Food and Cosplay

            Good Monday morning to you little bots.  Hope this past week was as productive for you as it was for me.  So what did I accomplish this past week?  Well a little bit of this and a little bit of that.

            On Tuesday I went out to the University of Washington to view the film I worked on at the school of law.  Listening to it seemed a little low, but I noticed that the speaker level was low when I went up to the podium after the show.  It was well received by law students but I don’t know how well it will do in the festival circuit.  I have a feeling the director will not be able to play the promotional role for this film, but at least she is passionate and gets shit done.

            The rest of the week was dedicated to rewriting my resume and figuring out my cosplay for ECCC.  I am happy to report that my website is nearly done I just need to finish my new version of my demo reel and then I should be set. 

            For my cosplay I now have all my bottom pieces for both costumes, top to one, and the fabric for the other top.  My list of things to do is to add the details to all the bottoms (which I have to decorate the boots and add stars to the pants), make the top for rock star wonder woman, make the accessories for both, and styles my wig.  It may seem like a lot but I still have a month and at least the top that I have to make should be relatively easy just need to go to a friends house to use a sewing machine.

            This past Saturday was a culinary adventure and I only hope I didn’t gain too much weight.  To start off my man and I had brunch with friends at Lola’s.  They are known for theirs doughnuts but what I love is the pork apple sausage, the right amount of sweetness and pork.   After that we had some down time and were going to meet up with a friend at a cosplay event but they were running late and we had errands to run to we missed each other.  Next up we meet up with another couple to have cocktails and dinner.  We had cocktails at my favorite spot The Cannon.  It is up on Capitol Hill, small little speak easy/ prohibition style bar.  The best place to grab the best cocktails, they are smooth and the flavors palette lingers on you tongue giving you an experience long after your fist and last sip.  Afterwards we drove up to Kingfish Café for some good old southern food.  I had the fried catfish and it was so delicious, it had this spicy sauce accompany it that was wonderful.  Everyone else had the fried chicken, holy cow this chicken is the real deal.  So moist and crunch, and even the collard greens were good.  The deserts were huge and so good.  I highly recommend going there for some comfort food fix!

            This week is taxes, and heading to my parent’s house to raid my mom’s house for some cosplay supplies.  Keep safe this week my little bots and I will see you on Friday.

            See you on the other side

Party Wednesday: Game of Thrones: House Lannister

            Yes the primer for Game of thrones was two weeks ago, but I love the HBO series (I still need to read the books which is on my thing to do) and I feel I should do a party theme.  Then I got to thinking with all the complexity of each house and location why not separate out the four main houses into different parties.  To start off I am doing the “favorite” house Lannister.  The Lannisters reside in Casterly Rock but for the sake of this theme we are going to hold it in Red Keep, King’s Landing.

Décor

             The Red Keep is full of luxury and grandeur, so very suitable for the Lannisters.   Wall decorations are plastered with fine tapestries and fabrics.

 Hang some Lannister crest and banners like theses:

            Also draping fine fabric along your windows and furniture will help enhance the haughtiness of the room.  When choosing fabrics, go for gold and reds colors like the one shown below:

http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Metallic-Brocade-Paisley-Fabric/dp/B005ONG1UG%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIAA4MWUJXHBYFRNQ%26tag%3Dsquid1088577-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB005ONG1UG

For lighting It should be bright like if you were at the beach on a sunny day.

Now for your table; ideally your table should be long in a dark wood.   

            Food and Drink will be served on this table in a more formal manor.  Plate and dishware should be in gold plating with fabric running down the length of the table. Also adding candelabras is a nice touch as well.

Here are some examples of some plate and dish wears:

http://www.laurelleaffarm.com/pages/vintage-glassware/vintage-stemware.htm?page=2#.UWSuSb3h7M1

http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=OB2973&name=Medieval+Utensils+Set

 

      http://www.alpersonpartyrentals.com/gallery.html

To top off your table a beautiful centerpiece would look lovely.  You could go for flowers but why don’t do something like this instead:

Food

          Imp Skewers (Lemon Garlic Shrimp)

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/lemon-garlic-shrimp-skewers-10000001076678/

Bloody Crown (Roosted Rack of Venison)

 http://www.marthastewart.com/326800/roasted-rack-of-venison-with-red-currant

Chop ‘n Bits Salad (Quinoa, Corn, and Mint Salad)

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/quinoa-corn-mint-salad-10000001981779/

King Slayer Pie (Winter Veggie Pie)

http://gardenofeatingblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/winter-veggie-pie-with-cabbage-roasted.html

Drink

Lion’s Mane (Blonde Ambition)

http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/drink_recipes/blonde-ambition/

House Lannister

http://westerosbartender.tumblr.com/post/24964546880/house-lannister-the-kingslosher

Paying Debts (Spiked Sparkling Cider)

http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/spiked-sparkling-cider-00000000047347/index.html

This is a party that the Lannisters would approve of.  The rest of the houses will follow in the coming months so have no fear.  If you have suggestions or pictures of your own themed party, please share and send them to me.  See you on Friday for another rant or next week.

See you on the other side