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After reading what felt like all of the pregnancy books and googling oh-so-many hospital bag checklists, I decided I’d share a bit of my experience from the only hospital bag I’ve had to pack recently. As usual, I went a tad overboard, but perhaps you can learn from my mistakes. As a heads up, these lists […] The post A First-Time Mom’s Hospital Bag Checklist appeared first on Houston Moms Blog. from http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HoustonMomsBlog/~3/l2JchNi0XD0/ Flower Delivery Downtown Houston | Roses Delivered in TX - https://youtu.be/G2lYoSSY5uo from http://enchantedfloristpasadena.tumblr.com/post/156501621592 Valens. Photo: Courtesy of Artist/Bandcamp
Final albums are never easy unless that’s your plan, then it’s in the cards. Houston’s Valens have decided to say goodbye to their name and take their sound in a new direction, thus cutting ties with their formal selves. With the recently released the EP Untitled, the three-piece ditches the bulk of their emo influence and incorporates that with hints of the post grunge nots of acts like Seaweed and Jawbox to create an almost unheard of subgenre of tracks. Though just four songs and clocking in at a hair or two under fifteen minutes, Valens says goodbye to the past in the most creative way possible.
They open things up with the group vocalized and heavy bass lined sounds of “Poke Poke,” and immediately steer from their first wave emo sounds. A little rougher around the edges styled vocals immediately take you back to bands like Jawbreaker before their final album. The melody in the guitar are not as heavily modified through pedals and offer up a more straight forward sound that’s refreshing and even a little in your face. They close the track with an intensity that some of their earlier releases needed, while the punchy track never sounds rehashed. This gets followed by “Gray Hair” that’s closer to Seaweed in its approach. Not like a mirror image by any means, but the band is definitely keeping their sound raw here and less stylized than their last two releases. The “whoa oh” backing vocals really shine through here where the band adds an element to the song to make it more melodic and catchy than it would be were they not there.
On the third song, “Five Days A Week,” the band really seemed to embody the gurgling basslines and emotive vocals that bands like Jawbox and Arcwelder offered up on their final albums. With an unrefined sound, as if it was recorded with all of the members playing in a live room, the track showcases how solid these guys are as a unit, even when they’re trying to say goodbye. They close the album with the more harmonic and eloquent sounding “Hold Me Up,” where the band truly shines. Keeping the core of the live sound together, the harmonies in the vocals alone are worth noted, while the guitar work on the track proves how far the band has come in their short time together. In fact, the guitar solo on the song is like nothing else you hear in the emo alt genre nowadays, thus placing the band ahead of many out there today.
While it’s always sad to see a band go away, Valens isn’t really retiring much more than a name and a sound that it feels like they’re ready to shed. While the EP is definitely a solid one, part of me wanted more but short goodbyes are almost always best. While there’s no word of any final Valens performances, the EP is available through their Bandcamp, and the rest of their releases pay what you want, minus “Songs About Sleep,” which is only $1. from http://www.freepresshouston.com/valens-drops-final-album-before-changing-everything/ Dry Powder refers to “the amount of capital available for a private equity firm to invest.” In the play by the same name, penned by Sarah Burgess, we meet players in such a firm. According to the program this is the first professional production of the play since its world premiere at The Public Theater in Gotham last year. In business, be friendly but not familiar. Alley Theatre regulars Elizabeth Bunch, Jay Sullivan and John Feltch are front and center as members of the firm while Chris Hutchinson plays the regular guy brah, owner of a designer luggage company, who thinks he’s guaranteeing his employees an afterlife. The reality is everything and everybody has a price in Burgess’ acerbic take down of Wall Street attitudes. The set alternates between the office of CEO Rick (Feltch) that slides with an eloquent slickness from the rear to the front of the stage, and a smaller space that an elevator thrusts up rapidly stage front alternately depicting a bar stool or airport waiting seats. The lighting stares down on the actors with the unfeeling shadowlessness of a world bathed in fluorescent iridescence. Just for the record, the word shadowlessness will not be found in a Scrabble dictionary, but it exists to describe real but hollow atmospheres that the characters of Dry Powder inhabit. Rick’s junior associates Seth (Sullivan) and Jenny (Bunch) are night and day – he wants to save the company the firm is skewering while she wants to gut the floundering fish. Jeff (Hutchinson) thinks he’s made a quantum leap in the financial continuance of his suitcase company, but the subtext of his dialogue reveals a person who just might want to retire with a nest egg and his wife to his not-really-making-a-profit winery. Burgess’ words have comic implications like when Seth confides he wants to be rich and retired at 60 only to have Jenny, brandishing her cell phone, ask him to say that again so she can set an alarm on her personal calendar. Also it appears that the firm’s characters never pocket their smart phones, they’re always in their hands. When Rick angrily slams his phone on his desk face down the impact surely has cracked the protective glass. “Get me another,” Rick tells Seth, totally reducing him from an executive to a messenger boy. Seth meekly informs his boss, “It will be here in 40 minutes.” The more you are familiar with fiduciary jargon the easier Dry Powder is to understand. Not to worry for those who’ve never set foot in this Big Short universe. Burgess has a way of making the back and forth conversation bring out the emotions associated with greed. The intent was always to take a commercial entity of 600-plus employees and reduce the workforce to a dozen or so functionaries, half of them working out of China and whatever other country they unload their assets. Burgess states her next play will concern lobbyists suggesting her whip crack analysis of the corridors of money is only beginning. Dry Powder runs through February 12 at the Alley Theatre. from http://www.freepresshouston.com/dry-powder-at-the-alley-theatre/ Pedro Almodóvar never made a film I didn’t like. Lauded by Hollywood, he was nominated twice as director and writer for Hable con ella (Talk to Her) and winning for Best Original Screenplay. The Spanish director has never made the move to studio films. Almodóvar always seems to know the best place to put the camera and his scripts give the impression of being honed to perfection. Some of his films are huge crossover hits like 1988’s Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. More than likely, his tremendous output satisfies more sophisticated viewers of art house and indie fare while falling on deaf ears to the average filmgoer. Such is the case with his latest effort Julieta. In what wouldn’t be out of place in an Ingmar Bergman film, a female character in crisis is played by two women, one young and impetuous (Adriana Ugarte) and the other older and yet perhaps not any closer to her goals (Emma Suárez). Both versions of Julieta however have impeccable taste in style and education. The architecture of the film’s design recalls the sensory 1950s films of Douglas Sirk and the score by Alberto Iglesia dominates the proceedings. Another actress who was a common player in earlier Almodóvar films, Rossy de Palma, appears in a supporting role. Almodóvar starts with the young Julieta charting her course with a career in academia and falling for a handsome widower she meets on a train. Note the train ride is filled with superb imagery including snow and animals running alongside in the night. By contrast the older Julieta returns to an apartment where she previously lived as she attempts to renew a relationship with her estranged daughter. Moody and insightful, this latest outing from Almodóvar will captivate his ardent fans and maybe serve as a gateway for newer admirers to his filmography. Julieta opens exclusively this weekend at the downtown Sundance Cinemas Houston. from http://www.freepresshouston.com/pedro-almodovars-julieta/ I cannot have any more children. Correction :: I will not have any more children. Physically speaking, I probably could get pregnant again. And maybe, just maybe, I could carry that baby to term. But I’m done. I knew we were done having children the same day I found out I was pregnant with baby #2. […] The post Finding Peace In Being “Done” appeared first on Houston Moms Blog. from http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HoustonMomsBlog/~3/52PhyQrwfOI/
947 Gessner b190, Houston, TX 77024 http://statefarehouston.com I had a two hour lunch/brunch media tasting at State Fare and barely made a dent in their 65+ item menu! Their brunch will be available every Saturday and Sunday starting this weekend from 10 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. New brunch items include Avocado Street Corn Toast and the State Fare Breakfast (biscuits, hash browns, cheddar, jam, and spicy bacon). We stacked all the things in the State Fare Breakfast to make one amazing breakfast sandwich. If you want something sweet, how about the decadent Banana Stuffed French Toast or the XXL Griddlecake, aptly named because the stack is bigger than your face? If still none of those options appeal to you, how about Huevos Rancheros, Poached Eggs on Crab Cakes, Big Brunch Burger, Steak and Eggs, or Fried Chicken Waffle? I’m telling you, there’s something for everyone at State Fare! We also tried some of popular favorites from their regular lunch and dinner menus, like the Frito Pie, and the Dill Pickle Dip with house-made BBQ chips. I boxed up the dip because to waste up a drop is sinful! What’s a brunch without booze? They have a stellar cocktail menu and a wide variety of wines and beers to help celebrate weekends with your loved ones. Trust me, I know it’s hard to pace yourself at a place like State Fare, but you must save some room for that Red Velvet Cheesecake. I insist. Obviously, I recommend State Fare. Check it out next time you’re in Houston! Follow my eating adventures and happenings on Instagram. You can also see what is catching my attention in the food world on Twitter and Facebook. Possibly Related Blog Posts (automatically generated)January 29, 2014 Houston: The Banana Split at Cloud 10February 19, 2013 Houston: Blacksmith February 1, 2013 Houston: Sweet Paris June 24, 2014 Houston: Carbonara at Coppa Osteria March 8, 2016 Dining in FredericksburgThe post State Fare Tantalizes with Larger than Life Brunch Items appeared first on Girl Eats World.
