Author Archive for Luke Abbott

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Big Mac Epilogue

[Updated! See bottom of post.] A couple weeks after attempting to make imitation Big Mac® burgers (documented in our epic three-part series, dontcha know) we brought home some real Big Macs to compare.

Eating Big Macs

The verdict? Well, everything in a true Big Mac just…Continue reading ‘Big Mac Epilogue’

Kyle Makes a ‘Mac, Part Three

You saw it being cooked in Part One, assembled in Part Two.
And now, for the (exciting?) conclusion:


[Gotta go to the web site to watch the video, guys!]

Hope you enjoyed the series!

Kyle Makes a ‘Mac, Part Two

Continuing where Part One left off…so, how about them patties?


[Gotta go to the web site to watch the video, guys!]

Watch the conclusion here.

Kyle Makes a ‘Mac, Part One

Part one in a three-part series, documenting the creation of an imitation Big Mac burger.

Continue the adventure: Part Two

“Uhh… he’s not moving…”

Black Friday 2008: Meh.

In a shocking development, the Abbott Family slept in this morning! As Luke predicted, after scanning all the sales at the local stores last night, there was little that grabbed our interest (maybe $20 worth). So, to getting up at 5:00am, we said, “meh.”

Want to read last year’s account of Black Friday? Follow the link below…

waiting-in-line-wide.jpg

This morning we experienced Black Friday for the fourth time. It became a family tradition quite by chance in 2004, when we happened to go in to OfficeMax on Black Friday for some paper clips and ended up… Continue reading ‘Black Friday 2007: An Abbott Tradition’

Gardener’s Wisdom, Vol. 182

A weed in time, saves nine. —Papa

Halloween, Blow By Blow

I’m not much of a party person—at least, when it comes to college parties. But, when the UCSC FPC (Film Production Coalition, a student-run club which I am a part of) invited me to a Halloween Night club party at one of the club leader’s houses, I said, “OK, adventure!”

So here’s how the night went on…Continue reading ‘Halloween, Blow By Blow’

Oh Death

  1. Turn up your speakers
  2. Turn off your lights
  3. Press the full-screen button (to the left of the vimeo logo) and press play

Happy Halloween. :-)