It wasn't until I started having to deal with local politicians that I realized how important local elections are. Don't forget to vote today!

I found a foodie magazine last month that had a special on Kiwi cuisine. Words can't describe how excited I was! I've made the muesli three times now, and will probably continue to do so regluarly... it makes american bulk granola taste like sugary crap. For some reason Americans think that sugar is a good source of energy. Give me nuts any day ( Read more... )

Hanah's home!!! YAY!
I did my part last night to get her time-shifted correctly.

Your results:
You are Qui-Gon Jinn
Qui-Gon Jinn
74%
Obi-Wan Kenobi
65%
Princess Leia
61%
Chewbacca
60%
Padme
60%
Han Solo
57%
R2-D2
56%
Yoda
56%
Mace Windu
56%
Lando Calrissian
54%

Overall, you're a pretty well balanced person.
But maybe you focus a little too
much on the here and now.
Think about the future before its too late.


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OK, so I goofed on a couple of calculations (I had the efficiency calculation backwards) and the assumption of the stove using 9 btus/hour was off by a bit- another source cited the number to be 9000, which makes far more sense. I must have missed the units somewhere...
( Revised Calculations )

So I got all scientific and exercised some long-unused brain cells to try to calculate the energy efficiency of the various tea making methods. The shocking conclusion is that the carafe on the gas stove is far more energy efficient than the hot pot because the hot pot uses so much power. I'm not 100% sure that my calculations are correct, though ( Read more... )

Folks at Bread & Roses drink a lot of tea and coffee. Until I showed up, they've been heating the water in a glass coffee carafe (think drip coffee containers) over the gas stove. It takes FOREVER. I have an electric teakettle, purchased promptly after I arrived home from abroad - how could I live without it?? So I presented the teakettle with ( Read more... )

What are people using on their computers to play mp3s these days? The two I know of are WinAmp and iTunes. Is there anything better?

We were so alike, except for one key thing - I loved, and he didn't.
And so ends my relationship with chiashurb

Wasn't he good? Wasn't he fine?
Isn't it madness he won't be mine?
Didn't I know how it would go?
If I knew from the start,
why am I falling apart?

I stayed up so late that it's suddenly my birthday...