MONTHLY REVIEW: April

We started out April with some deliberate "showers" and ended with lots of ZONINO! flowers!

MUSIC

Jakob Dylan's genre-crossing old-timey solo album, Women + Country will be big come awards seasons, for sure! Get familiar with it now!

Written by the under-appreciated Keri Noble and sung on Kelly Clarkson's latest studio album, "When No One Will Listen" is a painfully enchanting song.

Also, check out the beautiful and FREE single, "You're Home" from Keri Noble's website.

The B.o.B. obsession continued this month with the music video for "Nothin' On You" and the rapper's debut album, The Adventures of Bobby Ray.

Gregory Alan Isakov and his mellow thoughtful musicianship caught out attention this month and it should definitely find a way into your playlist as well.

Finally, hit the dance floor with "Take Control" from ex-American Idol contestant Julissa Veloz.

MOVIE

As terrible as the concept might seem, Zombieland is Hollywood's answer to Britain's fantastic horror-comedy Shaun of the Dead.

Get in line now for September's retooling of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic, The Scarlet Letter, with a film called Easy A starring Emma Stone and Lisa Kudrow.

WEBSITE

If you do anything, check out the work being done at the Hard Rain Project and find a way to contribute to the cause yourself!

10 Year Old Movies takes a comical and strangely introspective and intelligent look at films that made an impact on our collective psyches a decade ago.

Yeah, you knew it was a mistake when you got it, but how do you think the people at Ugliest Tattoos will feel in a few years...or the next morning?

Once Upon A Win is a the anti-Failblog; let's celebrate life's follies!

You think your parents drive you up the wall? Vacations to exotic places sometimes make you want to tear out your hair in frustration? My Dad Is A FOB puts your two worst nightmares together.

YOUTUBE

The Yippity-Yo Cooking Show beats anything The Food Network can cook up!

Australian comedy trio, The Axis of Awesome, takes aim at some of our favorite earm-worms with their oft-viewed Four Chord Song.

APPAREL

Skull Candy has headphones that will turn heads. Get your unique pair today!

RECIPE

It must have a been a long month if our only recipe is for a drink!

WORD

The mafficking crowd from the callithump chanted about the return of spring as their made thier way down main street.

WORD: callithump

How can you not love this word?!? Callithump is a noun referring to a loud and boisterous gathering or celebration. The word is a bastardization of "gallithumpian," which was a person who disturbed Parliamentary elections in 18th Century England, according to the good folks at Wordsmith.org.

The callithump outside the stadium after the championship game was deafening!

When the professor announced that the final exam would be canceled, a callithump erupted from the lecture hall.

Sergio del Limonar

MUSIC: The Adventures of Bobby Ray

First off, I would like to declare publicly that I am NOT obsessed with B.o.B. despite the fact that I have now blogged about him twice in the past two months. My bad. I can't help it if he's one of the only people putting out decent music these days...

If you liked "Nothin' On You" and want more more more, then check out his just-released album, The Adventures of Bobby Ray. If you're cautious and want to test the waters slowly, check out the single islander-tinged "Lovelier Than You," or "Ghost In The Machine" which is a genre-crossing cover song in the making, if I ever heard one! By my personal favorite is "Magic" featuring the bubbly and smooth vocals of Weezer frontman, Rivers Cuomo, and is the perfect blend of rap and pop-rock that make the late-2000's a great time to be a hip-hop fan.

Buzzy

TV: Pepsi "Oh, Africa!" ad

The 2010 FIFA World Cup is right around the corner and the marketing departments of all the major sponsors are in high gear. Come June we will no doubt be inundated with many ads featuring the sport and athletes of soccer. Pepsi, for example, has released a fantastic advertisement that exemplifies the spirit of the game, the excitement of the entire continent for hosting the event, and the unifying power the game has.

In the ad, Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry, Kaká, Frank Lampard, Andrei Arshavin, and Didier Drogba, find hand-painted jerseys with their names on them at an African village market. They attempt to purchase a Pepsi from another stand only to be told they would have to play the vendors for the beverage. The footballers ask the kids, "Do you know who we are?" to which the challengers respond with the same question. They then ask where the field is which is when the magic and creatively of the ad really begins.

