In no particular order ( Read more... )

(Ian, I'm looking at you!)

I've just finished The Stone Mage and the Sea by Sean Williams and enjoyed it a fair bit. It's the first in a trilogy (I think?) called The Change. Sean Williams is an Australian and the book seems to be quasi-independently published, so I'm not sure how readily available this series will be at home, but if you can find ( Read more... )

All in all, I can't complain! I'm holding down two jobs (one fun but terrible pay, one not-too-horrible and better pay*), but still not working too many hours and having a good time. This week, I've got no call center hours, but probably quite a few at the bar.

I finally got a call today from The Body Shop, where I had applied for an assistant ( Read more... )

I made this to use up the enormous bag of baby potatoes I bought before they sprouted like mad. Can you tell I've been cooking too much lately?

IngredientsLOADS of baby potatoes*, quartered (I like the peel, so I left it on ( Read more... )

This came out quite well! The carrots are a bit labor-intensive, but totally worth it. (I even made my own applesauce, actually, because New Zealanders do weird things to theirs.)

Ingredients3ish cups whole wheat flour ( Read more... )

I made this a bit too spicy, but it was still good. Just be careful with your curry powder and you'll be set. : )

Ingredients2 cups brown rice ( Read more... )

Q: Type in "[your name] needs" in the Google search ( Read more... )

I had an urge to make pumpkin bread! Sorry about the lack of precise amounts--apparently New Zealand doesn't believe in measuring cups. Or maybe that's just my housemates. When I say "spoonful," I was using a normal silverware spoon, moderately heaped. Anyway, experiment! It'll be an adventure.

Ingredients1/4 of a fresh pie pumpkin (a.k.a. sugar ( Read more... )

Is anyone else's Thunderbird acting up? Mine's doing all sorts of bizarre things.

On second thought, maybe it's Gmail's IMAP function. Grah.

I'm leading this auction. Yay, cheap drawers, maybe! I'm also quite attracted to this, although it's relatively expensive. What do you think? I still have to a) measure the spaces in my room that need filling, and b) bug housemates and/or work people who have cars about possibly helping to transport crap. Hm.