Twist of Lemon

With the latest season of Doctor Who.  If you haven’t seen the twelfth episode of the current season and don’t want to be spoiled, please don’t continue.

These are so horrible, and like when you accidentally drink bad milk, it is a sort of “ugh this is terrible taste it!” moment.  Thanks a lot Mentos!

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I know what quite a few people may find in their stockings this year.

Brian and I raced down to Rochester Friday night. Our Realtor had set up an open house for this Saturday and we needed to clean up the patio area now that the snow had finally melted. It seems that even with the temperatures in the high 60s the back yard is so shady that we still had snow as of the beginning of the week. So after two hours of driving, and a half an hour of clean-up, we went over to visit Mel and Dave. It was good to see them and just spend time chatting. Dave even lent me some books to read.

Saturday Brain and I went out to lunch with his Brother and Sister-in-law at Elsies. They were in town from Fargo for a pair of family birthdays. We had a good time catching up. Then in the evening we went over to my folks. Mom made Lasagna, garlic bread and a Harvey Wallbanger cake for my birthday dinner. Afterward we played some Pinochle. Thursday Mom goes in for her surgery so Brian and I will be taking turns going over to the house to be with Mercury while Mom and Dad are gone. I miss having my little dog around all the time, he is such a good little snuggler. We then came home to watch the latest episode of Doctor Who. More info follows, but since some people may not appreciate spoilers I will continue after the more tag.

Brain and I started to watch a show on National Geographic channel tonight called “Human Footprint.” And I must say the show has been frustrating, at least through the first 10 minutes [at which point we muted the TV]. We probably wont make it through the whole program, oh Brain just turned it to Comedy Central, but I have some criticism of the show anyway. What use is a program that just shows how much waste we produce without giving some sort of alternative actions to take? And how much can I trust the accuracy of their research when they count the crude oil used to make a diaper, and the plastic [most likely made from that crude] as well? It seems the show is just focused on sensationalism [gee the average American produces a lot of waste doesn't (s)he?] without any depth. But who knows maybe the depth is later int he program, I will never know.

OK kids, you know I work in the food industry. And really you don’t always want to know how your food is made. Now don’t get me wrong, every place I have worked has done a great job at food safety and quality. But tonight I saw [for the second time, but I just had to have Brain watch it] the production of hotdogs on How Its Made. It looked like something out of a 1950s horror movie. Two words sum it up I guess: Meat Batter.

While I am an Anglophile I don’t discriminate against the American hotties.  If you haven’t seen the show Pushing Daisies on ABC you are really missing out.  I know the strike has only allowed us to see nine episodes of this fun, interesting and creative show, but if you can, try and catch them online.  Lee Pace plays the character of Ned, who can bring the dead briefly back to life without dire consequences.  I think I am enamored of his voice as well as his good looks.

This is Ianto, a character from Torchwood.  I think of him as my “British TV Boyfriend.”  I don’t think Brain is very jealous though, since it is really the fictional character that I find so yummy.  What do you think?

I can tell you also how happy I am that this season of Torchwood the writers have given him more lines and really seem to be developing his character.

As most anyone reading this blog would know I am not a big fan of the typical American pastimes, like football. So I have an entertainment suggestion for those of you who feel the same. Watch Puppy Bowl IV! Animal Planet from 2:00 PM Central and repeating most of the night! From the telly info screen-> “Puppies cavort in a play area that looks like a football stadium in the fourth annual event that offers an alternative to the Super Bowl.” And don’t miss the Kitten half time show!  For those wondering how the interview went I will post more later today

Tonight I was watching a repeat of the Daily Show that had an interview with John Bolton, late of the U.N. He made a comment about Pakistan and keeping a fundamentalist Islamic regime from coming to power and gaining control of nuclear weapons. This made me think, “Why yes we should keep power out of the hands of religious fundamentalists.” Then I thought, “Wait, wait, what is happening in my own country?!” It seems odd to me that our government is opposed to fundamentalist governments in other countries and yet over the years has come more and more under the sway of fundamentalists and evangelical Christians. I wonder what will become of freedom of religion.