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Drool Time
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 by Andy
Who Moved my Mousse Cake?
Friday, October 10th, 2008 by Andy
Yes, mousse cake, chocolate mousse cake, the more you say it, the better it feels.
Actually this post is about the the apparent dissappearance of Foley’s Bakery and my need for a mousse cake. I anyone knows whether or not Foleys is still around somewhere then please let me know because their Chocolate Mousse cake was the pinacle of errrrr mousse cake. I used to frequent their bakery when they were still on Congress Street in Portland near the First Parish Church. At Easter they would make little cakes shaped like chicks (the feathered kind) and I’d buy one for Ollie who was about two at the time. Their mousse cake was the perfect birthday cake. Anyway I’m happy to say that the ‘patisserie’ (I’m calling it that because it looks like one) at Whole Foods is doing pretty well at filling the gap. If Foley’s CMC was a perfect 10 then I’d say Whole Foods are hovering at about 8. They do some fresh fruit tarts that are mighty fine too. I look forward to slowly working my way through some of their offerings. Pictured, a CMC, probably larger than the one at Whole Foods although they do come in 2 sizes…….
Members Of Twisted Sister Now Willing To Take It
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 by RyanNEW YORK—In a stunning reversal of their long-stated reluctance to take it, members of heavy-metal band Twisted Sister announced Monday that, after 24 years of fervent refusal, they are now willing to take it. Read More
Hi, my name is Dave…and I am a Fanboy.
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 by dave
“Hi Dave”
“I have been a Fanboy for 36 years. I remember my first Mego Super Heroes action figure- Captain America- and the last one I ever bought, Captain Marvel on Ebay in 2005″
“So, Dave, what brings you to our group?”
“Well, I read this article today, about the new Watchmen movie…”
“AHHH” “Gasp” “Ooooooooo”
“….yeah, I know. March is too far away. Can’t wait that long. I’m re-reading it for the 5th time, and now its just killing me to know that its next year. Not this year, NEXT year. I mean, the Dark Knight was good, but this could blow it out if the water. Seriously.”
“AHHH” “Gasp” “Ooooooooo”
After taking a look at this photo, Zach Snyder is trying hard to get this one right. I respect Alan Moore and his work, and his feelings on what the movie world has attempted to do to his comics worlds. V for Vendetta could have been great, but the Wachovski’s pretty much ruined the story. Their story was based on the characters Moore created, and they would have been better off creating a new set of characters with the story they wove. Christ, Alan Moore originally wanted to use the Charleton Comics characters but decided against, creating his own that were similar. I get that they (the movie industry) ruined The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, V for Vendetta and From Hell.
I think he might want to hold judgement on this one, though. I’m going to drink a big glass of the Kool-Aid, and say that Watchmen could be great. I hope it is. There was a viewing of 25 minutes of footage of the movie in LA. How the hell does a mere mortal get in on something lke this? What connections do you need?
Either way, there’s going to be alot of waiting. At least there’s LebowskiFest before, but damn its a long way to March.
What difference does a font choice make?
Monday, September 8th, 2008 by GloriaThis weekend I watched a movie named Recount. (HBO movie…which I got through Netflix). Ok, my take on it may have been skewed by my political views and my work in this new media field…..but guess what - the history of the United States for the last 8 years may have all come down to a choice of fonts!
You may remember at the time that there was a question of many people in Florida having punched the wrong selection - voting for Pat Buchanan when they meant to vote for Al Gore. But did you know that the ballot was confusing because of a concern that putting all the candidates in a row on one side of the ballot would mean a smaller font that might be harder to read? So instead, the candidate names were on both sides of the ballot. Now at the time I thought this was silly, until I saw the machines they were using in the movie - both slots for punching the ballot were beside Al Gore’s name AND Buchannan - you had to know whether to choose one or two in between the two names.
Just think, a choice for a smaller font may have driven the history of the world in a very different direction!
Fascinating movie by the way - Recount with Kevin Spacey
What I did on my summer vacation…
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 by Gloria
I’ve settled back into work after a week camp hopping around the state of Maine. I visited 3 camps of different friends and we had a great time, but there is one lake that is closer to my heart since I spent a couple weeks there every summer growing up. It was with much pleasure then that I learned some friends of mine had a camp on the same lake (albeit the other end of the lake)
This camp is so cool I just had to share some of the photos.
Now, let it be said, if you are reading this post from anywhere other than in Maine, you’re probably thinking to yourself “Why did she go to a kids summer camp”….
So let’s define “Camp”.
If you grew up in Maine, camp is what most of you would call a cottage - probably but not always on a lake. There are some that are quite sophisticated, but to me a camp often means a much older building, with or without lake frontage but preferably with (no lake frontage probably means it’s a “hunting” camp.)
In this case the camp has it all (except a decent inside bathroom…oh, and “all” includes a resident chipmunk, the occasional mouse, and on one visit/occasion a bat - though thankfully nothing spotted on this visit). It was originally a hunting camp as evidenced by the deer and moose heads both inside and out. (Andy, my apologies to the vegetarian in the crew).
It also has great lake frontage with the sand beach going up under the porch and about 15 feet of beach between the camp and the lake. I also include a photo of the sink….an odd thing to take a picture of you say? Take a closer look….that sink and counter top is all carved out of one great big tree/log. Hope you enjoy these pictures of a good old fashioned Maine camp!
Many Thanks for the camp hospitality go out to Eirwen and Lane (Lake Cobbosseecontee near Augusta); to Doug and Linda - with a shoutout to Martha and Kevin (Beach Hill Pond near Ellsworth - the pictures are from here); and to Mary and Andrew (Cold Stream Pond near Lincoln).
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| Note the Bird’s nest in the antlers……circle of life? |
Bob
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 by Andy
Hot on the heels of my last food review comes ‘The Bob’. I like the pizza at One-Eyed-Jack’s and had thought that the only vegetarian fodder until noticing “The Bob” Taco tucked away in a quiet corner of the Blackboard
(Chalkboard (AmE)).
Packed with freshly sauteed veggies (green pepper, onions, mushrooms), lettuce, slaw (red cabbage) and dressed with fresh Cilantro and a chili-lime sauce it beats the Bo Jangles out of the Hobo Pankcake I had earlier this week. Several varieties with dead animal flesh are also available.
Today’s Bob pictured opposite, it looked better before I started in on it.
For any restaurant owners out there that find this post, I am willing to write reviews in exchange for food. You know where to find me.
My rating, 4 flying rats out of 5
New Street Vendor Assesed by Local European Bon Viveur
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 by Andy
Word out on the street is there is a new Taco/Burrito vendor frequenting the corner of Market and Commercial. Today we managed to get a first hand report on the quality of the 3 bean soft taco with fresh salsa. The overall visual impression was favourable and the sprig of fresh Cilantro (Corriander (Eur.)) and slice of lime made for an appealing presentation.
Unfortunately this is one taco that didn’t score highly on the taste test despite a catholic measure of what the vendor was touting as a Salsa Picante and a dolop of Daisy. Your own reports on “Street Food” are welcomed, so let’s have ‘em.
Overall rating 2.5 flying rats out of 5.
