4 posts from August 2008

This little meme lists 100 foods from the mundane to the strange.

Directions:

• Copy the list to your own blog
• Bold any items that you have consumed
• Star (*) any items that you love/consume regularly
• Cross out any items you would never consider even trying
  

(Bonus, I'm going to mark those things I've tried only as a direct result of meeting and associating with Yod with a +)

The List:

1. Venison*
2. Nettle tea (tastes like Camphophonique)
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare* +
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue*
8. Carp (as Gefilte fish) +
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush +
11. Calamari*
12. Pho*
13. PB&J sandwich*
14. Aloo gobi +
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle* +
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes*
19. Steamed pork buns*
20. Pistachio ice cream*
21. Heirloom tomatoes*
22. Fresh wild berries*
23. Foie gras* +  (I've had "imitation" pre-Yod, but the real stuff with Yod)
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese* +
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche* +
28. Oysters*
29. Baklava*
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl*
33. Salted lassi +
34. Sauerkraut*
35. Root beer float*
36. Cognac with a fat cigar +
37. Clotted cream tea +
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O*
39. Gumbo+
40. Oxtail* +
41. Curried goat* +
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal +
44. Goat’s milk* +
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more +
46. Fugu +
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut +
50. Sea urchin +
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone*
54. Paneer* +
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal*
56. Spaetzle +
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV +
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores*
62. Sweetbreads* +
63. Kaolin (if you've ever taken Kaopectate, you've had this)
64. Currywurst
65. Durian*
66. Frogs’ legs +
67. Beignets*, churros*, elephant ears* or funnel cake*
68. Haggis*
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette +
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini* +
73. Louche absinthe +
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie *
78. Snails
79. Lapsang souchong* +
80. Lutefisk +
81. Tom yum* +
82. Eggs Benedict*
83. Pocky* +
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant (but would like to)
85. Kobe beef (but would like to)
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate (but I've had better -- and rarer!)
91. Spam*
92. Soft shell crab* +
93. Rose harissa* +
94. Catfish*
95. Mole poblano* +
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta*
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake +

As you can see, there is very little I won't eat... and very little on this list I haven't eaten.  And quite a bit of it has been all because of Yod.  Blame Yod!!

*edit - Yod reviewed my list and corrected a couple - I've had tea with clotted cream and kaolin in the form of Kaopectate, both of which were direct results of Yod

Edmunds really needs to take a look at their coding...

Oh Reelee

That's right... GM is offering an "Employee Pricing Promotion" on this 2009 Toyota Prius through September 2, 2008!  So that's what? 0%?  You get to pay only MSRP? What?  Inquiring minds want to know!!

Remember way back when Barack Obama was first announced as a Presidential candidate?  His name sounded too much like Osama for some people and became the butt of many stupid name-related jokes.

Then, when Obama picked Joe Biden as his running mate, the first thing that came to mind were those name jokes.  No, I don't even pretend to think either one has any ties to the madman murdering terrorist Osama bin Laden.  But the two names together are just too close for the grade school giggle in me.  Obama/Biden ... Osama bin Laden.

Now it's stuck in your head.  You can thank me later.

Back in the early 90s, there lived a guinea pig (cavy).  And the cavy's name was Dave. And life was good. 

Dave "the Wave" Pig

Dave was a very cute tri-color short hair pig who lived many years and sired many piglets.  His "concubines" were Gidget, a medium-haired two-tone pig (she was mostly red with some white) and Blackie, a -- you guessed it -- black medium-haired pig.  Dave outlived both of them and died at the ripe old age of 7.  (Pigs live 4-8 years according to the cavy care website).

Pig... car?

Now, while a trip down memory lane might be fun, I don't want you to meet a long-dead pig.  First off, that's kind of odd.. meeting a dead pet and all.. but second, what purpose would an introduction to Dave "the Wave" Pig serve?  Patience, Grasshopper.  There is a point to all my ramblings!

See, there is a car.  And this car's shape reminds me of Dave (well, of a guinea pig, at least).  And this car is a Prius.  Now...

Meet Dave -- our new 2008 Toyota Prius in mica blue!  And Jill, his SatNav counterpart!!!

Dave the Car

Yod certainly enjoys playing with Jill.  For silly things, like ... programming the route home from work (which I have been driving for nearly 3 years now), or using the voice commands like, "I'm hungry!" to show restaurants on the map.  Jill is training us with this little "bing bing" tone when we follow her directions.  Pretty soon, we'll be mindlessly reacting to the "bing bing" tone.  Ok not really. 

We'll be posting some actual pictures of Dave soon.  Dave is sexier than the car above with his tinted windows, and chrome rims (dealer-installed "options" that were anything but optional).  And I think Yod already took a movie of Jill being a good car servant and finding places of interest on her little map-y screen.

How's the gas mileage? Well, it's hot.. 104F... so the A/C is on nearly full blast the entire time, and I'm still learning the best way Dave likes to drive, plus I can't engage cruise control yet (the dealer wants me to "break in" the engine for the first 1000 miles, which means varying the speed and not using cruise control).  I'm getting 35mpg currently, which is going up as I learn to drive Dave better.

Dave is growing on me.  Dave wasn't my first choice of vehicle, but as always, Yod got his way.  And to forestall any questions, no, Dave will not be equipped with an Apple sticker or "Obama 08" or "Nader 08" stickers.  Though, I think the "Duke Alum" license plate frame might go nicely with the "Princess" crown sticker.... we shall see!