A little something funny to pass the day away.

When I saw this it made me think of you.

Not really. No. It's just something I find to be cool and absolutely true.

Ramen. Why do I love you?

  Ramen. Why do I love it? Why does it always call to me when I feel the urge to eat? It's just noodles, seasoning, and water but yet...it's always wanted in my belly. We've all had it and know for a fact that it's the cheap food that college students eat because they are saving their money for the terrible moose piss they call beer. Yet I'm drawn to it. Always. Why? Is it because you can get seventy of them for a dollar? Is it because it's easy to make? All you do is boil water, add noodles, then add seasonings. You're done. You eat. You're full of noms. Is it because it's authentic Asian cuisine? Yeeeeeeah that last one is total B.S. Still I love it. In a world with bacon wrapped filets cooked to medium rare with a nice side of garlic mashed potatoes, sushi, and many other noms I still go back to The Ramen. Chicken flavored of course. Why would I get any of those other flavors? The chicken is perfect.
  Of course I doctor mine up a bit now a days. A little chili garlic paste, some soy sauce, fish sauce, lemon juice, rice vinegar, sliced red onion, mushrooms, and some green onion. Nice and tasty. That's just one of the ways I have made myself The Ramen. I've used the Ramen as a side dish of noodles. Made the bacon ramen....I'm trying to think of the other ways I've made it but I'm stuck on these. They're so very tasty.
  The question will plague me until the end of days I bet. Why do I love it? Why do I eat it? Will I hide inside a blanket fort so no one can see my secret shame of loving Ramen? How spicy will I make it next time? Maybe have it with a little soy, sriracha, a few mixed veggies, and maybe some sliced chicken in it next time. Now that I think about it I am running a bit low. Only have 30 packets left. Now if you'll excuse me I'll be over here. Contemplating these questions and eating more Ramen.

Sagebrush Cantina. It's pretty tasty food.

Today I went to the Sagebrush Cantina in Fenton with my mom (Yeah. I went and had dinner with my mommy. My mommy loves me and says I am special which is why I have to wear this protective gear to protect my specialness). It's your fairly standard Tex/Mex restaurant. Tacos, nachos, enchiladas, the regular stuff you expect to get at most of these types of establishments. No real surprises on the menu.

As with all GOOD Tex/Mex restaurants they start you off with chips and salsa. The salsa here is top notch. This is probably some of the best salsa I've had. It's got nice flavor. A nice amount of heat to make your nose run a bit. You know anything that's supposed to be spicy isn't good unless it gives you a little bit of sniffles. The chips are a bit on the fragile side though. Tasty but tend to crumble 5/8ths of the time. Still they're a good platform for that sweet, sweet salsa.

The entrees are pretty tasty too. I got the tacos of various meats. Steak, shrimp, and chicken. The chicken taco was tasty. The shrimp taco was tasty. Aaaaaaand the steak taco was tasty, if a bit tough at bites. I'm thinking that they need to tenderize it a bit better. The pico de gallo they make adds a nice crisp taste to it. The sides do need some work though. The beans were a bit gritty, but tasty. The rice was a bit bland though.

Other than those small things this place is pretty good. Definitely a place for you to get food if you're out in Fenton, or as I call it The Desolate Wastes. The food is good, the service is good, and damnit you need to try this salsa. The salsa is there for you to go and try right now. Sweet Jebus you need to try this salsa. When you do I'm fairly certain you'll thank me. And bring then me some.

Sagebrush Cantina

Fenton, Michigan

Tex/Mex

Rating: 3.5 out of 5

Website: http://mysagebrushcantina.com/

Not Quite Hollywood. Yeah. It still looks pretty sweet.

Now I love a bit of exploitation in my movies. Blaxploitation. Sexploitation. Mexploitation. Pretty much anything that was created in the Grindhouse era because, lets face it, the -sploitation sold movies. I didn't know that there was an Ozsploitation genre. I mean I knew there were Aussie movies but I really didn't know the extent, or how young, the industry over there was. Mad Max. Crocodile Dundee. Yahoo Serious. Yeah I was pretty limited.
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of OZplotation, by director Mark Hartley, is a great watch. Not just because of the amazing amount of 70's boobs we get in the first 20 minutes but because it's actually pretty good. It shows you the birth pangs, and then the explosion, of the Australian movie industry (movies like Stork, Alvin Purple, and Eliza Fraser), the awesomely bad, and some really good, horror (Patrick, Long Weekend, Roadgames and the like), the Action movies (Mad Max, Stone, and BMX Bandits), and the new blood starting it all again (Wolf Creek, Saw, Rogue). It shows you this journey in a nice visual way. By throwing lots of flashy explosion scenes, action scenes, boobs, bullets, and blood all over the screen.
With interviews with Aussie greats Tim Burstall, Rebecca Gilling, and Brian Trenchard-Smith among many others, the movie serves it's purpose. It entertains and informs. What more did can you ask for? Also Quentin Tarantino is a big part of it so if you love The Quentin, and you missed this movie, you're slipping in your old age. Get up and grab this movie. You won't be disappointed. Also if all of this fails to grasp your heart strings there's at least boobs, explosions, and more boobs in it to keep you in your seat.

Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of OZsploitation
Directed by Mark Hartley
Released in 2008
Magnolia Home Entertainment, Magnet

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand here's the first one with all the talky talk.

As I embark upon this blogging journey with you, allow me to tell you what to expect here. I am posting my opinions about things that I enjoy. Movies. Food. Books. Whatever I feel like. Why? Because I'm bored and quite honestly I like to do such things. I like analyzing stuff. It gives me a happy. Will I be serious? Yes. Will I tell jokes? Of course. I'm a funny lookin' guy (See what I did there? HA!). Other than that I must say this blog is mainly for my amusement and for me to maybe help people try stuff that they should already be doing. If you don't like the things I say, remember that the mouse can easily click you away from me. If you like what I say then good sir, or ma'am, you and I can totally be friends. Or you're a secret government clone of me sent to destroy me and take my place. Don't be a knowingly ignorant douche of interstellar proportions once you do. If there is anything I'm missing here I'll get to it later. I will now return you to your regularly scheduled Interwebz wanderings and porn pop-ups.

Just a little something I made to start this up. Enjoy.