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Mars Science Lab landing
I watched the live webcast with Jeff on his computer. I was on pins and needles, a feeling I'm sure was shared by millions of others watching the landing. The reaction of NASA mission control and the JPL was so joyous.
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Tinker Tailor Solider Spy
Last night, Jeff and I enjoyed popcorn together and watched the recent spy thriller Tinker Tailor Solider Spy. It's been on my to watch list for months. The cast features hugely talented UK actors- Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, John Hurt, Tom Hardy, and more. One of the sisters from Downton Abbey is in it too, a cameo role towards ( Read more... ) -
Garden basil and Amanda Palmer
It was reaaally hot today. SoCal has been uncharacteristically humid for the last week. It kinda went away today, and instead we had temps in the 90s. It's still warm outside- at 10:30pm! I love evenings like this. If I had more candles I'd be hanging out on my balcony right now.
I walked into my mini-garden when I got home this evening, to find ( Read more... ) -
COMIC-CON!!!
Tomorrow evening, I leave for COMIC-CON!!
I missed the first pass sale. I was 15 minutes late to the badge release. Then something magical happened. I ended up on the Harry Potter Fan Panel on Sunday at 4pm. Since I'm representing FictionAlley, I'll be probably (maybe? not sure!) talking about fanfic and fanart.
The panel includes:
Andrew Sims ( ( Read more... ) -
New salad recipe
I made this Isreali Salad tonight for dinner. I cut down on the veggies- just tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, and arugula. Delicious! The toasted nuts and the dressing made it interesting. It was filling, just like the recipe person said. I'd definitely make it again. Since it was a solo meal, there are still veggies left over. -
Food & TV
Simply Recipes is my favorite general recipes blog on the web. Elise has a HUGE archive of recipes. Each entry has at least one photo to accompany it. Last night, I made her Pasta with Tuna and Tomato Sauce. There's no chopping required! Plus it calls for fresh basil, which I have a lot of on the balcony. It was quite nice to spend a more relaxing ( Read more... ) -
Ice Cream 4th of July
My friend K is hosting a 4th of July party at her house today. She lives across the street from where they launch the fireworks in town. As usual, I am bringing dessert!
1) Alton Brown's Mango Pepper Vodka Sorbet. Jeff and I have made this before. It's good, if you like mangos. Jeff didn't like it much. I'm interested to hear what others think. ( Read more... ) -
War Horse
I just got back from seeing the Tony Award winning play War Horse at the Ahmanson Theatre in LA.
It was one of the best productions I've seen in my life.
My theatre friend J joined me this evening. We both agreed afterwards that War Horse exemplifies the type of theatre we want to be involved with. The kind that leaves the entire balcony section ( Read more... ) -
Paradise Cove
The fandom friend frenzy continued this week!! I saw zorb on Wednesday night. We met for dinner at Paradise Cove in Malibu. PC is reliable. I always have a good time. It's nice with out of town guests and with just Jeff and I. It even works for my loud lovely family!
I can't remember the last time I saw zorb... which was true with Pauline (aka saphywaphy) last ( Read more... )