Here are some random links that came up on August 31st that didn’t quite merit their own post:
Did I miss anything exciting? Let me know in the comments.
Mac users, PC users, Linux users, I’m sure we’ve all been through an upgrade as described in the video below.
Check out some additional over the top puppet-based Apple fawning on Hoggworks Studios’ YouTube channel. Via Gizmodo.
In roughly the order I ate it, here’s what I managed to devour while at the MN State Fair today:
I think that’s a comprehensive list…
About the Famous Dave’s items, the chocolate covered bacon (pig lickers) and the peach glazed pigs cheeks… neither are my new favorite. The chocolate covered bacon was, well, cold bacon with chocolate on it. It was ok, but not great. Might be better if you could get hot bacon with chocolate sauce instead? The pig’s cheek was borderline gross. One was very tender, one was very tough, neither was tasty. I ate maybe a quarter of one of them (the tender one).
On a non-food related topic, Heritage Village is nice. It’s got some historical displays and is tucked away from the crowds off to the side of the midway. I didn’t know it existed until today and apparently no one else knows it exists either as it was pleasantly less busy than the rest of the fair. It makes for a nice place to decompress for a bit before venturing out to battle the crowds again.
I’ve been suggesting there’s a market for Tupperware type parties for males for some time (see guy expo post). While this isn’t the booze and pr0n I’d suggested would sell best, it’s a move in the right direction.
From the StarTribune on a recent ManCave Worldwide event:
It was the kind of spiel heard every night at home product-pitching parties across the nation. “These are the best tongs I’ve ever used … I’ve got some of this at home … I’m going to wrap this up quickly, because I know you’re here to socialize.”
Except that there was nary a plastic bowl or pink-hued garment in sight. And the semi-rapt audience was husky and hairy, broader-shouldered and deeper-voiced than one would expect.
At least the guys associated with ManCave seem to be a little more honest about the motivation:
“”I’ll bet this is the first [meat-ing] with a disco ball,” Stoebner said. “I used to make fun of my wife and her parties, like, ‘You girls always have to get together and take each other’s money.’ And now we’re right there.”
Full story: Manny Kay | StarTribune.com.
I’m heading to the MN State Fair today. I am going to eat like… like a guy who’s going to eat a lot. It’s ridiculous I pay to park or pay to take the bus, to pay admission to buy overpriced food at the fair. And I love it. I attribute it to a defect in my programing.
A few of the items on my to-do list include chocolate covered bacon, a corn dog, mini donuts, roasted corn, a pronto pup, peach glazed pork cheeks, deep fried snickers bar, cheese curds, and any other food stuff foolish enough to stray into my path.
The beverages are never as enticing as the food (probably because it’s tough to deep fry beverages), but this year I’m hoping to try the “Summit on a stick” (a Summit Beer sampler served in a paddle of sorts) and the wine tasting from the Agriculture Building.
On a related topic, the chocolate Conan O’Brien bust with bacon hair I’d mentioned earlier has a twitter account (@BaconCocoaConan).
Here are some random links that came up on August 28th that didn’t quite merit their own post:
Did I miss anything exciting? Let me know in the comments.
Sometimes xkcd isn’t so much funny as it is just randomly surprising (which is always more entertaining than Marmaduke).
Can you conceive of a sub-subculture that’s more specific than people who like to dress up like stuffed animals who like to dress up and pretend to be people? Ok, one that doesn’t involve poo?
Click the pic for the full strip.
The Heavy Table has a nice round-up of things to eat at the MN State Fair. Every year I struggle with prioritizing the important food and make a valiant effort to consume everything on my to-eat list before the sadness sets in. Heavy Table offers this advice, which I will invariably ignore:
If there’s one thing that can be taken from even an exhaustive, four-person, semi-professional mission to mine the State Fair for edibles, it’s that you can’t possibly taste everything, nor should you attempt it.
Even if they are a bunch of quitters, the writeup is the best I’ve seen so far this year.
The Heavy Table Plans Your State Fair Day « The Heavy Table.
Here are some random links that came up from August 27th to August 28th that didn’t quite merit their own post:
Did I miss anything exciting? Let me know in the comments.
Phoenix presented by @Vita.mn Tuesday, September 22 @firstavenue http://bit.ly/kDwBX (RT @vita_mn)
Ok, not to compare Conan O’Brien with [J/j]esus, but I can’t help but have Tom Wait’s Chocolate Jesus stuck in my head ever since running across the article yesterday, so, I’m sharing. Hope you enjoy it.
Here’s some related media.
1) Conan’s acceptance on The Tonight Show: Hulu
2) A behind the scenes, making of chocolate Conan: YouTube
3) A little more background: City Pages
Electric Six @FirstAvenue Mon Nov 23rd. 18+ / $12 (RT @cowbell). Another great live band even if the last few albums haven’t been that great
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