A book Review- In Defense of Food

In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Peguin Books

WARNING: This book will make you think.

If The Omnivore's Dilemma left you wondering what you should eat, you will find the answers in this book. Pollan's advice; Eat food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants, seems simple enough but is not as easy as it sounds. Faced with the overwhelming choice of food products in the super market, this book out lines the ways to shop and eat which are best for you and the food chains you are a part of. This book will give the knowledge you need to make informed food purchase decisions, and show you how you can "vote with your fork"
Enjoy! ( I did.)

A book review- The Omnivore's Delemma

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Penguin Books

WARNING: This book will make you think.

A natural history of four meals.
In this award winning book Mr. Pollan traces four meals through their food chains. It's an in depth study of where food comes from and what happens to it along the way. This book will not attempt to convince you to become a vegetarian; it revolves around the seemingly simple question "What's for dinner?".
Everyone who eats should read this book.

Becuase nobody like a new/blank/empty blog

To fill up my blog some I've imported notes from various other sources. I've back dated them to the date I originally posted/wrote them, and titled them "Old Blogging part whatever".
Just to avoid confusion.
That is all.
For now.

I have a blog!

A few details about me;
I now have a blog.
I also have a toddler.
I have no pets.
I hate corn.
I like this blog about corn
I like to paint.
I like to write.
I read......a lot.

Old Blogging part 1- Enough is enough

So it’s getting to be just about that time, under a week until we install our show. I made the decision today that I’m finished. As in, all the painting is done. As in, even thought I have some blank canvasses, (especially a huge one that’s been mocking me for weeks) I have to put the brush(es) down. Now.

I’ve got enough pieces to support my space. I have had for a while now. There’s no danger of it looking empty or sparse. Yet, I just couldn’t stop. You might well wonder why I’m stopping myself at all, more is better right? In this case not so much. You see I have so much other work (non-creative non-artistic show related work) that I’ve been neglecting, and such a limited amount of free time that I must start grinding my nose if I’m going to pull it all together.

So, instead of painting tonight, I laid everything out (on the floor) and shuffled it all around until I hit upon a sort of grand composition that I could tolerate. I must admit it doesn’t look horrible. There’s a flow, the colours jive and I’m not sure, but there might even be a thyme. Of course there’s no guarantee that what I’ve done on the floor will translate well onto a space (four walls actually) that is much bigger and on a different axis. But this is the best I can do until I’m actually there, in the place, with my chains and “s” hooks ready to hang. (Which reminds me I’ve still got to do an inventory of the chains and hooks I have so that I don‘t get caught short) The best thing I can do at this point it take a few pictures (so I don’t forget my shiny layout) and pack them all away ready to go. That’s a job that can wait until tomorrow. Perhaps the next day I’ll finally finalize the price list and the day after that start on making the price cards. I know it may not sound like much but it is and if I’m not careful time will get away from me again and I’ll be freaking out Monday morning when I don’t have all my cards ready.

So, for now at least, the creativity must be plugged up like a hole in a dike and hopefully I won’t crack under the pressure. (Sorry, it’s late and I’m tired, but I have so much nervous energy I couldn’t possibly sleep, and my nerves are beat so I’m not fit for all that other work I was talking about…)

Old Blogging part 2- Steel Guitar

random game play

RULES:
1. Put Your iTunes, Windows Media Player, MP3 Player, or whatever on Shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write down the name of the song no matter how silly it sounds!
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.


If someone says, "Is this okay?" You say?
Lose yourself - Eminem

How would you describe yourself?
Twenty First Century Digital Boy- Bad Religion (Not diggin' this so far...)

What do you like in a guy/girl?
American Idiot -Green day (Okay that is kinda funny)

How do you feel today?
Hit that - Offspring

What is your life's purpose?
Bad habit- Offspring

What is your motto?
Break on through - The Doors (Yeah baby!)

What do your friends think of you?
Somebody told me - The Killers

What do you think of your parents?
I just don't know what to do with myself-The white stripes

What do you think about very often?
A long line of cars - Kake

What is 2 + 2?
Kill boy Powerhead - Offspring

What do you think of your best friend?
The way - Fastball

What do you think of the person you like?
Losing my religion - REM (Take that Andrew!)

What is your life story?
Sabotage - Beastie Boys (Ahhhh, that would be Ben ;)

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz ( Untrue! Untrue!)

What do you think of when you see the person you like?
Gotta get away - Offspring (Take that again Andrew!)

What will you dance to at your wedding?
Give me Novacaine - Geenday

What will they play at your funeral?
St Jimmy - Greenday (Oh you'd better not!!!)

What is your hobby/interest?
So alone - Offspring (*sigh* poor me)

What is your biggest fear?
My doorbell - White stripes (LOL - Ding-Dong!)

What is your biggest secret?
Add it up- The violent Femms

What do you think of your friends?
What happened to you? Offspring (Take that friends!)

What will you post this as?
Steel Guitar-Fred Egalsmith


Hmmmmmm......That was not a bad play list.

Old Blogging part 3-Things I never thought I'd get to say

Okay, so parenthood is really really challenging and requires some major life adjustment but it also give you the opportunity to say some really fantastic things with a straight face.......well, almost!

"Please don't put that ___ in your mouth it's not food." (crayon, car, truck, plastic pig, rock, etc.)
"Cheese is not for driving on honey."
"Cheese is not a toy, baby."
"No trucks at the table please."
"How many times to I have to ask you not to eat sand?!"
"Get that crayon out of your nose RIGHT NOW!"
"No honey, that's not a lady, you can tell by the beard."
"Cow's don't have a siren."
"No honey, that's part of the pig, it can't come off."
"Be gentle with your penis, trust me on this one."
"Mummy doesn't like it when you put sand down her pants."
"Daddy doesn't like it when you punch him in the face."
"Daddy doesn't like it when you step on his face."
"That's not a hat, please take it off you head." (half full bowl of oat meal, upside down of course)
"Don't squish the banana in your crotch please."
"Now how did that get in your diaper?" (You'd be really surprised at what we find in there.)
"Trust me, I'm a lot smarter than you and I know what I'm talking about." (This is my favorite).