Is better than no weird song wednesday at all, I say!
This is sung to the tune of "Piano Man" by Billy Joel..
"Blogger Man"
It's nine o clock on a Thursday
The regular crowd all logs in
there's a random tweeter following me
and I don't know what state she lives in...
She says hey can you update my memory
I'm not really sure how it goes....
I'm not in myspace, and I haven't seen your facebook
And not even the googleman knows....
Sing us a song of the twitter feeds
Tere give us a blog tonight!
Cuz we're all in the mood for some puter time
As our fingers hit refresh all night....
Now Manola BBB is a friend of mine...
She gives me linklove for free
and she's quick with a pic or a blog or improv
Matheson Hammock's where she'd rather be..
She says B I believe this is killing me
as the smile ran away from her face
Well I'm sure that I could be a celebrity
If I could log out of this place...
Well Ines is a real estate bloggerist
who never has time for TV
and she's talking with Scary, who has a saleable story
but she's already blogged it for free.
And we use these sites as platforms for politics
and no one can tell if we're stoned
yes I'm sharing these links -in my loneliness
but it's better than linking alone....
Sing me a song of new blog comments
Yes please all come to my site
I think that you'll enjoy my melody
Cuz it's got me feeling all right
I got a lot of hits the day of my first article
and I turned to Gus and Michelle with a smile
because I know it's through MiamiBeach411
That you come visit my life for a while
And more thanks to South Florida Daily Blog
Who gave me more hits than he knows... and
now when I blog I know that it goes near and far
and I can reach Tel Aviv from here....
Sing us a song of the twitter feeds
Go read some blogs tonight!!!
I hope that you enjoyed my melody
It sure got me feeling alright.....
Thursday, June 26, 2008
A Belated Weird Song Wednesday
OYE MI POEMA!!!!!!!!!!!!
This small verse I just stumbled upon in a notebook looking for weird song weds... It is not quite yet a poem, yet it's something... It has potential I think... Here you go:
Stumbling back
on my hands and
knees through coal dust
to get back
to where I was
before; when I had
no reason to be happy
other than the fact
that the weight of
life had not pressed
down on my head
then; nearly as much as
now.
The years pass....
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Belated Concoction Monday - Sauce! Meatballs to follow
This recipe is the culmination and distillation of 7 years of experimentation, watching my Italian college roommate, and later my husbands Sicilian family, reading more recipes than I ever thought could exist for a simple tomato based sauce, and many, many trial and error situations. Here is my best, and I'm hoping for your sake you have a bit of natural cooking talent/ creative spirit b/c I am not big into measuring with this recipe. It's a taste and stir, repeat repeat repeat situation.
Spaghetti Sauce
shopping list
2 large cans San Marzano tomatoes, 1 cubed, 1 crushed
2 tablespoons olive oil
coarse sea salt
fresh ground pepper
one package fresh basil
1 tablespoon butter
pinch sugar
flat leaf italian parsley, one large handful, roughly chopped
4-6 ( depending on size) cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 medium or half a large vidalia onion, finely chopped
red pepper flakes
one cup each for garnish : parmigiano reggiano and pecorino romano ( perorino locatelli even better try Macaluso's market for it)
heat the olive oil in a large, deep skillet or saucepan over medium low for a few minutes
add the onion and gently saute for ten-15 minutes over medium low
push the onion off the the sides, making a hold to put the garlic in at the center. saute garlic until it begins to turn a light blond color, if it gets too brown it will make the entire sauce bitter. If you've done this, it's ok, I've done it a million times. But you have to throw it out and start over. Now.
Next, stir in the two cans of tomatoes, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Add a pinch or sugar and the tablespoon butter. Bring to a boil. reduce to simmer, add parsley. let simmer for an hour to two hours depending on how much time you have, but AT LEAST an hour.
hand tear the basil, stir in. The sauce needs to simmer about another half an hour, so make the pasta during this time. Usually I have some meatballs simmering in the sauce as well, recipe to be posted asap. As always, comments and suggestions are appreciated. Happy Friday!
Since Manola and I are going out to an Egyptian Art thing tonight, there is still hope for bar food friday! YAY
Friday, June 20, 2008
Bar Food Friday ( and a bit of a babble)
Forget the beach - the real estates are in South Coral Gables
inspired me to start giving back to a world that's been extraordinarily good to me, despite my constant faux pas and outright social blunders....
Before my interview ( that Old Cutler Rd detours and a general fucktardiness regarding directions made me 35 minutes late to) I was offered only a 2 day stint at the July Mango Festival and training in the fall for their Art exhibition during high season, which doesn't start until December.
And skip or bear with this digression/ Detour
... I will be working in the Conservation Nursery for the summer, then move on to the Challenge office in the end of August...I will also be judging and helping coordinate the challenge... The challenge is it's own post, so those with ??? pls be patient or visit Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden's Website
Because I'm about to lose my own attention writing and can only assume it's worse for my readers..
I'm impressed you lasted through my major tangent of a detour. I know how much being detoured sucked today and yet here I am, detouring my readers from the promised blog... The 1st ever bar food friday....
But I have had such a stellar week - getting noticed by South Florida Daily Blog, making like minded smart funny artistic friends I had no idea I would ever meet outside of the fabled education snobbery of New England, getting a quarter of my site hits over three months in the last 5 days.... So I'm pushing my boundaries like a child.... and praying my loyal readers will indulge me and give me a lollipop.
