Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Number Two (Numero Dos)



Yes, I'm still blogging. I've decided to go with a classic video game review and a new recipe with each blog. Some recipes will be normal food most people would enjoy and some will be of food you pretty much had to grow up on to like. I'll specify at the beginning so you'll know if you want to actually make it. I still haven't learned how to do fancy stuff like skip lines and indent so this blogs gonna be another wall of text, but I'll try to figure it out later. (No promises.) Anyways, without further adieu (that's french for something) I'll move on to my video game review...

The game of the day is Angband. This is probably my favorite old school dungeon exploration game and it's also the oldest I've ever played. The game came out in 1985 and is 100% textbased. You play as a cute little @ symbol and battle hideous monsters such as "G's" and "L's". On a serious note, the gameplay is incredibly indepth for such an old game. There is more spells, gear, and different kinds of monsters than pretty much any game that's come out recently. That's the benefit of games that aren't graphically intensive. The game is based off of Tolkeins middle earth and you run into boss monsters like Smeagol and Sarumon. The only problem I have with the game (which also happens to be something I love about it) is there are 100 levels of the dungeon and I don't think I've even made it to level 30 yet. The game is freaking so huge it can be frustrating at times. The reason I have this love hate relationship with that aspect of the game is every couple months I go back and play it and still find new things all the time. The game is set up so that you aren't "supposed" to be able to save after death (i.e. once you die you have to start over for those that only play modern games) but it's pretty easy to get around that. If you want to check the game out and decide you need to save shoot me an e-mail or give me a call and I'll tell you how. Here's some screenshots so you can get a visual of what I'm talking about.




Now, I think it's time for the recipe of the day, and the winner is (drum roll...) Cheesy Potato Soup!!! This is a recipe that is extremely easy to make and it's completely normal. It looks fancy too so if you want to make someone think you're a great cook but you are low on funds and talent this is the recipe for you. What you need is a couple cans of campells cream of potato soup, about a cup of milk, shredded cheese, bacon bits (real bacon bits, not bacos) and chives (optional). I also like to use a pinch of basil and oregano but if you don't have a spice rack you don't have to use that either.

All you have to do is dump the soup into a pot and add milk until it's creamy (not watery.) Add your spices while it's heating up. When it's hot sprinkle in the cheese and bacon bits. I'm not big on measuring things out so just add a little bit at a time until it tastes right. When you're done pour it into bowls and sprinkle some more cheese, bacon bits, and chives on top. (That's what makes it look fancy.) It makes about two big bowls. Use one can if you're making it for yourself or use more cans if you're making it for a group. Just use less or more of everything else proportionally. That's what makes it so easy. You can't really mess it up.

I think that pretty much sums up todays ravings. Check back often as you never know when I'll be motivated and bored enough at the same time to do this again and remember, all generalizations are false, including this one. Have a great day.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

My first attempt at a blog

I'm obviously new to this blogging community, but I figure it's better late then never so here it goes...
Today was pretty much like 99% of the days I (and most other people in the world) have. Nothing particulary good or bad happened, and everything that did happen would be about as entertaining to anyone else as staring at a picture of a pink flamingo...




This time I went with the latter. Now that I'm done blogging about my day I'll go ahead and blog about one of my personal interest and I'll even throw in an opinion or two on the house. It is a little known fact to most of the world, but a very well known fact to most of my friends that I am a retro video gamer. (If this topic doesn't interest you see above image.) To prove my credentials I recently purchased an NES turbo pad and Techmo Bowl (go Bears), and I can beat Super Mario Bros. without getting hit. I recently found an old DOS game called Quest for Glory that I used to play as a kid and it's still crazy awesome. I would recommend it to anyone who likes old games. It's a short game but there's somewhere around 9 sequels so it takes a bit of time to beat them all. The best thing about the series is it's full of good old fashioned dry humor, something you rarely see in video games nowadays. If you make it through this blog and plan on reading more of my ramblings be prepared to hear about a classic game in pretty much every one. Once I get the hang of this blogging stuff I'll start titling subjects so you'll have the opportunity to skip the parts you find less than interesting (which will more than likely be everything except the pictures... Okay, maybe the pictures too.)
Moving on, another intersting fact about me is I love backwoods southern country cooking. I have to add backwoods in there because most people consider fried chicken and collard greens country food. In a way it is, but It's fancy country food. It's good in it's own way, but I really love poor folk country food. I just made a pot of boiled potatoes, cabbage, and ham and a bunch of people gave me a hard time about that. Where I'm from that kind of stuff is a staple. I also made a pot of bean soup and hamhocks a couple weeks ago the country way (yes there is a non-country way) and I ended up eating the whole pot by myself because no one else could stomache it. If there are any brave souls that read this blog that is interested to find out what real Kentucky style, backwoods, country food tastes like let me know. It could prove to be a very interesting learning experience.
I suppose I've gone on long enough, but I'll end with a quote I hold very close to my heart...
"The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not." - Mark Twain
Let that sink in for awhile...