Adventures in Hooterville

Pineapples and pirates.

So, the superbowl was fun. I used the luau-leftovers, pictured at right, to make some kickass pineapple salsa to bring. Surprisingly, it was a hit (yay!) and I patted myself on the back for being resourceful/creative with what I had on hand. Sure, I used a recipe. But I thought up the idea to look for a pineapple salsa recipe, and that's good enough for me.

Last week we had seven pineapples leftover from the party. 4 out of 5 days last week I brought a pineapple with me to school. The lab where I work is basically 8 or so labs in one big shared space, and there's a community kitchen/eating area. So I just left pineapples there. As far as I know they were well-received.

There's one pineapple left. Taunting me downstairs. I was planning on making pineapple fried rice tonight, but I got lazy (it was a long day). Hopefully tomorrow.

Don't get me started on those coconuts. Sigh.

In other domestic news, I'm making my friend Jeff a hat loosely based on this one. I've never made a hat in straight stockinette before (always 2x2 rib which ends up being stretchy so the exact # of stitches is no big deal), and I've started this hat 4 times now and it always ends up being too big. Especially when I tried knitting up a swatch, calculating gauge and measuring out length etc. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong, but I'm going to try one more time and if it doesn't turn out he'll just have to wear a baggy hat. /knitting nerdiness.

I recently downloaded (I mean, purchased legally...) the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack, only to discover covers by Marilyn Manson, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco and... drumroll please... Fiona Apple. I was very VERY excited. I would recomend this to anyone as slightly-obsessed with that movie as I am...

Oh, the Animation Show was really cool. This short was great, and reminded me of my favorite music video, Hell Bent by Kenna.

Alright, I think I'm done spouting random things.

posted by Amber @ 7:36 PM