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Someone please write this for me so I can read it?
There are so many "dark" references to Mary Poppins (Pratchett, Dr Who) I feel like there should be a paranormal (minus the romance) novel or graphic novel of Mary Poppins. She is a witch who guards the line between the dark world that children see in their dreams and the mundane world, watching and guiding certain special children who have the ( Read more... ) -
Les Miserables (no spoilers, although... really?)
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.-- Leonard Cohen. Anthem ( Read more... ) -
15 minutes could save you "up to 15% or more" on car insurance!
I fill out one online form for getting online quotes for car insurance from major car insurance companies, and I have received 12 phone calls in two hours all of which I am now ignoring. ONLINE. It says it right there, see?
I don't want to go back to 1987 where I have to talk to someone about car insurance and "shop around". And in 1987, there were ( Read more... ) -
Tonight's dinner...
I am now gluten-free, dairy-free by mandate of my doc, who said "well you don't technically have a clinical allergy to either, but the numbers associated with lactose intolerance and gluten intolerance are off the charts ( Read more... ) -
Thoughts regarding Assange
So Julian Assange was granted asylum by Ecuador today. And I suppose the events leading up to that prove that for the people prosecuting him, it was never about sexual assault. The person who really loses here is his accuser; because the US and Sweden and Britain all failed to produce guarantees that he would not be extradited to the US to face ( Read more... ) -
In light of Rene Walling and ReaderCon
You know what i would support? An "alliance" of Equal Opportunity in Fandom of some sort, in light of the Rene Walling situation (ReaderCon), and in light of ongoing, chronic instances of harassment by fen and SMOFs alike. Same for tech conferences. Basically a body of "governance" that would certify a board / convention policies as "concurrent ( Read more... ) -
Lemongrass Curry Soup
I had a rotten day at work today, failing utterly to think in two coordinate systems simultaneously. Normally, when I feel this frustrated, making food is a bad thing, but I had an inspiration and said, "Oh the hell with it, I'm going to cook!" By the time I'd snacked the cats and gotten my ingredients out, I was happy as a lamb, and the soup ( Read more... ) -
Bëëf and barley soup
The umlauts should emphasize that it has nothing to do with real beef. I've had several requests to share this one, so I'm posting it in hopes that everyone that asked finds it.
Ingredients:- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 celery ribs, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 sprigs rosemary, chopped
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
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3-alarm plate of awesome
This is an older recipe I whipped together last year while Tracey was out of town. I'm posting it here because I don't keep track of the journal where it was stored anymore.
Okay, just had a successful kitchen experiment and had to blog about it. Been experimenting all week, what with Well_T. on hiatus up in Maine. Making foods that I know she ( Read more... ) -
Fried Corn
Yes, fried corn. My mom reminded me of this great Arkansas delicacy last night as she and my dad sat downstairs in the basement waiting for the sirens to stop going off and for the tornadoes to pass over. They did. Everyone's safe and happy, but we're still left with the elephant in the room that is fried corn.
What is fried corn? Take three ( Read more... )