Bold and Pungent

Believe it or not, today is Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day!  Love garlic? Sauerkraut? Curry? Today’s the perfect day to pour it on! 

In honor of this day, here’s my own recipe for some tasty, easy taco dip:

Take 1 pkg. of cream cheese stirred together with 1 pkg. of taco seasoning and spread it on a plate.  Top it with refried black beans, chicken, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and a mixture of half salsa and half ranch dressing.   To make it extra bold and pungent, add some crushed red pepper flakes, tabasco or fiery hot salsa.  Enjoy!

You’re Welcome

You all can thank my sister’s People.com addiction for this gem…it’s Robert Pattinson’s 30 Hottest Stares.  Cracks me up because to me, it’s kind of just the one stare with progressivly crazier hair, but to each her own.

Can’t get enough RPattz?  He and Kristen Stewart are this month’s Harper’s Bazaar cover story, where among other things, he says that if he were invisible, he would “… probably spy on people to hear what they think of me — and then hate them for it afterward.”  Check out the whole interview here.

And, in other Twilight-related news, if you can’t wait for New Moon to come to theaters, come to the library to check out the soundtrack!

Disney to buy out Marvel?!

According to news this morning, Disney is set to buy out Marvel for $4 billion, including complete control of Marvel’s over 5000 characters.  I can’t help thinking this is a travesty!  But what do you think? 

Chicago Comic-Con 2009

Hey everyone! This is Tressa. I’m taking over Katie’s blog for just a moment. A couple of weeks ago I went to the Chicago Comic-Con and it was unbelievably awesome!  The whole conference floor was jammed pack with comic book collections, games, specialized toys, t-shirts…you name it, it was there!!!

The best part was seeing everyone dressed up in costumes. Before you even got into the conference area, people were walking around dressed as characters from Star Wars, Batman, Spiderman, Watchmen, etc.  Next year I am totally dressing up! 

 Another fun part was seeing some somewhat-famous celebrities:  Michelle Rodriguez (“Anna Lucia” from LOST) was there; Peter Brady from “The Brady Bunch”; Ray Park (Darth Maul), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrission) from “Star Wars”; the original Incredible Hulk, Lou Ferrigno; …oh, and some kid named Cameron Bright who will be Alec, one of the Volturi, in the next Twilight movie. 

 Anyway, it was a ton of fun!! If you guys ever get the chance to go, it is definitely worth it!!  More pictures after the jump…

I love technology

Check out this photo posted on CNET showing the crowd at Obama’s inauguration - viewed from space. 

Hilarious Twilight Video

Twilight, puppet-style.  Enjoy!

Comment me with a link to your favorite Twilight tribute or parody…
Katie

A new world record

“A team in The Netherlands has set a new world record for the MOST dominoes toppled over in one go – 4,354,027 of them! 

Eighty five people spent eight weeks setting it all up, but it took less than two hours for them to fall.

The record-breaking topple was watched live by people in eight countries as part of the Netherlands annual Domino day.”  [BBC News]

Check it out – the video is CRAZY!

Did you call it?

The results are in and the next president is Barack Obama.  Did you call it?  If you had school elections, did your school pick the winner?  If it was your first time voting, how was it?  Did you have to wait long hours at the polls?  Were you up all night watching the returns come in? 

What was your election experience like?
Katie

Today’s the day

Seriously, is there anything else going on in the WORLD today as important as this election?  You wouldn’t think so if you were at the library right now.  I’m glad to say that Winfield is coming out in force to vote here at the library; there’s hardly a parking spot to be had. 

If you’re registered, don’t forget to make your way here or to wherever your polling place happens to be!  Polls close at 7:00 so you have plenty of time to make sure your candidate gets all the votes coming to him.  

Wish me luck in the voting line after work,
Katie

Voter Registration

If you will be 18 on or before November 4, 2008, don’t forget to register to vote! 

You can register to vote at the library at any time.  Just bring a photo ID and another form of identification with your current address.   Voter registration for the upcoming election ends on October 7.