Ketchup, again

I've been slacking again on blogging. Here are some pics from the last two weeks. LittleBiscuit pretending not to notice the camera: Biscuitmom, looking way too serious, before going out with "the girls:" Biscuitmom with crazy hair, again in urban black, before heading out with MrBiscuit for our date night: We ate dinner at Byblos, our favorite Lebanese restaurant. We always order mezze to share, along with wine and arak for MrBiscuit. Hummus snowbar: Kibbe, the way it's meant to be: Tabbouleh: Sanbousek jibneh: After dinner, we had some time to kill before Children of Men, so I took a few pics of the courtyard behind the cinema. I'm still playing with night photos but these are okay, I suppose. Artery-clogging Sunday brunch of MrBiscuit's pancakes, marjoram scrambled eggs and bacon. Oink! Sort of an eggplant bruschetta over pasta: Simple quiche with brown rice crust, asparagus and red onion. Sliced avocado on the side: I steamed some artichokes for a light lunch Saturday. Here is LittleBiscuit, still in her pajamas, munching out: Not pictured: red dragon pie (Wednesday night dinner) and roasted chicken, mashed potatoes and stuffing (Saturday night dinner). I made a chicken pot pie tonight with the leftover chicken. I should have waited until it had cooled to take the picture because the filling oozed out after I cut out our servings. Movies seen, reviews to come later (always later!): Borat---please forgive the shortening of the title. We've been looking forward to this for a long time. We've seen about half the movie already on youtube but the rest was hilariously unexpected. That naked scene, you know the one, had me cringing yet giggling at the same time. Shudder. Kyua (Cure)---Japanese. Another wonderful piece of work by Kiyoshi Kurosawa and yet another stellar piece of acting by Kôji Yakusho. Much has been written on this film, trying to "figure it out." I say, just go with it. Figure out what you can and let the rest just remain in mystery. It's a beautiful film. Scary and tense but beautiful. Kôrei (Seance)---Japanese. More Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Originally shown on television. A remake of Seance on a Wet Afternoon but much more intense. It's slow and moody and brilliant. Good review here. (Kôji Yakusho's in this one too) It is my prediction that Kurosawa will soon be labelled auteur. Janghwa, Hongryeon (A Tale of Two Sisters)---Korean. I've mentioned Kim Ji-woon's contribution, Memories, to Saam gaang (Three Extremes 2) and the lovely cinematography, excellent use of dark hair (!!!) and silence. He's done it again here. I'm dying to see his Dalkomhan insaeng (A Bittersweet Life)! I also went with a friend to see Casino Royale. Even though Daniel Craig is not my type, I thought he helped usher Bond into a new era by, strangely enough, reminding us of what we liked about the best Bond in the past, Sean Connery. The plot? Yawn. The length? Too damn long! The stunts? Well-done! Bravo! Daniel Craig's ears? Dumbo. All the way. Daniel Craig's body? Rowr! Eva Green? Sexiest and smartest Bond woman since Michelle Yeoh. I love her look. Très sexy, très French, très très. Oh and Judi Dench as M? Inspired. And bravo to whoever chose her clothes for the film. She looked hot!