Husband got 2 tickets for tonight at 8pm!

WooHoo!!!

Did I mention it's raining so hard it sounds like a pressure washer on my front windows? Holy cow!

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So I'll link this too. Go over to Ben's place if Ith or Deb haven't sent you already and read about his feelings for Star Wars, and his amazing kitsch collection. No kiddin'. Three sets. I'm not surprised. You should see some of the other cool 80's stuff in that house......

BTW the crazy fanatics he mentions at the end of the post are yours truly and my DH....

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Alright, I suppose they should have been "sepratists" or "jedi" or "clones" but most normal people don't include those words in their recipe titles, so we're going OT.

Two recipes this week:

First, from Emporer Palpatine:

Imperial Pork Salad
Makes 4 servings.

1/4 cup vegetable oil, divided
1/2 pound lean pork, cut in
bite-size pieces
1 large clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup California raisins
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon ground ginger
3 fresh ripe plums, divided
4 cups shredded lettuce
1/4 cup chopped cilantro or parsley
Sliced green onion; for garnish

Directions:
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in skillet. Add pork and garlic.
Saute over high heat 1 minute or until pork is no longer pink. Add raisins and stir in remaining oil, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, cornstarch and ginger. Bring to boil. Remove from heat. Cube 1 plum and combine with lettuce and cilantro in shallow serving bowl. Spoon pork mixture on top.
Quarter remaining plums and arrange along side. Sprinkle onion slices overall.

And from the Alliance:

Rebel Angels
Makes 4 servings.

1 pound bacon
2 tablespoons onion powder
2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons dried basil
1 tablespoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon ground white pepper
1 tablespoon ground cayenne pepper
5 tablespoons paprika
1 pound large shrimp - peeled
and deveined

Directions:

1 Cut bacon strips into thirds. In a large saucepan fry
bacon 5 minutes, they should remain somewhat limp (bacon is
not yet fully cooked).
2 Combine onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, basil,
thyme, black pepper, white pepper, cayenne pepper, and
paprika in a medium sized bowl. (To regulate the spiciness of
this dish use the white pepper and cayenne pepper to
taste). Coat shrimp with the spices.
3 Wrap bacon around shrimp, secure with toothpicks.
4 Fry shrimp in saucepan over medium heat until bacon is
crisp and shrimp are pink. Serve hot.

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Not real accurate, but hey, I don't usually do horoscopes anyway....

Star Wars Horoscope for Scorpio

You are a powerful character. You tend to be possessive and lusty - which explains your greedy nature. You feel threatened when people try to order you around or control you. You are prone to suspicion and jealousy - but your resilience and passion get you what you want. Star wars character you are most like: Han Solo

(h/t Jenna)

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... look this good you will not!

(h/t: Boba Fett)

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Check out Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Brick here

(h/t Flap)

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(15 minute brain break....)

Why is is that whenever I see the Rancor scene in ROTJ, specifically the part where Luke chokes the Rancor with the bone before crushing it with the door, I always think of Beldar Conehead "narfling" the Garthok at the end of the movie?

Like I said. Blasphemy. Sheer Blasphemy.....

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May the Fourth be with you.

This stays on top all day. New content below.

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I think I've had this cold before. It makes your thumbs hurt too.

See below the fold.... more...

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Found this from Aussie Wife Amanda. Click on the link and it takes you to a flash game where you can listen to snippets of SW music and decide which movie they're from. You can choose OT (classic Star Wars films) or Episode II.

I got all of the OT ones right after about 1 second each. Yes. I am a Star Wars nerd. Yes, I went to all of the premieres of the rereleases at Mann's Chinese. With my hair in appropriate Princess Leia hairdos. No, I will not wear the metal bikini.

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Stolen from Blackfive and Harvey....

What Movies are you embarrassed to love?

Well, that could be quite a list....

Pure Country
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Sixteen Candles (several of you can guess why)
Deuce Bigalow
Big Daddy
Nothing to Lose
The Mask of Zorro
Remo Williams (heck yeah, Blackfive)

I'm sure there are more. This list is just a start.... What are yours?

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1 Oh Man, Deuce Bigalow, you gotta be kidding!!!! hehehe Anyways for me is as follows: The Sound of Music Ghost Four Weddings and a Funeral (except for Andie McDowell) West Side Story Beaches (sadly, I cry at the beginning now, cause I've seen it so many times) Happy Gilmour American Pie

Posted by: amanda at April 18, 2005 11:37 PM (cqrWD)

2 You can't be embarrassed about Four Weddings and a Funeral! That's a GREAT frickin' flick!!!

Posted by: Boudicca at April 19, 2005 12:29 AM (z7nbM)

3 Stuart Saves His Family (with Al Franken, gaggola... she hangs her head!) anything Naked Gun -- almost anything with Leslie Nielsen, really Caltechgirl... Pure Country!!??!! Really!!?? That's making me laugh! You seem so NOT Pure Country!

Posted by: Marie at April 19, 2005 10:47 AM (cRiTs)

4 Well, being I have no shame, its hard to be embarrassed by movies... Deuce Bigalow is good stuff, as is Nothing to Lose. Remo Williams, man none of my friends know what that movie is. I would add in 99% of the movies on the SciFi Channel. Any movie made staring Bruce Campbell. Undercover Brother. Out Cold.

Posted by: the Pirate at April 19, 2005 12:19 PM (SksyN)

5 Joe Dirt. Me, Myself & Irene. Merlin. Hee.

Posted by: Princess Jami at April 19, 2005 02:18 PM (0gPLe)

6 Battle Beyond the Stars Kaiju movies (Godzilla, et al.) Remo Williams (had the first 56 books in the series) Wizards (Ralph Bakshi) Aaaaaaaaaaaand... Hudson Hawk.

Posted by: Doug McKay at April 19, 2005 04:01 PM (Cp5LT)

7 don't get me started on cheesy horror movies...I love tons of them. Too numerous to list, but the cheesier, the better. cube

Posted by: cube at April 19, 2005 04:10 PM (yW/42)

8 I forgot one: Howard the Duck.

Posted by: Doug McKay at April 19, 2005 06:33 PM (Cp5LT)

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