Bargain Biatch

Movie Review Into the Wild/Out Of His Mind *** Stars

I like a good nature/road movie and since I didn’t get around (was too lazy) to read Krakauer’s book I Netflixed the DVD instead. First off, didn’t realize it was a 2 ½ hr. epic so hadn’t secured extra snacks and beer. My Bad. Anyway… the movie pulled me in as it unfolded and showed a life unraveling. Directed by Sean Penn it’s based on the true story of Christopher McCandless who upon graduating from Emory University in 1992, the honor student and athlete gives up his possessions, rebels against his "evil" parents and hitchhikes to Alaska. He dreams of living in the Alaskan wilderness, at one with nature….in an abandoned bus …..in the winter. Can you say idiot?

Interactive Epicurious

Tired of shelling out a fortune for mushy berries and tasteless tomatoes picked sometime during the Clinton era? There’s a better way to feed your inner gourmand without buying overpriced, out of season "fancy" produce. Epicurious has launched an interactive map of the 50 states with month-by-month information on what food right now will make your mouth water. Just click on a state and you’ll get a pop up of the region’s crops and peak season produce. That translates into the freshest, cheapest edibles featuring food that's picked fresh and not trucked cross-country in a rig filled with $4.00 gal gas. KaChing! Each item has an ingredient page with 2 links. One is an "item description" that gives the 411 on the food's facts, growing patterns and varieties. The second link has recipes and preparation tips. Very Fabulous!!! However I remain Epi-"Curious" since the site's info on asparagus doesn't tell me why it makes my pee stinky.