A little lightness

[fabrisse]

The world news is grim what with lying liarpants (tm someone at TWoP) from BP seriously underestimating the amount of oil gushing out and North Korea causing ructions, not to mention Thailand's riots of the last week, etc.

Even notable refuges from serious business are disappointing. A kid who never once sounded like he was in the same key as the accompaniment in the few times I heard him won American Idol, and I didn't love last night's Criminal Minds. *sigh*

But today's Los Angeles Times has made me feel better with this article about the boysenberry: The History of the Boysenberry.

I love the way they taste. Blackberries taste rich to me, and raspberries taste of roses. Boysenberries manage to combine both sensations and flavors while being distinctively themselves. If I had any near me, I would be making up biscuit dough to have a nice cobbler by now.

I will also say that, while I have a notoriously black thumb, I love plants and my grandfather was a farm foreman who specialized in melons. Around the time Knott's introduced the boysenberry widely, Grandpa was helping to develop the seedless watermelon through judicious hybridization.

Comments

[daylyn.livejournal.com]

You know, I don't think I've ever had boysenberries. I love blackberries and raspberries though (but not blueberries, for some reason), so it sounds like I would like boysenberries. I will have to look for them. Cobbler sounds yummy, btw.

The American Idol winner is kind of a (bad) joke. And the fact that his first single is going to be a cover of a U2 song just highlights his weaknesses (whether or not you love or hate Bono, he is a definitely a frontman and has incredible stage presence. This kid... not so much).

I have mixed feelings on the CM episode. There were some parts I loved (some of the subtle expressions on the actors' faces -- like MGG when the hospitalized victim asked him how long her feelings would last and TG when everyone realized that the UnSub had a personal vendetta against the doomed COTW (a parallel to Hotch and, in some ways, Jack as well). I didn't love the ending so much (really, Morgan, don't you know the Do Not Split Up Rule and didn't doomed COTW's car have a police radio).

However, the L.A. setting really creeped me out this time. Maybe because it felt more "real" (especially with the use of the real local newscasters -- that kind of broke the fourth wall for me). But I do love the ongoing snarky commentary concerning L.A. traffic -- I think it's mentioned in almost every L.A. based episode).

Um... I guess I'm kind of rambling now since I'm avoid working. No more procrastination for me...

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

Love the Hotch icon.

Well, just love the Hotch. *G*

Boysenberry jam is a nice way to try them, too. But since you're lucky enough to maybe find them at Farmer's Markets ...

[riverfox.livejournal.com]

I know. It's like everything bloody thing that could possibly go wrong is on a list for 2010.

BP. The lot should be in jail and someone else brought in to fix this colossal clusterf***.

Boysenberry. Num. I love blackberries, too, but when I'm buying my favorite jam or preserves or syrup, I prefer the boysenberry. :) One thing I miss about Everett, WA is the locally made stuff I'd splurge with my food benefits. *sigh*

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

I love that the Farmer's Markets down here have started taking food stamps.

I think there may be an agency or two that needs to be taken to the woodshed after the BP thing is over. At the very least, I expect to hear about a complete revision of our responses, including getting outside verification of the amount of the leak, not just accepting the word of the people who are responsible. If that doesn't happen, I'll be disappointed.

[riverfox.livejournal.com]

Really? That's so awesome. :)

Agreed. One other thing. Even if BP cleaned up this mess and paid liability to everyone, including the death of wildlife (which in my opinion needs to be repaid to Fish and Wildlife), they'll still have billions leftover. The only thing they *might* understand is prison time.

I must add that if I hear "Obama's Katrina" one more flippin' time, I'm going to scream. What's happening, and has been happening, isn't a freakin' hurricane. Grrrrr. And boy, when one strikes, I don't think we need to worry about the surface oil. I'm more worried about those deep water oil plumes. :(