Too old for theatre, too young for children, and too bitter for anything else, Julie Powell was looking for a challenge. And in the Julie/Julia project she found it. Risking her marriage, her job, and her cats' well-being, she has signed on for a deranged assignment.365 days. 536 recipes. One girl and a crappy outer borough kitchen.
How far will it go? We can only wait. And wait. And wait...
What the hell is this, you ask? Well, if you missed the CBS Evening News this evening, you missed some video of The Julie/Julia Project. This is a hoot. She's trying to make every recipe in Julia Child's cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking.
In a year. With a day job. And a husband. And cats.
And she's blogging it.
She started August 25; read the archives.
In other news, I'm having trouble getting my old hard drive out of the Packard Bell case it's in; those idiots (now NEC) seemed to delight in making things hard to get at. It has two screws holding the drive in place in such a position I need a Phillips-head screwdriver in the shape of an Allen wrench to get at them. I'll keep you informed.
Posted by Linkmeister at June 11, 2003 10:01 PMhmmmm,
A right angle phillips head...
Maybe at Home Depot or Loews.., do you have one of them in your area?
Nope. I found a Google usegroup for Packard Bell machines, posted a despairing message, and three hours later had a reply saying "look for the screw over here, dummy." That one was easily accessible, so I unscrewed it; the whole drive came out in my hand. One step further along!
There must be thousands of Google groups, one for every possible community under the sun. I recommend them!
Posted by: Linkmeister at June 12, 2003 10:11 AMThe Julie/Julia site opens up so many possibilities. The one that immediately comes to mind is the Jill/George site, wherein I try to reproduce every stupid thing that G.W. Bush has said since he became president.
Posted by: jadedju at June 14, 2003 04:43 PMThe Julie/Julia site opens up so many possibilities. The one that immediately comes to mind is the Jill/George site, wherein I try to reproduce every stupid thing that G.W. Bush has said since he became president.
Posted by: jadedju at June 14, 2003 04:43 PMGo for it Julie, what you're doing sounds like great fun! It's Julia Child, I mean come on, the food will be great. Keep up the good work and I have every confidence in you.
Gary