The Joneses 2.0

Dine About Town SF 2012

jdrama418 — Tue, 29 May 2012 12:05:00 -0400

Dine About Town SF 2012:

Jun 1 - 15

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Dine About Town - SF

jdrama418 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:50:38 -0500

Dine About Town - SF:

For all the San Francisco folks looking for high quality cheap eats

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R.I.P. Steve Jobs

jdrama418 — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:41:30 -0400

R.I.P. Steve Jobs

Revive Your Clutch DIY Project

jdrama418 — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:45:02 -0400

mckenzierenae:

Really simple DIY project & perfect way to revive your basic clutch!

1. Use gold metallic spray paint (If you prefer another color, go for it!)

2. Tape off the width of the section you want spraypainted.

3. Depending on the pigment of the spray paint and the material of your clutch, you will need to use one to two coats.

4. Let it dry overnight just to be safe!

Saving money and looking amazing while doing it? We are all about that. Nice work.

Enjoy!

Absolut iPad App - Drinkspiration

jdrama418 — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:25:00 -0400

Absolut iPad App - Drinkspiration:

As new iPad owner, I have been searching all over for cool apps. As a ~~alcoholic~~ conoisseur of fine cocktails and adult beverages, I stumbled across this app. As predicted, all the recipes use Absolut Vodka, but its a pretty app and gives you some good vodka cocktails so you dont have to just make vodka and crans at home.

-Jdrama

Just remembered I been riding around with an Ikea end table in my trunk that I had planned to put a...

jdrama418 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:33:00 -0400

Just remembered I been riding around with an Ikea end table in my trunk that I had planned to put a screen in. Hmmmm

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Mute Hulu Commericals

jdrama418 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:31:05 -0400

Mute Hulu Commericals:

This link fits PERFECTLY into the intended theme of this blog, ways to enhance your experience in your home, and especially if I am writing about, through practical applications of technology. Most people im sure know about Hulu to catch up on TV shows. Most people also hate commercials. Viola

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dreambydesign: Nice Man Cave Jealousy! All this needs is a...

jdrama418 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:41:45 -0400

dreambydesign:

Nice Man Cave

Jealousy! All this needs is a dope wet bar.

cajunmartini: The Vieux Carre Cocktail 3/4 oz Brandy 3/4 oz rye...

jdrama418 — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:31:06 -0400

cajunmartini:

The Vieux Carre Cocktail

3/4 oz Brandy

3/4 oz rye whiskey

3/4 oz sweet vermouth

1/4 oz Benedictine

dash Peychaud’s Bitters

dash Angostura Bitters

stir with ice

strain into glass

Summer Cocktails

jdrama418 — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:56:00 -0400

Summer Cocktails:

Its hot. Your thirsty. You want to party. Summer cocktails, nuff said.

- Jdrama (via @napolisaurusrex)

Essence Weekend 2011 in New Orleans

jdrama418 — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:05:00 -0400

First off, let me get this off my chest. If you are going to Essence Music Festival down in the great city of New Orleans this weekend, I hate you. We can be friends still, but alas; I hate you. Got it? Moving on….

Luckily, I’m still a pretty nice guy, and anybody trying to spend money in New Orleans’ toursim based economy is a friend of mine. So I’ll help yall out a lil bit. I’ve gotten a bunch of requests for some my favorite restaurants, hangouts, and any knowledge of events going on this weekend, so decided I would bring em together on here. Without further ado:

Restaurants:

Port of Call @ 838 Esplanade Ave. - This little divey joint on the east edge of the French Quarter serves up one of the best hamburgers you will have in your natural born life. Instead of french fries, you get a large baked potato on the side. I’m pretty sure thats all thats on the menu. If there is other stuff, I don’t know a single person who has ever ordered any of it. Trust me, Cheesebuger, loaded baked potato, and a Monsoon to drink. If you going the virgin route, get the Fruit Punch. Not sure if it is on the menu but just ask for the Fruit Punch.

Drago’s @ Hilton New Orleans Riverside - Looking for a higher end seafood dining experience, then Drago’s is for you. Great food, cool setting, feel fancy. For a ~~more down home~~ cheaper seafood experience in this general area, try Deanie’s Seafood or Acme Oyster House. Mulate’s is worth mentioning, as well as Mother’s, which finds itself on a lot of Travel Guide lists so watch out for MOBS of people.

Hangouts:

*Focusing on NON Bourbon St. places. You’ll find that fine without my help. Make sure you get a Hand Grenade from Tropical Isle (there are two), and DO NOT MISS a Hurricane from Pat O’Brien’s. They have an awesome space, with multiple bars, an outdoor courtyard and a Dueling Piano Bar.

Frenchmen Street - Not too far from the French Quarter (where Decatur, Esplanade, and Frenchmen streets meet) you have the Frenchmen Street drag where locals tend to hang out more so than Bourbon. This is a fantastic area to catch live music from one of the many jazz clubs and such in the area. Be sure to check the schedule for Snug Harbor and you might catch a Jazz great. Blue Nile is really popular and i think Kermit Ruffins is doing a set on July 1st.

The Howlin’ Wolf @ 907 S. Peters - Another great live music venue. Always have great local artists and national acts.

Harrah’s Casino @ 8 Canal St. - Considering a huge number of guests will be staying in Canal Street’s many hotels, I can pretty much guarantee that Harrah’s and its dance club, “Masquerade” should be packed nightly.

