
Entries from January 25th, 2008
Damen Food & Liquor
January 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Damen Food & Liquor, Lakeview, Chicago
Damen Food & Liquor is our closest local neighborhood corner store… bodega.. if that’s what they called them in Chicago, which they don’t. The guys there are always nice but always kidding you. Once they asked for my ID to buy beer and when I was getting it out saying “what? I’m 32!” they were like “oh no! no! you’re not! put away that fake ID!” Funny guys. Cash only, but there’s an ATM by the door.
Guilt-Free Applesauce Coffee Cake
January 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments

This post first appeared on Chicagoist.
It’s the 4th week in January. Do you know where your diet is?
If your New Year’s resolution was to get fit but you’ve got a mean sweet tooth holding you back, this applesauce cake may be your savior. Satisfyingly sweet, but made with no butter or eggs to add unnecessary fat. Just don’t eat it all in one sitting!
Ingredients
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup fat-free or lowfat sour cream
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup applesauce
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
Stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Stir together sour cream, oil and applesauce in a small bowl. Stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture just to mix. (Do not beat.)
Spoon batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with additional brown sugar, if desired. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 40 to 45 minutes. Allow cake to cool before slicing into 16 pieces.
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Loose Lips by Kimya Dawson
January 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
On Christmas day before we went to dinner at Aunt Gail’s house, Dallas and I went to see the movie Juno. We liked it so much. I laughed a lot, but I also cried at one point near the end. It was just so well written and acted out. And it’s not just me that thinks so. Juno has been nominated for four Academy Awards.
Music was an integral part in the movie, so when the soundtrack came out I bought it. Kimya Dawson has a bunch of songs on the soundtrack. I listened to the song “Loose Lips” a bunch of times over and over the day I got the soundtrack. If you listen once or twice you won’t be able to stop singing the chorus.
> mp3 on Kimya’s site
> Listen on MySpace
> Read the lyrics below
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loose lips
loose lips might sink ships but loose gooses take trips
to san francisco, double dutch disco,
tech tv hottie, do it for scotty
do it for the living and do it for the dead
do it for the monsters under your bed
do it for the teenagers and do it for your mom
broken hearts hurt but they make us strong and
we won’t stop until somebody calls the cops
and even then we’ll start again and just pretend that
nothing ever happened
we won’t stop until somebody calls the cops
and even then we’ll start again and just pretend that
nothing ever happened
we’re just dancing, we’re just hugging,
singing, screaming, kissing, tugging
on the sleeve of how it used to be
how’s it gonna be?
i’ll drop kick russell stover, move into the starting over house
and know matt rouse and jest are watching me achieve my dreams
and we’ll pray, all damn day, every day,
that all this shit our president has got us in will go away
while we strive to figure out a way we can survive
these trying times without losing our minds
so if you wanna burn yourself remember that I LOVE YOU
and if you wanna cut yourself remember that I LOVE YOU
and if you wanna kill yourself remember that I LOVE YOU
call me up before your dead, we can make some plans instead
send me an IM, i’ll be your friend
shysters live from scheme to scheme and my 4th quarter pipe dreams
are seeming more and more worth fighting for
so i’ll curate some situations, make my job a big vacation
and i’ll say FUCK BUSH AND FUCK THIS WAR
my war paint is sharpie ink and i’ll show you how much my shit stinks
and ask you what you think because your thoughts and words are powerful
they think we’re disposable, well both my thumbs opposable
are spelled out on a double word and triple letter score
we won’t stop until somebody calls the cops
and even then we’ll start again and just pretend that
nothing ever happened
we won’t stop until somebody calls the cops
and even then we’ll start again and just pretend that
nothing ever happened
we’re just dancing, we’re just hugging,
singing, screaming, kissing, tugging
on the sleeve of how it used to be