Friday, May 28, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Summah here already?
Juanita and I had our first spin of the season today. Then I got a Parisienne Street Sandwich which had brie and Dijon mustard so I felt very French.Thanks to Pookie for Juanita's new bell - Ding Ding!
Thanks to Amy Whore for the circa '84 rubber bracelets. The help keep Juanita real.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
This was going to be a one line post
About how of all people, Baby Mama turns out to have awesome style (I love posts that make sense to almost no one but me) but tomorrow is Tuesday (aka Lost Chicken Wednesday) and I have to address it as it is being called the 'penultimate episode'. Except I looked up the word penultimate and lo and behold, I am not the only one who didn't know the meaning! Penultimate means next to last. Not, NEXT to next to last.
So for Season 6 (don't think I really read him before that?) I have been a big fan of Doc Jensen's columns. I don't always particularly agree with him but I really LOVE discussing Lost. It's like the best history/ comparative literature class I can imagine (if only I had been as fond of them in college...) and I can't imagine anyone who watches not wanting to talk about what things mean and what might happen. (Of course, being OCD helps with this but I digress). For example, the Sideways World. Many Lost watchers seem to think something is wrong with it, that it is 'off' or 'bad'. I think that it's great! Everyone's still alive! Everyone still has their opportunity for happiness and redemption and all that good stuff. Incidentally. I also think it's what made Sun and Jin's death not so moving to me. I have always liked them (and Sayid!) but as they're still alive in Sideways I am not nearly as moved as say, when Charlie died. OH SEASON THREE. You were such a pain in the ass to watch and then you had THAT ending. That's another thing about Lost. It really teaches (reminds) the watcher that you need the yin and the yang for things to be worth it. You have to have a few slow episodes to give kick to the fast, amazing ones. Like how in life the ups are made sweeter by the presence of the downs. That the commitment is worth it. OK, this is getting too deep. All I can say for this week is that I hope Man In Black's name is not Esau or anything similar. Oh and after seeing a preview for this week (this is not really a spoiler), I am left to wonder whether MIB's problem might be that he was 'raised by another' too... What will I ponder once Lost is over? Maybe it will finally be time to go and figure out when to use "it's" and when to use "its". Of course, I have made it this long...
This Tuesdays 'Lost Chicken's Wednesday' menu: The Labor Meal or What my mom ate the night before she went into Labor with me. Chicken Tetrazzini and Pina Coladas. 'Nuff said.
Hey Lost, guess what? You taught me how to cook, too! Thanks!
(Of course, you didn't teach me if "Tuesdays" should have an apostrophe but I guess that's asking too much)
Update: It was just pointed out that given this week's subject matter, The Labor Meal is most appropriate! Ha!
So for Season 6 (don't think I really read him before that?) I have been a big fan of Doc Jensen's columns. I don't always particularly agree with him but I really LOVE discussing Lost. It's like the best history/ comparative literature class I can imagine (if only I had been as fond of them in college...) and I can't imagine anyone who watches not wanting to talk about what things mean and what might happen. (Of course, being OCD helps with this but I digress). For example, the Sideways World. Many Lost watchers seem to think something is wrong with it, that it is 'off' or 'bad'. I think that it's great! Everyone's still alive! Everyone still has their opportunity for happiness and redemption and all that good stuff. Incidentally. I also think it's what made Sun and Jin's death not so moving to me. I have always liked them (and Sayid!) but as they're still alive in Sideways I am not nearly as moved as say, when Charlie died. OH SEASON THREE. You were such a pain in the ass to watch and then you had THAT ending. That's another thing about Lost. It really teaches (reminds) the watcher that you need the yin and the yang for things to be worth it. You have to have a few slow episodes to give kick to the fast, amazing ones. Like how in life the ups are made sweeter by the presence of the downs. That the commitment is worth it. OK, this is getting too deep. All I can say for this week is that I hope Man In Black's name is not Esau or anything similar. Oh and after seeing a preview for this week (this is not really a spoiler), I am left to wonder whether MIB's problem might be that he was 'raised by another' too... What will I ponder once Lost is over? Maybe it will finally be time to go and figure out when to use "it's" and when to use "its". Of course, I have made it this long...
This Tuesdays 'Lost Chicken's Wednesday' menu: The Labor Meal or What my mom ate the night before she went into Labor with me. Chicken Tetrazzini and Pina Coladas. 'Nuff said.
Hey Lost, guess what? You taught me how to cook, too! Thanks!
