Will Ferrell as Bush

saturday night at my house...

pasta making night. i finally got around to using semolina flour as opposed to regular. so much better! using semolina from now on. better texture and flavor. 

update on the kombucha: I'm bottling my third batch and I think I've finally made it drinkable. I mean, something I would WANT to drink versus something I have to remind myself to drink. In a couple weeks this batch will be delicious! The new batch will either be all black tea or a mix of green and black. The all green version I made was super strong and bitter. I used the wrong green, methinks. No more sencha. Meanwhile my 'cha mother has almost quadrupled in size. The green tea batch made it grow something fierce. 

The new project: KOMBUCHA!!!  

I've been given a kombucha baby and have already bottled my first batch. It was a lot of fun. The new baby was DISGUSTING but kind of cool to touch when I was bottling. Here's some pics:

ok, sorry to the one or two people who read this blog for not posting anything for a while. I've been concentrating on my flickr page with new photos of my recent trip to España. It's all the computer time I could handle. I've got over 250 photos of the trip up, and yes, I know that's a lot, but I swear I edited severely. There was just so much to see and the scenery was so beautiful, so I took tons of pictures. It was a wonderful trip and I wish I could have stayed much, much longer. On the trip back to the states I was already craving pimientos de padron, jamon Iberico, morcilla, and cafe con leche. All of which I tried to eat nearly every chance I got. I lamented the fact that I missed my chance for churros and hot chocolate in Madrid, and that I probably could have gotten away with smuggling chorizo in my checked luggage. That said, Joe and I drank as much wine as we possibly could while there (beer too, with breakfast sometimes). I ate so much jamon that i got sick of it for a couple days, but soon i was back on the wagon. fried potatoes, manchego, chorizo........... it was about the food, for me.

 It was supposed to be a half wine- half art trip. The art I enjoyed most was taken in in a big one day slurp of Madrid at Museo del Prado and Museo Centro Arte de Reina Sofia, no small feat. Of course, we practically ran through the Prado, because you have to, there is way too much in it. Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights made the visit worthwhile. There were also a few wonderful Goyas, but I've never been one for the old masters- style. I tried to see everything in the Reina Sofia, a modern and contemporary collection, however I really just went there to see Picasso's La Guernica. I stood and stared at it for 10- 15 minutes. It was amazing, as is their whole surrealist section. 

more later.

The next petition I intend to sign is going to be this one . I sincerely hope it gets on the November ballot. Demorcacy in action! Honor G.W. Bush by naming SF's sewage treatment plant after him. Yay! I love SF! 
update: it's on the ballot!!!

Ever been to *@#$% heaven? Last night I revisited the freaks of '86 at the Castro Theater. A double feature of probably my favorite David Lynch film, Blue Velvet, and Jonathan Demme's Something Wild. I remember the freakishness of Lynch's masterpiece, but it's so much freakier on the big screen with a room full of people. Dennis Hopper as an Oedipal gangster huffing nitrus, Isabella Rossellini as a tortured night club singer, and fresh faced Kyle MacLachlan, pre-Twin Peaks, looking for trouble with a teenage (role) Laura Dern. How could you go wrong? This is the most entertaining freak fest from Lynch ever. Oh, and I can't forget Dean Stockwell in his queenliest role ever, complete with lip syncing to Elvis and sucker punching. 

Followed by the most bizarre Demme film I've ever seen. 8o's cheese to the max. Jeff Daniels in his most entertaining role (not saying much, I admit) as a VP needing a vacation and Melanie Griffith as a con girl ready to give it to him. John Waters cameos. Ray Liotta is his usual freaky self. Good for how bad it is. Linen blue suits with white shoes. White girl obsessed with black  culture and reggae. Car chases. Stick ups. Fights. Sex.  

Yay! Guns are fun! Last night Animal Gabe and I went shooting at an indoor range. It was the first time I had fired a gun. At first the sounds were really unnerving, the guys next to us were firing a 12 gauge shotgun, so it was really loud. I just stood and watched them cut the target in half. Freaky! We shot the whimpy gun first, a .22 Ruger. It was fun and really accurate (I like to feel like I can aim) and made little pop sounds. The second gun was a Sig 9mm. It seemed light for it's size and less accurate (harder to aim). Gabe said it was similar to ones cops use, and he was obsessed with it because he saw it on a tv show. 

So much fun! Thursdays are Ladies Night, apparently, but I was the only lady in sight! What the hell is wrong with people? Don't they know this is where the fun is? Best non-alcoholic night I've had in ages. 

Malkmus ist RAD! Last night I saw Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks perform at Amoeba Records. Awesome show. While he's not the most enthusiastic of entertainers, somehow all eyes are glued on him. Janet Weiss rocked drums. The new album is good, too. 

 

My cellphone takes shitty pictures.

Today I had a leisurely day biking around Golden Gate Park, sunbathing, and gazing and pictures of shit at the Gilbert and George exhibit at the De Young Museum.
There's also some weird-ass sculpture in the park. Why does public art have to be so assy?

Better late than never? The day before valentines day I went to the east bay with a special someone and rediscovered the pleasures of Bakesale Bettie's. OMG I LOVE THIS PLACE!!! We had a fried chicken sandwich and they gave us free Italian lemon ices to drink and cookies while we waited. DAMN!

what is it with all the drama lately, i mean, really, is something in retrograde? i don't usually go in for all that stuff but now i'm beginning to wonder.
there's a drunk girl in my bathtub.

maybe i should just lift all of my posts from sfist. they've been so funny lately.

So there was a big pro-choice (roe v. wade anniversary) and anti-choice rally today at Justin Herman and the Embarcadero. I didn't get to go, but I found this pic of one of my regular customers. Great outfit! Way to go! If I knew it was going to be so fun, I would have taken the day off! Apparently thousands of pro-lifers were bussed in from all over. Well that's just great. More of what California doesn't need. Assholes and smog.

I said good-bye to my car last week. The Luneymobile is gone forever. R.I.P. Luneymobile.

still life in my kitchen. meat, pomegranate, wine, and salad dressing.

My new favorite thing to do is watch the in store videos from Amoeba's website. check out the MIA: http://www.amoeba.com/video-player/mia.html

Last Wednesday was Pizza Night: Redoux. For the second week in a row my housemate Joe and myself made some of the best pizza in town. Delfina eat your heart out. #1 with watercress, mozzarella, parsley.
#2 roasted fennel, potatoes, sundried tomatoes, capers etc.
#3 mushrooms, onions, etc.
#4 Michael can't wait. Xtra thin crust. like a cracker.
#5 The favorite. Everything that was leftover.

battle scars

Thanksgiving at home was great. Very little family to deal with. parents and friends. very nice. a delicious adventure.

the turkey was brined and the mashed potatoes were truffled. tofu, green beans, brussle sprouts, sweet potatoes, corn sticks!!!, another apple pie.
the chef passed out.

this was definately my best apple pie ever. looks a little toasty, but oh so tasty.
why can't all apple pies be this good?