| jumping in headfirst |
[Mar. 6th, 2008|07:32 pm] |
Hoo boy. In perverse reaction to the big workload coming down the pike at me at my office, I just signed up for the SGA fan art challenge at ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) paintedspires. Hopefully, having a deadline and an actual obligation to complete some non-work-related art will get the ol' creative juices flowing. |
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| SGA 4x18: The Kindred Part 1 |
[Feb. 23rd, 2008|07:20 pm] |
Having been Complainer McGripeypants about Stargate: Atlantis for much of the current season, I feel like I should be especially complimentary of this episode.
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[Jun. 13th, 2007|11:55 am] |
Wahooo! Finally, iTunes has made the Traveling Wilburys compilation album available for download. I can now hear "End of thte Line" whenever I want to, beginning to end, rather than having a 10-second snippet earworming me at random times.
While I'm thinking of it, I'm going to write down the steps for cooking my holiday roast so I don't forget in future.
Ingredients:
2 to 2.5 lb. top sirloin roast
3 or 4 black plums, halved and pitted
1 bunch of celery, diced
1 package of pearl onions (3 or 4 sliced, the rest peeled and whole)
1/2 lb. kalamata olives
1 4 oz. package of Athenos crumbled feta (basil & tomato flavor)
cloves
rosemary
cumin powder
ground coriander
cinnamon powder
garlic powder
1 jar St. Dalfour royal fig spread
(1) Preheat oven to 300° F.
(2) Tenderize roast by sticking repeatedly with barbecue fork in top and bottom.
(3) Rub top and bottom of roast with rosemary.
(4) Insert cloves into holes made by fork, approximately 3/4" to 1" apart.
(5) Dust top of roast liberally with coriander and cinnamon, adding dashes of cumin and garlic powder.
(5) Place in foil-covered baking pan and cook for 40 minutes.
(6) Remove roast from oven, flip, repeat step 5.
(7) Cover exposed top of roast with onion slices.
(8) Cook for 40 minutes.
(9) Remove roast from oven, flip.
(10) Spread royal fig spread over top and sides of roast.
(11) Cover top of roast with onion slices, crumbled feta, celery, and olives.
(12) Add plum halves over the seasoning layer above, pinned to roast with toothpicks.
(13) Fill pan with remaining celery, onions, olives, and feta.
(14) Increase heat to 350° and cook for 40 minutes.
(15) Remove from oven, drizzle with juices from pan.
(16) Remove cloves and serve. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Here's the end result: voilà! |
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| Livejournal deletion scandal |
[May. 31st, 2007|09:41 am] |
Since there were first database maintenance issues with posting responses to Barak Berkowitz's front page explanation of the recent livejournal clusterfuck, and now it's saying that the entry cannot allow further comments, I wanted to post my response somewhere so it goes on the record. (And I have no doubt Mr. Berkowitz's livejournal mailbox has long since been abandoned, if it hasn't in fact shorted out from the strain of incoming e-mails.) Reproduced in its entirety except for my real name in the signature:
In the future, I would advise you to think FIRST of your actual clients and customers, to whom you have a responsibility, before taking radical action based on the complaints of outside persons or agencies. Much of this furor could have been avoided if you'd bothered to open a discussion with the livejournal clients at large about community standards rather than unilaterally deleting journals, without announcement or explanation, and not waited several days to inform that body of clients about what you're doing.
You've thrown away my trust, and you are going to have to work VERY hard to earn it back. I hope you're up to the task. And willing to bother trying in the first place.
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[Feb. 23rd, 2007|11:50 am] |
I had a nice surprise this morning as I was getting ready for work, though it should have occurred to me that it would happen: I have my old ass back! As of Day 30 on this round of dieting I've lost 21 pounds, and while I haven't made as much proportional progress on the waistline as I'd like, that means I've lost almost all my excess fat from the hips down. Maybe the weight loss is like a melting icicle, starting at the lowest point and gradually working its way upward? |
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| procrastination blues |
[Jan. 21st, 2007|03:27 pm] |
Mostly posting to feature this new icon, which I FINALLY got composited after many failed tries to manipulate Photoshop layers. I know there was an easier way to do some of this stuff back in 3.0 and 4.0. Whyfore you take away my useful tools while adding bells and whistles, Adobe?
Looks like I won't be going to see Romeo and Juliet as planned this afternoon... just after locking my door I realized that the theater is about 10 miles further away than I'd anticipated, meaning I'd have arrived 15 minutes into the first act. Ah well, I won't get to scope out the play's exceedingly hot director today, but I will be able to catch a late afternoon showing of Pan's Labyrinth instead. Not that bad a consolation prize.
After a series of missed tries that proved Murphy's Law, I eventually managed to get to Automatic Slim's Tonga Club while it was open last night. I can't for the life of me think why I haven't been back since 2000—the food is beyond excellent (grilled red snapper over lobster risotto with plantains last night), the atmosphere quirkily enjoyable and the crowd friendly and fun. I had a nice conversation with the couple at the next banquette table, something that too few restaurants promote these days. The parking situation sucks ($3 for 2 hours and I ALWAYS get hit up for cash by junkies and drunks if I walk so much as a half block), but I brave it for movies and dining out at other places. |
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[Jun. 21st, 2006|05:33 pm] |
Huh. A fanfic writer whose work I've enjoyed just posed a sweeping question that about the fandom the other day that would generate complaints/negativity by the very nature of the discussion, and now her journal is friends-locked. rolls eyes forever
Perhaps it would be wise to avoid stirring up a hornet's nest if one is unprepared to encounter anything but friendly hornets? |
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[Aug. 31st, 2005|01:07 pm] |
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Ugh. I found out late last night that the roof has developed a leak over my bedroom ceiling, which is now discolored, cracked, and peeling apart. Water also dripped down onto my wardrobe (didn't get at the clothes inside, though) and down the nearest wall, whose plaster now has a ceiling-to-floor diagonal crack. If the wardrobe dries out OK none of the property damage will be to stuff that I actually own, but I'm not thrilled with the idea of contractors having to gut the wall and ceiling of that room to make repairs. Roofers redid the roof within the last year, so I suspect I'll be able to view their flayed carcasses after the landlord tracks them down. |
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[Aug. 29th, 2005|05:35 pm] |
Not saying anything....
| Your Fortune Is | 
Virginity like bubble, one prick all gone. |
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[Aug. 11th, 2005|06:52 pm] |
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[Jun. 20th, 2005|04:11 pm] |
Oh man, is this appropriate or what?
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| ganked from serenada |
[May. 17th, 2005|05:11 pm] |
Post this list of Blender's 50 Worst Songs of All Time in your journal and place asterisks next to the songs that you actually like.
