RIZZ-OMG!*
We checked out Rizzo’s French Dip yesterday afternoon, and it was one of the best sandwiches I’ve eaten in recent memory. Their menu consists of one, and only one, item: the French Dip. The only options are cheese and extra meat, and neither are the least bit necessary. The bread was dipped in the jus just right, so it was juicy yet chewy and not falling apart, and the meat was nice and peppery and delicious. They also won points for the little brother and the big brother discussing whether to watch “funniest videos” or “dr. phil” on the TV, and for carrying in the pan of roasted beef from their house behind the tiny shop. I can’t wait to go back!
* - Brooke gets credit for that expression of approval upon her first bite.
and double swing!
swing!
Backyard Toy Roundup
Fanfarlo - A Minor Place (Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy cover)
tuna handrolls at sushi class
My first sushi roll!
Caitlin Rose - Answer in One of These Bottles
I’m in love with Caitlin Rose - can’t get enough of that twang!
Get Rescu'd
Check out this little app I whipped up for this week’s Twilio developer contest.
Send a text message to (206) 866-5924 with the syntax “<call/sms> <delay> <message>”, and <delay> minutes later, you’ll get a call or text message, rescuing you from whatever situation you’re trying to get out of.
I know similar services exist, but it was a fun little project to whip up to try out Twilio’s ridiculously simple SMS API. All told, including registering the domain, setting up the app, writing the html, and writing the code, this took me a few hours. I could actually see fleshing this out some more - like letting people record custom messages, and charging people who want to use it more than once or twice - but for now it’s dead-simple.
Give it a try!
Fruit Bats - Never Tear Us Apart (INXS Cover)
She’ll never remember, but the Fruit Bats at the Mural Amphitheater last August was Ruby’s first-ever concert. It was a gorgeous summer evening, we sat in the grass, and they closed with this song. It was pretty epic.
