Top 5 Things That Are Better Cold

Yes I know, most food/drink items are designed to be served hot, or to be served cold, but there are a few that are designed to be served hot that I think are actually better cold, and here they are:

1. Sparta's pizza - the cheese coagulates and it's just blissful. This is not to say that it's bad hot (it's not at all), but it's just better cold.

2. Fried Chicken - Okay first of all, I think I like the fried better than the chicken, but either way, I still think it's better cold.

3. Some Chinese Food - not all chinese food of course - but really good potstickers are even better when they're cold

4. Lasagna - Okay this one may actually be a toss up. I love lasagna when it's fresh out of the oven and the cheese is all melty and bubbly, but it's also good when it cools and firms up and is so much easier to eat.

5. Fruit Pies - I know, all cream pies are meant to be served cold (makes sense), but most fruit pies can go either way, and in all honestly, while I love the smell of fresh baked apple pie... I really want it to get cold before I eat it. (Note: This does not mean that I would ever turn down hot apple pie, just if I had the choice, I'd probably take it cold.)

Did I miss any thing that is really better cold?

Show Me Love

I know that everyone is different. Different people express things in different ways. While I can appreciate that in an abstract nature (as a concept), I have a very hard time seeing it in practice.

I am very expressive when it comes to love/affection/emotion of any kind. I am all for hugs, tears, rants, and raves. I have no problem hugging people hello and goodbye, or telling my friends and family that I love them.

Not everyone expresses love that way. Being the neurotic person I am, together with everyone in my family being like me, and a large part of the people in my husband's family being like me, and most of my friends being like me, I have a hard time recognizing love or friendship if it's not shown the way I'm used to seeing it. If people don't act the way I would act then obviously we're not really friends.

Yes, I know, that makes NO SENSE AT ALL.

Well guess what. I'm wrong. And now, I'm a convert. It's been years, but now, I can see love in another way. Actions may actually speak louder, or if not louder, at least equally as loud, as words. Who knew?

The best show you've never seen

I'm a huge fan of TV on DVD. I love to watch episodes of shows, old and new, uncut, commercial free, and at my leisure.

This started long ago with a mid season filler on Fox called Keen Eddie. It's a police dramedy (drama + comedy), about a NYPD detective who screws up a huge drug bust and is sent to England to follow the drugs. The rest of the (short) season follows him trying to work his American detective style with the boys at Scotland yard. It stars Mark Valley (who you can currently find on Human Target... also on Fox) and Sienna Miller, and a whole cast of other Brits who are probably famous TV stars in England, but us crazy Americans have no clue who they are.

Lately I've discovered Half.com which is a great way to feed my TV on DVD addiction, because unfortunately a season of TV usually runs between 30 and 50 dollars, more if it's an HBO/Showtime show, and less if it's been out for years... or packaged into a series box set, whereas on Half you can get them for as little as 4 dollars.

I love the USA Network, most of my summer/midseason 'must watch' shows come from USA. Currently I watch Psych, Royal Pains and White Collar, but in the past I've also been a fan of Monk, The 4400 and best of all The Dead Zone. The Dead Zone is a TV series adaptation of a Stephen King book by the same name, starring everyone's favorite 80's geek Anthony Michael Hall. I finally tracked down Season 6 (the final season) on DVD a few months ago (for $8.99) and completed my collection. If you like slight sci-fi or just AMH, you should totally check this one out.

But I go on...

The best show you've (likely) never seen: Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip.

Studio 60 is a dramedy that originally aired on NBC. It was a new show the year of the writers strike, and thus was bounced on and off the air, and I think that's the reason it didn't make it past the first season. This show is a smart, witty, real show about a comedy sketch show. It doesn't typically show the sketches themselves, but it shows what the writers and executive producer, the cast members, and other various network execs go through. It's got an All Star cast, Matthew Perry (Friends), Bradley Whitford (The West Wing), Amanda Peet (The Whole 9 Yards), Steven Weber (Wings), and Timothy Busfield (Field of Dreams)... and whole bunch of other people.

I just finished watching the last episode on DVD today. Love this show. Best $8 I ever spent on a DVD.

If you've never tried TV on DVD, you should. You'll love it!