With a soundtrack featuring the song "Oh, Africa!" by Senegalese-American R&B artist, Akon, the spot makes you want to board a plane for the dusty savanna and get your own pick-up game started. I can only hope for more creative and uplifting advertising campaigns in the next couple months!

Sergio del Limonar

MOVIE: Easy A (trailer)

When I was in elementary school, my mother the high school English teacher, would have my brother and I help her grade her students' exams. (Don't panic, ex-students; it was just the multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, type answers.) By the time I had actually reached high school we were pretty well versed in the world of American and British literature. Or, at least the answers.

That being said, we also got to screen movie versions of these classic works as they came out. The trailer for Easy A excites me for a couple reasons. First, is that it has been awhile since anyone has remade Nathaniel Hawthorne's famous The Scarlet Letter into a film (the last major production was 1995's film staring Demi Moore and Gary Oldman). Secondly, I have never known of an updated, modern-day telling of the story.

Countless other classic novels have been redone to fit the present language and/or trends - Clueless (Emma), 10 Things I Hate About
You (Taming of the Shrew), and Bridget Jones's Diary (Pride & Prejudice) to name a few - so why not The Scarlet Letter? Emma Stone stars in Easy A as Olive Penderghast, a high schooler who sees her life as resembling Hawthorne's heroine, Hester Prynne. Stone has personality to boot, as evidenced by this trailer and her performance in the previously ZONINO!ed film Zombieland. The film also stars Stanley Tucci, Lisa Kudrow, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson, and the hilarious Amanda Bynes.

The only thing that could make this movie have more promise is if "potential" were also spelled with an "A." Can't wait to check it out when it debuts in September of this year!

Sergio del Limonar

WEBSITE: My Dad Is A FOB

One of my first months living in Colombia I was invited to a potluck BBQ and was tasked with bringing boneless chicken breasts. As my Spanish at the time was less than adequate, I ran into a snag at the supermarket describing what I wanted. I knew how to say chicken (pollo) but "breasts" was not a part of my vocabulary. This scenario ended with a lot of blushing and a possibly inappropriate public game of charades. Nevertheless, cultural differences ultimately create good stories.

Cultural differences between family members, however, have got to be even more entertaining. No doubt they are more frequent as well! The contributor-driven website My Dad Is A FOB contains quotes, emails, and stories from cross-cultural families, usually where the parents have immigrated and not fully assimilated to their new host-country's language or nuances. "Fresh Off the Boat" parents telling their daughters to not date casually with emailed lessons such as "If you are in sandy beech send will be all over your body and so does it blacken you if you are in a coalmine." or conversations misusing "sexy" instead of "sexist" color this humorous site.

Some people don't have to go further than a family dinner to have a "cultural experience!"

Sergio del Limonar

MUSIC: "Take Control"

Apparently, upon some very topical 5-minute research, it turns out Julissa Veloz, singer behind my new favorite booty-shakin' dance, "Take Control", was a contestant last season on American Idol 8. Turns out she didn't make it too far...

Either way, she's not doing too shabby for herself as this debut song is climbing the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Songs list and is [hopefully] poised to be one of the ones we'll all be hearing all... summer... long! Can you handle it?!?! This is definitely a song directed at the guys but all about the ladies. Check out the video and if you love it, then "take control" and head over to iTunes or Amazon.com and get it for yourself!

Buzzy

YOUTUBE: 4-Chord Song (The Axis of Awesome)

I've had Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" stuck in my head for what seems to be an eternity. It'll go away, only to come back at the least opportune time - like on a run or while riding the bus when I have no other music options to distract me. Maybe its because it is written in one of the keys that good pop songs come in since "all the greatest hits...just use four chords."

This according to Australian musical comedy trio The Axis of Awesome. Their routine 4-Chord Song will affirm this idea. Using just four chords the group rapidly moves through close to 40 pop hits spanning a large number of years. Everything from classic rock band Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" to current hip-hop group 3OH!3's "Don't Trust Me" are represented. The only acts that might be a little obscure are the Australian musicians who are relatively unknown outside of the continent down under like Missy Higgins and Kasey Chambers (although Aussie Natalie Imbruglia's hit "Torn" makes a recognizable appearance.

