Behold...Corn!

 Seems that corn is all the rage these past few days. That's fine by me!

But seriously, corn is great. And I had some good corn over the weekend.

The Famous Food Festival was back at the Deer Park Tanger outlets and I ate more good food! And roast corn was no exception. I reiterate my belief that no fair or festival is any good unless there's a booth selling roast corn. This place had at least four booths selling it, but only one was serving it Street Style.

That's a whole lotta dust and gunk on the corn, but trust me it tasted great. I would've went back for more but I had other things I wanted to eat.

Like this spicy tonkatsu ramen from a place that was voted #1 in America by Thrillist. And I can believe it, this one tasted amazing.

It was from this place. The only knock I could give to it was for $13 you'd think they'd give you more than one slice of pork. It was so tender and cooked perfectly, I wish I had more.

And that brings us to the last thing I had: fried chicken parm lasagna. The audacity called out to me, but while it LOOKED good, the taste was another story. It was a bit dry for my liking. But I guess that's what happens when you deep fry pasta and leave it under a heat lamp. It was pretty disappointing, especially considering how much I paid for it.

That's the thing about these food festivals. It's not a buffet, and all these stalls need to make money. Barely anything is cheap and it all adds up, be it your wallet or your stomach.

Now if you'll excuse me, all this corn talk has made me hungry for more corn.

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7 and Spock

Hey, guess what? Beaming For Bunnies is officially seven years old!

Yes, on February 27th, 2008 I started up this little corner of the Internet to combat my crippling depression following a recent breakup, and it's grown so much since then. The energy died down a few years back, but dammit I'm stubborn and I refuse to shut this place down!

So it's been quite a weird month, so much has happened in 28 days.

For one, this shark from the Super Bowl halftime show became a worldwide phenomenon.

As did a color-changing dress.

For the record, it was blue & black. Dumbasses.

After playing Pokémon games for 17 years I finally won the freaking lottery.

And now to never care about it again.

That dumb movie version of 50 Shades of Grey came out and was quickly forgotten, save for the thousands of memes it spawned.

Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel won big at the Oscars, proving whimsy has a place at fancy award shows (but sadly not movies about LEGO).

Seriously, so much whimsy is packed into each frame.

My Amiibo collection grew by quite a bit. Wave 3 finally came out and my God did preordering save a ton of frustration. I've got all 4 store exclusives (dubbed "The Four Horsemen" by how sought after they are). 

Below are Lucario (TRU), Rosalina (Target) and Shulk (GameStop):

And then came Meta-Knight (Best Buy):

Wave 4 is officially the Mario Party line, which I'm really not interested in save for Toad (who is already preordered).

I'm waiting for the Waluigi Amiibo, too. Soon...

And just when I thought I was in the clear, they announce this one:

Gold Mario, only exclusive to Wal-Mart. Son of a BITCH.

SNL celebrated its 40th anniversary nine months early (it premiered in October 1975). It was three and a half hours long but only about half of it was worth watching. Just like a regular episode!

Bill Murray giving his all as Nick The Lounge Singer

And finally, not only did we lose famed voice actor Gary Owens (best known for Laugh-In, Space Ghost and Powdered Toast Man):

Wonderful writer and comedian Harris Wittels (who coined the word Humblebrag):

One of my favorite shows from the past ten years Parks & Recreation:

LITERALLY the saddest & most satisfying ending ever.

But also Leonard Nimoy, Mr, Spock himself. He's had many roles in his long and prosperous career, but I'll always remember him from his appearances on the Simpsons.

"My work here is done."
"But you didn't do anything!"
"Didn't I?"

I don't need to tell you guys how awesome "Marge vs The Monorail" and "The Springfield Files" are, but I urge you to check them out again for old times sake. 

I'm going to go curl up into a ball and think about the good times, singing this song along with Mr. Nimoy. It's only fitting that we honor his memory in such a way.

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Fuck Valentine's Day

I'm sorry for being so vulgar, but there's just no better way to say it: I Hate Valentine's Day. This statement hasn't changed from previous years, so go about your daily business.

But until I post again, here are some fun Valentine's Day cards from me to you:

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Sept. 29th: My 5 Favorite NBA Player Names

Just for fun (because, let's face it, I got nothing better to do with myself), here are my all-time five favorite names of NBA Players:

1) Manute Bol

Tallest basketball player!

2) Detlef Shrempf

As seen on "Parks and Recreation"!

3) Muggsy Bogues

Short guy!

4) Bismack Biyombo

Okay, now they're making these names up.

5) Moses Malone

"Bayou Billy?! I hope you saved the reciept!"

What about you? Who are YOUR favorites?

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Sept. 1st: First of The Month

It's a brand new month and with it, a new set of dreams and goals!

Sadly, I'm too full and tired to type any down tonight, so here's a video I made a few weeks ago to get you through the rest of the day:

Ron Swanson Dances to It's Raining Men! Enjoy!

