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Oh, yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Andrew — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:06:47 +0000

Too “kool” not to post:

Recipe of the Day: Jar Jar Binks Salad

Andrew — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:47:21 +0000

For some reason, food seems to be dominating this blog. Not that I have anything against food, in fact I rather enjoy eating it. I just find it funny that a bulk of my posts are about either really disgusting foods or super cool artistic ways to display food.

Well, after posting about Edible Star Wars Art recently, Ken from OnlyKnives dropped me a comment pointing to an amazing post on his blog. Now I”m not just pointing this out because it is pretty damn cool, but more because Ken runs a blog about knives, swords, blades, etc., and frankly I’m a little scared…

Anyways, using a Jicama root and a few knives and other basic tools, the mighty Ken somehow transformed one of the most boring vegetables ever into one of the most boring (and easily most annoying) Star Wars characters ever. I give you the Jar Jar Binks Salad.

Plenty more photos (before and after) and a fully detailed How-To over at OnlyKnives. Well worth a look, especially the Knife-to-the-Gungan-head shot!

Why I Need a Dog - Reason #42

Andrew — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:42:25 +0000

I may have to get a dog solely for the purpose of buying these awesome sushi-shaped dog toys called Sushi Pups.

Bone Maki

Handroll

Tuna

The Edible Art of Star Wars

Andrew — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:37:36 +0000

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. You may not like how it tastes, but Japan has THE coolest looking food ever. Sorry, Subway, but these guys are the true food artists.

Anyways, I just saw these unbelievable Star Wars themed bento boxes over at The Great White Snark. I can barely make a smiley face out of ketchup on my hamburger and the way-too-talented-for-her-own-good vingt_deux over at Flickr goes and makes a crazy-ass Stormtrooper out of monterye jack cheese and nori sheets with a hard boiled egg death star, as well as a Jawa made out of peppers and tofurkey (!?).

These were the only two I could find (although there’s plenty of other gorgeous bento boxes on her flickr page), but I’m hoping she’ll keep it up. Heck, maybe she’ll delve into other themes like Star Trek, Lord of the Rings or even cartoons like He-Man! Mmm, pickled radish Skeletor sounds divine…

Yes, geek chefs do indeed rule.

The Best-Named Product Ever

Andrew — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:26:21 +0000

I don’t care what this costs (wow, it’s only $9.99!) or what it even does. But tell me who wouldn’t want to own a Bacon Genie?!?

It comes with bacon tweezers! And for extra fun, you can dip your bacon in all that grease for some bonus flavor!

LOST without Football

Andrew — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:43:57 +0000

For months and months I’ve been suffering from some serious withdrawal. No, sorry, not drugs. That’s not really my thing. (Alcohol on the other hand, is a wonderful friend.) I’m talking about the NFL. When the end of January comes each year, I’m both excited as the Superbowl nears, but also sad that yet another season is over. And then the long cold winter days and nights practically mock me with their lack of footballness. Even playing Madden on my Xbox 360 just doesn’t cut it.

But my pangs of emptiness ended last night with the start of yet another NFL season. Thankfully, the Steelers still have a shot at making it somewhere this year. And with Brett Favre now on the Jets, the Giants looking for a repeat and the evil empire known as the Patriots showing they most certainly can be beaten, this season should be nothing short of awesome.

So who’s going to win this year? Which are the teams to beat and which are the ones certain for defeat? Hell if I know. But the guys over at 18 to 88 have put together the best Predicted NFL Standings for 2008 . Not only did they rank their predictions, but they compared each NFL team to a different character from the TV show LOST. My favorite description is a toss-up between Miami and Washington.

Props go out to my former Monday Night Football buddy Rob, who abandoned me for cheaper beer and a cat named Lennie Briscoe.

I’m a bad man. And this is hilarious.

Andrew — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:18:31 +0000

I have a new favorite site. It’s called EngrishFunny. And yes it makes fun of people who can’t speak English very well. And yes, I know that’s wrong. But it’s also damn hysterical. And I can’t thank my buddy Robin enough for sharing this site with me. So blame her. She’s the bad one.

Here are a few of my favorite photos from there, but please do check out the site itself. Trust me, you will find surprise there make happy you.

Is it just me or does this sound like a “Cat House” for dogs…

Um. Yeah. I’m guessing they sell a lot of these in Vegas…

Always good advice.

Everybody wins with Happy Balls…

More happy bad horrible funny photos at EngrishFunny.

I’m Alive. Here’s a cupcake.

Andrew — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:37:41 +0000

Yes I suck. I’ve become one of “those” bloggers that just get too wrapped up in that thing called life (not to mention losing motivation when you’re juggling work with 3 blogs to try to keep up with).

So, my apologies. I’m still here. I still have lots to share and blog about and probably will sporadically. And I promise, they won’t ALL be about food or cupcakes. Heh. But, well, this one is. So to make it up to you, here are some adorable and delicious looking Garfield cupcakes from the highly talented Bakerella. Now how about some Lasagna-looking cupcakes to keep the kitty happy?

Lots more pics on Bakerella’s flickr page.

Why you shouldn’t eat with your eyes

Andrew — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:31:40 +0000

This is too awesome not to post about.

Guy makes a cake for his family. Looks real tasty right?

Turns out, it’s dinner, not dessert. That “frosting” is mashed potatoes. And the insides aren’t chocolate cake, but turkey meat loaf. So yeah, it’s not cake, but meatloaf cake. On its own, that actually sounds pretty good. Thinking it’s real cake and biting into meatloaf is the opposite of pretty good.

I don’t know how true this is or not (seeing as how there’s next to no other content on the site itself and it seems to be just there to collect e-mail addresses…), but that photo alone is worth the price of admission.

Hellboy in the Actors Studio

Andrew — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:17:31 +0000

I recently saw Hellboy movie on DVD and really enjoyed it. I’ve always loved the character, just never ever could get into the comics themselves. But the movie was great and I’m pumped for the sequel that starts next week. Seems they’re really having fun with the character and the movie, whoring it out in every possible promo way. Like this clip: