How to peel a cooked potato in one shot
SO COOL! I can't wait to try it!
Places to see
We got this new book, Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die, the other day. It lists out forty places that are supposedly unmissable. I've been to three (the ones in bold on the list below). James has been to three. After our upcoming trip to the States, I will have been to four - we're hitting the Grand Canyon as one of our stops (James has already been there, though, so he'll still be at three).
We want to go to all of these places, with a couple of possible exceptions. Neither of us are so big on the cities and as for the listed tropical island, well, after the Seychelles, I guess we feel like we can do without another island for a while. Of course we have many years to complete these trips, we're just excited by the prospect of them.
So here's a question for all of you readers out there: Have you been to any of these places? If so, which? Were they as awesome as they all look/sound? Please tell.
The List
- Angkor Wat
- St Petersburg, Russia
- Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA - 14 Jul 05
- Taj Mahal, Agra, India
- Aitutaki, Cook Islands
- Pyramid of Kukulcán, Mexico
- Iguassu Falls, Brazil and Argentina
- Petra, Jordan
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Taman Negara Rainforest, Malaysia
- Havana, Cuba
- Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok Thailand
- Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland
- The Alhambra, Granada, Spain
- Venice, Italy
- Dead Vlei, Namibia
- College Fjord, Alaska, USA
- Karmak Temple, Luxor, Egypt
- Jaisalmer Fort, India
- Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
- Manhattan Island, New York, USA
- Lake Titicaca, Bolivia and Peru
- Santorini, Greece
- Drakensberg, South Africa
- Lalibela, Ethiopia
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- Great Barrier Reef, Australia
- Lhasa, Tibet
- Ephesus, Turkey
- The Bund, Shanghai, China
- Monet's Garden, Giverny, France ??? Why is this in here? I was at Giverny at an amazing time of year on a splendid day and was completely underwhelmed. It's just a bunch of flowers... The paintings are nicer!
- Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
- Zanzibar, Tanzania
- Makalu, Himalayas
- Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia
- The Ghats, Varanasi, India
- Yangshuo, Guilin, China
- Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Killary Harbour, Ireland
Eggs
We got groceries delivered a few minutes ago. Among the food we ordered were a carton of eggs.
James: So are you going to throw the old eggs out?
Me: Yes, they're out of date.
James: You should look at the old ones first.
I have the BEST HUSBAND EVER! Hee hee.
100 Greatest Cult Movies of All Time
I've seen 44 63 of the top 100 cult classics! Wow! Going through this list, I was struck by both the number of these I haven't seen but should, and the number of these I don't own, but should. After discussing this briefly with James, we wonder: Where's Wall Street? Where's Being John Malkovich?
19 Jul 04: Erin reminded me that I saw Six String Samurai in DC!
I've seen titles in bold.
I own titles in italics.
2001 - A Space Odyssey
Abba - The Movie
A Clockwork Orange
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension - 17 Nov 04
Akira
Alien
Apocalypse Now
Army of Darkness
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Bad Taste - 02 Aug 04
Barbarella
Batman (1966 movie)
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
The Big Lebowski
Blade Runner
Blood and Donuts
The Blues Brothers - 19 Aug 04
Blue Velvet - 02 Mar 05
The Boondock Saints
Boxing Helena
Braindead (also known as Dead Alive) - 11 Jul 04
Brazil
Bubba Ho Tep
The Breakfast Club
Carnival of Souls - 21 Jan 05
Carrie
Clue
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Dark Star
Dawn of the Dead (George Romero original)
Day of the Dead - 16 May 05
Dazed And Confused
Deep Throat
The Draughtsman's Contract
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Drowning by Numbers
Donnie Darko
El Mariachi
Eraserhead - 11 Aug 04
Evil Dead
Evil Dead II
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fight Club
Forbidden Zone
From Dusk Till Dawn
Gayniggers From Outer Space
The Grand Illusion
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Harold and Maude
Harry Knuckles series
Heathers
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Highlander
If.... (half)
Incubus
The Italian Job (original) - 07 Nov 04
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter
Kids - 11 Nov 04
Koyaanisqatsi
Lon
Liquid Sky
Little Shop of Horrors
Logan's Run
Mad Max
The Man Who Fell To Earth
Mars Attacks!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life - 25 Aug 04
Motel Hell - 24 Aug 05
Meet The Feebles
The Naked Gun trilogy
Night of the Living Dead
Office Space
Paris, Texas
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Pink Flamingos
Pink Floyd's The Wall
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Planet of the Apes (Original)
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Pulp Fiction
The Princess Bride
The Producers
Raising Arizona
Reefer Madness aka Tell Your Children - 28 Aug 05
Repo Man - 11 Aug 05
Reservoir Dogs - 22 Apr 05
RollerBall (1975)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Scum
Shallow Grave - 11 Aug 05
Silent Running
Six String Samurai
Solaris (original)
Southlander
St. Elmo's Fire
Santa Sangre
Shawshank Redemption
Star Wars series
Tank Girl
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original) - 24 Jul 04
They Live
Themroc
This Is Spinal Tap
This Island Earth
Tommy (the Who rock opera)
Total Recall
The Toxic Avenger
Tremors
TRON
UHF
Waiting for Guffman
The Wicker Man
Withnail and I - 07 Oct 05
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
The Wizard of Speed and Time
Yellow Submarine
Zardoz
Zoolander
