Oh man, we are in a pause mid episode and it's all happening, the cliff hanger for season 5 is set. McNaulty is upset over Boodies death, Freeman is more or less leading the major crimes investigation, Daniels is being groomed for a substantial promotion.
I feel like the polarity between good cops and bad cops is exemplified well in season 4 with Carver and Haulk. They grew together as rookies through the western then into narcotics and major crimes until they saw different roads to better their positions. Conversely to their partnership the relationship between the roads they do take is definately one of this series themes, politics in police work.
Carver's return to the western shows him as an honest cop looking to get back to real police work, or at least the police work who grew up doing. While there we see him take a leadership position and also report to the notorious Bunny Colvin (one of my personal favourite characters).
Though he disappoints the viewer and his commanding officer on a couple of occasions we eventually see his epiphany and the fruition of proper police work.
Haulk on the other hand looks to climb the ladder, taking on a laid back assignment protecting the mayor with the notion that everyone else he knows to have taken the assignment has moved up. After his assignment is cut short by an unforeseen promotion he serves in major crimes as a sergeant(?) to the disappointment of all. No one is on Haulk's side.
Though they both kicked off the season getting their stripes the Gospel of the Baltimore Police Department chose only one to keep them.

Cabot Trail

Dear John,
I have been entertaining the idea of doing a bit of randonneuring this summer. The Cabot Trail comes to mind and fromwhat I have seen of and read about it is a pretty majestic trail around Cape Breton Island. Rated one of the best treks in the world yadda yadda...
The whole loop is only 300 km and would be nice to do over a week. The area is full of fishing villages and beaches and campsites to stop at with lots of fish to eat and Acadians to attempt french with.
Sometime in mid to late summer would probably be best because I think it gets really wet here in the spring.
In doing it I see myself with a co-pilot, and I know Cj wouldn't be that interested, would you?

VLC SNAP!

Just picked up with the Wire again this evening. Saw the sequence with Omar looking for some cereal and then walking to the store to get some. It's kind of a hilarious scene. The celebrity of his character is really brought out by his green satin robe.

I was thinking that since you've retired the Baltimore beat, do want to do a biweekly movie viewing? I was thinking in theatres would be a good outing on a casual basis, but if you find a really worth while movie we could each make an effort of seeing it. At least until we find something as good.

Taking a cat on a plane is kind of a pain, I wouldn't suggest it. Although I did get to walk through the metal detector holding a cat.

The Road

Omar Little vrs. Aragorn son of Arathorn
Both hard as fuck.
Omar, the Robin Hood of West Baltimore and Patron Saint of Rippin' and Runnin'. Aragorn, the King of Men.
Micheal Williams - Professional Dancer and Choreographer
Viggo Mortensen - Jazz Musician, Skilled Horse rider, Poet.

I don't even know if they are adverseries in the film yet, but I'll find out. TONIGHT!

We should have some sort of Dinner Party when we're back.

Trivia Question # 2

What is Omar Little's brother's name, where is he, and why?

Trivia Question #1
For what reason does Avon Barksdale retire is his boxing career?

More Crossover

But this time to FOX, not HBO. Daniels from the Wire and Alvarez from OZ are both on a new X-files-ish looking show called Fringe now. I've only watched half an episode, but it looks interesting so far, and I loved X-files. Me and Liza'll be home from about the 20th until the 3rd or so. Any new years plans?

Old Fasioned Porridge Bread

This is the recipe for that loaf of bread I was raving about some while back. It's pretty basic and has some wholesome ingredients.


Oatmeal
2 Cups Dry Oatmeal
3 Cups Boiling Water
3 Tsp Butter

Yeast Mix
5/4 Tsp Yeast (A Teaspoon and a bit)
1/2 Tsp White Sugar
1/2 Cup Hot Water (Tap hot is hot enough, I used the rest of my boiled water once and it didn't rise)

Dough
1 Cup Milk
2 Tsp Salt
8 Cups Flour
3/4 Cup White Sugar
1/2 Cup Molasses

To begin throw some water in a kettle to boil. Combine the Oatmeal ingredients together in a large bowl and mix well then set aside to cool. In a separate smaller bowl combine the yeast ingredients and let rise for 15 minutes.

Once risen add to your cooled Oatmeal.

Now add the rest of your ingredients to the large bowl and mix well. Be sure to get your hands in there, but don't go as far as to start kneading your dough.

Let rise for at least 4 hrs or overnight, try not to let the surface dry out to much before converting it into bread pans. This recipe can make 4 reasonably sized loaves. Let rise for at least 1 hour in bread pans before baking it for 1 hour @ 325-350 Fahrenheit.

Some notes I have made.
-Letting bread rise in pans for longer helped with my best batch so far, if you have to leave it over night wait for your 4 hours then split it into the trays and then leave it. Plus then it's ready to be baked for breakfast.
-I have yet to let it sit in the oven for a full hour, and only put my oven on 325, so keep an eye on those loaves.

Howdy Blair. It's been so long since I watched the Wire that I don't think any fresh perspectives are going to wash over me any more. Ah well. I just got the Thighs CD in the mail from S-Dog, it's pretty awesome. Playing in bands is fun. Maybe raccoon should do a christmas show. Or maybe raccon is over forevs and I should move on.
Still haven't found a job, which is super lame and boring. I can't even get a labour job here. Suck. I did just apply to go to Korea for three weeks in January to teach English, but based on my results so far, that probably won't happen. Did CJ ever finish that movie we shot that day at Eau Claire? I'm colab-ing with my buddy shaun on a zombie noir script right now. I'm really sure how much I actually contribute, but it's pretty fun. How's the construction work going? Have you moved up the ladder yet? Bought a house? Did I tell you I saw your bro in Calgary over thanksgiving.
Also, my desktop is now stormtroopers.