#HOT SCHMALTZ

[g0reoz]

"IF I CAN'T FEEL LOVE IN THE PLACES I CALL HOME, CAN I FEEL ANYTHING IN GENERAL?" HOLY SHIT SPANISH LOVE SONGS WAS SO REAL FOR THIS ONE

[lupismaris]

Feeling weirdly anxious about tomorrow's scans (like finally at the shoreline after a long journey how do I lay down my burden) so to soothe and celebrate finally being back in contact with the world, BF took me to the dispensary and then to taco bell so i could get comfortably and deeply baked and enjoy my meticulously obnoxious Taco Bell stoner meal to soothe my nerves before my required fast starts at midnight

[hauntedppgpaints]

Hottest Alternate on Each Team Poll Results!!

GOOOOOOOOOD EVENING HOCKEYBLR!

I've got the piping hot results of the poll I posted this week, served fresh and ready to be read! The final count was 623 votes!

TOP 10 ACROSS THE LEAGUE:

Leon Draisaitl, 537

Ryan O'Reilly, 521

Travis Konecny, 520

Claude Giroux, 519

Brendan Gallagher, 504

Nick Schmaltz, 496

Kris Letang & Victor Hedman, 464

Mark Scheifele, 461

Marcus Foligno, 445

Matthew Tkachuk, 443

BOTTOM 10 ACROSS THE LEAGUE:

Corey Perry, 7

John Carlson, 11

Jakob Silfverberg, 14

Lawson Crouse, 19

Sam Reinhart, 22

Jaden Schwartz, 28

Darnell Nurse, 29

Connor Murphy, 31

Cam Fowler, 37

Jonathan Huberdeau & MacKenzie Weegar , 40

Detailed tallies, pie charts, and fun facts are below the cut! Sorry about how the teams are paired together, there's a 30 image limit on posts :(

Ducks:

Adam Henrique, 338

Troy Terry, 130

Mason McTavish, 104

Cam Fowler, 37

Jakob Silfverberg, 14

Coyotes:

Nick Schmaltz, 496

Clayton Keller, 108

Lawson Crouse, 19

Bruins:

David Pastrnak, 398

Charlie McAvoy, 225

Sabres:

Rasmus Dahlin, 390

Zemgus Girgensons, 233

Flames:

Elias Lindholm, 300

Rasmus Andersson, 138

Chris Tanev, 105

Jonathan Huberdeau, 40

MacKenzie Weegar, 40

Hurricanes:

Sebastian Aho, 310

Jordan Martinook, 170

Jaccob Slavin, 143

Blackhawks:

Seth Jones, 268

Jason Dickinson, 173

Nick Foligno, 144

Connor Murphy, 31

Corey Perry, 7

Avalanche:

Mikko Rantanen, 292

Nathan MacKinnon, 231

Cale Makar, 100

Blue Jackets:

Zach Werenski, 376

Sean Kuraly, 182

Erik Gudbranson, 65

Stars:

Tyler Seguin, 426

Miro Heiskanen, 100

Joe Pavelski, 56

Esa Lindell, 41

Red Wings:

Ben Chiarot, 324

Andrew Copp, 199

David Perron, 100

Oilers:

Leon Draisaitl, 537

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, 57

Darnell Nurse, 29

Panthers:

Matthew Tkachuk, 443

Aaron Ekblad, 158

Sam Reinhart, 22

Kings:

Phillip Danault, 433

Drew Doughty, 190

Wild:

Marcus Foligno, 445

Kirill Kaprizov, 114

Joel Eriksson Ek, 64

Canadiens:

Brendan Gallagher, 504

Mike Matheson, 119

Predators:

Ryan O'Reilly, 521

Ryan McDonagh, 102

Devils:

Jack Hughes, 327

Erik Haula, 171

Ondrej Palat, 81

Jesper Bratt, 44

Islanders:

Cal Clutterbuck, 329

Scott Mayfield, 120

Brock Nelson, 105

Jean-Gabriel Pageau, 69

Rangers:

Mika Zibanejad, 240

Adam Fox, 207

Chris Kreider, 71

Artemi Panarin, 59

Barclay Goodrow, 46

Senators:

Claude Giroux, 519

Thomas Chabot, 104

Flyers:

Travis Konecny, 520

Scott Laughton, 103

Penguins:

Kris Letang, 464

Evgeni Malkin, 159

Sharks:

Luke Kunin, 288

Mario Ferraro, 188

Mikael Granlund, 88

Tomas Hertl, 59

Kraken:

Jordan Eberle, 258

Adam Larsson, 201

Yanni Gourde, 136

Jaden Schwartz, 28

Blues:

Colton Parayko, 225

Justin Faulk, 202

Robert Thomas, 196

Lightning:

Victor Hedman, 464

Nikita Kucherov, 159

Maple Leafs:

Mitch Marner, 310

Auston Matthews, 188

Morgan Rielly, 125

Canucks:

J. T. Miller, 407

Elias Pettersson, 216

Golden Knights:

William Karlsson, 235

Jonathan Marchessault, 168

Alex Pietrangelo, 118

Jack Eichel, 102

Capitals:

Tom Wilson, 289

T. J. Oshie, 240

Nicklas Backstrom, 83

John Carlson, 11

Jets:

Mark Scheifele, 461

Josh Morrissey, 162

[satirn]

if Jimmy and Timmy get married, how would the wedding go? Who proposes to the other? how does the proposal go?

