I'd bring butter chicken, sahi paneer and basmati rice

"Anyone know what Inception is actually about?"

It's about technology to manipulate dreams, so I guess it's another one of those films that confuses the viewer between what's real and what isn't, with a big twist at the end

I wish I'd had one of those a thousand years ago

to affect or to effect?

"You know what’s cruel? Breeding a hairless cat in Canada."

THIS.

while I would agree that roasting your own coffee gets tedious, the freshness and taste of the resulting coffee at peak flavor can't be beat.

Also, you don't need to build your own roaster, you can just use the air popcorn popper method:
http://www.sweetmarias.com/airpopmethod.html