Gone Fishin'

Yeah, it's been a while, and it will be a little while longer until I can get my Batman post up here. A lot has been going on this end of the blogpool... again! I don't want to get too into everything. After all, you're here for the food and the games. I will say that my partner, Andy, and I have tied the knot. We're heading back down south at the beginning of August. Also, I got into culinary school, and that is really exciting. Navigating AI's financial aid office, however, is not. So, as events unfold and things settle, I will go into more detail. Until then...

Mom is taking me out to the famous spa. She loves this place, and we've always wanted to go together but either I've been too far away, or had plans, or something of that nature. So, now that I'm getting ready to move again, Mom has pounced, and I'm glad she did. When I move far away, we don't really get to see much of each other. The trip is a perfect chance to cut loose and have fun before the big move.

So, I'm gonna plug my friends' sites really quick because they're awesome and you should really go read their stuff!

11 Word Movie Reviews
Derek is a good friend out on the west coast, he also knows a thing or two about movies. Brevity is the soul of wit, and when it comes to film, man, does this guy have it all! So, if you are looking for brevity, soul, and wit, check out the 11 Word Movie Reviews.

Attempts at Ressurecting a Muse
Blogger and friend Trish finds and creates art in everything. You will find everything here! Photography, geckos, cupcakes, baby birds, handstitched projects, recipes, Ford Explorers looking for a home, and you'll see just how blue hydrangea petals can get on Attempts at Ressurecting a Muse.

Burn, Baby, Burn!
He loves to cook and has no hope for our future. Okay, that's a bit melodramatic, but when you use the books, movies, and music around you to explore the possibility of a dystopian future, it's nice to have a little comfort food to fall back on. Mike breaks down some of his favorite dystopian works and serves up some awesome nosh to go with in his blog Burn, Baby, Burn!.

Crunk Acoustic
She's my best friend, my sister from another mister, my soul, my heart, and my hetero-lifemate. When she isn't changing your life with her food, she is jamming with her new band The Piecycles, and navigating her way around guitar chords and soulful singing. Creative, hilarious, and moving, she will get your toe-tapping at the Crunk Acoustic.

Elephant Talk
Answering the cry of: "There is no good music out there anymore" is Kevin. In his blog, Kevin checks out some of the newest artists on the scene. Not only that, but he pays some groovy love to the bands that came before them. This guy loves his music, and no matter the genre, he'll tell you all about it in his own brand of Elephant Talk.

Feeding Your Addictions
"The foodie lives to eat, and to eat to live is definitive boredom". Life and food go hand-in-hand, and Fatema shows you just how great living can be with the right amount of seasoning and the sound of your favorite ingredients hitting a hot pan. Satiate that hungry monkey on your back by Feeding Your Addictions.

Managing the Game
He's a big man with some big talent. Chris's range spans from make-up design, to artistry, film, and managerial stint(s) in the gaming industry. The industry can be at times unforgiving and at others wholly rewarding, and Chris breaks down his experiences in design, creativity, and Managing the Game.

Sara Crawford
I owe this girl a lot, and you owe it to yourself to check her out. Music, movies, plays, you name it, she does it, and she does it in a way that will make your head giddily spin. One of the most creative people I know is way more than this website, but the links and pages are a great way to start your introduction to Sara Crawford.

System sans Setting
He'll break it down, and build it again, probably better than it was before. Whether this is a video game, a treadmill that refuses to go down stairs without a fight, this paragraph, a plothole, or an idea, Stephen will find a new approach, a new solution, and a new way of mastering the game in System sans Setting.

The Hollywood Projects
Last, but in no way even close to least, there never was a boy who loved film quite the way this one does. Young at heart, wise with a pen, Andy's got a way of not only seeing movies, but discussing them. He takes a look at some of the best, and where he might tell you he wrecks the whole sha-bang by ranking these best, I'll tell you he gives you a whole new way to watch film in The Hollywood Projects.

I'm still collecting a couple more sites that I want to put up, so they'll be hanging around soon. If anyone I know has read this, and has a site or blog they want me to plug, just give me a holler! Until then, check these guys out. You'll be in for a treat!