House of Blues @ 225 Decatur -Be sure to check who is gonna be there before going.

The Metro & The Republic are worth checking out and the Hookah has a few parties being thrown by a friend of mine. (Essence of Celebration)

That should be enough to get you through the weekend. If your my friend, remember I hate you but you can hit me up for any additional guidance. If your not a friend, your probably wouldn’t hit me up anyway. Either way, hope this helps. Oh yeah, get ready to hear bounce mixes if your in the clubs and all that. I’d assume all yall know what New Orleans bounce is after yall saw that Wally World joint all over World Star lol.

- Jdrama

4th of July Photos

jdrama418 — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:30:06 -0400

Hello all,

4th of July weekend is upon us and everyone has plans to eat, drink, listen to great music, or some combination of those. We would love to see and hear from yall about what your eating, what your drinking, what / who your seeing and all that fun stuff.

And a big shout-out to anyone who plans on attending Essence Music Festival 2011 down in my hometown, New Orleans, La! I’m gonna try to sneak a post out about some of the great restaurants and spots to try and catch while your down there. Laissez le bon temps rouler!

-Jdrama

Homemade Strawberry Infused Vodka

jdrama418 — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:56:21 -0400

This is a little project I read about awhile back and always wanted to give a try. Figured now was as good a time as any other.

Ingredients: - 1 Handle (1.75L) of decent vodka. Doesn’t have to be top shelf, but if it tastes like death, infusing it with Strawberries will just make strawberry death.

4lbs of fresh strawberries.
Glass container big enough to hold all the strawberries and vodka. You should be able to find something suitable for a few bucks.
Cheese cloth/ Coffee filter / Anything to get the bits of strawberries out.

Procedure:

It’s actually fairly simple. First wash the strawberries and remove all the tops. Cut them up into chunks (Fours worked for me) because you want to expose the flesh of the fruit to the vodka. After this is done, place the fruit into your container(s). At this point I sprinkled a little sugar in, just enough to cover the top, to sweeten things up a bit, but that’s completely optional. At this point comes the only hard part, waiting. Sit the container in a cool dark place, the refrigerator if you can, and wait. I’d say at least 36 hours. After that, you need to filter the chunks of strawberry out, including all the little seeds and everything that is probably floating in the vodka now. Once its particle free, its ready to drink!

I’ve done this twice now, and it came out GREAT both times. Its been a big hit at my house and goes pretty fast. I have my own little martini that I make with it, but I’ll save that for another post. In the mean time, see what you can come up with.

- Jdrama

DIY Design Collection

jdrama418 — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:32:52 -0400

DIY Design Collection:

I debated keeping this one for myself, but sharing is caring right? I might try some of these myself

- Jdrama

I bet you never thought people could be too busy for a tumblr did you? LOL. It happens, but we have...

jdrama418 — Fri, 06 May 2011 15:33:18 -0400

I bet you never thought people could be too busy for a tumblr did you? LOL. It happens, but we have some stuff coming up.

Gonna look through this for some steak ideas. Trying to save a...

jdrama418 — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:28:43 -0500

Gonna look through this for some steak ideas. Trying to save a few $$

Korean BBQ Adventure!

msfatalattraction — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:39:32 -0500

Here in NYC, the snow, cold and excessive dreariness can make you seriously consider jumping off of something high. So in an effort to beat the cold (and creeping depression), a few friends and I set out to try different restaurants around NYC. Prior to this weekend, I’ll admit we were 0-2, but thank goodness, this week we happened upon something noteworthy. Dons Bogam is located on E. 32nd Street between Madison and 5th Avenue. It’s a Korean BBQ spot with charming decor and GREAT food.

We started with the spiked crimsonade cocktail pictured here.

Made with crimson punch, fruit tea, lemonade and soju (comparable to vodka), it was different, but definitely enjoyable (might actually try something like this at home :) We followed our cocktails with an appetizer of shrimp dumplings and a main course which included brisket, tuna, shrimp, chicken and veggies cooked on a stove in the center of the table.

It was a little pricey (about $50 per person for drinks, appetizers and entrees) but it was worth every penny. So, if you’re feeling a little fancy and you’re visiting the Big Apple, try stopping for lunch or dinner at Dons Bogam or if you’re not in NYC seek out a Korean BBQ spot near you.

Cheers,

Byrd

Sony HT-CT150, the answer for big sound (but not too big) in a...

jdrama418 — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:08:59 -0500

Sony HT-CT150, the answer for big sound (but not too big) in a small space. 3 HDMI ports to hook all your toys up (Cable box, PS3, and Xbox360 for me) and decent fullness for $300. There are cheaper sound bars out there but the connectivity features made this the easy option for me. Consider this my recommendation.

Edit: English picture http://twitpic.com/41lax9

Sf-NOIR Shrimp & Grits Taste Off. Delicious!! Need to try...

jdrama418 — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:02:07 -0500

Sf-NOIR Shrimp & Grits Taste Off. Delicious!! Need to try this one time.

Monoprice

jdrama418 — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:22:20 -0500

Monoprice:

After making a pretty sweet addition to my *ahem* “Home Theatre” this week (post coming soon) I found myself in need of a few HDMI cords. I went straight to monoprice, then I remembered that all my friends might not know about this wonderful place. Unless your running cable through the wall, over crazy long distances, or just need the cord RIGHT NOW, there is pretty much NO reason to pay more than a few dollars for an HDMI cord.