this is the best ask ever i forgot how much i love schmaltz <3<3. heres some quick doodles as a bonus <3

as for the wedding and events proceeding, i think its go well! they deserve a little break from the stuff in their life, as a treat /q. Unless something like the syndicate crashes their party (i.. dont think theyd be that evil to do that tbh, i havent really dabbled w them story wise but idk, its a wedding im sure they'd be civil for once..) or some interuniversal threat pops up that needs their immediate action (something like garnet's wedding from su). which tbh would probably inhance the expirence for timmy, hes a straight menace and thinks stuff like that is awesome </3. but anyways

in general relationship stuff timmy may be the more forward one but i think jimmy would be the one to establish the milestones, plus that hes more traditional in my characterization of him. that being said, timmy would totally unintentionally propose or joke about marrying him and jimmy would 100% take him up on that with no hesitation.

now onto wedding stuff bc damn do i have a soft spot for this kinda stuff <3<3

the flowers i chose are forget-me-nots and pink / peachy orange aster flowers with a touch of roses in those same colors as well. i implore you to look up the flower meanings i had fun w em <3

I chose the color peach/a coral (is that what that color is ??) for the wedding because its a combo of timmy's pink and jimmy's redish orange (vermillion ?). i just think combining their colors when it comes to ships is just so so CUTE <3<3<3. this is also why that jimmytimmy painting i did a while back has primarily those colors <3. it didn't fit the theme but timmy wanted them so he gets a green, hot magenta pink, and purple flowers for his suit so his only family that loves him can be there.

this is uhh kinda angst implied but it wouldn't be something i made without a bit of angst <3. timmy's biological family would not be there, his mother would probably call once she heard that he got married but timmy decided to abandon that life and those people for good, and for the better tbh. the rest of the nicktoons unite crew would be there + maybe their plus one ig, but dib instead of zim, or maybe them both (zim wants to look normal so attends these events where its expected u show up yk, and dib follows bc clearly. hehe). cindy would probably arrive and agree to being a bridesmaid to show she isnt homophobic but would probably cry and/or drink in a corner the whole time </3, losing both of her boyfriend prospects at once /j

when they toss the bouquet danny is the one who catches it.. he looks over to manny and they share a flustered look while everyone else cheers <3

this is how id imagine it to go at least, there might be more sketches of this in the future i just gotta clean em up first </3. aaah this post is so long </3. told u i loved this kinda stuff SHHSHUSH !! <3<3<3

[jewishdragon]

top five soups!!!!!!!!

OK SO

#1 is my uncle's chicken matzah ball soup. Its a family legend of a soup. it's essentially a chicken stew and the signature spice is Hawaij: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaij. it WILL stain anything it gets on yellow and its WONT come out. 100000/10 soup. On the application to the college I eventually went to the final application question was "what is one food you would cook for the admission team?" and I put this soup. (recipe will be under the cut)

#2: UDON AND RAMEN. both rank the same. slurp slurp noodles ohmmygod

#3: just a hearty meat and veggie soup plz

#4: spaghettios counts as soup sorry. so i guess cheesy-tomato soup. yum yum.

#5: melted ice cream that I eat like a soup

OK NOW FOR THE LEGENDARY SOUP RECIPE:

Matzo Ball Soup

Recipe from: Mum

Makes:

1 whole 8-piece chicken

1 turnip, chunked

1 rutabaga, chunked

2-3 large carrots, diced

1 onion, diced

1 head of whole garlic cloves

Lots of whole fresh parsley

1 tbsp Osem soup flavoring

1 Manischewitz Matzo Ball Soup Mix

Tons of Hawaij

Put a whole 8-piece chicken in a large pot with water. Bring to boil, skimming off the schmaltz that will gather on the top. (Schmaltz is a foamy-like fatty substance that appears on the rim.) Stop when the foam stops forming on the top of the soup.

While the chicken boils/cooks, chop up one turnip, one rutabaga, two to three large carrots, and one onion (just depends on preference). Add these to the pot along with whole garlic cloves. Add Osem chicken soup seasoning (to taste), about one tablespoon. Note this adds a good amount of salt to the soup. For richer flavor, you can use chicken/bone broth for the base soup as well. If you do this, add less water in the beginning as this will add volume.

Use Manischewitz matzo ball soup mix to make matzo balls (follow its instructions) and add the soup mix to the pot. Add tons of Hawaij (turmeric-like spice from the middle east). Must be Hawaij MARAK (marak = soup). Add in lots of whole parsley.

Note on adding matzo balls to soup: they take time to absorb the soup into the ball, but also get mushier as they sit in the liquid longer. So, add them whenever you decide, weighing these factors.

Optional: after a long time of simmering on low boil, remove the chicken and de-bone so you do not have to deal with that while eating. I do this by shredding it with two forks so I do not have to touch the boiling hot chicken. My mom does this by hand, burning her fingers.

*my uncle also sues potato in this soup but my family dislikes potato in soup so we removed it. feel free to add that back in! add different veggies. it will all taste of hawaij in the end.

