Harry Potter Fever Begins Again

Looks dark and awesome. I can't wait.

PS. This is my 400th post.

My Life in Boxes

This is my life right now and it is driving me crazy. Three days until the movers come. One week from today I won't be anywhere near here.

Totally freaking out!

Cake Wreckers

I love cake. I love pretty much any cake but carrot cake, and I have to admit that I've had a piece of carrot cake I didn't hate. This blog featured some cakes that not only look unappetizing, but make me kind of nauseous looking at them.

I don't know if I should hate some of these bakers forever for ruining the purity of cake or if I should thank them for assuring me that there are just some cakes I won't eat, therefor saving me a few calories.

I think I am going to hate them, because cake should ALWAYS be loved.

PS. If I ever have a baby or have to give a baby shower, I am going to serve pie.

Search Alert

The following search led to Some of This Might Not Be True:
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I wouldn't necessarily think of those words in sexual terms. But apparently I am in the minority.

Suzy in the Kitchen

This will be the last Suzy in the Kitchen for a while. The next one will be from New Mexico. Weird.

This is what I call, leftover pasta salad. I had a little shell macaroni left, a tomato, and some artichokes. I mixed with oil and balsamic vinegar, added some mozzarella cheese and voila. A few less things to throw out when it is time to move.

This is a Greek vegetable wrap. Eggplant, onions, tomatoes, feta cheese, kalamata olives (one more item I don't have to throw out), marinate and throw on a tortilla. This was good. Really, really good.

Been busy packing and it seems I have so much more left to do. My apartment is a mess. Moving sucks. Two weeks from today I will be on my way. 

iPod Shuffle

In honor of my new, free-after-rebate iPod, the iPod shuffle game.

Ten random songs to get to know me better:

1. Intuition - Feist
2. Ebin - Sublime
3. 2 Cool 2 Be 4 Gotten - Lucinda Williams
4. On Top - The Killers
5. Pump It - Black Eye Peas
6. Born Secular - Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins
7. Independent Women Part 1 - Destiny's Child
8. Ticket to Ride - The Beatles
9. Twin Cinema - The New Pornographers
10. Let's Face It - The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones

I am taking my last vacation day tomorrow. Hells yeah! My fist is ferociously pumping in the air.

The Yin and Yang of Media Pleasures

I recently discovered Hulu and it is super awesome. I've been spending my remaining days at work watching Late Night with Conan O'Brien and the second season of 30 Rock. And I don't even care if people see me watching it. Anyhoo, there are a lot of cool shows and movies at Hulu and they add more all the time, so if you ever have a few spare moments, check it out.

On the flip side, I had the mini-series, John Adams on my Netflix list and the first disc was only available in Las Vegas, so they had to ship it from there. Disc 2 and 3 were available at my location, so I have them at home, but have to wait until Friday for disc 1. What is the logic in that?

In other news, I have given two-weeks notice at both my jobs. Owens thinks I am going to New Mexico for an actual teaching job and I haven't corrected them. I think I am just going to let them believe that. I don't really care. A week from today, I will never see them again.

Tata for now.

Matthew Fox, Whether I Want Him or Not

I couldn't get away from Matthew Fox (AKA Dr. Jack Shepard) recently. On Sunday I watched Vantage Point, which MF was in. Then Monday morning, I was watching Wings, as I always do while I eat breakfast before work, and there MF was, a very, very young man. Also yesterday, I was reading the paper and I saw that it was MF's 42nd birthday.

So, Happy Birthday Matthew Fox. Now, unless you are in a brand new episode of Lost, would you kindly leave me alone?

Happy Bastille Day!

Happy Bastille Day Ya'll!

Bastille Day has the cops crazy today. I literally saw seven people pulled over today. And it's not even the end of the month.

Anyhoo, eat a french fry or something to celebrate.

New Classic Books

EW recently listed 100 new classic books. New classics meaning published after 1983 (I linked to 1-25, but clicking on the link should get you to parts 1, 2 and 3).

When I began reading the list, I didn't think I would have covered many books, but as I actually read through the list, I was surprised at how many I haven't read. I read 15 on the list. 15 of 100. And I consider myself a well-read person. I've heard of many on the list. I've seen the movie version of ALOT on the list.

Here is what I have read, in EW ratings:

2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - JK Rowling

12. Blindness - Jose Saramago

13. Watchman - Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons

20. Bridget Jones' Diary - Helen Fielding

25. Joy Luck Club - Amy Tan

28. Naked - David Sedaris

34. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold

41. The House on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros

48. The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver

50. The Corrections - Jonathan Franzen

65. The Giver - Lois Lowry

69. The Secret History - Donna Tartt (one of my favoritest books ever. I highly, highly recommend this).

78. Eat Pray Love - Elizabeth Gilbert

93. A Thousand Acres - Jane Smiley

96. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

97. Jesus' Son - Denis Johnson

100 books. Some of them I have no desire to ever read. I have started a list though. Perhaps someday I will make to almost half the list.

Happy Reading Ya'll.

Warning

If you were planning on going to Beijing for the Olympics and wanted to eat some authentic, local cuisine, you won't be able to.

Thumbs Up of the Week

Yisss...It's Jemaine from the Flight of the Conchords.

In the Kitchen With Suzy

These are salmon patties. They were very, very good. 

This was a tasty version of a caprese salad, Laura's contribution to...

...the Venetian Macaroni and Cheese. This wasn't bad, but I don't think I will ever make it again.

Happy 4th of July folks! Enjoy some fireworks. I will be. 

Recently: A Suzy Photo Essay

Laura came to visit a couple of weeks ago, just as the ol' Dell took a final pooper, so I wasn't able to post some of the fun that she, PTT and I had. So without further ado:

PTT gets nervous when I refer to him as Chris, so we made his Yahtzee score sheet officially PTT.

Here we are, taking a quick break from an intense Yahtzee game. See that ring on my finger? That is a gift from PTT; a Drive Shaft ring, now one of my prized possessions.

This is me and PTT enjoying our beer frame beers (because we rocked that frame).

This is Laura, without a beer frame beer (because she really fucked that frame up*)

*To be fair, I would later have to buy a beer frame as well. After Laura had to buy a second beer frame. HA!

Mad About Mad Men

I can't even begin to tell you how much I enjoyed Mad Men last summer. It is about an advertising agency in the 1960's, but that is just skimming the surface. I think it showed a lot about a certain time in history. It is a cool-looking show. And all the smoking will either make you want a cigarette or make you sick (sometimes both at the same time). 

The reason I bring it up now is because season one is out on DVD and season two starts at the end of the month. And the best thing? It's on AMC, not HBO or Showtime or any of those crazy pay extra channels. 

So, all you Netflixers out there, put it in your queue and catch up before season 2 starts. I dare you not to fall a little for lead character Don Draper, no matter how much of a self-absorbed asshole he can be. 

Happy "Mad Men"ing all!