Saturday, August 31, 2013

14k Yellow Gold AA 7.5x8mm Pink Freshwater Cultured Pearl Pendant Necklace, 18"


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This simple and elegant pendant showcases a single AA pink freshwater cultured pearl, secured to a V-shaped bail and suspended from a delicate 18-inch rope chain. Both the bail and chain are made from radiant and durable 14 karat yellow gold. The 7.5-8mm pearl has a near round shape and a lovely pink blush color, with slight surface markings. Graceful and feminine, this pendant adds a touch of class to any outfit.


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MUSE

This is my first attempt at taking iPhone pictures at a live concert. These are from the MUSE show in Cleveland on February 28 at the Q. I'm still getting used to a decent camera phone so these aren't the greatest shots. Also, I didn't want to snap pics and miss the actual performance. 


We started in the general admission floor section. We were pretty close to the stage (stage left to be precise) and got closer as the night went on. This a picture of the bass player Chris at stage level, drummer Dom in the background, and the lead singer/guitarist Matt on the screens above.



Washed out picture of rock god, Matthew Bellamy.


I moved to a seat during the second half. I'm glad I did since it gave me a chance to see the stage as a whole. It's hard to see, but there were screens below the stage floor, behind the group and in the drop-down pyramid overhead. It was incredible to say the least! My favorite use of the setup was as a giant roulette wheel to pick a song. It was between "Stockholm Syndrome" and "New Born." I was happy that it landed on Stockholm Syndrome since it's one of my favorite songs from Absolution

If they are scheduled to play an arena near you, you should check it out. Unless you hate good music, spectacular light and sound production, or are generally not awesome.

Friday, August 30, 2013

14k White Gold Cross Diamond Pendant Necklace (GH, I1-I2, 0.25 carat)



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14k White Gold Cross Diamond Pendant Necklace (GH, I1, 0.25 carat)

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You're Invited!

I'm not sure about the tag line for this year's ceremony but I'm looking forward to James Franco in a tux. No color commentary since I'm crunched for time.

Picks in all caps and bold

BEST PICTURE
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids are Alright
THE KING'S SPEECH
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone

BEST ACTOR
Javier Bardem
Jeff Bridges
Jesse Eisenberg
COLIN FIRTH
James Franco

BEST ACTRESS
Annette Bening
Nicole Kidman
Jennifer Lawrence
NATALIE PORTMAN
Michelle Willams

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
CHRISTIAN BALE
John Hawkes
Jeremy Renner
Mark Ruffalo
Geoffrey Rush

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams
Helena Bonham Carter
Melissa Leo
HAILEE STEINFELD
Jacki Weaver

BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
David O. Russell (The Fighter)
TOM HOOPER (The King's Speech)
David Fincher (The Social Network)
Joel and Ethan Coen (True Grit)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Another Tear
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids are Alright
THE KING'S SPEECH

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
127 Hours
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Black Swan
Inception
THE KING'S SPEECH
The Social Network
True Grit

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
BIUTIFUL (Mexico)
Dogtooth (Greece)
In a Better World (Denmark)
Incendies (Canada)
Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi) (Algeria)

ANIMATED FEATURE
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
TOY STORY 3

EDITING
Black Swan
The Fighter
THE KING'S SPEECH
127 Hours
The Social Network

ART DIRECTION
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
INCEPTION
The King's Speech
True Grit

LIVE ACTION SHORT
The Confession
The Crush
God of Love
NA WEWE
Wish 143

ANIMATED SHORT
DAY AND NIGHT
The Gruffalo
Let's Pollute
The Lost Thing
Madagascar Carnet de Voyage

COSTUME DESIGN
Alice in Wonderland
I am Love
THE KING'S SPEECH
The Tempest
True Grit

MAKEUP
BARNEY'S VERSION
The Way Back
The Wolfman

ORIGINAL SCORE
How to Train Your Dragon
Inception
The King's Speech
127 Hours
THE SOCIAL NETWORK


ORIGINAL SONG
Coming Home from Country Strong
I See the Light from Tangled
IF I RISE from 127 Hours
We Belong Together from Toy Story 3

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Killing in the Name
POSTER GIRL
Strangers No More
Sun Come Up
The Warior of Qiugang

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP
Gasland
Inside Job
Rest Repo
Wasteland

SOUND MIXING
Inception
THE KING'S SPEECH
Salt
The Social Network
True Grit

SOUND EDITING
Inception
Toy Story 3
TRON: LEGACY
True Grit
Unstoppable


VISUAL EFFECTS
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Hereafter
INCEPTION
Iron Man 2

Thursday, August 29, 2013

10 Karat White Gold Diamond-Cut Cable Chain (0.7 mm Thick, 18 inch)


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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Thanksgiving Baking

Lately I've been baking and forgetting to take pictures of the baked goods or taking pictures that are just so-so.


