lisa, quit blowing my sex!

[bossymarmalade]

omg, K-os is hosting Much Vibe and is playing a video for "Nappy Heads" by the Fugees. I didn't even know there *was* a video for this song. I fucking miss this group. And if I can ever re-find that article that either Ant or Sharifa posted about the Fugees having meltdowns and going crazy, I'm'a write that *nsync version of a group disintegration. Either that or write Clef/Praz. heh heh heh.

lance_nerd has started a new community for cross-cultural slang references, in case you're British and writing popslash or Canadian and writing Harry Potter or American and writing Hard Core Logo or whatever. It's called language_ref and it looks pretty cool.

Speaking of cool, I was at the drugstore (drugstores are COOL!) and they had a big sale on books, so I bought a few.

Mangoes and Quince by Carol Field, about a woman named Miranda who "pours her passion into cooking, opening a restaurant, and seducing the entire city with her luscious and unforgettable creations." It sounds kind of Chocolat, but no Juliette Binoche to annoy me.

Road Stories and Recipes by Don Nix, an autobigraphical thing about a Memphis musician who takes a road trip through the rock & roll South and collects recipes along the way from, like, Sam the Sham and Don Henley (whose recipe for chili looks as bloated and self-important as he is). And --

At Grandmother's Table edited by Ellen Perry Berkley, which is a collection of reminescences and recipes from granddaughters remembering their grandmas. I got this one because it sounds neat; my grandmothers died before I was born and when I was very young, so it's not particularly that I want to revisit any my own memories. Although, in Trinidad we called pretty much any old Indian ladies our grandmothers, and watching them prepare enormous amounts of temple food at weddings is a pretty strong memory from my childhood. But I doubt that kind of thing is going to be in Miss Perry Berkley's book. *g*

And yes, there's a theme. Not that I planned it, though -- the only other books were about Perl and C++, or Love and Scurvy on the High Seas.

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oooh!

[remainthesame.livejournal.com]

Promise you'll report back with a verdict on "At Grandmother's Table." Pretty please?

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[bossymarmalade.livejournal.com]

I shall indeed. Between you and Mare and your boundless enthusiasm for all things bookish, I'm very excited about posting book reviews once I get a good crop of them. Hee!

[katienyc.livejournal.com]

I'm not positive, but I *think* that that article about Lauryn Hill and The Fugees was from this past year's Rolling Stone Women That Rock issue.

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[bossymarmalade.livejournal.com]

Whoo-hoo! A place to start looking! Thank you, honey. *mwah*

[imogenics.livejournal.com]

Mmm. Another Maggie-post about books 'n food 'n popslash. All things I love. When I don't enjoy reading your journal, sometimes I daydream about having it for a snack. Which is a weird and possibly inappropriate way of saying I enjoy it when you post about stuff like this. yes.

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[bossymarmalade.livejournal.com]

When I don't enjoy reading your journal, sometimes I daydream about having it for a snack.

oooh! What an absolutely splendid thing for you to say! That pleases me no end. *g* Thank you!

[thissugarcane.livejournal.com]

I read your subject twice as "lise, quit blowing my sex!"

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[bossymarmalade.livejournal.com]

Hah! I don't quite know what to say to that. It's not every day. *g*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_jules_/]

Have you read Tender At The Bone by Ruth Reichl? She's the restaurant critic for the New York Times. The book is her memoirs and it's really just full of lovely stories about food and fantastic people. It was funny and sweet and made me so hungry (recipes included!). From the sounds of what you bought today, you'd probably like it (if you haven't already read it).

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[bossymarmalade.livejournal.com]

Ooooh! That sounds absolutely magnificent. I'm gonna add that to my list of must-reads -- thank you so much for the rec, honey!