Trogdor... the Videogame

Check out the Trogdor videogame...

Don't know what the hell Trogdor is... check out the introductory video.

Star Trek vs. Star Wars

Damn... I'm a dork!

Darth Vader orders food

I love Eddie Izzard.

JOSS WHEDON DIRECTS THE OFFICE

Ok... So we did get a little Joss on the office last night.

Buffy Syndrome

This article referred from Whedonesque is what happened to me.

"I use the Joss Whedon series "Buffy" as an example because it describes how I allowed nothing more than a name to rob me of months and almost years of television viewing pleasure, simply because I had the wrong mindset."

I heard from a number of people that Buffy was a great show. I couldn't get over the name. Finally, after falling in love with Firefly I looked into Buffy. Keep in mind... the show had been canceled. Finished. There was no more Buffy. So I watched the entire series on DVD and it turns out that it is my favorite show on TV (if you count syndication).

So the moral of the story... don't judge a book by its cover and don't judge a series by its name.

PS As noted by others, Joss Whedon isn't going to be doing the new Wonder Woman. Damnit Joss, we need our fix... can't you get that... we need new Whedon.... so get on that will you.

Roast Lamb and Potatoes

I visited my friend, Ari, in St. Louis. He's ex was Greek so he's learned to make some great food.

He made the dish captioned above this weekend and I got the recipe by osmosis:

Ingredients:
1 Leg of lamb
3-4 potatoes peeled, sliced
mustard
olive oil
spice rub: rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper, garlic mixed with oil and lemon

Take the potatoes and mix them with mustard and olive oil. Ari bathed them in olive oil, but I think enough to coat them would suffice.

Prepare the spice rub and... well rub it on the lamb.

Put the potatoes in with the lamb on top. Roast in the oven at about 350 degrees F for about an hour or an hour and a half. If you care about how cooked it is, you might get a meat thermometer. If not... wing it.

Last step... eat up.

Mr. Deity

Funny modern take on religion.

Shi Thead

This is a card game my friends were playing. I couldn't keep track of the rules so they wrote them down.

It starts with the same premise as BS, discarding in order. There are some differences...

3's require the next person to play a 3 or a 9
9's can be played on anything
7's require the next person to play a 7 or lower
10 can be played on anything and clears the pile
2's can be played on anything (except required above) and restarts the sequence.

Crap... this is complicated, especially when drunk.

Media swapping services

Here are a list of swapping services from a RMN article.

Peerflix - movies

What's On My Bookshelf - books

Book Mooch - Books

Barter Bee - Music Videogames movies

Title Trader - All media

Chipotle @ Home

I'm a big Chipotle fan. Love the stuff. So the other day, I decided to try my hand at making a burrito bowl at home. I had all of the ingredients except the fresh cilantro and pico de gallo.

What I made was good, but tasted nothing like Chipotle. After some research, I found the recipe on google answers. Check it out:

CHIPOLTE'S MARINADE
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 1 (2 ounce) package dried ancho chiles
 1 teaspoon black pepper
 2 teaspoons cumin powder
 2 tablespoons fresh oregano, chopped
 6 cloves garlic
1/2 red onion, quartered
1/4 cup vegetable oil
 4 chicken breasts or small steaks (6 ounces each)

Soak dry chilies overnight in water, until soft. Remove seeds. Add all
ingredients except meat in food processor. Puree until smooth.

Spread mixture over chicken, or other meats and refrigerate at least
one hour, up to 24 hours.

After marinading, heat grill to about 400 degrees F, or if cooking
inside, heat small amount of oil in skillet or grill pan over high
heat. Salt meat to taste (optional), and grill lightly, turning only
once, until done. 4 minutes per side for chicken, 8-10 minutes per
side for 3/4" thick steak.

CHIPOLTE'S BASMATI RICE
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 1 teaspoon vegetable oil or butter
 2 tsp. fresh cilantro
2/3 cup white basmati rice
 1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
 1 Lime

In a 2-quart heavy saucepan, heat oil or butter over low heat,
stirring occasionally until melted. Add rice and lime juice, stir for
1 minute. Add water and salt, bring to a full rolling boil. At
boiling, cover, turn down to simmer over low heat until rice is tender
and the water is absorbed, about 25 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork.

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