Trip Out on This

A few weeks ago I came across this site. I thought it was kind of interesting, but of course all the artwork is hippy, trippy stuff. I thought it would be kind of cool to come across a Picasso or a Gaugin, HA or even a photograph by Georgia O'Keefe. I wonder if the different artwork equates to different potencies.

Anyhoo, as I was saying, I came across that site a couple of weeks ago and then today I read this:

Father of LSD Dies.

I never took any of the artsy-looking acid, although once it was black. I personally liked mushrooms better; being all natural there was no brain damage involved.

Ahh, to be young and carefree...

Interview Post Show

I think the interview went well. I feel good about it, but one can never really tell. I'll just keep my fingers crossed that I get a second interview. I urge you all to do the same.

I took a class at the gym tonight. It's called "Ball Busters;" everything is done with an exercise ball. It's HARD. I think it's harder because it looks as though it would be easy. I am already starting to hurt. Tomorrow should be a joy.

Good night, all. Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite.

Road TRIP!!!

I found this article interesting and thought I would share, especially after I wrote about grocery shopping organically, or how I don't grocery shop organically.

The high price of going organic

I am off to Cincinnati today for a job interview tomorrow...and a quick visit with Laura. Wish me luck.

We Now Return to Regularly Scheduled Programming...

...obsessing about Lost.

Wow! Last night's episode ROCKED. I know I've said it before, but I love Ben. He is so complex. I thought he was complete and utter evil (and I was fine with that and loved him anyway), but he is capable of grief (BTW: Poor Alex....I just didn't see that coming...honestly). He does, however, use his grief to help get Sayid do start killing people for him, but it is a real emotion...however he chooses to use it to his advantage.

I am beyond excited that we are going to make another visit to Jacob. He and his cabin give me the creeps. The kind of creeps I like to have. And I am also interested to see how the threesome of Locke, Ben and Hurley is going to work out. It seems like an odd group. Ben and Locke give Hurley the creeps, but I don't think it's the kind of creeps Hurley likes to have.

Some other Suzy observations:

• I wish they had killed Claire then and there. She is annoying and some time last season she decided to act very badly. And not only did they not kill her, she was barely hurt...after her house EXPLODED! As Laura would say, WTF?

• Sawyer has definitely made the biggest changes as a character on that show. He wants to rescue people. He appears to care about people. (Although if I was Hurley I'd be all like, "I'm a man Sawyer, I can take care of myself, you don't need to defend my honor."). It's not that I don't like this new Sawyer, it makes me feel uneasy about his future.

• How did Ben conjure the smoke monster? Again, what is the smoke monster?

• How did Ben get to the Sahara? It appears as though he fell out of the sky...this seems to support this idea of time travel.

• Who in the hell is Charles Widmore? Is he a descendant of Jacob? Has he been on the island before and is like Jack and needs to get back? And who will win the ultimate daughter-death showdown? Evil (Ben) or Love (Penny and Desmond)?

• Best line of the night: When Ben says, "Excuse me James." So nonchalant and polite, as though people weren't storming the house, as if Ben hadn't just summoned the smoke monster to woop some ass.

I LOVE Ben!

Thank God it Was Just the Trainer

and not Will Ferrell.

Celebrity Thumbs Up

I end my trilogy of Harry Potter stars thumbs up with none other than...Harry Potter.



He's a double fister when it comes to the thumbs. Did you hear he's going to be naked on Broadway in the fall? He's not so little anymore...or maybe he is. Guess we'll find out this fall.

Happy Birthday William Shakespeare

Well, maybe Happy Birthday Billy Shakes. This date is apparently just an educated guesstimate.

Happy Earth Day

Use one less paper towel, unplug a rarely used appliance, run a little less water. Do something small to show the earth you care.

Or sit in the dark tonight anxously awaiting the return of Lost on Thursday.

Suzy in the Kitchen

I would love to take credit for how delicious the food I cook is, but unfortunately I can't. I follow recipes to a "T," so I guess you can call me a good reader.

I really wish I could take credit for how fucking awesome this creamy, peanuty, hummus was, because it was that fucking awesome. It is going to be something I make all the time. I may have to invest in a larger food processor, but it is worth it, because it is that fucking awesome.

As always, if you want a recipe let me know.

EARTHQUAKE!!!!!

Around 5:30 this morning I woke up and thought, "That's weird, it feels as though my bed is shaking." But as soon as I had that thought, the shaking stopped. I figured I just imagined it in one of those, not quite awake/not quite sleeping moments.

When I eventually got out of bed and turned on the news, I learned I did not imagine it at all. There was a 5.3 earthquake in Evansville, IN, 350 miles away. It was felt as far as Chicago and Cincinnati (did you feel it Laura?).

What a crazy way to start a Friday.

Happy Weekending Ya'll!

Shopping...Organically?

I made a brief sojourn in Trader Joe's in Ann Arbor over the weekend. It was cool...and crazy. I was just there to peruse and most people were there to get their groceries, so I am not sure if my strolling was helpful to those people. I did buy some groceries. The only grocery I have eaten from Trader Joe's yet was the sweet potato chips, which were delicious by the way.

We had to drive past Whole Foods to get to Trader Joe's. Seeing the Whole Foods reminded me of this secret I saw on Post Secret a couple of weeks ago:

I am into a lot of things, but I am not that into eating organically. I am not against it, I just don't feel the need to eat everything organically, neither does my wallet.

Ironically, I bought organic bananas last night. Not because they were organic, but because they were ripe and the regular bananas were not. And I shit you not, they didn't taste as good as a regular banana. I mean, it could've been that certain banana. I will know further after eating another banana.

Celebrity Thumbs Up of the Week

Last week CTUOTW featured the lovely Ralph Fiennes who plays the evil Voldemort.

Today, I give you Alan Rickman who plays meannie Severus Snape.

Current Obsessions

1. Panera's Mediterranean Veggie Sandwich: Considering I don't even even like most veggies, this is an amazing feat for me. I've eaten it like three times this week. I might go broke if this obsession doesn't end soon.

2. "Jolene" by Dolly Parton: I love Dolly Parton for a number of reason on any given day. But recently I've loved Dolly all because of her song about a bitch named Jolene.

I am going to celebrate these obsessions with a decorated thumbs up and my ongoing obsession; a vodka gimlet.


Have a good weekend y'all.

We're Not the Only People Confused by Lost

Can't Wait

I can't wait to see The Fall. Not just because it stars the new, young Clive Owen, but because it kind of feels like Pan's Labrynth and I thought Pan's Labrynth was FANTASTICAL.

Here's the trailer in case you are interested.

Celebrity Thumbs Up of the Week

Ralph Fiennes...quite literally the man of many of my dreams.

Suzy in the Kitchen

About a month ago I made some shrimp and penne (it was supposed to be shrimp and orzo, but I couldn't find orzo at the store I went to and I was too lazy to go to another store). This was super delicious. Ask Ashley, she partook in the feast and contributed a German Chocolate Cake.



More recently (this weekend) I made baked artichokes. They were also really delicious.



If you are interested in any of the recipes, just let me know.

April is National Poetry Month

You can sign up to receive a daily poem for the month of April here.

"Sir Stitches McGuiri" the Clown

That's my clown name. What's yours?

Thumbs Up Part II