Bubble Tea

I have my temporary obsessions, and certainly this past summer, bubble tea was one of them. I used to find it revolting and hated the texture of the bubbles. However, after getting tired of having a primary liquid intake of water and Diet Coke, I decided to switch it up. I saw a group of school kids sucking down this fun looking drink, and went straight to the source, ThirsTea in the East Village. It was great, and now I even have a frequent drinker card.

A Perfectly Balanced Meal

Ok, it might not picture very well, but this is a beef stew I made, with fresh whole wheat sourdough bread from the Greenmarket(SLATHERED in salted butter, of course!) and a beautiful can of Diet Coke. It this meal doesn't scream fall and perfection to you, you must be insane (or vegetarian). I can get nervous making meals that aren't strictly veggies or carbs or pre-cooked, but this was a fun challenge and worked out amazingly well, especially on a night when I was really craving protein. Yay stew!

LAHVE SAWNGS

What can I say? I'M A WOMAN, DAMN IT! A woman! With womanly feelings and like and dislikes! A woman! A woman who succumbs to stereotypes and cliches often! A woman! A woman with ovaries! And fallopian tubes! So what? So what if I like listening to lovey dovey songs sung by zygotes?! So what if at midnight on a Sunday in October I'm singing along (alone) to a song that that was written expressly for pre-pubescents?

LOOK, I'M LOVIN' "U SMILE" AND "THE ONLY EXCEPTION" and I REFUSE to make apologies.