hella mega, btdubbs

birthday strudel, yo

ok, deal with this:

first, a cup of jet fuel with half and half (ie, coffee, to you non-austin coffee drinkers-the independence coffee co here in tx)

followed by a melon with strawberries and orange wedges in a fine ceramic bowl.

then a salad. endive and romaine. handmade dressing.

later, much, a plate centered with couscous au whatnot (garlic, wasabi, secret things) covered by a wine and cream mushroom sauce--make that, slathered-- too many mushrooms by far.

followed by? a handmade, messup-UP, totally APPLE'd strudel... but havent had that yet.

all's i can tell ya is,

;)


it's my birthday.

all that and the sounds of the happy sunday ghetto: rooster, dogs, screaming children, gawdawful ice cream trucks, and 80s powerpop raging next door. [sigh] all in all, a great birthday.

except for the fact of course that i have an insane concussion.

but at least we made delicious food at home in our pajamas today. that was rad. and we sang. and we talked and hung out. and so on. you make what you can out of what you have. that's called stone soup. look up the book.

a very good birthday, nonetheless. this year i plan to include more full-spectrum truth.

kung fu panda

bernie mac died. isaac hayes has passed.

here's a link to a memorium for isaac.
bernie on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/v/c2AQXB8cg70&hl=en&fs=1

i was totally on set with this dude in culver city and in hollywood, and he was a complete pistole, seriously. all the way. nothing in the least held him back, except maybe racism--he didnt want to talk to the white folks on the floor but hey, i've felt the same way about helping women so there. check it, he was a funny, funny guy and very loved by the ones who loved him. and also, remember utah?

utah on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/v/j4rS35ekP9U&hl=en&fs=1

monster's ball

xtra noyse

more from the scoot by raf. finally getting to my mail and came across a very funny bad review. ;) funny. so, if youre in the mood, come over here and enjoy my spanking by a reviewer over at 1340Mag.com; i promised to include the bad.   cant imagine why people think im doing folk. must be cause im a girl or something, and not covered in tats. whatever.  thunder this am. just to shake things up.

scoot inn & shakespeares pub

photos above by raf

playing with me are jhon bellizia on bass, adam temple on lead and victoria hammill on electric violin.



photo by duggan



this one by maurice

in a nutshell

the benefit over at ruta maya was packed, the gourds were total mayhem. bad. ass.

and here, molly ivins nails down, a long time ago in a column (her first as co-editor, i totally just ripped off the observer website) my sentimentals exactly (altho she neglects to reference the terrible machismo, but implies it anyway, and that: there is no mercy at all in texas): go here:

http://www.texasobserver.org/molly_archive/hello.html