Thursday, July 24, 2008

Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica



The Office: Season 3 might be one of the best investments I have ever made in purchasing a dvd boxset. Reliving the pranks, the introduction of new characters such as Karen, Andy and the WaMu bank guy, the bat in the ceiling, and realizing how hilarious the minor character Creed can be.

Michael Scott: I love inside jokes. Love to be a part of one someday.

Dwight Schrute: When I die, I want to be frozen. And if they have to freeze me in pieces, so be it. I will wake up stronger than ever because I will have used that time to figure out exactly why I died, and what moves I could've used to defend myself better now that I know what hold he had me in.

Kevin: I had Martin explain to me three times what he got arrested for because it sounds an awful lot like what I do here everyday.

Jim Halpert: It's a bold move to photoshop yourself into a picture with your girlfriend and her kids on a ski trip with their real father. But then again, Michael is a bold guy. Is bold the right word?

Dwight Schrute: How would I describe myself? Three words: hard working, alpha male, jack hammer. Merciless. Insatiable.

Dwight Schrute: I saw Wedding Crashers, accidentally. I bought a ticket for Grizzly Man and went into the wrong theatre. After an hour I figured I was in the wrong theatre but I kept waiting. That's the thing about bear attacks, they come when you least expect it.

Toby: This may be the first time that a male subordinate has attempted to get a modest, scheduled raise by threatening to withhold sex from a female superior. It will be a groundbreaking case when it inevitably goes to trial.

Dwight Schrute: Yes. I have decided to shun Andy Bernard for the next three years. Which I'm looking forward to. It's an Amish technique. It's like slapping someone with silence. I was shunned from the age four until my sixth birthday for not saving the excess oil from a can of tuna.

Creed: The only difference between me and a homeless man is this job. I will do whatever it takes to survive. Like I did, when I was a homeless man.

Dwight Schrute: Once I am officially regional manager, my first order of business will be to demote Jim Halpert. So I will need a new number two. My ideal choice: Jack Bauer. But he is unavailable, fictional, and overqualified.

Creed: I remember. I blogged the whole thing. www.creedthoughts.gov.www/creedthoughts. Check it out.
Ryan: Last year, Creed asked me how to set up a blog. Wanting to protect the world from being exposed to Creed's brain, I opened a word document on his computer and put an address at the top. I've read some of it. Even for the intranet... it's pretty shocking.



Thursday, July 10, 2008

Burn Notice: Season 2



Jeffrey Donovan returns tonight to continue his quest in finding who burned him and interrupted his life as a C.I.A. agent. The one factor that played a huge part in reeling me in was Donovan's best friend who rats him out to the feds, Bruce Campbell.

Now, this show won't be getting any award nominations in the future and that's quite alright. Burn Notice aims to provide an entertaining spy show that isn't too complicated, but doesn't lack the depth of an intelligent show.

Season 1 is out on DVD (13 episodes)

Friday, July 4, 2008

Taste of Chicago


Chicago, IL
Occurs annually at the end of June/beginning of July

Here's how it works. Entry is 100% free! You can even bring in your own beverages. Vendors are giving out stuff, people are playing music and the smell is in the air.
First place you visit is the ticket booth where you buy tickets (12 for $8)
Then you visit the booths and trade in tickets for food.
It's a lil pricey, but it's more of the experience and it's also just a once a year thing.

My friend Casey typically accompanies me on my visits, but he lives in North Carolina, so in memory of his Polish heritage I jumped on the pierogies immediately.


Available in 3 flavors: potato, cheese, and sauerkraut.
If you're new to pierogies or like variety (like me) order 3 and get one of each.

I also came across a place that had chicken and veggie spring rolls which were filling and quite delicious.

Pizza comes in so many varieties at the Taste and a different number of restaurants are present. I recommend to get filled up on a slice of deep dish. I got a lesser known brand, but this place is quite popular in Chicago.



Not to get too fancy, I got down to basics and enjoyed a steak burger with bleu cheese and mustard sauce.
To finish the taste, I upheld a tradition I created to end each visit to the Taste with a slice of Eli's Cheesecake. They come plain, strawberry topping, turtle, and the amazing Oreo cheesecake with ice cream.


Most vendors have representation each year at the taste, so get familiar with some of these names: