Cooking with Scookle

I could cook other things, but I mean, I really care a great deal for steak.

Broiled Montreal Seasoned Sirloin with Sauteed Baby Portabellas and Green Beans

-Wash your filthy hands
-Set broiler on low
-Tenderize steak...don't worry it likes it
-Rub steak with Montreal seasoning to taste(basically salt, black and red pepper, garlic, and paprika. You can also just buy this in the spice section of a grocery store)
-After the rub cover the steak with olive or basting oil
-In a large, hot frying pan brown steak on either side (bout two min a side)
-Line a cookie sheet with foil and coat the foil with the olive or bastin oil. Transfer steak to sheet and place in broiler.
-Cook until desired temperature, flipping occasionally
-When steak is about five min from done start the portabellas: Place pan on high heat, add a tbls. of butter. When butter is melted add the washed portabellas. Spinkle with cayenne pepper to taste.
-Turn heat down to med. and stir occasionally. When steak is done, so are the mushrooms.
-At some point during all of this cook some green beans. I just put a frozen bag of them in the microwave right after I start the portabellas.

I paired this meal with one or five Genny's.



Hope you enjoy,
Scookle

Isn't Tom Cruise Shorter Than a Midget?

Tonight it was brought up in discussion that the movie "Legend" is better than "Willow." I don't know much for sure except that The Beatles are better than The Monkeys, the Dodgers are never coming back to Brooklyn, and "Willow" is a better movie than "Legend," a MUCH better movie. "Legend?" Weak sauce. Unicorns? Lord of Darkness? Some Lord, he gets killed by a bunch of mirrors. "Oh no, don't stab me with your magical unicorn horn!" In "Legend" Tom Cruise stars as "Jack," a forest recluse. Really? A forest recluse? Well when he is done playing with Christopher Robin in the 100 Acre Wood, maybe he can step his hero game up and come play with the big boys in "Willow." Val Kilmer stars in "Willow" as "Madmartigan," and in case you didn't know he is the greatest swordsman that ever lived...recognize. "Willow" made more money, was nominated for more Academy awards, it's funnier, it has little people, pocket sized people, a two headed dragon, and oh yeah...death dogs.

Terminator takes groin kick in his stride...

Temporarily distracted from his time-bending quest to assassinate John Connor, a Cyberdyne T-101 Terminator takes a moment to shrug off an atomic nut-buster kick to his fun-zone. Said the polymetal endoskeleton following the devastating assault, "I need your clothes, your boots, your motorcycle, and some ice packs," before retiring to a dressing room and breathing heavily into a brown paper bag for the next 2 hours. World of Boom policy usually restricts the awarding of medals to cybernetic killing machines, but in this case, you sir, have earned yourself the World of Boom Impervious Titanium Junk Cup. God speed, brave silicon eunuch. Footage below:

Cyber Team Omega: Secretly Protecting GCI from itself since 2005

I received the following email today to the GCI email account. To the untrained eye, this clearly appears to be SPAM mail; to those of us in the GCI inner circle, well, we know better: ----------------------------------------------------------------- re Mcgee1941 [Mcgee1941@gmx.net] Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 3:22 PM To: Geva Comedy Improv Attachments:

Hey, some jerk has posted your pictures (u understand what kind of pictures are there) and sent a link of them to all ur friends. I have already replied back. Said, that he is an idiot. See the link: (LINK REMOVED FOR SECURITY PURPOSES) Royal Mcgee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back in March of 2005, GCI began to compile a portfolio of photos (u understand what kind) and then hired a crack-team of cyber experts (Cyber Team Omega) to troll the inter-webs in the event our security measures fail and some dubious mastermind (a.ka. jerk) sends a link of said pictures to all of our friends. Empowered by an initiative called "The 14th Protocol", any such security breach requires the agents of Cyber Team Omega to: "...once breach is confirmed, reply immediately back to the link and inform the individual that he/she is an idiot. Recap the sequence of events (in 40 words or less), include the masked link (for security purposes) and identify your post via the official GCI list of approved code names, document VUF-198765..." Well done Cyber Team Omega Agent Royal Mcgee - well done indeed. Your diligence and loyalty will be rewarded. Proceed to drop location 306-A.

Natural (Devastating?) occurrences brought on by Nick's literary whim!

Have you heard the news? Do you know what the going's on in the Pacific Ocean are? The signs are all there. GIANT SQUIDS. Giant squids are taking over the waters off the coast of California. I find this quite remarkable. It may be a little known fact that my childhood ran wild in California and like the classic Eagles' song, Hotel California says, "You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave." These lyrics help to illustrate my deep connection's role in the onslaught of Giant squids...

Not more than a week ago, the same time the squids were first spotted, I began reading Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters (The same authors as JZ's recent read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies).

Is the presence of these Giant Squids a coincidence, or do I now inadvertently control forces of nature based on my literary interest at that moment. I still have quite a few chapters ahead of me and we shall see if the "sport" of hunting these peaceable creatures will go unpunished? I will keep you in the loop and with a swish and quirt of ink, I am out.

Check this link for details!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7132890/Giant-squid-invade-California.html