Month: February 2005

  • Awesome Dessert

    Looking for an impressive dessert? Check this out. It’s raspberry and lemon sorbet with champagne poured over it. Add two mint leaves and it’s perfect. Then you can drink the rest of the champagne. Can you tell I’m going for more photo-intensive posts at bengarvey.com?

  • Status on Abe Vigoda

    This is why I love Mozilla Firefox. Somebody came up with a browser extension that keeps you updated on the status of Abe Vigoda. Currently, his status is “alive.”

  • Hanzi Smatter on Valentine’s Day

    This is a great Valentine’s Day post by the amazing Hanzi Smatter blog where the author deciphers the (mis)use of chinese characters in American culture. Think of it as a reverse engrish.com (except in Chinese, not Japanese).

  • Last Chance to Join

    It’s your last chance to join the next game of Odd Man In, A View to an Autokill. Right now there are 71 players signed up! Update: The game is underway!

  • Mr Gold Wins!

    One Shot is Not Enough was won by BigExit, aka Mr Gold, who easily takes the title of best new Odd Man In player. In his first game he made it to the final three and then followed it up with a solid win in the 12th round of One Shot is Not Enough. Once…

  • The Onion vs the Superbowl

    The Onion’s latest issue featured an article about product placement in the Superbowl. They go overboard, even for the Onion, but at least it has local interest.”This is great for the league, but I’m not sure it’s the best thing in the world for the players,” McNabb said. “The anxiety made me throw to [wide…

  • The Century Theater

    About a year ago they knocked down the Capas costume store on the White Horse Pike in Audubon to build an Eckerd Drugs. You could tell it used to be a theater of some sort because of the design. Today I found this history of that building:Opened in 1921, many vaudeville acts entertained on the…

  • Final Three!

    Final Three! This will probably be the last round of One Shot is Not Enough or as it’s refered to by the dead players, THE GAME THAT WOULDN’T DIE. I can’t wait to find out who the finalists really were. They seem to understand the game and used some interesting strategies to get to the…

  • Open Mic Recap @ The Treehouse (02/02/05)

    Last week I stopped by the all new Tree House open mic hosted by Johnny Miles. It was a fairly quiet night. John Shaughnessy and John Brennan played some songs. I played a new song tenatively titled “Ship 9” about a guy who is stuck on a spaceship keeping an eye on things. Everyone else…

  • 400000 Page Views!

    Thanks to all the traffic generated from Odd Man In, bengarvey.com just hit 400,000 page views since I started the site. Also, this site is currently the featured blog over at phillyfuture.org!bengarvey.com gets the pick for our current Featured Blog. I’ve been a fan of his online efforts for a long time now: whether it…

  • Chili Recipe Finalized

    I’ve talked about my chipotle chili recipe a few times, but it’s time to retire the recipe. I didn’t make any changes in the last two batches and it came out perfect both times. The only thing different from the previous recipe is that I upped the chili powder from 5 tbsp to 7 tbsp…

  • The Office

    I rented the first disc of The Office. I’m through the first four shows and it’s fantastic. Every episode seems to get a little better, but the 4th was so good I watched it twice. Ricky Gervais is great in almost every scene, but Tim and Gareth, played by Martin Freeman and McKenzie Crook, play…

  • Final Four!

    After what seemed like an endless number of rounds, One Shot is Not Enough has reached the final four! This is an interesting situation because the game could end in this round if two people are killed. When two players are left, the player with the most points wins. Let’s meet our final four players:…

  • A picture I drew

    Last week I was going through my old comic book collection because I want to sell it on eBay. I came across a picture I drew, probably in the 5th grade. It’s called Where’s Wolverine and it’s in the style of Where’s Waldo except it’s filled with aliens, sharks, and bikini chicks. It’s set at…

  • craigslist furniture

    I love reading the used furniture listings at craigslist. There’s always a ton of interesting pieces. A blue velour pimp couch? A sweet atomic age blue-green couch By far my favorite item is this Microwave & TV cart. It’s lazy owner can’t even take the time to take the toilet paper out of it or…

  • Go Birds

    Eagles! Update: Oh well…

  • Star Nosed Moles

    Warning: The Star Nose Mole is possibly the most hideous thing I’ve ever seen. Whatever you do, don’t click here to see what it looks like. You’ve been warned.

  • Tree House Open Mic Tonight

    The Tree House brings back their open mic tonight at 7:00PM with host Johnny Miles. It runs from 7-9PM and you can sign up in person.

  • I do beans

    So let’s say you’re a struggling male model trying to get work. You shoot some promising ads and commercials, but nothing really comes out of it. Then one day you realize you’ve been the Taster’s Choice guy for 16 years.Russell Christoff, a former model from Northern California, posed for a two-hour Nestle photo shoot in…

  • Sweet Sixteen

    One Shot is Not Enough has reached the sweet sixteen! Mr Turquoise currently leads with 8 points, but I doubt he’ll be around for long! Head here if you want to join the next game of Odd Man In, titled A View to an Autokill.