I just made this up right now for dinner, and it was awesome. Measurements are approximate - I just throw things in a cup and whisk away, who knows if it will be good when I make it again.
Ingredients
- juice of half a lemon; ~2 tbl
- hefty spoonful of sour cream; ~2 tbl
- splash of worchestershire sauce
- dash of garlic salt
- sprinkle of chili pepper
- dash of olive oil
Directions
Put first 5 ingredients in a cup, whisk until smooth. Add olive oil and whisk again. This should make more than enough for a large bowl of salad for one. I imagine that if you want to make larger amounts of this, to save for later, you would want to blend the first 5 ingredients in a food processor or blender first, and then add oil while the motor is still running.
Taking a limo to the Radiohead concert at White River last night was the most awesome thing ever. I will never drive myself anywhere ever again, especially not gimongous sold out concerts.
I just found out I could get a full wireless signal with my macbook on my deck. Bring on more sun!
giant maynard decided it would be a good idea to crawl under the cabinet and eat a spider. he wasn’t really stuck so much as he didn’t want to come out because it wouldn’t be so graceful looking. for whatever reason cats need to have a lot of pride.
trying it out, gettin all fancy with the rounded corners, oh yeah.
the picture in the header was taken by one of us while we were up at the ass crack of dawn watching the sun rise over the rio negro river in the amazon. awesome to see, maybe even once in a lifetime, but it was still the ass crack of dawn.
I’ve been listening to online radio for as long as I can remember. Commercial/corporate radio has only gotten worse as I’ve gotten older, and I get tired of listening to the same shit, over and over and over again. This is why internet radio is so awesome - there are thousands of stations, all over the world, willing to play anything and everything your heart desires. There’s music for falling asleep to, there’s anime music, country, oldies, 80’s, top 40, latin, pop, you name it. I love internet music because it allows me to hear the exact kind of music I am craving, right now. And, it also gives me better access to album and band information, and some stations give you recommendations for “if you like this try —”.
The key thing to remember about internet radio is that the majority of it is put out by individuals and small organizations that just love music and want to share theirs with you. These aren’t multi-million dollar operations selling ads to Pepsi and playing 15 minutes of music per hour. The larger internet radio stations are non-profit outfits, that mostly (or only) survive on the donations of their listeners.
Recent changes have been made to the way internet radio stations pay to license their songs from the copyright holders. From SaveNetRadio.org:
The future of Internet radio is in immediate danger. Royalty rates for webcasters have been drastically increased by a recent ruling and are due to go into effect on July 15 (retroactive to Jan 1, 2006!). If the increased rates remain unchanged, the majority of webcasters will go bankrupt and silent on this date.
This is pure corporate greed at its finest. Please help stop the RIAA from further bullying people into conforming to its arcane and ridiculous ideals. Donate to SaveNetRadio.org or call your congressman.
- Address: 1307 N 46th St, Seattle, WA (Wallingford)
- Type: Italian
- Pricing: $33/person (including wine)
- Rating: 4/5 stars
Yelp Reviews
I needed to take my good friend “the Rat” out for a birthday dinner, but I was having trouble picking a good place. The Rat is a cook in a Ballard restaurant, so he’s got higher standards than ordinary friends of mine and has a lot of commentary for any place he chooses to visit. So, I decided we’d try some highly rated place, and I took a look at the “best of” lists on Yelp.com. First on the list for Italian food was Bizzarro Italian Cafe, a small place in Wallingford. So we took a trip over last night at about 7pm.
There is only street parking available, but we didn’t have much trouble finding a space. The restaurant is located at 46th & Stone Way, and is a little difficult to see at first. Its kind of tucked in at the corner, and the sign was not all that apparent when you are driving north on Stone Way.
We expected a bit of a wait since it was Friday night, but we were in luck as the crowds just didn’t arrive yet. We were seated right away (3 people), which was nice. But then came the worst part - no waitress. We waited for at least 20 minutes before someone came over, but only to take our drinks. A random bread girl came by - we asked for help and she said she would find someone. We finished a whole plate of bread before the chick finally came over. She looked very busy socializing with some couple in the corner. All the waitresses seem to have that air about them that says “I’m too cool to help any of you peons.” I guess we didn’t look hip enough to order food.
When she finally did take our order, it seemed like she suddenly realized we were paying customers, and everything came out pretty quickly. I got the gnocchi gorgonzola, which was good but not the best. The sauce was lacking a little substance, it was a little too runny and thin for gnocchi - maybe it would have been better on fettucini or angel hair? The Rat got the bologese lasagna - and according to him it was probably the best lasagna he has had in Seattle yet. Micro-Monkey got shells and alfredo, standard tasting, not great not bad. Dessert was a large piece of house-made tiramisu. Pretty good, not too rich like some places make it, and I appreciate that she brought a large slice for 3 of us to share.
Total bill was $100 for 3 people, including a $35 bottle of good wine (… something “rosso” a favorite of napoleon’s I guess… don’t remember the name). All in all, I think they rely on the “crazy” eclectic atmosphere to bring people in. It’s good, and I’d go back if I could get reliable service, but I don’t see what all the hype is about. I’m sure there are better Italian places out there with better food for the same price.
- Address: 7500 15th Ave NW, Seattle, WA (Ballard)
- Type: Cafe/Bubble Tea/Coffee
- Pricing: $5/person
- Rating: 0/5 stars!!
Yelp Entry (There was an entry at yelp, dunno what happened to it…)
Ok, so let me just preface this by saying that I know better than to expect world class service and food from a random donut shop on 15th. Also, let me say that I was actually really excited to try this place. It’s a donut shop that has bubble tea! Yes!
Well, this is mostly a review for bubble tea. I didn’t have a donut, thought they smelled pretty good. I knew they would probably have the powdered bubble tea mix, but I was ok with that for the moment. The girl was pretty unfriendly, and was eager to get back to her soap opera or whatever she was watching. I guess that’s ok, but it’s really annoying to buy something from a person who wishes you would stop asking her for stuff or giving her money or whatever.
I picked the green apple bubble tea. I watched her make it, and she looked like she was mostly doing it how I think the powdered kind is typically made… except that I took one sip and I seriously thought it must be one of the grossest things I’ve had in a long time. The bubbles were a little hard - typical for a place that doesn’t get a lot of customers though. Really, I think she just made it wrong or something. I don’t know - it was watery and foamy and really gritty and not cold at all. I threw it out. I don’t think I’ve ever thrown bubble tea out before. Maybe once when I found a bunch of hairs in my bubble tea…
So…lesson learned. Donuts and bubble tea just don’t seem to mix. Can’t even go here for late night bubble tea-donut combos, since this place had signs all over saying they only take cash and serve drip coffee and donuts after 6pm. No bubble tea, no espresso.
At $7.50/hour the canoe rentals are an excellent deal at the Waterfront Activities Center. It’s too bad they don’t rent kayaks though - just canoes and row boats. The arboretum provides plenty of places to wander around, with ducks and geese and even beautfiul blooming lily pads in season. This weekend we had the awesome opportunity to get pretty close to a blue heron sitting on a log.
Since its only February, it was not very crowded at all, and we were able to get a boat and launch in less than a few minutes. However, we have gone in the middle of a warm, sunny summer weekend day, and it was incredibly crowded on the dock. Just remember - it’s cash only and they require you to leave your ID at the front desk and pay when you get back. There’s plenty of parking since it’s located right next to Husky Stadium.