(forgive stoopid fontage plz, kthnx!)
Once again this Holiday Season, I have had requests for my Tequila Christmas Cake Recipe so here goes:
Please keep in your files as I am getting tired of typing this up every year!
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup water
1 tsp. salt
1 cup brown sugar
Lemon juice
4 large eggs
Nuts
1 bottle tequila
2 cups dried fruit
Sample the tequila to check quality Take a large bowl; check the
tequila again to be sure it is of the highest quality..Repeat.
Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy
bowl.Add 1 teaspoon of sugar. Beat again.
At this point, it is best to make sure the tequila is sstill OK. Try
another cup just in case. Turn off the mixerer thingy.Break 2 eegs and add to the bowl and chuck iin the cup of dried
fruit.Pick the fruit up off the floor.
Mix on the turner.
If the fried druit getas stuck in the beaterers, just pry it loose with a
drewscriver.Sample the tequila to test for tonsisticity.
Next, sift 2 cups of salt, or something.
Check the tequila.
Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.
Add one table.
Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can find.
Greash the oven.
Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over.
Don't forget to beat off the turner
Finally, throw the bowl through the window.
Finish the tequila and wipe the counter with the cat.
Cherry Christmas
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The Zatoichi series ran 26 movies (1962-1982) and a television series ran for five years (1974-1979). Twenty years later, Takeshi "Beat" Kitano reinvented Zatoichi with his version of the character. This was easily one of my favorite movie at the time, I saw it at the independent theater twice in 2003 and ordered a region 3 release of the DVD as soon as it was available on import. Incidentally, to show support for the US market, I also bought the US edition of the DVD, which came with a bonus Sonatine movie (which was originally released in the states by Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder productions).
Considering the movie did quite well, critically and (I'm assuming) in sales, I was hoping for a follow-up movie by Kitano, but unfortunately there's no such plan. However, interestingly enough, one of my all-time favorite Japanese director, Takashi Miike* directed a stage adaption of Zatoichi for live performances in 2007.
I'm happy to report that, I saw a very good re-imagined of the familiar character, reinvented as a female protagonist, called Ichi. I wish the producers had kept the brand of "Zatoichi", as people who hear "Ichi" does not always associate the name with the blind swordsman. To be fair, Ichi is the original character's name. The term "zato" means low-ranking blind person (low-ranking in the Todoza guild). Logically, they could've named this movie Gozeichi, because Goze refers to blind musician women of that time period.
Anyway, beside my gripe about the Ichi name as the movie title, I also didn't like the idea that a model (Ayase Haruka) is playing the part of the protagonist. All that was really not worth worrying, because the whole movie is quite entertaining and enjoyable, and there is only once where Haruka is seen 'dolled up' for a music performance (most of the movie, she's covered from head to toe in dirty rags). However, there are at times when the director Fumihiko Sori choose to stay too long on Haruka's beautiful unblemished face. We get it, she's cute.
The story is uncomplicated, Ichi wanders into some town with an inept sword-drawing samurai Toma (the name is close to a slang "tonma" for idiot or fool). The town is in trouble from the Banki gang, and in Zatoichi fashion, Ichi and Toma saves the town. During the course of the film, there are the tried-and-true Zatoichi moments like slashing out the lights and Ichi triumph in complete darkness, the use of sound to throw Ichi off, and, of course, the Cho-Han Bakuchi dice gambling.
What made the film interesting, at least to me, is that the soundtrack is by Dead Can Dance's Lisa Gerrard! So throughout the movie, you do hear that ethereal vocals, similar to her efforts on Ridley Scott's Gladiator. I suspect she only wrote the vocals, the credit I have for composer is Michael Edwards, who previously worked with Gerrad on her solo material. The soundtrack was a bit of a surprise to me, generally these J-movies' music and production team are usually kept inhouse. Although, having said that, the one outro credit song is by Korean J-Pop singer SunMin.
Ichi the movie will be made available in the US market via Bluray and DVD in two days (December 22nd), just in time for last-minute xmas shoppers. Hopefully those Best Buy tonmas will be smart and order some copies for their store (however, if it costs over $25, I'd rather order it online, or not own it at all - hey times are tough!).
* I love all three billion of his movies! Audition, City of Lost Souls, One Missed Call, Ichi the Killer, Fudoh, The Happiness of the Katakuris, Zebraman, Sukiyaki Western: Django, etc.
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The snow is impeding my travel plans. My flight is tomorrow at 6:20pm. Flights as late as 22:30pm tomorrow are already canceled, even though it's stopped actually snowing.
I can't sleep.
If I can't make it to Hometown I'm going to have a mental breakdown. I don't know what I'm going to do, but all the threads that are keeping me sane are all going to snap.
also irrational
aggravating
stupid
stupid
insulting
I want the last two hours of my life back. with like 2300% interest.
LLV is about 'an alcoholic determined to drink himself to death and a prostitute...'
alcoholics and prostitutes should have picketed the movie. for giving them a bad name. talk about defaming.
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Still the best Christmas song ever....
It's been a busy week, and in the midst of it all my USB modem quit. Well, it had help. I downloaded an "update" and after that the program was telling me that the wireless device was missing. Well, it wasn't. It was sitting here right in front of my fizz.
So, after deleting the new update and the old software and trying to reinstall it....all with lots of restarts and failed attempts and an hour on the phone with tech support (who told me to take my desktop to a Wifi hotspot so I could reload my modem cuz it was corrupted no it wasn't). ....you guys have all been there....so anyway, I thanked tech support kindly, and shut this bugger down for an hour to think about the error of it's ways.
Then I reloaded everything, plugged in my USB modem and away we go....it's working.
Don't ask me why! ;)
Anyway, I hope you are all having good times. I am steam cleaning my carpets....better known as wadding up cat hair into soggy balls. It's one way to pick it up I guess! :)
Then after the cat hair, I will clean guinea pig and rat cages. Isn't my life fascinating? The chickens and goats need some extra snacks, too....cuz baby it's cold outside!!!
Ok....talk to you again real SOON!!!
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