man, i wish pk and i were going to be in san diego for this opening, but alas, we are a month too early and will not be able to experience…

LEGOLAND California Resort
1-Day Hopper Ticket
(Includes admission to LEGOLAND California and
SEA LIFE™ Aquarium, opening August 11, 200
COMING SOON!

dammit.  wish that sea life aquarium was open during comic con.  grrr….

Without much time to devote to dedicated reading sessions, I’ve found myself turning to graphic novels as a reliable source of reading material. I can squeeze in a few pages every few hours, and it never takes me more than a few days to put one to bed. I’d love to spend more time reading works of a larger substance, but that just doesn’t jive with my schedule lately. That said, so long as I’m picking the right graphic novels, there’s no reason they can’t be as informative or entertaining as a book that isn’t rooted in art.

Preacher, Volume 1: Gone to Texas: I picked up Preacher because of 1UP’s Shawn Elliott. You don’t learn to much about what’s going on in the first installment. A drunken priest with a misguided look on faith is imbued with a power equal to God and everyone in Heaven wants him killed for it. The first half of “Gone to Texas” outlines this setup and the early villains, but ditches them in the second half for a strange serial killer plot and throwaway characters we’re meant to trust and like before they’re haphazardly killed. It didn’t leave a particularly good taste in my mouth, especially after the great first half. But Elliott’s recommendation came with a catch: don’t judge the series on the first book. Thankfully, the setup is wild enough that I’ll give the next few a go before considering jumping ship.

pk and i are meeting up with some lovely friends, enjoying a fabulous meal, and watching…

oooooh! i am so excited. i slaved away in the kitchen preparing for our picnic and whipped up a couple scrumptious treats: corn, tomato, orange bell pepper, spinach, blue cheese, toasted walnuts and lemon pasta salad (mmmmmm!) and some cornbread muffins topped with brown sugar. and don’t forget the delicious cheese plate with gouda parrano, campo de montalban with fig spread, and cowgirl creamery mt. tam. to wash that all down, pk and i have our mickey 40’s ready! tis going to be a glorious evening!

CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) — The man who designed the Pringles potato chip packaging system was so proud of his accomplishment that a portion of his ashes has been buried in one of the iconic cans.

The man who designed the Pringles can had part of his cremated remains buried in one, his family says. Fredric J. Baur, of Cincinnati, died May 4 at Vitas Hospice in Cincinnati, his family said. He was 89.

Baur’s children said they honored his request to bury him in one of the cans by placing part of his cremated remains in a Pringles container in his grave in suburban Springfield Township.

The rest of his remains were placed in an urn buried along with the can, with some placed in another urn and given to a grandson, said Baur’s daughter, Linda Baur of Diamondhead, Mississippi. Baur requested the burial arrangement because he was proud of his design of the Pringles container, a son, Lawrence Baur of Stevensville, Michigan, said Monday.

Baur was an organic chemist and food storage technician who specialized in research and development and quality control for Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble Co. Baur filed for a patent for the tubular Pringles container and for the method of packaging the curved, stacked chips in the container in 1966, and it was granted in 1970, P&G archivist Ed Rider said.

Baur retired from P&G in the early 1980s.

doctor jones would be proud:

mozzarella stuffed snake breadsticks topped with asiago cheese and fresh basil (roasted red peppers slices used as tongues)

proud chef

finished product: baked snakes with blood (marinara) dipping sauce…of course we ate these delicious appetizers during the first of the trilogy, raiders of the lost ark.

during the temple of doom, pk and i feasted on some tequila lime shrimp, ginger soy steak (pk only), and some monkey brains (a.k.a. spicy thai stirfry).

pk loves him some brains!

cos i don’t ever want to meet them. but i took a photo of this scary “game” in santa cruz a few weeks ago.

i know what i’m doing on august 15th…