It took me all day to shoot a monster in the balls. Well, I shot a lot of monsters in the balls, but it took me all day before I was coordinated enough to start kicking their sharp-toothed zombie heads off after they scrunched up their faces and clutched themselves in pain. To win the “Mercy” Skillshot in Bulletstorm, I needed to “Shoot an enemy in the balls and kick or shoot his head off.” Worth 100 points, that one. And it took me all day.
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Posted inFood & Drink
New Kid in Town: From the ashes of El Cap Sisters comes the cozy Los Agaves
A new amigo on the block, Los Agaves Mexican Grill in downtown Sisters has ignited the area's restaurant scene with an inventive take on familiar, south-of-the-border fare. Sporting the flowering green agave plant on their signs and menus, the famous herb from which tequila is derived, owner and head chef Jimmy Fernandez welcomes old friends and customers with his trademark grin and hospitality.
“This is the cuisine cooked and eaten in Central Mexico, near Mexico City, with more masa corn, dried chiles, shrimp, pork carnitas, carne asada and mole sauce,” explained Fernandez, “It’s what I ate growing up, watching my grandmother and mother cook in the kitchen. These are some of our oldest family recipes and I think people are going to be very surprised. I started making up my own spicy soups when I was around ten years old, experimenting with meat and vegetables.It’s a good skill to have when you’re hungry.”
Posted inMusic
Adele – 21
Save for a couple of so-so tracks, 21 is a beautiful album led by a singer with a pristine, classic voice.
When you put out a cover of an insanely popular song – especially a beloved one that's been danced to at weddings and cried over after breakups – you're announcing yourself, in a way, to the world. And with Adele's cover of the Cure's “Lovesong,” the British girl that swept the Grammys in 2009 soars where so many others (311, Death Cab, etc.) have crashed.
Posted inCulture
Our Picks for 3/9 -3/17: Breathe EZ Benefit Concert, Sunny Ledfurd, 9th Annual Grin and Bear It Run and more
What to do in Bend, Oregon the week of 3/9 – 3/17/2011.
Breathe EZ Benefit Concert
and Silent Auction
Thursday 10
We told you about this benefit show last week for Erin Zurflu, and even provided a gorgeous photo of her, but it's worth mentioning again that this show will help raise money for Zurflu, who has been diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in her lung. Check out the lineup of acts coming out to support her: Sara Jackson-Holman, Chris Beland, The Erins, and Elliot.
Posted inNews
The Phony Budget Crisis: The answer to America's fiscal woes is one we refuse to consider
Everywhere you look, from the federal government to the states to your hometown, budget crises abound. Services are being slashed. Politicians and pundits from both parties tell us that the good times are over, that we've got to start living within our means.
It's a lie
Two case studies have made news lately: California, where new/old governor Jerry Brown is trying to close a $25 billion shortfall with a combination of draconian cuts in public services and a series of regressive tax increases, and Wisconsin, where right-winger Scott Walker says getting rid of unions would eliminate the state's $137 million deficit.
Posted inOpinion
Flaherty's Prosecutorial Crusade
Zeal, in general, is a fine thing in a district attorney. We want a DA who goes after the bad guys with vigor and single-minded intensity.
In his first couple of months on the job, though, Deschutes County District Attorney Patrick Flaherty seems to be channeling most of his zeal into going after county employees and local journalists.
It all started when The Bulletin put in a request for copies of the job applications and résumés of the new assistant district attorneys and other staffers Flaherty has hired since taking over. It was a perfectly legitimate request; the public has a right to know the qualifications and backgrounds of people who are being paid with its tax dollars. Since the request was legitimate, the county complied.
Posted inOpinion
This Poop Is Guaranteed Straight or Your Money Back
Monday, Feb. 28
Terminally delusional: Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi tells reporters: “All my people love me.
Posted inOpinion
Don't Believe the Hype: Worker solidarity can win economic justice
There's a joke circulating around the Internet that goes something like this:
A corporate CEO, a union member and a tea partier are sitting at a table with a plate of a dozen cookies. The CEO takes 11 cookies and wolfs them down. Then he turns to the tea partier and says, “Watch out for that union guy. He wants part of your cookie.”
It's a joke that has billionaires like the Koch Brothers – who fund tea party groups through Americans for Prosperity – and their errand boys Dick Armey of Freedom Works and Karl Rove of American Crossroads laughing all the way to the bank.
Posted inOutside
Thrive, Don't Just Survive, in the Snow: What you need to know for an overnight stay in the Oregon winter wild
Standing in a clearing at the dead-end of what are clearly the wrong Nordic ski tracks that I'd been following, I quietly curse the guy in the Maxwell Sno-Park parking lot who said, “The trails are really well marked.” I can't help but chuckle at the irony of getting lost (though I prefer off course) while on assignment for an article on snow shelter camping tips. Tip #1: bring a map or GPS and KNOW THE TRAILS. I knew I'd broken some of my rules for backcountry travel, rushed and ignored the clues that I was off course. But this wasn't really backcountry, it was marked Nordic and snowshoe trails near Hoodoo, just beyond the junction of the McKenzie Highway and Route 22.
Posted inCulture
Ten MORE Reasons to Dislike Miley Cyrus
The first column, entitled “Ten Reasons to Dislike Miley Cyrus,” was written last year, and it actually contained only eight reasons—because I was so infuriated by dislike for her, I ran out of space.
Reason #11: Miley Cyrus is SO unlikable that her mere existence is forcing me to write yet another column about how much I dislike her. (The first column, entitled “Ten Reasons to Dislike Miley Cyrus,” was written last year, and it actually contained only eight reasons – because I was so infuriated by dislike for her, I ran out of space. But since that was HER fault, I'm starting this column with Reason #11.)
Reason #12: Miley Cyrus is hosting Saturday Night Live this week (Sat March 5, NBC, 11:30 pm), with musical guests the Strokes. Everything about that last sentence – especially the mention of Miley Cyrus – is unlikable. For comparison, here's a more likable sentence: Seeping Chest Wound is hosting a Dysentery Vegan Potluck this week, with anal itching guests the Genital Wart Marching Band.