie Utsunomiya

16-20 June by H. Ozaki

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RBR Gallery

nobody@vox.com(Visual Journal Club, RBR) — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:04:18 +0900

明日よりRBRのギャラリーが一層賑やかなになります！

５月１２-１７日 by Visual Journal Club Member's Exhibtion

5 月18 日－6 月1日　by 宇都宮リエの「湧frow3」、18 年の時を経て，活動を始めた宇都宮リエが活動開始のきっかけを得たRBR で行う個展「湧frow3」！あとを後１週間！！もっと読む。

6月１6 - 20日 by H. Ozaki　

Find out more about our upcoming artist Rie Utsunomiya HERE.

Two exhibitons in RBR Gallary is starting TOMORROW !!

12-17 May by VJ CLUB members' Exhibition

18 May - 01 June by Rie Utsunomiya

16 - 20 June - by H. Ozaki

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Delicious canvas

nobody@vox.com(Visual Journal Club, RBR) — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:06:23 +0900

Some of the delicioius canvases arrvied yesterday, 07 May !!　

美味しいキャンバスぞくぞく届きました！！ありがとうございました。どれでもとにかくすーごーい！！！！

今日はいよいよ最終提出日になります！わくわく！！！

Received on 07 May:

Lia

Ellen

Majda

Tipo

Yuki

Moon ママ

Nicole

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Dining House Project Recipes

nobody@vox.com(Visual Journal Club, RBR) — Sun, 04 May 2008 18:26:23 +0900

一部のレシピをご紹介致します！美味しそうなキャンバスになりそうですね！これで、各自のレシピをキャンバスに表現していただき、全員の作品を5月12-17日、RBRでレシピーと同時に展示される予定です！もう待ちきれません！しかも本人がご出席であれば、5月17日にお料理まで召し上がれますよ、想像しただけでもうお腹空いてしまいます！

Share with you some of the recipes submitted by Dining House Project's participants ! Can you imagine their canvases? Thanks for all your inspiration, VJ friends there.

And friends here, your are kindly invited to join us during the VJ week, 12-17 May at RBR. And, to the peak of this project, our potluck lunch will be starting at 11am at RBR - exhibition, eat and chat ! More to come, stay with us !

ガーデンぜりー寄せ　（Garden Jelly）

ガトーヨーグルト/ヨーグルトケーキ　（Gateaux au Yaourt (Yogurt Cake)

カリフラワームス　（Cauliflower mousse）

「冷たいボルシチ」　（Cold borscht）

PALAK KALIA (Spinach in Yoghurt)

カシューナッツライス＆レンコンボール　（Cashew　nut rice with lotus root ball)

きんかんのタルト　（Tarte au KINKAN)

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Beef N' Bird

nobody@vox.com(Groove Neuter) — Thu, 01 May 2008 05:58:47 +0900

For years the wife and I have been making a McDonald's mutation sandwich which we dubbed the Beef N' Bird.

Equal parts double-cheeseburger and McChicken.
Discard one set of buns (i.e. let the kids eat them when they swoop in to take a break from the playground.)
Combine the meats, sauces, and assorted veggies (term used loosely)
between remaining set of buns and there you have it.
The Beef N' Bird.

I was inspired by this when preparing dinner last night and classed-up (ever so slightly) the original concept.

Gourmet Beef N' Bird:

Pan-fry a large medallion of beef sausage until crisply browned then cut in halves and cook two chicken tenderloins pan-fried in the beef sausage drippings.

One large leaf of Romain lettuce placed on a plate, with a thin layer of sun-dried tomato pesto spread over it, then sprinkled with grated Romano cheese.

When the meats have cooled slightly (so not to wilt the lettuce) alternately place sausage halves and tenderloins on top of the Romain leaf.

Drizzle spicy wing sauce or BBQ lightly over the meats and serve.

BeefNbird2

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You can't take the sky from me

nobody@vox.com(Groove Neuter) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:08:00 +0900

Sunny, 75, and a breeze out of the South.

4.18.08 058

4.18.08 065

4.18.08 066

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Focal Choice

nobody@vox.com(Groove Neuter) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:29:46 +0900

My yen and yang seem to swirl around food-stuffs.

This past week I, among other things, went grocery shopping and got taken out to dinner.

You know the stereotype of the slow moving grocery line caused by a coupon-clipper, paying with cash and exact-change, who doesn't begin to start rummaging for these items in her massive saddle-bag until she's verified a price-match for every item scanned and then made sure all the bags made it into the cart?

I fear that I might become that person.

Twice in the past week I've picked out items, checked them out, paid for them, and not gotten home with them.

I suspect it is because I always have the kids with me when I'm shopping and the clerk, bagperson, and myself are usually distracted with them being cute when it comes time to put the bags back into the cart.

The latest instance was milk.

I picked up six, paid for six, and only got four home into the fridge.
(half-gallons mind you, they were on sale and thus less expensive per volume than the full gallons.)

However, as cosmic balance, the Millionaire and his wife were in town and I got taken out to dinner.

Chicken Oscar at Merchant's upstairs dining room and 18 year old Macallan scotches.

I'm going to make the choice to be really happy about the meal out, the good booze, and the after show at Tootsie's.

After all, no point crying over milk you paid for but were too lame to remember to put in your cart, so your 2 year old could have spilled it when you got home anyway.

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Now that's my kind of IRS!

nobody@vox.com(Groove Neuter) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:54:08 +0900

Came upon new info that made me smile and makes me think that I owe
some bureaucrats in DC an apology.

Turns out that they ARE slick enough to deposit your stimulus rebate check in the same manner
that you received your income tax refund.

So, folks like me that used direct deposit for the refund will get the stimulus funds in like manner.

Sweet.

I'm feeling all good about the amount of postage that will be saved.

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