Side note #1: Diane Lane lip syncs the Jim Steinman songs that are sung by one his studio artists. But Maria McKee (one of my fave singers of all time--and Brian liking her too was one of the first signs that he and I were meant for each other) sings Never Be You on the soundtrack. I also have the Rosanne Cash version.
Side note #2: Marine Jahan plays the dancer/stripper at the biker bar. She was also Jennifer Beal's dance double in Flashdance.
Side note #3: Our friend, Blewis (Brian Lewis), knows a crazy amount of dialogue from Eddie and the Cruisers 2. We discovered this Sat night. Don't know why he does, but it's a little surprising. He usually quotes Strictly Ballroom and The Princess Bride. Hmmm...
The third installment of Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay, finally arrived at our house on Wed. We had dinner with a friend and came home late, so I restrained myself and read only one chapter before bed. Then I eagerly plowed through the rest of it Thurs afternoon. Such a fitting finale to a great series. I was sobbing at the end. Small spoiler alert: Don't read the next paragraph, if you haven't finished the books!
It's sad what Gale becomes, but Collins had to do something about that love triangle. And since Gale didn't participate in the Hunger Games, we didn't really know him that well as a character. I was intrigued by how Gale evolved. I wrongly expected that something similar would happen Peeta.
A TRUE SCOOP from Allyscoop: If you are in Santa Cruz, you absolutely must go the Penny Ice Creamery! Similar to Bi-Rite in SF, this hard-working couple lovingly makes fabulous ice cream, sorbet, and popsicles from scratch AND they pasteurize their own cream. Amazing and delicious stuff! We stumbled across it Wed night; they had opened just the day before. It is across the street from Gabriella Cafe, where we ate dinner.
Note to Paul (the owner) and Michael (the new chef) of Gabriella: Please don't serve roasted bone marrow, unless you have the proper utensils to serve it. It was with burrata (the real reason we ordered this appetizer) and heirloom tomatoes. We were given butter knives, which were woefully inadequate to scoop the marrow. The bone was too narrow for the knife, and more than half the marrow went untouched. Our server looked for other utensils but was unsuccessful. No adjustment was made on our bill either.
Sabrina hosted our second annual MEAT FEST on Saturday! Our main dishes were lamb osso buco and risotto. After the osso buco went into the oven, we made a quick jaunt to Bi-Rite for ice cream (peach and creme fraiche for me, malted vanilla for Brian, and balsamic strawberry w/creme fraiche from Brina.), followed by a cheese plate with fig cake, double cream gouda (cow), Humboldt Fog (goat), and petit Basque (sheep). And then mini beef wellingtons. Arugula salad with nectarines and sundrop tomatoes from Sabrina's garden. Guess we had to slip something healthy in there. And for dessert, I made vanilla creme brulees. We brought a torch, so everyone could burn their own sugar. It brings out the pyro in everyone!
Hooray for Jim Parsons, Jane Lynch, and Aaron Paul (Yo! Was it Kafkaesque?) winning Emmy awards last night! Dr. Sheldon Cooper is funny in every scene he's in on The Big Bang Theory. Ditto for Sue Sylvester on Glee. Aaron Paul was anguished, conflicted, and heartbroken as Jesse on Breaking Bad last season. How about the last scene of the season finale? I'm not unhappy for Bryan Cranston, but I would've liked to have seen some love for Jon Hamm. Hamm makes his Don Draper portrayal look effortless, and it's not. (especially after watching him on 30 Rock) I love Modern Family too, but when is NPH gonna get some real respect forHow I Met Your Mother? Gee....
Btw...here is a photo of me at the ACC Craft Show on milliner extraordinaire Jasmin Zorlu's blog. I am wearing the grey and black Gehry cloche and Lego necklace!
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