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Tuesday, 20 June 2006
Multi Blog Madness
Mood:
 cheeky
Now Playing: And why I never will be a tasting judge on Iron Chef
Topic: Randomness Alert!
I promised a review of the next movie I see, Prairie Home Companion, the movie about a fictionalized version of Garrison Keillors radio program. But then I kinda turned lazy and put the whole thing off. I have a much better reason than laziness for not posting the review so soon after I see it: I haven't seen the whole thing. My movie companion and I were about twenty minutes late for the movie so who knows how much I missed was the actual movie and how many were trailers.
I confess I am not a PHC fan and went because my mother, my movie companion, is a fan of the show. I don't know much about the show in itself so many of the movies characters, like "Dangerous Woman" and
"Guy Noir", are strangers to me. Thinking about it now, that could be a good thing; not knowing anything about the show. It pretty much eliminates any kind of bias.
Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Kline (a personal favorite of mine) and Lindsay Lohan (who sings in the movie but its toward the end. If you don't like her or her singing, don't worry, its a short number)are in this movie.
I surprised myself and found I liked the movie a lot more than I thought I would. My unofficial review is B- but that could change depending on when I see the first few missing moments of the movie. I won't be tuning into the show anytime soon but it is a good night at the movies.
Why I Will Never Be a Taster on Iron Chef
I hear you should always try new things. I could be into that depending on what the new thing is. New food? Sure. Maybe once. After today I think I may think a little bit more before trying something unfamiliar again.
I was at a store today in the area and the store in question has a oriental food department (I don't know if it was Chinese or Japanese or "other", so I'm going with a broader description.) In a sample case they had California rolls to take and try. It was like this picture except there was no sea food in it. I found out there was no sea food in it the hard way.
Its the kind of thing you would see on Iron Chef but far less elaborate. People were trying them so decided to try one. I pop a smaller one in my mouth and chewed a little. Shortly before I decided to swallow, it was as if my stomach knew what I was tying to feed it and decided to fully revolt against what I was eating. I went to a bathroom and spat it out. Trying to eat kelp doesn't agree with me or my stomach, I gather.
"What are you trying to do to us? This is healthy stuff!"
Anyway, it must have been either the sesame seeds in the rice or the kelp, I suddenly got the nastiest taste in my mouth. Long story short version I guess I didn't like it. But I did try it, and now I know never to go near the stuff again.
The point is, that if I were a guest judge on Iron Chef, if I used the facial expressions I was told I used when tasting the roll, it would be a complete giveaway that I don't like your cooking.
Or better yet, wait till you have an Iron Chef where the secret ingredient is peanut butter. You can't do too many weird things with peanut butter. Or can you?
Hannibal Lecter: As your mother tells you, and my mother certainly told me, it is important, she always used to say, always to try new things.
Friday, 12 May 2006
A couple of things
Mood:
 chillin'
Now Playing: Things I care about this week
Topic: Randomness Alert!
Tomorrow I will provide a review of the new Poseidon movie with Kurt Russell in it. Will it be as good as the original? Time will only tell.
Now for a short edition of "Things I Care About"
I care: That Good Old JR Jim Ross is back behind the microphone where he belongs on RAW. Course he wasn't gone altogether from the WWE. I expected his absence to be as permanent as those "retirement" matches they have from time to time. (Two wrestlers have a match and the one that loses retires. Rarely lasts, since said wrestler comes back in another form months later). I'm very happy by the news,I think JR and "The King" Jerry Lawler are one of the few all time best commentary teams (The Great Late Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan are one) of WWE.
I don't care: Another person got voted off American Idol. Another "shock". There is at least one "shocking vote off" for each year of American Idol. You had to know it was coming. But then again I am probably one of the fifteen people who still won't let this show get into her. The only use AI has been to me is that it leads in great ratings to House MD and thusly another show I actually like, won't get canned. (Caveat - yeah I have a Kelly Clarkson cd but since you can hear her on the radio I haven't touched it in months.) With all these idols around its a wonder I listen to anything but classic rock and oldies. Paul Revere anyone?
I don't care: About the current state of the WWE, since I mentioned it above, I should add my gripe. The "God" thing has gotta go. Hopefully it will die down after the next pay per view but it did earn Vince McMahon one of the worst people spots on Countdown. He got bronze on the show (worse, worser, worst). For all the stuff he is capable of doing, has done and will do, he deserved a silver. So I think he had it easy that night. Lucky for me there are still a few redeeming values about WWE that keep me watching. Just when I think I will leave it, it always gets a little better. We'll see what happens.
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Friday, 3 March 2006
Friday
Mood:
 cool
Now Playing: Song of the day -
Topic: Randomness Alert!
Skating With Celebrities - Its a great show. I thought I wouldn't like it but it turns out I'm a fan of this show. I have to admit I cried a little during the last part (when the winner was announced). If they do second season (inevitable) I will tune in. Kristy Swanson and partner won by the way. I would have been happier if Tai and Bruce Jenner won, but oh well. Life goes on.
Capsule Movie Review: Saw "16 Blocks" today. This movie stars Bruce Willis and Mos Def. Willis plays a cop who is supposed to bring Def 16 blocks to testify in a court case. Things go wrong, pandemonium ensues. I give it a B+.
Good Night And Good Luck comes to video March 14.
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Tuesday, 7 February 2006
Sports Stuff
Mood:
 a-ok
Now Playing: Song Of The Day - Oasis "Live Forever"
Topic: Randomness Alert!
