chad(dq)

Max is a mouse tonight! Wish he liked being dressed up.

Especially this one!!!

Your results:
You are Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic)

Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic) 75% Wash (Ship Pilot) 60% Inara Serra (Companion) 40% Derrial Book (Shepherd) 40% Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command) 40% Alliance 40% Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic) 35% Malcolm Reynolds (Captain) 30% River (Stowaway) 30% Jayne Cobb (Mercenary) 25% A Reaver (Cannibal) 10%

You are good at fixing things. You are usually cheerful. You appreciate being treated with delicacy and specialness.

…especially this one!

Your results:
You are Green Lantern

Green Lantern 70% The Flash 60% Robin 57% Wonder Woman 50% Catwoman 50% Spider-Man 40% Batman 40% Supergirl 25% Superman 20% Hulk 15% Iron Man 15%

Hot-headed. You have strong will power and a good imagination.

Here’s my recent post to listsdq.com. Enjoy!

Careers I’m Contemplating

• Nurse. Well, male nurse. Murse. If I were a murse, I’d be able to take weeks off work and still have enough money to travel and pay the bills.
• Actor. It may not be common knowledge, but I am a member of Theta Alpha Phi, the national theater (or, theatre) fraternity. I’d like a role on Stargate Atlantis. “I’ve never been able to trust anyone who kidnaps me, tortures me, and threatens to throw me into space!” On the word ‘tortures,’ I’d place my hands around my neck and pretend to choke myself.
• Soil Engineer. Any job that includes ‘dynamic probing’ is a job for me!
• Cupcake Artist. I’ll begin by mastering every recipe in Hey There, Cupcake. Right now, the brain cupcake seems timely.
• Joke Writer. For Andi Smith.
• Musician. But only if my instrument is a Guitar Hero guitar.
• Professional Reality Television Contestant. I’m not into any of those gd dating shows, but I’d love to be on The Amazing Race. Some shows on which I’d like to compete:
  • I Drink My Milk From A Nalgene Bottle, 32 Ounces At A Time
  • Lazer Tag Commando
  • Paint Ball Commando
  • All Star Battle: The Winning Team on Lazer Tag Commando Faces the Winning Team on Paint Ball Commando (the key to this show, of course, is the fact that one team uses lazer guns and the other team uses paintball guns)
  • Stuffed Animal Tea Party Theater (or, Theatre)
• Facebook Application Programmer. If Pirates vs. Ninjas can have such a Facebook following, so could much of the crap I’d produce.
• Commentator on The Film Crew. I’d be the geeky guy who made use of his extensive theater (or, theatre) knowledge to criticize subtle choices made by B-movie actors.

With NoodleScar, the internet has truly realized its potential. I’m a fanboy.

From NoodleScar.com

I can’t count the number of times The Office and Battlestar Galactica have come up in conversation these past few days. My Michigan friends have taste. Well, maybe not great taste - it seems I have to defend Battlestar… try explaining why a show about robots gaining sentience and finding religion is an outstanding show.

But they all love The Office, and I for one feel that The Office is second only to Arrested Development. If I were a cow and The Office was a pasture, I’d graze upon it every single day. Here’s a clip from my favorite episode of The Office:

Sorry I’ve neglected the ol’ weblog lately; life caught up with me a bit. But I’m sure you’re all thankful to read another ‘Beer Me’ post.

If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably aware that I’m a huge fan of Twitter. So much so, in fact, that I’ve twittered over 300 times.

Here’s another Twitter feature that has my heart fluttering and my fingers twittering. Now, when you sign up for SMS notifications, you have the ability to track keywords on the public twitter timeline. Track ‘Red Wings,’ for instance, and you’ll be notified whenever anyone publishes a tweet about that great hockeytown team. I, for one, am tracking:

You get the idea… easy way to find some new online friends (or, at least some strangers who share your love for frying bologne). Give it a try - tracking is just another reason to become obsessed with Twitter!

I must finally feel like fall has begun because I baked some bread today. Tasted great with soup, and I’m looking forward to a breakfast of french toast (freedom toast!) and polish sausage (freedom sausage?).

Also, I just signed up for GrandCentral, a beta offering from Google. As you can see, I added a Call Me button onto the sidebar of this page - feel free to use it! It will call my GrandCentral number, which in turn rings any other phone I want it to. Might be more worthwhile were I to have a landline, a Skype number, and/or a non-cell work phone…still, I’m digging it. I love the idea of one phone number for the rest of my life, though I suspect Google will charge for some of the more sexy features once it comes out of beta. Anyhow, I have a couple of invites, so let me know if you’d like to try out the service.

I can think of a dozen reasons why the Stanley Cup Playoffs are more more enjoyable to watch than the Superbowl. Number one reason? In hockey we get at least 4 (and possibly seven) opportunities to make some fatty, no-frills snack food.

One of my favorite chicken wing recipes is posted here; I’ve pasted it below for your reading, cooking pleasure. You can go heavier on the red curry paste and a bit lighter on the butter. Skip the blender (why dirty more dishes than absolutely necessary when you have hockey to watch?) - just melt the butter and whisk in the curry paste, honey, and soy sauce.

I’ll be logged into AIM as chaddq while watching the Senators play the Ducks this week; let me know what you think about the wings and/or this year’s playoffs!

**Crisp Chicken Wings with Chile-Lime Butter**:
4 pounds chicken wings
Extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 big, fat rounded tablespoon Thai red curry paste
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 lime, halved
Chopped cilantro leaves, for garnish

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Rinse the wings under cool water and pat dry. Put them in a bowl, drizzle with olive oil and season well with salt and pepper. Toss to coat with the seasoning. Then spread the wings out on a baking sheet and roast about 25 minutes until the skin gets crisp and brown, and the meat is tender.

While you wait, throw the butter, red curry paste honey and soy sauce into a blender. Season with salt and puree. Scrape into a big bowl. When the wings come out of the oven put add to the bowl with the curry butter. Squeeze the juice of the lime over the wings. Give it a toss and you’re done. Garnish with cilantro.