Tuesday, September 30, 2008

jetpack crossing of the english channel


"How best to cross the English Channel

Despite regular passenger-ferry crossings, a tunnel rail link and numerous commercial flights, some people choose to traverse the English Channel under their own steam. Planes can cross the water in the blink of an eye but both the jetpack and water skis will beat Le Shuttle, which will whisk you and your car under the Channel in 35 minutes. A pricey sea-going car may prove useful for the onward journey; if you have time and energy try rowing or swimming. The pedal-powered miniature airship is not recommended: on Sunday September 28th, just two days after a sucessful jetpack crossing, a Frenchman in a tiny Zeppelin only made it half-way, hampered by strong winds."

- The Economist

chelsea smile album design

got a free minte yesterday to finally get the album work done for chelsea smile. best of luck with the release.





Monday, September 29, 2008

Sunday, September 28, 2008

exactly.

this may just interest runners.

training peak

the c-bus marathon is now three weeks away.

yesterday i ran my peak training run of 23-miles at a 7:45 pace (2:59). though this is :30 slower then my needed race pace, i think it is pretty on point considering this run was done at altitude - and after a heavy night of drinking - and on 5 hours of sleep.

game on marathon.

Monday, September 22, 2008

check the menu

for dinner this evening i made three different types of pizza - all with my homemade dough and sauces:

- marinara, mozzarella, basil

- caramelized onions, center cut bacon, ricotta, and a balsamic reduction

- basil pesto, ricotta, mozzarella

the grill is out of propane, so these pizzas were lacking in the smokey department. sad? yes. still delicious? fuck yea.

(no pics on these as i have already done multiples shoots on my pizzas. i think everyone gets the point on at least the visual aesthetic of these rustic creations)

all paired with a bottle of barolo serralunga '03. incredible is an understatement.

also anna kate was here to enjoy the fine, pinkies up, cuisine. it has been too long.

Saturday, September 20, 2008

esoteric

turns out my roommate grew up with him.

if you have no idea who that is, check these tracks out:


7L & Esoteric - Word Association (remix)


7L & Esoteric - Incredible Hulk Rap


7L & Esoteric - Battlefield

now you know.

alti long run

just finished a two hour long run down to baseline lake.

i didn't really feel altitude until an hour and half in, though i knew something was up because i hadn't recovered as well as i normally would from my half hour run yesterday.

i literally went from striding to a dead standstill from the nausea. i was able to get back into a decent jog for the last half hour back to my house after a few minutes.

when i took that short break i stopped at a gas station to get a vitamin water. the clerk, dead serious, looked at me (fuel belt in hand, drenched in sweat) and asked, "running?"

i was so stunned with his blunt stupidity i couldn't even come up with a witty remark such as 'nope just wrestled a bear' or some inappropriate comment about his mother.

Friday, September 19, 2008

first impression

boulder is badass.

after my first thirty-minute acclimation run, and looking at maps of the area, i have realized boulder is one massive running trail.

the produce is also great, but is at nyc prices. kinda worth it.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Monday, September 15, 2008

mizuno 15-miler results

Mizuno Columbus 15 Miler
(09.14.08)
1:48:35
7:15 pace
1st in age group
8th overall

at the start of the race it was over 80 and humid. miserable conditions. pacing was a bit more of a strain. other then that, a decent race.



going amish

wind storms decide to rampage new albany yesterday.

it is estimated that we won't have electricity for five days... though i leave for boulder in three...

below is one of the pear trees in front of my house that got ripped in half. the camera phone photo doesn't really do the thirty-foot tree justice.

Saturday, September 13, 2008

perspiration

it is much better to sweat garlic then curry when running.

if you have no clue what i am talking about do a little science experiment. cook a recipe with a ton of chopped garlic, and on a separate occasion, a dish with heavy amounts of curry that requires hand mixing. you will 100% understand what i mean.

just throwin it out there.

Friday, September 12, 2008

sesame cones with tuna tar tar

parents were having a food and wine tasting... i was asked to do the presentation on the sesame cone with tuna tartare.

i also aided in the cone prep work, just not cutting up the, incredible, sushi grade tuna. it beat out the other fifteen dishes of the night. kinda good at what i do.

chelsea smile poster iii



check them out.
check me out.

gallery logos

my uncle, tommy koulermos, has opened an art gallery down near jacksonville, florida. he asked me to do a logo.

the name is 'seaside gallery' and they will be selling a range of art, from the cheap to medium price. they are there to fill the niche that the retired people of the area crave.

my executions:



sunday

i'm running the mizuno 15-miler.

i'm pumped.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

chelsea smile promo posters

knocked these out yesterday for my buddies in chelsea smile.

all the work for them is now under my graphic design portfolio on my site.



a humorous past (i)

ccad sophmore year
the class: illustration methods
professor: leah wong
the assignment: illustrate an overly-expressive person

i chose to draw my younger brother nick koulermos. the photoshopped reference photo (right) for this slays me. obviously the expression was 'surprised.'

a humorous past (ii)

ccad freshman year
the class: 3-D design
professor: todd
the assignment: create a unique sculpture based off of elements based from a fruit or vegetable.

my first interpretation of the assignment was quite wrong. mr. todd, who didn't like anyone, found new reason to especially hate me. i thought we could take the project in a more 'creative and humorous' direction... mr. todd didn't find my forty sketches (all with the same mindset of the dali-squasha) very funny. at all. quite disgusted as a matter of fact. the final is below the masterpiece.

a humorous past (iii)

parma, italy... anna kate was in boulder... but the unicorn was born in italy.
the class:y
professor: knowledge
the assignment: brand the unicorn that had just been found near florence.

a humorous past (iv)

pratt junior year
the class: 2-D Method (?)
professor: joe roberts
the assignment: create a visual for the song 'The Hand of the Almighty (aka God Will Fuck You Up).'

a humorous past (v)

ccad sophmore year
the class: 2-D Method (?)
professor: mcinturff
the assignment: create a series of four images that exemplified a knowledge in multiple techniques and approaches to 2-d design.

i went with the curb stomp scene from american history x... two of the four didn't turn out so hot, but those aren't shown... the neon 'eat at joe's' just worked on so many levels.

'loose ends'

- rjd2

get it. probably the best album i have ever heard.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

portfolio update

a whole new client has been added under 'graphic design'... the fine cbus band of Chelsea Smile.



check it out.
check them out.

got to.

watch this.

when my itunes shuffle hit this track, it became clear that i needed to go to youtube and post the video.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

ricotta and spinach ravioli

yesterday i fought an upward battle of making my own pasta dough. i failed.

so i called up zack koulermos... aka older brother... aka wealth of culinary knowledge... aka badass... to talk over why i fucked up. twice.

my filling of ricotta and spinach was dead on. the dough though gave me a frustrating struggle of epic proportions (plus i'd just finished a ten mile training run). so i lost. chinese takeout won(ish).

but, i said, "fuck you pasta dough." and found another recipe. thomas keller, on zack's recommendation, showed me the way with his simple (AND CORRECTLY PROPORTIONED) dough recipe.

the end product was legit, and is pictured below.



Monday, September 8, 2008

portfolio update



got the chelsea smile logo in the mix, and reworked the root works logo. in other words i updated the 'logos' section.

check
that
shit
out.

ak is a badass

yes. my copywriter anna kate. (the state of alaska, though also badass, is not the subject of this post.)

anyway, she got HIRED AT CRISPIN!

yea... that girl that i did my advertising portfolio with is going to be working for the 'most award-winning' agency in the states.

also its badass because her job starts the same day as my internship.

check her out at annakateroche.com.... she might just blow your mind.

my thoughts exactly

Drawing a Bead on the Press, NYT
"Ms. Palin’s prism of God, Alaska and Country, in that order, obscures an irony. When 17-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney’s sister, shows up pregnant, it becomes one more example of permissiveness gone amok. But array those same circumstances over 17-year-old Bristol Palin, and it is received at the convention as one more example of steadfast prolife values."

The article makes many valid negative points, but is also presented in a pretty fair way, discussing her many unbelievable traits as a mom and leader.

Also, think about if Obama had a 17-year-old pregnant daughter and what Fox News would be churning up about America's 'irresponsible urban culture.'

Sunday, September 7, 2008

good movie

smartpeople

pizza, round ii

i reworked minor parts of my recipe. the pizzas turned out much better.

homemade sauce and dough, with mozzarella and basil.



doubts and fears of broken legs

with each step i take further during my training runs, it becomes harder to push out of my mind, 'when will my legs give out?' will it be a sprain? a fracture? a clean break? a car? an ankle? one shin or two?

the list of endless possibilities of injury weigh heavy on my mind. with the increase of speed on my longer runs, i find myself having to ice my minor injuries constantly. waiting, and hoping, that nothing will become too serious... thus forcing me to discontinue my training...

juggling pushing myself in training and preventing injury is becoming quite the interesting act.

