Friending meme!

Okay, so it's not a meme. I just made it up.

Comment with the name of someone whose LJ I should friend (and WHY I should friend them, if you're so inclined.) It's not necessary to check who I already have friended -- if you suggest someone whose LJ I'm already reading, I'll pat you on the back and say "Good job." ;-)

I'm screening comments because I'm curious to see if any LJs are suggested multiple times.

I make no promises about whether or not I'll actually friend the LJs you suggest, but maybe I will!

Favorite Documentaries

Inspired by justhuman...

Let's make a list of good documentaries! Please feel free to point other people toward this post so we can get as many suggestions as possible!

Some of my favorites:

Rivers and Tides - Documentary about Andy Goldsworthy. It had never occurred to me before I saw the documentary that someone making natural art like this might be a bit odd; I always just imagined Goldsworthy as a creative and vibrant person. Instead, he's quiet, contemplative, obviously living inside his head most of the time. He speaks in abstracts, his thoughts so long and complicated that by the time he finished I'd lost track of what he was saying. He's... zen, but the creation of his sculptures is like a compulsion for him, something that he can't stop doing. It's weird and fascinating.

Seven Up/7 Plus Seven - Interesting documentary about British children of various backgrounds, where the kids were interviewed at age 7 and again at age 14. Very good. There's a series of follow-up films interviewing the kids at 21, 28, etc, but I haven't seen them.

Paternal Instinct - A documentary about a gay couple trying to become parents via a surrogate. The woman they end up choosing is a witch who lives in Maine. It's not a perfect process, but the ending is a happy one, and the moment when the baby is born and both of the guys are just sobbing made me totally break down.

Roger and Me - Michael Moore's documentary about the closing of the General Motors plant in Flint, Michigan and how it affected the community.

Netflix Movies Pt 3

(For the movies I saw in 2004-2005, click here.
For movies I saw in 2006, click here.)

( Netflix movies 2007 )

Hmm food experiment

I made a chicken curry for dinner tonight. It's in the crock pot now, simmering away. I have NO idea how it's going to be, since 1) I didn't measure any of the ingredients, and 2) when I was trying to add "just a sprinkle" of ground cinnamon, my hand slipped and I added a big blob of cinnamon, which got all mixed in with the other spices and couldn't be scooped back out again.

What I did: Three onions, peeled and sliced, and one package of chicken breast, trimmed and cut into chunks, cooked together in a big pot over high heat, with some olive oil. Then I added curry powder, cinnamon, tumeric, saffron, garlic, ginger (paste and powdered,) coriander, cumin, chili powder, and four whole cloves. While this was all cooking together, I poured a big can of tomato puree into the crock pot and turned it on high. Once the outside of the chicken pieces were cooked/browned, I dumped everything into the crock pot. Now we play... the waiting game.

La la la.

*Dies*

OMG, ate too much curry and naan.

Homemade naan, and it was sooooo good.

But I ate toooo much. I can't remember the last time I ate this much. Seriously. Gah.

*Explodes*

Edited to add naan recipe in case it disappears from where I linked it.

Ingredients:
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1 cup warm water
1/4 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 egg, beaten
2 teaspoons salt
4 1/2 cups bread flour
2 teaspoons minced garlic (optional)
1/4 cup butter, melted

Directions

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand about 10 minutes, until frothy. Stir in sugar, milk, egg, salt, and enough flour to make a soft dough. Knead for 6 to 8 minutes on a lightly floured surface, or until smooth. Place dough in a well oiled bowl, cover with a damp cloth, and set aside to rise. Let it rise 1 hour, until the dough has doubled in volume.

Punch down dough, and knead in garlic. Pinch off small handfuls of dough about the size of a golf ball. Roll into balls, and place on a tray. Cover with a towel, and allow to rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.

During the second rising, preheat grill to high heat.

At grill side, roll one ball of dough out into a thin circle. Lightly oil grill. Place dough on grill, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until puffy and lightly browned. Brush uncooked side with butter, and turn over. Brush cooked side with butter, and cook until browned, another 2 to 4 minutes. Remove from grill, and continue the process until all the naan has been prepared.