Copy Deadline Countdown

Three...two...one...at somewhat stressful times like this the NQ office remains completely professional by adhering as closely as possible to this classic template.

(Image: HisGalFri.3.jpeg.)

Monday morning, and while we at the NQ are launching the week by firming up some travel plans - see you at the Winterset Festival in Eastport! - and getting a mini subscription drive on the go - if your subscription just lapsed you will be hearing from us this week - we are aware that not everyone jumps into the workweek with such alacrity. If you feel you've been dragging yourself from 9am to 5pm for far too long, some of this advice might clear your decks and broach some options.

(Image: best-careers.net.)

Fiddlehead Lovers Unite

Here's a recipe for fiddleheads that looks pretty sweet - we've been indulging in the seasonal treat ourselves - at chez nous, we, and by we I mean my husband, who does all the cooking, tosses them with some chickpeas and tomatoes, a little prosciutto maybe, it's all good.

(Image: lunchboxbunch.com.)

You know your I. Q., and possibly even your E. Q. - but how's your C. Q.? That would be your ability to understand cartoons. Here's a quick test, via The New Yorker.

(Image: mylifestream.net.)

Carnivale

Last night's class was about sideshows, and part of the lecture included a scene from Carnivale, the acclaimed HBO series that latest two seasons. (Here's the opening sequence.)

(Image: visualstreak.com.)

Scope This Out

Perhaps you are already familiar with the fabulous & free bi-weekly Scope? If not - or even if so, for that matter - check out this page, which includes both the excellent Food Nerd column, wherein Andreae Prozesky's writing is so tactile you will feel as if you have produced whatever wonder she whipped up, even if, like me, you barely so much as look at your own stove, and a window to view Countdown, a great short film by Jordan Canning, starring Neil Butler. (Image: www.nsicanada.ca.)

This is kind of how we feel at the NQ office today - getting our budget #s all organized for the treasurer.

(Image: askgrade6.com.)