Wednesday Morning Hodgepodge

NOTE: As you may have inferred from the title, this post is kind of an informational jumble. Sorry about that; there's just a lot to discuss and I don't feel like posting a million times today. So away we go...

First thing's first, today is Girlfriend's birthday. Feel free to wish her as happy a b-day as you think she deserves (hint: "the happiest ever" would be a good starting point).

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Today is my Friday. That's right... there's nothing better than a job that encourages you to burn off your remaining vacation days. So, as of 5pm today, I'm officially chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool, though I will not be shooting some b-ball outside of the school. I don't have game, you see.

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Because apparently this is soup week on ZFS!, here's a quick n' easy recipe for the amazing deliciousness that I made for dinner last night:

Tomato-Basil Soup, Extra Fatty-Style

2 cans crushed tomatoes
12-15 basil leaves, chopped
1 cup heavy cream
1 stick butter, sliced up
S&P to taste (use fresh-ground black pepper if you're awesome)

Dump all of the above in a bowl. Use one of those stick blenders on the mixture until it's all smooth and creamy and so sexy looking, you just want to dunk your head in and not care if you drown. Pour it all in a pot and heat it up until it's... uh... hot, I guess. When it's done, chow the fuck down and send me a thank-you note. Oh, also, if you eat all of what this recipe yields, your heart will more than likely explode. So share it with friends!

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Help Girlfriend and I settle a matter that's been bugging us: How many African-American rock stars from the last twenty years can you name? And I'm talking straight rock and roll and it's immediate offshoots here; i.e. not R&B that's got like a fart's worth of rock in it (like Seal). The list we've been able to come up with so far is:

-Lenny Kravitz (though, gag)
-Darius Rucker from Hootie & The Blowfish
-H.R. from Bad Brains
-That one guy from Blessed Union of Souls
-That scary-looking guy from Sevendust
-Roland Gift from Fine Young Cannibals
-Ben Harper

And that's really it. Surely there's got to be more, right? Remember, we're only talking from the last 20-25 years or so; Hendrix doesn't count. This topic, by the by, comes from watching that The Next Great American Band show on Fox; they've got on there an all African-American band that we've been trying to decide how to classify. They play guitars and stuff, but they kind of sound like a hip-hop version of a college jam band that got peed on by Bootsy Collins.

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I've decided that I would like to be photographed. Professionally, I mean; not like with a Polaroid camera, or in a mugshot-type situation. Why have I decided this? Overwhelming narcissism, of course. Duh. So if any of you need a husky, hairy guy to stand in front of your cameras and look all cool and deep... uh, hi. Right here. No nudity, though, unless it's tastefully done and really important to the script. If you photograph me and the pictures are awesome, I'll display them on this site, thus earning you at least twelve dollars worth of free publicity. It should go without saying, also, that I cannot pay you for this service. However, getting the opportunity to work with me is like finding an Igloo cooler full of gold bars. I'm that much fun to be around.

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And... yeah. I guess that's it for the hodgepodge. I should get some crap done around the office, I suppose. Yo homes, smell ya later!