So I got to see the Superbowl. It wasn't that great, I kinda wish I did work that night. It wasn't the worst Superbowl ever either, that was the one I fell asleep towards the end of. I think it was the SuperBowl the Ravens won. It was either boring or I was really tired.
A note to Mick Jagger, please, if you want to retain any fans, please refrain from wearing any shirts that don't cover up your tummy or your arms. Thank you.
Skating With Celebrities: Dave "Some Like It Hot" Coulier and Nancy Kerrigan are sent home. Three pairs left, and you know what that means? There will be an episode of "padding" in the near future. I am still sticking with Bruce and Tai though. Yeah, I'm hopelessly hooked on this show.
Raw: Mick Foley makes his quarterly appearance when John Cena announces he will be the special referee for his next match. Raw will be on next week next Thursday cause the Dog Show will be on USA network next Monday and Tuesday. I'm not surprised, it was expected when WWE moved RAW from Spike TV to USA Network.
Upcoming in the next few days: A list of TV episodes that are favorites of mine. They may not be your favorites. You can always go make your own list, I won't stop you.
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Tuesday, 31 January 2006
Monday Blog
Mood:
 chatty
Now Playing: Song Of The Day:
Topic: Randomness Alert!
Skating With Celebrities : Todd Bridges and partner are out, and now Deborah Gibson and Kurt Browning are out. At first I wasn't going to blog the names of eliminated pairs the night it happens but I changed my mind.
There was a highly tramatizing moment on the show tonight: Dave Coulier was in drag. UGH!! Please, FOX, I don't want to ever see Coulier in anything that looks like a dress ever again! PLus Coulier is doing impressions. If he does anything resembling Bullwinkle the Moose or Popeye I'll be tempted to steal his ice skates.
So you might or might not be wondering who I'm voting for? So far I like Bruce Jenner (despite the fact that he was in "Can't Stop The Movie....I mean Music") and Tai Babilonia.
Royal Rumble : Will be seeing this Tuesday night (WWE Pay per views always reair on Tuesday), so this pretty much means I won't see the State Of The Union. I would be pretty much watching it for the commentary afterwards anyway. Tucker Carlson will be on. No I'm not watching him but one of his MSNBC colleagues (you know who I am biased towards!)
Superbowl XL : Turns out I'm working in the morning and will be home to see the game. Hoo yah!
Movie Sign! : I plan to see "Final Destination 3" at the theater when it comes out in a week or so. I will review it in a future blog
Oscar nominations come out tomorrow morning. I'm pulling for "Good Night And Good Luck" and all those involved.
I have no illusuions that Brokeback Mountain will be the Oscar favorite this year, but this past weekends Screen Actors Guild awards prove to me that anything will and can still happen. "Good Night And Good Luck" will be out on video in the next month or so, I highly recommend it.
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Monday, 23 January 2006
Sports Stuff
Mood:
chillin'
Now Playing: Sports and uh stuff!
Topic: Randomness Alert!
Superbowl: Yesterday my picks for the Superbowl were Denver and Carolina. What happened? The exact opposite - the Steelers and the Seahawks are Superbowl bound instead of either of my choices.
Since my new job has me working Sundays, its not out of the question that I will be working Superbowl Sunday. While I am not a huge football fan, I will usually watch the big game of the year. I have been watching it ever since 1992. Up till now I've only missed it once (well the tail end of it) due to work obligations, so this is first time I will miss the bowl game almost entirely. I think I will be home after the half time show.
So what's your point, you may be asking by now. All of this blather is to tell you one think: I think the Steelers will win the Superbowl.
And to the ad people who make the ads for the Superbowl: If you have any Cialis type ads, please hold off on them till the game is almost over! No one wants to see those! A small amount of people complained about Janet Jacksons booby, but I imagine that a far larger amount were unhappy with the Cialis ads.
Skating with Celebrities: Ok I called this cheesy but good last week, but during the elimination portion of the program tonight, I was on the edge of my seat. Then I sat back cause damn that is not comfortable. Next week, another show.
WWE: You know WWE isn't interesting when I skip the first hour of RAW to see 24. I don't think I'm missing much though, the first hour is normally made up of who's going to be in the last match of the second hour. Bring back good ol' JR! I like Joey Styles, but Jonathon Coachman has got to go!
Friday, 20 January 2006
Some Friday Blathering
Mood:
 lazy
Now Playing: Skating Opinion And Such
Topic: Randomness Alert!
So I saw Skating with Celebrities. I watched the whole hour so I can make a justifiable opinion on it. I came to this conclusion, I loved it. I expected it to be cheesy, and it was a little bit, but it's the good kind of cheese. Scott Hamilton, one of the hosts, has always been one of my favorite figure skaters. The celebs did well, I did say in my previous blog that I gave them credit for even trying. Course then again I'm only judging on what I see, the technical aspects of judging are way over my head. Next week will be more difficult, as can be expected.
One complaint though, two of the judges you can already peg for being almost copies of certain American Idol judges. John Nicks is a certifiable "Simon Cowell" (boy did the audience boo this guy, but he had a few good points) and Dorothy Hamill fits in the "Paula Abdul" role (they booed her once or twice so shes not quite the perfect Paula). The last judge, Mark Lund, is Randy Jackson by default.
Will I watch again? It's iffy, I think. Why? The next airing is on at eight o'clock next Monday, the same time I watch a certain Mr. Keith Olbermann!
Oh well, If I want to find out who's out, I guess I will have to make that small sacrifice. Or not... thank god for the midnight re-air on MSNBC!
By the by, notice the link under "Links worth taking a look at", its a great movie review site. And when you sign his guestbook, say Nancy sent you. (What did you think I was going to say? Large Marge?)
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