Gretch-a-sketch (old)

1. Friday night was one of those booooring nights. At least, it was until 9 o'clock, when I looked up times for Be Kind Rewind and five minutes later left the house to go see it. I went by myself and sat down in the back and had such a good time. The movie's about two kinda weird guys--one who runs the ghetto VHS rental store and the other who just hangs around when he's not living in the junkyard. At one point, the psycho neighbor played by Mia Farrow praises the sweded version of Driving Miss Daisy because "it's got heart." Be Kind Rewind at first seemed like an unlikely candidate for a movie with heart, but it's more sincere and sweet than any movie I've watched in a long time. Jerry's version of the Ghostbusters song had me laughing hysterically, as did many other moments. I would also make out with Jack Black in an instant--I can't explain why I like him, I just do.

2. Q and Edge tagged me for the book meme, so here goes!

The Rules:

1. Pick up the nearest book.

2. Open to page 123.

3.Find the fifth sentence.

4.Post the next three sentences.

5. Tag five people and post a comment to the person who tagged you once you've posted your three sentences.

From French Women Don't Get Fat, by Mireille Guiliano: "Alternatively, before putting the vegetables through the food mill, reserve 2 cups and add them to the soup just before serving. The 'crunchy' vegetables will contrast with the velvety soup and will also force you to eat more slowly and thus satisfy you will less. This was the evening version; the smooth lunch variant was accompanied with Mother's yummy pancakes."

Clearly, it's from a recipe page. I'm actually not that far into it yet, but since it's non-fiction I felt okay about skipping ahead. So far all the book has accomplished is to make me crave French pastries more. I'm going to be a Bad Blogger and not tag anyone, just 'cause I don't really feel like it right now.

3. Speaking of pastries, I've been on a major cupcake blog kick right now. Heck, who isn't into the cupcake trend? I used the vanilla cupcake recipe from the Magnolia Bakery (made famous by SATC, immortalized by Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell). It's no wonder people shell out insane amounts of money for these, because they are t to the a to the s-t-e-y. (Okay, I KNOW that's not how tasty is spelled, but I can't pass up an opportunity to quote Fergalicious.) I've tried a few different recipes before (Martha Stewart's are too dense for me), but these were heaven. Buttery and moist and oh-so-scrumptious! I also cheated and used Betty Crocker chocolate frosting--next time I'll make the real stuff and actually decorate them.