[crosbyism]

now I must know who you consider outrageously hot. sid? nate? other non-hockey fellows?

lmao ok anon ur on. to be frank while sid and nate both scratch very specific itches in my aesthetic brain and i go heart eyes AWOOGA every time nate wears what i call his “assassin outfit” (the travel day one where he’s wearing a turtleneck), that is like. my favourite food. y’know? like i recognise that those men are very hot to ME, specifically, and not necessarily objectively so hot you can’t look at them directly. my fave restaurant, which is not listed in the guide michelin or the san pellegrino top 100. you know what i mean.

there are VERY few men in the nhl i would even consider for the “can’t look at him directly” drop dead gorgeous intimidatingly hot category. i’m talkin’ palm sweat, can’t look them directly in the eyes when you shake their hand kinda hot. the type of hot that makes you self-conscious about even looking at them, where you have to remind yourself not to stare. where you get physically flustered by their looks. Anna Kasterova kinda hot.

but you know what: i’ll pick out a couple guys for ya, anon. disclaimer: gabe landeskog and kris letang are incapable of making this list because as a pens n avs fan i’ve had exposure therapy to them. In no particular order:

Alex Wennberg

if i had to shake alex wennberg’s hand, i’d have to look at his left earlobe to do it. i’d be the guy getting jittery just ‘cause of his eyes. that’s not a natural shade of blue. because i’m a parody of myself, i also have no doubt i’d see his earlobe and go oh no, even that’s handsome somehow. you know how erik johnson once said he was the poor man’s gabe landeskog? well, if we’re talkin’ in those terms, gabe landeskog is the poor man’s alex wennberg. if i sat at a dinner table with this man, i’d strategise to sit next to him so i wouldn’t have to deal with seeing his face all night and giving myself a conversational handicap by drifting off in the middle of a sentence just because i got so mesmerised by his face. intimidatingly handsome.

K’Andre Miller

k’andre miller is easily the most gorgeous guy in the nhl. i’m not sure i could be in the same room as him. that picture of him with his girlfriend? it took me ten minutes to realise that there was a woman in the picture because i was too busy staring at him. and his girlfriend is beautiful!! but not as beautiful as him; alas, it would be a miraculous feat if she were. if attaining perpetual beauty is a sisyphean task, K’Andre Miller is simultaneously the rock the rest of humanity is pushing up that mountain and the benevolent victor at the mountaintop, looking down at us all with kind, pitying eyes. again, simply being in the same room as this man would instantly obliterate me into dust.

Nick Schmaltz

i will admit that i could be in the same room as nick schmaltz and even look him in the face, albeit not for long. but the instant there’s a friendly touch on my shoulder or back, it’s fucking over. nick schmaltz is the kind of beautiful that would induce full-body shivers if he got too close. i’d have a physical reaction from the proximity. he’d think i’d have allergies and i’d have to excuse myself to the bathroom and afterwards maintain 6 feet of distance for the rest of the night, which would no doubt leave him with the impression that i either hated him or was a freaky rude germaphobe.

Honourable Mentions:

Roman Josi

i’ve seen roman josi irl and he really is that handsome in real life. extremely attractive. intimidatingly hot for sure. however, i feel like i could hang out with him in a smaller group for an evening without embarrassing myself, so he doesn’t make the top 3.

Tom Wilson

tom wilson is very hot, but his actual beefcake stature would be the biggest reason to feel intimidated, also i’ve read various brobeans fic too often to not feel somewhat comfortable with the idea of chilling out with tom wilson for sure.

Carey Price

honourable mention bc he doesn’t play anymore. extremely beautiful man. couldn’t be in the same room as him for sure. my god what a beautiful man.

[angelmush]

meals for this week:

i missed 5 days of work bc i was out of town for bianca's birthday last week so it's going to be extra scrappy cooking this week (thank u god for giving me a freezer <3)

a golden roasted mushroom pasta dish with goat cheese and lemon and chives, i want to use some kind of short pasta shape with lots of chew to it :3

i've got a whole chicken in the freezer, i want to make another roast chicken with potatoes and then cook some dinosaur kale in the schmaltz, i made it a bit too salty last time but it was DELICIOUS so i know how to adjust my seasoning a little bit better now

i have a big bag of shrimp i had to freeze a couple weeks ago so i am thinking of poaching some juicy shrimp with herbs and lemon and garlic and ginger and putting it on top of some cold noodles, either with a spicy sesame or spicy peanut sauce, with shredded cabbage and tons of herbs

i also will make a caramelized onion, sausage, and egg breakfast sandwich for dinner with hot sauce and arugula, it's fast and easy and savory and sooo filling and delicious and i already have a tube of breakfast sausage in the freezer i can thaw

getting chocolate covered strawberry supplies bc even tho we agreed to not spend money on gifts for each other for valentine's day, i still want 2 decorate and make a little treat for my gf

[granvarones]

My memories are a sacred place. Some may say I am addicted to nostalgia, and maybe, on some level, I am. But aren't most people? My visitations to yesteryear are not rooted in the longing to relive the past but rather a way for me to time travel and have conversations with my younger self. Conversations about what we both have survived, what we both witnessed, and, of course, re-examining the songs that got us through.

In the late 1980s, I shared a bedroom with my mother and three young brothers. While that sounds like a crowded situation, I remember spending a lot of time alone. This solitude allowed me to sing and dance to songs blasting from our clock radio. One of those songs was, in my opinion, one of the greatest pop songs in music history, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship.

