Monkeys and Carbombs

I Blame

Xenu.

Extra Fine

I love chocolate. Dark chocolate. The darker the better. My favourite, anytime dark chocolate bar, is the Extreme Dark Chocolate by Endangered Species Chocolate. At 88% coca content it is just right. In my mind, the perfect balance of flavours. of course, when I can't get my big mitts on one of those bars and I'm craving a good chocolate, 75% will do in a pinch.

Recently I discoverd the 99% (minimum) cocoa content bar via Lindt. This was an experience I was going to savour on a Friday night, but totally forgot about until my little brother (another dark chocolate lover) and his girlfriend came over for a night of homemade thin crust pizzas and tv. Once the taste of dinner had left our mouths, I opened the package placed a square on my tongue and let the chocolate melt. I have to admit. My first reaction was to quickly chew and swallow the little bitter square of cocoa in my mouth. The flavour is intense and nothing like what I was expecting (granted, I wasn't totally sure what to expect to begin with).

Since then I have had two more squares and I enjoy the intensity more with each taste. I don't think this will be a regular chocolate purchase for me. Like good scotch, I will reserve it for special occasions.

Gimme A Kiss!

Of course, right after watching this video I head on outside to enjoy a cigarillo. Even as a casual smoker, these kinds of warnings don't dissuade me from enjoying tobacco.

Mad But Glad

Christy sent me a link to this BBC documentary. I think she sums it up best, "Draws the interesting comparison between peoples with different mental disorders and the correlation of dopamine levels therein. Very cool! You get a real sense of the connect between emotion, creativity and excepting your own foibles because of the joy it can bring. Brilliant."

39. Ask for help

I force myself to get out of my comfort zone from time to time. It's not super easy for me, but this is an interesting list of ideas to try out.

Food AND Music

Dinner with the Band is probably going to be added to my roster of internet based shows I enjoy watching more than actual television. The fact that it's an atypical food show is even better.

Now if only my other favourite internet cooking show would produce more episodes.

Thwack!

Ouch! (via)

The Anti-Restaurant

Find a rundown space in a seedy alleyway with no pedestrian traffic or other businesses; replace the existing wood flooring with bare concrete; set up a long, picnic-style, communal table and offer patrons paper napkins instead of linen. Oh, and don't bother with unnecessary details like hiring a chef or installing a stove; buy ready-made food and slice it up onto plates.

Thank you Darcy! I now have a place I need to go to next time I'm in Vancouver.

Fifty

While the Russians forge ahead, Americans begin catching up with the Mercury and Gemini flights in orbit. As the goal comes into sight, there are the countdowns of tingling anticipation. In the dark before dawn, we drive toward the shining light enveloping a spaceship that looks like an obelisk out of antiquity, waiting to be launched.

Sputnik turns 50 shortly and The New York Times has published a retrospective article about the little metal orb that could.

Covers

I really like the way some of these Apple laptop covers look. I can see myself buying a cover in the near future. Whether or not it comes from these folks is unknown.