Weekend Round-Up

Back to the grind. Good weekend, got to hang out with a nice group of people this weekend. Leigh was in town, though sadly with out her lovely husband Louis! Got to hang with my boys Mike and Tyler. Scuba was a fine host and hosted a fun party. The vets represented. Echo rocked on the beer pong table. DMB did me a solid and danced up a storm.

Went to a stellar event at Seven Saints. They hosted one of the owners of North Shore Distillery.
It was quite informative and we tried many interesting beverages. It may have spawned the creation of a new drink (thanks Julia for the input).

Now on to the other stuff.

Two articles this morning caught my eye.

Those who know me know how this sort of thing irks me. I definitely do not want someone who shows such a disdain for science to ever have their hands on any levers of power.

And another religiously-tinged article about PTSD and its treatment or lack thereof.

Now I can get my week started right! Nice and angry. :-)

-Cheers

Movie Night....Son of Movie Night.

Okay had a confab with Lovetron and Tyler. They provided me with some solid suggestions as to types of movies.

(Also trying not to have another post derailed by my immense desire to cock punch Sen. Joe Lieberman.)

As of right now, I think I am leaning towards selecting from these movies:

• Tremors
• Slither
• 30 Days of Night
• Cloverfield
• Ghostbusters
• Dawn of the Dead

As for the meal still looking for input on that. I am leaning to wards the leg of lamb. But I would either need a bigger grill or would need to broil it. Though the Zuppa Tuscana is also high on my list and fall is an excellent time for a hearty soup. Chili also works for the same reasons.

But again any suggestions are welcome. I am thinking of maybe pulling it together on the 7th or the 14th.

-Cheers

Planning Stuff...

So in an attempt to blog about something else other then my supreme desire to scourge the world of those I feel are incompetent.

I will try to write a little bit about some little get-togethers I am gonna try to put on over the next few months.

First up, would be a new installment of the Saturday Afternoon Movie Night!

This time the theme will be horror movies (suggestions are welcome).

The list (which for the actual viewing will choose 3) I am working from currently includes:

• Drag me to Hell
• Dawn of the Dead
• 30 Days of Night
• Slither
• Tremors

As with every movie night the menu for the evening is equally as important as the movies chosen.

So some of the current ideas kicking around in my head are:

• Chicken under a rock
• Fish Tacos
• Roasted Leg of Lamb with African Spices
• Chili
• Zuppa Tuscana
  

Anyway any comments/suggestions are welcomed.

Also on a separate note, a blatant food related plug. If you get a moment you should check out my friend Carlin's blog.

She is a pretty spectacular baker and mighty nifty person to boot!

-Cheers