i race again this sunday in a 15 miler.

this week will be taken lighter as a semi-taper. hopefully my legs will hold for another six weeks until i get the columbus marathon out of the way, then take a bit of a break from the past seven months of constant training.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

pizza on the grill

i decide to take the next step with my pizzas... not just my own sauce, but make my own dough. then throw it on the grill. 'successful' would be an understatement.

homemade dough, homemade sauce, mozzarella, italian sausage, and fresh basil...





btw - if you don't have the time to make your own dough... which i normally don't, use boboli. it is the best i have found.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

fuck the rnc

at what point did i lose all respect for the republican national convention? i'm not sure if it was before or after the chants coaxed by giuliani of "drill baby, drill!"

okay... i am sure. it was after.

but, whining about 'sexism' with attacks relating to sarah palin is quite the load of shit. fox is the same network that took such issue with hillary clinton's 'woman issues/breakdown' a half year ago. these are the biggest hypocrites that have ever walked the earth, and yet have the nerve to try and point fingers and find fault in everything that the democrats do.

they STILL say obama doesn't have enough experience, though palin only has two years to barack's four. palin was leading in alaska - the whole fucking state is still under a million.

any respect i had for giuliani has gone out the window. i know palin can't be on the offensive this evening because she has to defend her slutty daughter who was taught to use a moose skin condom, but saying obama has no credibility because he chose to work in the inner city instead of on wall street is such a skeezy move.

i hate republicans. fear-mongering douche bags. call me close minded. call me ignorant. maybe my morals are off key, but at least i don't play victim when it just so happens to work for my campaign. i don't base my life, and politics, around a 2000 year old book.

i believe in global warming and climate change. i believe in evolution. i believe people should be treated equally. i know that change is possible for our country, but we have to be truly open to it. the rich shouldn't just be given tax breaks, it's the people who need that money most that should be receiving it. sorry to all you republicans who still think our school systems are so stellar, and that the war was justifiable. you are all fucked in the head.

if obama had a 17 year old daughter who was pregnant, and unwed, all fox news would be spouting is how this is a shining example of the 'urban culture' that does not fully understand the consequences of their actions.

watching the rnc makes me ill. dear god - vote obama. the world can't take another four years of this.

deleted scenes of season iv

the office season iv has some very very good deleted scenes on the dvd... absolutely watch:
- 'Local Ad'
- 'The Deposition'
- 'Night Out'

annnnd pam will be going to pratt, which i didn't know because i was out of the country (nbc's video doesn't work outside the us).

my sandwich

after returning from italy, i put together a sandwich that summarized the regional specialties of parma.



- grilled rosemary chicken
- parmesan reggiano
- arugula
- balsamic vinegar
- ciabatta bread (though i would prefer micca, it is only made in parma. i miss that.)
- kalimata olives (...yes they are greek, but so am i... plus they add an extra kick that makes the sandwich)

served with carrots, a green pepper, cherries, and pomegranite-blueberry juice on ice.

goooood stuff.

Monday, September 1, 2008

songs to run by

add these to your ipod before hitting the street. call the playlist 'best run in a long time', then shuffle up.

Jay-Z - Oh My God
Jay-Z - Kingdom Come
Jedi Mind Tricks - On The Eve Of War feat. Gza
Justice - Phantom
Justice - Phantom pt. II
Killah Priest - I'm Wit That
M.O.P. featuring Busta Rhymes - Ante Up Remix
Metallica - Cyanide (live)
Mobb Deep - Shook Ones
Nas - Black Republicans feat. Jay Z
Nas featuring Kanye West - Still Dreaming
Queens Of The Stone Age - Go With The Flow
Run-DMC Featuring Jermaine Dupri - It's Over
The Warriors - And Yet They Say...

check 'em out. if more then one fails you i will be surprised.

alaska is not a good decision

when picking a vp running mate.

Everything up north is saturated with oil money, which can almost guarentee every representivie is doing something illegal or is in some corperation's pocket. Well ok... that does sound like the perfect scenario for a republican canidate...

But, it was just released that Sarah Palin's teenage daughter is pregnant. I suppose the only worse option would have been if they had an abortion.

See what happens when you preach the conservative approach of anti-contraception bullshit? Your daughter ends up poppin' one out before she can legally vote.

Keep shooting yourselves in the foot republicans.


ps - just announced on the news today (9/2) that over 26 million in earmarks were awarded to the town, wasilla, that palin was major of... but wait... isn't that in direct conflict with mccain fighting earmarks and wasteful government spending?