Topic: NOTES IN CINNAMONSCOPE AND COLOR (Read 6945 times)

Jennifer · « **Reply #120 on:** August 22, 2015, 05:26:49 PM »

DR Jeanne asked:

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I read that the sequel to the GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO series will be released soon. The new author is a Swedish journalist and novelist. Will anyone here be reading it?

My first reaction is probably not. I guess it depends. if it gets good reviews and people say that it seems like it really works well with the other books then I might change my mind.

I loved the other books. I am not really a fan of them having a new author continue the series. i would have read the book if they had taken the original author's notes and work thathe started for this book.

John G. · « **Reply #121 on:** August 22, 2015, 05:34:21 PM »

Quote from: bk on August 22, 2015, 08:39:14 AM

Cilantro and cumin? I don't know what God-forsaken Mexican restaurants you're eating in, but they are not Mexican restaurants. I have NEVER seen, heard or had cilantro OR cumin in any Mexican restaurant that is truly a Mexican restaurant, and by that I mean not Chipotle.

Tex-Mex uses both. But real Mexican never uses cumin so that you can taste it. IMO, when its strong enough that you can taste it, it reminds me of how an unwashed armpit smells. Can't stand the stuff.

John G. · « **Reply #122 on:** August 22, 2015, 05:36:16 PM »

Quote from: vixmom on August 22, 2015, 09:49:26 AM

John G I don't know if you saw my post last night The Vixter and I will be in the Orland Kissimmee area for a week starting 9/19. Will we have a chance to meet up?

I leave for Sarasota on September 24. Don't get in until late. So sadly I doubt it.

John G. · « **Reply #123 on:** August 22, 2015, 05:37:04 PM »

Quote from: vixmom on August 22, 2015, 09:51:43 AM

At the risk of being forever shunned by John G I must admit my Mexican food experiences are limited to Taco Bell and my own home made quesadillas

Your homemade quesadillas are closer to real Mexican or even Tex-Mex than Taco Hell, em, Bell.

John G. · « **Reply #124 on:** August 22, 2015, 05:38:59 PM »

Quote from: Dan M on August 22, 2015, 12:19:40 PM

Re: Cinnamonscope and HOUSE OF BAMBOO

English was not my Mom's native tongue, used to pronounce bamboo as "bamboon" and:
Dudley Moore thus became "Nutley Doodley" (can't quite explain that one)
Marlon Brando was "Marlo Brandon"
Potato chips were "chimps"

I'm sure there are others that I will remember. I have been thinking of her as I am 2 days away from the anniversary of her passing from metastatic cancer in 2007. I was there with her right through the end. That may be why my own cancer battle has an added layer of difficulty.

Sounds a little like my mother's accent.

John G. · « **Reply #125 on:** August 22, 2015, 05:41:28 PM »

Quote from: Dan M on August 22, 2015, 03:50:37 PM

Quote from: Jane on August 22, 2015, 03:20:02 PM
Quote from: bk on August 22, 2015, 08:39:14 AM
Cilantro and cumin? I don't know what God-forsaken Mexican restaurants you're eating in, but they are not Mexican restaurants. I have NEVER seen, heard or had cilantro OR cumin in any Mexican restaurant that is truly a Mexican restaurant, and by that I mean not Chipotle.

I would not be surprised if you aren't eating cilantro without knowing it.

I read some more about this and the use of cilantro is common in many areas of Mexico, but not all. I'm sure there's a difference in the kind of Mexican food that is fairly common here in Tucson (mainly Sonoran, I think means more beef because of the cattle ranchers) and that derived from Mexico City, which I understand uses more French-style cooking techniques, a vestige of the Maximilian colonial era.

But I'm no expert so all I can actually report on is what I posted earlier. My neighbors here in Tucson had two different "house keepers" from two different generations (one was in her 20s, the other was in her 60s) and both used cilantro. The younger woman made amazing tacos. She would cook the taco shell with the raw beef in it, then add the toppings. I remember that neither one of these Mexican women would ever use flour tortillas, only corn. They said that flour was an American variation.

There are so many regional styles of Mexican food that studying them can be a real pleasure. I love the seafood dishes from the Mexican gulf region and Veracruz. Very different from Oaxacan food with its spicy moles.

John G. · « **Reply #126 on:** August 22, 2015, 05:44:29 PM »

Me after three dance classes in a row today.

vixmom · « **Reply #127 on:** August 22, 2015, 05:53:38 PM »

Quote from: John G. on August 22, 2015, 05:36:16 PM

Quote from: vixmom on August 22, 2015, 09:49:26 AM
John G I don't know if you saw my post last night The Vixter and I will be in the Orland Kissimmee area for a week starting 9/19. Will we have a chance to meet up?

