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Monday Brain Dump: Things I Am Thankful For

It’s nice to make these lists every once in awhile to remind yourself of the good things!

– Not living in a hurricane zone like Florida or Texas. It’s so dreadful looking at the pictures from Ike.

– Good thai food…I think thai food is slowly becoming my favorite food (next to Japanese!). I just had some excellent thai at SEA thai in Orlando. Yummy!

– Thankful for the chance to come to Florida again so that I might once again have some yummy Jeremiah’s gelati!!!

– my sister who is sending me a box of GOODIES and TREATS. for no reason whatsoever! I can’t wait to get it!

– my fiance. i always find myself thinking “wow, i’m so glad i’m marrying him!” when he does or says something really nice or is patient when I’m stressed out ha ha

mapquest and their “no tollroads” feature. i’ve discovered a way to avoid the toll roads when I drive into and out of Orlando with this feature. 80% of the time it takes the same amount of time/distance to avoid the toll roads!

Friday Links

The truth about cell phone cancer – also includes list of best/worst cell phones that might cause you cancer
Tip of my tongue – a website that helps you come up with that word you’ve been trying to figure out all day
How to persuade an atheist to become a christian – is there anything wikihow doesn’t cover??
Top 20 worst movie endings ever – i remember watching grease as a kid and thinking how this was the best movie ever but how the ending with the flying car was so weird ha
List of unsolved problems – in different areas

From postsecret


Palin Links

Sorry I didn’t have time to post today, I’ve been traveling all day! But now that I’m settled in, here’s a very late post.

It seems like the news and the internet are abuzz with Palin talk. Here are some highlights:

Palin on Craigslist


Matt Damon on Palin

Palin: Average isn’t good enough an article by Sam Harris that garnered over 1000 comments before it was closed

ABC investigates Palin’s book censorship

Sarah Palin’s Alaskanomics

McCain/Palin Slogans

I would post some positive Palin links but I seriously did not even read one.

Airline Passenger Bill of Rights

If you fly a lot or have ever experienced problems with an airline it’s really important that you know your rights! Here is a link to the Airline Passenger’s Bill of Rights. Bookmark this or read up at least on the hot topics that you might foresee having problems with so when it happens, you know what to do.

With the way the airline industry is today, the chances of you experiencing a problem are very high. Just the other weekend when I flew to Toronto, my fiance and I got INVOLUNTARILY bumped. We did not know our rights at the time so we did not argue very much. Now that I have read the rights and know that I’m entitled to compensation in the form of a voucher or cash, I can fight for what I’m due. I really wish I had known at the time, it would make this battle with customer service that much easier!!

As I’ve said before, United Airlines is the worse airline out there.

Monday Brain Dump: Currently

I haven’t done one of these in awhile…

Lusting: the new Dell Inspiron Mini 9
Small, low power, and inexpensive. It’s a portable blogger’s dream! And did I mention it’s only $350? And weighs less than 2.5lbs? And boots up in 45 seconds? It’s no Apple, but at that price….who cares? I’m sold!


Listening: You Don’t Know Me by Ben Folds Ft. Regina Spektor
I forgot how much I loooove Ben Folds!

Buying: Cherish Mary Jane Flat in red
I never thought I would buy red shoes but these mary janes were calling me. It didn’t help that they were only 21.99 from Payless!


Playing: Wii Fit
I finally got the Wii Fit from my awesome sister. I’m hopeful that this will help me become more fit as I’m the biggest couch potato ever. So far it’s been pretty fun! And I actually am a bit sore!!


Watching: Dark Knight
I think I’m one of the last people to see this but I finally did. After all of the hype, I thought it was good but not that good. I was disappointed with the ending and I don’t remember Christian Bale’s gruff voice being so….gruff. It was kind of annoying. Also, I was hoping The Joker would be a little bit more senile/scary. I did love the part when Heath says “why so serious” though.


Eating: Blackberry pie from the farmer’s market in Solvang
omg! this was the best pie ever. I wish I had taken note of the stand I bought it from


Sarah Palin Gender Card on The Daily Show

Hakushaku woke up from his slumber to share this little video with me and I just had to post it. It’s the next best thing to reading one of his comments!

Friday Links

Identical twins marry, give birth to twins – creepy!
I stapled a dollar to a telephone pole, how long will it stay there? – longer than I thought
Questions with no answers – some really good questions!
Items to build an apple store – Like their products…their stores are so sleek!
Casino security secrets – As told from an insider
What it’s like to lose on Jeopardy
How to build a grill for under $10 – I hope there are more BBQs before the cold season starts setting in!



Midweek Brain Dump

I’m back from my travels and I thought I would have time to make a real post for today but I don’t so hear are some musings from the past few days:

I got bird pooped on for the first time. This was while I was at Niagara Falls. Everybody immediately told me how it’s such good luck to get pooped on. I think someone made that up to make the pooped-ee feel better. Of course, who was I to argue so I proceeded to the nearby casino where I bet black and yes, I won!. Apparently it only works on the first bet though because I lost the bet after that.

And on another completely irrelevant note, yesterday boyrobot took me to The Hitching Post for dinner for my birthday where I had grilled artichokes. This is only my 2nd time eating real artichokes (not the canned ones or the dip) and I think it’s safe to say…artichokes may be my favorite vegetable ever! What is it about it….I’m smitten!

And while I was in Toronto, I tried poutine (fries covered with cheese curds + gravy) so now I can cross that off my omnivore 100 list!

Also, boyrobot bought me the cutest little robot. I can’t wait to share pictures of it and the rest of my adventures. Maybe on the next monday brain dump :)

The Omnivore 100

I’m all about trying everything once, especially when it comes to FOOD. I think the hardest thing for me to eat was escargot. I just don’t like the thought of eating something like that but I did it! I think I’d have to draw a line at insects though. That’s a no go for me. Anyways, the blog A Very Good Taste has created an Omnivore 100 that they think every person should eat. I’ll definitely have to attempt to eat all of these! Except for the roadkill one…does anyone actually serve that??

To play: copy the list to your blog and highlight the foods you’ve eaten

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile

6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich

14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries

23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans

25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava

30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl

33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail

41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone

54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads

63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake

68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail

79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict

83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab

93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox

97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

What’s In Season: September Recipes

*This is part of an ongoing series in which I highlight the foods that are in season for the current month and some yummy recipes

Here are the fruits and veggies in season for September:

Vegetables

* eggplants
* pumpkins
* tomatoes
* spinach
* lettuce

Fruits

* grapes
* pomegranates


Honey Garlic Grilled Eggplant
by Beyond Salmon (psst. I read in the comments that someone tried it with a foreman grill and it still turned out great!)


Pumpkin and Chorizo Soup W/ Cilantro by Closet Cooking


Easy Spinach Nests
by A Veggie Venture


Chicken Lettuce Wraps (The easy and expert way) by Yum Sugar


Gourmet Chicken Salad (with grapes!) from Allrecipes


Pomegranate Beef Crockpot Recipe from a Year of Crockpotting