Month: May 2008

The Great and Secret Show (Book of Art #1)

The Great and Secret Show Author: Clive Barker Randolf Jaffe works in the Dead Letter Office in Omaha, Nebraska where he stumbles across people talking about the Art, which is something that exists in another plane of existence. He learns about Quiddity, which is called a dream sea where...

Weezer – Pork and Beans Video

The video for Weezer’s “Pork and Beans” song is hilarious since they got some of the “stars” of viral videos in their video.  ...

Top Chef: Fusion Failure

Top Chef: Chicago Restaurant Wars Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Work a short order egg station Elimination Challenge: Restaurant Wars Quickfire Challenge At 5:45am, Tom showed up at the house to wake up all the chefs saying he was taking them to...

Top Chef: Raw Deal

Top Chef: Chicago Serve and Protect Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Create a sexy salad Elimination Challenge: Create gourmet and healthy boxed lunches for police academy All the chefs were extra testy in this episode. It is because they were up for...

Thumbsucker

A teenager still sucks his thumb. His parents want him to stop, but he doesn’t care. Keanu Reeves is his hippie dentist that tries to hypnotize him to stop sucking his thumb. The kid is on the debate team because he likes a girl on the team. He stutters...

Waitress

Waitress Directed: Adrienne Shelly Starring: Keri Russell, Jeremy Sisto, Nathan Fillion A waitress with a knack for making unusual, but yummy pies, dreams of getting away from her selfish husband, and starts fantasizing about her doctor when she finds out she is pregnant. Do not watch this movie if...

Baby Mama

Baby Mama Directed: Michael McCullers Starring: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear, Signourney Weaver, Dax Shepard Trailer A woman wants a baby, but adoption and conception are not an option for her, so she turns to a surrogate mother who is a tad immature. I found this movie mildy...

Sharp Objects

Sharp Objects Author: Gillian Flynn A newspaper reporter at a small Chicago newspaper is sent on assignment to her old hometown in Wind Gap, Mo. to find out why young girls keep showing up dead. This was a really quick read. I found it very enthralling, especially the parts...

A Dirty Job

A Dirty Job Author: Christopher Moore A man loses his wife just after she gives birth to their daughter and he discovers he is a death merchant that needs to collect soul objects after people die. I loved this book. I loved the way Christopher Moore described completely normal, everyday...

Top Chef: Wedding Bliss & Blues

Top Chef: Chicago Wedding Wars Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Mise En Place Relay Race Elimination Challenge: Cater a wedding Some might be sad that they replaced Restaurant Wars with Wedding Wars, but since Restaurant Wars usually end up being horrendous, and...