At Oscar time one year ago, all the world was obsessed with 'Brokeback Mountain.' Can we reminisce for just a moment? OK, good.

I don't know about you, but I can't watch the DVD. It seems that one viewing of 'Brokeback Mountain' in the theater was enough for me; I never have found myself willing to subject myself again to the sadness, the tragedy, the wasted lives depicted in that movie.

I can re-read the book -- and shake hands with Annie Proulx and tell her how much I loved her writing, which I got to do last Spring. I can listen to the story on my iPod (Campbell Scott does a gorgeous reading of it, you can get it on iTunes). But I can't watch the movie again, though it will always be part of me.

I do, however, love watching video mashups of the movie set to new songs. Just the clips can slay me, but I can handle that in three-minute chunks. You may have seen this, you may not have, but here is one of my favorites.

'Brokeback Mountain' with 'Who Knew' by P!nk




On a lighter note, this deliciously hysterical imagining of the evolution of Ennis and Jack's grocery list was making the rounds last Spring. It still makes me giggle.





Ennis Del Mar - Jack Twist
Brokeback Mountain Grocery List
Summer 1963


WEEK ONE
Beans
Bacon
Coffee
Whiskey


WEEK TWO
Beans
Ham
Coffee
Whiskey


WEEK THREE
Beans al fresca
Thin-sliced Bacon
Hazelnut Coffee
Sky vodka & Tanqueray gin
K-Y gel


WEEK FOUR
Beans en salade
Pancetta
Coffee (espresso grind)
5-6 bottles best Chardonnay
2 tubes K-Y gel


WEEK FIVE
Fresh Fava beans
Jasmine rice
Prosciutto, approx. 8 ounces, thinly sliced
Medallions of veal
Porcini mushrooms
1/2 pint of heavy whipping cream
Cub Scout uniform, size 42 long
5-6 bottles French Bordeaux (Estate Reserve)
1 extra large bottle Astro-glide


WEEK SIX
Yukon Gold potatoes
Heavy whipping cream
Asparagus (very thin)
Organic Eggs
Spanish Lemons
Gruyere cheese (well aged)
Crushed Walnuts
Arugula
Clarified Butter
Extra Virgin Olive oil
Pure Balsamic vinegar
6 yards white silk organdy
6 yards pale ivory taffeta
3 Cases of Dom Perignon Masters Reserve
Large tin Crisco