Released in January 1987, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" was the theme song to "Mannequin," a whimsical and quirky romantic comedy about a struggling artist who falls in love with a mannequin brought to life by an ancient Egyptian spell. Starring Brat Packer, Andrew McCarthy as Jonathan Switcher, and Kim Cattrall as Emy, "Mannequin" is a story about love, acceptance, and friendship. This is punctuated by the bond between Jonathan and Hollywood Montrose.

"I never thought they'd hire anyone stranger than me." - Hollywood Montrose

Portrayed by the late Meshach Taylor, Hollywood Montrose is a Black, flamboyant, gay window-dresser who, on the surface level, is the comedic relief but is a central part of the film and its narrative about living fearlessly. Jonathan, who is viewed as weird by co-workers, finds an ally in Hollywood. Their bond and the fully realized character of Hollywood were not lost upon me as a child. I knew it transcended my personal reality; I just didn't have the language to express it.

Fun Fact: In a 1990 interview, Meshach Taylor shared that his portrayal of "Hollywood Montrose" was informed and inspired by friends he made as a cast member during the National Tour of Hair in the early 1970s.

The film's soundtrack is anchored by the Diane Warren co-penned and produced by Narada Michael Walden timeless gem, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now." A power ballad without the schmaltz, the song perfectly encapsulates the magical vibe of the feel-good film. At first listen, the song's message of love's perseverance can come off as cheesy, but in the context of when it was released, coupled with the queer representation of the character Hollywood, the song's lyrics resonate even more deeply.

"Let 'em say we're crazy, what do they know

Put your arms around me baby, Don't ever let go

Let the world around us just fall apart

Baby, we can make it if we're heart to heart"

"Mannequin" was a box-office success that captured the hearts and imaginations of moviegoers. While not a critical darling, it was a reminder that sometimes the most fantastical stories that invite us to suspend our beliefs are the most touching. "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" was just as successful, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in April 1987. The following year, the song was also nominated for Best Original Song at the 60th Academy Awards.

I remember watching this film over and over at my grandmother's house. I loved everything about it: Kim Cattrall as the beautiful mannequin that comes to life, the music (seriously, the soundtrack slaps!), and, of course, Hollywood Montrose. I was also moved by the friendship shared by Hollywood and the film's protagonist, Jonathan Switcher, a dynamic that challenged the norms of the time in 1987.

Yes, there are valid critiques about Hollywood and the stereotypes surrounding all flamboyant gay characters in cinema. But for me, Hollywood was a cultural touchstone, a joyful and bold representation of the LGBTQ+ community during a pivotal time in history. His audacity made him a mighty warrior. And for my younger self, who was always at war with classmates who teased me, Hollywood modeled that one could fight back and win!

I am grateful that my younger self saw a character like Hollywood in a movie the entire family watched. In the late 1980s, there wasn't much for me to choose from in terms of queer representation in mainstream media, especially during the years when the AIDS crisis was escalating. I am grateful that as an adult, I have been able to watch this film with my son and be reminded that Hollywood was a Black gay character that was vibrant and ALIVE during a time when so many were dying.

"And we can build this dream together

Standing strong forever

Nothing's gonna stop us now"

[lasudio]

VeronaHills, Round Four: O'Mackey

The sparkling, sugary pop songs on Jules' hot pink mp3 player told her that true love was, in fact, a possibility.

When the daily pleasures of life were interrupted with absurd reminders of the past (like a long-lost mother appearing at the market), Jules could pop her earbuds in and go to a place that shimmered with euphoric synths; a place where heartfelt promises were kept, and parents didn't abandon their children to become pirates. Love-ridden lyrics weaved through Jules' mind and erased the sour taste of ex-boyfriends and ex-friends. She was going to kiss someone under the stars, schmaltz be damned!

On a particularly balmy afternoon (evocative of the more summery jams on Jules' playlist), Miranda meandered by and Jules flew out the door to greet her. They'd gotten to know each other very well and Jules wanted to introduce her to her dad, properly.

Gabe dutifully expanded a two-person chili con carne recipe to accommodate their guest. Jules approached the kitchen bench and gently patted Petruchio, who was curled up just beyond the boundary of the food prep area.

"Miranda's not just a friend, dad," she said in a hushed tone.

Gabe glanced up and paused mid-chili chopping. He smiled. "I know, sweetheart."

Later, when dinner was done and Jules and Miranda took their cups of tea to the conservatory, the stars sparkled above them as the vintage notes of Moonlight Serenade wafted out from Jules' mp3 player, earbuds removed. They danced, and as they leaned in to kiss, Jules saw a shooting star in the corner of her eye.

[flintandpyrite]

I had the day off on monday dinner 7/17/2023

Main: Fried Chicken Cutlets from Smitten Kitchen. Original recipe calls for boneless skinless chicken thighs but I only keep bone-in skin-on around so I deboned and deskinned them before pounding them very very thin. This worked really well, plus I had all that skin so I diced it and rendered it down into gribenes. This gave me about 1/4 cup of schmaltz so I added the vegetable oil to it and fried the chicken in it. Honestly, it tasted way better than plain vegetable oil which always tastes subtly off to me (maybe bc I don’t have a deep fryer so I’m probably overheating the oil). I fried these in my cast iron dutch oven (non-enameled) and it was very neat! Barely had to clean the stove after because this recipe uses so little oil by comparison to most fried chicken. I want to try this recipe again at some point with a marinade on the chicken cutlets ahead of time. We ate these with hot sauce and lemon juice and dumplings (see below)

Side: Nokedli. Fine, you can call them spatzle but I am very loyal to the recipe I learned at a cooking class in Budapest when I lived there briefly >10 years ago now. The recipe is: for one serving, whisk an egg with a pinch of salt. Add flour until it is thick enough to drip but not so thick you can roll it. If you fuck up you can add sour cream or yogurt to thin it. Drip the batter into boiling salted water and cook until it floats to the top. Strain them out and quickly toss with butter so they don’t stick.

