zomg » Brain Farts http://www.vivalapigarotti.org/blog just another speck of text Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:33:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 moratorium http://www.vivalapigarotti.org/blog/2010/11/10/moratorium/ http://www.vivalapigarotti.org/blog/2010/11/10/moratorium/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:37:01 +0000 admin http://www.vivalapigarotti.org/blog/?p=633 i’ve never been so scared and unsure of things until today. seems i forgot my parachute.

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too many “what are you doing now” sites, too many useless small talks. fun to follow, though.

getting back to work.

trying to focus here.

]]> http://www.vivalapigarotti.org/blog/2010/05/21/june/feed/ 0 how to make DIY cheap cappuccino http://www.vivalapigarotti.org/blog/2008/04/30/how-to-make-diy-cheap-cappuccino/ http://www.vivalapigarotti.org/blog/2008/04/30/how-to-make-diy-cheap-cappuccino/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:02:59 +0000 admin http://www.vivalapigarotti.org/blog/2008/04/30/how-to-make-diy-cheap-cappuccino/ a month ago, i bought an 88 peso milk foamer because i was curious if it really works. to my surprise, this el cheapo gizmo works wonders! i had my first spill-free DIY cappuccino hehe..

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here’s what you need:
- milk (fatty milk creates more foam. cow head’s so far my creamy choice)
- freshly ground coffee beans
- coffee machine (cheap one will do, because i’m cheap)
- milk foamer/whisker/whatever you call it

1) brew coffee. a spoonful of ground coffee for every half cup of water.
2) heat milk in a microwave. don’t forget to put cover if you don’t want to end up cleaning the mess later.
3) use the electric whisker on your milk until you are satisfied with the foam.
4) pour brewed coffee into mugs, then add your foamy milk.
5) dust cinnamon over your beverage, if you like. add sugar as desired.

voila! el cheapo cappuccino.

]]> http://www.vivalapigarotti.org/blog/2008/04/30/how-to-make-diy-cheap-cappuccino/feed/ 1 breast milk is bad for single friends http://www.vivalapigarotti.org/blog/2008/01/08/breast-milk-is-bad-for-single-friends/ http://www.vivalapigarotti.org/blog/2008/01/08/breast-milk-is-bad-for-single-friends/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:44:31 +0000 admin http://www.vivalapigarotti.org/blog/2008/01/08/breast-milk-is-bad-for-single-friends/ the other night, i accompanied somebody to a high school dinner reunion thingy at some japanese restaurant in morato. like any common gathering of around fifteen people, we were given the longest rectangular table available. the wives  wimmin were grouped together on one end, while the men on the other end of the table– which clearly tells me that i should join the ladies whether i like it or not. but don’t get me wrong, they’re really nice people. it was actually interesting to learn a thing or two about motherhood, but i just can’t stand the whole breast-sucking machine talk all night long. for some reason i kept on thinking about spotted white cows with huge pink udders. one of the ladies said this sucking machine is better than doing it directly, because in her case, the baby bit her nipple so hard it bled. it went on and on for the rest of the night until i was tempted to transfer over to the men’s side and start arm-wrestling.

anyway, i expressed my anxiety when we were on our way home and he said, “don’t you think you’re starting to feel left out because everyone’s getting married and having kids?” i never really thought of it that way, i said. i don’t have to do what everybody’s been doing just to fit in, but it sucks losing friends to new priorities and responsibilities you can’t relate to.

well at least i can pacify their babies by making them think i’m some puffy pooh bear. what a life.

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are you bored like me? click here for more.

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]]> http://www.vivalapigarotti.org/blog/2007/09/23/domainrenewalonlinecom-domain-renewal-scam/feed/ 0 color loss when exporting from photoshop http://www.vivalapigarotti.org/blog/2007/02/08/color-loss-when-exporting-from-photoshop/ http://www.vivalapigarotti.org/blog/2007/02/08/color-loss-when-exporting-from-photoshop/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:42:00 +0000 admin http://blog.vivalapigarotti.org/?p=465 recently, i noticed that whenever i save a photoshop file into jpg, my images always suffer some color loss.. it looked a bit subdued compared to the original file that i worked on. i tried several combination of color profiles and proof views but nothing worked.

fortunately, after a few more tries i managed to come up with the solution. *beams* it seems that my export setting is not the same as the profile that i was using. to change your export setting,

1) click Save as For Web
2) there is an unlabeled arrow located at the upper left of your Save button.
3) click on it, and select Use Document Color Profile.
4) click Save, check your saved jpg, and voila! No color loss :)

]]> http://www.vivalapigarotti.org/blog/2007/02/08/color-loss-when-exporting-from-photoshop/feed/ 3 domesticated and bored. http://www.vivalapigarotti.org/blog/2007/01/18/domesticated-and-bored/ http://www.vivalapigarotti.org/blog/2007/01/18/domesticated-and-bored/#comments Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:25:00 +0000 admin http://blog.vivalapigarotti.org/?p=464 i’ve never thought domestic chores would be therapeutic. i’ve been trying to work for the past few days but i can’t seem to be productive. the house looked almost the same as it did five years ago, but even though it has less clutter now and my work area is almost immaculate, i can’t get the idea of home improvement out of my head. it kept on popping in my head like some subliminal tv clip inserts.after i finished meeting with two of my clients today, i headed straight to the mall to purchase the items on my improvement list. there weren’t a lot of variety in the department store, but at least they have the right hues i wanted for the coming months. demi, the househelp, insists that we get reds and pinks since valentine’s day is near, but i don’t feel like having reds and pinks for now, so i purchased a couple of native orange throw pillows, some wood accessories and an orange-yellow mix of short-stemmed faux blooms.

i can’t stop thinking of things to throw out and replace with something useful and pleasing. maybe i’ve vegetated long enough.

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when we were kids, we jump out of bed the moment the clock tells us it’s christmas and we’d tear out the wrapped presents under the tree as barbaric as we could hehe. sometimes my mom would drag all of us, if not by the hair, to our godparents’ houses and expect our annual pamasko. personally, i was never comfortable with the idea of “raiding” our godparents’ house for christmas presents or money. i usually felt all squirmy and awkward whenever they handed me an ang-pao which i suspect was hastily stuffed inside the envelope the moment we disturbed their sleep. imagine the annual awkward moments when you’re reaching for the red envelope they hand you. i dunno, i guess i just wanted it to be sincere and not something you get out of obligation.

*shudder*

anyway, now that i’m one of the miserable grown-ups, i’m now being hunted down by expectant children and their equally expectant mothers who are not even my godchildren. i hardly even know them, for goodness sake. and i’m starting to hate that stupid hypocritical smile they put on when they came by yesterday.

don’t get me wrong, tho. i love giving presents to people i am close to, especially when i know it’s going to make them happy. people who don’t even know that i live alone and suddenly asks me for pamasko won’t be getting any. not even a candy bar.

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