Raging Peacefully

Thanks to Boing Boing for posting about the Rage Against the Machine protest performance that was shut down outside the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis. Check them out rocking a cappella with a megaphone to the crowd. Rockin.

Seeing Red.... Or Fuchsia

I've got tennis fever and have been glued to the tube to watch the U.S. Open the last several days. In addition to the impressive performances, I've been struck by the red and/or fuchsia attire of the players. I use the "and/or" because the colors on our TV are not appearing as they should. Federer appeared to be wearing a fuchsia shirt with brown shorts the other day (he can pull it off!) but it turns out that the shirt is red. A search to find info on his ensemble lead me to the You Tube video (below) that shows both Federer's Nike choices and those of Nadal, who appeared to be wearing fuchsia shorts for his win against Fish last night, which was followed by the amazing match of the Williams sisters that featured the winning Serena wearing a dress of a similar color (see it here; it's also Nike, so I guess it's all red). Well, at least Safina was wearing what I'm certain is pink (check it out here). I have to say I prefer red to fuchsia. And now I am going to have to get myself a red tennis shirt (and a new TV).



And now a song that's stuck in my head, "I See Red"

Summer's End Menu

The girls next door had a lemonade stand and it was the best lemonade you'll ever find on the side of the road, with raspberry ice cubes dropped in each cup. Then we celebrated the last unofficial weekend of summer with a BBQ for which I was determined to make simple side dishes with my favorite ingredients of summer: tomatoes, watermelon and berries. I made three-ingredient dishes: a salad of baby greens, watermelon and red onions; and penne pasta with cherry tomatoes and goat cheese (and fresh basil). For dessert: a trifle with fresh whipped cream, berries and vanilla wafers. Yep, still full.

Politics

In my spam folder, this message: "McCain Chooses Paris Hilton to be Running Mate." Sigh. I wish.

Milky Way

Okay, one more summer sweet treat: Milkshakes. Today, I took a work field trip to a new West Hollywood shop that offers milkshakes: Millions of Milkshakes. Oddly, the shop also sells books of a less-than-sweet nature about terrorism and deadly viruses (see photo). In a milkshake shop? Hmmmm. So it's Millions of Milkshakes and a handful of scary books. When we left, I began singing Outkast's "Hey Ya" ("shake it like a Polaraoid picture") and then the silly "Milkshake" song by Kelis. My anecdote for getting them out of my head: "Shake It Up" by the Cars. (The Cars are a cure for many ills, even bellyaches from pigging out on a milkshake.) Check out the clip below for the song (and a great look at killer shoulder pads!).

Summer Sweets

Labor Day is coming up and I'm becoming nostalgic already for the summer that's coming to an end. As I have a summer wardrobe, I have a summer diet. It's usually during summer that I eat these sweet treats.

Ice pops (see pictured ones from Mexico) and Otter Pops

Toasted marshmallows

Chocolate-covered banana from Charley Temmel's in Venice

Ben & Jerry's cookie dough ice cream cone

Homemade whipped cream over fresh strawberries from the Farmers' Market (from Harry’s Berries)

Rice Dream Vanilla Nutty Bar

Tofutti Cuties

Sharon's lemon sorbet

Homemade blueberry pie

Too Cute

Some days call for cute. I've bookmarked Cute Overload.