Sunday, December 19, 2010

welcome to the top five!

...amy adams.

i have been thinking about putting her in my top five for a while, but after watching "sunshine cleaning" this afternoon, followed by "the fighter", she has cemented her place among the elite. so, so long christina hendricks, and welcome amy adams!



and "the fighter" was pretty freaking awesome.

nawt you! nawt you! and nawt you!

Friday, December 17, 2010

gotta love colbert

enjoy...

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
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great line:
"i love how bill [o'reilly] closes with 'the lord helps those who help themselves' kinda implying that jesus said that, when it was actually ben franklin, who i believe belched out that proverb between mouthfuls of french whore"

i like him...

playoffs - click this!

i just don't think the arguments about 'its the most exciting regular season' is enough of an excuse to not have playoffs. its all about money, plain and simple. we'll see it in our lifetime. hopefully sooner rather than later, and if it's mark cuban that leads the charge, so be it.

and on a side note, i've always liked the guy. he can be douchey at times, but he loves sports and his team. and you can't fault the man for throwing around his own money to make some changes that people want.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

family dinner...stcd

surf n turf chili dumplings!
it's my new entry into the chili contest this year
and this was version 1.0

korean short rib marinated for 24 hrs
ginger shrimp
award-winning korean chili
all in a dumpling wrapper
then deep fried
then topped with homemade teriyake sauce and cilantro and green onion

the good:
taste
depth of flavor
texture

the bad:
not hot enough, spice-wise
dumplings puffed up
needs more business inside the dumpling


not a bad first try, but definitely needs improvement.
also, possibly switching to egg rolls, but we'll see
here are the pics, enjoy...


stcd coming outta the deep fryer


setup for dinner


stcd all dressed up for the ball

Saturday, December 11, 2010

this just makes me laugh

im not a class warrior, especially on here. But every now and again, i run across an article that is so ridiculous i have to post it.

washington post clicky

this dude says that making 250k a year is basically not that much after...wait for it...TAXES are taken out.

seriously, man?

250k is SIX TIMES the national household income (as stated in his article)
250k is the top 2.9% (as stated in his article)
just let those two stats sink in.
you be livin in the top 97.1% of the nation.
that's an A+ average.
you ain't no middle class,
and you can definitely get cheese on your whopper.

if you can't make it with that much money, guess what...YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!!!
and maybe, just maybe, you're not that good with money, and you're living beyond your means.

hahaha. 250k. at this point in my life, that's just an absurd amount of money.
though, i guess, there are people in all income brackets that suck at managing money.
just kinda sad to see folks with loads of dough, squander it all.
and the only way i'll see 250k anytime soon, is if i rob a few banks or hit the lotto.

gotta be in it to win it!

Thursday, December 09, 2010

roommate dinner: the wiler and cvd...and a little surprise

the last 2 tuesday night dinners, together at last!

the wiler's dish: rigatoni di gregorio
rigatoni with chicken, mushrooms, onions, in a heavy cream sauce
with spinach on the side
then to finish it off, i think maybe it was an apple crumble.
all wicked awesome





cvd's dish:
a shrimp and sausage risotto and a boston creme pie for dessert.



i can smell your jealousy through the computer.


and tonight i make my very first version of the new chili im entering into the contest.
its called: STCD
get excited!