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April 27, 2005
BBC, Cupcakes, and Beer
Normally I wake up to NPR's news at 6:30-7:30, so it is nice to sleep until BBC. I find British news much more soothing in the morning. Even tragedies sound less stressful with a British accent.
Last night I celebrated CVCB2005 (Cupcakes, Volcano, Clue, Beer 2005) with Curtis and Hugo. We bought cupcakes made by Amy Sedaris and compared them to Whole Foods Cupcakes. I have to say that I was a bit disappointed by the Amy Sedaris cupcakes. I should say that I bought them from Joe Coffee at 8pm, so they weren't fresh, but I had built them up in my mind as incredibly delicious. I hadn't built them up to the Eucharist with Amy and David, but it was getting close. I'll stick to Billy's Cupcakes at 9th and 20th.
Hugo had taped the Discovery Channel's Supervolcano show for me. I had hoped for something as informative as their Virtual Supervolcano site, but we were disappointed. They attempted to make it into a drama with a hippie scientist, his wife, blah, blah, blah. Pretty quickly we were shouting to fast-forward to the next explosion. At the very end, Tom Brokaw tried to lend weight to a short presentation about the reality of the caldera, but he just looked like a small head attached to a big yellow body.
We switched to the movie Clue, which is one of my favorite 80's movies. Madeline Kahn's histrionic performance is one of the best ever, and it was fueled by sugar and Brooklyn Choc Stout. Beer makes everything better. I'm so excited about tomorrow.
Posted by G at April 27, 2005 01:06 PM
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I associate BBC World News with sitting in airport terminals, waiting for Air France flights. Of course, those were the days when my ex and I would weekend in Paris, spending a hell of a lot of student loan money that was never mine, and now having to pay it all back before I'm sixty.
Posted by: J. at April 27, 2005 05:52 PM
"Yes, I did it. I killed Yvette. I hated her so... much... it... it... the... it... the... flames... flames... flames... on the side of my face... breathing... breathless... heaving breaths..."
I wanted to send some Brooklyn Beer to my parents (my mom's from Brooklyn) but they don't ship to a state they don't sell in but they said that they'll be selling in Florida by the end of the year.
Posted by: Lee at April 28, 2005 01:48 AM
I could have commented, "Volcanoes are the best!"
Or even perhaps, "Beer really does make everything better."
But my real comment would be, "Clue is the best movie ever!"
Posted by: jase at April 28, 2005 03:36 PM
Is there a story behind the "CVCB" of "CVCB2005" that makes it an annual ritual?
Posted by: palochi at April 28, 2005 04:02 PM
God, Madeline Khan. She made everything easier to handle, god rest her soul.
Posted by: MzOuiser at April 28, 2005 07:40 PM