Once Upon a Time Last Night

The story of a girl, a boy, and a new camera.

After work, we went to the bar and had a few beers. After that, Stephen was very very hungry. So we went to Molly’s house and had beer can chicken and matzoh ball soup and noodle kugel and burritos and mushrooms and chipotles and chips and salsa. There was a lot of cooking going on. We called it the Jexican Feast.

And when we had had too much wine, we left Molly’s and went home.

The End.

[author’s note: this entry was corrupted and the original comments entries lost. below are the comments that appeared with the post]

molly

http://www.girlwonder.com

it is made of beer cans. or rather, it has one stuffed up its um porkhole or something.

Andreas

This is what google has to say on the matter 🙂

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=beer+can+chicken&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

miss weeza

https://custom-deluxe.com

Actually, to clarify – beer can chicken is chicken grilled with a can of beer jammed up its butt. Dignified? Not really. But my, my, was it ever delish!

jima

jima@legnog.com

http://www.empty-handed.com

Ha ha ha! I don’t get it.

amyc

http://www.rubbernun.com

Is that chicken made from beer cans?

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – An anonymous spokesperson for Cisco Systems, an industry leader in networking equipment, indicated today that the company has plans to release a new Blame Router(TM) to the public by mid-2003. The hardware will supplant older, offline blame-shifting processes, increasing organizational efficiency by up to 50% and freeing up former blame-shifting personnel to take on tasks more appropriate to their organizations’ core competencies.

“Load Balancing in the Blame-Shifting world is critical,” said the spokesperson. “We want to take this a step beyond the standard corporate fail-over system, to allow a broader and healthier distribution of blame.”

The accompanying product, RetributionHub (TM), is still in development.

hyperthemic goofiness

The Oscars are such an interesting cultural artifact. Everything you need to know about culture, entertainment, charm and propriety is all laid out in this one event. Last night, over at Eric’s to watch the festivities, I learned a great many things. Among them were the following:

1. Having a stroke makes you smile a lot.

2. Celebrities wearing black evening gowns are boring and bad. Fashion commentators wearing smocks apparently constructed from kitchen curtains are stylish.

3. J. Lo is preparing for the next John Hughes 80s Prom movie.

4. Sometimes deserving folk do win.

5. Movies depicting Disneyfied versions of real people’s lives are the best movies. Clearly.

wisdom

I came across this tonight, which a friend of mine sent me some time ago. I thank him for it, and hope that i do not forget it again.

Hokusai Says…

Hokusai says look carefully.

He says pay attention, notice.

He says keep looking, stay curious.

He says there is no end to seeing.

He says look forward to getting old.

He says keep changing,

you just get more who you really are.

He says get stuck, accept it, repeat

yourself as long as it’s interesting.

He says keep doing what you love.

He says keep praying.

He says everyone of us is a child,

every one of us is ancient,

every one of us has a body.

He says every one of us is frightened.

He says everyone of us has to find

a way to live with fear.

He says everything is alive-

shells, buildings, people, fish,

mountains, trees. Wood is alive.

Water is alive

Everything has its own life.

Everything lives inside us

He says live with the world inside you.

He says it doesn’t matter if you draw,

or write books. It doesn’t matter

if you saw wood, or catch fish.

It doesn’t matter if you sit at home

and stare at the ants on the veranda

or the shadows of the trees

and the grasses in the garden.

It matters that you care.

It matters that you feel.

It matters that you notice.

It matters that life lives

through you.

Contentment is life living through you.

Joy is life living through you.

Satisfaction and strength

is life living through you.

Peace is life living through you.

He says don’t be afraid.

Don’t be afraid

Look,feel, let life take you

by the hand

Let life live through you.

Roger Keyes, Providence Zen Centre

food for thought

Can someone please tell me what possible good there could be in this? Specifically:

“Electrolux is field testing its Internet refrigerator, Screenfridge, in 50 homes in Copenhagen. This fridge, like its Korean counterparts, makes the icebox the center of home communications.”

So instead of spending all my time sitting in front of my desk, I’ll spend all my time sitting in front of the refrigerator? Oh, great. I’ll be a Fatass in no time!

Cocktails for the new millenium

Last night after work, Phineas and Stephen and Spence the bartender and I got to talking. We realized that the dawn of a new millenium calls for a few good new drinks. We further decided that the key to these concoctions must be the pre-emptive anti-hangover strike. Much brainstorming followed. I herewith present our list.

Scotch & Scope

Minty-fresh breath for that hottie down the bar!

Ketel & Pepto

Cousin to the Pink Lady, we like to call this one the Pink Bitch.

Absolut & Alka-Seltzer

Mmmmmm, fizzy…

The Classic Martini with Advil-stuffed olives

On the rocks or straight up, it’s a treat everyone is sure to enjoy.

The Listerita

A refreshing Listerine margarita – fool your friends! Choke your enemies! [optional: garnish with an Epsom Salts rim]

and finally,

The Maalox Manhattan

Coats as it soothes, for instant relief on those nights when you’ve had too much anchovy pizza.

Enjoy, and please remember to consume responsibly!

n.b.: the authors of this website assume no responsibility for illness or death caused by the consumption of these or any cocktails