I leave for Sarasota on September 24. Don't get in until late. So sadly I doubt it.

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vixmom · « **Reply #128 on:** August 22, 2015, 05:55:05 PM »

I have absolutely no idea where that flight info came from in my last post. I did not type it and I am driving not flying

Jane · « **Reply #129 on:** August 22, 2015, 06:00:51 PM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on August 22, 2015, 05:20:34 PM

Florida avocados are really different, and weird. I haven't yet tried to come to terms with them.

We only bought them the one time.

Jane · « **Reply #130 on:** August 22, 2015, 06:02:34 PM »

Quote from: John G. on August 22, 2015, 05:34:21 PM

Quote from: bk on August 22, 2015, 08:39:14 AM
Cilantro and cumin? I don't know what God-forsaken Mexican restaurants you're eating in, but they are not Mexican restaurants. IMO, when its strong enough that you can taste it, it reminds me of how an unwashed armpit smells. Can't stand the stuff.

Jane · « **Reply #131 on:** August 22, 2015, 06:04:47 PM »

Quote from: vixmom on August 22, 2015, 05:55:05 PM

I have absolutely no idea where that flight info came from in my last post. I did not type it and I am driving not flying

And I don't see why my expressions are showing up in the quote because that isn't where I put them. I even double checked.

bk · « **Reply #132 on:** August 22, 2015, 06:20:12 PM »

Had a very good and very productive and long rehearsal today - got lots done and the shape of the show is really starting to come together now, and I keep adjusting as I watch scenes.

bk · « **Reply #133 on:** August 22, 2015, 06:20:45 PM »

We brought in Dino's Pizza for lunch - I could not resist having four pieces, but I'd jogged and I'll be jogging again and we're allowed one splurge day a week.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #134 on:** August 22, 2015, 06:21:59 PM »

Thanks DR JEANNE.

Most mysterious DR VIXMOM....maybe it's the voodoo.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #135 on:** August 22, 2015, 06:22:30 PM »

I have it on good authority that Florida avocados are actually extraterrestrial.

Jane · « **Reply #136 on:** August 22, 2015, 06:43:50 PM »

LOL DR Jrand, that is possible.

Jane · « **Reply #137 on:** August 22, 2015, 06:46:00 PM »

Our smoke filled world looks like we entered a dystopia world. The planes are going in the wrong direction to land. The are on the opposite path as the usual take-off-very strange to watch.

Jane · « **Reply #138 on:** August 22, 2015, 06:47:04 PM »

We have friends coming for the first time tomorrow, not the lovely view we expected them to see. Our plan was to take them to the pool or the beach, now we might just stay inside for the little ones.

vixmom · « **Reply #139 on:** August 22, 2015, 07:48:34 PM »

Continued vibes and prayers for Jack's dad

singdaw · « **Reply #140 on:** August 22, 2015, 07:51:37 PM »

Just back from a concert in the Twin Cities Early Music Festival series.

Tonight was an all-Bach program of vocal and instrumental music.

Two friends of mine were singing. It was great!

singdaw · « **Reply #141 on:** August 22, 2015, 08:24:31 PM »

But that is not enough, by itself, to get us to PAGE 6.

singdaw · « **Reply #142 on:** August 22, 2015, 08:24:45 PM »

Glad you had a good rehearsal, bk.

bk · « **Reply #143 on:** August 22, 2015, 08:35:55 PM »

Pizza guilt so did a second jog.

singdaw · « **Reply #144 on:** August 22, 2015, 08:38:40 PM »

There's no guilt like pizza guilt.

singdaw · « **Reply #145 on:** August 22, 2015, 08:41:05 PM »

Jrand74 · « **Reply #146 on:** August 22, 2015, 08:48:47 PM »

Tired......we moved a nice day-trundle bed into my dad's room so my mom can sleep in there if she wants to......

Thanks DR VIXMOM - he is doing okay!

George · « **Reply #147 on:** August 22, 2015, 09:10:42 PM »

I'm at the theater...I forgot my tablet at my parents' house, so my sister's boyfriend dropped it off on his way home from my parents' house. Now I'm connected again.

George · « **Reply #148 on:** August 22, 2015, 09:11:38 PM »

Quote from: George on August 22, 2015, 02:30:53 PM

Have a ood day, all!

Ood...a Doctor Who reference.

George · « **Reply #149 on:** August 22, 2015, 09:12:03 PM »

And since we're so close...

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