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La la la, meme time again. Clearly the best use of my time.
What are the last three things you purchased?
1. iPod Shuffle for $40 (yeah, baby: $40)
2. Moleskine planner
3. Dinner out with ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) frankiesatoilet
What are the last three songs you downloaded?
1. "Shake It," Metro Station
2. "Get Back," Demi Lovato
3. "Goodbyes," Savannah Outen
I also got the advance copy of the "A Little Bit Longer" album.
Where were the last three places you visited?
1. New York
2. Pennsylvania
3. ...New York, but I guess other than that Milwaukee
What are your three favorite movies?
1. Clue
2. ...Superbad
3. A Hard Day's Night
What are your three favorite possessions?
1. "I even autographed it for you!" "Gee, thanks."
2. Birdo
3. Yesterday & Today "butcher cover"
What three things can you not live without?
1. Music
2. Computer + internet
3. Carbs.
What would be your three wishes?
1. For it all to be everything that I hope.
2. To have very glamorous hair. What, wishes can be shallow! You don't have to earn wishes, so really, they should be the shallow hopes of life!
3. To be able to finish a novel. Writing one, I mean.
What are three things you have not done yet?
1. Packed
2. Achieved success.
3. SEEN PINEAPPLE EXPRESS.
What are your three favorite dishes?
1. Fresh hot rosemary dinner rolls with butter.
2. A gloppy plate of various Chinese food.
3. It's too hard to pick only three favorite foods! It depends on my mood. I'm a foodie.
What three celebrities would you want to hang out with the most?
1. I'm not really sure what this question is asking.
2. George/Pattie in 1965.
3. Ringo in 1964.
Name three things that freak you out.
1. Worms
2. Failure
3. The Heartbeat Boyz
If you could describe yourself in three words, what would they be?
Coolest Person Ever. (Just kidding.)
Name three unusual things you are good at.
1. Quoting entire movies verbatim.
2. Imitations and mimicry
3. Google. ("I met this really cool drummer... I didn't catch his name, and I don't remember what band he was in... can you find him for me? [ten minutes] Wow. You really are good.")
What are three things you are currently coveting?
1. Glamorous hair.
2. A silver spangly scarf.
3. A cocktail-ring-cum-conversation-piece, of some fashion.
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| MEME: The Omnivore's 100 |
[05 Sep 2008|01:06am] |
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Taken from ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif) tigerberries !
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1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred
1. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. PB&J
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. Cheese fondue
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie Cherry
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab Crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
