2nd post of the year!
you're amazed, right?
don't get too excited... i'm still incredibly boring.
:p
~*~
have you ever used a sewing awl before?
it's surprisingly easy, providing that you take your time... just thought i'd point that out... for no apparent reason.
~*~
i'm still trying to figure out why everyone is so excited about water bottles made from triton® plastic.
am i the only one that realizes that most recycling centers won't accept them?
nalgene everyday bottles are made from triton®.
camelbak better bottles are made from triton®.
since triton® is made from "secret" ingredients, it's listed as a #7 plastic, which is the category reserved for "everything else" that doesn't fit in the first six categories.
isn't that nice?
maybe you won't get bpa in your bottles, but at least you get to clutter up landfills... that counts for something, right?
do keep in mind that bpa is only one of what... a bazillion things that could leech into your bottles' contents.
even if it's a new plastic, it's still plastic... and the whole "new" thing is usually synonymous with "untested" and "potentially dangerous".
i'm not trying to put triton® down, i'm just saying that you should be careful. after all, i do have a camelbak better bottle, and my cute spork is made from triton®.
just remember to treat your stuff with respect... and maybe it won't kill you.
:)
~*~
sooo... have you ever used garlic, honey, and apple cider vinegar as a home remedy? (and, yes, i mean as medicine for a human critter.)
i cook with honey and garlic quite frequently, apple cider vinegar not so much, but i've never attempted to combine all three... honestly, it sounds a bit... unpleasant, as far as taste goes.
~*~
given that the holidays have recently past, it left the pantry with a few more contents than usual.
given that i tend to use whatever is on hand to prepare my meals, here's another ramen recipe, that probably isn't knew, but it's still quite tasty.
i'm not big on measuring things when i'm experimenting, and even though i've made this several times, i usually just add whatever amount i think is appropriate.
here's a little helpful advice (in case you actually decide to use this recipe): read all the way through beforehand.
ingredients:
1-pack of nissin top ramen (any flavor, since the seasoning pack won't be used)
1-can of campbell's cream of potato soup (low sodium)*
freeze dried chive snippets (mine are in a regular spice bottle)
black pepper, course ground
a few cloves of freshly minced garlic
french's® french fried onions
this may seem frightening, but you'll need a pot (with lid)* and stove!
pre-cooking warning: cream of anything has the tendency to boil over, so be careful, and don't forget to stir things frequently. hopefully you know your stove well enough to make the appropriate temperature adjustments where needed.
empty the can of soup into the pot, along with three cans of water. (yes, use the soup can as a measuring device. one less thing to wash, right?)
bring it to a boil, then add your noodles*. (i like to quarter my brick-o-noodles beforehand.)
reduce the heat to medium-high (on a scale of 1-10, it would be around 7.)
add minced garlic
add black pepper and chives
cooking time will vary, but i like to let mine cook until it has condensed to the point that it's more like soup than a typical and quite watery ramen dish (10-15 minutes). given that i'm probably at a different elevation than you, it's currently winter and all snowy outside, well below freezing, blah blah blah... there's little point in expecting your cooking time to be the same as mine; which means you'll actually have to stand around in the kitchen and look like you know what you're doing.
i generally use chopsticks to pick up/taste a noodle or two at various intervals, to see how soft they are. of course, only you can decide how soft you like your noodles.
after the cooking is done and you've removed the pot from the stove, add some french fried onion pieces on top, then put the lid on the pot, and let it sit for a few minutes. (oh yeah... i tend to just use my pot as a bowl, then put the leftovers in the refrigerator; less mess, and reheating is super easy.)
...hope it doesn't kill anybody.
:D
~*~
have you ever wondered what it is that causes a movie/tv show to receive a restricted rating?
in silly americaland even children's shows have high amounts of "comedy violence". isn't that great?
i was wandering around youtube the other day, in the anime section, and happened upon a show that i had never heard of. they have it listed as being pg-14. it's got horror, lots of blood and gore, murder (sometimes quite graphic), and lots of spooky supernatural things, but what it doesn't have is sex or nudity... so it's just good, clean family fun, right?
honestly, most of the early episodes do qualify as being "not gross or overly-violent", but they get progresssively worse towards the end of the series.
i'm sure the addams family would love it.
-sigh-
if it weren't for mai, the show wouldn't be worth watching.
