The Scrabbled: Making Fun of Each Other since '99

I have $250 in Amazon (or other places, but that seems the best place) gift certificates to burn and nothing I really want, so I’m thinking of doing it, anyone have one who can influence me either way?

When I first started getting into cooking, I sought out all sorts of inventive or ambitious recipes; crudo with radish matchsticks or mint-crusted roast leg of lamb, finicky seared lobster dishes or ginger-glazed honey salmon. But I’ve recently gotten the impression that maybe there’s a giant hole in my cooking knowledge: the classics.

I thought I remembered talking about this book, but a quick DB search didn’t turn anything up. I started reading it last night and I couldn’t put it down. Is anyone else reading or has anyone else read this? I’m going to want to talk about it quite a bit. I’m maybe about 50 pages in — they’re still in the mountains. So don’t give anything away yet.

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Inspired by Christina’s comment on the Jesse James movie thread. I can only think of one and some may not agree: Fight Club. The movie was much better than the book with a considerably more satisfying ending.

Are there any others?

Anything good? Anything interesting?

was on radio times this morning

List below. What about you?

I. love. camping. I love it. It completely recharges me more than just about any vacation. It’s the complete disconnection from technology and the world, really, for an extended period of time. A hike is nice n’ all, but I still find myself anxious. It takes a day or so for the new-world anxiety to leave my bones and I can really relax and “commune with nature” and whatnot.

So Gos and I are going camping this week. We leave tomorrow to head to a little private campground in the pine barrens. It’s nothing hardcore and they have bathrooms n’ all, but it’s just getting to hang out in the woods and cook food over an open flame and read a shit ton and maybe do some canoeing.

But enough about me. Let’s talk about you. Read more for two questions for The Scrabbled at large.

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So, admittedly, I am in a slight graphic novel phase (or craze maybe). I just bought Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid On Earth by Chris Ware.

who here has read it? if so, did you enjoy it? i just finished and though i will read it again at some point to understand the more underlying story connections, i was disappointed.

the characters were never fully-developed, most were whiny and self-important, and it all ended…(spoiler)

Tomorrow I’m taking the entire day to cycle through the city (mainly below 34 St.) and tour some stores I’ve heard about. I wouldn’t necessarily call it a shopping spree exactly, just a nice way to tour the city with landmarks.

I plan on posting about my discoveries/opinions later on.

List of stores after the jump…