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Normally at this point I'd be quoting an about section or company info section from the website. However, this is not entirely available. As such I will share a few things I have learned from digging around the web. Barnaby was a big sheep dog that was the owner's best friend who passed away back when the owner was 12 years old. When the owner later opened their first restaurant, he named it after his childhood pal. Clearly the owner has has put his heart into these local neighborhood joints. Barnaby’s, known for its consistently fresh and healthy dishes and dog (and human) friendly patios, is located in a more than a few Houston neighborhoods. They are known in the general public for being family friendly, pet friendly with respect to their patios (especially dogs!), and to be welcoming for people of all types across any demographic you can break down. We came out on a Sunday for brunch and found a great plethora of items on their breakfast menu. While their menus are one pagers, they have a good variety of options that would please any palate. As our family has a mixture of palates, we went with four somewhat divergent items and everybody shared a bit of each. I ordered a Annie's low-fat high protein breakfast burrito--Sis egg whites, grilled chicken and jack cheese (you can get black beans but I nixed them and added the cheese) wrapped in a tortilla. it comes with sliced tomatoes, salsa and spent a little extra for some guacamole. We also tried some green eggs (two scramble eggs with spinach, artichoke hearts & jack cheese, served with chicken apple sausage and fried potatoes. Helena went for the red velvet pancakes with cream cheese icing, maple syrup and bacon. And jason went with a short stack of buttermilk pancakes and bacon a la carte. As you can see from the photos, this stuff is nicely plated and looks really good. Looks are not deceiving. We also enjoyed fresh coffee and OJ with our meal as well. Though the Shepherd Location was really busy this sunny Sunday morning, our food was delivered hot and fresh. Of course, the proof of the pudding is in the eating and... The burrito was substantial--plenty of egg whites, and chicken, nicely grilled, hot on the inside and the cheese I had added was properly melted. The tomatoes were fresh sliced, juicy, but didn't have water running everywhere onto the plate. The guacamole was creamy and a little spicy, but they didn't go crazy with the onions in it either. The green eggs are a great scrambler of a dish--great for those who love a spinach artichoke casserole I'd say. The fried potatoes are hot, crispy, fresh, soft inside and are even better with a little of their house salsa on top. Jason was very happy with his pancakes, describing them as fluffy, good at soaking up the real maple syrup taht was included therein. I was quite fond of the chicken apple sausage that was served with the Green Eggs--savoury, a little sweet too, juicy, meaty. Of no suprise the star of the order was the Red Velvet Pancakes with cream cheese icing and a sprig of mint on top. Though maple syrup was included, it wasn't needed. This gives you a pancake, breakfast permissible version of a small piece of red velvet cake. Overall a delicious breakfast that we all enjoyed. Report Card for Barnnaby's Café on Shepherd: Food: Red Velvet Pancakes: A+ Short Stack of Pancakes: A Green Eggs: A Annie's Hi-Pro Lo-Fat Burrito: A Service: Speed: A- Friendliness: A Cleanliness: Dining Room: A Washroom: A- Atmosphere: Family friendly, Pet Friendly Local Café: A Overall Grade: A Barnaby's Café has 8 Houston locations. We went to the one at: 1701 S. SHERHERD DR. Houston, TX 713-520-5131 Lunch/Dinner Hours: 7 days a week 11AM-10PM Breakfast Hours: Tue-Fri: 7:30AM-10:30AM Sat-Sun: 8AM-11AM Eat Happy, Y'all!!! 吃得开心!!! Hank
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Crunchy vegetables and nuts, how easy is that. Have you made any New Years resolutions yet? or I guess the question is DID you make any New Year’s resolutions and have you broken them yet? Guess I could resolve not to go to so many movies a week, but why would I do that, I’m over 60 so why not go as often as I want (at least twice a week) until I run out of movies to watch. I could resolve to exercise more but I have to start doing that anyway because my sciatica problem is into [...]
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