what I did this weekend
In a response to rudeboyzach's question about "what did you do this weekend?" I posted a moderately detailed answer of what my Friday and Saturday entailed. I'll post up something more about Rio later (or not, whatever), but here's what I did this weekend:
I tried to hanglide off of a mountain in Rio, but it was too windy. We cut through Rocihna (a flavela) on our way through, had a meeting with FIFA management on Copacabana Beach, Went to the Santa Teresa section of Rio and ate a traditional Brazilian meal of feijoada, went to Lapa and met Jorge Selaron, bought some of his artwork, went to a caparhina bar, got on a plane, flew for 15 hours, got home, investigated the damage to our apartment building which had a fire while we were gone (we got the call Friday, all cat and stuff are okay, except smokey smelling), and proceeded to be jetlaggy all day. Right now we're catching up on some DVR, and ordering a pizza online.
Some images of Selaron's work, and the man himself:
And yes, he was wearing those red shorts and red flip flops. And yes, he's crazy. He asked us to send him tiles from around the world. While with Jorge Selaron, we bought this painting:
You know, NBD.
You should drink a Caparhina if you've never had one. Cachaha is sugar cane liquor, but you can make them with vodka or sake. The sake ones are delicious. I've also had them made with like splenda, or whatever, so they can be sugar free with those who can't really have a whole lot of sugar (ahem).
2 tsp granulated sugar
8 limes wedges
2 1/2 oz cachaca
Muddle the sugar into the lime wedges in an old-fashioned glass. Fill the glass with ice cubes. Pour the cachaca into the glass. Stir well.
I tried to hanglide off of a mountain in Rio, but it was too windy. We cut through Rocihna (a flavela) on our way through, had a meeting with FIFA management on Copacabana Beach, Went to the Santa Teresa section of Rio and ate a traditional Brazilian meal of feijoada, went to Lapa and met Jorge Selaron, bought some of his artwork, went to a caparhina bar, got on a plane, flew for 15 hours, got home, investigated the damage to our apartment building which had a fire while we were gone (we got the call Friday, all cat and stuff are okay, except smokey smelling), and proceeded to be jetlaggy all day. Right now we're catching up on some DVR, and ordering a pizza online.
Some images of Selaron's work, and the man himself:
And yes, he was wearing those red shorts and red flip flops. And yes, he's crazy. He asked us to send him tiles from around the world. While with Jorge Selaron, we bought this painting:
You know, NBD.
You should drink a Caparhina if you've never had one. Cachaha is sugar cane liquor, but you can make them with vodka or sake. The sake ones are delicious. I've also had them made with like splenda, or whatever, so they can be sugar free with those who can't really have a whole lot of sugar (ahem).
2 tsp granulated sugar
8 limes wedges
2 1/2 oz cachaca
Muddle the sugar into the lime wedges in an old-fashioned glass. Fill the glass with ice cubes. Pour the cachaca into the glass. Stir well.