tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post846031604079644816..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: It's... Oscar Time!Nikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-58260042539074089712012-02-26T02:41:45.736-05:002012-02-26T02:41:45.736-05:00The link didn't work, so just in case this one...The <a href="http://blamken.blogspot.com/2012/02/pre-oscars-post.html" rel="nofollow">link</a> didn't work, so just in case this one doesn't either:<br />http://blamken.blogspot.com/2012/02/pre-oscars-post.htmlBlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-90454192270206422572012-02-26T02:40:34.996-05:002012-02-26T02:40:34.996-05:00I've gone ahead and written up a menu for this...<br>I've gone ahead and written up a menu for this year's imagined Oscars dinner too. Lest it be bad form to merely link over to <a href="http://blamken.blogspot.com/2012/02/pre-oscars-post.htm" rel="nofollow">the post in which it appears</a> on my own blog, here it is:<br /><br />For 2012 our variety of entrees includes your choice of salmon, veggies, or steak from The Grill with the Dragon Tattoo. We have Spaghetti & Moneyballs for the kids. Sides include Meloncholia honeydew and cantaloupe to turn your frown upside-down, as well as hush puppies courtesy of <i>The Artist</i>. The omelet station is highly recommended, as the eggs men are first class. You won't go dry thanks to the invention of <i>Hugo</i> Cabernet; also, the cast of <i>The Descendants</i> supplies Hawaiian Punch, and there's some Extremely Strong and Incredible Cocoa. Dessert consists of Tinker Tailor Soldier Pie, Iron Ladyfingers, and My Week with Marzipan. You won't go home hungry — in fact, you'll leave saying, "I super ate!"<br /><br />VW: <i>feclessa</i> — A feckless contessa.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-20749966411145911702011-03-03T10:48:52.057-05:002011-03-03T10:48:52.057-05:00@Blam: That >waves hand over previous post< ...@Blam: That >waves hand over previous post< was comedy genius, my friend.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-45065343087818486882011-03-02T18:57:27.508-05:002011-03-02T18:57:27.508-05:00I couldn't help but come up with a day-long me...<br>I couldn't help but come up with a day-long menu for this year's Oscars. Sorry it's so after the fact... That's just how I roll lately, as you've no doubt noticed from my lack of participation in the <i>Buffy</i> Rewatch. (Life stuff has been intruding.)<br /><br />Anyway: We start with some True Grits for breakfast. <i>(Duh.)</i> Lunch is The Social Knockwurst with a side of Egg Salad in Wonderland. For dinner there are 127 Hors d'Oeuvres — I'd list them all, but time is tight; I'm between a rock and a hard place — followed by a main course of either Winter's T-Bone or The King's Quiche, with some Black Flan for dessert. You're welcome to sample a selection of fine ales at the open bar, catered by How to Drain Your Flagon. Enjoy!<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-10711292554617432092011-03-01T10:37:53.383-05:002011-03-01T10:37:53.383-05:00Bwahaha! I love it! Clearly, your friend and I sha...Bwahaha! I love it! Clearly, your friend and I share a fondness for terrible, terrible puns (the highest form of comedy, I say). <br /><br />@Blam: <i>even though most of my friends watch them ironically and half-heartedly if at all.</i><br /><br />I know what you mean. My wife and I host an Oscar party each year (though it's much, much lower key than anything Nikki's described here) and many/most of the attendees, I think, watch it ironically or half heartedly. There are some times I think I'm the only one watching it earnestly. <br /><br />But due to the winning combination of my love for movies and childhood nostalgia of watching the show with my parents, I can't help but watch it that way.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-43193852440464666612011-02-28T00:13:31.580-05:002011-02-28T00:13:31.580-05:00These are awesome.
In the Bedshroom... Pimento......<br>These are <i>awesome</i>.<br /><br />In the Bedshroom... Pimento... Sexy Beef... Gosford Bark... Like Marebabe, I found the <i>pièce de résistance</i> to be Gangs of New Pork, especially after the brilliant one-two punch of Renee Zellburgers and Attack of the Scones. Right now it's all I can do to keep from brainstorming more dishes: "Stay away from the Groundhog Dip — it tends to repeat on you."<br /><br />As tacky as they can be, I have a lifelong habit of watching the Oscars. My sister and I would always watch them (Emmys, Grammys, and Tonys too) in bed with our mom, who'd let us stay up as long as we could even though it was usually a school night. I suspect that between the nostalgia and genuine interest it's a habit that'll never be broken, even though most of my friends watch them ironically and half-heartedly if at all.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-52646498907901042632011-02-26T21:22:20.553-05:002011-02-26T21:22:20.553-05:00This is awesome! And funny. :) I finally busted ou...This is awesome! And funny. :) I finally busted out laughing when I got to "Gangs of New Pork".<br /><br />@Miss Joan: Nice to see you around. I've missed your clever banter in the Buffy rewatch. I hope all is well for you!Marebabenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-13725292659988830292011-02-25T21:56:38.424-05:002011-02-25T21:56:38.424-05:00Haha! That sounds like so much fun! I love hostess...Haha! That sounds like so much fun! I love hostessing! Also, Pimento - brilliant!Joan Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513335615114222374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-84519833126541656022011-02-25T15:58:17.486-05:002011-02-25T15:58:17.486-05:00We have been watching the Oscars live ever since t...We have been watching the Oscars live ever since they started showing them live in Greece in 1997 -which means we stay up all night, as the show starts at about 3 am for us. I would go to school the next day having gotten no sleep -but I would be very popular that day, with everyone asking me what went down :)<br /><br />For the past years (close to ten, actually) my sister and I invite friends over, most of whom end up sleeping on the couch halfway through the show. Our menu consists of various kinds of crispy (and very junky) snacks and ice-cream.<br /><br />We, too, have this love-hate relationship with the Oscars: pretty much every time we support the film/director/actor etc who is close but doesn't eventually win (except for that time when "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" won everything; we were very happy that year), while we complain non-stop about the films/directors/actors etc who weren't even nominated (this year: Christopher Nolan and Danny Boyle for the direction award, and anything "Kick-Ass").<br /><br />And of course, we HAVE TO watch every film nominated, at least in the "big" categories -we have been very lucky this year, as every film came to greek cinemas before the awards; "Winter's Bone" was the last one, which came out yesterday (but we haven't seen it yet).<br /><br />It's good to know there are many people like us out there...Efthymianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-67452286754391355172011-02-25T15:51:20.870-05:002011-02-25T15:51:20.870-05:00That's awesome! I've always wanted to do ...That's awesome! I've always wanted to do a big Oscar party, but I don't really know anyone else who really likes watching the whole thing! Guess it's just me and the baby watching it this year!Ashlie Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04819825642101427700noreply@blogger.com