Chris Carrillo's Blog

Making Timpano

2012-01-17T15:49:00.000-05:00

Ever since I saw the movie "Big Night" I've wanted to try Il Timpano.

Here are pictures from my Timpano making adventure.

Carbs

2011-12-21T15:27:00.001-05:00

I like making bagels and pretzels. This stuff makes you fat, right? It may be worth it.

Bagel boiling:

Pretzel boiling:

Making Pasta

2011-08-04T07:07:00.000-05:00

Wednesday is spaghetti making day!

Here are some pictures from my pasta endeavor.

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Sand Sculptures at Revere Beach

2011-07-15T23:59:00.000-05:00

Sand sculptures at Revere Beach, July 15, 2011.

Pictures here: https://plus.google.com/photos/100444203488619289184/albums/5629960035083384817

Japanese Lantern Festival in JP

2011-07-14T23:59:00.001-05:00

Japanese Lantern Festival Pictures!

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This took place at the Forest Hills Cemetery on July 14th

Trip to Washington, July 2011

2011-07-05T23:59:00.000-05:00

I went hiking in North Cascades National Park and Mt Rainier National Park in early July, 2011.

Here are some pictures:

https://plus.google.com/photos/100444203488619289184/albums/5625376323516329969

Sculpture at MIT

2011-06-26T21:39:00.001-05:00

Me inside "Alchemist", a sculpture by Jaume Plensa. http://j.mp/lLe76R

Tea Balls

2011-06-26T20:10:00.001-05:00

I love these little tea balls :)

Hiking Gap Mountain

2011-06-18T23:59:00.001-05:00

Gap Mountain is in Troy, NH. It's a short hike to the top, about an hour. It's worth it; when you get there, there are wild blueberry bushes!

When I went in late June, the blueberries weren't ripe yet.

Here are some pictures:

https://plus.google.com/photos/100444203488619289184/albums/5619950103660702241

Son of Man

2010-11-03T09:29:00.003-05:00

My Halloween costume this year was an homage to Rene Magritte. The apple is a piece of paper taped to the brim of the bowler hat. Several French people in Salem recognized the painting ("les fils de l'homme").

I love the song "Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War", and I love bowler hats.

Happy Halloween!

(Here are a bunch more photos if you're interested :)

The Scale of the Universe

2010-10-27T23:41:00.000-05:00

This is me figuring out the scale of everything at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. You should go. It will blow your mind.

Bagel Day!

2010-07-25T17:14:00.007-05:00

Today I decided to make my own bagels.

For a while it has been bothering me that you can easily buy a poppy seed bagel, and you can easily buy an egg bagel, but it is impossible to find an egg bagel with poppy seeds. So you need to make one yourself.

I made some plain and some with poppy seeds.

Here are some pictures (click to enlarge):

Here is the recipe I used:

Egg Bagels

Bagel ingredients:

4 eggs

2 packets of yeast

8 cups flour

2 cups warm water

1/4 cup canola oil

1 tablespoon salt

1 tablespoon sugar

Glaze ingredients:

2 egg yolks

2 tablespoons water

Optional ingredients:

Poppy seeds or sesame seeds or whatever.

Instructions:

Mix together all dry bagel ingredients well. Stir in all wet bagel ingredients. Knead for 10 minutes.

Place dough in a greased bowl. Cover and allow to rise in warm place for twenty minutes.

Punch down the dough and divide into 30 pieces. (I did this rather unevenly so some of the bagels turned out big and some small. It doesn't really matter.)

Roll into nice balls. Punch a hole through the center of each ball and then spin it around a chopstick to make the hole bigger. The chopstick thing is my own idea and probably a crazy one.

Put them on trays and allow to rise for fifteen more minutes.

While they are rising, make the glaze by mixing 2 egg yolks with 2 tablespoons of water in a bowl.

Cooking:

Preheat oven to 450°F.

Use the chopstick to drop bagels in boiling water 5 inches deep and boil for about three minutes; turn each bagel once. I did 4 bagels at once.

Place on greased sheet and brush on egg yolk glaze. Sprinkle on poppy seeds or sesame seeds or nothing or whatever you want.

Bake at 450°F for 18-20 minutes.

Don't burn yourself. Eat with honey or cream cheese.

Origami Convention!

2010-06-30T09:58:00.002-05:00

I went to an origami convention in New York City. It was amazing. Click here to see pictures!

Slideshow:

New Hampshire

2010-06-05T23:03:00.004-05:00

Hiked up to the top of Mt Monadnock today. I just had my cellphone camera but I was able to get some pretty good shots with it. The haze off in the distance is a thunderstorm coming!

Listen to how windy it was at the top:

Super Mario Cupcakes!

2010-05-30T08:03:00.002-05:00

Melted white + colored chocolate in squirt bottles, plus black and
white icing for the eyes. Inspired by New Super Mario Bros. for Wii

Princess Tiara Cupcakes

2010-05-10T22:50:00.009-05:00

Iced the cupcakes with pink icing, smoothed the icing, then put white sugar sprinkles. The sugar looks like diamonds maybe?

After these were in the cupcake holder I thought they needed some fairy magic wands, so it was back to the melted chocolate on wax paper. If you trail the ends to a point you can spike them right into the cupcakes.

Next time I think I will make the magic stars a bit pointier.

White Chocolate Tiaras

2010-05-10T22:47:00.003-05:00

Next up in the princess cupcake series--I started these by drawing with sharpie on paper wrapped around glasses. Then I taped wax paper over the templates, melted some white chocolate, and followed the the pattern with the squirt bottle.

These set in 1 minute in the freezer. Don't forget to add the little pink pearl sprinkles while the chocolate is still liquid!

Making Cupcakes

2010-05-10T22:44:00.002-05:00

I seem to be developing a specialty in decorating cupcakes for girls' birthday parties. Not sure why that theme in particular.

These are "princess crown" cupcakes. I made the crowns out of marshmallows--cut out the center with a coke can tube, then dyed them in yellow food coloring and let them dry overnight.

It was lots of fun!

Dark City

2010-04-13T15:23:00.001-05:00

Shout out for the movie "Dark City". Jennifer Connelly is beautiful. Sorry about Kiefer Sutherland.

Terrace

2010-03-10T20:34:00.001-05:00

Rearranging the deck chairs on the second floor of the student center
at Northeastern University

A Personal Message from Scott Brown to Me

2010-01-21T21:04:00.002-05:00

... not!

Who Who

2009-12-27T17:55:00.001-05:00

Giant owl on the Jacksonville Library building in downtown Jacksonville, FL

Cookies!

2009-12-24T22:39:00.001-05:00

I made cookies. I'm officially my Mom now!

Origami Tree

2009-12-23T12:01:00.001-05:00

Christmas tree in New York City covered with lovely origami (picture
from Tiffany).

Gingerbread Houses

2009-12-11T19:07:00.004-05:00

(click to enlarge)

Here are the Gingerbread houses that were in the Xhibition Kitchen in Stetson West at Northeastern University today.

Last look at Fall

2009-12-09T23:20:00.002-05:00

Arnold Arboretum before Winter came

If you are going to be crucified, this is the most festive way to do it.

2009-12-07T09:42:00.007-05:00

(click to enlarge)

p.s. Please do not feed the duck or geese.

Bonus: Popcorn crucifix!

Pictures were taken at La Salette Shrine in Attleboro, MA. Popcorn one was my picture. Jesus one is someone elses's.

Love the Blog

2009-12-01T13:54:00.003-05:00

Kendra is a huge fan of my blog. She can't stop talking at work about how awesome it is. Plus, I put a lot of important stuff here so it's important that everyone read it every day. Love, Chris.

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-31T18:20:00.001-05:00

Happy Halloween!
Originally uploaded by cadill

Happy Halloween!

The Tree that Time Built

2009-10-29T14:09:00.002-05:00

Do not fret, and do not doubt

You are in time, you can't fall out

No matter what you say or do

You are in time, time is in you

And everything that is to be

Will be in time, upon this tree

- Mary Ann Hoberman

It's pumpkin season again!

2009-10-10T20:15:00.001-05:00

It's pumpkin season again!
Originally uploaded by cadill

It's pumpkin season again!

Fall is coming!!!

2009-09-22T13:38:00.001-05:00

I like this picture of my sister and brother-in-law

2009-09-22T10:26:00.000-05:00

I like this picture of my sister and brother-in-law
Originally uploaded by cadill

I like this picture of my sister and brother-in-law

Florida Caterpillar

2009-06-27T09:24:00.001-05:00

Florida Caterpillar
Originally uploaded by cadill

Cool caterpillar I found in Florida

Yeah man

2009-01-31T10:01:00.001-05:00

Yeah man
Originally uploaded by Riffboss

Ross got his bike!

Chris drives with Trapster on WBZ-TV

2009-01-13T10:47:00.005-05:00

I got my 2 minutes of fame on the local CBS News affliate WBZ-TV in Boston. I drove around with reporter David Wade talking about a cellphone application called Trapster that helps you find police speed traps. Funny!