Side: Collard greens, cooked with garlic and onion and garlic scapes and duck broth from a duck carcass I saved and boiled down over 2 days last week. Really good and hearty. Great with the rich chicken.

[manysmallhands]

FearOfMu21c #21

Rina Sawayama - Catch Me In the Air

Released - June 27 2022

Did not chart (#13 on Billboard Japan Hot Overseas Chart!!)

Spotify streams to date - 9,266,918

In all truth this is a bit of a perverse choice. Rina has several big songs, some from this period, and Catch Me In The Air is very much a minor single that many will be unfamiliar with. At the end of the list where vote splitting is more likely to fatal to an artist's chances, I suspect that this is going to be sat on its own right to the last second. And yet. It’s the song that captures what I like best about Rina, where she ditches any attempt to appeal to modern dance culture and goes for full on, musical number, pop/rock schmaltz. CMITA embraces more or less every last cliche of the genre - the inspirational “free yr inner child” lyrics, the storming, Shania-esque middle eight, the hammy asides (“I’m flying!”) - and takes them to such a pinnacle that it’s spiritual home is surely soundtracking the closing credits of a feelgood blockbuster.

Stuff like this could easily degenerate into something unconvincing and trashy, and while that in itself would not necessarily be a bad thing, it undersells what Rina does here. While others would treat this with a kind of Glee type camp, the essential earnestness behind her reach for the stars! schtick makes it resonate far better than some of her more actively tongue in cheek efforts. Of course she’s gone a lot harder than this before, particularly on her first album, but the yearning that she harnesses - for freedom, for her mother’s respect, for simply soaring above the clouds, look at her now goddammit! - captures a melodrama that I find much more powerful. Catch Me In The Air is, for me, both the song and overall mode where Rina truly flies.

[aimmyarrowshigh]

16 & 29 for ao3 wrapped? 😊

16. What’s your most common “Additional Tags” tag?

I'm boring and tag very generically but like, utility-focused, so my most common tag is Drabble, followed by Canon Compliant, Canon Character of Color, Alternate Universe, and Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence. The first like, "fun" tag that comes up with over 100 uses is Polyamory, but I PERSONALLY FEEL like I use "Food As A Metaphor For Love" and "Grief/Mourning" an awful lot.

29. Favorite line/passage you wrote this year?

Oh, damn. Uuuuuuuuhhhhhhh. That's a really good question. I don't often have lines that I feel like are like, particularly great on their own? There are beats I've written or drabbles I've written that I think have a good rhythm because of a line in them and how it plays with the other lines, but I very rarely have a "star line." And I think that because most of what I write IS a singular beat, I just either like it as a whole piece or I don't, yk?

This is a really good question. It's making me think about my writing in a way I normally don't.

I think maybe my favorite line of Five Times Captain America Fucked A USO Girl... is:

"“Ain’t you blue,” Lois teases. She bends over the back of Steve’s abandoned chair, butt high and round and framed in those soft pink garters, a perfect pinup gal. Steve bites his lips at the way her nipples match the silk like they came as a set."

My favorite line of Not In the Answer But the Question is either:

"Yeasty challah and tangy rye. Hot, fresh bagels. Charred onion and garlic. Bright vinegar on the half-sour pickles. Roasting beef dripping fat that sizzles on the bottom of the huge, hot ovens. Earthy barley and mushrooms. The iron-rich blood scent of liver. Schmaltz. Chicken soup with fat matzoh balls. Briny salmon and whitefish and sable. Herring smothered in biting raw onions. Caviar that scents of the sea. The sugary fake chocolate of egg creams and phosphates. The strange herbal fizz of celery soda. Peppery pastrami and salty corned beef, roasted chickens and blistered skirt steak. Cinnamon babka. Raspberry jam rugelach."

or

“Sure I am,” Bucky says. “Steve, ain’t no words for anything that I am that aren’t drenched in blood and the poison of people who hate me for being alive.”

My favorite line in Gee, I Hope You're Ready For A Fic About Death is:

No one is ever ready to deal with the idea of death, Beetlejuice has found. Well, almost no one. Occasionally there’s a stray lama or emo who gets it, is ready to sail through the Netherworld to—whatever is on its other side. But Dalais and Dark’ness Dementia Raven-Ways aside, Beetlejuice has never, not ever, met a soul who could deal with the idea that everything dies.

What about my kids? My cat? My cactus? What about rock’n’roll? The video star? Print journalism?

Everything. Dies.

And my favorite line in A Smile On Your Immortal Face is:

“Don’t I get to choose what I deserve?”

“No,” Nellie says simply. “You’re a woman.”

A dragonfly buzzes jewel-like over the water.

“That isn’t fair,” says Samantha. “I didn’t ask to be. I wanted to stay a girl. An American girl, the freest creature in all history.”