~*~
speaking of youtube...
have you noticed the stupidly-high number of videos claiming to be "hd"?
that's high definition, by the way.
i'm not like super resolution guru or anything, but i do know that screen resolution and quality don't always go hand-in-hand. the sheer number of morons that up-sized videos, then posted them on youtube, claiming that they're in hd... it's truly annoying.
on a happier note, i can actually watch videos in 1080p on my pc!
i couldn't even watch 480p videos before... is that sad?
-sigh-
i really miss my old pc.
~*~
an eGGie observation...
h.264 makes live action videos look flat and bleh... but looks very nice for 2d things like anime.
xvid makes live action look good, but, as far as i know, can't be used for streaming video.
~*~
in case i haven't mentioned this before, hulu has a lot of korean tv shows available.
they even have a handful of chinese and japanese movies... with subtitles (gasp)!
i really like the fact that they've got so many super-old shows available... since most of the new ones aren't worth watching; not that i would anyway... and, yes, i do watch things other than anime, i just hate being bombarded with commercials, current events, and other annoying things. :P
i think it's nice to watch things from a time when people weren't so dependant on technology... were even more ignorant, and apparently just as stupid as they are today. sometimes it's even entertaining.
ah humans... what silly creatures!
here's some fun things for you to watch @hulu if you get bored...
~*~
guess what i have...
given that my room has no heat, i am once again doing eskimo impersonations. however, this year i'm slightly better equipped!
yes, i have insulated fleece glove-mitten things. (of course, nobody makes them in my size, so they're just a whole lot too big. they do have open fingers, even if i have to pull them up to my elbows so my fingertips can poke out enough to see them... and i tend to only get a few less typos than if i were typing with my feet... but they are warm.)
woohoo!
~*~
you know what you should do?
boil some fluoridated water in a teflon-coated aluminum pot, then dump it (while boiling) in an old nalgene® full-o-bpa bottle... then give it to someone that you don't like. it doesn't have to be immediately, of course, as you can save it for a special occasion... like, when they're really, really thirsty, and they'll probably drink the whole thing... then die at your feet.
it's good to plan ahead.
~*~
be good lil' blog!
:D
don't get too excited... i'm still incredibly boring.
:p
~*~
have you ever used a sewing awl before?
it's surprisingly easy, providing that you take your time... just thought i'd point that out... for no apparent reason.
~*~
i'm still trying to figure out why everyone is so excited about water bottles made from triton® plastic.
am i the only one that realizes that most recycling centers won't accept them?
nalgene everyday bottles are made from triton®.
camelbak better bottles are made from triton®.
since triton® is made from "secret" ingredients, it's listed as a #7 plastic, which is the category reserved for "everything else" that doesn't fit in the first six categories.
isn't that nice?
maybe you won't get bpa in your bottles, but at least you get to clutter up landfills... that counts for something, right?
do keep in mind that bpa is only one of what... a bazillion things that could leech into your bottles' contents.
even if it's a new plastic, it's still plastic... and the whole "new" thing is usually synonymous with "untested" and "potentially dangerous".
i'm not trying to put triton® down, i'm just saying that you should be careful. after all, i do have a camelbak better bottle, and my cute spork is made from triton®.
just remember to treat your stuff with respect... and maybe it won't kill you.
:)
~*~
sooo... have you ever used garlic, honey, and apple cider vinegar as a home remedy? (and, yes, i mean as medicine for a human critter.)
i cook with honey and garlic quite frequently, apple cider vinegar not so much, but i've never attempted to combine all three... honestly, it sounds a bit... unpleasant, as far as taste goes.
~*~
given that the holidays have recently past, it left the pantry with a few more contents than usual.
given that i tend to use whatever is on hand to prepare my meals, here's another ramen recipe, that probably isn't knew, but it's still quite tasty.
i'm not big on measuring things when i'm experimenting, and even though i've made this several times, i usually just add whatever amount i think is appropriate.
here's a little helpful advice (in case you actually decide to use this recipe): read all the way through beforehand.
ingredients:
1-pack of nissin top ramen (any flavor, since the seasoning pack won't be used)
1-can of campbell's cream of potato soup (low sodium)*
*if i'm not mistaken, it's a 7oz can; it's highly unlikely that you'll find one that has no sodium, which is rather sad.
freeze dried chive snippets (mine are in a regular spice bottle)
black pepper, course ground
a few cloves of freshly minced garlic
french's® french fried onions
this may seem frightening, but you'll need a pot (with lid)* and stove!
*a 2-quart pot is more than large enough.
