All Consuming : matt5522

A story about "A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (matt5522) — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:57:28 GMT

A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire)

by George R.R. Martin

A little dissapointing when compared to the first three books. It doesn’t seem as polished, and could have used a little bit more rigorous editing. And there seem to be some jumps and odd twists or sudden endings in the story-lines. It unfortunate, since the first three were such great books. Makes be a little nervous about the final chapter?

Terrible!!!!

nobody@allconsuming.net (matt5522) — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:05:49 GMT

Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, Book 11)

by Robert Jordan

These books are terrible!! What-ever you do DO NOT start reading them. He has way way too many plot-lines going, I think he gets tired of them and just drops them or maybe forgets about them, so some prominent characters just suddenly dissappear.
The characters are NOT well thought out or defined, and he has them doing stupid and un-characteristic things, or stupidly getting into trouble and then miraculously getting rescued.
He has too many characters and locations going, its almost impossible to keep things straight. In this last book he has two characters that occur in many of the same scenes one named Pelivar and one names Perival!@@ How stupid is that?

I think this is the 11th book in this series and its still not completed. With a good editor, who wasn’t afraid to cut out wasteful or irrelevant text or plot lines these 11 books may have made a nice trilogy.

A story about "Chicago style hot dog"

nobody@allconsuming.net (matt5522) — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 07:00:58 GMT

Chicago style hot dog

But I’ve never been to Chicago. My Chicago style Hot dog was from Matt’s Famous Chili Dogs in Seattle. http://www.mattsfamouschilidogs.com/ All Matt’s hot-dogs are very good, and they do claim to have Chicago Style dogs (they have neon green relish) but I don’t know if they’re truely authentic Chicago style or not, or how close they hold to the standards!
But they are very good!!

A question I have about "Lucky Lager"

nobody@allconsuming.net (matt5522) — Fri, 05 May 2006 23:28:19 GMT

Lucky Lager

by Labatt Breweries

Lucky Lager was NOT brewed by Labatts. It was a northwest U.S. beer brewed I believe by General Brewing Co, in Portland, OR.

This is the Lucky Lager I was thinking of:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Lager

http://www.rustycans.com/month0105.html

Unless maybe there were more than one Lucky Lager.

A story about "Oryx and Crake"

nobody@allconsuming.net (matt5522) — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 05:17:24 GMT

Oryx and Crake

by Margaret Atwood

I just finished the audio version of this book and part of me really enjoyed it but a bigger part is really dissappointed. It was a little slow to get going , and then it seemed like she just all of a sudden decided to wrap it up quickly, and then there was absolutely no resolution at the end.
Maybe I’m just missing something or dense, but I didn’t get the ending at all. I loved the book until the last half page, and then I couldn’t believe that that was how it ended?

Why I want to consume "KEXP"

nobody@allconsuming.net (matt5522) — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 17:06:17 GMT

KEXP

by arjun

Gnarls Barkley – Crazy
Sons and Daughters – Dance Me In
The Rogers Sisters – You undecided
Jenny Lewis – Handle With Care
Joseph Artur – Honey and the Moon
The Rosebuds – Outnumbered
Stone Roses – Love Spreads
The Old 97’s – Jagged
My Morning Jacket – Off the Record
Ray Price – City Lights
Giant Drag – This Isn’t It

Why I want to consume "KEXP"

nobody@allconsuming.net (matt5522) — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 22:00:38 GMT

KEXP

by arjun

http://www.kexp.org

The Black Keys – Thickfreakness
Tapes and Tapes – The Illiad
Rilo Kiley – Portions for Foxes
The Gossip – Standing in the Way of control
Mark Lanegan and Isobel Campbell – Ramblin Man
Neko Case – John Saw That Number
White Stripes – Stop Breaking Down
The Go! Team – Huddle Formation
Lucinda Williams – Still I Long for Your Kisses
Bright Eyes – We Are Nowhere and Its Now
Detroit Cobras – The Real Thing

A review of "King of the Gypsies"

nobody@allconsuming.net (matt5522) — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 20:39:05 GMT

King of the Gypsies

by Peter Maas Frank Pierson

Great movie about a gypsy clan in New York!
Sterling Hayden is the patriarch, Judd Hirsh the inept son who wants to inherit the leadership, Eric Roberts the grand son who doesn’t want it but inherits the leadership. Susan Sarandon, Shelly Winters, Brooke Shields, Annette O’Toole, and Annie Potts.

Why I want to consume "Exploring Glacier National Park (Exploring Series)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (matt5522) — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 00:45:27 GMT

Exploring Glacier National Park (Exploring Series)

by David Rockwell

Excellent background book on Glacier National Park! Very good section on the geologic history of the park and how it was formed. Good sections on the plants and animals in the park and the various eco-systems and micro-climates.

A story about "Dahlia Lounge Coconut Cream Pie"

nobody@allconsuming.net (matt5522) — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 19:06:06 GMT

Dahlia Lounge Coconut Cream Pie

Probably the best coconut cream pie I’ve ever had, it was overwhelming almost intimidating. It was huge and so good!

A story about "Time Enough for Love"

nobody@allconsuming.net (matt5522) — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 19:02:58 GMT

Time Enough for Love

by Robert A. Heinlein

One of my top five all time favorite Sci-Fi books.

A story about "English Creek"

nobody@allconsuming.net (matt5522) — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:58:27 GMT

English Creek

by Ivan Doig

A sequel to Dancing at the Rascal Fair, many of the same families but about 30 years later. A good pre-WWII Montana history

A story about "Dancing at the Rascal Fair"

nobody@allconsuming.net (matt5522) — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:57:07 GMT

Dancing at the Rascal Fair

by Ivan Doig

good story of the history of some Montana families, particularly interesting if you’re interested in Scottish heritage