8997 - Thurs

[scottobear]

Overslept - quick post while BHK gets ready. I feel bad - I wasn't ready when my ride came to get me to the train.

Yummy, simple meals lately. Stir-fry broccoli w/tofu and carrot over brown rice day before yesterday and garden burgers with fried potatoes last night. Good stick to your ribs type stuff.

Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares - USA is a bit different than the UK version. I anticipate a physical fight in one of these, given our continent's "Wild West" proclivities. You just can't bawl some people out like he does.

Good synopsis here.

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Game ideas developing in my head - Giants and Dwarfs, Pumpkin, and Rabbit, Fox, Bear (Brier Patch) - all are in the most germ-like beginnings.

Giants and Dwarfs is an "ants vs elephant" or Ogre "Big tank(s) vs many infantry" type theme.

Pumpkin is a multi-player maze game through a pumpkin patch. Possibly Team oriented, or every man for himself. (or both.) I like the idea of using eeore's chessboard wedges for each player. Complexity seems to go up per increment/player.

RFB is a variation on King's Table. (Hunter vs hunted) - Added theme of a Brier patch, and Uncle Remus.

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Fun Quiz... I'm especially partial to the program that assembles the blueprint parts together!

Your home is a Gamer's Hideout Your kitchen is stocked with chips, dips, and assorted caffeinated beverages. There's a pantry with emergency backup caffeinated beverages. You also have some breakfast cereals in there, but you haven't had breakfast since last Spring. Your master bedroom has blankets printed with images of Mario and Link. Your study includes unread copies of various gamer magazines, each purchased for the free demo CDs. Your home also includes a roost for griffons. You've never actually seen a griffon, but you keep the roost ready anyway. Your guests enjoy your collection of every console and associated game ever made. Except the Intellivision -- those controllers drive them NUTS. Outside is the moat that protects your home from goblin invaders and extended family. Below is a snippet of the blueprints:

Find YOUR Dream Home!

We do have a moat, actually - and our pantry is similar.

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1 year ago - Hump-day, shh-pirates, Rapture Riders, John Byrne, penis transplant, armed gorilla week, Harlan Ellison suing,

2 years ago - rita - schools closed, buses don't run, caramel creams, hamster ball gun, cork soakers, political test, poopdeck, hurricane news, browardnoaa, beauty products made from executed chinese prisoners, lj interests meme, big bunny

3 years ago - sema photo, Prisoner / Columbo, Brazil / slavery, mirrors, sneaky work pic

4 years ago - Button Men, Cully, on the bridge, jeb, weight loss, scampi, ready for 'ween

5 years ago - mst, ipod, hubzilla, cancer research, newton screen saver, cool paper models, riker vs riaa, palm doodle

6 years ago - annus mirabilis, phoons, nice weather, burger king, WHAT IS GRIMACE poll

7 years ago - UAS, Hodey-ohten-doten-day, 7 deadly sins, other employees burnout at acim, registered sex offender counts

Comments

[missv.livejournal.com]

We've been watching Ramsay's UK shows for a few years here and are big fans of the "real" guy. Sure, he's got a foul mouth and can be really rude...but I always felt like he'd earned the right to be a bit arrogant (in the tradition of true French chefs...he's a man who demands respect, but who also gives praise where it is deserved). Plus, he's whipsmart and funny as hell. Some of his more colorful lines are in regular rotation at our house... "Reach down, find your bullocks, and let's get on with it"..."Are you pulling my plonker?"

So, when I watched an episode of "Hells Kitchen," I couldn't believe it. They'd made a cariacture of the guy...emphasizing the rough language and abusive behavior while letting none of his charm show through. Dudes, the man has three Michelin stars. That's like the culinary equivalent of an Academy Award or a Nobel Prize or something. Putting Gordon Ramsey on a Fox reality show is like having Dame Judi Densch on "Celebrity Fit Club" or Stephen Hawking's wheelchair on "Pimp My Ride."