1. We Built This City ... Starship**
2. Achy Breaky Heart ... Billy Ray Cyrus
3. Everybody Have Fun Tonight ... Wang Chung
4. Rollin' ... Limp Bizkit
5. Ice Ice Baby ... Vanilla Ice
6. The Heart of Rock & Roll ... Huey Lewis and the News*
7. Don't Worry, Be Happy ... Bobby McFerrin
8. Party All the Time ... Eddie Murphy*
9. American Life ... Madonna
10. Ebony and Ivory ... Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
11. Invisible ... Clay Aiken
12. Kokomo ... The Beach Boys
13. Illegal Alien ... Genesis*
14. From a Distance ... Bette Midler
15. I'll Be There for You ... The Rembrandts
16. What's Up? ... 4 Non Blondes
17. Pumps and a Bump ... Hammer
18. You're the Inspiration ... Chicago
19. Broken Wings ... Mr. Mister
20. Dancing on the Ceiling ... Lionel Richie
21. Two Princes ... Spin Doctors
22. Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) ... Toby Keith
23. Sunglasses at Night ... Corey Hart*
24. Superman ... Five for Fighting
25. I'll Be Missing You ... Puff Daddy
26. The End ... The Doors
27. The Final Countdown ... Europe
28. Your Body Is a Wonderland ... John Mayer
29. Breakfast at Tiffany's ... Deep Blue Something
30. Greatest Love of All ... Whitney Houston (not her version, anyway)
31. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm ... Crash Test Dummies
32. Will 2K ... Will Smith
33. Barbie Girl ... Aqua
34. Longer ... Dan Fogelberg
35. Shiny Happy People ... R.E.M.
36. Make Em Say Uhh! ... Master P featuring Silkk, Fiend, Mia-X and Mystikal
37. Rico Suave ... Gerardo
38. Cotton Eyed Joe ... Rednex
39. She Bangs ... Ricky Martin
40. I Wanna Sex You Up ... Color Me Badd
41. We Didn't Start the Fire ... Billy Joel*
42. The Sound of Silence ... Simon & Garfunkel*
43. Follow Me ... Uncle Kracker
44. I'll Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) ... Meat Loaf
45. Mesmerize ... Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
46. Hangin' Tough ... New Kids on the Block
47. The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You ... Bryan Adams
48. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da ... The Beatles*
49. I'm Too Sexy ... Right Said Fred
50. My Heart Will Go On ... Celine Dion |
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[May. 17th, 2005|04:34 pm] |
Cool! Though I think I would have preferred Alec Guinness.
Star Wars Horoscope for Libra |
You are on a lifelong pursuit of justice and determined to succeed.
You convey the art of persuasion through force.
You always display your supreme intelligence.
You have a great talent in obtaining balance between yourself and your surroundings.
Star wars character you are most like: Obi Wan Kenobie |
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| Lost tomfoolery |
[Apr. 11th, 2005|05:51 pm] |
A little Photoshop fun I had with an unanswered question from Lost. Thanks to ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) brenah for the inspiration of her hilarious screencap creations.
How Claire got away from Ethan... |
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[Mar. 14th, 2005|12:22 pm] |
Rerun of Lost this week, so I don't have much to say about it except it was the perfect episode to air just before Sumi linked the picture that I made this icon from:
Won't somebody on staff take note of just who Matthew Fox's character has had the best chemistry with so far? Hint: it wasn't Kate that Jack flipped out and ran into the jungle over.
Fury, why hast thou forsaken me? |
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[Mar. 11th, 2005|01:37 pm] |
Too funny not to post:
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[Mar. 7th, 2005|04:45 pm] |
For once, I actually did some housework over the weekend. [observes friendslist fainting from the shock] This in lieu of the office work I took home and unwisely put off. (Today continued the trend of 4 different people making it their full-time jobs to think up new things for me to do...) But yesterday I futzed with my dishwasher til it started working again, got 3 loads of dishes unpacked and washed, and now have the cupboards in my butler's pantry almost filled with actual usable tableware. This also freed up counter space for the panini grill my cousins bought me for Christmukkah and my old George Foreman grill, so real cooking may be in my near future. Also did some light picking up, though I still haven't assembled the shoe rack or organized any magazines.
This was good, as apparently from this point on no project at work will ever actually be finished, but just in various states of revision/invalidation that require me to keep working on them forever. |
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[Feb. 22nd, 2005|11:33 am] |
Not exactly a huge surprise for me, as I probably identified more strongly with her than with any other fictional character:
 | You scored as Willow Rosenberg. You are a very smart individual. Though, like everyone else, you've made mistakes. You've changed over the last few years, so have a lot of things in your life, but you've got great friends who love you and are there for you through anything.
Willow Rosenberg | | 92% | Buffy Summers | | 54% | Dawn Summers | | 50% | Anya | | 50% | Spike | | 46% | Rupert Giles | | 42% | Tara Maclay | | 38% | Xander Harris | | 33% | </td>
Which Buffy The Vampire Slayer Character Are You Most Like!?
created with QuizFarm.com |
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[Feb. 11th, 2005|05:53 pm] |
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[Feb. 9th, 2005|05:14 pm] |
Sweet! My battle monster is Godzilla! |
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