Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

While my work doing movie archaeology is mostly centered around Star Trek: The Motion Picture, it actually wasn't my first real success. That was finding scripts and footage for Star Wars, pre-internet. Nowadays it's fairly simple to find cut footage, but back then, all we had were pics and scripts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcXGNyF9fBc

::picard facepalm::

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/23/politics/supreme-court-migrants-south-sudan-turmoil-filled-countries

Suddenly feeling nostalgic for my time in State College, PA. Not sure why. For the most part, I wasn't very happy there. Not until just before we left. Maybe it's that part of me that misses it.

Quote of the day: "Yes, this is the best episode of the series, in the same way that liver is the best of the organ meats."

Music Before Bed

https://youtu.be/IJWlBfo5Oj0

Missing the early 90s.

This was the Beach Boys?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHyPG7zPIOY

Jenn is running on Safe Mode today.

Well. Shit.

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-transgender-health-care-trump-79fc6f3bbdab2e92d6f0184201a468a9

I HAVE A MIGHTY NEED

It's funny how your tastes change. I used to put Ranch dresing on everything. Especially salads. Now a days I barely put it on anything (I prefer Italian dressing). Ranch just feels too...thick and heavy for my tastes.

So, I finally ate that "chili."

Something was very wrong with that recipe. When I was browning the meat, it said it shouldd take ten minutes. It took three. Not a problem, though, the meat was cooked...I continued.

At the end, it said to simmer for 45 minutes covered, and 45 minutes uncovered. So I left it for 45 minuters covered, and when I came back, it was a thick cake with no moisture left. And, it was already starting to burn along the bottom, so I called it finished.

The chili itself was super thick and not loose at all like a stew. It was very much a dry paste. I checked the recipe, and it said to start at medium-high heat and never said anything about lowering the heat...I'm assuming medium-high was a typo for medium low.

But here's the thing. Since it didn't burn? It's actually edible. And tastes fairly good. I might try it again and do medium-low for everything instead of medium-high. Or maybe just use a different recipe alltogether.

Wow. Massive recipe failure. The food isn't bad... it's just something was really wrong with the recipes listing for heat and times. What I got was WAY too thick to be chili.

.......whew.......

Hot Wings for Breakfast. When you wake up and decide to punch your gut straight in the face.

Still the greatest story ever told: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-1Ue0FFrHY

Hear me out.

So, chicken and waffles? Old, tired, worn out. Seattle Teriyaki and Waffles. New, exciting, amazing.

I may have to make this.

Brian Wilson
1942-2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO4PvrpayNc