These pictures aren't the greatest, but I think they convey the deliciousness of our dessert table at Thanksgiving.
Red Velvet Cake with cream cheese frosting. (Yes, I should have taken a picture of an individual piece, but I didn't. If you saw the Throwdown episode, it looked a lot like Bobby Flay's cake.) I doubled the frosting recipe and used the leftover frosting on some chocolate cupcakes I had in the freezer.

Pumpkin pie, nut roll and pumpkin roll. I didn't make these, but I ate 'em.

2010 Fall Television Schedule

I set my Seasons Passes for the fall and I have surprisingly few conflicts, which makes for a stuffed TiVo. It also gives me less shows I have to watch live, On Demand or online. I think most of the NBC shows are available On Demand, which is convenient for Monday and Thursday nights. And of course, the shows on cable repeat frequently so my TiVo catches them whenever.

A fall online schedule can be found here.

Monday
8:00 PM
TiVo: How I Met Your Mother
Live: Chuck
Online/On-Demand/Cable: Adventure Time
Online/On-Demand/Cable: Little People, Big World

9:30 PM
TiVo: Mike & Molly

10:00 PM
TiVo: Hawaii Five-O


Tuesday
8:00 PM
TiVo: No Ordinary Family

9:00 PM
TiVo: Life Unexpected

10:00 PM
TiVo: Chopped


Wednesday
8:00 PM
TiVo: Undercovers

9:00 PM
TiVo: Modern Family
Online/On-Demand/Cable: Man v. Food

9:30 PM
TiVo: Cougar Town

10:00 PM
TiVo: South Park
Online/On-Demand/Cable: Top Chef: Just Desserts


Thursday
8:00 PM
TiVo: Bones
Online/On-Demand/Cable: Community

8:30 PM
Online/On-Demand/Cable: 30 Rock

9:00 PM
TiVo: The Office


Friday
7:00 PM
TiVo: Batman: The Brave and The Bold

8:00 PM
TiVo: Smallville

10:00 PM
TiVo: Blue Bloods
Online/On-Demand/Cable: The Soup
Online/On-Demand/Cable: The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (IFC)


Saturday
9:00 PM
TiVo: Masterpiece Contemporary or Masterpiece Theatre


Sunday
9:00 PM
TiVo: Masterpiece Mystery!
Online/On-Demand/Cable: The Next Iron Chef

10:00 PM
Online/On-Demand/Cable: Iron Chef America

The only shows not listed are Running Wilde, Raising Hope, and Wildcats, which I watched once or twice each but didn't commit to. And does anyone know what happened to Human Target? I loved that show!

Monday, August 26, 2013

The H Truck


About 10 years ago, I lived in downtown Cleveland (4th and Prospect above Flannery's). At the time, I had a 1990 Chevy Cavalier, and I just about never drove it since I walked to work. I sold the car, which worked out well until I moved to Tremont (near the old Grumpy's) and soon after got a new job in the suburbs. My grandfather offered to let me borrow his truck (which he previously bought from my dad) until I got a new car. I didn't hate the truck, but I didn't waste any time buying my New Beetle either.


We called it the Hillbilly truck, which got shortened to "The H Truck."

Over the years the truck got rustier and started having problems. My grandfather can fix a lot of things, but The H Truck proved to be too much for him to keep up. In the last few years all of his patches and by-passes started failing. I told him he should follow-up on his threat to "put a match to it." He didn't, but he did donate it to charity recently. At my request, he took a few pictures before they hauled it away.

Goodbye (and good riddance) H Truck! We'll miss you (sorta)!

10k Yellow Gold Diamond Cross Pendant Necklace (1/10 cttw, I-J Color, I2-I3 Clarity), 18"


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Who's Older?