Sergio del Limonar

MUSIC: Gregory Alan Isakov

Hailing from Johannesburg, South Africa, Gregory Alan Isakov is sing-songwriter worth becoming a follower of. Hardly a new-comer to the industry, Isakov has released four albums since 2003, including his most recent masterpiece, This Empty Northern Hemisphere.

"Well its 3 am again,
Like it always seems to be,
Drivin' northbound drivin' homeward,
Drivin' wind is drivin' me."

"3 a.m." (That Sea, The Gambler)

Utilizing an mostly acoustic sound, Isakov strums his way through gentle and thoughtfully crafted songs. Drawing comparisons to Leonard Cohen, Chris Whitley, Ray LaMontagne, and Brandi Carlile, the later - another ZONINO! favorite - who he has toured with, Isakov's work is equal parts ethereal rock and contemporary folk.

Check out his website and then head over to iTunes or CD Baby to get your hands on his incredible music!

Sergio del Limónar

WEBSITE: Once Upon A Win

Once Upon A Win is the anti-Failblog. Instead of pointing out things that are epically wrong, this site celebrates the great victories of times gone by. All those things you thought were "rad" back in the day, still are, you just can't get them anymore. Adult footie pajamas, Umbro shorts, 70's coloured Tupperware, and Tamagotchi's are all here for your reminiscing pleasure. The absolute most fantastic part of this site though, with out a doubt, is "80's Music Video Thursday" where the likes of Belinda Carlisle, Salt N Pepa, and The Fixx come back to their aquanetted, stirruped pants wearing, paint-splattered jean jacket glory!

Buzzy

APPAREL: Skull Candy

This might be the first time we've posted something on this blog that goes beyond ZONINO! I don't know if that is possible but I'm double or triple ZONINO!=type excited about this product. Skull Candy makes the most crazy-cool headphones I have ever seen in my life. This guy sitting next to me in the coffee shop was wearing a pair (that I can't seem to find on the site which is a bummer because they were awesome) and I could not resist asking him where he found such an amazing thing. I then asked if he gets asked a lot to which he replied, "yeah." Not a huge conversationalist.

Anyways, the headphones range in everything from earbuds to the giant DJ-style ones that cover your entire head. There are even some celebrities that have designed a pair or two like Snoop Dogg and 3OH!3. Snoop Dogg's headpiece, for example comes in two colors - blue or black - with a paisley do-rag design and white pads around the speakers; you can't look much more "izzle" than that. And right now, for you vintage and current sports fans, there are limited edition basketball-themed headphones. Get an old-school Boston celtics or Chicago Bulls emblazoned pair to rock to the next game.

I'm so excited about these, I haven't even gotten mine in the mail yet (I ordered the Paul Frank design). However, according to the comments from happy customers, the sound quality and durability of these headphones is beyond traditional department store brands. And the fashion aspect is clearly in another world!

Buzzy

MUSIC: ACM Victories!!!

The Academy of Country Music (ACM) held its 45th annual awards show last night in Las Vegas, and wouldn't you know it? A whole bunch of our own ZONINO!ed artists and songs were not only nominated, but WON! Maybe the academy is fan of ZONINO! after all...

Congratulations to winners:

- Miranda Lambert for Album of the Year (Revolution), Video of the Year ("White Liar"), and Top Female Performer of the Year.

- Lady Antebellum for Record of the Year (Need You Now), Song of the Year ("Need You Now"), and Top Vocal Group of the Year.

- Carrie Underwood for the Triple Crown Award and the coveted Entertainer of the Year.

MUSIC: "Nothin' On You" video

Last month I ZONINO!ed about my favorite of-the-moment jam "Nothin' On You" by Atlanta new-comer B.o.B. (featuring the delicious Bruno Mars). Well, that was before I had seen the amazing music video. I love the song; I am infatuated with the video! It looks like it was done using a combination of stop-motion photography and scrap-booking to make it but it turned out fantastically! Check it out here and could someone please have Bruno call me?!?!

Buzzy

WORD: maffick

This seems appropriate for a Saturday...or at least your Friday night.

This verb means literally, according to Wordsmith.org, "to celebrate boisterously." Derived from a small town in South Africa called Mafikeng where British troops were blockaded in 1899 and 1900. When they were ultimately "freed," London collectively celebrated.

After their last final exam, the university students were found all along frat row mafficking before they went home for the summer.

