Saturday, January 29, 2011

Double Dare Review

Double Dare is a documentary film by Amanda Micheli released in 2004 that aims to shed some light on the life of television stuntwomen, focussing on two of them in particular.
These two stunt women are Jeannie Epper and Zoë Bell.
Jeannie Epper & Lynda Carter
Jeannie Epper is most famous for being Lynda Carter's stunt double on the Wonder Woman television series and has been a stunt double on RoboCop and Tanya Roberts' stunt double on Charlie's Angels (the original tv show, not the films). She has done the stunts for over 200 television shows and feature films. She is now a grandma of four but she still wants to continue working until she can.
Lucy Lawless & Zoe Bell.
The second stunt woman is Zoë Bell, who got famous for her role as Lucy Lawless' stunt double in Xena: Warrior Princess. She later went on to be Uma Thurman's stunt double for both the Kill Bill films too, and recently she has been acting in Hollywood too, most famously Death Proof, Bitch Slap (which I have reviewed here) & Whip It.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

TABASCO® Original Red!

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TABASCO® Original Red needs no introduction.

But for those you who haven't heard of it (you should be ashamed of yourselves!) it is a hot pepper sauce made by McIllhenny company. It was founded waayyy back in 1868 (your grandparents weren't even born then!) So Tabasco Original Red was the first sauce introduced by the McIllhenny company, & remains the most popular out of their six sauces.

It is sauce that I have known about ever since I was a little kid, because it always available in the mess room (i.e. dining rooms) on all the ships. And we always have a ready stock at home too. I asked my mom to check how many bottles of Original Red we have at home right now. We have two that we are currently consuming (don't ask why we have two opened at the same time, because I have no clue!) Anyway, other than that, I found that we have three bottles in the pantry!

Tabasco Original Red Magali

What I especially love about Tabasco Original Red is that it is not about heat for heat's sake. It is about what the heat does to the flavor of the food. I will always remember this one pepper sauce we purchased, it was so fiery but it turned out to be nothing but ground peppers. :( Tabasco has a simple combination of salt, red pepper & vinegar perfected in a 3 year aging process that produces a hot sauce with an uncanny ability to bring out the most in your food! It doesn't just add it's own specific flavor, but enhances the flavor of your food. 

Tabasco makes a great Game-Day Party Menu too! It's a great addition to any snack, especially Pizza. In fact I think Tabasco + Pizza = Pizza Perfected! I add it on practically anything! Pizza, Pasta, Instant Noodles, Soup, Devilled Eggs, Omelettes, Burgers. And recently I have been very interested in making Cocktails, so I'm definitely gonna add it to Bloody Marys. Whenever I'm cooking, I always make it a point to have a few drops, straight from the bottle!

This is an advertisement for Tabasco Sauce from 1905 (taken from Wikimedia Commons). I love that the look of the bottle has stayed so similar in over a century. To me that signifies true quality.

So, do you use Tabasco Original Red? What foods do you like to add it to? Let me know in the comments section!

XOXO,

Magali

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Sunday, January 9, 2011

So much more than an MP3 player...

I got an iPod touch yesterday. It works exactly like an iPhone, & all the apps are compatible (the only thing it can't do is make calls). It is something I have wanted on and off for years. And I finally have it. It's absolutely amazing. I have been been downloading a ton of Apps on my MacBook Pro & I'm so excited to see those apps in action. Gaming is amazing, & both cameras are pretty good! I love all the toy & vintage camera apps available, so expect a lot of iPhoneography on Day by Day.
I title this photo 'Apple fangirl life'. Okay, I know that's a really stupid title.
So do tell me if you come up with something better!
Thanks mom & dad, & the kind aunt who bought it from the USA because I can't stand to wait for the evil Apple execs to launch it here.

XOXO,


Thursday, January 6, 2011

Thank You

Life etc. celebrated it's 2nd Birthday yesterday. Mom & dad got back home so I was really busy catching up on sleep & some other things. So anyway, there's something I want to say to you.
Thank You. Thanks for reading, sharing, commenting, blogrolling & anything else. Thanks for putting up with the occasional sponsored post too. Thank You for making blogging such a fun journey for me. I ♥ you!
I am so glad that I decided to blog more religiously when I was in FYJC (in college). I have made numerous friends along the way, not only from Mumbai but all across the globe. Thank You so much.
Just thought I'd share a poladroid with you guys. (Last year I shared a photo of cake. So this year a polaroid of a cupcake!)

Much love,