Whip It

Has anyone seen the movie Whip It? If not, I am here to say that it is surprisingly very good. Not perfect, but good. I took it home from work on a whim and Aaron and I were both kind of blown away by the sweet, simple, feminist, anti-norm message. Even more so because it's Drew Barrymore's directorial debut. She did a lovely job. It's a good movie for teen girls, I think.

It's all about roller derby. It actually inspired us to find a roller derby "bout" and go to it over the weekend. It was kind of weird and fun in an underground Pittsburgh tough girl kind of way. Reason #986 Why I Love Aaron: it was his first ever live sporting event. That kid is just too adorable for words.

Lots going on

There is a lot going on here. I feel like I am in a race to preserve food. I roasted a ton of eggplant yesterday, made eggplant parm the other day (awesome), processed a bushel of apples today (meaning washed, cut and juiced them, hopefully for cider), made stuffed peppers for the freezer, made lots of gazpacho in the last few weeks, froze a bunch of fruits and veggies, made two quiches for the freezer, and I'm sure I'm forgetting some. And now I'm convincing myself I should try making mead and the rest of the eggplant is demanding to be made into baba ganoush. Whew. It's awesome, but it's a lot of work. I am glad that I have a little break before school starts again.

Seriously, I need someone to come over and can stuff with me. I am too afraid to do it by myself. It just seems like a job you do with someone else. I am wondering if I can food process cherry tomatoes and can them. Do you think? I'd add them to soup and stuff. I have about a million and more keep coming.

Blueberry Picking 2010

Meg of my heart

Meghan came to visit at the time I needed her most of all, which was very convenient and soul-mending. We grilled, we played pool in the weirdest old-school pool hall known to man, we had a car towed, we went to the Andy Warhol museum, but most importantly, we did some serious hanging out. I miss you, Meghan. I wish we lived closer. Thank you so much for coming here and cheering me up.