I am so happy to have my LOST back that I am planning another party. The "Opening Day" Festivities on the 2 hr season premiere will include FISH BISCUITS!! Yes I have finally found the fish shaped cookie cutter necessary to duplicate Sawyer's Season three reward in the polar bear cage. I shall make then from a pink colored shortbread. mmmmmmm fish biscuits.
Normally I would never dream of crossing a picket line. Never. I am a "rabble rouser". I was instrumental in getting the full time lecturers to get their shit together at EMU. I believe in unions. The Flint UAW thing is legend to me. But dudes--well we may have a problem. This afternoon on NPR I heard that both The Daily Show and The Colbert Report will be returning on Monday Jan 7. WITHOUT THE WRITERS. So not only will it be a test to see if Stewart & Colbert still have their comedy chops-- but I can certainly get my antidote to Bush and his administration, even if it is ad libbed. 
EXCELLENT!
However dear reader--if you looked at my "myspace" page lately you will have noticed that I am starting to rev up for LOST season 4. Whilst I was wasting another hour of my life (hey layoff-- it's tea time--who the hell am I gonna make cucumber sandwiches for?? the dogs?) I saw this bit on LOSTPEDIA.com
The WGA contracts with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) expired on October 31, 2007. With a 90.3% mandate, WGA members voted for a strike authorization, and on Monday, November 5, the union began striking, despite a last minute attempt to avoid a strike with federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez. Some of the primary issues are residuals for new media distributions, including DVD sales and online downloads and streaming. The last WGA strike was in 1988.
Industry observers had noted that the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and Directors Guild of America (DGA) had major contracts that would expire soon in Spring 2008. Therefore, they thought that WGA might have decided to wait until June 2008, when all three unions could strike simultaneously for increased leverage. The WGA decided otherwise.
Rumor has it that there are only eight epis in the can. ARRRRRGH!! Come on WGA!!! Wrap it UP!!! hustle hustle!! I got tv to watch! In 2006 the writer's of LOST won the WGA Award for "Writing in a Dramatic Series", they totally deserve it. I want them to get a cut of the buck$ I drop on the DVD sets, and the action figures. But I want them to get this settled ASAP. pleeeeeeease
hurry....
What did the daddy tomato say to the baby tomato? Come'on slow poke---KETCHUP!
Lemme think here, even if I just discussed the food highlights we would be here forever. I do have to touch on the food porn highlights. Gluttony Day was fantabulous. Rollo made ho made caramels and marshmallows and they were delightful, perfect in appearance and tasted like necter. It was a happy caramel weekend as the caramel bourbon sauce that Faillen put on the chocolate cherry bread pudding was orgasmic. I am most proud of the ribs we did for Gluttony Day, but the Xmas Eve prime rib roast was pretty awesome and the lamb for GWL was acceptable. Mina's curry mix is a thing, I hope it isn't secret. I still have about a half cup. There are new foodie pics at the .mac album (see button in upper left corner). The Horvath's won the Hungarian Throwdown, Dave's cabbage soup was delish. Next year we do French!!
I was concerned that my greedy American kids would notice that we do in fact have two mortgages. They seem pretty happy, quite oblivious to thinly stretched checkbooks! 
In fact when we got home from GWL we woke up to a beautiful snowbomb. Zoli said and I quote, "This is the best winter vacation I have ever had. The Wii, Gregor, GWL and now MY OWN SNOW HILL!" He was referring to the mountain the snowplow created. This shot is Isabel out there as soon as she swallowed her cereal.
So we are home now--the '07 holidays are complete and most happily-- Ray got to take Margie home; her doctor finally gave her the thumbs up for the trip home and our house seems to be our own. Just us. Kinda weird to think that since we bought the house in August, we have only had about three nights when we didn't have "guests".
So here is to a new president, a new year and new garden.
