Don't throw your gold away!

I don't know the story behind this. My brother sent it to my dad who forwarded it to me. That is all I know.

Snacks, Bitches!

Here's an appetizer I've been toying with recently.

Blue Cheese, Bacon, and Pear Crostini

1 baguette
butter
4 oz. cream cheese
4 oz. blue cheese
3 pears
6 slices of bacon
1 sprig of rosemary
black pepper
salt
sugar

Cut the baguette on the bias into 1/4" slices. Brush with melted butter and toast in the oven until golden brown and crunchy.

Dice the pears and reserve half for later. Put the other half in a pan with butter and a little sugar and caramelize over med-low heat. When the pears are almost done (syrupy, brown, and almost falling apart), throw the rosemary in for the last few minutes (don't strip the leaves off, just throw the whole stick in the pan). Remove the rosemary and season with salt and pepper. Move pears into a mixing bowl.

Clean the pan and then fry the bacon until crispy. Pat with a paper towel. Chop the bacon into small pieces and mix with the caramelized and fresh pears.

In separate bowl, mix cream cheese and blue cheese together.

Spread cheese mix on the crostini. Top with pear/bacon mix.

Eat.

30 Rocks

I really just like the Jack Donaghy muppet:

annnnnnnnd

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Refudiate is now a word, thanks Sarah Palin!

The OED has made Sarah Palin's "refudiate" the word of the year. I don't know, I usually like British humor but this seems a little too dry even for my taste.

Here's a link to the NPR story

I think we should all make up words and propose them to the OED.

I propose "bigiot"

bigiot - noun, a person who is simultaneously bigoted and an idiot (e.g. "That Sarah Palin is a major bigiot")

bigiotry - noun, an action which displays one's idiocy and bigotry in one sublime action (e.g. Sarah Palin calling on "Peaceful Muslims" to "refudiate" the "Ground Zero Mosque" is an action of such breathtaking bigiotry that it leaves me almost speechless)

bigioted - adjective, the property of being simultaneously shockingly bigoted and impressively stupid

For Tom, Deepak, and anyone else still reading this blog

Apparently when you unroll scotch tape in a vacuum it creates x-rays. Think of that as the holiday season approaches.

Here's a video from Nature

Things you might not have known about Pat Roach

So I was watching the movie Willow this weekend and I noticed that our very own Pat Roach was listed in the opening credits. I'm not kidding, Pat is a famous actor. And you thought he was just a karaoke dj.

Facts about Pat Roach


This is Pat "fucking" Roach

Pat you bastard, you've been living a double life this whole time.

shake your tailfeather

This fucking bird dances better than me:

whipped cream pourin' like waterfalls

"take off your thinking caps, cause its about to get stupid in here" - brian posehn (who i saw last night)


i recommend watching this one from 0:48 to 1:30 just to get an idea of what its about and how weird the middle girl's overdubbed voice is



Now watch this one...




And now just the best/creepiest part...over and over...as the internet tends to do.

ugh...my first post in months and this is what i come up with? worse than pat.

Recipes and Food

Here's an idea to jazz up some of the content on the olde blogge. We can share some of the awesome food we have created, and post the recipes and stuff.

I'll start with a pretty boss pumpkin soup I made this past week. Sean and I had roasted some pumpkins for our attempt at a pumpkin ale. Sadly, they were carving pumpkins rather than pie pumpkins, and turned out to be slightly on the bland side. The pumpkin ale has turned out respectably, if perhaps not incredibly. The soup however was an awesome success.

Here's the directions on All Recipes, courtesy of some lady named Lea Ogawa.

Ingredients

* 6 cups chicken stock
* 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
* 4 cups pumpkin puree
* 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
* 1 cup chopped onion
* 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
* 1 clove garlic, minced
* 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
* 5 whole black peppercorns

Directions

1. Heat stock, salt, pumpkin, onion, thyme, garlic, and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 30 minutes uncovered.
2. Puree the soup in small batches (1 cup at a time) using a food processor or blender.
3. Return to pan, and bring to a boil again. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for another 30 minutes, uncovered. Stir in heavy cream. Pour into soup bowls and garnish with fresh parsley.

My Alterations

I added a bit more onions, garlic, and peppercorns. Since I didn't blend the mix, I crushed the peppercorns under a knife blade, put everything but the cream and parsley together in the pot and had it simmer for one hour total, without the blender nonsense.

This recipe rocks face.

What is Awesome?

Good news everyone!

I will be a contestant on Jeopardy! and am going to film at least one episode November 30-December 1. I'll let you all know when the air date is and all that fun stuff (except for the results, since I think if I really spill the beans I could potentially lose any prize money I earn). Either way, I thought I'd share the fun.

I am supposed to keep this info off of stuff like Facebook, Twitter, chat rooms, so if you guys could similarly have some discretion, it would be much appreciated.

Hey Pat

Here's what I think of your post.



Next time get some titles, content, and colon-cleansing fiber in there.

Dual Purpose Blogging

These are brilliant....

Let's Learn About the Word On

Sesame Street will never stop educating our youth.

Late Delivery

Recently I started volunteering (résumé padding) at OSU's SEL with their serials and electronic records department. Last Thursday I saw one of the weirdest notes on the item record of Serbian Literary Review.



Explaining the late delivery was "INT. NOTE please allow time for civil war, fby 10/92."

I'm ashamed to say I laughed at this.

Funny Onion

Study: Americans Get Majority Of Exercise While Drunk

It's just like in BIG!

Greetings all,

I wanted to share a fun little thing one of my co-workers sent out at work. Pictures say a thousand words so without further ado:



There are some other interesting videos and projects at the web site as well.
VW is quite crafty with their marketing

Make this a meme

Check this out!


I want this to be my Halloween costume, but sadly, it is not really a widely distributed image. As of now, only I would enjoy Chef Dirk Nowitski. Make it happen dudes, so I can be the Slamming Saucier and the Shooting Sous-Chef.

Tres bien!

Sweatpants Boner

Sorry to cheat on IFD like this, but this blog distracted the b'jesus out of me yesterday. I was in class with my hand over my mouth and tears streaming down my face to keep from laughing out loud. I highly recommend it to anyone with a sense of humor, if you don't have a sense of humor then fuck you (ha, ha, just kidding, or maybe I wasn't....)

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/

I strongly recommend that you read the "best of" on the right hand side.

Rollin’ Outta Here Naked: A Big Lebowski Burlesque.

This is down the street from my house. Who wants to go?

Chicago’s Bucktown’s Waiting For A Big Lebowski Burlesque - Chicago events | Examiner.com

Americans are really stupid

So much for the wisdom of crowds.

I don't know what is more annoying, the general ignorance, or the perception that it is a flaw to be Muslim. Every intelligent person knows that Obama actually worships Mario.

I wish every group photo I was in looked like this...

I naturally would be the bearded fellow in the middle, and there would always be a beluga whale frolicking in the background.

Fun, fun, fun!

It's Yucking Distracting

A Masterpiece of Nature? Yuck!

This is a real poster (make sure to read the caption)!

Ohhhh, good.

In Memoriam

Here is a neat little piece of writing concerning those members of the Cleveland granfalloon. Anthony Bourdain wrote a nice little essay about Harvey Pekar. I find it a bit funny, but fairly fitting, that the most notable author in Cleveland toiled in the pulpy medium of comics.



Click on the picture for a wonderful little eulogy.

More importantly, if you have never read any American Splendor I highly recommend it.

Remix in the next two weeks?

Guys,

Someone will certainly remix this stuff...most probably in time for friend vaca II.

But I don't think I'm gonna like it...at least the Christian Bale thing was over something so insignificant...like lights. This is actually kind of disturbing.

Dear Tom,

I was going over old posts, and you missed something wonderful about Keith David.



Also let us note that David Keith is also awesome (bad scifi actor)

Pancakes and the Suriname Toad

Distracted by people around me

I have started a new blog for your consumption. I leave it to you to explore.
People Im Next To

Will He be resurrected?

