While I haven't done much posting here on LJ, I'm starting to try and post a little more regularly over at my blog, Mr. Onion's Neighborhood. The first post, a meat-filled king cake I called Gâteau de Boeuf Royale (royal beef cake), followed by a Cabbage, Potato, and Sausage Casserole, and today just posted a Rum-Spiked Baklava recipe ( Read more... )

Hatching! Two of them just came out a little bit ago. I got the webcam in here, but I don't want to keep opening the incubator, so it's just going to stay where it is. Hoping to keep this up for awhile, even when we get them moved to the brooding box. Exciting!http://www.ustream.tv/

Since I got him about a month after posting my last update, I thought I'd share a photo for those of you who haven't already heard me completely gush over him on Twitter, Facebook, or in Real Life ( Read more... )

It's been a longish time, but in my defense, I've been busy ( Read more... )

A bit of a shameless plug here -- a couple of UNO alumni are going to performing Lament for a Painter, a piece I wrote for flute and piano, on Thursday, June 18 @ 7:00pm at Trinity Episcopal Church as part of the Evensong Concert Series. The concert is mostly a bunch of dead famous guys, so it's kind of neat to be on the program with them ( Read more... )

... and I'm in Unread Mail Addict ( Read more... )

I haven't updated in awhile (obviously) because I've been busting my ass trying to finish up a transcription project for the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra and a very tedious research paper on global diffusion of intellectual property rights policies. As my due dates are drawing near (tomorrow for the project, Sunday for the paper), I wanted ( Read more... )

My roommate got a puppy. His name is Peter Tork.

( He's the cutest thing ever. )

My cousin is getting married in October, and someone in the family is making a cookbook for her. I sent along some of my favorites. Most of these I've posted here, but I'm posting again so I can find them all in one spot ( Read more... )

April 12 seems so far away, but 14 days down and 33 days to go ... technically. I might stick to just 40 days, but who knows. So far I've put myself in a variety of situations where otherwise I thought my temptation would get the better of me and have succeeded. I went to a bar with some fellow students, the Howlin' Wolf to see some bands and, last ( Read more... )