Saturday, December 30, 2006
Remember a few (ummm, about 10 or so) years back when everybody was doing the drag name meme? Here's the next generation:
YOUR SPY NAME (middle name and current street name)
Ellen X---those of you who know can fill in the blank, but I'm not publicly posting my specific whereabouts!
YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME (grandfather/mother on your dad’s side and your favorite candy)
Dorothy Reeses
YOUR RAP NAME (first initial of first name and first three or four letters of your last name)
A-Chee
YOUR GAMER TAG (a favorite color, a favorite animal)
Pink Flamingo...how original
YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME (middle name, and city you were born in)
Ellen Baltimore
PORN STAR NAME (first pet’s name, the street you grew up on)
Duchess Canterbury...maybe that would work for British porn
SUPERHERO NAME (”The”, a favorite color and the automobile your dad drives)
The Pink Lumina...sounds more like the name of a gay bar, if you ask me.
YOUR ACTION HERO NAME (first name of the main character in the last film you watched, last food you ate)
Genevieve Cookie...okay, now THAT sounds like a porn star name!
Meme discovered at cygnoir.net. Thanks, Halsted!
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Thursday, December 28, 2006
Quoted: "You made it dirty, but I rode it hard and smacked its ass."
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Monday, December 25, 2006
Happy Holidays!
We expected to be woken up early this morning, but we wouldn't have guessed that the cause would be an errant clock radio blasting news at 6 AM. Specifically, the breaking news that "JAMES BROWN IS DEAD." Immediately thereafter, the rave track of the same title became stuck on repeat play in my head.
All in all Christmas was a pretty good day here at Cheezleton Manor:
- Santa brought me a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi, which means that while you won't necessarily be seeing better photographs here, you'll certainly be seeing more expensive ones.
- Turkey still tastes like wet dog to me. Why oh why do I never remember this until I actually cook one?
- I tweaked a chocolate panna cotta recipe a little bit and came up with Mocha Mint Panna Cotta. Survey says "not bad". Recipe below.
How was your holiday? Who'd you spend it with, what'd you get, what would you like to give back?
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MOCHA MINT PANNA COTTA
2 packets unflavored gelatin
½ cup cold water
2 ½ cups whole milk
½ cup chocolate syrup, divided
1 Tbsp instant coffee granules
¼ cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
whipped cream
1 candy cane, crushed
In medium bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand.
In heavy saucepan, stir together milk, ¼ cup chocolate syrup, instant coffee, sugar and vanilla. Cook and stir until mixture just comes to a boil. Remove from heat and pour into gelatin mixture, stirring until gelatin dissolves. Divide mixture into 8 half-cup custard cups or ramekins and refrigerate at least 3 hours until gelled.
To serve, top each panna cotta with dollop of whipped cream. Drizzle with remaining chocolate syrup and sprinkle with crushed candy cane. Serves 8.
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Thursday, December 07, 2006
"Y'all, I bought me some panties!"
Surely you've all at least heard (if not seen for yourself) about Britney Spears' bits flashing extravaganza over the past couple of weeks. Heck, I bet even my grandparents have heard about it by now. What boggles the mind is why it took Britney so long to figure out that she best be wearin' knickers when she's out and about.
The coworker who alerted me to Britney's note to her fans wondered if Victoria's Secret paid her to mention their product. I countered that Victoria's Secret will probably pay her to remove mention of VS from her website and disavow all knowledge of their product.
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Tuesday, December 05, 2006
You See Food, I See Food for Bigger Food
Smiling, she shook the plastic container and offered its contents in our general direction. "Sesame-crusted fish! Try it," she urged. I retreated behind Kat and Shawn, who dutifully held out their hands to accept the snacks. Sure enough, the small, grayish lumps on their palms appeared to be whole minnows, rolled in sesame seeds and dehydrated. I gaped as they popped the fish into their mouths, chewed hesitantly, and quickly registered looks of horror at the flavor.
As we walked quickly away in search of "something - ANYTHING - to kill the taste", I couldn't help but feel smug for having refused the fish. I'm all for trying new foods, and afterall, that was part of what we were doing there anyway. However? There's a limit to what I'm willing to put into my mouth. As I watched them wiping off their tongues, I couldn't help myself, the words came out almost involuntarily:
"Where I come from, that's BAIT!"
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Saturday, December 02, 2006
"They should make a video game called 'Homeowner'. Where you have to fight termites and dig up bushes and cut down trees! And, like, you can cut the trees down yourself, but sometimes they fall on the house and that's bad. Or you could hire someone to cut them down, but then that might not go well either. I bet people would buy that."---Sean, giving you a glimpse into how 2006 went for us here at the ol' homestead.
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