Readers: You may have noticed that I haven't been diligently recording my bakery conquests through photo journalism in addition to the written word. Unfortunately, my digital camera is broken, so it may be awhile before you'll be feasting your eyes on photo capabilities here at The Great American Bakery Hunt.
To cheer ourselves up, let's sit back and reflect on the bakery find of the week: the variety of baklava at Papa Cristo's, a Greek restaurant and market on West Pico in Los Angeles. Delicious food and sweet desserts, all in one location.
Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Geek powered blogging...
In addition to my aspirations to be a Great American Bakery Hunter, one of my goals in life is to become a genuine computer nerd. I don't know that I will ever measure up to the great techies of our time, but I would like to become more technology savvy.
Enter Lifehacker, a handy dandy blog whose motto says it all: "Don't live to geek; geek to live". I adore Lifehacker for its useful tech tips. I also just discovered the technology blog Geeks are Sexy, and you can't argue with that! If anyone knows of any other geek-powered blogs, give them a shout out on The Great American Bakery Hunt so I can go for the geek gold and learn all the tricks of the trade.
I am particularly interested in any programs that will make me a more efficient bakery hunter...suggestions are welcome!
Enter Lifehacker, a handy dandy blog whose motto says it all: "Don't live to geek; geek to live". I adore Lifehacker for its useful tech tips. I also just discovered the technology blog Geeks are Sexy, and you can't argue with that! If anyone knows of any other geek-powered blogs, give them a shout out on The Great American Bakery Hunt so I can go for the geek gold and learn all the tricks of the trade.
I am particularly interested in any programs that will make me a more efficient bakery hunter...suggestions are welcome!
Saturday, February 03, 2007
A Great American Bakery Hunt shoutout post!
This post is a shoutout to my friend Justin Paul Veiga, who took the photos below with the spirit of bakery hunting in mind. In addition to being named the FedEx Package Handler of the Month for September 2004 (Placentia, CA Hub), he is also one of the most talented, original, and artistic people I know. (When we met to discuss the future of The Great American Bakery Hunt the other day, he offered some clarification about his past accomplishments: "You know, I really handled packages quite well during all the other months too. I'm sure if they could have awarded it to me more than once, they would have.") I would have to agree. Whatever the context, his talents never cease to amaze me.
A student of photography at Cal State Fullerton, Justin is also gifted in painting, and he makes a wicked mix CD (a skill which should never be underestimated-- although, read Chuck Klosterman's Sex Drugs and Cocoapuffs for a theory about mixed cd's Vs. cassettes, he makes some valid points. If you're interested, Klosterman's book also contains a profound theory about why John Cusack is ruining the lives of Americans everywhere.) Anyway, I'll state here for the record that if you see any interesting photos on this site, chances are that Justin took them. The ones that are a little rough around the edges are probably mine!
He profiled different professions for his last photo project, so of course, I dressed up like a baker to help the cause! I'll let him leave some details under the post comments about what kind of camera he took the photos with and why this is probably significant in some way.
All I know is that he is the fearless leader of my one-man tech support team here at The Great American Bakery Hunt. Thus he gets the first and most honorable techie shoutout of the entire blog. If you want to help his artistic cause, give him a fruit custard tart, his number one bakery muse.
We have a running deal to exchange html advice with baked goods: I'll make the tarts, he'll teach me to be a tech wonderwoman. I'm still a long way off, but eventually I hope to become proficient in computer geekiness. And hopefully I will get better at baking along the way. Justin, thanks for all your inspiration and encouragement! The Great American Bakery Hunt would not be the same without you!
A student of photography at Cal State Fullerton, Justin is also gifted in painting, and he makes a wicked mix CD (a skill which should never be underestimated-- although, read Chuck Klosterman's Sex Drugs and Cocoapuffs for a theory about mixed cd's Vs. cassettes, he makes some valid points. If you're interested, Klosterman's book also contains a profound theory about why John Cusack is ruining the lives of Americans everywhere.) Anyway, I'll state here for the record that if you see any interesting photos on this site, chances are that Justin took them. The ones that are a little rough around the edges are probably mine!
He profiled different professions for his last photo project, so of course, I dressed up like a baker to help the cause! I'll let him leave some details under the post comments about what kind of camera he took the photos with and why this is probably significant in some way.
All I know is that he is the fearless leader of my one-man tech support team here at The Great American Bakery Hunt. Thus he gets the first and most honorable techie shoutout of the entire blog. If you want to help his artistic cause, give him a fruit custard tart, his number one bakery muse.
We have a running deal to exchange html advice with baked goods: I'll make the tarts, he'll teach me to be a tech wonderwoman. I'm still a long way off, but eventually I hope to become proficient in computer geekiness. And hopefully I will get better at baking along the way. Justin, thanks for all your inspiration and encouragement! The Great American Bakery Hunt would not be the same without you!
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