Dang it! 12:56 PM

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?
Originally uploaded by Mustangmatt

I think I am destined to see all of the errors the XBOX 360 is capable of offering. Damn you Microsoft! Oh well, I guess it's time to pick up another hobby. Now, where did I put those throwing stars?

Sleeping In 11:40 PM

sleeping norwegian forest cat in my room
Originally uploaded by mitsukuni

The last remaining luxury I hold dearly
Please don't take this away from me
Let me start my day late
Let me not think of anything

Is Twilight the next Harry Potter? 12:39 PM

At the heels of the disappointment that is The Golden Compass comes another fantasy novel bestseller movie franchise.

Twilight stars Robert Pattinson of Harry Potter fame. After Cedric Diggory's demise in Potter movie 4, Robert returns and survives as one of the undead in this dark romantic tale from author Stephenie Meyer. Robert is paired against Kristen Stewart from the movie Jumper and Zathura.

Amazon.com
"Softly he brushed my cheek, then held my face between his marble hands. 'Be very still,' he whispered, as if I wasn't already frozen. Slowly, never moving his eyes from mine, he leaned toward me. Then abruptly, but very gently, he rested his cold cheek against the hollow at the base of my throat."

As Shakespeare knew, love burns high when thwarted by obstacles. In Twilight, an exquisite fantasy by Stephenie Meyer, readers discover a pair of lovers who are supremely star-crossed. Bella (Kristen Stewart) adores beautiful Edward (Robert Pattinson), and he returns her love. But Edward is having a hard time controlling the blood lust she arouses in him, because--he's a vampire. At any moment, the intensity of their passion could drive him to kill her, and he agonizes over the danger. But, Bella would rather be dead than part from Edward, so she risks her life to stay near him, and the novel burns with the erotic tension of their dangerous and necessarily chaste relationship.

This movie has a lot of promise but we will hold our judgment until at least a trailer comes out.

Craving for Hooters' Hot Wings 5:21 PM

I know it will never be the same but here's the closest we could get to them.

Hooters' Hot Wings (reproduction)

Prep. Time: 1:45
Serves: 4

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp. black pepper
20 chicken wing segments
1/2 cup butter OR margarine
1/2 cup hot sauce (see Notes, below)


-In a shallow dish, combine flour, salt, paprika, garlic powder, and peppers.
-Coat chicken entirely in the flour mixture; refrigerate coated wings for 1 hour; coat chicken again with remaining flour mixture.
-In a 2-quart saucepan, heat butter and hot sauce just until butter melts; turn heat to low and keep warm on stove top.
-Deep-fry chicken, 8 - 10 pieces at a time, in 375 degree oil (vegetable oil, canola oil, or peanut oil) for 13 minutes, turning once or twice.
-Drain chicken on a wire cooling rack for 30 seconds, then immediately toss fried chicken in buffalo sauce mixture and remove with a slotted spoon.
-Repeat with remaining chicken.

Adjusting the spiciness of the sauce: As is, the recipe produces a medium sauce. To change the amount of spiciness, simply adjust the butter-to-hot sauce-ratio:
Mild: Use 3/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup hot sauce.
Hot: Use 1/4 cup butter and 3/4 cup hot sauce.

Notes: The recipe calls for Frank's® Buffalo Wing sauce if you enjoy the flavor of Buffalo sauce, but not the heat. If you like spice, you can use regular Frank's® Red Hot Sauce. Another Louisiana hot sauce or hot sauce like Tabasco® would work fine, but Frank's® has a great flavor, not just heat. Use ranch dressing or blue cheese dressing as a dip for these fabulous wings!

Postcards from Vacationland 11:33 PM

Refracted
Originally uploaded by Mark Ordoñez

A lot has changed in Galera since the only other time I've been there.
For one thing, I don't remember obsessing over a 9F last time.
I really hope 9F is stupid.
9F couldn't possibly have everything.
Please be stupid.