I unpacked a little more, so I don’t have to continue Photoshopping the embarrassing mess of a background out. Thank god. That takes a lot of time. Next up, is coming up with a new name for these outfit posts because there clearly isn’t much dressing up to the 9’s….Any suggestions?

After running the half-marathon last Sunday, I decided to run (eh…limp…) over to American Apparel and buy a pair of sweatpants. My friend was wearing a pair for the race, and they looked comfortable, and well-cut. I thought about them for the whole 13.1 miles in the bitter cold. I knew I was going to be really sore, and want to lounge around the rest of the day, so I went straight from the race to pick up my reward. Unfortunately, it was still 30 minutes too early, and I stood outside hoping they’d take pity on me and let me in. They didn’t. I went home, ate a banana and drank some coffee (a post-run MUST). 30 minutes later, I returned to the store, bought my sweats, and basically have not taken them off since, except for showers and some social activity…So here they are, in all their glory, worn with a pair of Lanvin heels, just to class it up a bit.

Today’s outfit is courtesy of:

T SHIRT: J CREW
LACE SLIP: VICTORIA’S SECRET
SWEAT PANTS: AMERICAN APPAREL
ANIMAL PRINT SOCKS: THE SOCK MAN
PLATFORM PUMPS: LANVIN

What I looked like after the race, after the jump! (more…)

Any Steeez readers on Twitter?
Add me: @keelaydogs

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Only in Japan, kids, only in Japan.

Courtesy of The Frisky.

I’ll be up front with you, dear reader: I’ve been feeling a bit down. It’s been a rough week. Despite the fact that I have a beautiful veil of ivory-colored Mombassa-style mosquito netting hanging over my bed, despite the fact that I have several handsome new cavalry swords and a hereditary Gurkha Kukri dagger, despite the fact that arrangements are being made for me to move to the Himalayas for two months to live in the ancestral homestead with nothing but a loyal servant and a rifle to guard against monkeys, despite the fact that I’m being honored tonight by the New York City Atheists for my volunteer work spreading the bad news, and despite the fact that I’ve purchased the complete works of Solzhenitsyn, Orwell, Hitchens, Twain, Shakespeare and Marcus Aurelius, I’ve been in a funk which not even a dip into the old Jeeves and Wooster novels can bring me out of (although the liquor cabinet is another story all together.)

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I invented something awesome.

You’ve probably seen this thing:

It was kinda funny when it came out in the early 2000’s.  It’s iconic and ironic all rolled into one.  Hell, I’ve even seen this thing:

So I was thinking.  What’s the next step of the evolution of lame throw-back cell phone accessories?

I’ve got just the thing.

Remember how hot these were in the early 2000’s?

Since its release in 2004 the Motorola RAZR became a super popular phone for tweens, teens, and everyone in betweens.  Now in 2009 this sleek little device is dropping (calls) into obscurity.  So in order to save the iconic RAZR I’ve developed an accessory headset like the ones above:

Presenting the RAZR SmartPhone Accessory Add-On Kit 3000 (US Patent #8,967,556)

As you can see the RAZR SmartPhone Accessory Add-On Kit 3000 (RSPAAOK3K) uses a MiniUSB plug from the Fake RAZR to a SmartPhone connector.  The RSPAAOK3K can then be used to answer calls and make calls.  Also included with the RSPAAOK3K is that Japanese-y “Hello Moto” ringtone that everyone had in 2005.  Act now and receive an additional RSPAAOK3K for free.  And as a special gift to you we will also throw in a free 2005-style street mugging of your RAZR.

They say the differences between a professional chef and a home cook are SALT, FAT, and HEAT. As in, home cooks don’t use enough of them.

Keeez grilled off a few strips of tri tip the other night. The first thing he did was turn the gas on high under a cast iron skillet for a solid 10 minutes. Look at that sear!

Beautiful. The man can really cook a steak.

I (ahem) seared a quesadilla.

Not as impressive, I know.

Seared steak with butter and salt, anyone?

Demi Moore is on Twitter.

Some stories are so crucial to our understanding of humanity, life, and the deafening futility of existence that their veracity isn’t of any import. What is important about these stories is that, if we’re lucky enough, a choice handful of us base creatures can see ourselves in there hero and feel exalted. If not that, then we see in the noble actions of a character a piece of our greatest selves in potentia. It is in this tradition of personal betterment that we find the story of Lorenzo. As a fellow worm I find it my duty to share it with you.

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In episode 1 of FOOD, Steph (Fancy Pants) and I make ricotta, tomato sauce, bechamel, and (ultimately) lasagna.

Email thesteeez@gmail.com to be on the show!

Click through for Recipeeez!

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This is a follow-up to our October 2008 post about the alleged Emoji icons included in the the latest iPhone software update.

Well, I tried to get ‘em to work in October but it never happened and I was all:

But I discovered this hack (via Simon) in my GReader shares today and now I can tell my friends how I really feel:

(Translation: I’m super stoked! I love these cute Japanese emoticons!  I have a mustache!)

Fresh, right!  Here’s how to do it (via Tasty Blog Snack):

#1. Get this $0.99 app called frostyplace from the iTunes store [ link ]
#2. Play with the app for a minute to activate, click on a story, etc
#3. Go into you settings -> General > International > Keyboards > Japanese
#4. Click the Emoji option to on!
#5. Text anyone with an iPhone and they’ll get your icons!

And now me and my friends have conversations like this:

Translation:

JOSH: A devil and a doctor just pooped on two dead guys and I saw them from a mountain top

ME: I’m stealing horses in the desert for a horses-only basketball league I’m starting.  Meet up later for cigarettes and cheeseburgers??

This rules!