I had recently rented the movie “WALL-E”, and thought it was a very very good movie. IMDB made mention of some of the odds and ends that could be found around the city and in WALL-E’s “home”, but I wondered a bit what else could be seen that wasn’t mentioned in the movie’s trivia page. I didn’t really think that much about it, at least not until I was skimming through some scenes of the movie and something caught my eye…
See it? It’s a bottle of National Bohemian beer. I swear it is! Look, I’ll even point it out to you…
…and here it is again in a bit better focus when the focal length is adjusting from the iPod in the background to WALL-E in the foreground:
Even the bottles next to it are beer bottles, so it just HAS to be a bottle of National Bohemian! Too bad the camera wasn’t pointed over a little more to the right so we could actually see for ourselves. Bah.
I mean, really, look at that great example photo (taken by Jack Lyons) and tell me that it’s not a National Bohemian bottle in the scene. Brown bottle, white label with gold trim, and rounded-off red portion of label with light-colored lettering? Has to be a “natty boh”.
…actually, I lied. It’s not a National Bohemian bottle. It’s a B&L Bohemian beer bottle, if you want to get really technical about the movie plot. Still doesn’t change what I meant, though. I bet there was someone in the crew (yes, I actually did try checking everyone in the IMDB entry… and then I thought I’d try searching Google for people involved with the movie and Maryland… which makes me wonder if it’s someone who went to MICA?), but then I figured it was late and I should get to sleep.
At least, if it’s not a National Bohemian beer bottle, then what beer is it?
If you’re on the east coast, better hurry if you want your Starbucks fix — the stores will be closing for 3 hours (5:30 – 8:30 PM local time) today in only 15 minutes!
eta: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004177542_baristas12.html
Good idea: having fish on Friday.
Bad idea: ordering the fried calamari appetizer. And the fried seafood platter.
I don’t think i want to see another fried thing to eat as long as I live… ohhhhh…
Today I went to the grocery store after roaming about in D.C. with some other photographers as part of the DCist Flickr Photographer meetup. It was just going to be a quick trip, just to pick up some things that I knew I was out of or that I knew that I needed, like fabric softener sheets (I had to do laundry and I was out). I happened to also pick up two cans of Dinty Moore beef stew, three cans of Chef Boyardee mini-ravioli, milk and two each of these:
Yes, frozen burritos. These things are fantastic! They’re cheap, and they taste pretty good too!
Now normally I just go to the self-checkout lanes at the grocery store, but this particular one didn’t have those, so I had to go to a usual checkout lane. The lady working as cashier saw my items and said, “Now this is bachelor living, am I right?” and I had to admit that she was right. The best part was when she started to ring up the burritos and I acted totally serious and remarked:
These things are the best ever. They’re only 2 for $1 — I can take care of my meals for a WHOLE WEEK for just $14!!
I think the look on her face was actual shock and horror. Don’t worry, I still get my veggies and the rest of my balanced diet. But you don’t have to take my word for how good these things are — peep these entries for February 11 and 12, 2002! See? Tasty!
Although, I have to admit that even though these are supposedly microwaveable, once you heat them up in the oven it’s such a tremendous difference that you can’t go back to heating them up in the microwave anymore. The problem with oven-cooking for these is it takes a whole hour to cook! But that makes it the easiest meal preparation ever:
1. Take burrito out of packaging and wrap burrito up in tin foil.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and then put burrito in oven.
5. Take the timer and turn until it stops (that’s 60 minutes, you don’t even have to look at the timer for this part!)
6. Wait for the timer to ding.
See? Easy!
December 4, 2008 · No Comments 
I mean, really, look at that great example photo (taken by Jack Lyons) and tell me that it’s not a National Bohemian bottle in the scene. Brown bottle, white label with gold trim, and rounded-off red portion of label with light-colored lettering? Has to be a “natty boh”.