(Of course, you didn't teach me if "Tuesdays" should have an apostrophe but I guess that's asking too much)
Update: It was just pointed out that given this week's subject matter, The Labor Meal is most appropriate! Ha!
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Don't look closely at this picture!
Even tho it is INCREDIBLY tempting. Because that marker board? It has spoilers. I learned the hard way.
This lovely pic (which makes me want a marker board in my house SO BAD) is from this lovely article. It is so lovely I am posting about it before I even finish reading it. So are their spoilers in the article? So far, no!
Sunday, May 02, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
At last, if not a theory, at least an idea...
Thus far, in 6 seasons of Lost watching, I have had all of two 'epiphanies'. One was when I first heard Ben's 'Henry Gale' alias and realized it invoked the Wizard of Oz. Unless something unexpected happens in the next 4 (SOB!) episodes I think that was nothing more than a clever nod to the Wiz. My second epiphany is that I think Juliet is Jack's sons mother. I'm not really happy about this but so long as she winds up with Sawyer (and Desmond with Penny, AND DESMOND WITH PENNY!!!) I can live with it. I have not got a clue as to how the Sideways World and the Island World will resolve. Not a clue as to who might replace Jacob, if indeed he will wind up replaced. No clue as to why Clair's Wig doesn't have a credit of its own. But now! Now I have a fragment of an idea! Time wise we've jumped all over the place (and as one upcoming ep promises, we're gonna be jumping further than usual soon) We've flashed forward, we've flashed back, we've flashed sideways (whatever the hell that is). But when Lost premiered on September 22, 2004 we were for that one day in present time with the Losties. Plane crash happened: September 22, 2004. Right now, the Island is in 2007. I propose that on May 23rd they will have come full circle to 2010. May 23rd. What does this mean? I have no clue. But I think it'll have the same effect as the end of the best Lost episode thus far ("Through the Looking Glass") when Jack turns from that gate and says "We have to go back." I shall once again jump up from my couch and scream OH MY GOD.
Additional thoughts:
Did anyone else think that it was more than just creepy when Jack told Flocke that he had no idea who he was and Flocke is all "yeah, ya do"? It made me wonder if Jack's known him all along as something else and just doesn't know it yet.
Will we ever learn why women couldn't have kids on the island? Because that is just gonna annoy the crap out of me if we don't.
Desmond is so not dead in the well. But did they have to put that "you can check if you want to" bit in? Meh.
Who the heck is the Ghost Boy Flocke saw? Young Jacob? People, we have 4 episodes left - start the answers!
Additional thoughts:
Did anyone else think that it was more than just creepy when Jack told Flocke that he had no idea who he was and Flocke is all "yeah, ya do"? It made me wonder if Jack's known him all along as something else and just doesn't know it yet.
Will we ever learn why women couldn't have kids on the island? Because that is just gonna annoy the crap out of me if we don't.
Desmond is so not dead in the well. But did they have to put that "you can check if you want to" bit in? Meh.
Who the heck is the Ghost Boy Flocke saw? Young Jacob? People, we have 4 episodes left - start the answers!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Oh, Horatio!
I knew I'd heard about things like this before!
So magical things can occur. Good to know.
So magical things can occur. Good to know.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Friday, April 09, 2010
My Constant
"So long as Desmond and Penny remain together in the end all will be well with the world!"
So true, my Pookie, so true!
So true, my Pookie, so true!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
An email I just sent
Hello All!
Before I get to the reason I am sending this (long) email, let me start with a wonderful 'quote' that if you haven't already heard, will probably brighten this rainy day:
Here's my two 'tips':
I've found this and it is SO good I wanted to share.
JOY OF COOKING HERB PAN SAUCE (aka Magic Pan Sauce)
I do it slightly different because I am lazy:
My other tip of the day:
American Eagle! Dear Lord. I ordered online some delightful tshirts ($100+ means free shipping and you can return anything you don't like to a store) and I loved ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARRIVED. How often does that happen?? All super soft and none too $$$. So thrilled that I needed to let everyone know IMMEDIATELY.
Have awesome days everyone :)
XO
Before I get to the reason I am sending this (long) email, let me start with a wonderful 'quote' that if you haven't already heard, will probably brighten this rainy day:
Inside every adult lurks a graduation speaker dying to get out, some world-weary pundit eager to pontificate on life to young people who'd rather be Rollerblading. Most of us, alas, will never be invited to sow our words of wisdom among an audience of caps and gowns, but there's no reason we can't entertain ourselves by composing a Guide to Life for Graduates.