One of my favorite games to play is guessing which celebrity is older from the list of birthdays for the week in the Sunday newspaper's magazine. I don't actually play since I'm always emcee.
If you'd like to pretend that it's Sunday and you are in the same room as me try this quiz brought to you by US Weekly.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Mini Key Lime Pies

These tiny Key Lime Pies were dessert for a Labor Day barbecue. My original intention was to make one regular-size pie, but when I was in the baking aisle looking for graham crackers for the crust I found these mini pie shells. I stretched the filling to make 10 servings so we would each have one. I topped the filling with some fresh whipped cream (not made by hand) and a little key lime zest. So cute!




Labor Day morning, I called Whole Foods to see if they carried key limes and the guy on the other end said they did, and that they had them both in a bag and loose. I got to the store and, of course, couldn't find the key limes. I bought some loose limes and went to customer service afterward to tell them that they had given me bad information. The guy apologized and said the produce manager told him there were key limes. I left, and as I was leaving the customer service guy ran out holding a bag of key limes. I went back in and returned the regular limes for the bag. As I was completing the transaction, I saw the produce manager. I'm pretty sure he came out from the produce department just to scowl at me.

Muffin Love

I ate one before I snapped the picture

I found this recipe on my bag of Shurfine whole wheat flour. The flour was getting close to its use by date, and I didn't want it to go to waste so I tried the recipe out. They were made to serve a purpose, and I didn't expect them to be delicious. However, they have become my go-to breakfast muffins. I've adjusted the recipe to be less sweet and more spicy, but it's close to what's on the bag. 

Whole Wheat Muffins

2 cups     Shurfine whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp    Shurfine salt
4 tsp       Shurfine baking powder
1/2 cup   Shurfine brown sugar
1 cup      Shurfine milk
1/2 tsp    vanilla
  2           eggs
1/3 cup   Shurfine vegetable oil
1/2 cup   Shurfine chopped walnuts
1/2 cup   Shurfine raisins
~1/2 tsp  cinnamon
~1/4 tsp  nutmeg
dash       ground cloves

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Grease muffin tins.

In a large bowl combine flour, salt, baking powder, brown sugar and spices. Mix until the brown sugar lumps are nearly gone.
In a small bowl combine milk, eggs, vegetable oil and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold in raisins and nuts.

Fill muffin cups halfway with batter. Bake 12-18 minutes; let cool slightly and remove from tin.

Makes 12 regular size muffins or 6 jumbo muffins.
*Baker's note: you don't have to use Shurfine products in this recipe.

Madd Chefs

Madd Chefs
1091 Pearl Road, Suite C
Brunswick, Ohio 44212
330-225-7049
Dinner: December 31, 2010
Party of Five

This was the amuse bouche. Baguette topped with brie, candied walnuts and eggnog reduction(?) Sweet and savory.

Crisp greens tossed with maple balsamic vinaigrette and topped with cucumbers, tomatoes, Gorgonzola cheese, candied nuts and dried cranberries. (Modified description of the Bistro Pear and Gorgonzola Salad from the Madd Chef's website.) Good salad, but the tomatoes were unnecessary in my opinion. Maybe they work better with pears instead of cranberries.

Butternut squash ravioli and mushroom ravioli. I ruined this dish for one of the other diners when I joked that it was amazing what they could do with Campbell's mushroom soup. The squash one was the better of the two, although the mushroom might have been made with portobellos, which I don't really care for. They were also served only slightly warm so they may have been better hot.


Crab cake. I'm told it was good, but I don't like crab cakes, unfortunately.


Ribeye steak with cauliflower puree and asparagus. Definitely the best course of the night. Nice steak and tasty sides. This was also the only course where we were able to pick what we wanted. Oddly, most (all?) of us picked steak.

Eggnog canoli egg roll, dark chocolate dipped pineapple, chocolate banana torte topped with whipped cream and a raspberry.
Not pictured are the soup course and the apres-dessert glass of champagne with fresh raspberries. Overall a good meal. I would definitely go back and give it another try.

Not Pictured

I did some significant baking this month. I made my oldest nephew's birthday cake mid-month, which was delicious but kind of ugly. It was a three-layer yellow cake with strawberry glaze in the middle layers and a blueberry glaze on the top. The blueberry glaze, as you might imagine, was more gray than blue and might have been striking on a chocolate cake, but was rather blah on a golden cake. It was exactly what the birthday boy wanted so it was perfect. But not pretty.

I made some chocolate chip football cookies for the Superbowl, but I didn't post a picture since they looked identical to the ones I made last year.

I almost took a picture of the spinach pie I made last week. Homemade crust and everything. Maybe next time.

