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Post by Galactus on Dec 25, 2006 18:37:46 GMT -5
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Post by Ayinger on Dec 25, 2006 19:37:35 GMT -5
That M*A*S*H set about covers everything doesn't it except for the original movie (or is that in there too??).
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Post by Galactus on Dec 25, 2006 20:18:40 GMT -5
Yeah, it has the original movie too.
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Post by RocDoc on Dec 25, 2006 23:00:34 GMT -5
I honestly had next to zero interest in getting one of these but my wife went and splurged me...don't get me wrong I will explore this thing... |
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Post by Ayinger on Dec 26, 2006 0:45:44 GMT -5
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Post by Mary on Dec 26, 2006 22:20:08 GMT -5
 Z by Costa-Gavras. One of the all-time classic political thrillers, about the assassination of Greek leftist Gregorios Lambrakis in 1963, ultimately leading to a military coup.  The Corner - a 6-episode HBO miniseries from the people behind The Wire. Haven't seen this yet and really looking forward to it - supposed to be totally devastating. About a family of crack addicts struggling to get by in Baltimore.  The Boredoms - Pop Tatari - just working on my boredoms collection.  My kind of coffee table book... Also some very pretty earrings, a scarf, and way too much bath stuff. Cheers, M |
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Post by phil on Dec 26, 2006 22:40:30 GMT -5
I love a woman who smells nice ... I also love a present my sister just gave us ... Four tin cans each with a blend of exotic whole spices mixes made by Philippe de Vienne himself ... Garam Masala, 8 peppers, Ethiopian Berbéré and the Cadillac of spices mix ... Ras-el-hanout ...  Ras-el-Hanout is a spice blend that was developed by the Moors some time ago. The name means something along the lines of “top of the shop” and it is used by each spice merchant and spice shop in Morocco to refer to the finest spice blend they offer.
As M. de Vienne informed us, even the most mediocre versions of this blend bring together some 13 or 14 different spices and herbs, but the best blends can consist of upwards of 27 or 28 different ingredients. The standard ingredients include things like cumin, coriander, turmeric, cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger, but better varieties can also include things like dried rose blossoms and lavender, and there was a time when the blends might also include hallucinogens and aphrodisiacs such as hashish, belladonna, and Spanish fly. 
The best versions of Ras-el-Hanout bring together both quantity and quality, and M. de Viennes’ blend includes between 23 and 24 ingredients (depending on what’s available at the time that he puts his batch together) all of which are of the best quality and are blended at peak freshness, and all of which are left whole. Ras-el-Hanout isn’t meant to be used as a base for any dishes, the way garam masala is used in Indian cuisine, for instance, it’s meant to be thrown in during the last stages of the preparation of a dish like a couscous or at tajine, where it serves as a kind of magical ‘secret ingredient’ that enlivens a dish, perks it up, puts a finishing touch on it. For those with imagination it can be used to add something mysterious to everything from a cheese hors d’oeuvre to ice cream.
She also gave us this very expensive chocolate ...  That is 70% dark chocolate with hot pepper "Espelette" ... TASTY !! |
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Post by kats on Dec 26, 2006 23:10:54 GMT -5
we got the same iPod, rocdoc.        a white leather ipod case a set of full crystal wine glasses by czech brand boheme  i have a five disc surround sound doobit, but thats for the lounge room. a couple of leather notebooks and a year's subscription to cate blanchett's theatre company. well, that's not actually the name of the theatre company, but she's the new artistic director, so in my eyes, it should be. oh, and notting hill on dvd. which looks rather hilarious next to the rest of them. i've seen it, but will happily assume its shite. |
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Post by Adam on Dec 26, 2006 23:30:37 GMT -5
  - a brown Stafford bifold wallet - raincoat with coat - Ducks Unlimited pullover - a pair of New Balance low-top sneakers - two pairs of jeans (Lee Dungarees and Levi Strauss) - grey Dockers dresspants - 37 piece portable tool set - $40 in cash ($20 of which was used to purchase this:  ) |
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Post by rockysigman on Dec 26, 2006 23:35:09 GMT -5
I honestly had next to zero interest in getting one of these but my wife went and splurged me...don't get me wrong I will explore this thing... Good luck, but you're likely to be addicted to it by the end of the week. Seriously, it's a life changing purchase. I'm not kidding. |
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Post by sisyphus on Dec 26, 2006 23:50:34 GMT -5
i got a juice extractor. and a 0 degree sleeping bag. and some books.
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Post by sisyphus on Dec 26, 2006 23:53:41 GMT -5
i love mash.
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Post by riley on Dec 27, 2006 15:12:55 GMT -5
best tv show ever. best DVD set ever. best gift ever from the best mother-in-law ever.  |
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Post by rockysigman on Dec 27, 2006 15:17:09 GMT -5
She got you all three seasons? Your mother-in-law rules.
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Post by riley on Dec 27, 2006 15:28:06 GMT -5
She got you all three seasons? Your mother-in-law rules. Yeah. It was the deal with all three individual season sets packaged as one. |
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