Me vs. the bird: a story in tweets

Act I: Prelude

@kellyhudson In my shopping cart tonight: tomatoes and tallboys. Spaghetti for tonight; beer can chicken for the rest of the week.


Act II: Tragedy!

@kellyhudson It is now official: God does not want me to roast chicken.

@kellyhudson Seriously. My beer can chicken tipped over in the oven, filled the kitchen with smoke, and just now suddenly EXPLODED. You win, bird.

@GoMariaGo @kellyhudson exploded? Now I have a new cooking fear.

@kellyhudson @GoMariaGo I heard a loud BANG, and my chicken, which had been sitting atop the stove, was on the ground with a big gash in the back.

@kellyhudson Stupid chicken. http://yfrog.com/h5l7abypytj

Act III: Hilarity

@ejaygee @kellyhudson God does want you to roast chicken, it's Sarah Palin that is sabotaging your efforts. Damn you Sarah Palin

@kellyhudson @ejaygee THAT's why my chicken exploded! Sarah Palin shot it from a helicopter!

@ejaygee @kellyhudson She can see your oven from her house

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@mikerrr @kellyhudson more evidence to support my controversial theory that God is a chicken.

@kellyhudson @mikerrr God likes to launch Himself from my stove and commit seppukku on my not-so-clean kitchen floor.

@mikerrr @kellyhudson mysterious ways indeed

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@jenlkessler @kellyhudson I know it's not funny and a huge mess but I def laughed out loud. Chkn 1, Kelly 0.
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@Megebee @kellyhudson Seriously, show that damn chicken who's boss!

@kellyhudson @Megebee Clearly, the chicken is the boss.

@Megebee @kellyhudson The chicken got the best of you tonight. But you'll come back stronger.

@kellyhudson @Megebee It won the beer can battle. I'll win the lean protein war! I shall fight on the beaches, I shall fight on the landing grounds ...

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@kategaible @kellyhudson that steel reserve was the death of the chicken!!! That beer can knock even my dad down:)

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@tcallinan @kellyhudson Positive attitude: The beer looks tasty, if a bit warm. TC

@kellyhudson @tcallinan I drank half the can as part of my prep. Not bad!

@tcallinan @kellyhudson As always, Kelly I love your 'tude. Now if you would have eaten 1/2 the chicken before the beer-butt challenge I would worry.

Act IV: Advice

@davisdanae @kellyhudson I have a stand for beer can chicken if you want to use it

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@adorkandhispork @kellyhudson ive been trying whole chix since oct or so. I like my old way (cut up, sear, finish) much better.its pc vs mac (control v ease)

@kellyhudson

@adorkandhispork The only luck I've ever had with a whole chicken is in the slow cooker.

 

@adorkandhispork @kellyhudson I did THIS a few times and lliked it. http://www.adorkandhispork.com/?p=281 (sorry, the recipe is from a mag)

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@GoMariaGo @kellyhudson whole chickens are evil.


Act V: Bedtime

@kellyhudson Twitter makes me feel better about exploding a chicken. Thanks, guys.

You are an obsession, you're my obsession

It's been a while since I've posted a music video review up in here, but this one TOTALLY merits the revival of the feature.



Notes:

• OK, first of all, the song itself is genius. ("I will have you. I will have you. I will find a way, and I will have you." Poetry!)
• The very first shot is of a giant jester shoe tapping out the beat. Conceptual! (0:00)
• The hair, the shoes, the keyboard, the outfits, the lighting - everything is SO VERY '80s that it makes my hair crimp a little just watching it. (0:05)
• Antony and Cleopatra are just hanging out with their backup band at their friend's pool overlooking LA. Which makes total sense, but what's with the pirate? (0:56)
• OMG ELECTRIC HEXAGONAL DRUM KIT MANNED BY DUDE WITH TWO-TONE MULLET my hair just spontaneously permed itself. (1:17)
• Hang on, now two-tone mullet guy is the guitarist, and he's providing the soundtrack to some sort of epileptic seizure? (1:30)
• Even though the video was obviously thrown together in a day, using a friend with a pool's home and whatever costumes the band could scrape up, it kinda looks like male singer guy isn't in on the joke. (various, but especially 1:35)
• Now a spaceman is having the seizure, and he's being watched over by a man with plants growing out of his hat. ... Cool. (2:03)
• The jester is clearly the hero of the piece - he has the courage to drum on Cleopatra's head, and he's rewarded by having his foot appear in the opening scene. (2:16)
• Silver Venetian blind shades at night FTW! (2:52)
• Someone thought the shot of the pirate raising his eyebrow was GOLD, Jerry! (3:34)
• And then, all the crazy characters disappear, leaving their costumes behind. Maybe ... they transcended matter and evaporated into pure states of awesome? (This is definitely what happened.) (3:52)

Sorry, all other '80s music videos. The bar has been set, and I doubt you can pole-vault that well, seeing as how you don't have arms.