To take the edge of the hot weather we've been having in Seattle recently, here are two cool things I found recently. First, via Shelterrific instructions for an awesome piece of art made from old magazines. I have a ton of old magazines that need to go, so this would be a useful and fun weekend project. Now I just need to buy a square hole punch. Second, I just got back from a fabulous trip to the Big Island of Hawaii, where I sampled many tropical cocktails. My favorite was the Sugar Beet Margarita at the Hilo Bay Cafe. I interrogated the very friendly bartender about this drink, and he divulged that the beetyness comes from beet puree added to a regular margarita made with Patron Silver and orange liqueur. I already have a killer margarita recipe, so I'll be hunting up some beets and reverse-engineering the recipe this weekend. For starters, here's a recipe for the Ruby cocktail, which uses a beet-infused vodka. I wonder if this might be easier in the long run than beet puree.