Things Mitch likes

First Wive's Club

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:54:12 +1100

This is my favorite movie of all time (at the moment). It has the three FABULOUS actresses pictured...

White Wine In The Sun - Tim Minchin I love love love Christmas,...

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:33:22 +1100

White Wine In The Sun - Tim Minchin

I love love love Christmas, and am a sucker for a good (or even a bad) Christmas carol so naturally I love this one, but even my grinchy friends like White Wine In The Sun. As much as the song is about a sunny, alcohol-filled, Christmas without the necessity of the Jesus story, I like that he does sort of touch on maintaining the reverence of Christmas as a Christian holiday (even if he doesn’t maintain the reverence of Christianity its self) It’s a warm fuzzy carol for all of us that like Christmas but don’t hold any religious attachment to it. I’m sure it’ll end up on everyone’s Christmas playlists!

P.S Maybe don’t listen to it if you’re a conservative orthodox Christian - you will be offended/scandalized by the second verse

P.P.S. This link is just the audio track, there is a video version of it on Youtube but it’s a bit of a crap performance.

Dukkah

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:29:11 +1100

I only recently got on to dukkah so I don’t have lots to write about it, but I thought...

Dr. Who Just came across this video about Dr. Who. I do love Dr....

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:30:00 +1100

Dr. Who

Just came across this video about Dr. Who. I do love Dr. Who so will give the show a proper posting later on. (after the Christmas special so I have more to say than “it’s good”) In the mean time, however, listen to @charlieissocoollike tell you how good it is!

P.S. The Unicorn and the Wasp isn’t as bad as he says. It’s actually written in the same style as an Agatha Christie novel so is fun in that way - though I concede it was not a high-point of the fourth season…

Kathy Griffin

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:13:11 +1100

There was a time when I thought of Kathy Griffin as an unnecessarily mean gossip columnist doing...

Nan’s Christmas Carol - Catherine Tate I like almost...

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:51:00 +1100

Nan’s Christmas Carol - Catherine Tate

I like almost everything Catherine Tate does, and almost everything with a Christmas theme, so naturally, when I came across this TV special last year I fell in love with it. I’ll endeavour not to give a lot of the humour and little surprises away, as because the story is based on The Christmas Carol, they are the only bits that make this such good TV - but I will say there are lots of celebrities, lots of funny throw-backs and references to the original book and buckets of Catherine Tate’s signature humour.

Next time you’ve got a spare hour for TV-watching give it a go. Part 1 of 4 is attached above.

The Grey Hound's Boylesque

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:49:00 +1100

Last night I was taken to The Grey Hound in St Kilda to see Boylesque. I was not impressed by the...

Pan Am

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:13:00 +1100

ABC’s Pan Am has been one of the best TV drama series to come out of the US in a long time....

DT's - Richmond

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:49:00 +1100

If you’re a gay man in Melbourne and not too in to the ridiculous Prahran scene, come up to...

Mao's Last Dancer

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:33:27 +1100

As I stated before, there aren’t a lot of books that grab my interest, but Mao’s Last...

Obviously, alcohol isn’t good for your liver, vascular...

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:37:00 +1100

Obviously, alcohol isn’t good for your liver, vascular system, or cerebellum, but drinking is a big part of our culture as young people. How do we go out clubbing and not enlarge our liver? Solution: mocktails! (and this one is a good one!) The sugar in most mocktails isn’t good for your insulin levels, but so long as you keep up water intake (and don’t have lots of them or every night) they’re much, much better for your general health than regular cocktails.

I’m not saying don’t drink alcohol at all! Swapping cocktails for mocktails even once or twice a week will make a big diference in your wellbeing (and your bank balance!) and it makes you feel a little bit fancy.

Strawberry Mojitos – The Berry Bible

Strawberry Mojito Cocktail Recipe

adapted from The Berry Bible

1.5 ounces of simple syrup

about 3 fresh strawberries

about 4-5 fresh spearmint sprigs (chopped if you prefer smaller mint pieces in your cocktail)

soda water

1/2 lime

2 ounces of light rum

1. In a chilled glass (about 10-12 ounces), muddle the simple syrup, strawberries and mint leaves together with the back of a spoon or muddler. Crush the strawberries and mint leaves well.

2. Squeeze the juice from the lime into the glass, add the rum and stir well. Fill glass with ice and top off with soda water.

3. Garnish with mint sprigs or strawberry slices. Makes 1 drink.

Simple Syrup Recipe

2 c Water

1 lb Sugar

Combine water and sugar in a medium saucepan. Heat until sugar is completely dissolved. Set aside to cool. After cool, store in refrigerator until ready to use.

Glebe Markets

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:39:29 +1100

Glebe Markets used to be my local markets before moving to Melbourne, and it’s still...

The Book Depository

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:14:00 +1100

The Book Depository: I often mis-pronounce this website, but it is The Book DEpository! I think...

Age of Mythology

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:18:00 +1100

In 21 years of life the only computer game I’ve ever gotten into is Age of Mythology - but...

Beautiful People

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:19:00 +1100

Beautiful People is a FABULOUS BBC sitcom based in Reading in the 90s and follows a young Simon...

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:39:00 +1100

The Nickelodeon cartoon, NOT M Night Shyamalan’s steaming pile of bad movie! Avatar takes...

I’m not a big fan of mash-ups ordinarily, but I really...

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:04:00 +1100

I’m not a big fan of mash-ups ordinarily, but I really enjoy this one of Rockin’ Robin - Jackson 5 and Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana by Go Home Productions. My brother dug it up from the dark recesses of the Internet and played it at my 21st. I do admit it lacks the clever lyricism of some mash-ups but it does tickle me.

Project Free TV

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:59:00 +1100

Project Free TV: Project Free TV kinda speaks for its self. It’s a great little website that...

Snag Stand

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:53:00 +1100

Snag Stand is a new franchise in Melbourne (Melbourne Central Cnr La Trobe & Swanston St) and...

Women's Murder Club

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:16:26 +1100

Women’s Murder Club has long since been cancelled mid-first season.It’s a shame, though...