Whew, we started off last week with a Monday morning trip to the ER and all of a sudden it's a week and half later. It goes like that around here sometimes. I try to surrender to the chaos. It feels good to be in the middle of next week.
Hallucinations. Ever had one? Me? Nope. At least not that they're telling me about.
Spoiler Alert: If you have not watched Black Swan, as I hadn't 24 hours ago, and it really bugs you when you know anything at all about a movie, then skip on down to the yummy eating part below. I don't usually mind a spoiler...and really, for Country Strong, I would have greatly appreciated one. Even though I saw the ending coming. I kept holding out hope. Ugh.
I have, however, had courtside seats while somebody else hallucinated, and I can assure you, that person's hallucination is very real to them. And pretty freaky for the guy sitting next to them. So this morning, I had about 47 THOUSAND loads of laundry to do and I finally popped in the Black Swan DVD that Netflix is probably about to thank me for keeping it and charging me $60 because that's how long I've had it.
Why the delay? Partly because I knew it was dark. Partly because I'm not a huge Natalie Portman fan. Partly because school started a month ago too early, and I've been busy signing school forms and buying endless school supplies. Partly because my husband had no desire to watch it with me. And it was on Blu Ray so I had to watch in the living room, when the prims were otherwise occupied. Partly because I'm not eagerly awaiting anything else from Netlix. It's an extensive list.
But this morning I ran out of reasons, and was completely, utterly, mesmerized. The layers with Swan Lake, the ballet, the descent into madness, the wondering if something was indeed real or a hallucination, and yeah, they leave you hanging on a couple. Which usually I detest, but not this time. Nat deserved her Oscar, and you should watch this film, even if she kind of bugs you too.
Then you should, because you purchased ANOTHER ho-hum watermelon and it's Mexico hot and humid outside, make this Watermelon Granita. It's from Pioneer Woman, and if you haven't yet checked out her blog/website, and all her recipes, you should. We've pretty much liked all of them we've tried. And we've tried a LOT of them. But back to the Watermelon Granita,
You need about 8 cups cubed watermelon (that's about 1/2 a largish one), 2 whole limes-juiced, and 1/3 cup sugar. Put half of each ingredient in your blender and blend until smooth (it really can make something besides smoothies and margaritas). Pour into a 9 x 13 dish. Do the other half - we don't want it to feel left out. Put it in the freezer and go watch Black Swan for 2 or 3 hours. Scrape the top, frozen layer with a fork. Keep doing this until it's all frozen and is pretty much a dry slushy.
Sneak off to your bedroom, with the whole dish and a spoon and eat all of it while you watch Nat dance into crazy town one more time. Or share it with your family. I'm not sure how it's going to go down here.
XOXO
~S
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