But I guess they must've written him an enormous check...and he accepted it on their terms. So he's the only one I can blame.

Oh well, at least Tony Bourdain had the sense to flee the Food Network for the Travel Channel so he could preserve some shred of his dignity.

[phillykat.livejournal.com]

omgoodness didn't you think peter was going to hit him? i think he's a black belt. perhaps he feels he can go around saying 'fuck' to everyone and they won't hit him.

it's very different that the UK version, but so is hell's kitchen. he's much calmer and nicer in his UK shows. i think the producers believe he has to act like that to get the viewers and considering his ratings, they might be right. unfortunately

oh, and scott, now you have me hearing "native ny" in my head except it's the original version. *shakes fists*

[phillykat.livejournal.com]

oh and that dream house is so u!

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

Oh hahaha Scott hears that song like 20 times a DAY!!! Sometimes I'm so sadistic I put it on repeat on my ipod and leave the room!

BTW--RE: Your review of HEX on Netflix--I kinda got into it---mostly because of Jemima Rooper (aka Lesbian Ghost) and her amazing lipgloss! Like Christian Bale's teeth in Batman Returns Jemima Rooper's lipgloss in EVERY freaking episode puts in a stellar performance no matter WHAT shade it is.
I'm half tempted to write a fan letter to the make-up artist and find out what was used---I SERIOUSLY her lips did NOT look that good in Kinky Boots!! THAT'S A FACT!! :D

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

"but you haven't had breakfast since last Spring" um see icon....


THAT IS SERIOUSLY our house!!! It IS!

[phillykat.livejournal.com]

omg she has the shinniest lips ever! you're right they didn't look that good in kinky boots cuz i've seen stills. never overlook the benefits of a good glossing. ha! she's the only reason why i kept watching it. when i looked at the dvd it looks like they added part of season 2 to season 1. season 1 was only 6 or 8 episodes.

christian bale's teeth are mesmerizing in almost everything. they're so big, white, and shiney. i feel like a cat w/a brand new shiney thing when i watch him.

[phillykat.livejournal.com]

hmm.. that makes me sad. i lovey the breakfast. you need to switch that up..get you some donuts. toaster pastries even.

you just reminded me that i haven't eaten dinner. capn crunch again i guess.

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

When I watch Christian Bale's teeth I just get a craving for Chicklets hahahhaa :D

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

Maaaaan that stuff tears up my mouth!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

We do eat pancakes and cereal on occasion.. but usually, it is a bagel and run!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

we have muffins and bagels as we go! :D

Pancakes this weekend, m'love?

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I did think that Peter was going to lay into *someone*.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

How odd that this hasn't yet come to my email!

I like the UK version better, too - He gets agressive, but it seems to be used as a motivational tool more than a bad temper.

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmm I wonder if we can find pumpkin pancakes?

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I'd wager we could! Any IHOPs in the region?

[phillykat.livejournal.com]

ROFL. Right as I read that I was putting a piece of Orbitz gum in my mouth. They're a little too long but they do look like his teeth. Oh, man, I'm almost crying.

[phillykat.livejournal.com]

What does? Capn Crunch? More for meeeeeeee. I only eat the peanut butter on occasion. Yeah, I know. Sad but true.

I don't know the brand name but there are these (wanna say organic) toaster pastries called, well, toaster pastries. They're good. The don't have a lot of filler and added color. I only eat the ones w/o icing. I don't like horribly sweet things.

[phillykat.livejournal.com]

dangnabbit you're making me hungry! I think I'm gonna try to make pumpkin pancatkes. It can't be hard.

[phillykat.livejournal.com]

hee. You know if I didn't work from home I wouldn't even eat breakfast unless I got a ride and stopped off at a WaWa. I rarely got to work before the kitchen closed. *sigh* Keith could make a good egg n cheese.

Dangit! You guys have made me sooo hungry!