Since we're nearing the end of the semester, I thought it would be fun to make a last post and share my favorite comedy duo. I'm not usually into comedians and I'm picky about my comedy sketches. However, these guys have made me nearly bust a gut laughing on multiple occasions.
Riegel & Blatt are a pair of guys from Los Angeles who have made a ton of different comedy videos. In some cases it's plain stupid humor, but for people like me that's great. Not quite Beavis and Butthead stupid... but close enough.
One of my personal favorite sketches of theirs is 20 Floors Under the Sea. In this, Rob Blatt acts as a diver who is being chased around the city by the bloodthirsty and hungry shark portrayed by Sam Riegel. It's silly and quite clever.
You can find some of their other stuff through their website, riegelandblatt.com or through their Facebook page.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Personal Essay (Sukiyaki Night)
Everybody in my family understands the concept of "Sukiyaki Night."
To understand this event, it's important to understand what sukiyaki is. Sukiyaki is a Japanese meal in which the family gathers around the table and cooks their food right in front of them. There's a portable gas stove filled with a special broth that sits in the middle of the table. Plates of raw vegetables and beef in addition to uncooked rice noodles surround the stove.
With this sort of setup you can take what you want and add it to the broth. You let it cook for a few minutes and then you can take it out and put it on your plate. It's then ready to eat.
My grandmother was born in Japan and is a full fledged Japanese woman. It it because of this that my family has always had a preference for Asian food, Japanese in particular. Sukiyaki Night is a great way for us to get the family together to catch up with each other. Since everybody cooks their own food at such a slow pace it gives the perfect opportunity for us to have conversation.
To understand this event, it's important to understand what sukiyaki is. Sukiyaki is a Japanese meal in which the family gathers around the table and cooks their food right in front of them. There's a portable gas stove filled with a special broth that sits in the middle of the table. Plates of raw vegetables and beef in addition to uncooked rice noodles surround the stove.
With this sort of setup you can take what you want and add it to the broth. You let it cook for a few minutes and then you can take it out and put it on your plate. It's then ready to eat.
My grandmother was born in Japan and is a full fledged Japanese woman. It it because of this that my family has always had a preference for Asian food, Japanese in particular. Sukiyaki Night is a great way for us to get the family together to catch up with each other. Since everybody cooks their own food at such a slow pace it gives the perfect opportunity for us to have conversation.
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