I am a Gatherer! Today I got up early and went poaching. I mean the real, illegal kind of poaching - not that thing you do with boiling water and eggs.* Yes, I am brave enough to steal fruit of another man's tree... and yes, there are kumquats growing here! I have located three bushes/trees within a 1 mile radius from my apartment. I don't ( Read more... )

Quick recommendation for those foodily-inclined: Something In Season
As if the delicious, greens-heavy, gluten-free (gluten-free??) recipes, tone and photos weren't enough, this guy lives in Davis. (Where, by the way, cameron_vale and I now live.) And he invited us to dinner! And we went, and he and his wife were Not Weird! In fact, they were ( Read more... )

O happy day! Today, wild_basil joins the ranks of smokin' hot, super smart, spectacle-wielding shushies! Congratulations. May your reign over the dewey decimal system be prosperous and appleful.

I have successfully sung my nephew Theo to sleep! He is 5 months old ( Read more... )

I made musubi last night for myself and cameron_vale, and finally got it right, with a little terryaki sauce! We were out of nori though, so... crap, I guess I didn't get it right. Whatever. Now I'm bed-ridden with a terrible rash. I think it's from the sun - CV and I went canoing yesterday, and spent plenty of time outside. My reward for ( Read more... )

I need you to check this out:
http://www.thesoundoflincoln.co.uk/freak.htm

Select When Ducks Attack, or my personal fave, Duck Head. Be sure to click on the matchbox when selected. xox

Last night I got a speeding ticket that negated my entire weeks' wages, and today I fought a losing battle over wi-fi with the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Apparently, Harrisburg is no-fi. Fortunately (for once), a mall has saved the day, and I am blogging at you courtesy of P, the otherwise stinky bread chain. In happy news, there is an ( Read more... )

If Joseph Campbell were still alive, he would NEVER have let this happen. Jar-Jar, "Annie," and Count Dooku would fade from our neurons like so many bad and incoherent dreams, if only JC had the chance to (guess I'm talking about time travel and resurrection now) talk some sense into his protege. O Campbell, my Campbell, wherefore art thou when I ( Read more... )

I actually kind of liked it. All the other parts of the movie, that is.

(This is a rant, with possible SPOILER potential for Jar Jar lovers ( Read more... )