The Three Stooges movie

Seriously? This is legit?

From the official Stooges site.

I saw this earlier on Yahoo and it read as if these actors were rumored to be starring as The Three Stooges. I showed a co-worker and he said the whole thing was a bad idea. Don't crap on the Stooges legacy. Plus, Hollywood has no more original ideas, but that's another rant.

As for the selections, I could maybe see Jim Carey as Curly. The mannerisms, if he tones it down a bit. The look? Nah, you probably need someone portly to be authentic. The article says he's going to put on some pounds to play the role, but I still have trouble seeing it.

Sean Penn? As Larry? He better do a phenomenal job after stealing the Oscar from Mickey Rourke.

Benicio Del Toro as Moe? The look, maybe. The acting? I have no clue.

This is setting up to be one end of the spectrum or the other. It's either going to be the most awesome thing ever or it's going to suck big time. I can't see any middle ground here.

Still, I'll likely go see it.

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Ecstacy and agony

Yeah, I've already had my gripe session about this weekend. Get ready, 'cause I just need to vent again.

I'm really looking forward to the weekend in Memphis. Get to see friends I hadn't seen in years. Get to take an extended weekend. Get to go out of town. All things that I'm looking forward to.

I really really really wanted to make the parade this year. A chance to hang out with friends, drink some beers and have fun. This year would have been extra fun because I would get to be part of a parade float.

Things just didn't work out for me. There are other events coming up that I'm hoping I can work extra for. Plus, there's only 365 more days until the next parade.

Regardless, Memphis, here I come.

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I watched the Watchmen

First off, let's get this out of the way. I am not a comic nerd. Don't come crying to me about how certain things weren't accurate to the comic or anything like that. I don't care.

In fact, I'll go one step further. I had never heard of the Watchmen until seeing the trailer posted on a message board. The comic geeks there were going crazy. I was 'meh', but this does look cool.

And it was. Since seeing the trailer, I have found out that this is based on a graphic novel. Supposed to be the greatest thing since sliced bread, if you listen to the geeks.

Since I had never heard of it, I was just going to see what looked like an awesome action movie.

I'm not going to say I followed the story well. Probably couldn't repeat much of it now. Though I will say that it was interesting. A mystery to figure out, but more of the movie was setting up the story behind the mystery. At least, I think so. Again, no idea about the origins of this. I'm learning on the fly.

The movie was a really good popcorn, action movie, in my humble opinion. I might can be talked into seeing it again.

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Pantry raid

Some time ago, I got on a Good Eats kick. A few times, I would try to make something that was featured on the show. A couple of examples, ribs and jerky. The jerky turned out good. The ribs were ok, mostly because it was the first time and I didn't have proper cooking utensils.

One theme Alton has done is 'pantry raid', where he takes various items from the fridge and pantry and whips up interesting concoctions. Today, I tried my own version.

Got some deer meat in the freezer, one pack of sausage and some burger meat. Recently, I cooked up a helping of the burger meat and made patties. Good, no doubt. Had a couple left over so they went in the fridge.

Today, I decided to use those two patties, but I didn't want burgers. So I thought I'd chop them up and throw them in a skillet to heat them up.

Wait a second, I've got various items in the cabinet that could be used to flavor the meat. Yeah, let's try this.

So here's what I did: a little Worcestershire sauce, pinch of salt, a dab of liquid smoke, squirt of honey and some old bay seasoning. Didn't measure, but I'd guess about a tablespoon or three of the combined mix was made. (side note: the Worcestershire sauce was homemade, but that's another story)

Poured the mix over the chopped up deer burger and let it sit for about an hour (couldn't wait, I was hungry). Medium heat on the skillet and cooked until it looked done.

I have to say, not bad for a quirky experiment.

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