Friday Night's Bar Food
I almost blew barfood friday b/c the moment I got to Fox's, ( Miami's 2nd oldest bar) to meet Manola, I ordered French Onion Soup ( about which I have this OCD need to always declare it's not as good as my own as I hungrily devour every drop) and was two thirds of the way in before I realized Bar Food Friday calls for a pic of the food before I rip into it like a hungry cheetah...
What I would soon learn is that with Manola, I was in the kind of company that can make hours fly by in the taking of a breath or a long sip of Pinot... And happy hour was upon us as soon as you could say Blue Moon over Sex on the Beach.
Along with two for one everything the special happy hour bar food of the day at Fox's was "Mini Castle Burgers" ( that thankfully, aren't microwaved mass market white castle burgers from Publix)
Above is a pic of these little burgers, music to my mouth and horror flick to my size 26 True Religions....
They were quite possibly the best mini burgers or "sliders" ( which always makes me think of a vodka shot with an oyster and hot sauce in it) I've ever had.... Fox's is definitely doing a major disservice to themselves to even refer to anything remotely resembling the words 'white' or 'castle'. It was served as one pull apart chunk in four sections; pickles, tasty perfectly seasoned burger patties and melted american cheese on each. Ketchup, mustard, and mayo was on the side... For four glasses of pinot, 3 chardonnays, french onion soup, and the burgers, our bill only came to 43$ w/ tax and there may even be another round involved I am blocking out...
The food was great, the bar was vampire dark ( which I love when drinking on a Friday afternoon at 4) and the bartender and regulars friendly as you might expect in Georgia, but certainly not Miami... After I devoured said burgers ( Manola was the picture of self control and only had one bite of one) the sky stopped having it's water break on Miami's head and we headed out to our original plan, Matheson Hammock state park.. At which there was no hammocks, and the conversation too priceless to share with the blogosphere....
Verdict: Fox's Happy Hour, mucho drinks, plenty of food, nice dark comfy cozy atmosphere, and patrons = 43$ before tip
Conversation with Manola = priceless
Even though M is way too cool for cheesy credit card commercial parodies, I hope she will let this one slide... if she's not too busy finding hurricane season BF.... My vote is for Jensen Ackles from Supernatural....
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Quote of The Day ( Thank You Carlos Miller!!)
I am going to sing for you, a little off key perhaps, but I will sing.
-Henry Miller
Thank you Carlos Miller
Not only for this quote, but for standing up for artists everywhere. who create their art in every medium.. What an ugly place America would become if not for people like you to stand up for our right to create and record and observe and discuss the world around us.. I'm going to get my husband to airbrush a Team Carlos Miller Shirt, which I plan on wearing out this weekend. Shit... It's been a while since something happened so close to home that moved me like this... I'm ready to protest, picket, sign petitions, whatever it takes....
Cause Nobody puts Carlos Miller in the corner!!!!
Oye Mi Poema Thursday
Next weds a group of local blogger chicas and I are hitting up Ingrid B's Bohemia Room spoken word event; Cunnilinguistics, A night of erotic poetry... Only problem is, the only finished poem I have that's slightly erotic that I haven't destroyed or lost I read last time I was there. I'm going to have to actually write a new poem. It's been almost a year I think... But going through my old stuff on my dino desktop I found this poem, which I wrote in Miami, a little over a year ago... And decided to share. I was inspired my Billy Collin's poem of the same name. He is such a great poet... I wonder if I can get some erotic poetry inspiration there? No, best keep it safe and look through my Adrienne Rich ;)
The Best Cigarette
by B.L.
There are many that I miss
Having flicked my last one over a balcony
One dark night, a firefly disappearing in the trees.
The obvious ones, of course;
After an evening joint, the double indulgence
As one fades to ash, two light up
And lean back, the end of a long
Exhale;
At the end of a greasy breakfast
The day waiting to begin
Blue-grey haze curling and dancing from the ashtray;
Or in a hot tub, resting an elbow on the edge
Holding the damp filter until it burns out.
It’s a strange dichotomy, these moments
of flame and relief.
The most pure memories are mornings
When the next line keeps appearing
Through the tangle onto my computer screen,
The endless Miami sun.
Newly downloaded music in the background
With it’s own beautiful surprises and familiarities.
I would grab for the pack without looking
Away, lighting up as I read my own
Words as if they were a letter
To myself, written
Long ago..
And it would be the exhale of breath
Left hand raised to hold it
As I lean back in the chair and
Smile at my own truth.
Then I would be my own sunshine
All bright energy as I returned to work
My thoughts like beams of light
Little rays whispering,
The catalyst of soul growth
All the poems that brought me
Here, came from somewhere
Warm.
That was the best cigarette.
Smiling at the monitor.
Every ounce of light within
Shining on these words.Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Thank You South Florida Daily Blog!!!
YAY! I am the new blog alert at the South Florida Daily Blog! And I am on their blogroll! I (again) feel, a la Izzie from Grey's Anatomy, like a proud Mama...
And Rick from SFDB wrote a nice little write up about me, I must add...Read about it here, at my new favorite blog, the South Florida Daily Blog