[rolandrockover]

The Hide Your Heart Dilemma Pt. 3 of 3

Kiss (1989) Paul brings the vulnerability into the overall picture of this rather manageable little drama, as the only one, by the way, I would like to point out. After all, he should know best what he is singing. And this feeling in the verse part can also be recognized as an amazingly well elaborated new facet of his vocal sound spectrum, even in pure form and completely without schmaltz or any cheese. A tendency that deepens even further on Hot in the Shade with Forever, and is anchored in the quieter songs on the following two studio albums. The music itself offers perhaps the simplest and at the same time most balanced, and on this level most elaborated presentation of Hide Your Heart, even if bass and drums tend to block these approaches and stubbornly indulge in the more one-dimensional rock minimalisms.

The solo: A little dramatic stage play between Johnny and Rosa. Or Paul's and Bruce's guitars I suppose, with Paul in the role of the unyielding Johnny, who stubbornly believes he has to prove his toughness, and Bruce as the energetic and futilely pleading Rosa. Recommended by serious but friendly educators, which middle school teachers then have their class analyze as lesson material.

Kiss (1989)

Robin Beck (1989) Strangely enough, her version was neither used for a soft drink nor a burger advertisement. But anyway, it's basically Bonnie Tyler, only a bit rockier and louder, and a bit more insistent with a bit more dedication, especially in the bridges (Johnny Better Run, Better Run!!!). Every now and then she gets carried away, but that's okay. The chorus is the one you really want to shout along with her. The almost non-existent keyboards have an almost sacred quality in the right places, which also gives this power shouter a little more moral depth than the already disdainful street gangster drama. I bet that woman beats me at arm wrestling. Sympathetic.

The solo: Somehow all I keep hearing is jacking horses, but I think the rest of this solo sounds most like it would fit on a Kiss song, only with much less of what i'd like to call the identity density of a Bruce Kulick.

Robin Beck (1989)

Paul Stanley (Demo 1987) As a little encore for all those who still haven't had their fill. Of course, this one' s a bit rougher and more unpolished, which is best illustrated by the dimension of the guitar and background vocal arrangements, but I think this is exactly how Kiss have been playing it live for the last few years since they added it back into their repertoire. The song works wonderfully that way, and that's how it sounds most like Kiss. Honestly, that's probably why it's my favorite version - except for the guitar solo.

The solo: Just fiddles around in 80s rock standards without much ingenuity, and in all likelihood was only intended as a placeholder in this form anyway.

Paul Stanley (1987)

And what' s the moral of the story?

There isn't really one. I can only think of this story about how Gene somehow managed to get Thief in the Night onto Crazy Nights (1987). Thief in the Night, or at least its vocals and lyrics, were composed by Gene in 1982, but ultimately ended up on Wendy O. Williams' W.O.W. solo album in 1984, which technically makes Thief in the Night a cover version as well. And it is said that Paul was not amused.

I mean, Paul clearly got Kiss into the bigger hullabaloo with Hide Your Heart. Or how should you look at it?

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Jack (1996)

Anyone with a trained eye will see past the schmaltz and recognize 1998's Patch Adams as a manipulative, unfunny drama that cast Robin Williams in an attempt to be both hilarious and uplifting. For years, I kept a copy of it on DVD so that whenever I heard anyone sing its praises I could give them a reality check by sitting down and watching it with them. I don't know what I was thinking wasting my time like that. This brings us to Jack, which makes Patch Adams look like a finely crafted wine. Made two years earlier, Francis Ford Coppola tries to melt your heart. Instead, you'll want to die of embarrassment.

Jack Powell (Robin Williams) was born with a strange condition that makes him age four times as fast as normal. Home schooled for the first ten years of his life, Jack is finally allowed to go to school with students his own age when his doctor (played by Bill Cosby) convinces Mr. and Mrs. Powell (Brian PKerwin and Diane Lane) that it will be good for him.

This movie has a premise but it doesn’t have much of a plot. Jack is ten years old but looks forty. The kids at school think he’s a freak until they realize he’s a giant that can easily beat any of them at basketball and walk into any store to buy naughty magazines. Eventually they realize that’s not always a good thing. So what? The idea (I think) was that it would both tug at your heartstrings and make you laugh. Jack will look like the Crypt Keeper by the time he graduates from high school. His life will be cut short. How tragic. Meanwhile, Robin Williams, everyone!

Williams isn’t necessarily bad at playing a ten-year old. He does the best he can but the role is fundamentally unconvincing. You see a grown man jump into his parent’s bed and you can't help thinking about some SNL-type skit in which one of the cast members dresses like a kid for comedy's sake. The joke there was that they're not fooling anyone. This movie asks you to suspend your disbelief. It can't be done. A couple of scenes might make you chuckle but you can so easily see that these were not part of the script; they were lines Williams threw in and the editor decided to keep. The biggest hint is that no 10-year-old would say them.

It takes no time for Jack to reach maximum cringe. Bill Cosby plays Jack’s surprisingly non-comedic doctor (he’s being unfunny deliberately) and Jennifer Lopez, his teacher. All the scenes of Jack and his friends farting in cans convince you there won't be any romantic scenes between the 10-year-old and his sexy teacher but you’re nonetheless kept on edge. This movie could get THAT bad. It’s already pretty dreadful as-is, with Jack’s best friend’s mom (played by Fran Drescher) playing the stupidest adult you’ve seen in a long time. Her son, Louis (Adam Zolotin), hasn’t been doing his homework so she’s coming over to talk to the principal. Jack pretends to be him so the real conversation can't happen. That sounds like it could work but Jack stumbles over his words so badly it’s a wonder mom believes anything he says. Maybe she thinks the "principal" is just that hot for her that he can't speak properly. This scene embodies the entire film. We see where the movie could go horribly, horribly wrong, and where it might’ve actually been hysterical in a demented kind of way.

