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Coffee in the US
I'm reading the Jack Reacher books by Lee Child atm and quite enjoying them.
Reacher is somewhat of a coffee addict so there is a bit of description of the process. I have some questions though:
Why is coffee boiled overnight? Is that really what happens? It doesn't sound like any way of making coffee i know.
Also, in some fics, someone will be ( Read more... ) -
LJ app
Oh my god. There's an LJ app for the iphone. This changes everything!
Hello again, LJ-land :)
Posted via LiveJournal app for iPhone.
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melting point
I don't know what the temperature in my room is, but downstairs is luxuriously cool by comparison and it's 29C (84F) there ( Read more... ) -
I want to be where the cool people are
Does anyone use IM these days? Am I just on the wrong IMs at the wrong time? I want to randomly IM but there's not one person online on any of my lists.
gmail chat: quietcontrary @ gmail.com
YIM: quietcontrary
AIM: sidhemel
MSN: quietcontrary
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a week in tasmania
i'm in hobart doing a training week for karate ( Read more... ) -
Mag7 fic: Six Lessons Behind The Purple Dress
Title: Six Lessons Behind The Purple Dress
Author: quietcontrary (quietcontrary @gmail.com)
Rating: PG13
Universe: Old West
Characters: Ezra, all Seven
Summary: How did Ezra pull off that purple dress?
Notes: Written for farad, who requested a conversation set after "Working Girls" where Ezra talks to one or two of the others about how he knows to play the role of a ( Read more... ) -
Happy birthday conjured_1!
Happy birthday conjured_1! You're one of the coolest people that 2008 brought into my life. Have a wonderful, fantastic, awesome day! ♥
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Mag7 fic: An Exercise in Deception
Title: An Exercise in Deception
Author: quietcontrary (quietcontrary @gmail.com)
Rating: PG
Universe: Old West
Characters: Chris, Ezra
Summary: The reasons behind actions may not always be evident.
Notes: Written for tygermama, who requested a fic in which "Chris has to act Ezra-ish, dressy clothes, immpeccable manners the whole smear".
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Woe
My laptop keeps BSODing, Chrome doesn't work anymore, IE crashes intermittently and the internet is running about as fast as a frozen snail ( Read more... ) -
Mag7 fic: A Ghost Story
Title: A Ghost Story
Author: quietcontrary (quietcontrary @gmail.com)
Rating: PG
Universe: Old West
Characters: Nathan, Ezra
Summary: There's treasure to be had - but beware of the ghosts.
Notes: Written for bookaddict43, who requested a fic in which Nathan runs a con and gains new appreciation for Ezra.
( A Ghost Story )
