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TLC, "Baby Baby Baby," 1992 (before they really got cool)
I think I almost like this song better than any of the ones on the album they are best known for, CrazySexyCool. It's here you see, despite the bright clothing and random teddy bears (which are horrific and yet totally awesome), the kind of confidant star power that would launch them to stratospheric heights in the late 1990s.
Mariah Carey, "Can't Let Go," 1991
Probably my favorite MC song ever. Makes me feel all soft and gooey inside. Though it's hard to pick a favorite really--so many gems from the once 8-octave singer in that early era. Such a classy video, too.
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5. Paperboy, "Ditty" and En Vogue, "Giving Him Something He Can Feel"
4. Mariah Carey, "Vision of Love" and Color Me Badd, "I Adore Mi Amor"
3. Mr. Big, "Be With You" and Mint Condition, "Breaking My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)"
2. PM Dawn, "Die Without You" and Mista Grimm, "Indo Smoke
1. Boyz II Men, "Motownphilly" and Paula Abdul, "Opposites Attract"
TLC - Baby Baby Baby (Promo Only) - TLC
4. Mariah Carey, "Vision of Love" and Color Me Badd, "I Adore Mi Amor"
3. Mr. Big, "Be With You" and Mint Condition, "Breaking My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)"
2. PM Dawn, "Die Without You" and Mista Grimm, "Indo Smoke
1. Boyz II Men, "Motownphilly" and Paula Abdul, "Opposites Attract"
Ok so I have not yet played with Google Earth (shameful, I know!). But I do love to explore Google Maps, especially with the satellite feature (and I just love maps in general). I just discovered a new feature--looks like Google Maps has teamed with a product called Panoramio, which pairs gorgeous photos taken by just about anyone, with different points on the map.
It's pretty darn cool, man. It's just enough information to make me want to visit ALL these cool places. Well actually, I actually have been to Bagan Archaelogical Zone in Burma. One of the most beautiful places I've ever seen in my life--1000s of pagodas dotting a plain stretching as far as the eye can see.
I watched this movie a bunch of times while I was in Beijing, but always alone. Today we watched it again, together! Skipped the couple of so-so shorts. There really are some beautifully crafted pieces in this collection. Here is one of my favorites, by Tom Tykwer, who directed Run Lola Run (also a great film). (My favorite short in Paris, Je T'aime is the last one, by Alexander Payne.) I just realized Natalie must have agreed to do this short because she's a fan of Tykwer--she dressed up as Lola one Halloween, dyed her hair so pink that it took an expert colorist to get her hair back to normal. For a few days she was walking around campus with her usual ensemble of peacoat, ratty sneakers and pink hair, hah!
You might need to turn up the volume; the sound on this clip isn't great.
This was my very first time making corned beef hash from semi-scratch. I'd gotten some leftover corned beef from a while back, cut it up really fine, mixed it with finely diced potato and finely chopped onion. Trying to make it as similar to the canned stuff as possible, cuz that's what Garry likes =P. Paired with fried eggs over easy and stir-fried broccoli for good health, plus that Milton's wheat bread. It was delicious!
I was listening to Because of the Times form start to finish. Track 1 was uninspiring. Tracks 2, 4 and 6 I hated. So cacophonous. I was about to delete the whole album from my playlist on that alone, when something nagged me in the back of my mind--hadn't I heard from a number of people that these guys were supposed to be good? I looked up some reviews online. Yeah, one review even called them "One of the great American rock bands of recent years."
Nonplussed, I continued listening to the rest of the album. I have to say it started winning me over with "True Love Way," and the goodness continued through "Ragoo," "Fans," all the way to "Arizona," which I have to say is pretty great.
Anyway, I stand corrected. I'll even forgive them their tight-ass jeans. ("Forces the blood to my heart," as Hugh Grant quipped in Music & Lyrics).
I have so much to do this weekend. Uck. Thankfully, it only took 20 min. to make, eat and clean up after this breakfast. Scrambled egg with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese, cracked pepper and red Hawaiian alaea salt over Milton's whole grain bread (5g of fiber per slice!). Accompanied by slices of organic peach.
Ok, I took the concept from an article in this month's Bon Appetit. It just sounded so delectable I had to go straight to the grocery store and buy me some leeks. The article was correct in observing that Americans generally don't know what to do with leeks, other than throwing them dubiously into potato leek soup. Whereas Europeans, especially Belgians and French, treat it as a staple along with carrots, onions and potatoes.
One of the most versatile ways to prepare leeks, said the article, is to make a confit. This is done by melting a decent amount of butter, and saute-ing the leeks in it with some water and salt until they are limp and tender (about 20 min.). Then you can do pretty much anything you want with them (the article suggested Belgian leek tart). I paired my confit with slow-scrambled eggs, and also crumbles of feta cheese over saltines, nuked in the microwave for 10-20 seconds. Simply delicious. Someday I will make the leek tart also.
1. My cousins and I chowing down on Bob's Doughnuts at the historic 3rd Street Farmer's Market
2. Sweets at the Farmer's Market
3. Pinkberry
4. Amazing, creamy tortilla soup with avocado, and tacos: chicken simmered in peanut sauce, and savory albondigas (Mexican meatballs) over soft handmade corn tortillas. From Loteria in the Farmer's Market.
5. Homemade breakfast for two (me and my friend Jane): eggs over easy, wheat toast, fried Spam, and fresh fruit salad (nectarines, bushberries, and bananas)
6. The most tender and delectable spinach-ricotta ravioli ever, slathered in rich pesto sauce, at Rosti Tuscany Kitchen (Father's Office was closed for lunch -_______-)
7. Mouth watering roasted chicken in citrus marinade, with white rice, black beans and plantains. From Versailles Cuban Food in Culver City.
8. Nighttime at the Farmer's Market