The Vegetarian Hundred
1. Real macaroni and cheese, made from scratch and baked 2. Tabouleh
3. Freshly baked bread, straight from the oven (preferably with homemade strawberry jam)
4. Fresh figs
5. Fresh pomegranate
6. Indian dal of any sort
7. Imam bayildi
8. Pressed spiced Chinese tofu
9. Freshly made hummus
10. Tahini
11. Kimchi
12. Miso
13. Falafel
14. Potato and pea filled samosas
15. Homemade yogurt
16. Muhammara
17. Brie en croute
18. Spanikopita
19. Fresh, vine-ripened heirloom tomatoes
20. Insalata caprese
21. Stir-fried greens (gai lan, bok choi, pea shoots, kale, chard or collards)
22. Freshly made salsa
23. Freshly made guacamole
24. Creme brulee
25. Fava beans
26. Chinese cold sesame peanut noodles
27. Fattoush
28. New potatoes
29. Coleslaw
30. Ratatouille
31. Baba ganoush
32. Winter squash
33. Roasted beets
34. Baked sweet potatoes
35. Plantains
36. Chocolate truffles
37. Garlic mashed potatoes
38. Fresh water chestnuts
39. Steel cut oats
40. Quinoa
41. Grilled portabello mushrooms
42. Chipotle en adobo
43. Stone ground whole grain cornmeal
44. Freshly made corn or wheat tortillas
45. Frittata
46. Basil pesto
47. Roasted garlic
48. Raita of any type
49. Mango lassi
50. Jasmine rice (white or brown)
51. Thai vegetarian coconut milk curry
52. Pumpkin in any form other than pie
53. Fresh apple pear or plum gallette
54. Quince in any form
55. Escarole, endive or arugula
56. Sprouts other than mung bean
57. Naturally brewed soy sauce
58. Dried shiitake mushrooms
59. Unusually colored vegetables (purple cauliflower, blue potatoes, chocolate bell peppers…)
60. Fresh peach ice cream
61. Chevre
62. Medjool dates
63. Kheer
64. Flourless chocolate cake
65. Grilled corn on the cob
66. Black bean (or any other bean) vegetarian chili
67. Tempeh
68. Seitan or wheat gluten
69. Gorgonzola or any other blue veined cheese
70. Sweet potato fries
71. Homemade au gratin potatoes
72. Cream of asparagus soup
73. Artichoke-Parmesan dip
74. Mushroom risotto
75. Fermented black beans
76. Garlic scapes
77. Fresh new baby peas
78. Kalamata olives
79. Preserved lemons
80. Fried green tomatoes
81. Chinese scallion pancakes
82. Cheese souffle
83. Fried apples
84. Homemade frijoles refritos
85. Pasta fagiole
86. Macadamia nuts in any form
87. Paw paw in any form
88. Grilled cheese sandwich of any kind
89. Paneer cheese
90. Ma Po Tofu (vegetarian style–no pork!)
91. Fresh pasta in any form
92. Grilled leeks, scallions or ramps
93. Green papaya salad
94. Baked grain and vegetable stuffed tomatoes
95. Pickled ginger
96. Methi greens
97. Aloo paratha
98. Kedgeree (the original Indian version without the smoked fish, not the British version with fish)
99. Okra
100. Roasted brussels sprouts
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| Futurama |
[04 Sep 2008|08:55pm] |
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Calculon: Who are you?
Bender: Bender, your biggest fan.
Calculon: Are you going to murder me?
Bender: Unlikely. In my mind, we're friends. This diorama proves it.
Calculon: Sir, your derangement is impressive. I'm appointing you my official stalker.
Bender: You shan't be disappointed. Pleasant dreams.
::Decompresses::
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| Coveting Celebrity Hair |
[01 Sep 2008|08:57pm] |
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The only thing about famous girls that I ever covet (anymore) is their hair. But oh -- do I covet celebrity hair. It's fairly easy, because they all have the same hair, and I want it.
Selena Gomez. Shenae Grimes. Leighton Meester. Demi Lovato. hannabeth merjos. Ashley Tisdale. Vanessa Anne Hudgens.
I just wish my hair were big and shiny and voluminous with curls.
It sorta made me feel better about myself, even with half-blown chicken pox, when Blair's hair was limp on Gossip Girl tonight.
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| If I Can Make It There... |
[29 Aug 2008|01:47am] |
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In about two weeks, I am moving to New York.
I got a job as a real writer.
I am moving to New York to be a writer for The Hollywood Reporter and publicist for my favorite band.
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| The Promise of Fall |
[28 Aug 2008|01:31am] |
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It's a whisper in the wind.
I always feel best in fall. And I'm excited to see what adventures are coming this year...
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| Comfort Food |
[25 Aug 2008|12:35am] |
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"Pirate/Anchor Has Broken," RAPOSO |
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I posted this last year, but I've reread it a few times this week and it still ranks among my favorite written passages. It's from the Daily Herald, probably eleven or twelve years ago now, and I never wrote down the writer, but...
"My maternal grandmother, Nana, made a tuna casserole that comforted me from early kidhood. Only egg noodles, full-fat sour cream, and canned baby peas would do in her heart-warming creation. When Nana swept her tuna casserole from the oven, the crushed-potato-chip topping glistened with a golden hue. ...My comfort food list runs long. In no particular order: long-simmered, all-beef chili; buttery mashed potatoes and creamy gravy; baked macaroni and cheese with a buttered breadcrumb crust; Campbell's cream of mushroom soup; Toll House recipe chocolate-chip cookies; franks and beans prepared with butcher-shop-prepared franks; flapjacks dripping with butter and maple syrup, paired with forget-the-saturated-fat-and-cholesterol pan-fried, crisp bacon; a corned beef sandwich on fine-grained but moist and dense rye bread smeared with sharp brown mustard; 1950s Coca-Cola served ice cold from a 6-ounce glass bottle; Hostess-brand cupcakes; perfectly cooked pot roast that falls apart at a whisper; Three Musketeers candy bars; and last but not least, made-from-real-eggs-and-real-mayonnaise egg salad scooped onto good-quality white sandwich bread topped with shredded, crisp iceberg lettuce."
My own comfort foods are thick-sliced toast with lots of butter, either seven-grain, sourdough, or soft sweet yellow bread -- toast is best with milktea at night; broccoli-cheddar casserole from a recipe given to my mom by my first-grade teacher, with crumbled crackers on top; a particularly fattening chicken salad that I based off a recipe from Sleepover Friends when I was nine, with canned chicken and cream cheese and chili sauce and scallions; scrambled eggs with cheese and tomato; lemonade with pulp and sour enough to make your eyes water with each sip; cream of mushroom soup, which I fell in love with at summer camp the one week of my life that I went to summer camp; Tollhouse cookies; and of course "tostada dip," which has nothing to do with tostadas at all and everything to do with cream cheese, cheddar, and mild salsa.
What are yours?
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