Heirlooms: Part Two

This was my dinner last night.
It was outstanding.

Being raw for a few days here and there feels incredible. I highly recommend it. It really does give you a clarity unlike anything else. And again, living in So. Cal., we have access to such amazing fruits and vegetables year round. Buy local! Support area farmers!

Product of the Week

This stuff rules. As a girl with chronic dry skin, this gel will take care of you. I buy the generic kind, but it does the same work. It makes your skin luxuriously soft for hours. It is still oil, so it is still greasy, but nothing close to a straight up oil. My suggestion is to take a long hot shower at night. After the shower, towel off lightly. Apply the oil gel liberally. You skin will be stoked. Then put on full sleeve/pant pajamas. You'll be slightly greasy for a few hours, likely overnight and you don't want to get oil all over your furniture/sheets, but the payoff is HUGE. You'll wake up in the morning with the softest skin you've ever known.

Try it out for yourself. You're welcome.

Heirloom Tomatoes

In Southern California, we have the glorious gift that is the heirloom tomato. For approximately four short months in the late summer to early fall, heirloom tomatoes bloom in the lush summer sun. These succulent little specimens come in a wide assortment of savory varieties that span the color spectrum from pale yellow to deep burgundy. My personal favorite is the Brandywine Heirloom. Much as the name would imply, it has a dark crimson skin and flesh, and its flavor is so sweet and absolutely divine. It will help you understand why a tomato is a fruit and not a vegetable. You can eat them like apples, but you will need a napkin. I highly recommend a simple accompaniment of basil, salt, and pepper. That's really all you need. Snip or finely dice some fresh basil leaves. Sprinkle them over your cubed, bite-size tomato tidbits. Lightly dust with some coarse ground sea salt and pepper. And enjoy!

Note: Heirlooms by definition should be organic, but of course if something is a commodity, commercial grocers are going to try and make some money. Buy your heirlooms from a local farmer's market or a specialty grocer that sells local, organic produce. The difference in flavor is worth the cost. And I'm not going to lie, heirlooms are expensive, but they are so worth the cost. You don't need cake. Forgo that cookie. Treat yourself to an heirloom for dessert! Their knobby, bulbous curves are much more enticing, and so much better for you! But they are totally limited edition. Get them while they last, and don't tell me that I didn't warn you.

3rd Generation Reality TV Spin-offs

I'm pretty fascinated by these. I would guess that people watch them, otherwise they wouldn't air them and have advertisers right?

I'll admit. I watched Rock of Love. It was great TV. I liked Poison when I was in junior high school. But Brett Michaels is a DAD. Dating a 21 year old stripper is just gross. But I guess that's what happens in rock and roll? It was mindless television.

Anyway, this latest spin off is pretty silly, but I might watch it. Just sayin'. It's been a slow summer for new TV. Our DVR is only 25% full at this point, and that's mostly with old Dateline NBC's and other more cerebral stuff that's no fun for a light Sunday morning.

Now Milla Jovovich is on VH1 Top 20 now. I *LOVE* Resident Evil and her, and her part in it. She's like the strongest female action hero, so I really want to like her in The Prefect Getaway, but so far the reviews haven't been great. It might be a rental.

Sunday Morning TV

Kelly and I are two of those annoying people that can't sleep in on the weekends. We wake up at 6 am on weekdays, so sleeping in on the weekends means a luxurious 7am. Oh that extra hour is glorious. From what I've read, this is really a much healthier sleeping pattern for an adult, but it definitely annoys others.

So in trying to do something quiet, I get up, watch TV quietly, paint my nails.

Well, this morning, being a total masochist, I decided to try and watch some videos. The VH1 Top 20 Countdown was on. (Madison is chilling on the couch with me dozing right now, and she's totally dreaming and twitching, and it's about as close to heaven as human beings can ever get. Watching a napping puppy dreaming about chasing cats and having mini convulsions while making muffled barking noises. So precious.) So of course I have a few comments about the current state of music.

Shakira - holy bejezus that girl is flexible.
Nickelback - makes me angry that these dudes have careers
Mariah - her creepy stalker is her. creepy and egotistical.
Katy Perry - adorable. still digging her.
Kelly Clarkson - love her. every woman's woman

Discussing this band called Shinedown was really the impetus for this entry though. I was completely blown away, and not in a good way. At number 11? Really? This band is fucking terrible. The lead singer is so hideous looking that they can't show his full face so you only ever see him in profile in the video. Who listens to this crap? I threw up in my mouth a little bit. It's not even mildly amusing like Brokencyde. At least you can laugh at how dumb those dudes are. Shinedown is just awful and upsetting. Awful.

Major Milestones Today

1. The winner of So You Think You Can Dance was announced this evening. Congratulations Jeanine!

2. The wireless router has been connected. I'm totally typing this from my netbook in the living room, chilling on my couch in my PJ's.

3. Sunny Day Baking Co. got hired for our first catering event! We'll be baking up a storm for a friend's housewarming party. Fun fun!

I'll tell you my dirty little secret...

I really love Third Eye Blind and so does Kelly.

Not to call people out, but so does Foose. And he's a boy.