Month: November 2008
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Ebert reviews Australia. I find it interesting that he doesn’t really say anything about the performances. He doesn’t even describe the story very much, except to say it’s old-fashioned. He seems mostly interested in the racial aspects, which, yeah. Probably the only bit worth talking about. I still don’t have any desire to see it…
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I was just reading this round-up of changes at Disney theme parks when I got to this bit: Now that Obamania is in full swing and the country appears ready to proudly wave the red white and blue again, Disneyland’s Main Street is ready to highlight the long neglected ‘U.S.A.’ part of its title in…
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Watchmen: The Condensed Version. That is all kinds of awesome.
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Me: Whoa! Corncob wine!Snook: That’s disgusting.Me: I think you mean AWESOME. It’s like moonshine! You should make me some!Snook: I don’t think so.Me: No, you should! And then we could serve it to somebody who really likes wine, like your brother-in-law Chris, and try to get him to guess what it was!Snook: And he’d wonder…
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When in doubt, comment it out. Nice.
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Happy Thanksgiving!The Snook and I celebrated last night with Amy and Rob at a special dinner hosted by the Democrats Abroad. As you might imagine, the group had a lot to be thankful for! There were some very hearty toasts and cheers happening. We talked about exactly the type of things you’d expect: why Australians…
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God bless Paula Deen: Deep-Fried Stuffing on a Stick. To go with your deep-fried turkey, naturally.
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Lara has posted some more photos from our Halloween party, if you want to see more guests and food.
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According to a wine-tasting robot, people taste like bacon. I probably would’ve guessed that.
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Oooh! I just discovered that Brideshead Revisited is starting this Sunday at 7:30 on ABC2. There are eleven parts and this is the first episode, so set your TiFauxes to record! (I’ve never seen it before, but I understand it has something to do with gay men and Jeremy Irons, and I’M ALL ABOUT THAT.)