| last-minute deadlines, o yey! |
[31 Jul 2009|07:22pm] |
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Anyone want to translate some German for me? It's not that long, I promise.
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| recipe time! |
[30 Nov 2008|06:51pm] |
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My friends are having a post-Thanksgiving potluck tonight, so I modified this recipe as follows:
Mushroom Pumpkin Soup
1/2 lb. mushrooms, sliced
1 cup chopped onion
2 tbsp. butter or oil
2 tbsp. flour
1.5 tbsp. curry powder
6 cups chicken broth
2 can (1 lb.) pumpkin
2 tbsp. honey
dash nutmeg
salt to taste
pepper to taste
1 cup half-and-half
optional sour cream or yogurt, topping
Sautée mushrooms and onion in butter or oil. Add flour and curry and
stir. gradually adding broth. Add all but milk and cook, stirring,
for 10 - 15 minutes. Add milk and heat through without boiling.
May top with sour cream or yogurt.
I'll be serving it with a loaf of whole-clove garlic bread for dipping.
...I'm so proud. I've never cooked anything more complicated than modified ramen with baked chicken before. XD
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| bored now |
[31 Oct 2008|04:18am] |
I can't sleep and the Internet is not entertaining.
WRY.
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| a happy birfday to you! |
[18 Oct 2008|01:11am] |
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Happy Birthday, ![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/userinfo.gif) xturtle!
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| omfg i need sleep |
[28 Aug 2008|05:04am] |
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Also: Default icon change. Yey? Ney? Any better ideas?
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| movie rec |
[28 Aug 2008|04:48am] |
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Just finished it as my latest insomniac film - The History Boys is utterly fantastic, and I think it'd be right up the alley of FW folk.
I can't say why beyond the dialogue, but I have this inkling of a feeling it would really be appreciated here.
Mwahaha. Go watch it!
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| Jerry Orbach love |
[06 Aug 2008|10:11am] |
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I just realized that Jerry Orbach did Broadway as well, and was even the original Billy Flynn in Chicago. I love him even more now.
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| renaissance celebrity manips |
[29 Jul 2008|01:53am] |
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About a year ago, Worth1000.com had a Photoshop contest for manipping celebrities into Renaissance portraits. Several are incredibly good, most are a bit WTF.
Jack Black is definitely my favorite.
Go here for the lulz and awe.
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| and many more~ |
[20 Jul 2008|03:54am] |
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Happy Birthday, notjo!
May it be epic!
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| color me shocked, but it's true |
[16 Jun 2008|11:17pm] |
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Get Smart is hilarious. It does not disappoint. Its trailers undersell it. GO SEE IT.
The crowd actually applauded. I haven't heard a theater crowd applaud since the midnight showing of Star Wars II when Yoda gets his badass on.
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| walrus baby! |
[16 Jun 2008|04:22pm] |
Animal Planet series "Growing Up" had an episode on a baby walrus (named Nereus) they rescued. I can't decide who is cuter - the walrus or the pretty keeper!
Wait, ok, the walrus definitely wins with a whisker-ful of snow. XD
Episode summary:
"An orphaned baby walrus finds a new home thousands of miles away from the Alaskan beach where it is found. Named Nereus, the baby gets round the clock care from his human keepers at the Indianapolis Zoo."
Here he is all growed-up on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji-g0-C-bUs
Also, here's a cute shot of him as a kid.
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| go me (x-post from lj) |
[13 Jun 2008|07:37pm] |
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I've embarked on a journey to brighten up my room for spring.
My beautiful new desk decorations:
( cut for img )
Also, am in the process of re-hanging my art and reorganizing things so I don't feel quite as cluttered. And am looking into local ikebana classes (Sogetsu School) to further pretty things up.
( further picspam of desk decor )
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| omfg |
[11 Jun 2008|01:22pm] |
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DONE WITH FINALS! Bow-chicka-wow-wow!
Also: PRIDE this weekend. I'm rather excited. :D
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| Look Ma, I'm a critic! |
[02 Jun 2008|01:32am] |
( My rename of the new Indiana Jones film: SPOILER )
Yeah, was better than Temple of Doom, and was definitely entertaining, but had some serious eye-rolling moments. I'd still recommend seeing it in theaters 'cause damn, it's Indiana Jones!
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| webcomics question (oh the drama!) |
[28 May 2008|11:40pm] |
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Is Perry Bible Fellowship by the same guy who does Achewood?
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| wanks intersecting? |
[01 May 2008|06:48am] |
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I just don't know how to feel about this: I chose Kristen Stewart as a little-known celebrity PB for a Firefly RPG back in the day, and now she wouldn't be accepted thanks to Twilight.
It just kinda boggles the mind.
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| postponed due to midget hanging |
[15 Apr 2008|06:56pm] |
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The JKR Pwnage Pie (or tart, rather) has been postponed until Thursday due to the local grocery store having absolutely NO berries.
I mean, WTF?
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| thrifty! |
[14 Apr 2008|07:49pm] |
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Inspired by the pwnage chart from the RDR vs. JKR shennanigans, I've decided that on my off day tomorrow, I shall make a JKR Pwnage Pie! (but for visual purposes, it shall be a fruit pizza / tart of sorts. I'm still waiting on a basic recipe from Mum)
Here's my rough plan (Updated with different fruits!):
JKR Pwnage Pie
Strawberries = 91.41% Rowling Material
Blueberries = 3.81% Other Non-Rowling Material
Gooseberries = 0.01% "Flints"
Cherries = 0.68% Facetious Remarks
Blackberries = 1.05% Common Knowledge / Real World Facts
Mangoes = 0.10% Other Unattributed Third-Party Text
Raspberries = 1.20% Etymologies
Kiwis = 0.09% Citations to Third-Party Sources
Plum = 1.65% Citations to Ms. Rowling's Statements
Now all I need to do is decide what to do for the 0.10% of Other Unattributed Third-Party Text and the 0.09% of Citations to Third-Party Sources, as well as convert all those %'s into cooking measurements (i.e. 1% = 1 cup).
ETA: The actual recipe I'm basing this off of...
( Fruit Tart Pizza )
So yeah, the idea is to follow this recipe and just adjust the fruits and amounts of fruit, obviously. (My mom notes that the fruit amount in the recipe isn't enough anyhow... or maybe too much, I forget - this is why I don't usually cook btw.)
I, of course, will take pictures.
Any more suggestions? Also: Since I'll be broiling the fruit, does it matter if they're not entirely ripe yet?
And: cleolinda I should definitely try that!
Thanks for all the help folks!
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