so much better than his weird mullet in Death At A Funeral.

Further context - this is the McDonald's closest to the Sony lot.  Make of that what you will.

Smurf no!

I was out this past Saturday and saw a giant, inflatable Smurf, peeking out over the roof of a McDonalds.  It was positioned in such a way that it looked like it was sodomizing the building.

And looks vaguely avian.  The Gummer Girls are all kind of strange looking.

C-R-E-E-P-Y

The wedding episode of "Peep Show" was fabulous, thank you very much.  I won't have you maligning it with this "indie movie" bollocks.

@avclub-94d8526a5fae933806f65b8a0f49301a:disqus  it's the weird way David Mitchell shows his affection, apparently.

Her college nickname was/is Collie.  How cute is that?!!!

This feels more like the Donald Glover version of The Canyons.

Two birds with one stone:  We discovered an amazing banh mi sandwich place about a mile from the Bruery (makers of occasionally overpriced, but occasionally amazing beer).

Chinese food.  Mmm.  Sodium.

I think it was metacritic?  Or reading The LA print version of The Onion (RIP) and realizing that the Onion had movie reviews?   Really who the hell knows.  I just know I was around for @Phel:disqus marrying some dude off the boards when I was just happy to lurk.

I recommend Vegan with a Vengeance's "Tagine of Spring Vegetables" with red lentils.  Possibly my favorite vegetarian meal of all time.

Homemade pasta - surprisingly easy (if you have a food processor, anyway) and worth it .

We're working our way through ad hoc at home.  Last night: crispy braised chicken thighs with fennel, lemon and olives, served with Jamie Oliver's sticky carrots (this is the recipe everyone asks me for - it's insane how good these turn out - it's just carrots, bay leaves, 1 tbs of butter, and a tiny bit of water.…

There are two ways to go with those books: stick to the spectacle avoid all the subtext, which will make people who loved the books miserable OR do a faithful adaptation for the BBC or some other public entity because then you don't have to worry about not making any money.

More like:  a heavy duty supraorbital ridge.  The kind you'd find on a Viking. Or Dirk Nowitzki (not that he's Danish, but he's a good example of what I'm talking about).

From my study abroad experience:  they are all impossibly good looking (despite pronounced brow ridges on the dudes) and way too tall.  If they're brunette, they're likely to be on the shorter side - like 5'11.  They all have some sort of mullet and wear capri pants like no one's business.

the strongest MAN…In the WORLD