Wearing the Green over the Blue (WILDlife & St. Patrick's Day)

This week, I'm in love with Neko Case's new album, "Middle Cyclone." (It should read 4.5 out of 5 stars.)

Becca Lesser and I "Conquer the Kitchen" with a tasty, and potent, Baileys Chocolate Mousse Pie. (Sadly, I had no time to make the crust, but I did make the whipped cream from scratch.)


I offer a shorthand guide of place for good pub grub on University Avenue and Fourth Avenue. I won't be making friends with The Auld Dubliner or Gentle Ben's anytime soon. Then again, I doubt they even noticed me there unless I had a pint in hand. (Note: I don't drink.)

I contribute to this week's Mix, which is in honor of St. Patrick's Day and Irish performers. I recommend The Pogues' "Transmetropolitan" and Dexys Midnight Runners' "Jackie Wilson Said" and "Let's Make This Precious."

And now, spring break!

Tags: journalism, criticism, reviews, video, food, music, cooking

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The Dark Knight - review notes

[Some thoughts and reactions that I found scribbled on a piece of paper as I was cleaning. Cleaning house, so to speak, physically and mentally.]

Nolan offers an interesting interpretation of Batman and those around him.

Tense movie - problems and paranoia build up...
- Good control over pacing

Excellent interpretation of the Joker.
- Esp. in the beginning, with how he treats his gang.

Tech and fight scenes

Mob left an open question...

Not a hero the city needs but one it deserves.

To bear the burden

"An engine of chaos"

Need something to reward their faith

*Prisoner's Dilemma* - and they played the scenario with the best outcome for everyone...

To seek validation/invalidation for one's existence...
- Harvey, Batman, Joker

Joker's left alive!

1st movie w/o "Batman" in title

Lives up to the title, though...

Tags: movies, reviews, thoughts, philosophy

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I Am the Fourth Estate

This week, I eat at The Hungry Fox and find some good comfort foods while under the careful watch of stoic nutcrackers.

I Conquer the Kitchen this week with Lisa Gatlin. We make a rainbow cake that's fit for a festive birthday. And we now have a theme song, too!

Check out Wednesday's Daily Wildcat for a culinary tribute to the late, great Dr. Seuss.

Tags: news, journalism, writing, video, cooking, food, reviews

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25 Things, Or Why I Rarely Do These Lists

1. From 4th to 8th grade, I immersed myself in books on religion, philosophy, science, psychology, art history, history, sociology, spirituality, mythology, the paranormal, magic, world superstitions, and urban legends along with whatever "age appropriate" fiction I could grab from the Phoenix public libraries, all in a search for answers about the world, myself, and people. In contrast to most of my friends at that time, these books were my "church" since my family is areligious. My grand conclusion, which I rediscovered junior year of high school, is that the world is a strange, sometimes beautiful place.

I Am the News

I "Conquer the Kitchen" with Kim Kotel's Cheesy Chicken.

In the latest installment, "The Thrifty Foodie" reviews Guilin Chinese Restaurant and its vegan and vegetarian-friendly menus. (Mike Christy has a snazzy photo for it!)

I write about philosopher Daniel Dennett's talk about Darwin's "strange inversion of reasoning" and its connection to philosopher Alan Turing's conception of machines.

Tags: life, writing, journalism, news

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Simplicity (from Facebook)

USING ONLY ONE WORD! It's not as easy as you might think! Copy and change the answers to suit you and pass it on. It's really hard to only use one word answers. Be sure to tag the person you received it from!


1. Where is your cell phone? Connected.

2. Your significant other? Absinthe.

3. Your hair? Mullet.

4. Your mother? Garden.

5. Your father? Wok.

6. Your favorite thing? Coltrane's.

7. Your dream last night? Prophetic?

8. Your favorite drink? Bile.

9. Your dream/goal? Reification.

10. What room you are in? Padded.

11. Your hobby? Addendums.

12. Your fear? Aphasia.

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Alpha.

14. Where were you last night? Macguffin's.

16. Muffins? Nothings.

17. Wish list item? Goad.

18. Where you grew up? Desert.

19. Last thing you did? Trepanation.

20. What are you wearing? Probabilities.

21. Your TV? Synthetic.

22. Your pets? Idiosyncratic.

23. Friends? Bipedal.

24. Your life? Synesthetic.

25. Your mood? Actualized.

26. Missing some one? Multiverse.

27. Car? PIGEONS!

28. Something you're not wearing? Couture.

29. Your favorite store? Whitechapel.

30. Your favorite color? Burning.

33. When is the last time you laughed? Elections.

34. Last time you cried? Elections.

35. Who will resend this? Ha!

36. One place that I go to over and over? Kitchens.

37. One person who emails me regularly? Bots.

38. My favorite place to eat? Home.

39. Why you participated in this survey? Stories.

40. What are you doing tonight? Conspiring.

Tags: online, life, random, lists

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WILDlife stuff and the News

Let's Get It On — In the Kitchen

The Mix - Eddie Floyd and others

and there's supposed to be a video of me making one of the recipes from the first article, but it has yet to surface...

Tags: recipes, food, writing, music

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WILDLife articles

My review of the Blue Note Records 70th anniversary concert, as performed by The Blue Note 7:

http://tinyurl.com/cnqxmh

A dining guide for Valentine's Day, co-written with Ali Freedman:
http://tinyurl.com/akekoc

My contribution to this week's The Mix (Theme - Dance!):



Tags: work, journalism, music, food, review, criticism

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Recent Wildcat articles

First, check out my First Bite of T6 Filling Station:

http://tinyurl.com/bmjbw5

Then, my song to Wednesday's WildLife Mix:

http://tinyurl.com/bcu7fp

Upcoming articles: A review of the Blue Note 70th anniversary concert and a guide to dining out in Tucson on Valentine's Day.

Tags: food, reviews, music, journalism, news, work

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Credentials

I have a press pass with the Daily Wildcat now. Weird but awesome. It's weird in the sense that I've been distrustful of the media in general with how it presents a story, and I'm now part of that media. It's awesome because, well, I'm part of that media. I get a chance to highlight parts of the world that need, or fear, the illumination. Now if we can only staunch the bleeding of the newspaper industry...

Tags: news, journalism, life

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