As my various development projects, I’ve decided to catch up on my movie matinees.
First up was Solo: A Star Wars Story. As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I got off the Star Wars train partway through Return of the Jedi, right about the second the ewoks danced across the big screen, blindsiding my love for the franchise. Decades later, I’m reading all sorts of wildly conflicting reviews for the latest installment, Solo. Some absolutely love it. Others absolutely hate it. So, of course, I had to find out for myself. Akemi passed on accompanying on the grounds that: “Impossible to beat Deadpool.” True enough.
So, what did I think of Solo? Well…
Next up is Avengers: Infinity Wars, a movie I heard very good things about…but wasn’t convinced. There was a time when I saw every superhero movie ever made – and then, I sat through Avengers: Age of Ultron, a movie that – like Return of the Jedi destroyed my love for Star Wars – it killed my love for comic book movies. Akemi, who fell asleep during Age of Ultron (Oh, how I envied her), also passed on this screening.
So, what did I think of Infinity War? Well…
Finally, thanks to everyone who took the time to upload their advice, condolences, and best wishes on that bean recipe. After considering all of your great suggestions, we ended up…
Soaking the beans for almost 40 hours, changing the water and giving them a rinse, then boiling on high for 30 minutes. After that, we added tomatoes, a vidalia onion, two green onions, half a clove of garlic, two bay leaves, thyme, chiles, and a seared smoked pork chop, brought the whole to boil, then let simmer for two hours. We seasoned with salt and pepper (and, in my base, a sprinkling of powdered ghost pepper/carolina reaper) before serving. The results? Deeeeeeeelicious!
Thanks to all who weighed in.
So, what’re we making/seeing next?
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