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Aug. 22nd: A Hot Dog Review

Food. The great unifier. Can't imagine anyone who doesn't like food...Okay, I'm beginning to repeat myself. Let's go see where I've been eating, now shall we?

Earlier today, my friend Danny, ever seeking a new opportunity to stop being bored, suggested that we trek all the way out to Medford (which is a half hour drive from where we live, by the way) to check out this random hot dog stand he found on Facebook.

The term "Roadside Shack" doesn't describe too many buildings on Long Island. And in this case, it isn't a bad thing.

This is First National Franks, and its picture was shamelessly stolen from its Facebook Page because I neglected to snap a shot myself.

I never got the appeal of Chicago Dogs. Too much crap on the hot dog, because sometimes I just wanna taste the dog!

Here's a menu of the special dogs that they had. Don't be TOO intimidated by the prices, those are just for the Jumbo dogs. They have regular ones, too, and they're about a dollar or so cheaper. Due to limited board space, they have full menus on hand if you want to take your sweet ass time before deciding on "the regular." For the more adventurous types, they also have roast pork sandwiches, cheese steaks, and deep fried twinkies & snickers bars.

But I just went with two regular-sized dogs today. Because Monday seems like a regular day, you know?

Mmm...Fattening.

To the left is the "El Raphael," and the "Bronx Bomber" is to the right. Danny got a Jumbo Bronx Bomber and I must say, the thing was twice size of one of these dogs. If I wasn't so poor I would've done that with both of them.

Let's start with the one I started with, the "El Raphael." You can plainly see chili, onions, and jalapenos smothering the thing, but I didn't get to the good part: It's deep fried and wrapped in bacon. Hell to the yes. To take a page from the great Ron Swanson: My number one favorite food wrapped around my number six favorite food. It tasted amazing, the homemade chili wasn't dry at all and didn't mask the taste of the dog at all. This is something that I regret jumbo-sizing, I loved it that much.

Now on to the "Bronx Bomber," named after my beloved Yankees. It's covered in chili, grilled onions and mustard, and the dog itself is covered in cheese. Maybe it's due to the lack of bacon and the addition of mustard, but I thought the "El Raphael" was better. But this was by no means a bad dog. No, this was still a great, it tasted good, and the chili was still delicious and complimented the other flavors rather well. I'm just not a big fan of mustard. Sorry, but it's true.

All in all, it was a good dinner. If you're looking for a place that won't murder the wallet and if you're in the Medford/Patchogue area, I highly suggest you check the place out.

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Aug. 14th: Ron Swanson Dances to Everything.

One of my new favorite shows right now? Parks and Recreation on NBC.

Not pictured: Jean-Ralphio

It's a sorta-spinoff of "The Office," and it centers around the daily goings-on of the Parks and Rec department of Pawnee, Indiana. It's got sharp writing, a wonderful cast, and everyone should be watching this right now, dammit. I've been kicking myself for not knowing what I was missing all this time.

There was one episode from this past season called "The Fight," where most of its plot centers around the Parks & Rec gang hanging out the The Snake Pit, a club owned by a couple of the employees. Local schemer Tom Haverford (the awesome Aziz Ansari) invents a concoction known as Snake Juice, which manages to get everyone plastered. Including everyone's favorite lovable badass, Ron Swanson:

"You had me at Meat Tornado."

He's one of those manly, no-nonsense types who hates all forms of government. Why is he even there, then? Why, so that there's one less bureaucrat in office, that's why! He loves all things meat, to the point where he once demanded for all of the bacon and eggs from a diner when he was disappointed with his steak. And his personal rule for crying? Acceptable only at funerals and the grand canyon.

Why he hasn't won an Emmy for his role has astounded experts for years. So with that in mind, it's even more hilarious when he's drunk, and we only see him dance:

After a few minutes of regaining my breath from laughter, I started to realize that his dancing could sync up to ANY music that was playing. So last night on a whim, I created this:

I call it "Ron Swanson Dances to Everything." I'm personally proud of this. If you have any suggestions of what song I should have him dance to next, just lemme know!

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Aug. 13th: The Many Faces of Nyan-Cat

Okay, I never got around to posting my opinion on this for some reason, but here goes.

I freaking love Nyan-Cat.

So dumb, yet so cute and addictive. It's a cat...with a pop tart body...flying through space via a rainbow. All in 8-bit, nyaning all the while. It's kinda awesome. To me, at least. To others, it's a test of endurance before your thoughts turn into nyans and then you can't stop nyaning so you have to nyan your nyans. And as of this writing, the original video has over 31 million nyans.

And like all viral videos, there were numerous knock-offs, many of them just as funny as the original. That's kinda rare, but "Nyan" is pretty much universal.

Here are some of my favorites:

Old-Timey

American

Mexican

Russian

Demonic

Super Mario Bros.

Mario Paint

Live-Action

Swedish

Ron Swanson

Smooth Jazz

And, of course, a 10 hour long version.

If I had any skills as an animator, I'd find some way to sync this up with the Clarissa Explains It All theme song. I mean...come on, Youtube!

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