“No! Please! Stop!” Are words you better get used to if you plan on watching Jack. Writers James DeMoncao and Gary Nadeau aimed to make a bizarre tragedy, a pumped-up version of one of those “disease of the week” dramas fused with a coming-of-age story. Or maybe Francis Ford Coppola thought Robin Williams acting like a child while everyone around him pretends like that’s a perfectly normal thing would be hilarious. I don't think anyone expected it to be the low point in many talented people’s careers. It might've been interesting if it were absurdly bad or a little more tone-deaf. As is, "Jack" is a car crash you're more than happy to look away from. (February 18, 2022)

[ducky4eva]

My latest Ugly Betty fan fiction story - 'Will You Be My Valentine?'

A sweet little dose of fluffy Detty schmaltz, with a giggle or two along the way, to mark Valentine's day. (Sorry it wasn't posted for the day itself, but I hope you still enjoy it!) ❤️

Ugly Betty, set after episode 4x14 ("Smokin' Hot").

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Foodie Hut

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Foodie Hut is one of the best fine-dining restaurants in Trivandrum. The interior of the restaurant is mostly made of wood and well-furnished. The guests will have a new experience when they visit Foodie Hut. The Foodie Hut can accommodate 89 guests at a time, and it is the biggest restaurant in Trivandrum. We have 89 covers in our restaurants. Foodie Hut is one of the most luxurious restaurants in Trivandrum because of the interior and the quality of the food. Foodie Hut is set as an old traditional design and cuisine for customer satisfaction. This will make the restaurant much better. Foodie Hut has an old heritage look, so we set the restaurant up like an old traditional manor. The antique work in the Foodie Hut makes it different from the other restaurants. Antiques are like old sculptures and paintings by famous artists. All these things make the guests more wonderful. Foodie Hut has well-educated and experienced employees for guest service. We only have experienced employees in our restaurant. The outlook of our restaurant is set in an old-fashioned style, and guests can explore the beauty of our restaurant. If the guest requests to conduct a function at Foodie Hut, our F&B service department will arrange the function as per what the guest wants. We make special occasions memorable for the guests.

Food Varieties

Foodie Hut has so many varieties of foods. The Foodie Hut has many varieties in the kitchen department, like Tandoor, Continental, South Indian, North Indian, and Bakery. We welcome our guests with a sweet welcome. The sweet is complimentary for the guest from Foodie Hut. We provide the best-quality food for the guests. We start with appetizers, then we go for the main course, and at last, we finish their dinner or lunch with a dessert. That’s our foodie hut’s style. That’s why we’re different from other restaurants. These all make our restaurant the best restaurant in Trivandrum.

Beverages in Foodie Hut

We have non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages. The types of beverages we have are red wines, white wines, rose wines, champagne, sparkling wine, cocktails, mocktails, fresh juice, and mojitos, and we have so many varieties of these drinks on our menu.

Foodie Hut Bar Counter

The Foodie Hut’s bar has an old-fashioned ambiance. The bar is made mostly of wood. It makes for a new experience for the guest because Foodie Hut is the best-ambiance restaurant in Trivandrum. Our glassware looked so different from other restaurants because the glassware in Foodie Hut looked like a traditional style. Only Foodie Hut has the best bar in Trivandrum.

Food Menu

We have so many varieties of appetizers: Slow-Cooker Buffallo Chicken Dip, Spicy Bisquick Sausage Balls, Red Chipotle Pepper Jelly, Bacon-Cheese Gougeres, Deviled Potatoes, Bloody Mary Poached Shrimp, Jalapeno Popper Dip, Warm Cheese Box Bites, Asparagus Ribbon Crostini, Smoked Vidalia Onion Dip with Grilled Crudites, Butter Baked Saltine Crackers, Hot Cheesy Crab Dip, Corn and Jalapeno Dip, Spicy Cheese Twists, Creamy Avocado Dip, Hot Brown Party Rolls, Bacon-Pimiento, Guacamole, Slow Roasted Cherry Tomato Bruschetta, Crispy Baked Chicken Wings, and Yeast Rolls.

We have a variety of soups on our menu. They are Chicken Noodle Soup, New England Clam Chowder, Butternut Squash Soup, Beef and Barley Soup, Corn Chowder, and Cream of Mushroom Soup.

Our varieties of salads are Caprese Salad, Som Tam, Larb, Belo Lucene Paprike, Piyaz, Houria, and Fruit Salad.

Our mains courses are so much more varied than at other restaurants. The manis are Braised Chicken Legs With Grapes and Fennel, Habanero BBQ Shrimp, Grilled Pork Spareribs with Soda Bottle Barbecue Sauce, Marinated Chicken Breast with Grilled Pineapple Relish, Garlicky Instant Ramen Noodle Salad with Grilled Chicken Thighs, Roast Chicken with Harissa and Schmaltz, Chard-Wrapped Fish with Lemon and Olive, Slow Cooker Pork Shoulder with Zesty Basil Sauce, Butterflied Chicken with Herbs and Cracked Olives, Lamb Chops with Polenta and Grilled scallion Sauce, Butter Grilled Lobster, Meen Kodampuli Curry, Meen Idichathu, Beer Battered Fish, BBQ Roast Pork Ribs, Kappa Erachi Udachathu, Motton Stew, and Aatterachi Ularthiyadhu, Kozhi Cheru Ulli Ularthiyadhu, Kozhi Peratttu, Tharavu Mappas, and Murgh Lababdar.

