1) I finally watched The Labyrinth the other day. I've never seen it. Ok, wait...so I've seen it, but i was too little to remember any of it. So it doesn't count. But people have been yackin about it because there's talk of a sequel. So i thought...this one needs to be watched. NOW. I am a HUGE Jim Henson fan! Ever since i was small! I can remember sitting in my great grandmothers rocking chair, watching the Muppet Show and Sesame Street as a child. I once wrote Brian a letter, right after Jim's passing. I always wanted to work for the company, and was curious about what degree I would need. But i wanted to share how great i thought his fathers work was and how sorry i was to hear about his death. I think i was about 11 years old. I got a letter back! AND a photograph, not a copy, but an actual photo of Jim and Kermit. I'm sad to report that i lost it in a move due to my ex-husband saying we were out of room, so that box of "random stuff" had to go. I tried desperately to dig through it very quickly before he tossed it, as i wasn't sure specifically what was in it. Sadly...that photo and the letter Brian Henson wrote back was in that box. I've never gotten over it. Anyway...i digress...The Labrynth! AMAZING movie!!! OMG!! And can i just take a moment to say how freakin delicious David Bowie was in it?! Yes. I need to pause here. Ahhh. I always thought he was rockin a punk mullet, but after seeing the movie, i realized it's so much better!! Mullets are never good, but i figured i could let it go. It's Bowie for crying out loud! But between his two differently colored eyes (SO HOT!!) and his crazy punk hair, and his eye makeup....oh and lets not forget the codpiece, he's just...wow!! Just wow! On so many levels!!!
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| Delicious! |
Ya know the part where he sings about the babe? "You remind me of a babe. What babe? The babe with the power. What power? The power of voodoo. Who do? You do. Do what? Remind me of the babe". My mom and i used to do that when i was little. And i had no idea where it came from! So imagine my surprise when i heard that!
After it was over, i remembered why i hadn't seen it but that one time. And i don't count that as i only remember a 1 second clip from it...perhaps part from the ballroom scene? But i think i had nightmares. Which is weird, because The Dark Crystal came out in 82' and I've watched that a million times!! The Skeksis scared the absolute bajeezus out of me! I remember running down our long hallway to the bathroom, and then running as fast as i could back, because at the very end of the hall, just past the bathroom, was my mom's room, and i was convinced that the Skeksis lived in her closet at night. But i don't remember ever having night mares of that one.
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| Terrifying creatures!! |
Anyway...5 stars!! Awesome movie!! And if they do a sequel...they must have Bowie, or I'm not watchin it!
2) Cooking the first soup of the season today. I'm so ridiculously happy about it, I'm not even sure what to say. I've been wanting to make soup, any soup, for months!! Today is perfect because it is chilly out, and rainy, and dreary, and it's fall....and there's wine, and jammies, and my sweetie playing video games. It's nice. So i decided to try a new recipe for a chicken and rice soup. I always tend to alter recipes to my liking. For example...this recipe calls to use that simply rice, where ya boil it in a bag and then add it to the soup. No thanks. I decided I'd add a wild rice mixture to the actual soup and boil it to done-ness instead. Also, i added 2 small potatoes, extra veggies, i added corn and real garlic finely minced. It's smells amazing and the flavor is pretty great already. Did i mention i have wine? Mmmm....wine.
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| Mmmm....soup! |
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| Wine, in my fancy crab glass!! |
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| Got my smiley spoon too! |
3) I have a question for you. My readers (I do hope you exist!! My stats page says ya do!). So in my blog, i pretty much list my blogs as i write them. But they aren't on different pages. So should i differentiate my posts onto different pages? If i posted a recipe, it would show up on a recipe page instead of the main page? I've been considering changing up my blog a bit, just because, and because things in my life have changed considerably since starting the blog, so it is probably time for a little revamp. Thoughts?
4) That's another question...would you like to see more recipes?? I LOVE to cook! And I'm a damn good cook too!! Not to toot my own horn, but because I've been told by a lot of people, and I'm always making new things. I've learned that life is too short to hoard your recipes, so I've finally gotten to a point where i will share them if I'm asked, but then i come across a good one and want to share with people even if they don't ask. So...recipe postings? Yes? No?
5) I tried to watch Annie Hall last night. Let's just say...I'm not a Woody Allen fan, for many reasons, but he really annoys the ever living crap out of me. But i made it an hour before i turned it off. I needed a break. At the one hour mark, where he's in bed with his girlfriend Annie, after he slept with some other woman just an hour before, it made me sick. Like i thought i was going to be sick. And perhaps jump through my TV screen to strangle the ever living crap out of Woody Allen! WTF?! Ugh. Sooo...i haven't finished it. I'll get there. Perhaps tomorrow. It's considered a classic, so it was on my Netflix list. I'll be happy when i can delete it off of my list. *sigh*
Ok, so i guess that's it for today. Hope y'all have enjoyed your weekend!!
PS: The soup turned out FANTASTIC and was so wonderful!! Depending on the amount of people who would like to see more recipes, depends on if I'll post it. It's a great recipe though!! :)
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