This weekend I was introduced to an amazingly delicious (and healthy) snack. Pineapple slices with hot sauce. Yes, you heard right! It sounded odd to me at first, but the two tastes actually compliment each other magically. It’s so simple, too:
pineapple slices
+
hot sauce
All you need to do is slice up some fresh pineapple and drizzle hot sauce over it. I like Cholula (pictured above) or Frank’s Red Hot.
Trust me!
(Thanks Leo!)
eventually i’m going to be making the switch. ideally i’d like to migrate all of my content/links over as well. anyone who has experience in doing this let me know – i’m about to dive into a whole new world here.
thx 
if you haven’t heard about the perez hilton statement, you are behind in the times my friends.
my boyfriend made a song about the alleged assault. he’s funny. check it.
Just wanna say I’m really psyched to try this.
New raw restaurant that opened in Williamsburg. I will clearly post an update once I’ve eaten here.
http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/archives/2009/06/they_like_it_ra.html
http://www.welikeitraw.com/rawfood/2009/05/rockin-raw-brooklyns-newest-raw-spot.html
In 2007, Mandy Moore came out with Wild Hope - a suprising album that changed her entire musical direction. She may have lost some fans who wanted the old bubble gum pop Mandy, but she definitely gained a new following with her folky, heartfelt tunes. Supposedly inspired heavily by her breakup with actor Zach Braff, The album was very relationship-centric, focusing on moving on, coming to terms with heartbreak, breaking out of your shell and feeling comfortable in your own skin. It was truly a growing pains album for Mandy. It seemed to come straight from her experience, and it brought forth so much emotion that my sister and I both cried at her concert during “Looking Forward” and “Gardenia.” Her vengeful tune, “Nothing That You Are” was the perfect song about being angry that someone you thought you knew turned out to be someone much different. A truly authentic, explorative storytelling album that had me listening on repeat for months.
I was thrilled to hear that Mandy was coming out with another album, Amanda Leigh. Just the name of the album screams “I’m mature now! Don’t call me Mandy anymore!” This album is that, yes, but it also seems much less soul-searching and less emotion-driven. None of the songs really jumped out to grab my heartstrings the way they did with Wild Hope. This album’s focus seems to be a mix of the old, poppy Mandy (”I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of The Week”), and a folky/melodic sounding album (”Merrimack River,” “Bug.”). “I Could Break Your Heart…” is absolutely catchy, and sounds like something from her older albums. It’s a true summer song and (unlike anything from Wild Hope), I’m sure it will get heavy radio play.
“Everblue”, thankfully, has a tone reminicent of “Gardenia,” but comes from a lighter place. When Mandy sang and performed “Gardenia,” you could see the pain in her face. I get chills just thinking about it.
Songs like “Pocket Philospher” show that Mandy (or should I call her Amanda Leigh now?) has truly grown into a happier place (now married to singer Ryan Adams) and has found more of a home in her life. So should we be happy for her? Of course. How can you not love her – she’s disgustingly likeable. Does this mean her music may not touch our battered hearts as much as it did on Wild Hope? Probably. For me, this album will be more background music than experiential. And hey, I guess that’s ok. Good for her.
