Category: Blog
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Burning Man 2013, The Pilgrimage: Part 3
So as you know, I’ve been back from Burning Man for nearly a week, but my travel schedule during that time got so hectic I had to stop blogging. I came home to a broken air conditioner, miscellaneous plumbing crises, and a catering event, so I’m JUST now starting to come up for air and…
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Masterchef 4 Quick Recap: Back to the start and food fit for a King (S4E24)
Hello! It’s Michael Chen again. After talking to Ben, he told me that he would not be watching the last few episodes of MasterChef, so I took it upon my weary shoulders fingers to finish this season out for those of you that can’t live without the recaps. Expect a post from him in the somewhat…
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Masterchef 4 Recap: Team Mystery Box and Chocolate (S4E23)
For the second to last time (Ben is back from Burning Man, but is currently trekking across the wild west and has no time to partake in MasterChef), hello, Starr-struck citizens of the internet! I am doing a temporary takeover of his blog in order to write the MasterChef recaps that so many of you…
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Masterchef 4 Recap: Mini-Judges and Noodle Soup (S4E21)
Once again, hello, Starr-struck citizens of the internet! Since Ben Starr is partaking in his annual pilgrimage to Burning Man, I am doing a temporary takeover of his blog in order to write the MasterChef recaps that so many of you are so fond of. For those of you that don’t know me, my name…
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Masterchef 4 Recap: WP-24 and Calamari (S4E20)
Hello, Starr-struck citizens of the internet! Since Ben Starr is partaking in his annual pilgrimage to Burning Man, I am doing a temporary takeover of his blog in order to write the MasterChef recaps that so many of you are so fond of. For those of you that don’t know me, my name is Michael…
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Burning Man 2013: The Pilgrimage, part 2
Day 3 of our pilgrimage to Burning Man, and since Ross hadn’t laid eyes on the Grand Canyon since he was a little kid, I decide it will be well worth the hour and a half drive from Flagstaff to show it to him the BenStarr way. I have to say that when it comes…
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Burning Man 2013: The Pilgrimage, part 1
It begins. My annual pilgrimage to Burning Man. I’ll explain more about Burning Man in a later blog, because right now, it’s about the journey there. And boy, was I ready to be on the road. The last month has been nothing but frantic preparation for Burning Man. Way more than normal. In the past…
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MasterChef 4 recap: T-Bones and Live Birds (S4E19)
(PLEASE NOTE: This blog contains the IPA-soaked rants of a former MasterChef survivor who has practically no inside knowledge of how this season was produced. It’s not fit to be read by anyone.) So we’re back up to 7 contestants, now that Bri is back. And it’s time for a mystery box. Krissi tells us,…
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Guest Post: Ecuador!
One of my delightful fans, Alyssa, leads a very interesting life. She left the comfort and familiarity of her home and country, and moved to a far-flung coastal village in Ecuador to help people less fortunate than herself…and she’s had many adventures along the way. I originally began interacting with Alyssa when she commented on…