I encourage anyone over 26 to try this and thank you for indulging my attempt.Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97:
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
That was written by Mary Schmich of the Chicago Tribune. It was also made into a spoken word piece by Baz Luhrman which is awesome and I highly recommend listening to. The reason I quoted it was because I am about to 'dispense advice' of my own (well, really I just think it's super cool) ANYWAY...I encourage anyone over 26 to try this and thank you for indulging my attempt.Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97:
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
Here's my two 'tips':
I've found this and it is SO good I wanted to share.
JOY OF COOKING HERB PAN SAUCE (aka Magic Pan Sauce)
Basic Herb Pan Sauce
Yield: Makes 1/2 cup
Ingredients:
1/3 cup chicken stock, apple cider or wine
1/4 cup minced shallots
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard (optional)
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, wine or cognac (or to taste)
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup heavy cream (optional)
1 tablespoon minced fresh herbs (parsley, thyme and or rosemary) (optional)
1 tablespoon butter, preferably unsalted
After cooking lamb chops, pork chops or chicken breast, remove them to a platter and keep warm. Pour off the fat and heat the skillet to medium-high. Add the chicken broth or wine.
Stir with a wooden spoon to loosen and dissolve any brown bits. Bring to a boil and add the shallots, bay leaf, Dijon mustard, if using, lemon juice, wine or cognac, and salt and ground black pepper to taste.
Cook, stirring occasionally over medium-high heat until slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Add heavy cream, if using, and cook until it is reduced by half, 3 to 5 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat, strain the sauce through a sieve, if you want, and, if desired, stir in 1 tablespoon minced fresh herbs. Discard bay leaf. Swirl in butter and spoon over the meat.
Yield: Makes 1/2 cup
Ingredients:
1/3 cup chicken stock, apple cider or wine
1/4 cup minced shallots
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard (optional)
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, wine or cognac (or to taste)
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup heavy cream (optional)
1 tablespoon minced fresh herbs (parsley, thyme and or rosemary) (optional)
1 tablespoon butter, preferably unsalted
After cooking lamb chops, pork chops or chicken breast, remove them to a platter and keep warm. Pour off the fat and heat the skillet to medium-high. Add the chicken broth or wine.
Stir with a wooden spoon to loosen and dissolve any brown bits. Bring to a boil and add the shallots, bay leaf, Dijon mustard, if using, lemon juice, wine or cognac, and salt and ground black pepper to taste.
Cook, stirring occasionally over medium-high heat until slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Add heavy cream, if using, and cook until it is reduced by half, 3 to 5 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat, strain the sauce through a sieve, if you want, and, if desired, stir in 1 tablespoon minced fresh herbs. Discard bay leaf. Swirl in butter and spoon over the meat.
I do it slightly different because I am lazy:
After cooking lamb chops, pork chops or chicken breast, remove them to a platter and keep warm. Add the chicken broth.
Stir with a wooden spoon to loosen and dissolve any brown bits. Bring to a boil and add the shallots, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, parsley and salt and black pepper.
Cook, stirring occasionally over medium-high heat until slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Add heavy cream and cook 3 to 5 minutes. Til thick.
Spoon over the meat.
If I didn't list an ingredient it is because I was too lazy to purchase/ measure / chop it. Amen.Stir with a wooden spoon to loosen and dissolve any brown bits. Bring to a boil and add the shallots, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, parsley and salt and black pepper.
Cook, stirring occasionally over medium-high heat until slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Add heavy cream and cook 3 to 5 minutes. Til thick.
Spoon over the meat.
My other tip of the day:
American Eagle! Dear Lord. I ordered online some delightful tshirts ($100+ means free shipping and you can return anything you don't like to a store) and I loved ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARRIVED. How often does that happen?? All super soft and none too $$$. So thrilled that I needed to let everyone know IMMEDIATELY.
Have awesome days everyone :)
XO
Sunday, March 28, 2010
An Ode to Lost Chicken Wednesdays
Due to the lovely Emily, Lost has now become something that I have to experience with a special meal. This is no doubt due to our famous Lost Chicken Wednesdays involving Emily and Bouley Bakery's amazing roast chicken and mashed potatoes. Oh, seasons 3 and 4 how tasty you were! So now, every Tuesday evening I embark on a Culinary Adventure and try and make some delightful cuisine. I am becoming not too bad a cook! (Who knew?!) This week is the first Martha recipe so keep the fingers crossed and stay tuned. Veal stew, here I come!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
True?
"Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect."
Monday, March 08, 2010
Follow Through
Seriously?
Me and The Bachelor wedding and a bottle of champagne was bad enough, but SERIOUSLY???
I still remember sitting on a bar stool telling him that was the best choice for the single.
This Universe is just nuts.
Me and The Bachelor wedding and a bottle of champagne was bad enough, but SERIOUSLY???
I still remember sitting on a bar stool telling him that was the best choice for the single.
This Universe is just nuts.
Friday, March 05, 2010
Dear D & C,
A four letter word?? Really???
With an "o" but not an "e" or "a"?
Cork? Door?? Tomb???
This is like torture!
I've got it! The island is a TORT!!!!!!
(long, deep swig of merlot)
With an "o" but not an "e" or "a"?
Cork? Door?? Tomb???
This is like torture!
I've got it! The island is a TORT!!!!!!
(long, deep swig of merlot)
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Dear Damon and Carlton,
You are making my head hurt.
I now watch the episodes and need to read blogs and wiki's afterward in order to make sense of them (Oh, Jeff Jensen how you save me).
I have so many questions.
Did Claire time travel with the rest of them or did she just stay 'static'?
Is Smokey the Man in Black as well as being the Man in Locke? Or are we all just assuming that because we haven't seen MIB in awhile?
Is the real Locke dead and gone? Because that would be wicked sad.
So Juliet saw the future, right? Or the past? Because 'it worked'...
Is Sideways Jack's ex-wife not at the kid's audition because she is of with a certain scruffy someone going dutch?
Jacob: Good or Evil? Is that even a valid question?
You both said that after the premiere ep this season that we'd have enough info to make a reasonable guess as to what will unfold. Seriously?!
Beyond all this tho, I LOVE THIS SHOW. I even love you more than the Olympics and anyone who knows my deep love of figure skating knows how much I love those! (Incidentally, people are coming out of the woodwork to say how they're thinking of me because ice dance is on - YES!) Yesterday I used Jack's journey as a parable to help explain something to someone. (I am not sure parable is the right word even tho I just looked it up. I do know however, that ironic is NOT the correct word to use at this time. Baby steps...) I am so intensely glad I have invested in it and do not worry a bit that I will be disappointed by it's conclusion. I feel bad for the people who gave up in Season 3 (although I was almost one of them!) But as Dorothy had to go through Oz to figure out she could have been clicking her heels from the beginning, so must we have gone through Season 3! (Hmm, Jacob=Glinda? Nah.... Although I am the only one I know who was spluttering out "Henry Gale! Dorothy's Uncle!!!" when Ben stuck his balloon in that tree!)
Alright, til next week...
I now watch the episodes and need to read blogs and wiki's afterward in order to make sense of them (Oh, Jeff Jensen how you save me).
I have so many questions.
Did Claire time travel with the rest of them or did she just stay 'static'?
Is Smokey the Man in Black as well as being the Man in Locke? Or are we all just assuming that because we haven't seen MIB in awhile?
Is the real Locke dead and gone? Because that would be wicked sad.
So Juliet saw the future, right? Or the past? Because 'it worked'...
Is Sideways Jack's ex-wife not at the kid's audition because she is of with a certain scruffy someone going dutch?
Jacob: Good or Evil? Is that even a valid question?
You both said that after the premiere ep this season that we'd have enough info to make a reasonable guess as to what will unfold. Seriously?!
Beyond all this tho, I LOVE THIS SHOW. I even love you more than the Olympics and anyone who knows my deep love of figure skating knows how much I love those! (Incidentally, people are coming out of the woodwork to say how they're thinking of me because ice dance is on - YES!) Yesterday I used Jack's journey as a parable to help explain something to someone. (I am not sure parable is the right word even tho I just looked it up. I do know however, that ironic is NOT the correct word to use at this time. Baby steps...) I am so intensely glad I have invested in it and do not worry a bit that I will be disappointed by it's conclusion. I feel bad for the people who gave up in Season 3 (although I was almost one of them!) But as Dorothy had to go through Oz to figure out she could have been clicking her heels from the beginning, so must we have gone through Season 3! (Hmm, Jacob=Glinda? Nah.... Although I am the only one I know who was spluttering out "Henry Gale! Dorothy's Uncle!!!" when Ben stuck his balloon in that tree!)
Alright, til next week...
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