The mere idea of the Something Storemakes me happy. It's like a surprise present to yourself.It could be anything. One person got an iPod shuffle, but I suspect most people get things that cost considerably less than the $10 per something price. They say that it'll probably be new, but that it possibly could be antique or refurbished or just about anything. I think we all need more beautiful randomness in our lives.
I've been rather dutifully slogging my way through Northanger Abbey. Yes, I'm still not done. It might help if I stopped reading other things for a while, but I can't help myself. I've been tearing through the His Dark Materials trilogy. Yeah, they're juvies. I read juvies sometimes. Just because a book is meant for a younger audience, doesn't mean it won't speak to someone of any age. The young girl character Lyra is so brave and bold. She makes me wish I had been her when I was younger, instead of the shy, reclusive bookworm that I was. I just finished book two of the three this afternoon and if I hadn't gotten home from my Girl Scout trip so late, I would have rushed off to the library to check out number three, the Amber Spyglass.
"Ice Cream" made out of coconut milk. I tried the chocolate last night and it is so good. I like it better than real ice cream, I think. This product from Turtle Mountain is dairy free, soy free, and sweetened with agave, to make it lower glycemic. Oh, did I mention, its really yummy. If I can still have ice cream, or rather, something like it, but better tasting even, then that makes it a lot easier to consider the vegan path.
I've been loving the website Cake Wrecks. It's seriously even more hilarious than the late, lamented blog "You knit what?!". No pictures here because I'm not sure of the copyright status of the pictures, but go visit and you'll see what I mean. Each time I read the blog, I start laughing so hard I get the hiccups. Just be warned that there are a couple of cakes of dubious taste towards the end of the page.
This video by Sigur Ros. It just makes me happy every time I hear the song. Even better to see the video. The band is from Iceland and I believe they sing in Icelandic. I've got not the slightest idea what the lyrics mean, but that doesn't seem to matter. I know, I can tell just from the sound of the song that its a song of joy and hope. This is the first time I've run across Sigur Ros, but they'll definitely be added to the playlist of my life. In a weird sort of way, they remind me of what I love about early Jane Siberry.
3 comments:
something store sounds like a fascinating concept and I'm going over to check out cake wreck.
On blogs of note I found this http://todayschicagoblues.blogspot.com/
I'm not sure if you like blues, but it made me think of you.
coconut milk ice cream? does it taste coconut-y?
LOL
...too weak to type...laughing...cake wreck...
isn't cake wreck the best? Seriously some of the funniest stuff I've seen on the web. Better than cute overload. Better than i can has cheezeburger.
It's kind of heresy for a Chicagoan to say so, but I'm not a huge blues fan. I don't hate the music, but I seek it out normally. That said, I'm always up for singing along with "Sweet Home Chicago".
Coconut ice cream didn't taste much like coconut to me, which I thought was kind of a shame, 'cause I love the flavor of coconut. What I'd love to see is a coconut flavor, maybe with bits of coconut flakes in it.
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