http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress Copyright 2008 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:24:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.2.1 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=167 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=167#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:23:17 +0000 food http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=167 When my friend Darcy asked me to lend a hand at her wedding, I eagerly agreed. "You'll be in charge of food," she said "Of course," I said. My job was to pick up all the trays of food from the restaurant and make sure they were set out and hot (or ... http://www.nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=167 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=163 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=163#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:49:02 +0000 food http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=163 I have a new friend. He lives in a glass jar and needs to be fed at least twice a week. After I give him half a cup of flour and a drink of water, he burbles happily and contentedly until the next feeding. He asks for little, but gives ... http://www.nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=163 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=162 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=162#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:23:40 +0000 food http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=162 My vote for most Onion-like headline not in the Onion is this gem: Democrats Split on Whether Party Divided It makes me laugh and cry... though mostly just cry. Which, incidentally, is also what Obama's speech last night made me do, too, except in a good way. It's going to be a ... http://www.nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=162 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=161 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=161#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:02:02 +0000 food Portland travel http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=161 Despite what it seems like, I've had all kinds of things to post about in the past month. We traveled to Las Vegas for yet another installment of the annual geekfest known as NAB. We took a break from the convention hall and casinos for more than a few meals including ... http://www.nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=161 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=159 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=159#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:28:25 +0000 food Portland http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=159 This past weekend featured the first ever Eat Mobile! event, a fundraiser for the good people of Mercy Corps and Hacienda CDC, organized by Willamette Week. The event, held in a warehouse in a particularly desolate spot in industrial Portland, featured a dozen of Portland's finest food carts doling out ... http://www.nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=159 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=158 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=158#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:08:15 +0000 food http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=158 So I guess I'm not totally over this cooking contest thing yet. I've been secretly reading through the cooking contest listings, considering my options. One jumped out at me recently: it was a contest sponsored by Mahatma Rice. They had two recipe categories: one for brown rice and one for ... http://www.nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=158 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=156 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=156#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:04:46 +0000 food Portland http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=156 Many years ago on the number 12 bus out to the Portland Airport, my friend Joel ruminated out loud: "Gee, Sandy Boulevard just goes on forever!" The grizzled old man sitting nearby leaned towards him and rasped conspiratorially, "You know, if you straightened out Sandy Boulevard and Foster Road and ... http://www.nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=156 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=155 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=155#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:52:04 +0000 food http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=155 A scene from domestic life, about two weeks ago: "You know what day tomorrow is?" I asked C, bouncing Tiggerly. "Um... Friday?" "Yeah, but the date?" "March 14th?" "Yeah! And you know what we're going to eat?" "Uh... no?" "Pizza! Pizza pie... Get it? 'Cause it's Pi Day! " My husband shakes his head. "You are such a ... http://www.nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=155 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=154 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=154#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:22:04 +0000 food http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=154 I've been terribly distracted lately by such trivial things as work and school -- it's taken up all the valuable time I might otherwise spend on blogging. But at least I'm still finding time to eat well. I do have my priorities. I have a backlog of entries and pictures to ... http://www.nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=154 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=153 http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=153#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:34:47 +0000 food Portland http://nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/index.php?p=153 ... when you have fame? You may have noticed a subtle yet compelling come-on on the cover of this month's Portland Monthly Magazine. If you haven't seen it yet, it looks like this: And whose mac do you suppose they're talking about? I'll give you a hint... That's right: second place strikes ... http://www.nerdsonfilm.net/wordpress/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=153