And some interblog miscellany. Btw, M really is watching American Idol. I’m keeping a safe distance.
Stupid blackberry pictures; it looks like leftovers. IT'S FRESH.
I wanted you guys to know that I made the quinoa salad up with barley ’cause I ran out of quinoa and it was actually great, maybe even better in terms of consistency, cause barley is such a toothy grain that it soaked up the dressing and extra liquid in the veggies in a most marvellous way. Here’s a variation that includes black beans, some heirloom tomatoes, a bit of crumbled feta, wilted [on purpose!] kale, and half a shallot that I rescued from the fridge.
Also, some of you have expressed interest in a mala, and I’m happy to make one for you to your specifications [or just freestyle one], but I gotta be honest: these stones weren’t cheap: depending on what you want I’d love to hook you up but be prepared to set aside some coin for materials. If you’re STILL interested in spite of my baleful fiscal caveat, please let me know in comments or email me at my first name backwards at gmail dot com.
OH AND! I think for Mayday this year it’s time to bring back Big Rock Fridays. And by “bring back” I mean going all the way back: Big Rock Friday I, the jam that started it all, back when we only had 35 people in there instead of 229 [Note to building inspectors: /sarcasm/]. My original intention was to create a set of wicked awesome playlists that we could play with every Friday and I think we have enough wicked awesomeness to proceed, don’t you?
This was far FAR too amazing not to link to. This guy is…well, just watch the thing, would you?
Okay, now M’s watching Notorious, a bit better, although it’s worth noting that just in time for the return of BRF Classic, Slash will be the guest on American Idol next week. COINCIDENCE??!?!?!?/1?!??!slashslash??one?! I gave up believing in coincidences a long time ago, actually.