Angela, I finally tried them! Here's proof!

Oh, Angela, you've been so patient. I'm sorry it took me this long to get a little tipsy and try the durian chips you sent me. Did you have some? They taste/feel like sweet french fried onions. And they smell like weirdsville. Thanks!

Giant Movie Night -- Accidentally Awesome

 

 GMN Week six Film: Boogie Nights, starring Luis Guzmán, as far as I'm concerned. With Thomas "Mr. Patricia Arquette" Jane of Hung, interestingly enough. 

Snack: Spotted Dick (a gift from Rusty), ice cream. 

Guests: Dan. 

Outcome: It was another quiet Giant Movie Night. I appreciated the film on this re-viewing. Like Casino, it's the sort of stylish epic (with just enough humor) that I don't get tired of.

 

Canned Spotted Dick was a frightening and exciting treat. I may have mentioned I'm not too big on raisins, and this is basically a stiff sponge cake with raisins (if only it had been currants, as described on the Wikipedia page). However, once steamed in the microwave it wasn't half bad. It was a little like slightly dry pumpkin bread (with raisins). I didn't even need to cover it with ice cream to make it palatable. Perhaps the non-canned version is grosser? I thought it would be grosser. In short: this snack was not terrible at all. Thanks, Rusty! It was only due to your thoughtfulness that I had the chance and encouragement to try it. Still, the cake does manage to look unappealing. You could work on that, Brits. But don't let me tell you your business.

Caramel corny

Just when it seemed all of the caramel corn at work had finally been consumed, more showed up. We'll be huddled in the corners crying hysterical, sugary tears in a few days.



By the by, caramel candy corn is even sweeter than the reg'lar stuff. And the chocolate tips of the "Indian Corn" are a bit like I imagine an edible pencil might taste. "More, please," she growled savagely, hating herself.

Snapshot Review: Brach's Autumn Mix

Almost everyone at work got a little sick of candy corn yesterday.



The pumpkins taste denser and richer, a little like circus peanuts (though different in texture).