This just in! AmberCutie can NOT make very good hardboiled eggs. I think maybe I didn't leave them in long enough, since the yolk seems a bit soft, but at least there's no grey discoloration. Also, peeling them takes like 10 mins a piece. Durrr, maybe next time they will come out better. My gramma used to poke a pin-sized hole in the eggs before boiling, and people around the web say it makes them easier to peel, so that could be something I try in the future.
Maybe I should just stick to cookies and pasta. Or just pasta.
Jawbs and I finished the complete season of Battlestar Galactica a couple nights ago. I'm actually sad that it's over. I really started to love all of the characters, and I'm sad that the other BSG shows that are still available to watch won't include the same cast. Starbuck was my favorite, and I am a little disappointed that the last episode didn't wrap up her story quite as clearly as I'd hoped during the whole last season. And I seriously feel bad for Lee. Wonder what the future holds for him after that devastating last episode.
As far as characters that I didn't love... well let's just say there wasn't a single episode that I didn't exclaim "Will someone PLEASE just kill him?!" about Gaius Baltar. That guy peeved me on so many levels. From his ridiculous greasy hair, to his episodes with the Jesus beard, to his sometimes awful acting (dude, just opening your eyes as wide as they will go doesn't necessarily mean you're being dramatic), to the fact that sometimes people could hear/see him talking to his imaginary Six and sometimes they couldn't. I wasn't a fan from the beginning, and even the last episode didn't reel me into his fan club.
Speaking of Six, there were moments I found her really ugly, and other times she looked hot as hell. Her mouth bothered me most, I think. The way she talked through her teeth (and she has a LOT of them) when she was trying to be super serious. In the episodes where her copies had longer, wavy, darker hair I thought she was gorgeous. And don't get me started on that one scene that she was in sweats and a ponytail. She looked better dressed down, I think. I wish they'd have had more casual copies of her.
Overall I was satisfied with the ending. It felt somewhat resolved, and the timing of the end was perfect. I don't think they could have strung along another season of plot without being too repetitive. I think we are going to give Caprica a shot, but I'm not completely convinced it will have the same appeal for us. We also still have "The Plan" to watch, and apparently "Blood and Chrome" is in the making.
We will watch the entirety of Firefly soon, I promise.
As we are getting more and more sunny days here in LA, I am starting to really look forward to the summer. Our orange tree is in full blossom and smells delicious, some of my plants that I got a handful of months ago are growing and healthy, and the pool is looking very inviting. I can't wait until it's nice and warm so we can hop in with a beer or fruity beverage and relax.
Enough ramblings for now. Feel free to chime in with thoughts about BSG or your recommendations about hardboiling eggs. :mrgreen:
Maybe I should just stick to cookies and pasta. Or just pasta.
Jawbs and I finished the complete season of Battlestar Galactica a couple nights ago. I'm actually sad that it's over. I really started to love all of the characters, and I'm sad that the other BSG shows that are still available to watch won't include the same cast. Starbuck was my favorite, and I am a little disappointed that the last episode didn't wrap up her story quite as clearly as I'd hoped during the whole last season. And I seriously feel bad for Lee. Wonder what the future holds for him after that devastating last episode.
As far as characters that I didn't love... well let's just say there wasn't a single episode that I didn't exclaim "Will someone PLEASE just kill him?!" about Gaius Baltar. That guy peeved me on so many levels. From his ridiculous greasy hair, to his episodes with the Jesus beard, to his sometimes awful acting (dude, just opening your eyes as wide as they will go doesn't necessarily mean you're being dramatic), to the fact that sometimes people could hear/see him talking to his imaginary Six and sometimes they couldn't. I wasn't a fan from the beginning, and even the last episode didn't reel me into his fan club.
Speaking of Six, there were moments I found her really ugly, and other times she looked hot as hell. Her mouth bothered me most, I think. The way she talked through her teeth (and she has a LOT of them) when she was trying to be super serious. In the episodes where her copies had longer, wavy, darker hair I thought she was gorgeous. And don't get me started on that one scene that she was in sweats and a ponytail. She looked better dressed down, I think. I wish they'd have had more casual copies of her.
Overall I was satisfied with the ending. It felt somewhat resolved, and the timing of the end was perfect. I don't think they could have strung along another season of plot without being too repetitive. I think we are going to give Caprica a shot, but I'm not completely convinced it will have the same appeal for us. We also still have "The Plan" to watch, and apparently "Blood and Chrome" is in the making.
We will watch the entirety of Firefly soon, I promise.
As we are getting more and more sunny days here in LA, I am starting to really look forward to the summer. Our orange tree is in full blossom and smells delicious, some of my plants that I got a handful of months ago are growing and healthy, and the pool is looking very inviting. I can't wait until it's nice and warm so we can hop in with a beer or fruity beverage and relax.
Enough ramblings for now. Feel free to chime in with thoughts about BSG or your recommendations about hardboiling eggs. :mrgreen: