These are always fun.
http://www.virtualsweden.se/projects/louvre/

While whetting my appetite for Swan Lake in February, I found video of the new Matthew Bourne ballet: Edward Scissorhands. (You need the latest version of flash to view, link provided). Now I want this ballet to tour America too! Scissorhands seems like a natural fit as a ballet. It's dream-like with fairy tale elements and a haunting score.

It's TURTLE TIME for Ben and Jeff's birthdays!


Note the mutegen.


Brian contributed the original series to our merriment. None of that new pupil-less crap for us 80s bred young adults!






No one wants to be Raphael :-( (Hey, Raphael is cool, but rude)

I'm starting a new trend: norwegian print socks with heels. I think it could catch on ;-)





And I'm only posting this picture because I haven't been able to fit into these pants for 2 1/2 years. Rock.

Ah, Boulder! For Ben's "birthday," we had breakfast with friends at my favorite diner, Dot's.



Dot's is in the college neighborhood, but is equally frequented by bums. You can bet your waitress is a lesbian enviromental activist. They regularly rotate the art with installations by locals. They have fresh flowers on the tables. You can order any meal vegan - with avocado or tofu, and request cage-free eggs be used in your omelette. But they can also make a mean, greasy plate of sausage. I come for the non-vegan fair.

Ben is enjoying a favorite: Arnold's eggs (foreground). Ham, eggs, cheese on a biscuit smothered in gravy. Oh, blessed biscuits! I drive all the way just for the biscuits. Cut from a pan, they are savory, buttery, melt in your mouth pieces of heaven, served with a squeeze bottle of raspberry jam.



I opt for a house breakfast: sausage, egg, incredible peppery hash browns, and that perfect biscuit.

We've got a long way to go, and a short time to get there . . .

Chicken soup, mmmm!!


Poached chicken, sweet peppers, carrots, watercress, and scallions, seasoned with soy sauce, srirancha, and sesame oil. Light and tasty!



Oh the gluttony that is rakott krumpli.


This food dehydrater is great. I've made raisins, dried apple, and various fruit roll-ups. Puree fruit and pour on tray - couldn't be easier. Pictured here are peach and blackberry purees, frozen leftovers from summer.

The trailer for Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette is online here. (Stupid moviefone exclusive with its teeny tiny screen and noncompatability with firefox).

I'm excited for it. Yes, we all hate Kirsten Dunst. But hey, Jason Schwartzman as Louis XVI? Rock on!