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The 2010 Great American Pie Festival in Celebration, FL
Last weekend brought about the return of the Great American Pie Festival, an annual event that rolls on down to Celebration, Florida for a few days, leaving the lucky ‘burb in a diabetic coma. It’s a time of community. It’s a time of joy. It’s a time of rapidly expanding waistlines.
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Monday Links
He-Man had an art show (Under the Influence)
An interview with "Birdemic" director James Nguyen (Adam Corolla Podcast)
Learn everything there is to know about 1980's "The Apple" (Vinnie Rattolle)
"Twin Peaks" is 20 years old (Moviehole)
Norm MacDonald recalls his talk show adventures (AV Club)
Make an amazing R2-D2 cake (Bake at 350)
Got gold? Get cats. (Cats for Gold)
Wil Wheaton recalls the "E.T" Atari Game (Wil Wheaton)
Read abut the Encom press conference for "Tron Legacy" (Jim Hill Media) -
Restaurant Roam – The Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
In February, I was coerced into celebrating a dark, impossibly depressing event that I’ve come to anticipate with all the hand-trembling, teeth-grinding joyfulness of tax day: my birthday. Barf. To help digest such a bleak occasion, I made a choice to visit one of my favorite Walt Disney World restaurants, The Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater, located at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. It’s not an establishment known for its killer culinary lavishness, but solely for its spirited ambiance, and on a day like that day, I needed all the simulated enchantment I could seize. To me, the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater is a home away from home.
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Impulse Buy – Doritos 1st Degree Burn Blazin’ Jalapeno and 2nd Degree Burn Fiery Buffalo
People enjoy heat. I’m not a member of this wet-brow, runny-nose club, but I applaud anyone who dares to confront food that could possibly liquefy them. Doritos isn’t new to the ways of zesty, but they’ve introduced a pair of amplified flavors to help cross-promote Pepsi Max Cease Fire, a “cooling” brand of lime-infused soda eager to make a dent in the marketplace. This coupling of drink and chip is intended to provide the ideal snacking intensity, yet these Doritos retain a bit more snap than anticipated.
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A Visit to MegaCon 2010
Craving a gooey shot of pure shameless geekery, I motored over to Orlando’s MegaCon last weekend to drink in the spandex sights and fill my ears with the din of plastic lightsabers. This was my second visit to the area’s most popular sci-fi/comic convention, which was granted a spacious hall to fill for 2010, filling the room with all types of dealers, artists, and celebrities. Excitement was in the air, along with an eye-crossing brew of musty body funk.
BRIAN ORNDORF 