Author: eric

It’s been a while since

It’s been a while since the Brunching Shuttlecocks have made me laugh out loud, but they did great today with Lou Bega: A Career Retrospective (3:39 of fame). It’s the complete timeline of his career, from “Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Mambo #5” (at 0:05, Lou Bega burst onto the music scene with little fanfare…)… Continue reading It’s been a while since

My cold is still lingering,

My cold is still lingering, down deep in my chest. It’s been years since I’ve been hit this hard by a pesky little virus.

A long time ago, I

A long time ago, I spent a lot of time reading though the wonderful nuggets at An Entirely Other Day, but then I forgot about it. Memepool reminded me about it, and it’s still a good place to visit.

Cheesemaking again.

Cheesemaking again. Of course, I didn’t check the obvious url, and it seems to be the best. www.cheesemaking.com is home to the New England Cheesemaking Supply Company. I just gave them $20, and now they’re sending me everything I need to make 30 pounds of fresh mozzarella. There’s no stopping me now!

I want to make cheese.

I want to make cheese. Fresh mozzarella is so very good, but so very expensive. Here’re two links I’ve found: The Cheeze Wizard and the meta-link from about.com Cheesemaking. I need to find a local source of cultures and what-not, and then I’ll let you know how it goes.

Troma studios has a new

Troma studios has a new film coming out, and Salon is there to cover it. The film’s called Terror Firmer, and has been described as Day For Night meets Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer through the eyes of Frank Capra. The article does a good job of covering the Troma mindset. A good friend… Continue reading Troma studios has a new

Sleeping with the fishes: a

Sleeping with the fishes: a CNN story about the “liveaboard” community — those people who live on their boats. I’ve often thought this would be a nice thing to do. Besides a houseboat, I’d need a plot of land for a garden. If I found one waterside, I wouldn’t need to pay a marina for… Continue reading Sleeping with the fishes: a

The BBC has two stories

The BBC has two stories up about Nick Park: Aardman Animations – the creators of hit clay characters Wallace and Gromit – has signed up to a five-film deal with Hollywood director Steven Spielberg and With three Oscars, four Baftas, a CBE and a Steven Spielberg deal under his belt, there’s no doubting Nick Park… Continue reading The BBC has two stories

I went grocery shopping with

I went grocery shopping with Kim Basinger on Saturday. Athens has a new natural food store (named EarthFare) that is fantastic. When I was there this weekend, Ms. Basinger (born and raised here in Athens) was doing some shopping herself. Then we checked out side by side. Ooh, the excitement! For all you guys who… Continue reading I went grocery shopping with