We have so many vegetarian choices for our guests. They are Ulli Theeyal, Thakkali Kootu Curry, Malakari Mappas, Paneer Makhani, Dal Makhani, Saffritto, and Duet of Gnocchi.

The platters and pots we have are: Kerala Veg Platter, North Indian Platter (Lamb/Veg/Chicken), Syrian Platter, Nalli Biryani, and Biriyani (Motton/Chicken/Veg).

In the bakery section, we have some varieties of desserts. They are Kladdkaka, Bombocoado, Sernik, Medovik, Frozen Custard, Banana & Caramel Dome, Gelato Al Pistachio, American Pancakes, Pistachio Financier, Brownies, Doughnut, Crumble, Pavlova, Sundae, Panna Cotta, and Pumpkin Pie.

Non-alcoholic Beverages Menu

Foodie Hut had so many varieties of non-alcoholic beverages. The menus are Mango Lassi, Chai Masala, Chocolate Caliente, Cuban Espresso, Espresso Freddo, South Indian Coffee, Coffee Raf, Cappuccino, Tender Coconut Water, Orange Juice, Sugarcane Juice, Watermelon Juice, Pineapple Juice, Sparkling Water, and Bottled Water.

Bar Menu

On the Foodie Hut bar menu, we had so many varieties of non-alcoholic beverages like cocktails, mocktails, red wines, rose wines, white wines, champagne, sparkling wine, and beer.

The Foodie Hut has some varieties of red wine, including Cebernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Australian Shiraz, Fratelli, Point Noir, Pinotage, Merlot, and Apothic Red.

Foodie Hut’s varieties of white wines are Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Far Niente Chardonnay 2018, Sauvignon Blanc, Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc, Cloudy Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022, Pinot Grigio, and Barefoot Pinot Grigio.

Foodie Hut’s varieties of rose wines are Miraval Provence Rose, Josh Cellars Rose, Apothic Rosé, and Domaines Ott Clos Mireille Rose.

Foodie Hut’s varieties of champagne and sparkling wines are Moet & Chandon Imperial, Bollinger Brut Special Cuvee, Billecart Salmon Brut Reserve, Ruinart Blanc de Blancs, Brundlmayer Sekt Brut, and Chandon Brut.

We only provide branded beer to the guests. They are KF Premium, KF Ultra, Carlsberg Malt Premium, Carlsberg Classic, Tuborg Strong Premium, Heineken Strong Larger, Corona Extra, Budweiser Magnum Strong, Budweiser Premium, and Foster’s Premium Strong.

Foodie Hut’s varieties of cocktails are: Old Fashioned, Margarita, Espresso Martini, Whiskey Sour, and Bloody Mary.

Foodie Hut’s varieties of mocktails are Virgin Mojito, Virgin Bloody Mary, No Tequila Sunrise, Abstinence On The Beach, Roy Rogers.

Qualified Staffs

We only hire well-educated and trained staff at Foodie Hut. When we hire a staff member, we must check everything about her or his qualifications, and we give good training to the staff we hire. In F&B Service, our F&B manager, Gokul, was the one who hired staff in the F&B Service department. Our F&B manager, Mr. Gokul, is one of the best F&B managers in India. So he is always aware of everything in our restaurant. The F&B Service Department was in charge of the bar counter because they were dealing with guests. And our F&B department is so nice to the guests, and the guests of Foodie Hut are always happy for our service to them.

In the food production department, our executive chef is Sahina Sajith. She is a famous executive chef in India because we can’t see a female leader in the kitchen department. It was very rare to be a female executive chef. And she is one of the best master chefs in India. We are so proud to have an executive chef like her. Only Foodie Hut has a female leader in the food production department. Mrs.Sahina Sajith is the one who hires staff in the kitchen department. And we only hire a qualified person for our restaurant. That is the reason that our staff is the best-qualified staff in Trivandrum.

Guest Satisfaction

In our restaurant, the guests had complete satisfaction with Foodie Hut. Because of our good service to our guests. We conduct special events if the guest needs them. There are zero negative reviews for Foodie Hut. We are the best restaurant for our service and food quality. We always make our guests happy with our F&B service and food production department. The way we treat our guests is different. We only had positive reviews from the guests. Moreover, our varieties of food serve as a new experience for our guests, and they will love the way we serve the food to them. The ambiance of our restaurant creates a new experience for the guests, and it will be a memorable day. Most of the guests have recently visited our restaurants because they like the ambiance, quality of food, and service of Foodie Hut. This is the reason that Foodie Hut always has something unique. We do our best to ensure guest satisfaction. We provide avenues for guests to provide feedback, such as comment cards, online reviews, or direct communication with staff, demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement and guest satisfaction. Our restaurant handles any issues or complaints raised by guests that can significantly impact satisfaction. Prompt resolution of problems and genuine efforts to rectify mistakes can turn a negative experience into a positive one. That is the reason we are the best.