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[04 Jul 2009|09:32am] |
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I'm becoming extremely fond of cookthink. Not only does it have very tasty recipes which are easily searchable, but it also makes recommendations for side dishes, etc so that you can plan a whole meal from one place if you so choose. And it now includes recipes for beverages, as well. I just made this, which is a variation of a ginger ale that I make myself. Well, not really ginger ale, since I don't really make it thick enough to mix with soda water (which would make sweeter than I like). More like a ginger water. Whatever. Being me, I cut the amount of sugar in the recipe, added a sliced lime with the ginger/lemongrass puree, and some mint at the simmering point.
A note on making 'ginger ale', or 'ginger water' - the longer you cook the ginger, the more peppery it gets. If you want it sweeter, less 'hot', or thick enough to add soda water to for a more traditional ginger ale, boil the sugar and water seperately for a bit to make it more syrupy (you can also add more sugar from the get go), then add the ginger bring to a boil again, then cut heat to a simmer fast. Keep tasting the mix until it gets to a level you like (usually about 10-15 minutes). Strain immediately - the peppery taste comes on fast.
This is good straight, and also excellent with either gin or vodka. My friends and I used to go through a gallon of this stuff a night.
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| Sometimes computers are a major pain in the tuckus |
[22 Jun 2009|04:51am] |
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!!! - Must Be The Moon |
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Wow, that was...obnoxious.
My computer was recently upgraded - a bigger hard drive caused a whole restructuring of the case. Now, when I go to open the CD drive, I turn of the computer instead. I lost a whole post I was working on about my experimentation in polyphasic and some of the cycles I've discovered within it. I don't think I've got it in me to recreate it just now...maybe later.
*headdesk*
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| Want a scarf? |
[20 Jun 2009|08:33pm] |
It's my latest finished project I'm giving away. It's done in a lacey stitch called "arrowhead". Fiber is synthetic, although since it was gifted I'm not entirely certain what kind.
Leave a comment if you or someone you know would like it.
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| Because I am crazy |
[08 Jun 2009|08:32am] |
I have decided to learn to do amiugurumi dolls so that I can eventually stitch my own Gir. And possibly a Zim, too.
In case you didn't know, amigurumi dolls (or toys) are like this:
There's other kinds, too.
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| Writer's Block: Significant Choices |
[07 Jun 2009|10:44am] |
If the SO made me choose, I'd dump him. If the friends made me choose I'd dump them...I'm really not big on ultimatums.
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[03 Jun 2009|11:51pm] |
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Think "organic" ought to mean something? Well, the USDA disagrees with you - go here to tell the USDA to take it's exceptions and shove them. In a nice way.
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| Words to live by...from you-know-who |
[02 Jun 2009|09:28am] |
This is my pledge to you: I promise to use all my otherworldly connections to get your karmic debt reduced in the next few weeks. In return, I ask that you make these pledges to me: You promise not to be a self-pitying martyr or a cranky beast of burden or a willing victim of rank manipulation. You agree not to just follow sloppy orders or passively capitulate as some bad guy with a nice smile tries to lower your standards. And finally, you swear to feed a really healthy desire that will ultimately help give your other desires more
integrity and nobility.
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[01 Jun 2009|09:03am] |
If you don't have ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) pure_doxyk in your friends page, you should make a point to read this entry (also on her other blog) on the murder of Dr. Tiller in the name of 'life'.
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[01 Jun 2009|08:46am] |
BTW, I'm totally serious about the hat. Or gloves. Or a pillowcase...please gods help me use this stuff up!
It's a wool/rayon(?) blend. I know there's wool, I just forget what the other ingredient is.
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| And my latest project is done! |
[31 May 2009|05:16pm] |
More pictures can be found on my flicker page, including one insanely cute picture of a sleeping critter.
I'm really happy with how this turned out - especially since, though I got the idea from a pattern, I pretty much did the whole thing off the cuff. I particularly like the frilly edges that I added. Gives it a sort of Victorian bed jacket kind of feel, and works really well with the yarn I used. It's what makes the thing work, I think.
I have an insane amount of this yarn left, too. A friend gave me a Safeway re-usable bag full of the stuff. I don't know if you're familiar with the Safeway re-usable bags, but they are big. I used 7 bundles to make the shrug...and that barely cleared the top layer. I'll be making the kitty a blanket out of the stuff, cause he just LOVES it. Jumped on top of the shrug and immediately started purring and kneading. But that leaves me with quite a lot left.
Anyone want a hat or something?
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| First non-scarf knitted project completed! |
[24 May 2009|10:19pm] |
And here is what the snakes dressed in ribbon look like when worn. I confess I'm pretty happy with how they turned out. I'm going to experiment a bit with some knitted lace stitches, then I'm going to try these in cotton with whatever lace stitch I think looks best to make a nice pair of summer mesh gloves.
First I'm taking time out for crochet. Just finished my first fancy dishcloth, now I'm doing up a kitchen towel that matches up. The dishcloth is actually really nice - the colors worked well together and the cloth itself holds the soap well. I may never buy sponges again.
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| The Legenday Shack Shakers |
[21 May 2009|11:34pm] |
I just discovered them this year, and I've gotten quite fond of them.
From Pandelerium...which isn't quite psychobilly. Or maybe it is, if you put the the emphasis on "psycho". Pandelerium is a total eclectic mix of styles, with rockabilly hiding out underneath it.
Which is two songs from their latest album, and sounds rather different from Pandelerium. Closer to their earliest sound, which is more traditional rockabilly, but with a hint of the psychobilly in the background.
They look like they are having way too much fun.
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[20 May 2009|06:18am] |
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Suite III in D maggiore - Vito Pasternoster |
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The first of the pair is done, and I am so happy with it I am sorely tempted to go single gloved to work.
I'll get a picture of me wearing them once the other glove is finished.
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| The Day in Brief |
[15 May 2009|12:02am] |
It's all so hazy, and it comes in waves....
At least, that's how I think it happened
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