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No hangovers with mead? How come? I bet the Vikings had hangovers--that's why there were in bad moods all the time and pillaged and plundered so much, right? LOL
How do you make mead? How do you get the honey to ferment? Sounds cool....I'd like to try making some.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...http://www.blue-n-gold.com/halfdan/me...
Two to get you started. Or you could just buy it in the store.
http://www.solorb.com/mead/
thanks Stephen, I never even thought about making mead before, and you're right, I probably will buy it if I want some more, but now I'm curious! :)
Wow--complicated! UGH!! I think I'll go buy some mead--LOL!!
Over the past week and a half, I've seen:FANNY
12
TEETH
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
THE UNBORN
and
DEFIANCE
I would definitely watch Teeth again... and again - it's hilarious, very tongue-in-cheek.
I also enjoyed Defiance & 12 is just incredible.
The Unborn was as bad as I expected it to be.
And Slumdog Millionaire was good but I don't know that I could say it met my expectations... I think 12 was considerably better.
Then again, I watch alot of foreign films, and Slumdog Millionaire seemed to fit the formulaic Bollywood story, albeit a well-told, beautiful story... and I laughed when they danced at the end because I actually thought to myself that it was amazing that they made a film in India with NO dance sequence. I spoke too soon, though.
OH! I almost forgot... I also watched:REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
It kind of pissed me off.
OH! And shoot... I can't believe I almost forgot this little surprising charmer (well, actually, I saw it 3 weeks ago, but I've been meaning to mention it):[image error]
I enjoyed the book also, when did the movie come out?
Defiance is on the top of my list of movies to watch, it looks like it will be very good.
Defiance is on the top of my list of movies to watch, it looks like it will be very good.
It was made in 2006 - I don't think it ever hit theatres in the U.S. I'm sure it went directly to the rental shelves.I would never have known it was made if I hadn't stumbled upon it while looking through the movies in the children's section at the library.
Hey, Heidi...how or why did Revolutionary Road piss you off? I thought it was an outstanding film, but also very depressing.
I hated Revolutionary Road--ugh!! All that fighting hit too close to home. Loved Defiance and Slumdog Millionaire.What's 12 about? Is it scary?
Leslie wrote: "What's 12 about? Is it scary?"NOOOO!!! I think the best way to describe it is to say it ebbed and flowed. And occasionally, when it flowed, it was explosive. Watching it was like watching a Martha Graham ballet. 12's a remake of the classic with Henry Fonday, 12 Angry Men, directed by Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov. I was literally glued to the edge of my seat, enthralled by the performances, the script, the... everything. And they'd break to vignettes of the boy whose fate was contingent upon their verdict. The dialogue is spoken in Russian, and it works.
Here's the trailer if you're curious:
Mikhalkov's 12
Gus wrote: "Hey, Heidi...how or why did Revolutionary Road piss you off? I thought it was an outstanding film, but also very depressing."I wanted grace for the characters... and forgiveness - I couldn't stand their isolation. I could overlook that because it was beautiful and the script was brilliant (up to a point) the performances were outstanding. Sure it was well-acted, but specifically what I just couldn't forgive was the ending - it petered out in the last 8 minutes of the film. The ending didn't match the storytelling which was intimate... and then the ending seemed like looking at the story through a telescope. That's why it pissed me off.
Thanks Heidi--I'm gonna have to find 12, that sounds great!
Watched Inglourious Basterds last night, and WOW.I was not expecting that level of amazing.
It made up for me everything Kill Bill lacked in a Tarantino film. It was like the second coming of Pulp Fiction (but not -- and yet!).
I can't shut up about how much I love it, and I'm sorry for my roommate of delicate sensibilities who is doing her best to scrub it out of her mind.
Definitely one of my favorites of the year, and for me, this year has included Adaptation., Sunset Boulevard, and Barton Fink.
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Oh. Well. It's not for everyone... and I don't mean this in a snobby way -- only that it's not for everyone the way carving swastikas on people's foreheads is not for everyone. But if you have a strong stomach and don't mind subtitles (or understand French/German/Italian), BY ALL MEANS!!
My sister-in-law and I went to the movies last night and saw The Informant!, starring Matt Damon as an executive with really bad hair, and Scott Bakula as an FBI agent, whose hair was arguably even worse. It's about an executive at ADM who became an informant for the FBI, taping meetings on price fixing while on the side embezzling huge sums and lying nonstop. Soderberg filmed it like a farce, and it was crazy enough to be one. If it hadn't been based on real events, it would have been unbelievable.
The best part of the movie was all the thoughts you'd hear as asides from Matt Damon's character, about chickens, or ties, or Porsches and how DO you pronounce that car name? I guess we all have thoughts like that running through our heads, but you usually don't get to hear them connected with a serious FBI sting operation!
Odd, but recommended.
I would like to see this movie. I like Matt Damon, but am usually skeptical about Scott Bakula, but what I've seen in the previews looks good.
King Dinösaur wrote: "Scott Bakula > Matt Damon"No, KD, you clearly have confused the signs. Understandable, since I did too.
Scott Bakula < Matt Damon.
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Scott Bakula
King Dinösaur wrote: "Scott Bakula > Matt Damon"I'm in full agreeance, KD. Scott Bakula's quite the stage actor, too.
Sally wrote: "Scott Bakula of Charles in Charge?"You're thinking of Scott Baio, Sally.
Saw The Invention of Lying on Friday before we left to go camping. The concept was very clever, and it explored some cool ideas. It was funny. Unfortunately, I absolutely HATED Jennifer Garner's character, which kind of keeps me from giving my wholehearted endorsement.
I just watched Hotel Rwanda the other night. Yeah, I know. I'm hopelessly behind the times. But it was excellent, while chilling in that it really happened. Good Lord what people do to other people makes me want to throw up.
Hotel Rwanda was a great movie Larry, kind of puts our idea of freedom in great perspective.
I agree, a hard movie to watch, Larry, but excellent. And inspiring.
My emotion meter couldn't take Hotel Rwanda. It would have taken me a week to get over it.
But maybe that's a good thing? Shouldn't art have an impact on the psyche?
But I'm in charge of my psyche and what hits it.
Hi Stephen and RA and Heidi and everybody--I won't be around for a while--my computer is down. Bummer--:( See you soon--hopefully,
Leslie
Ta TA Lobster lady. It must be mating season.
A little late, but: Hotel Rwanda is one of my all-time favorites.
Good to hear from you Nools. Don't be a stranger, y'hear?
Hi--I'm back--computer's fixed and so is the lobster population--I single-handedly brought us back from the brink of extinction at the hands of the bib-wearing, butter melting, claw cracking crowd. WHEW--that was hard work, but also quite enjoyable.Hi everyone!
Hi! It's good to have my computer back. It seems to have insinuated itself into a lot of my life--work, friends, finding out things I need to know, doing things I need to do. I missed it and you guys!
I'm sick and going to the doctor. Hot cold hot cold. Weather, you know how it is. WB Leslie. Was lobster mating season all it's "cracked" up to be?
Yep, it is. :)I hope you feel better, Stephen.
Thank you Leslie, I have no flu of any variety.
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Stephen, you talk like my brother about bourbon and he's a beer conniseur (wonder how you spell that word), too. I taste his beer once in a while, or something my mom has ordered. Haven't found much that tastes good to me.
The one thing I wanted to taste was mead, since it's in about a million books I've read. It was ok. I could taste the honey.