Speed Racer and transported cheese curds

I have not attained the level of "full" mania quite yet, but I did just spend ten dollars on two pounds of freshly made New York cheddar cheese curds (and another ten to have them ice-pack shipped to me here in the ‘burgh), all for the sake of some more authentically delicious poutine.  I have explained it to all my Yankee friends already, so refined and simply: it is french fries, with beef gravy on them, with cheese curds on it.  The curds are the freshest youngest cheese, before being pressed/processed/packed into the little blocks you get in the store, and in its curd state it retains a "squeak" and a texture that is distinctive and necessary for the poutine experience and mouthfeel.  I have been subbing in shredded mozzarella, a variation occasionally referred to as "prairie poutine" up that way, presumably due to the unavailability of fresh cheese curds in the vast tundra-like expanses of the Chilly North.  Ironically, hailing from the Iowan prairies personally, I became commonly dulled to the existence of fresh cheese curd until after I had left, at which point I realized they were a "regional speciality."  Funny how that perspective does you, once you’ve gone out and gotten your feet a little wetter than they were before.

At any rate, the cheese curds that I get are going to be fucking sweet, and I plan to eat them with voracious fervor unmatched in intensity or enthusiasm by the fervors of any known man, living or deceased.  Believe me, if only because there are few remaining options that will result in your being spared.

Because my entries normally progress from food to intoxicants, I have to mention that today I finally got ahold of an HD (720p) digital copy of Speed Racer, which is something I’ve been looking for for a few months now.  Yes, I’m talking about the 2008 live-action Speed Racer movie, which was basically so awesome that a lot of the shittier people that saw it turned into total dickbags as they watched and then showered it with bad reviews.  I am happy to say that they are all objectively categorically wrong, and probably should be banned from watching movies anymore.

Evidence:
1. Speed Racer is a film directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, directors of The Matrix, who are self-professed anime and manga fans, which is obvious to anyone watching The Matrix
2. Speed Racer was originally a manga, that later had an anime based off it
3. The film has been processed to be "flat" or lack "depth-of-field," making it look all like a live-action cartoon
4. It is peppered royally with insane flashing light effects, ridiculous CG races, cars flying everywhere, and split-screen action
5. It has John Goodman in it
6. It’s fucking Speed Racer people

In the theater it blew my mind, and that was as any normal up-and-up fella’d have waltzed in to see it.  At home there are fancy things one can do to enhance one’s appreciation of media such as this, and I intend to do them!  It almost seems appropriate for a movie rated PG.

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April 1, 2009

I CAN NOT BELIEVE I MISSED OUT ON POO-TINE