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Hummus


This was my third time making hummus. The first time I used canned chick peas/garbanzo beans. The second time I used freshly cooked chick peas and made two different kinds: regular and jalapeño. This time I cooked the beans yesterday and used tahini along with the other ingredients.

I only had half a lemon so I had to use ReaLime juice to get the tang I wanted. I didn't measure any of the ingredients, but I'd guess about 1 1/2 cups beans, 1 Tablespoon of tahini, 1 Tablespoon of lemon/lime juice plus some lemon zest, 2 large garlic cloves and 1/4 teaspoon salt. I stopped my food processor a few times and taste-tested the spread until it was the right flavor and consistency.

I drizzled some olive oil and a little lemon zest over the hummus before serving with some lightly toasted whole wheat pitas.

Zucchini Nut Muffins


These turned out a little lighter in color than other zucchini nut muffins I've made in the past, but they were good. Good but not great. Not every recipe can be phenomenal.

Blueberry Crisp

For the Fourth of July, I made a blueberry crisp à la mode. It was patriotic enough since the baking dish was red, the ice cream/frozen yogurt was white and the blueberries were blue.


Crisp in my big red casserole dish.



À La Mode

Plump berry goodness


Of course, I messed a bit with the recipe. For the sugar mixed in with the berries I used 1 tablespoon brown and 2 tablespoons white. I added a healthy drizzle of vanilla (1 teaspoon?)too because I like it. I've found most sweet recipes can benefit from a bit of vanilla. For the crumble topping, I used 1/3 cup whole wheat flour and 1/3 cup all purpose flour and added about 1/4 cup crushed walnuts and a sprinkle of nutmeg.

Friday, August 23, 2013

Boston Creme Pie Cupcakes

These were desserts for a Labor Day barbecue  I've never made a Boston Creme Pie, but I was inspired to make these when I was flipping though the "Our Favorite Cupcakes" slideshow on Martha Stewart's website.


The whole gang! 

Artsy picture, courtesy of Quinn.

I'd recommend watching the video before making these cupcakes since the recipe isn't quite as specific as it could be. For instance, the cupcake recipe should be made with the whisk attachment of the mixer.  Also, the main recipe links to a recipe for the vanilla cream filling, but doesn't specify that you need 3 cups of filling (a double batch) for 2 dozen cupcakes.

What I'm Watching

I don't understand why I keep reading about how there is nothing to watch on television. I'm still watching/TiVo'ing plenty. And I don't see it ending soon since new shows are starting everyday.

Earlier in the "summer" (after the television season supposedly ended) I watched episodes of canceled shows that the networks were burning off like Pushing Daisies and Valentine. There are a few shows that I'm watching in reruns like House and Smallville that I stopped watching during the regular season or that I didn't record because they conflicted with other shows.

As for new summer programming, I have a long list. Some I'm only letting myself watch in real time because I'm embarrassed to TiVo them, and they're on all the time: Dance Your Ass Off, Tori and Dean, Daisy of Love, Charm School with Ricki Lake. Others I have season passes for: Eureka, Iron Chef America, Burn Notice, Chowder and Merlin. Torchwood's Children of Earth episodes are being saved on my mom's TiVo since I don't get BBC America.

MTV is showing seasons seven and eight of Degrassi: The Next Generation and Comedy Central is rerunning episodes of Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist. New episodes of Monk and Psych start in August.

That's a lot of TV.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Freegal

This might not be news to anyone else, but I just found out about Freegal. For those of you not in the know, Freegal is a music service website that lets you download up to three songs a week for $0. It's a small amount of free songs, but it's still something! Your local library has to subscribe to the service in order for you to use it and luckily, mine does.

I keep a running list of songs and artists on my iPod notepad, and Freegal has a good chunk of my list available. It's going to take me a few months to get through my picks, but I'm open to suggestions when my list runs out.

Almond Poppyseed Cookies

I made these cookies after I got an impromptu invitation for dinner at my friends' house. I looked around my pantry, flipped through some cookbooks and found inspiration. I ran to the store for almonds, but had the rest of the ingredients on hand. I had bought poppy seeds at World Market (a great source for spices and such) a few weeks before but did not have a purpose for them.









The recipe came from a KitchenAid cookbook, and I can't find a link to it online. It seems very similar to this one. They were a soft and slightly puffy cookie with a nice light crunchy exterior. They were similar in taste to an almond poppy seed muffin but with a cookie texture.


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Happy Birthday!

Special Birthday Cake with Vanilla Italian Buttercream Frosting

The yellow cake recipe comes from on old cookbook that was compiled by a local church in the 1960's(?) and is a family favorite. The frosting is Warren Brown's recipe and was my first meringue-based frosting. Pouring hot sugar syrup into whipped egg whites is a little scary but was easier done than anticipated. I made the cake for my dad's 60th birthday.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

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Assemble!

Here are some pictures from The Avengers movie shoot that took place on E. 9th Street in downtown Cleveland, although it was supposed to be 42nd Street in New York City. Check out the too cool for school non-actors (PAs?) hanging out on set.








They crashed a New Beetle! That broke my heart.





You can see the faux subway station sign in this one. If only the Rapid ran underground.


Damn Groundhog

I meant to post this like 2 weeks ago.

February 10

Fat robin spotted



February 14

Snow




Poor Toodle Bug!

2009 Fall Television

For some reason, I'm just not that excited about television this fall. A lot of my favorite shows got canceled, and the new shows I've been watching are okay I guess. Regardless, here's my list of what I'll TiVo, what I'll watch live (if I'm home) and what I'll watch online for the fall season. I might watch some On Demand, but since I still don't really understand what shows are consistently on the On Demand channels I can't plan on it.

If you need to see a prime time fall schedule in order to make your own choices, click here.

Monday
8:00 PM
TiVo: How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Live: Heroes (NBC)
Online: House (FOX)

11:00 PM
TiVo: Little People, Big World (TLC)

Tuesday
8:00 PM
TiVo: V (ABC)

Wednesday
8:00 PM
TiVo: New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)

9:00 PM
TiVo: Modern Family (ABC)

9:30 PM
TiVo: Cougar Town (ABC)

10:00 PM
TiVo: South Park (Comedy)

Thursday
8:00 PM
TiVo: FlashForward (ABC)
Live: Vampire Diaries (CW)
Online: Community (NBC)
Online: Bones (FOX)

9:00 PM
TiVo: The Office (NBC)

9:30 PM
TiVo: 30 Rock (NBC)

Friday
8:00 PM
TiVo: Smallville (CW)
Live: Brothers (FOX)

9:00 PM
TiVo: Ugly Betty (ABC)

10:00 PM or in repeats
TiVo: Degrassi: The Next Generation (Teen Nick)
TiVo: White Collar (USA)

Saturday
nothing unless something is repeated from earlier in the week

Sunday
9:00 PM
TiVo: Masterpiece Contemporary (PBS)

10:00 PM
TiVo: Iron Chef America (Food)


That's 1 show each on TLC, PBS, USA, Food Network, Comedy Central and Teen Nick, 2 shows on CBS, 2 shows on CW, 3 shows on FOX, 4 shows on NBC and 5 shows on ABC. I'm already behind on a bunch of shows since I didn't set Season Passes right away, and I forgot to watch shows live, Online or On Demand.

10/26! Make A Wish!




This year could see you outgoing, positive, generally happy, young at heart, or able to see the bright side to most any situation. You might have the opportunity to enjoy travel, competition, being a team player, the life of the party, or the one who lights up a room, and your exuberance or confidence could become contagious. You could demonstrate a gift for boosting the esteem of others, however, you can be exhausting, draining, or be feeding off the energy of others around you, or overlooking the suffering of others. You may get carried away, have manic tendencies, or not know when to slow down, relax, or quit, but learning to balance a sunny, extroverted disposition, with the need to chill out once in a while, can result in genuine gratitude for just being alive. This could be a really exciting year for you.

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

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International Festival Update

For the curious, here's what my lunch/dinner companion and I ate at The International Festival this past weekend. Yeah it's a lot of food, but some of it was takeaway.
  • Pastellios (Puerto Rican)
  • Egg rolls (Vietnamese)
  • Reuben balls (German)
  • Pastellio (a different Puerto Rican booth)
  • Stuffed cabbage (Slovak/Slovenian)
  • Tamale, tostada, bean and rice (Mexican)
  • Spanakopita, tiropita and baklava (Greek)
  • Snoogle and lady lox (their spelling) (Polish)
  • Piraguas (Puerto Rican)

The Hungarian booth ran out of chicken paprikash or I might have had some. I was thisclose to buying some dolemades. I thought about, but ultimately didn't get collard greens, chicken-on-a-stick, stromboli and jambalaya.

We saw one princess while we were walking around. We didn't see the Queen. But guess what? She's my cousin! Congratulations Natalie!

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