**i'm using an electric stove, so that may make a difference, however slight, to something or other... probably... or not.
pre-cooking warning: cream of anything has the tendency to boil over, so be careful, and don't forget to stir things frequently. hopefully you know your stove well enough to make the appropriate temperature adjustments where needed.
empty the can of soup into the pot, along with three cans of water. (yes, use the soup can as a measuring device. one less thing to wash, right?)
bring it to a boil, then add your noodles*. (i like to quarter my brick-o-noodles beforehand.)
*in case you're a ramen noob, remove the seasoning packet before you dump your noodles in the pot.
reduce the heat to medium-high (on a scale of 1-10, it would be around 7.)
add minced garlic
add black pepper and chives
cooking time will vary, but i like to let mine cook until it has condensed to the point that it's more like soup than a typical and quite watery ramen dish (10-15 minutes). given that i'm probably at a different elevation than you, it's currently winter and all snowy outside, well below freezing, blah blah blah... there's little point in expecting your cooking time to be the same as mine; which means you'll actually have to stand around in the kitchen and look like you know what you're doing.
i generally use chopsticks to pick up/taste a noodle or two at various intervals, to see how soft they are. of course, only you can decide how soft you like your noodles.
after the cooking is done and you've removed the pot from the stove, add some french fried onion pieces on top, then put the lid on the pot, and let it sit for a few minutes. (oh yeah... i tend to just use my pot as a bowl, then put the leftovers in the refrigerator; less mess, and reheating is super easy.)
...hope it doesn't kill anybody.
:D
~*~
have you ever wondered what it is that causes a movie/tv show to receive a restricted rating?
in silly americaland even children's shows have high amounts of "comedy violence". isn't that great?
i was wandering around youtube the other day, in the anime section, and happened upon a show that i had never heard of. they have it listed as being pg-14. it's got horror, lots of blood and gore, murder (sometimes quite graphic), and lots of spooky supernatural things, but what it doesn't have is sex or nudity... so it's just good, clean family fun, right?
honestly, most of the early episodes do qualify as being "not gross or overly-violent", but they get progresssively worse towards the end of the series.
i'm sure the addams family would love it.
-sigh-
if it weren't for mai, the show wouldn't be worth watching.
~*~
speaking of youtube...
have you noticed the stupidly-high number of videos claiming to be "hd"?
that's high definition, by the way.
i'm not like super resolution guru or anything, but i do know that screen resolution and quality don't always go hand-in-hand. the sheer number of morons that up-sized videos, then posted them on youtube, claiming that they're in hd... it's truly annoying.
on a happier note, i can actually watch videos in 1080p on my pc!
i couldn't even watch 480p videos before... is that sad?
-sigh-
i really miss my old pc.
~*~
an eGGie observation...
h.264 makes live action videos look flat and bleh... but looks very nice for 2d things like anime.
xvid makes live action look good, but, as far as i know, can't be used for streaming video.
~*~
in case i haven't mentioned this before, hulu has a lot of korean tv shows available.
they even have a handful of chinese and japanese movies... with subtitles (gasp)!
i really like the fact that they've got so many super-old shows available... since most of the new ones aren't worth watching; not that i would anyway... and, yes, i do watch things other than anime, i just hate being bombarded with commercials, current events, and other annoying things. :P
i think it's nice to watch things from a time when people weren't so dependant on technology... were even more ignorant, and apparently just as stupid as they are today. sometimes it's even entertaining.
ah humans... what silly creatures!
here's some fun things for you to watch @hulu if you get bored...
- alfred hitchcock presents
- alfred hitchcock hour
- gammera the invincible
- killer klowns from outer space
- pretty cure
- princess jellyfish
~*~
guess what i have...
given that my room has no heat, i am once again doing eskimo impersonations. however, this year i'm slightly better equipped!
yes, i have insulated fleece glove-mitten things. (of course, nobody makes them in my size, so they're just a whole lot too big. they do have open fingers, even if i have to pull them up to my elbows so my fingertips can poke out enough to see them... and i tend to only get a few less typos than if i were typing with my feet... but they are warm.)
woohoo!
~*~
you know what you should do?
boil some fluoridated water in a teflon-coated aluminum pot, then dump it (while boiling) in an old nalgene® full-o-bpa bottle... then give it to someone that you don't like. it doesn't have to be immediately, of course, as you can save it for a special occasion... like, when they're really, really thirsty, and they'll probably drink the whole thing... then die at your feet.
it's good to plan ahead.
~*~
be good lil' blog!
:D
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