Sergio del Limonar

MUSIC: "You're Home"

Our Wednesday ZONINO! featured a song written by the talented Keri Noble. Known well in the cities of Detroit and Minneapolis, as well as parts of Japan, Noble is virtually undiscovered everywhere else, despite the fact that she has recorded several albums on different labels. Her sound is current, as she is often compared to other popular pianist female singer-songwriters, and yet she is not a household name, a tragedy in its own right. If anyone has "payed their dues," it's this woman!

On her current website, Noble offers a beautiful song, "You're Home", as a free download. The song, not available on any of her CD's is a hopeful tribute to soldiers away from their families and loved ones. "If this is dream don't wake me" sings Noble of the idea her recently-returned hero is back from overseas. The songwriting of this gentle ballad is typical of Noble's style so if you like it, check out her other stuff; you will not be disappointed!

Sergio del Limónar

YOUTUBE: The Yippity Yo Cooking Show

Forget Rachel Ray, Gordon Ramsay, Emeril Lagasse or The Iron Chef. Zaylee Jean and her The Yippity Yo Cooking Show are set to take them all down. Gimicky? Yes. Coached and heavily edited? Most definitely. Cute? As a button. Want her in your house? Not so much.

With her high energy and clearly in the midst of being a know-it-all toddler (she's 3 years old according to the video), Zaylee shows us step by step how to make her Grandma Wendy's Chocolate Chip Cookies, with a few distractions along the way. There were probably too many chocolate chips in that bowl for the cookies anyways, right? You'd think her schtick would get old quickly but this girl is a ham and her biting one-liners have got to keep her parents busy. Never has "Let's get serious" sounded so threatening. I've never heard Ramsay sound as frightening as this pint-sized baker when she screams "I will break you!" And "son of a biscuit," well, that needs to be copyrighted to get this one though college in 15 years.

The recipe for the cookies is at the beginning of the video so pause it, as you won't be able to follow what the host is doing as she flings flour and eggs shells onto the floor and decides her mother will clean it up. Zaylee Jean seems to think the cookies are good, so they might be worth a try; just don't have your pre-schooler make them.

Sergio del Limónar

MUSIC: "If No One Will Listen"

It's taken me a little while but I finally figured out why I love the song "If No One Will Listen" from Kelly Clarkson's fourth studio album, All I Ever Wanted, so much. Two related reasons, actually. The first is that I've actually heard the song before Clarkson recorded and the second is that it was written by the incredibly talented and virtually unknown singer-songwriter Keri Noble, who's 2004 Fearless album is the location of the original recording of the tune.

"If you find your fists are raw and red from beating yourself down
If your legs have given out under the weight
If you find you've been settling for a world of gray
So you wouldn't have to face down your own hate"

The delicate piano-driven song about finding confidence is a masterpiece in Noble's hands, as she composed it inspired by personal struggles. Clarkson does it justice as well, with her slightly trembling and vulnerable lightly-accompanied voice. It's exciting that Noble's song has been recorded by such well-known artist; despite the fact that this will not be one of Clarkson's singles, it is still a high-profile stage for Noble's work. If you don't already have this track, download it from either (or both) of these fine lady's CD's and look for more of Noble's work in the future!

Sergio del Limónar

WEBSITE: Ugliest Tattoos

I had a coach back in the day that had this hideous blue-green orb tattooed on his entire left shoulder. Granted it was a work-in-progress and by the time it was completed a couple years later the colored ball became any equally unattractive strangely colored ball of fire. At least I think that is what it was supposed to be. The flames covered even more of his shoulder/arm/upper back region and to make the whole thing worse, he bragged that it was his own design. If I had something that atrocious permanently etched onto my body I would make up some story about being kidnapped, drugged, and waking up missing a kidney to justify its ugliness. But that's just me.

Apparently I'm in the minority because the website Ugliest Tattoos: Gallery of Regrets has found some more that make my ex-coach's turquoise fire-ball tat look cool by comparison. I mean, who knew tattoos of toasters were so popular (the site has three posted together)? There are many that have got to be of people who lost a bet - because why else would you get an image of a seal balancing cheese on his nose on your forearm - but there are others that will make you question the sanity of your fellow humans.

The commentary by the site administrators are usually amusing, though after awhile one runs out of things to say. The commentary I want to have is with these inked-up people in say, 25 years. "Hey Mom OF Three, how's that tattoo of a hotdog with all the fixings on your clavicle doing these days?"

Sergio del Limonar

MUSIC: Women & Country

If Lyle Lovett, Hank Williams, and Ryan Adams joined forces to create an album, I imagine it would sound something like The Wallflower's lead singer and Bob Dylan offspring, Jakob Dylan's second solo album Women & Country. With a mostly mellow and semi-acoustic vibe, Dylan croons his way through this collection of thoughtful and clever songs that can not easily be boxed into one single genre. Combining hints of old-school country, alternative rock, jazz, swing, and perhaps even a little traditional Mexican folk music, each song is a gift in and of itself, waiting to be unwrapped by the ears and relished by the soul.

Helmed by über-producer T-Bone Burnett (albums O Brother Where Art Thou, Raising Sand, and recent Grammy-winning song "The Weary Kind") and featuring backing vocals by indie-rock queen Neko Case this album is bound to be one of the biggest records of the year. Single "Everybody's Hurting" pleas for understanding while "Lend A Hand" is a quiet call to arms for humankind with a smoky New Orlean's club feel. My favorites are tied between the coy "Smile When You Call Me That" and "Holy Rollers For Love", which could only be made more perfect by riding a horse slowly through the desert with a rose-colored sunset cresting the horizon.

Sergio del Limónar

MOVIE: Zombieland

Regrettably, the first zombie movie I ever saw was 2004's British comedy, Shaun of the Dead. Since then I've seen parts of other's in the same genre sans the comedy aspect. I prefer to laugh while I'm being occasionally startled.

Zombieland is the American answer to "Shaun" and I enjoyed every gratuitously violent minute. Other than a great concept and script, you have Woody Harrelson and Abigail Breslin in the same movie; if that doesn't scream "movie worth checking out" I don't know what does!

Anyone who likes horror/zombie flicks will love this movie. Also, if you're any kind of film buff, there is a cornucopia of movie references in both dialogue and action. See if you can spot shout-outs to Babe, Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Deliverance, and many more! Just another added bonus to seeing this great comedy!

Buzzy

WEBSITE: 10-Year-Old Movies

With the vastness of the internet and ease of creating a website, I am always amused with new and creative themes people come up with. When I first read about 10-Year-Old Movies on another blog, I had to check it out. The concept is simple: review, dissect, and discuss films that were released ten years ago. This is a fantastic idea, in my humble ZONINO! opinion, because the year 2000 brought us an interesting collection of movies, many of which are comically dated as we leave the single digit years of the first part of the new century. My favorite part of this site is that each re-review begins with a bulleted list entitled "Year 2000 Trademarks".

A lot has happened in the last ten years. Watching some of these movies brings to mind a simpler time when our big concerns were Y2K, starting a successful "dot com," and who was better - Britney or Christina. From a time when a Blackberry was still a fruit, Rihanna and Obama were not part of our collective lexicons, and no one knew what an iPod, "social networking," or a Kindle were, take a journey down memory lane with films such as Reindeer Games, The Skulls, Scream 3, and Down To You...and smile because you know you loved them once upon a time.

Sergio del Limónar

RAIN WEEK: Lemon Drop Martini

Part 5 of 5
Following the old children's rhyme, about April showers bringing May flowers, ZONINO! presents seven of our favorite "rain-themed" things.

I remember going to my grandma's house as a kid and looking forward to, among other things, raiding her ever-present candy dish filled with delicious lemon drop candies. I imagine that is one reason why I love a good lemon drop flavored martini to this day. Grandma was never one to hit the bottle so its a little strange that sipping one of these tasty cocktails reminds me of her, but that is my Pavlovian connection!

Ingredients*:
1 1/2 oz. (good) vodka
1/2 oz. triple sec
1 tsp superfine sugar (used in drinks because it dissolves well)
3/4 oz. lemon juice (fresh is best)

*If you look online, there are many different variations. I've used this one before but you'll find others that also include orange liqueur or citrus-flavored vodkas.

What to do:
1) Fill a martini shaker half-full with ice cubes.
2) Pour all the ingredients into the martini shaker.
3) Shake until blended (the "rule" is anywhere between 35-45 shakes, depending on the bartender you ask).
4) Strain into a (sugar rimmed) glass and enjoy!

Sergio del Limonar

RAIN WEEK: Hard Rain Project

Part 4 of 5
Following the old children's rhyme, about April showers bringing May flowers, ZONINO! presents seven of our favorite "rain-themed" things.

The Hard Rain Project is a commendable organization, based out of London, with a goal to raise awareness about environmental issues, specifically climate change and its human relations, through images. Touring the globe with various exhibits aimed at making people stop and think about the interconnectivity of humanity and the planet, the charity raises money to continue the educational effort; an appropriately self-sustaining and non-hypocritical way to run such an organization if there ever was one!


The above picture, credited to UNEP and photographer Werachai Wansamngan, shows the juxtaposition of the human need for survival with the need to use and share one of the most precious and limited natural resources: water. In this image two Thai citizens search for pond snails to eat in the cracked and dried earth of what was presumably once a water-filled body of water.

Check out the book, containing powerful photographs centered around the lyrics of Bob Dylan's classic "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall." Also available is the similarly themed DVD film and a list of upcoming tour cities the exhibit and lecture series will visit such as Helsingør, Denmark (now - April 11), Minneapolis, MN (April 19 - 24), and Santa Fe, NM (May 1 - 28), among others worldwide.

Sergio del Limónar

RAIN WEEK: Purple Rain

Part 3 of 5
Following the old children's rhyme, about April showers bringing May flowers, ZONINO! presents seven of our favorite "rain-themed" things.

Being a Minnesota girl, I have to give props to one of the first things to come to mind when I think of this drizzly theme and, in my opinion, Minnesota's finest export. Native son Prince's movie and album of the same name, Purple Rain, is ZONINO! if I've ever heard of a thing. While the story isn't ground-breaking and the acting not necessarily a challenge - its about the rise to stardom for a young black singer from Minneapolis - the direction is beautiful and is more entertaining than most music videos shot today. In the end, that is basically what this is too, an hour-long glorified music video is all its fantastic shiny Princeness!

The movie also features the Prince classics such as "Let's Get Crazy," "When Doves Cry," the title track, and others. While parts of the movie seem dated, in 1984 this concept was cutting edge, if not ahead of its time. Prince was, and still is, a visionary.

Buzzy

RAIN WEEK: Monsoon Wedding

Part 2 of 5
Following the old children's rhyme, about April showers bringing May flowers, ZONINO! presents seven of our favorite "rain-themed" things.

Family functions are always hectic times, with weddings being no exception. In the 2001 Bollywood film, Monsoon Wedding, the sentiment is taken to the extreme. An arranged marriage between Aditi, a native of New Dehli, India, and Hemant Rai, an Indian man living in Texas, along with both their far-flung relatives, as well as past relationships all add to this terrific story.

Starring the gorgeous Vasundhara Das in the lead female role, the film is a winking look at the mixing of old traditions with new modern ways. Along with a killer soundtrack and a few requisite Bollywood musical numbers, this is movie made to please. That, and endless pouring rain has never before been more attractive.

Sergio del Limónar

RAIN WEEK: "Songs About Rain"

Part 1 of 5
Following the old children's rhyme, about April showers bringing May flowers, ZONINO! presents seven of our favorite "rain-themed" things.

Back in August of 2009 we did a special on Gary Allan so it only seems appropriate that we repeat his phenomenal tear-streaked ballad, "Songs About Rain".

There are many classic tunes that could easily music contenders for the list of great rain-related music, but fortunately Allan takes care of them all for us in this one song, from his See If I Care album from 2003. The heartbroken guy in the song wants nothing more that to take his mind of his current state of emotion with a happy song or two. The radio, however, has different plans and "just keeps playing songs about rain." Conway Twitty's "Rainy Night In Georgia"*, Elvis Presley's "Kentucky Rain" and British band, The Fortunes', "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again" are among the few that seem to haunt his radio dial.

Sergio del Limónar

*originally recorded by R&B artist Brook Benton in 1970 (thank you Wikipedia).

ON HOLIDAY

ZONINO! is busy chasing the Easter Bunny and looking for his delicious painted eggs until Monday, April 5th!