April 26, 2007
No more Drive
Well, that was quick. A thing many posters at Whedonesque don't seem to get is that Tim has a development deal with Fox (the studio, not the network), so they're paying him whether the series works or not. Yeah, there won't be another episode order, but it's not like he would have gotten kickbacks on the ad sales, anyway. He'll be back.
April 22, 2007
Movies
In today's movie adventure, my date and I saw Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters and Hot Fuzz. ATHF was, I believe, as good as it could possibly be, with the opening bit better than I could have imagined. I was a little surprised and disappointed that the performance wasn't Dethklok, but it was still wonderful.
I feel like HF was trying to do too much, but it was still okay.
The real surprise, though, was the previews. I wanted to go see every movie previewed at ATHF except one, and that one I would Netflix, though I might not make it past the first five minutes. Those movies?
Knocked Up
Waitress
Superbad
1408 (my date did not want to see this one, but John Cusack and Sam Jackson sold me despite Stephen King)
The Condemned is the one I would Netflix and wish it was Battle Royale.
Wow, you're saying to yourself, Craig sure is a big girl. But Seth Rogan and Nathan Fillion, man! They've created ideal date movies for nerds. But why?
April 21, 2007
How were these still available?
The rush to grab every possible domain name seems to have slowed down a whole lot, because Buffy Season 8 Issue 1 has been out there for more than a month, and thricewise.com and thricewise.org were both still available a few minutes ago (thricewise.everything-else still is, as far as I recall or care).
I bet somebody already grabbed the gmail address, but I don't care enough to check.
April 17, 2007
Though I wouldn't mind watching from a safe distance
An important safety tip when changing out your steering wheel:
Store the air bag in a safe area with the bag portion facing upwards. This will prevent launching of the air bag assembly in case of accidental deployment.
April 16, 2007
Marie Gifford’s 168 Meal Planning Ideas that Start with Armour Star Canned Meats
Marie Gifford’s 168 Meal Planning Ideas that Start with Armour Star Canned Meats
The meat of good eating... Armour
1959
I like that they stick with 168 ideas, rather than going for the more attractive round numbers. That’s how many ideas they had, and that’s how many they’ll give you. Marie Gifford was the fictional meal adviser character for Armour, like Betty Crocker or Ann Pillsbury. It’s another cookbook filled with recipes requiring ample quantities of the sponsor’s products, helpfully pictured on the back of the book.
Such as Treet, a Spamalike, and a chopped ham in loaf form that proves that there's more to Spam and Treet than ham!
And while the interior product shots are in glorious meaty full color,
the photos of the dishes featured in the cookbook are in stomach-churning black and white.
Mmmmm! Want some of that? Here's the recipe!
Breaded Treet Slices
1 can TREET
1 Cloverbloom Egg
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 cup fine bread crumbs
Cut TREET into 8 slices. Combine egg and milk and beat slightly. Dip TREET slices in egg mixture and then in crumbs. Brown on both sides in Cloverbloom Butter or Margarine. Serve with cooked whole cauliflower topped with creamed peas. 4 servings.
And because one of my favorite reads of 2006 was The Psycho Ex Game, I must share this dish, Snow-Man stew, unretouched:
Snow-Man StewHeat contents of 1 can Armour Star Beef Stew in heavy sauce pan with tight-fitting cover. When stew is bubbling, spoon drop-biscuit dough made from 1 1/2 cups biscuit mix onto the meat and vegetables. Cover and cook for 10 to 12 minutes. Before serving, make dumplings into snowmen by adding whole cloves for “eyes” and pimiento strips for “mouths.”