Sinister

I wasn't home last night to blog and I don't have a cocktail recipe either, but I do have a recommendation.
Go see Sinister if you like horror movies. It's a fun little flick, different than the generic Paranormal, Saw or exorcism movies. Ethan Hawke was great as always. A few moments actually did give me a jump, not normal for me.

Tomorrow I will be checking out LA Decom, an LA based Burning Man Event. LA Burning Man Hope to see you there!

Shameless Self Promotion

I am a finalist on a divinecaroline.com essay contest. I would really like to win. I need your votes. Please hop onto facebook and vote. Please, please!!!!! Here is the link to the essay.The Essay Finalist Home Page

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I should have more chain mail to show you tonight and possibly some persimmon cookies! Whooo! Sure made my day better!

Confession

I have an addiction to kindle books. I am always taking off what I have read just to try and keep it from getting overwhelmed. But since I moved I have not had even half the time to read but I still keep buying/(scoring free) books.

Be that as it may I recommend checking out the following link. Humble Bundle is a great place to help support authors, charities and drm free e-books. The current package is a fantastic collection of sci-fi and fantasy authors. I spent 15 for all. I thought it was fair. What a great way to represent your bibliophileness.

Anyone want to have a read along with any of these?

Quick Chili

You guys will definitely get more updates this week since Josh is out of town. Today I want to share my go to quick chili recipe for weeknights.

Ingredients
1 lb. lean ground beef or turkey
1 packet McCormick's lower sodium chili seasoning
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
2 tbsp. red wine vinegar
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can no added salt kidney beans
1 can no added salt black beans
1/4 c dark beer
Secret Ingredient: Dried Dill Weed
Optional Toppings: Sour Cream, cheddar cheese, jalepenos

Dice your onion and mince your garlic. Saute with the ground beef, pouring off the fat if you have a 85/15 type. You probably won't need to if it's real lean.
After the meat is browned and the onions are translucent toss in your beans, tomatoes, seasoning mix dill weed and beer.
Let simmer 10-15 minutes then mix in the red wine vinegar.
Serve immediately.

Yule Ball

Working on a couple things to show you guys soon. A Finn from Adventuretime baby hat and also my outfit for the Egyptian ball.

We are already gearing up for our second ball of the year (second ball of all time,) the Yule Ball at Whimsic Alley on December 8th, the great Harry Potter themed place here in LA. Josh and I are gonna scope it out for a wedding potentially. Who wouldn't want a great hall to have an HP wedding at? Whimsic Alley

Here's the website for the info, but I recommend buying tickets through goldstar.com since it's a pretty penny.

Promethea

A friend lent me Promethea so I have been reading that. I love a good Alan Moore comic book.It's a great meditation on so many topics with an interesting mashup of styles.

Still reading IT,about 2/3s through. I hope to finish next week when Josh goes away. The Last Romanov is what I am reading on my kindle. What are you reading?

Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is amazing. And if you aren't incorporating it into your daily life what are you waiting for? Here's a link to get you started. 80 Uses for Coconut Oil.

I like to use it in my baking. It gives brownies a really gooey fudgy quality. A little goes a long way though! If you use too much it ends up oily. Most places recommend 1:1 ratio for butters and oils, but I find slightly less works just as well.

There are plenty of uses that have nothing to do with consuming for those who don't like the taste. I also recommend it for your scalp instead of head and shoulders. Who needs all those chemicals to get less dandruff? And it's good for a lot of baby issues where you don't want weird chemicals.

Are you a convert? Are you skeptic? A lifelong user? I want to know!