I just finished watching Soylent Green. (Spoiler alert! Read no more if you don't know how this classic ends. Oh, and stop having a life and join the Couch Potato Generation.)
I'd never seen anything but the big twist ending of Soylent Green. I was surprised by two things. First, as a result of 9 months of Jenny Craig, Soylent Green looks pretty damn tasty even though it's people. (Yes, Soylent Green is people. I warned you about the spoiler. Watch the movie anyway just for an entertaining 1970's view of the 21st century and global warming.)
Here's another food that sounds good: elk. I've got a lead on a restaurant downtown that serves elk. I'm going to eat the elk to quench my mid-life cravings for food I haven't had. I've decided on elk even though Saint Louis is the home of the fried brain sandwich (Mad Cow disease on the side).
It's not just odd food I'm craving, it's odd drink. One drink I tried recently was at Girl's Night Out at Marcia's, at which I had what Marcia called a Tom Collins and I dubbed a Trisprite vodkaium.
In the same vein, I threw my back out today and Gary introduced me to a fine household muscle relaxant named Grand Marnier. It's not just for cooking. I've experimentally chugged it before and choked. He showed me how to take tiny sips and have it evaporate on my tongue. (I've never thrown my back out before. The phrase makes it sound as if one is casually tossing out ones back only to rescue it from the trash soon after. I didn't throw my back out so much as my back decided to turn on me and split me in two with pain. But now I know about Grand Mariner Extra Strength Muscle Relaxant and I feel muuuuccch better.)
1) Soylent Green is one of my favorite movies! I particularly love South Park's send-up of SG in the Thanksgiving episode, "Helen Keller," in which the fourth-grade class tries to outdo the kindergartners when it comes to class plays. TELL me you've seen this South Park - it's GENIUS, especially if you dig SG. Love you, Matt and Trey!
2) You are a braver person than I for being game enough to try, uh, game. I don't think I could ever try elk. Game just tastes so gamey. Rats - I'll NEVER be invited to Ted Nugent's house now!
3) The Tom Collins was my college drink of choice! Mmm. I like your name for it.
4) Grand Marnier is good. GOOOOOOD. I haven't had it straight, but I am quite fond of ordering it when I get a crepe with Nutella (Love you, Nutella!) and they splash some GM over the chocolate. Sigh.
Posted by: Catherine | May 05, 2006 at 08:10 AM
Baffling. I rememeber the Helen Keller South Park,but no references to SG. Possibly because the first time I saw SG was last night. And that 21st century Space Invaders game? Unladylike snort.
Posted by: TheQueen | May 05, 2006 at 08:51 AM
The SG reference was when Gobbles, the "challenged" turkey that Timmy took under his figurative wing, was sent to the turkey farm and all the turkeys were put into that one room to make them docile and they watched that film much like that one guy did in SG before he dies. Only in SP's case, a large circular saw comes out from the wall and decapitates all of the turkeys except for Gobbles, whose weak neck couldn't support its head. AHAHAHAHAHAHA.
I heart the Helen Keller SP if only for the songs from the musical: "1800s! Alabama!"
Haven't watched last night's SP yet. Cannot wait.
Also, might I recommend Chambord for you? It's a raspberry liqueur that tastes divine when poured over vanilla ice cream and chocolate cake. DIVINE.
Posted by: Catherine | May 05, 2006 at 10:15 AM