Costner still has my heart

The new Robin Hood is really good - it was different from what I expected - I don't think I can make a clear judgement call till after the second one comes out. It was obvious that this was the beginning of a series.

Little John was awesome.

Costner or Crowe?

Let me just get this out on the table now - I use to have a HUGE crush on Kevin Costner, preferably Mr. Costner as Robin Hood in Prince of Thieves. That movie has always been in my top 10 but nowadays it just might be in my top 20. I still love it. You can imagine that I might be a little sceptical with this new one that opens today. I love the Robin Hood story but I am not a huge Russell Crowe fan. He doesn't do anything for me. I do love Cate Blanchet (too lazy to google if I spelled her name correctly) - I'm sure she'll do great as the Lady M.

 

I'll follow back with my verdict this weekend after we go see it tonight. I am way excited to be going to a movie tonight with my Hub.

 

 

Random note: I am listening to Disney music on Grooveshark. It's helping my sour puss attitude today. I should actually leave this confession to one of my Weekly Confessionals. I love Disney movies and the music SO much, especially Cinderella (all time favorite) Beauty and the Beast (I have EVERY song memorized), Little Mermaid and Aladdin. I have a double disk CD at home with all of the music on it.

Alice In Wonderland

We actually went to the midnight showing of Alice in Wonderland this morning or last night or whatever...I'm too tired to care. It was really good! Any movie that can keep my attention that late at night is worth the $10.50 we forked out of spontaneity. We, of course, saw it in 3D but honestly you don't have to do that to enjoy it. It's not like Avatar where if you didn't see it in 3D then we probably weren't blown away - this is not like that at all. I wasn't sure I wanted to go that late...early...AGAIN whatever! Despite how much my eyes are burning this morning I am glad we went. It was so good! I will say that I wasn't blown away but it still deserves a solid B. So now I'm a movie critic? Don't take my word for it - but I'm not usually wrong. Haha!

My favorite thing about the movie didn't have much to do with the story itself but the costume changes they had Alice go through every time she either shrunk or grew larger was totally awesome. The best dress she wears is when she was at the Red Queen's castle. Awesome! I would wear it every day if I could.

Alice in Wonderland is visual eye candy.

Very excited to see this

I hope we get to see this today. Anyone else excited to see this?

The Road, finally

We finally were able to see the movie The Road. After reading the book we have been dying to see it and I have to say I loved it.

"Are you carrying the fire?"

Finally a good book to start reading

I had these shipped to the office instead to my house because I am sneaky like that. Not that I feel I have to hide this from the Hub I just think things are more fun when you're being sneaky. Ha! I watched Big Fish the other night and started this book today. I'm betting it's going to be better than Eat Pray--Puke!

500 days of Summer

I saw a matinee at the dollar theater of the movie 500 days of Summer and now I am restarting my love affair with The Smiths.

Tom: You like The Smiths?

Summer: Yeah. “To die by your side is such a heavenly way to die.” I love ‘em.

And, best greeting card message ever from the movie:

“Roses are red, violets are blue… fuck you whore.”

Tuesday Night

UPDATE!!: I never mentioned how delicious this was.

I did a very girly thing Tuesday night and watched Julie & Julia while I cooked a new dish. Tyrone has been out of town so I thought I would take advantage and do some things that I’ve wanted to do by myself. I loved the movie. It was very inspiring. I made Tortilla Espanola which is a Spanish omelet. It has very basic ingredients and doesn’t take too long to make either. I cut the following recipe in half (actually a little more than half) since I was cooking for one. You can add anything along with the potatoes to spice it up like, chorizo, peppers, cheese or any mixture of your favorite herbs. It’s not a bad comfort food either for these cold dark nights.

What actually prompted me to make this particular dish was watching a Hungry Nation podcast from the other night. I love that podcast. They have a site too that is pretty cool.

You can check out the full recipe here

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

6-7 medium potatoes, peeled (I honestly don’t think that you need this many potatoes I used 2 large potatoes with 3 eggs and it was perfect. I also did not peel my potatoes.)

1 whole yellow onion

5-6 large eggs

2-3 cups of olive oil for pan frying

Salt to taste

Preparation:

Cut the peeled potatoes in half lengthwise. (I didn’t peel mine) Then, with the flat side on the cutting surface, slice the potato in pieces approximately 1/8" thick. Make sure to separate the pieces that stick together. It is not necessary to slice the potatoes paper thin and it is best not to use a food processor because most will slice the potatoes too thin. If you slice them a bit thick, don’t worry – it will simply take a bit longer for them to cook.

Peel and chop the onion into 1/4" pieces. Put potatoes and onions into a bowl and mix them together. Salt the mixture.

In a large, heavy, non-stick frying pan, heat the olive oil on medium high heat. Drop a single piece of potato into the oil to ensure it is hot enough to fry. Carefully place the potato and onion mixture into the frying pan, spreading them evenly over the surface. The oil should almost cover the potatoes. You may need to turn down the heat slightly, so the potatoes do not burn.

Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon or spatula. Some cooks like to place the potato and onion mixture in a colander for a few minutes to allow more oil to drain. If you do this, place a plate underneath to catch the olive oil and you can use it again.

While the mixture is draining, crack the eggs into a large mixing bowl and beat by hand with a whisk or fork. Pour in the potato onion mixture. Mix together with a large spoon.

Pour 1-2 Tbsp of olive oil into a small, non-stick frying pan (aprox. 9-10”) and heat on medium heat. Be careful not to get the pan too hot because the oil will burn - or the tortilla will! When hot, stir the potato onion mixture once more and “pour” into the pan and spread out evenly. Allow the egg to cook around the edges. Then you can carefully lift up one side of the omelet to check if the egg has slightly “browned.” The inside of the mixture should not be completely cooked and the egg will still be runny.

When the mixture has browned on the bottom, you are ready to turn it over to cook the other side. Carefully take the frying pan to a sink. Place a large dinner plate (12”) upside down over the frying pan. With one hand on the frying pan handle and the other on top of the plate to hold it steady, quickly turn the frying pan over and the omelet will “fall” onto the plate. Place the frying pan back on the range and put just enough oil to cover the bottom and sides of the pan – approximately 1.5 tsp. Let the pan warm for 30 seconds or so. Now slide the omelet (which is probably still a bit runny), into the frying pan, using a spatula to catch any egg mixture that runs out. Use the spatula to shape the sides of the omelet. Let the omelet cook for 3-4 minutes. Turn the heat off and let the tortilla sit in the pan for 2 minutes. (Mine didn’t even take this long)

Carefully slide the omelet onto a plate! To serve as a main course, slice it into 6-8 pieces like a pie. Serve sliced French bread on the side. (I didn't do this part)

Some Where Over the Dark Side of the Moon

Yes.

We actually did it.

No we weren't on any hallucinogenic drugs. (none needed)

My friend Jenni and I watched The Wizard of Oz synced up to the Dark Side of The Moon by Pink Floyd.

It was actually kind of cool and a lot of coincidences for sure.

Try it. I triple-dog-dare you.