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This is a completely non-political post, you'll be glad to hear. :)

( about maple syrup )

Article from the BBC news website follows:

Questions grow over rescue chaosIn New Orleans, state officials have described the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as a national disgrace.And increasingly across the country, questions are being asked: "How could this happen?" "Why is help taking so long?" and "How can thousands of Americans be ( Read more... )

God have you got it in for New Orleans or what? First floods, then violence, then rape (!?) and now fires ( Read more... )

"Your wise quote is: Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months (Oscar Wilde).You are a very sarcastic person with a sharp tongue. You may not be the one always talking, but your mind is nevertheless critizing. You tend to have a cynical view on life itself and be somewhat withdrawn with who you really ( Read more... )

To reiterate what I have already said on this subject:

Militant H/HR fans - GET A GRIP!!!!!Breathe in to a count of three, hold for one, out to a count of four. Repeat until calm ( Read more... )

These "all about me" friend-tests remind me of a HP character... ;)

Anyway, break from translating to give you another recipe. This one's from a wok cookbook I got for my birthday, we made it for dinner last night and it came out very nice.

( Needs adapting for nut-allergy sufferers )

No I'm not keeping the baby's sex secret. Just his name. :)

I've finished my work for the week already, now on to the next thing on my list... the post office.

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Gacked (who invented this word???) from ProfVector - I'm intrigued by the third mystery ingredient. Or is it just that you can add three parts of pretty much whatever takes your fancy?

How to make a Prof_irina
Ingredients:

3 parts success

1 part ambition

3 parts
Method:
Blend at a low speed for 30 seconds. Top it off with a sprinkle of wisdom and ( Read more... )