Shared Birthdays

While reading the paper, I noticed that my brother shares a birthday with Keith David.

I would just like to make people aware of how kick ass Keith David is.
1) He's the voice actor for Goliath on Gargoyles, and Spawn, among other credits.
2) He does nice work in great video games like Fallout and Halo
3) He is in tons of John Carpenter movies.

Enjoy

We are small, the universe is big...

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What's in a name?

This name has to be blogged. How could he NOT kill somebody??

This dude can dance!

Tandem bikes are awesome
Cosby sweaters are awesome

Here is a silly video for your enjoyment.

This guy is funny!

Bike to Work Week!

Every year, Columbus has a fine "Bike to Work Week." This year it actually lasts about 10 days, and one day the bikers will get a cool police escort down High St. from the Gateway to the Statehouse. I believe the Mayor and the Director of the Columbus Metropolitan Library will be cruising down.

All this is very neat, and it's cool to join and say you'll make an effort to bike to work. However, the reason it is blog worthy is a fun little fact of a certain member of this blog (not me) is the paragon of Columbus bicycling. Mr. Gallagher is looking particularly regal to boot!

You may have to scroll down a ways, but I'm sure you will find a pleasantly familiar face at the bottom left.

fucking magnets...

how do they work?

Playoff Beards

Sadly, no unified effort by the Cavs this year on the beard front. I guess it will be up to the fans. Z's was glorious.

AFV Pinata Montage

So predictable, so funny.

Cool Little Movie

So there is a fine movie about how the Sonics were moved from Seattle to Oklahoma City. It's available online and is free. Its quite interesting, although a bit depressing to see how the city of Seattle got screwed by the owner, and how the NBA didn't really care. All because the citizens of Seattle had the audacity to not fund a new stadium only a dozen years after they had with the Key Arena.

The things you learn on NPR

So I was listening to NPR about an hour ago and I heard this:

Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor for Slate.com, and Martin Gold, a lawyer for the Chamber of Commerce, discuss today's Supreme Court ruling following up on the Citizens United case. In a decision in the Chamber of Commerce V. Federal Election Commission case, the nation's top court has ruled 5 to 4 that corporations have a right to vote.

I really can't believe how far the supreme court has gone this time.

25th Garmisch-Partenkirchen Beard Championships

Beard Championship Photos:

Best Shirts Ever!

So, while checking out some sports blogs, I stumbled upon some cool shirts.

Hotsauce and Doughnuts

Sperm Races, Exciting News

Hi Everyone...

I bet you all were wondering, like I was, was it would be like to observe glowing fruit fly sperm race through a female. Well, today, thanks to intrepid researchers from Syracuse University, we are closer to witnessing such a majestic sight.

Sadly, there is no video...yet...

Also, in personal news, I get to go to Chicago in May for in person Jeopardy! tryouts. If you want to help me practice, you can randomly call me and ask me trivia. However, if you do so, I must insist that you phrase the question like Dennis Hopper in Speed. "Pop quiz, hot shot...."

PI DAY

For your edification

Halloween.5

Hey all of you gorgeous people:

I was curious if you all have plans for Halloween.5 yet. If not, I would like to invite you all to Halloween.5 NYC edition. Ila and I will be having a Halloween.5 party on our roof either April 24th or May 1st and we would love for all of you to come and set up some sort of shanty town at our place. Please let me know if you guys are interested in making a trip to The City for some spring time partying. Mike Freed and Batya already told me they were coming, so that means you have to come.

Love,

Mike Koucky

Bear in Mind

I NEED THIS!!!

My Friend!!

Hey, here's a piece my friend did for All Things Considered about a Haitian singer in Miami. Really interesting piece. Hope you enjoy it, if you haven't already heard it.

I'm funny! (bc someone else is)

Don't bother copy and pasting John's crappy post when you can just click mine! I'm funny! Laugh laugh laugh laugh

A Trailer for Every Academy Award Winning Movie Ever -- powered by Cracked.com

Happy Oscar Night!