Article here: http://bit.ly/cctrapster
Link to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBpm1ySmZLM&fmt=18

In the Cheese section

2009-01-10T14:18:00.003-05:00

In the Cheese section
Originally uploaded by cadill

Cheese! Shredded!

Kumquats

2008-12-20T00:19:00.001-05:00

I like kumquats

Montreal

2008-11-19T22:25:00.001-05:00

Some pictures from this past weekend in Montreal

Babson

2008-10-19T19:07:00.000-05:00

We were the Kings and Queens of Narnia.

Photo from Class

2008-10-03T10:44:00.002-05:00

Photo from Class
Originally uploaded by cadill

In this photo from class, the crowds breed contagion while the professor reaches for her head.

Woodworking

2008-06-09T19:16:00.001-05:00

Woodworking
Originally uploaded by cadill

Woodworking

I took this photo of grass and water droplets in the yard.

2008-05-17T20:27:00.005-05:00

Water Droplets on Leaf
Originally uploaded by cadill

I took this photo of grass and water droplets in my yard. It's even more fun with red/blue stereo glasses.

My friend Ross and the guy who still loves you

2008-05-13T16:54:00.002-05:00

My friend Ross and the guy who still loves you
Originally uploaded by cadill

My friend Ross and the guy who still loves you

Bakery for breakfast

2008-04-27T09:23:00.002-05:00

Bakery for breakfast
Originally uploaded by cadill

Bakery for breakfast

Nibbles Woodaway in Providence, Rhode Island

2008-04-26T07:51:00.001-05:00

Nibbles Woodaway in Providence, Rhode Island
Originally uploaded by cadill

Nibbles Woodaway in Providence, Rhode Island

Is This Your Car?

2008-03-30T22:02:00.002-05:00

Is This Your Car?
Originally uploaded by cadill

My friend Sam took this picture out of his car window.

On the way to Pru

2008-03-21T11:50:00.002-05:00

On the way to Pru
Originally uploaded by cadill

Moon at Northeastern

2008-03-20T19:58:00.002-05:00

Moon at Northeastern
Originally uploaded by cadill

Taken with my cellphone cam

Chefs on trucks

2008-03-13T10:43:00.001-05:00

Chefs on trucks
Originally uploaded by cadill

Ross in the Quad

2008-03-03T16:05:00.002-05:00

Ross in the Quad
Originally uploaded by cadill

Northeastern University

My favorite hallway

2008-02-25T13:23:00.003-05:00

My favorite hallway, originally uploaded by cadill.

Northeastern University in Boston

Business Name

2008-02-09T23:34:00.001-05:00

Business Name, originally uploaded by cadill.

If you have a Credit Union, try to name it something that looks like
the word "Mafia" when you're driving by fast with a cellphone camera.
You'll get my attention.

Looking at the Northeastern University T stop

2008-02-09T23:20:00.001-05:00

Looking at the Northeastern University T stop, originally uploaded by cadill.

Took this one with my cell phone on the way to lunch. You have to cross the tracks to get to the good places.

Guitars on the Wall

2008-02-09T23:14:00.001-05:00

Guitars on the Wall, originally uploaded by cadill.

The other day Ross and I went to Daddy's music on Mass Ave in Boston.
Ross picked up the magic box which will make him famous someday.

Crepe and Moroccan tea

2008-02-09T23:10:00.000-05:00

This was at Mr. Crepe in Davis Square in Somerville, MA.

If you're getting the impression I'm obsessed with tea and pancakes, you are right.

Nabil, you totally missed out on this one. Next time, buddy.

Espresso Royale Caffe

2008-02-09T22:55:00.000-05:00

This is the Espresso Royale on Gainsborough St. near Northeastern University in Boston. I go there on a semiregular basis because it's better than Starb-cks or Dunk-n Don-ts. The only thing that would make this place better is a couch or two.

Support your local coffee shop

2008-02-09T15:50:00.001-05:00

Support your local coffee shop, originally uploaded by cadill.

This coffee, which is actually tea, is from Marylou's. Please ignore the "other" place in the background. I did.

In Miami Restaurant with Ross

2008-02-08T19:26:00.001-05:00

In Miami Restaurant with Ross, originally uploaded by cadill.

Jamaica Plain, MA

Espresso

2008-02-07T17:14:00.001-05:00

Espresso, originally uploaded by cadill.

In Cappy's with Dave and Ross

2008-02-07T12:24:00.001-05:00

In Cappy's with Dave and Ross, originally uploaded by cadill.

Remember what Joanne always says

2007-12-29T22:10:00.000-05:00

And have a Happy New Year

Guitar Center

2007-12-16T12:19:00.000-05:00

They really had everything out for Christmas. You could hardly walk without knocking a guitar over!

Romanesco Broccoli

2007-11-24T12:49:00.000-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

Romanesco Broccoli is clearly the most beautiful vegetable on earth. But I have to admit its fractal-like quality scares me a little. If I eat this stuff, will I become recursive too?

Another helping of self-similarity please!

Spider Web

2007-11-11T10:25:00.000-05:00

Made this with the the plastic tie rope that you can get at Home Depot for free.

Happy Halloween!

2007-11-01T09:12:00.000-05:00

A jack-o-lantern only a dentist could love.

I guess I was obsessed with teeth this year.

Kohlrabi

2007-09-18T23:23:00.000-05:00

Here's a nice kohlrabi from my garden. Yummy!

Cosmo's Moon

2007-09-05T08:53:00.000-05:00

Moon over Wessagussett Beach

It's really impossible to convey how amazing the moon was the night before the lunar eclipse, especially when all you have is a bad cellphone camera shot of it.

Work

2007-08-24T08:02:00.001-05:00

Here's the building I work in at Northeastern University (Richards Hall).

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Cookies!!!

2007-08-18T21:39:00.000-05:00

Simple sugar cookies become way better if you just add some colorful swirls to them!

After these I can never go back to plain again.

My Commute

2007-06-14T12:15:00.000-05:00

I drive to work listening to Rufus Wainwright. My cellphone camera is on the dashboard shooting low-quality video.

Broadway

2007-06-12T16:31:00.002-05:00

I saw this in New York. It rocked. It won the Tony for best musical a couple of days ago.

Here are some clips. Enjoy!

If you like these and you want a copy of the album, email me.

Slice o' Watermelon

2007-06-10T14:08:00.002-05:00

I documented the cool swirls on the inside of this watermelon before eating it this past weekend.

Why don't watermelons have seeds anymore?

Map a UPS Package

2007-05-29T23:17:00.001-05:00

My UPS tracking app doesn't work any more.

UPS is now preventing people from easily scraping their package tracking data. You'll need to go to UPS directly to track a package. This guy still has a mapper application that works for now:

http://isnoop.net/tracking

Cadill TV

2007-05-24T15:12:00.000-05:00

Cadill TV is a collection of video clips from Strawberry Productions (my silly video production company). Most of them will be from my phone or my friends' phones, documenting things we see or do during the day.

Link: cadilltv.blogspot.com

Lovely Office Tomato

2007-05-16T23:14:00.000-05:00

This quarter-sized tomato is growing on last summer's plant in my office. It must be very confused.

M&M's Signs

2007-05-16T23:10:00.000-05:00

I was at the M&M store in Manhattan. They had maroon m&m's.

Chris and Dean Chan

2007-05-16T10:46:00.000-05:00

Some website just sent me this picture. Thanks, Internet.

Ants with Hats

2007-05-07T10:24:00.000-05:00

Chris and Pods

2007-05-06T11:15:00.000-05:00

Sam and Chris at Graduation

2007-05-06T10:37:00.000-05:00

We are masters now.

Graduation Tomorrow

2007-05-04T21:27:00.000-05:00

I graduate tomorrow. Finally got my masters. Better late than never.

Rufus Wainwright - The Motion Waltz (Emotional Commotion)

2007-04-19T11:01:00.000-05:00

Waiting to cross the Rubicon
Wondering what side I’m on
What are these visions of me as a young man
With one arm pointed, and the other arm holding your hand
Needing a plan to keep you near
Blowing a horn, so you can hear
If it was only my love and devotion
This world would suddenly be in a state of commotion

Emotional commotion, emotional commotion
Emotional commotion, emotional motion

I never get around under the sun and the stars
And I may be always frowning
But wonder you will see, under the sun and the stars
You will turn around and I’ll be in motion

Emotional commotion, emotional commotion
Emotional commotion, emotional commotion
Emotional commotion, emotional motion

Bill Withers

2006-03-29T19:15:00.000-05:00

Bill Withers says "I know" 26 times in a row in the song "Ain't No Sunshine (When She's Gone)"

Christopher Carrillo

2006-03-25T09:30:00.000-05:00

Check out the homepage of Christopher Carrillo of Boston

Right Fax from my friend Nabil's company

2006-03-07T21:52:00.000-05:00

My friend Nabil Jalal has a nice company called Atticus Consulting that I think I should mention on my blog, because this blog is so enormously popular that I figure it will drive millions of people looking for a RightFax solution to his site! So go check it out at www.atticusconsulting.com!