September 25th

Let me just tell you a little bit about Balsamic Vinegar:

When done right, it's really damn fucking good.
This weekend I went to Bologna and Modena, both were equally amazing.
Balogna

Bologna is a town up north famous for its stuffed pastas (like tortellini), two giant medieval towers, and of course its ragu sauce.  But to be honest, there is so much more to Balogna than that, as a matter of fact, I hated the ragu.  The city itself is an old Roman colony and it shows it, it's very ancient and is full of old castles and churches as well as the oldest university in the world.  Deep underneath the 'modern' roads of the city are actually the old ancient roman roads, I headed into a french furniture store called Paris Bobois, from there I headed into the basement where underneath some overpriced furniture was an ancient Roman road.

 There is also a giant complex of seven churches, ranging from pre-medieval to twentieth century, all connected into one turbo church.  The sights inside are overwhelming, some of the buildings were so ancient that the churches' pillars themselves have been completely warped by the sheer weight of time.

Displayed on the left is one of the entrances, middle is a huge cross in a medieval church, and right is the fountain of Ponchus Pilot(it's a fountain full of innocence).
Not only is the city absolutely gorgeous and full off rich history but the shopping is much more diverse and original the scenery is much more genuine and there is a lack of tourism which is more than refreshing.  All in all I think that I must spend some more time in Bologna, it's earned it.

Modena

After Bologna we headed out to a farm in a small town called Modena, the farm was an original balsamic vinegar producing farm. Here we learned all about the process of creating balsamic vinegar from a concentrate of two different types of grapes, and then letting it age over twelve to twenty-five years (or as long as necessary).  Two of my friends actually had a taste of balsamic vinegar that was ninety plus years old.  The end product of this process leads to a very syrupy but sweet liquid which, as soon as it hits the back of your throat, burns like a sweet acid... it's overwhelmingly delicious.

I couldn't help but pick up a bottle to cook with.  The thing about balsamic vinegar is that you can use it on anything; bread, meat, cheese, ice-cream, tomato, fruits, and so on and so forth.  The point is that this concoction is fantastic and everyone sometime in their life needs to try a bit of genuine balsamic vinegar, the other stuff that is claimed to be it just doesn't nearly compare.

The rest of this week I am really going to buckle down on my work and start my pendant/get my marble sculpture's foundations finished, this coming weekend I will leave for Munich and enjoy a weekend at Oktoberfest.

And now for some music that will help carry me through the work week.  Please take pleasure in these vibrations, if you like 'em download 'em by right clicking and pressing save file/link as.  If you have a mac, press ctrl and click, then go to download/save linked file.

Solo ('4 Claire) by Wise Blood
Every time I hear this song I just feel like a bad-ass with penchant for women and whiskey.  Its a southerny new age beat, and I love every line in it.

You by Gold Panda
This song will make you enjoy everything life has to offer, period.

Killing the Vibe by Ducktails

Ducktails is a great feel good band with the best tunes that make you feel warm on the inside and calm on the outside.