May the best movies win.

http://www.cracked.com/video_18156_a-trailer-every-academy-award-winning-movie-ever.html

Bunning has nothing on this

I really enjoyed this story...The Onion is pretty solid this week.

Talking 'bout the doctor!

I want to see this man's credentials

Cavs Excitement

First off, the tickets have been ordered. Once I view the receipts, I'll let you know how much the total cost, after surcharges and all that fun is.

Sadly, we will not get to see Big Z, the Lithuanian Legend, himself. Maybe he'll be back for the playoffs.

Google Buzz

http://www.google.com/buzz

Gordon Bibbins

Kitty Charbel informed me that Gordon Bibbins is selling his house. Naturally, I want to buy it. I plan on winning the lottery this week, but in case I don't anyone got $350,000 laying around? Kitty says we only need 20 percent for a down payment.

Friend Vacation 2010!

Hey all,

We should plan out our friend vacation now. Here is an idea: Pavement is headlining the Pitchfork Music Festival on Sunday July 18th in Chicago. Maybe we could hit the midwest midwest for friend vaca and see the concert and do various other midwestern things. Any thoughts? If we want to do this we should act fast as I don't know when the concert will sell out. Otherwise, let's brainstorm something else to do.

Wait Wait Don't Eat Me

For Deepak.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/36750

Another internet video

This song has always sounded like this to me.

Internet videos!

I saw this one today and it is my favorite as of late.

See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today's Big Thing.

SPRING BREAK!!!

hey everyone,

So spring break approacheth. Mine is march 8-12 (i guess 6-14 including surrounding weekends).

I have never been to a Cavs game and would really like to go. Here are the games I am able to attend:

Friday March 5 vs Detroit 7pm(Tickets start at $38..I guess because its gonna be on espn and all)

Monday March 8 vs San Antonio 7pm(Tickets start at $15..I think I want to go to this one)

Sunday March 14 vs Boston 330pm(Tickets start at $55...yikes).


OK...so what do you guys think? Mike, when exactly will you be in town? everyone else (I wonder who still reads this), when are your breaks? People who have "jobs"...sorry.

ummmm

i find this video hilarious...and the song gets stuck in my head from time to time. (not safe for work i guess?) its directed by eric wareheim of tim and eric (and it shows)

Major Lazer "Pon De Floor" from Eric Wareheim on Vimeo.

Miracle Berries

Hey guys,

So I did this on Saturday. If you're not clicking on the link, its about these things called miracle berries which basically make everything taste kind of sweet for about an hour. It was pretty cool. Citrus fruits are the best in my opinion. Hot sauce tasted good...it brought out the flavor without being all burny. Some people only felt really mild effects, but on the plus side, it was only $3 for the berry, so it wasn't a huge hit to the wallet.
Here's a link to my friend Brendan's blog where he wrote about his experience more in depth.

Also...I hung out with THS on Friday and drank cheap Belgian beer. People should visit us here in Pittsburgh and we can all do this together!

Greg Oden is a (Norse) God amongst Men

I really enjoy Greg Oden. While he hasn't done much in the NBA, due to the proclivity his limbs have to shatter, he was a fun site on campus at OSU. I always got a kick seeing him wander around, particularly since you could spot him from over a block away. I hope to name a pet in his honor.

Why should I like Greg Oden more than a Darko Milicic, Blake Griffin, or some other draft bust?

Oden rocks at karaoke:



He also was an aspiring dentist: "I wanted to be a dentist when I was younger," Oden says, ironic, considering he recently had 11 cavities filled because of his sweet tooth. "But then I started to get big and realized that my hands were so big, I'd kind of scare the little kids away.

blogging!

So I guess I've been spending time on the internet following this leno/conan thing. i think most of the people here are probably siding with conan.
heres what patton oswalt thinks about it



I think thats pretty good. Also, this clip is from a radio show called "Comedy Death Ray Radio" available as a podcast. I recommend this to Sean who was asking about podcasts recently.

Working

This is a song dedicated to all of us working hard, except we don't have to deal with all the black lung. Happy 2010!

the kfc sonic jam

you've probably all seen this already: