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Your words are what give value to this space.
Never do that again.
Yes, I am aware.
Art by: Toujours
No Contest
even if no one gets me, if i'm the only one laughing at my jokes, i won't hide myself away from life. it's uncertain and it's dirty and it's fucking exciting, and i want to be a part of all of it.
it's too good to waste in hiding.
toujours
February, 21, 2009 1:27 AM
it's too good to waste in hiding.
toujours
February, 21, 2009 1:27 AM
heart full
Today on my way home from class, I stopped off at the petrol station for some petrol. I paid on my card which wasn’t a lot, and then as I was getting into my car, I saw an old man walking past the building. He had a red and green stripy jumper which was frayed at the ends. He was also wearing some jeans that were dirty and had holes all over.
I sat there and became intrigued by him because I didn’t know what he was doing, so as I sat there and watched him, he continued doing what he set out to do.
He walked past the trash cans and first picked out a cup with some drink still in it (one of the cups that you get from burger king that has coke in it). He then walked over to the next trash can and pulled out the end of a half eaten sandwich. In my shock horror, he ate it and then went to sit on the wall to drink the drink he had found.
I felt sad, I wanted to give him my last $4 that I had but I was told when I was younger that you should never give people money, you should give them something they need or can use because that way, if they had an addiction, they would not be able to use the money for their addiction. So I went into the shop and bought a chicken sandwich from their deli counter and then walked out of the building.
The guy was still sat at the wall drinking his drink so I walked up to him and asked him if he would like this sandwich. He thanked me and said that he was hungry.
I should of felt good after that, doing something for someone else but all I could think of is where his next meal will come from or where in fact he will sleep tonight.
Fimble Star
September 30, 2008 8:08 PM
(Tonight, although I am cold and my feet are sore, my belly is full.)
I sat there and became intrigued by him because I didn’t know what he was doing, so as I sat there and watched him, he continued doing what he set out to do.
He walked past the trash cans and first picked out a cup with some drink still in it (one of the cups that you get from burger king that has coke in it). He then walked over to the next trash can and pulled out the end of a half eaten sandwich. In my shock horror, he ate it and then went to sit on the wall to drink the drink he had found.
I felt sad, I wanted to give him my last $4 that I had but I was told when I was younger that you should never give people money, you should give them something they need or can use because that way, if they had an addiction, they would not be able to use the money for their addiction. So I went into the shop and bought a chicken sandwich from their deli counter and then walked out of the building.
The guy was still sat at the wall drinking his drink so I walked up to him and asked him if he would like this sandwich. He thanked me and said that he was hungry.
I should of felt good after that, doing something for someone else but all I could think of is where his next meal will come from or where in fact he will sleep tonight.
Fimble Star
September 30, 2008 8:08 PM
(Tonight, although I am cold and my feet are sore, my belly is full.)
It helped.
Jennicula,
Thank you for sharing your story. Although it only appeared briefly, I was lucky enough to have caught it.
Once upon a time, for me, that was the best part of this place...having my words related back to me from another's perspective.
And it never mattered to me who said it, just that it meant something to the writer.
Thank you for sharing your story. Although it only appeared briefly, I was lucky enough to have caught it.
Once upon a time, for me, that was the best part of this place...having my words related back to me from another's perspective.
And it never mattered to me who said it, just that it meant something to the writer.
Blog header image by: Anima
I would like to credit the photographer and thank her for sharing her work.
something
Don't let anyone tell you how to live your life. Hold your head up high and be proud of who you are. If you've had a shitty day and you feel like people just don't want you to be happy, and when you find yourself struggling to make it through the day, just keep on believing and keep the faith. Also, from personal experience, don't push people away. When they say they want to help and that they are there for you, let them in. Believe me, I know how fucking scary that thought is, but don't shut others out.
paperheartxx
September 22, 2008 11:07 PM
paperheartxx
September 22, 2008 11:07 PM
Retro-spectacled
Sometimes, when you look back on stuff in your life, you know, the crap that makes you shake your head and say, "Holy shit, what the Hell was I thinking?" it's part of what makes you - you.
I'm not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. I have made small mistakes and really big, fucking scary mistakes. Would I change those mistakes and blunders?
No. Wanna know why?
Because they make me - me. They help make up the person that I am, what I've learned the hard way. Hopefully I've learned from my mistakes and have become a better person for it. And, hopefully I don't repeat those same mistakes. Although, sometimes I repeat variations of certain ones, but I'm working on that. :)
Jennicula
June 11, 2008 11:19 AM
I'm not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. I have made small mistakes and really big, fucking scary mistakes. Would I change those mistakes and blunders?
No. Wanna know why?
Because they make me - me. They help make up the person that I am, what I've learned the hard way. Hopefully I've learned from my mistakes and have become a better person for it. And, hopefully I don't repeat those same mistakes. Although, sometimes I repeat variations of certain ones, but I'm working on that. :)
Jennicula
June 11, 2008 11:19 AM
aloft
Blazing against the sun
like locusts,
samaras swarm the sky
and skitter to an earthly end,
dry
like clever words.
I want to make them fly up,
flip heaven upside down
and dance across the top of hell
and sing your thoughts
to the sound of thunder
that you love so well,
rip open the littered sky
and bathe in the light
or draw across the firmament
the blanket of the night.
In only a day they have
covered the ground,
their brief flight
yielding nothing permanent
on infertile land,
a fleeting moment of swarming glory
that calls to mind our own
short story:
Diamonds and petals,
the loom and the light,
the inkdark moon, foxfire marsh,
an open, waiting hand.
Clever winged seeds
of childhood reminiscent--
and like the idiot grown-up heart,
as stubbornly indehiscent.
Weaver Girl
May 26, 2008 11:27 PM
like locusts,
samaras swarm the sky
and skitter to an earthly end,
dry
like clever words.
I want to make them fly up,
flip heaven upside down
and dance across the top of hell
and sing your thoughts
to the sound of thunder
that you love so well,
rip open the littered sky
and bathe in the light
or draw across the firmament
the blanket of the night.
In only a day they have
covered the ground,
their brief flight
yielding nothing permanent
on infertile land,
a fleeting moment of swarming glory
that calls to mind our own
short story:
Diamonds and petals,
the loom and the light,
the inkdark moon, foxfire marsh,
an open, waiting hand.
Clever winged seeds
of childhood reminiscent--
and like the idiot grown-up heart,
as stubbornly indehiscent.
Weaver Girl
May 26, 2008 11:27 PM
Electric Blue
…today I saw a ulysses butterfly it was in our yard and settled to feed on our hibiscus. They really are fantastically beautiful things, the electric blue is amazing, however as they sit with their wings closed they are rather nondescript and dull. Sometimes people are like that, from the outside they seem unappealing but within there hides an amazing beauty for those lucky enough to see it. I hope you appreciate beauty in all things, and look for it perhaps where others miss it.
ergoproxy
April 29, 2008 4:45 AM
ergoproxy
April 29, 2008 4:45 AM
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL.
I read your post again and suddenly without warning memories of construction paper filled my head. I remembered all the lop-sided flowers my girls made when they were young. Bright blue, yellow and pink flowers that were cut out with blunt end scissors would fill the windows to decorate for Easter. An occasional bunny was attempted but those usually ended up looking like creatures from a horror movie. Flowers were so much easier. I can close my eyes and hear the paper being cut into petals. I can smell the Elmer’s glue squirted on in huge blobs to attach each misshapen petal to form the flowers. We had a huge arts and crafts box full of wonderful items just waiting for their imaginations to turn into something wonderful. In my mind I see my daughters, as they once were, small, blond little girls sitting on the floor surrounded by scraps of paper and other art supplies. They would create their masterpieces then proudly show each other. Oh and Lord the messes that would ensue if the glitter made an appearance. Now, the box is forgotten. I’m not really sure where it even is anymore. The few flowers so lovingly created that survived are faded and dusty and high on a shelf they sit. Time marches on, so many things get left behind.
Today was the first Easter I spent alone. I don’t think it really upset me until I remembered the construction paper flowers. Of course I understand that my daughters are growing up and have lives of their own. But understanding doesn’t make it any easier to accept. I miss my little girls in their frilly Easter dresses. I miss the laughter that filled the house when they found what the Easter Bunny left for them. And I miss making the damn flowers.
Elena
March 24, 2008 3:57 AM
Today was the first Easter I spent alone. I don’t think it really upset me until I remembered the construction paper flowers. Of course I understand that my daughters are growing up and have lives of their own. But understanding doesn’t make it any easier to accept. I miss my little girls in their frilly Easter dresses. I miss the laughter that filled the house when they found what the Easter Bunny left for them. And I miss making the damn flowers.
Elena
March 24, 2008 3:57 AM
From the corner.
I wonder if you noticed
all our friends playing
Some had never tried before
and the result was amazing.
Poems from the corner
from the left and right
We did our best to keep them flowing
Late into this night.
If nothing else was accomplished
I hope we made someone see
How truly beautiful and amazing
a poem can be.
Sdock10
March 13, 2008 11:36 PM
all our friends playing
Some had never tried before
and the result was amazing.
Poems from the corner
from the left and right
We did our best to keep them flowing
Late into this night.
If nothing else was accomplished
I hope we made someone see
How truly beautiful and amazing
a poem can be.
Sdock10
March 13, 2008 11:36 PM
Thank You. Truly.
"This little world has grown around us, out of nothing, and it is a remarkable thing. Even the dark and dirty parts, the violent parts. Humanity will not thrive without passion."
Redrum
March 1, 2008 3:13 AM
Redrum
March 1, 2008 3:13 AM
Uncondensed
Your words are what give value to this space.
Never do that again.
Yes, I am aware.
Character Advocacy.
"Don't ever pretend to be something you're not. You are who you are, and no one can change that. The people who don't like the real you are just gonna have to suck it. Don't take shit from anyone. Don't crumble. Throw a few birds, and walk on.
I'm still trying to do this, so maybe we can work on it together."
mustardisbetter
January 16, 2008 4:48 PM
I'm still trying to do this, so maybe we can work on it together."
mustardisbetter
January 16, 2008 4:48 PM
Art by: Toujours
“I decided to stop pitying myself. Other than my eye, two things aren't paralyzed, my imagination and my memory.”
Jean-Dominique Bauby
Jean-Dominique Bauby
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I'll have to look that up and see if I can get a copy. I've mostly been re-reading Pratchett lately, and I'm thinking I need to expand my horizons into something else.
Anonymous said...
FUCK YOU!
O_o
Anonymous said...
Careful, crazy anon on the loose...
November 7, 2009 10:10 PM
L O L
This must be another case of mistaken identity.
Or there really is a crazy anon on the loose. Eeeep!
Watch your backs everybuddy.
Nah, it's a crazy anon.
it's about a poor family who hatch a scheme for their child to be trapped down an old well, to get public sympathy, but it doesn't go so well.....
I'm looking through a tornado book she sent me now, then a Peter Benchley about Sharks, I picked up 2 Dean Koontz I hadn't read at a thrift store too
oh plus there is a ghost book she sent as well
I haz a LOT of reading to do! and it is just the type of weather
howdy.
i've been re-reading something by diana gabaldon, a volume from the middle of her massive historical fiction/time-travel series.
Thought it might be 10:33. ;)
The blog has been so effing boring for so long and now someone is just trying to bring drama here.
I'll cover your back if you cover mine.
Teej, she's fairly prolific, isn't she?
If you want drama all you have to do is read the comments on the last post. Nuff drama there to last a year.
Anon, the alpacas are so adorable, thanks for posting those pics.
Sugarplum: Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. I sent you another email last night. I hope you got it.
Hi everyone
Hey BC!
HI TJ, hi BC
hi bc. :)
yep, amyranth, i think she just published the latest in the series, it's got to be the seventh or so. but they are so well-written, so solidly researched.
and she's the cutest author i've ever seen!
So, I'm seeing all this Princess and The Frog stuff everywhere now, and I'm actually pretty excited. I'm going to have to find a way to cram my niece into that dress next year for Hallowe'en!
what are the titles of the books TJ? Or the series, they sound like my type of story
the first one is outlander, ergo, and the next two are dragonfly in amber and voyager. there are about four or five more beyond that (plus a spin-off series with one of the minor characters that i ahven't read yet). they take place mostly in the 1700's and also in 1940/1960.
they are fantastic, i highly recommend them! i have the first five or so, but they're in storage in seattle.
Hi ergo, tj,, amy, hope you guys were good
her website, with excerpts of the books!
thanks TJ I have the name noted :]
how are you BC? I'm great thanks, about to get hubby to help me fix some stuff in the kitchen (or roles reversed really)
hey there bc. it's my weekend now, so that's a good thing. :)
If you want drama all you have to do is read the comments on the last post. Nuff drama there to last a year.
Didn't seem to effect the regs. They just continued talking about food, and Halloween and food and books and food... After a while it just become a babble of words.
No problem ergo. I'm doing okay, it's been nice weather we're having, so it's all good, thanks.
tj, it is, hope you enjoy it :)
Now I know the blog is named after a food stuff, but I seriously think m should rename it The Epicurean . He should also have a charter on the side bar..."If you're gonna post about mundane things, for fucks' sake add a recipe!"
there are crows nesting in the tree right by the house, it's lovely to see them, but holy smoke they are noisy!!
Another pair just fledged a baby last week, their nest was in a tree further over
11:28,
Why do the regs bother you so much? Why does what they choose to discuss bother you? Spill. Inquiring minds want to know.
It seems the regs affect you more than you're willing to acknowledge.
Oh noes! The bolding and CAPITALIZING anon returns! Yikes, and away!!
11:43,
The questions @ 11:53 apply to you also. Would you care to honor me with an answer?
It seems the regs affect you greatly. Enough for you to keep coming here to tell them how boring they are and how mundane their conversations seem to you.
11:43, do you think Elena and Toujours should add a recipe after they post their good nights?
You can't have anything against bolding and capitalizing 11:58. You do/did both and you are an anon too.
He could name the blog Good Friends, Good Food and Llamas
correction 11:53 said to 11:58
Take your time with answering my questions 11:28 & 11:43. Think about them a couple of days. I'm in no rush. Goodnight.
i don't have any recipes, and i am going to be making my good night; i'm falling asleep at the wheel here.
ergo, even though the pacific northwest is supposed to be a highly populated area for crows, i never once saw a baby crow. i did, however, occasionally see some pretty raggy ones, maybe they were fledgings, huh?
anyway, good night to you, and to bc and amyranth and the discontented anons and the curious anon and anyone else who might be lurking.
hope your dreams are happy.
llamas always makes me think of the opening titles for Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Goodnight tj, sweet dreams
Goodnight Teej! And baby crows in my neck of the woods are generally accompanied by screeching parents. The babies always look kind of dumbfounded while mom and dad are crowing the equivalent of "Get up off the ground you idiot! Fly! FLY!".
And the baby just keeps strolling along the ground, quite happy to ignore the hell right out of them.
Don't worry Toujours, I will add one for you.
they could have been TJ, these nest by our place every year, except if the cuckoos get into the nest, we sometimes have gone out to chase them off at night, they've been lucky this year
sweet dreams
Good Friends, Good Food, Llamas and Rocks
lol Amy, you describe that so well!
Executive Producer
JOHN GOLDSTONE & "RALPH" The Wonder Llama
Producer
MARK FORSTATER
Assisted By
EARL J. LLAMA
MIKE Q. LLAMA III
SY LLAMA
MERLE Z. LLAMA IX
Directed By
40 SPECIALLY TRAINED
ECUADORIAN MOUNTAIN LLAMAS
6 VENEZUELAN RED LLAMAS
142 MEXICAN WHOOPING LLAMAS
14 NORTH CHILEAN GUANACOS
(CLOSELY RELATED TO THE LLAMA)
REG LLAMA OF BRIXTON
76000 BATTERY LLAMAS
FROM "LLAMA-FRESH" FARMS LTD. NEAR PARAGUAY
and
TERRY GILLIAM & TERRY JONES
oh what the heck, I'll put the whole thing!
# Mønti Pythøn ik den Hølie Gräilen
# Røtern nik Akten Di
# Wik
# Alsø wik
# Alsø alsø wik
# Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yër?
# See the løveli lakes
# The wøndërful telephøne system
# And mäni interesting furry animals
# The Characters and incidents portrayed and the names used are fictitious
and any similarity to the names, characters, or history of any person is
entirely accidental and unintentional.
Signed RICHARD M. NIXON
# Including the majestik møøse
# A Møøse once bit my sister...
# No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse
with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given
her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and
star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo
Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst
Nordfink"...
# We apologise for the fault in the subtitles. Those responsible have
been sacked.
# Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti...
# We apologise again for the fault in the subtitles. Those
responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked
have been sacked.
# Møøse trained by YUTTE HERMSGERVØRDENBRØTBØRDA
# Special Møøse Effects OLAF PROT
Møøse Costumes SIGGI CHURCHILL
# Møøse Choreographed by HORST PROT III
Miss Taylor's Møøses by HENGST DOUGLAS-HOME
Møøse trained to mix concrete and sign
com plicated insurance forms by JURGEN WIGG
# Møøses' noses wiped by BJØRN IRKESTØM-SLATER WALKER
Large møøse on the left hand side of the screen
in the third scene from the end, given a thorough
grounding in Latin, French and "O" Level
Geography by BO BENN
Suggestive poses for the Møøse suggested by VIC ROTTER
Antler-care by LIV THATCHER
# The directors of the firm hired to continue the credits after the other
people had been sacked, wish it to be known that they have just been
sacked.
The credits have been completed in an entirely different style at
great expense and at the last minute.
Executive Producer
JOHN GOLDSTONE & "RALPH" The Wonder Llama
Producer
MARK FORSTATER
Assisted By
EARL J. LLAMA
MIKE Q. LLAMA III
SY LLAMA
MERLE Z. LLAMA IX
Directed By
40 SPECIALLY TRAINED
ECUADORIAN MOUNTAIN LLAMAS
6 VENEZUELAN RED LLAMAS
142 MEXICAN WHOOPING LLAMAS
14 NORTH CHILEAN GUANACOS
(CLOSELY RELATED TO THE LLAMA)
REG LLAMA OF BRIXTON
76000 BATTERY LLAMAS
FROM "LLAMA-FRESH" FARMS LTD. NEAR PARAGUAY
and
TERRY GILLIAM & TERRY JONES
best titles ever!!
mayo,
i was at loose ends earlier this evening. the story i've been writing for nanowrimo wound down to a rusty halt and now i have to figure out what to write next. i didn't really think it had enough in it to carry me through the whole month, but still...
good thing i'm not trying to make the quota, huh?
i don't want to give up though. i want to figure out the discipline part of writing; i'll just be someone who talks about writing otherwise.
i have my fingers crossed.
(on a side note, tonight i've been listening to my mp3 player on shuffle, and just as i began to type this good night, "sleep" came on. this is the song that always played just as i was getting ready to say good night back in seattle, back when i listened to tbp every night. i was always amused by the repeated coincidence. but this, tonight? that's pretty random!)
good night, mayo, and sweet dreams.
From Toujours;
Grandma Ople's Apple Pie
Ingredients
* 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
* 1/2 cup unsalted butter
* 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
* 1/2 cup white sugar
* 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
* 1/4 cup water
* 8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced
Directions
1. Melt butter in a sauce pan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add white sugar, brown sugar and water; bring to a boil. Reduce temperature, and simmer 5 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work of crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.
3. Bake 15 minutes at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes.
The alpacas get shit on by the llamas again. This world just aint a fair place for alpacas. :(
They're the real stars.
<;)
Ergo, we've got a massive poplar tree that has a family or three of crows in it every summer. The cats just love the show.
Whiny alpacas.
Moms Fresh Cherry Pie
Pastry for two crust pie
1 1/3 c. sugar
1/3 c. flour
1/8 tsp. salt
3 drops almond extract
4 c. pitted cherries
2 tbs. butter
Combine flour, sugar, salt. Add almond extract
to cherries and toss.
Add sugar, flour mix. Pour into pie shell. Dot with butter.
Put on top crust. put an egg wash on top crust.
Sprinkle with sugar.
Bake 425 -40 min.
Mayo
Well it turns out mom was in my kitchen making a pot roast. I have no idea why but it was damn good. I mean it’s not like I don’t see mom every day and she wanted to come over and share a meal or anything like that. I’m still sorta trying to figure it out. But why? I should just be happy she did it and let it go, shouldn’t I? Yep, probably.
Other than that the day was filled with lots of strange customers at the store. Not strange in a bad way, just different. Many bought strange collections of books. I mean usually a customer will buy several books from the same genre. Today not so much. One woman bought a huge cookbook and The South Beach Diet book. I really wanted to crack a joke but thought better of it. Maybe the cookbook was a gift for someone else. Hell I don’t know maybe she was gonna make some of the dishes then go on a diet. Whatever I’m just glad she bought them.
Sometimes I just think too much about unimportant things. That is the truth.
Well hope you had a fun filled day and if you didn’t well there is always tomorrow.
Night Mayo
Elena
PS – Just cause it was suggested…
STONE SOUP
Heat some water in a pot. Add some stones you've scrubbed a lot. Sprinkle pepper, salt and herbs. Let it boil undisturbed. Drop in carrots, onions, too. Let the soup heat through and through. Stir in milk to make it sweet. Add potatoes for a treat. Toss in meat cubes. Let it stew. Let it bubble, let it brew. Taste the soup and when it's done, Share Stone Soup with EVERYONE!
poor alpacas, they are friendlier and fluffier than llamas though
amy, I bet they do! sometimes, part of the reason for the noise is Tom's habit of watching from the base of the trunk
and yay! my kitchen above bench cabinets are now no longer looking like they may wish to part company with the wall.
I feel much more secure
Elena, I've been looking all over for that recipe. Thanks for finally posting it!
Ergo, Hazel and Merlot antagonize from the living room window, but the birds still get snippy about each other.
hey elena!
fantastic choice of recipe!! lol
mmmm mmmmmm
Cherry pie!
You forgot to add best served hot anon.
I'm going to head to bed for the night too, have a good evening everyone!
Goodnight blog :)
goodnight Amy, sweet dreams
goodnight anon
Elena, that didn't sound appealing so here's my recommendation
Ultimate Pumpkin Pie
Ingredients
For the crust:
* 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
* 5 teaspoons sugar
* Salt
* 12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
For the filling and topping:
* 1 15-ounce can pure pumpkin
* 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
* Salt
* 3 large eggs, plus 1 egg white
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 1 cup heavy cream
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
* 1/2 cup pecans
* 1 cup fresh cranberries, or frozen, thawed and drained
* 1 2.3-ounce package amaretti cookies (about 12)
Directions
Make the crust: Combine the flour, sugar and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Mix in the cold butter with a pastry blender or your hands until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Work in 3 tablespoons ice water until the dough holds together without being too sticky. If it's still crumbly, add more ice water, 1 teaspoon at a time. Form into a ball, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
On a floured surface, roll out the dough into an 11- to 12-inch circle with a floured rolling pin. Ease into a 9-inch pie pan; press firmly into the bottom and sides. Trim the excess dough, then pinch the edges. Refrigerate until ready to fill.
Place a baking sheet on the bottom oven rack and preheat to 375. Make the filling: Whisk the pumpkin in a bowl with the butter and a pinch of salt. Whisk in 3 eggs and the sugar.
Stir in the cream, cinnamon and nutmeg. Pour the mixture into the pie shell. Lightly beat the egg white, then brush onto the pastry edges. Carefully place the pie on the preheated baking sheet, lower the oven temperature to 325 and bake until the pie is set but still jiggles slightly, about 50 minutes. Let cool completely.
Meanwhile, make the topping: Toast the pecans on a baking sheet in the oven for about 10 minutes; cool. With a knife or food processor, coarsely chop the pecans, cranberries and cookies; sprinkle over the cooled pie.
One more thing before I go. I have a wicked headache and would love to stay but...
I just wanted to say to everyone who commented on Flighty's opera video - I passed on your words and she wanted me to thank you all.
And J and L my package arrived and thank you both so much. I can't wait to read my comics. I love Hellboy but didn't have the FCBD issue. Also Swords of Texas looks good but then I've always been a fan of Texas LOL. You guys are so good to me.
Take care everyone.
The alpacas get shit on by the llamas again. This world just aint a fair place for alpacas. :(
They're the real stars.
------------------------------------
Aw don't feel bad anon. I think the alpacas are cute.
Goodnight Amy, elena, anon sweet dreams.
hope the headache goes elena, sweet dreams
Mr. May'Naise,
I didn't know we were having cooking class today. I'm totally unprepared to bake a pie.
I could come back after school hours. I see you have a nice chunk of meat in storage. I would love to tenderize, season and shove that in my oven for you. My oven heats at all the right temperatures.
That meat will be so soft and juicy when I'm done.
wannabeteacherspet
That's no excuse. We still have to follow the rules
Banana Cream Pie
Ingredients:
* 1 cup whole milk
* 4 egg yolks
* 1 cup granulated sugar
* 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
* 3 tablespoons butter, cut in small pieces
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 2 cups heavy cream divided
* 2 bananas, thinly sliced and tossed with 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice (about 1/2 lemon)
* 1 baked 9-inch pie shell
Preparation:
In a heavy saucepan, bring milk to the boiling point.
Place egg yolks in mixing bowl and beat on medium speed of electric mixer, gradually adding sugar. Beat for 2 minutes, until mixture is thick and lemon-colored. Beat in flour. With mixer on low speed, gradually add the hot milk.
Transfer mixture to heavy saucepan and heat over medium heat, stirring constantly. Let mixture come to a boil and boil for about 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and continue to beat until mixture is smooth. Beat in butter a little at a time; then blend in cinnamon. Stir in vanilla extract; let mixture cool.
Beat 1 cup of the cream until firm but not stiff. Mix about 1/2 cup of the whipped cream into the egg mixture to lighten it. Fold remaining whipped cream into egg mixture then fold in sliced bananas.
Transfer filling to the pastry shell. Whip remaining cream and spoon or pipe onto the pie. Refrigerate until serving time.
Mr. May'Naise,
Will you drag me into the coat closet and spank me if I don't follow the rules?
Will you whip out that hard, wooden stick, make me bend over and hit me with it?
Goodnight Mr. May'naise.
Happy dreams.
Mayo
An attorney arrived home late, after a very tough day trying to get a stay of execution for a client who was due to be hanged for murder at midnight. His last minute plea for clemency to the governor had failed and he was feeling worn out and depressed.
As soon as he walked through the door at home, his wife started on him about, 'What time of night to be getting home is this? Where have you been?' 'Dinner is cold and I'm not reheating it'. And on and on and on. Too shattered to play his usual role in this familiar ritual, he went and poured himself a shot of whiskey and headed off for a long hot soak in the bathtub, pursued by the predictable sarcastic remarks as he dragged himself up the stairs.
While he was in the bath, the phone rang. The wife answered and was told that her husband's client, James Wright, had been granted a stay of execution after all. Wright would not be hanged tonight. Finally realising what a terrible day he must have had, she decided to go upstairs and give him the good news.
As she opened the bathroom door, she was greeted by the sight of her husband, bent over naked, drying his legs and feet.
"They're not hanging Wright tonight," she said.
To which he whirled around and screamed, "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, WOMAN, DON'T YOU EVER STOP?"
much love EP xx
SS
Barbara Walters of Television's 20/20 did a story on gender roles in Kabul, Afganistan, several years before the Afgan conflict. She noted that women customarily walked 5 paces behind their husbands. She recently returned to Kabul and observed that women still walk behind their husbands. From Ms Walter's vantage point, despite the overthrow of the oppressive Taliban regime, the women now seem to walk even further back behind their husbands and are happy to maintain the old custom.
Ms. Walters approached one of the Afghani women and asked, "Why do you now seem happy with the old custom that you once tried so desperately to change?
The woman looked Ms. Walters straight in the eyes, and without hesitation, said, "Land mines."
lotsa love EP xx
goodnight blogbelieve, see you in my morning
♥xx♥
Man's Mosaic Pullover
Mosaic knitting is a colorful technique but not particularly difficult to master. One color is used for two rows, while the other color is not carried along but left waiting where it was joined.
On right side rows, slip stitches with yarn in back; on wrong side rows, slip stitches with yarn in front.
Level: Intermediate
Yarn: 4 skeins green and 5 skeins tan Webs Park Square cotton (one skein=163 yds/3.5 oz/100g) or appropriate substitution
Needles: 7 and 10½ US
Gauge: 5st=1" 6.5 rows=1"
Size: Medium (finished chest measurement=44")
Pattern (multiple of 22 sts plus 1)
Row 1: With green, k1, *s1, k1; rep from *
Row 2 and all other even rows: With same color used on previous row, slip all slipped stitches and purl all stitches you knit on the last row.
Row 3: With tan, k all sts
Row 5: With green, k1, *s1, k3, s1, k5, s1, k5, s1, k3, s1, k1; rep from *
Row 7: With tan, k1, *k1, s1, k3, s1, k3, s1, k1, s1, k3, s1, k3, s1, k2; rep from *
Row 9: With green, k1, *s1, k1, s3, k3, s1, k3, s1, k3, s3, k1, s1, k1; rep from *
Row 11: With tan, k1, *k9, s1, k1, s1, k10; rep from *
Row 13: With green, k1, *s1, k3, s3, k3, s1, k3, s3, k3, s1, k1; rep from *
Row 15: With tan, k1, *k1, s1, k1, s1, k3, s1, k5, s1, k3, s1, k1, s1, k2; rep from *
Row 17: With green, k1, *s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k3, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k3, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k1; rep from *
Row 19: With tan, k1, *k1, s1, k3, s1, k3, s1, k1, s1, k3, s1, k3, s1, k2; rep from *
Row 21: With green, k1, *s1, k5, s1, k7, s1, k5, s1, k1; rep from *
Row 23: With tan, k1, *k3, s1, k5, s1, k1, s1, k5, s1, k4; rep from *
Row 25: With green, k1, *s1, k5, s1, k7, s1, k5, s1, k1; rep from *
Row 27: With tan, k1, *k1, s1, k3, s1, k3, s1, k1, s1, k3, s1, k3, s1, k2; rep from *
Row 29: With green, k1, *s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k3, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k3, s1, k1, s1, k1, s1, k1; rep from *
Row 31: With tan, k1, *k1, s1, k1, s1, k3, s1, k5, s1, k3, s1, k1, s1, k2; rep from *
Row 33: With green, k1, *s1, k3, s3, k3, s1, k3, s3, k3, s1, k1; rep from *
Row 35: With tan, k1, *k9, s1, k1, s1, k10; rep from *
Row 37: With green, k1, *s1, k1, s3, k3, s1, k3, s1, k3, s3, k1, s1, k1; rep from *
Row 39: With tan, k1, *k1, s1, k3, s1, k3, s1, k1, s1, k3, s1, k3, s1, k2; rep from *
Row 41: With green, k1, *s1, k3, s1, k5, s1, k5, s1, k3, s1, k1; rep from *
Row 43: With tan, k all sts (cont.)
(Cont.)
Instructions
Back
With smaller needles, CO 88 st. Rib k1p1 3". Inc 24 st evenly over last row (112 st includes two selvedge stitches).
Note: Selvedge stitches are not part of the pattern but used for sewing the garment together so the pattern continues uninterrupted along the seam. Start and end each even row with a knit stitch and each odd row with a purl stitch, following the pattern on the 110 stitches between.
Change to larger needles and knit in pattern for 15" or to desired length.
BO 5 st beg next 2 rows (102 st).
Dec 1 st each end every other row 10 times (82 st).
Work armhole 9½".
BO 12 st each end 4 times. Place rem st on holder.
Front
Same as back until armhole reaches 6½".
Work 29 st, place 24 st on holder, place 29 st on holder to be worked later.
At neck edge, dec 1 st every 4th row 4 times (25 st).
Work until armhole reaches 9½".
Starting at armhole side, BO 12 st, work back, BO rem st.
Work 29 st on holder in same manner.
Sleeves
With smaller needles, CO 48 st. Rib k1p1 3". Inc 6 st evenly over last row (54 st).
Change to larger needles and knit in pattern.
Inc 1 st each end every 6th row 13 times (80 st).
Work 19½ or to desired length.
BO 5 st beg next 2 rows (70 st).
Dec 1 st each end every other row 25 times.
BO 20 st.
Crew-Neck Band
Sew right shoulder together.
With smaller needles, knit stitches from back holder. Pick up stitches along neckline to the st on the front holder, and k those st. Continue picking up stitches along other side of neckline. Please see Picking up Stitches For Necklines And Armholes for more information.
Rib k1p1 1". BO loosely in pattern.
Finishing
Sew other shoulder seam. Sew in sleeves. Seam sleeve and side seams. Weave in ends on WS.
I thought maybe one of you lovelies might want to knit Mayo a sweater for Christmas.
Nope, not gonna do that anon. I tried knitting a scarf once. Came out looking like a deformed snake. Maybe you should be the one to knit him a sweater.
I'm off to run Mom around on errands. Hope everyone has a great day. Take care everyone.
Nothing like waking up to hot oatmeal on a chilly Sunday morning.
Overnight Crock Pot Oatmeal
1 cup steel cut oats
4 cups water
(if using a slow cooker liner decrease the water to 3 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup half and half or milk
1 cup dried fruit of choice
(apples, raisins, cranberries, apricots etc)
or 1 - fresh apple (chopped)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 - tbsp butter
1/2 - tsp vanilla extract
2-3 Tablespoons cinnamon sugar
First off find a bowl that will hold four cups of liquid, and fit inside your crock pot with the lid on. Measure out one cup of Steele cut oats. Pour that into the inner bowl. Add the four cups of water, milk or half and half, brown sugar, vanilla, butter and cinnamon sugar. If you would like to add dried fruit or a cut up apple the add it as well. Fill the crock with water to about halfway. Set the inner bowl in the crock and see how high the water rises. Add more water in the crock if necessary. Try to match it so that the water reaches about the same height on the outside of the oats bowl or just below the bowl. Place the lid on your crock pot. Set on low and go to bed. When you get up the next morning your oatmeal should be cooked perfectly in that steamy water bath.
Good Morning :)
man oh man. i just got off the phone with the fraud department of my bank card...someone stole my number! i've never had that happen before.
they were buying tickets to shows and hundreds of dollars' worth of stuff at lord & taylors. all in this last week!
holy crap.
but it's all taken care of now, card cancelled, bad charges flagged.
seriously, keep a close eye on your bank accounts, people.
Shit Teej, I'm glad you got warned!
We had to deal with a fraudulent credit card at the jewelery store I worked at. The guy had actually stolen the number, and had it reprinted on a blank card that used the name he had printed on a forged license. These bastards are getting smarter and smarter all the time, unfortunately. And you have no idea how scary it is when you're in the middle of a $2000 diamond sale, and someone pulls you aside to tell you the ring that's currently being sold to a customer by a co-worker is going through on a stolen account and could you please talk to the VISA guy who is just as panicked as you are?
Yeah.
And we didn't catch the guys either. Mall Security followed them out to the parking lot where they jumped into a rental van and took off. The plates are untracable on rentals for some STUPID reason, and the store got shafted $2000.
*throws her hands in the air*
MAPLE SYRUP CAKE
1 pkg. (18.5 oz.) yellow cake mix
1/3 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. maple flavored syrup
1/2 c. chopped nuts
Bake cake in baking pan, 13 x 9 x 2 inches as directed on package. Cool 5 minutes. Cut cake into large diamond shapes.
Mix sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over top of cake. Heat syrup slightly; pour over cake. Sprinkle with nuts. Let stand a few minutes. Serve warm or cool.
wow TJ!
do you know how they got the number? We shred all our rubbish documents and such, or was it skimmed?
It's scary that it can be so easy
Amy, what a blow for the store, I had to cut a guys card in half once, was told to by the card company, I made sure I had security near me but he scarpered
elena hope your errand day is going well
it's raining here, possibility of storms even! SO nice to wake up to the sound of rain again, it's been a while.
anon, I can't knit for love or money, I'm in elena's league of deformed snake makers.
the recipes are interesting though
I can knit on my Knifty Knitter, which means that traditional patterns are useless for me. I pretty much have to figure it out on my own when it comes to making sweaters.
But I have blankets down pat! Who wants a blankey?
can I haz blankie? It's that sot of weather here
off for a quick trip to the store, back in a while
*sort
Recipe for Growing Up and Getting A Life
Ingredients:
*1 cup letting go of childhood and childish ways
*1 cup realization that you won't always get your way
*2 cups ability to get over yourself & realize that the world does not revolve around you
*3 cups realization that the world does not owe you a thing
*1 cup greetings
*1 cup smiles
*1 cup good thoughts
*2 large handshakes
*1 1/4cup consideration for others
*1 1/4 cup kind deeds
*1 1/4 cup ability to compliment others
*2 cups hospitality
*2 cups ability to admit when you're wrong
*2 cups well beaten faults
*2 cups humility
*2 3/4 respecting the opinions of others
*3 cups personal responsibility
* 3 cups forgiveness
*3 cups ability to move on and not dwell on the past
*3 cups empathy
*4 cups each faith, hope and love
*Tears of joy, sorrow and sympathy
*Hugs, kisses and laughter to taste
Directions:
Mix greetings, smiles, handshakes, hospitality, good thoughts, consideration, kind deeds, forgiveness and well beaten faults.
Scim and discard envy, pettiness, jealousy, bitterness and blame casting.
Stir in the ability to compliment others & ability to move on, personal responsibility, realization, respect and humility.
Add tears of joy, sorrow and sympathy for others.
Fold faith and love to lighten other ingredients.
Sprinkle with hope.
Garnish with hugs, kisses and laughter.
Serve with a smile.
I believe that the people who are left at this blog are the ones who have mastered that recipe. Unlike some others, they have it down pat.
"*4 cups each faith, hope and love"
If that doesn't sound like the OPs I don't know what does.
Keep being yourselves beautiful Lovelies and disregard the ones who think that "others" are better than you.
There's a reason why you all stayed and they left. And why Mayo and SS are still posting.
Think about it.
Think about it, anons.
5:52, I like that recipe too. I'll have to jot it down.
5:52, I like that recipe too. I'll have to jot it down.
:)
Amyranth I think you have that recipe down. ^_____^ You are one of the few. You are truly polite and kind to everyone (who deserves it) and you are brave in speaking your mind even if others don't agree with you. You call people on their bullshit and so what if you use some harsh words. They are deserved.
Your life speaks for who and what you are and you are one of the true LOVELIES.
*gags*
You can *gag* all yo want but is the truth. You just refuse to see it.
At 26 Amyranth is a beautiful woman who wants to settle down and make a commitment and be someone's wife. She has a job and doesn't need to talk herself up or be nasty to people for no reason. You don't see her talking about how great she is, trying to get Mayo's attention, complaining all the time about not getting attention, complaining over the little things, acting like a victim or running around town with a man half her age.
Sorry but that is true maturity.
Deal with it.
You should work on that gag reflex anon. It's very unattractive. Especially in public.
For the record there are 3 anons here.
And she's not a whiner. You don't always hear about how oh so hard her life is.
There are people here with real problems, who have lost people in their lives. Lost loves. Lost children. Yes you read that right, lost children or soon-to-be children. Sometimes maybe they feel a normal sense of sadness but do they dwell on it? No they get over it with humor love and laughter and they move on. They let go.
Instead of complaining and playing the victim.
", complaining over the little things, acting like a victim or running around town with a man half her age.
"
LOL true.
You don't see her talking about how great she is
That's because she's too busy calling other people names and being a bully, and oh yeah, trying to get her man to marry her.
Sometimes maybe they feel a normal sense of sadness but do they dwell on it?
Yes, Elena does.
Lets go all the way
Lets go all the way
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Lets go all the way
Anonymous said...
You don't see her talking about how great she is
That's because she's too busy calling other people names and being a bully, and oh yeah, trying to get her man to marry her.
6:46 - 1
6:34 - 0
Lets go all the way (Lets go all the way)
Lets go all the way (Lets go ah ah ah)
Lets go all the way - Lets go all the way
Lets go all the way
We need heaven on earth today (ah ah ah)
We can make a better way
Lets go all the way
Go all the way
Yeah, lets go all the way
Did get a man to marry you 7:27?
If you didn't 2 out three aint bad.
^you
Elena doesn't dwell on her sadness, she just open with it. Her heard is open. There's a difference between being honest and attention whoring for Mayo's.
we've had 2 inches of rain already and it's not lunchtime yet, great weather for ducks...and fortunately we have ducks!!!
Oh the garden will be loving thins :]
Why are some of you so bitter over the fact that Amyranth has herself a relationship and just wants a commitment? Most people do want a commitment anon.
thins? "will be loving this"
Elena doesn't dwell on her sadness, she just open with it. Her heard is open
She had better put a bandaid on her open heard. Is that you Martha?
Her heard is open
Line of the night!
Are you serious with that recipe? LOL. It needs to come with a warning.
WILL CAUSE TOOTH DECAY. AVOID IF YOU ARE DIABETIC.
Who writes this stuff?
Mary Poppins?
Possibly. I was thinking Pollyanna. Either one sounds about right.
Internet glurge. But the people here should lap it up.
8-0!! We B Fast and Dey B Slo
still raining, must be up to about 3 inches now, I would check the gauge, but it's raining
what? you aren't going to put on your galoshes and go out to check it anyway?? *tsk*
:)
hello, everyone.
Hi TJ!!
Not everyone who makes a typo is MJ. Sorry guess again!!
hello ergo! so how's our favorite future girl doing?
I'm good thanks! Had a lovely long talk with my mum before, they have just spent 2 weeks in egypt, lucky devils, sounds so wonderful
wow, egypt? what an adventure! do they travel a lot?
they do, they have been to so many places, pretty much the Americas are the only continents they haven't gotten to yet (apart from the poles)
Spending our inheritance LOL
hey I got tho the library today ad found a book by Diana Gabaldon, called Lord John and the Hand of Devils. I saw the series you mentioned but the first 2 were on loan so I have to wait
oh cool! that is one of the spin-off books i told you about. lord john was too interesting a character for the small role he had in the main series. :)
i've heard they're very good, but haven't had a chance to read them yet myself. the libraries in this area are very haphazard in their collections, unfortunately.
they are the same here, there are 6 (I think) libraries in the district, one main one and the collections get changed, plus a few mobile libraries, you can get inter-library loans, plus state library if you want, it still takes a while though
I'll let you know what it's like
hows your day been?
Mister won't even start a book series if all the books have not been released. He hates it when he burns through, say, the first three books in a series, then has to wait for the others to be released.
I think he was last waiting for David Eddings to finish up a book or three awhile ago.
it's been lazy, mostly. but i was able to catch part of a motogp race, haven't seen one of those for a while. :)
hey amyranth, you think that's bad, try reading the clan of the cave bear series. i just heard that jean auel is still working on the next book in the series, and it's been over ten years!
hi Amy! I get like that, I've been caught with reading part way through a series then finding out the next one isn't due for 2 more years.
I like finding them all in one massive volume, that way you know you get all of them, in order, nothing worse than reading book 1 and 2, then finding the library for some inexplicable reason only has books 4 and 6
...or they have the whole series but only bought the last volume as an audio cd.
um, what?
oh no! what did that!!
I mean talking books are good for long trips and stuff but not instead of a proper book
i just farted
-Goodnight
*lights a match and blows it out*
goodnight anon
LOL!!
Buying an audio book isn't a bad thing. Hell, sometimes I think it would be easier on my eyes at night, but you know I'll still pass out, two or three revolutions in. :P
that seriously happened ergo, right here at my local library. i couldn't believe it. where's the logic in that?
good night, overshare anon.
it's like that computer book thing, I mean I can see the advantages, sort of, but you can't drop it, it can't be dried out with hair drier if it gets wet, you can't leave it on the ground outside while you go in to get a drink then forget about it for hours.
Actual books can't run out of power in the middle of a page, they don't stop half way as your connection was lost while downloading them, you can find one stuck in a box in a thrift store that is covered in dust and have it become your favourite....
I could go on, but I know you all feel the same and could fill in many others
the publisher can't recall your purchased copy of a book and take it off your bookshelf without a by-your-leave...
bibliophile, now and forever.
Actual books can easily be shared with so many without someone whining halfway through a chapter "What's on youtube?".
And you can hug actual books. I've never felt comfortable hugging a computer.
books feel like you are reading, somehow warm and that you are part of something
looking at a screen is colder and less personal
but with that I must go, I have a student
you two have a good night, see you tomorrow
xx
you're right amyranth! i like hugging books. ♥
and they smell good, too.
see you later, ergo. :)
"Strangely, my wonderful friend Kim bought me a Kindle and gave it to me last night. It's like a big iPod for books. I already downloaded The Brain That Changes Itself which was recommended by my neurology teacher. I wonder if there will be something in there that would give me some tips about Haku.
Also we went out last night and saw The Men Who Star
LMFAO! The TRUE lovelies know just where its at.
I also could never sell out and give up books.
But .... then I also wouldn't go running around with a boy half my age. There in lies the difference.
I looked at the person beside me and saw that she had turned into a black and white version of herself. Apart from that, she was also getting smaller and wasn't moving.
does that sound familiar to anyone else or is it just me?
oh, i think the kindle is an interesting accessory, and the more ways there are to discover new books, etc, the better. it won't replace books, we haven't even thought of anything that could, yet, but people will keep on trying.
but no matter how you get the books, it's still a fact that those of who do are readers.
*solidarity fist*
That does sound familiar. What's that from?
Actual books are for classic ladies. Not the latest gadget.
to me it sounded just like the "DREAM ANON" that keeps harassing Wendy.
Real book lovers do not need gadgets to read books.
"The men who star"?
WTF are you talking about, anon? What is all this?
Blogger Siobhan said...
I think that piss pot must have a lot of issues if he still feels the need to show the world his finger at the age of forty. I bet that everything he does is an act to take the wind out of the people's sails who want to make fun of him.
I mean a guy whose last name is Euringer? The school yard bullies' jokes practically wrote themselves with that name. No wonder that he calls himself Urine. He most likely had to hear that every day since kindergarten.
Also, I read in an article that they used to drink each other's piss on stage. Do you think Lindsey drank Jimmy's urine? I don't know how you can kiss a person that drinks his own or other people's piss? Chantal must have a thing for that.
November 8, 2009 4:13 AM
*fistbump*
Tell it like it is Teej!
I also like libraries. The oldness, the smell and the odd energy you get from walking into them. The thrill of the hunt when you're looking for a new book to read and the peacefulness when you're surrounded by a stack or two of the spoils!
Real Lovelies understand this finer thing in life.
well looks like I don't have my student :/
though in this weather I'm happy to be able to stay lazy
too right TJ, readers are readers, no matter how or what they read
I just like having the real thing, like I have an iPod, but I also own 99% of the music on it as CD, I still have a distrust of the long term storage ability of computer based memory, I know too many people who've had devices crash and they lose it all
though apparently the book download places remember what you purchased in case.
oh man, amyranth, libraries are my most favorite places in the entire world. when i was a kid i would daydream about living in one, where to put my bed (in the geographical section, or near the graphic novels and art?), how to decorate the windows so people couldn't see in...
such a nice daydream. :)
hey ergo!
i like how digital stuff can streamline storage, though. i like the portability of it...but i still have all the cds and books and albums...
and layers of redundant back-ups on an external hard drive.
i was always afraid my old man laptop was going to crash.
Alpacas FTW!
Alpaca Love FTW!
I wanna be your alpaca
Kiss me wit dem 'paca lips
Run my hooves thru your wool
And grab my alpaca hips
Lets go all the way!!!
Teej, did you ever see Beauty and The Beast? The part of the movie where the Beast gives Belle the library as her own always made me tear up a little bit. I want a massive library like that, with shelves that stretch all the way to the ceiling, and heavy wooden ladders and more books on anything and everything than you could ever think of. Always something to read, even if you're in the middle of reading something.
I always wanted a library with those ladders that run around the room on rails
with you totally on that scene Amy!
*grins at Ergo*
Personally my favorite Disney Movie.
And that BALLROOM, HOLY COW.
Copy/pasta for those who have never seen it.
Tale as old as time
Tune as old as song
Bittersweet and strange
Finding you can change
Learning you were wrong
Certain as the sun
Rising in the east
Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the Beast
I am The Pagemaster, keeper of the books and guardian of the written word.
Richard: Hey! Howd you get here?
Fantasy: Quit it! We are in The presence of The Pagemaster.
Richard: I *know* who he is. Hes The guy who did all THIS to me! Do
you have any idea what Ive been through?
The Pagemaster: Tell me.
Richard: I was nearly torn to shreds by a crazy doctor, I was made a slave to a bunch of mangy pirates, and eaten. Got that? Eaten! by a fire-breathing dragon!
Horror: He dont mean it, my Pagemaster. He dont mean it.
Richard: Not to mention being tossed, squashed, and scared
practically to death!
The Pagemaster: Yet you stand before me.
Richard: Well, yeah.
The Pagemaster: Think, boy. What kind of an adventure would you have
had if I brought you here with The turn of a page?
Another crazy anon on the loose?
did you guys get book club stuff at school? BG just brought it home, like a leaflet of books and stuff you can buy.
I remember being so excited getting to choose something then having it arrive a few weeks later. I still have a heap of books that I got through that, ours was Scholastic books.
I got one on the Loch Ness Monster maybe about yr6, I must have read so many times, and that is one I still have here!
Hi,
I would go for the ereader. Yes, everything you said about books are nice but for me I would have to go with something that fits the way I read. I read on the bus or anytime I am on the go for long periods of time. I also don't have the space for a ton of books. Plus an ereader is greener I wouldn't have to kill a tree anymore to get my read on.
i've actually read books about libraries, there are some truly gorgeous ones out there.
my favorite so far was the trinity library in dublin (where the book of kells is housed), and also the one in cambridge where you can see the original hand written manuscript for winnie-the-pooh. they felt like places where books are loved. :)
hi MJ, that's where their use is I think, they can store so much in a small portable space
it's just so much will probably not be put on the sites to download, out of print stuff, older, less popular books
they need a massive library like the one in Dr Who, with everything
I remember the Scholastic flyers! I had to argue with my mother over the books I wanted to get. I usually got 3-4 new ones, but when they came out closer to Christmas, I'd get more and Mom would just wrap them up.
oh yes, scholastic books! we had a program called reading-is-fun, i got my first very own book through that program. :)
Really? The manuscript for Winnie-The-Pooh? I'm surprised Disney hasn't usurped that yet, actually.
I'm going to run though girls, time for bed for me!
Have a good evening everyone~
Hi :)
>_O
If I can't have Belle's Library, the Trinity will do though.
Holy fuck.
Okay, goodnight!
Hi smiley anon, hi guys. Goodnight Amy, sweet dreams.
that is so cool you had them!
well they are still going strong, I have the newest issue 8 November ones here right now
-accompanied by a lot of pointing and "Can I get that one? and that one..."
sweet dreams amy :]
good night amyranth!
hello anon, hello bc. :)
what books is she interested in, ergo?
Goodnight Amy,
Google is getting into a bit of trouble. They were gathering old books and ones that were out of print to put on the net not everyone was happy about this.
Hi BC. What's your favorite book?
Hello Bc and 12:54
before their copyright expired, you mean? because there are several sites that already do that with public domain books.
Hi TJ.
gathering old books and ones that were out of print to put on the net not everyone was happy about this.
Why not MJ? Books are meant to be read. The sad fact is that most young people these days do most if not all of their reading on the net.
Do they even publish encyclopedias anymore?
Well Google is doing it on a bigger scale.
You know those codes you have to enter (sometimes) when you are signing up for a new site. That is to help out google with words in old books where words are to faded to read.
they must! i can't imagine encyclopedias not being published...but they do come out on cd-rom, as well.
oh dear.
oh yes, i knew about that. i think that's great, actually. :)
hi anon
hello BC
she wants a Where's Wally book and a Littlest Pet Shop story
she really likes to read
plus she wants a locking journal , but that's a *shhhhhh* xmas plan
Hi mj, ergo, tj. Hi book anon. Favorite book....right now I'm pretty big on Charlaine Harris so my favorite is Dead Until Dark.
1:06 I listen to a podcast called a way with words. You can write in and call in asking question. Someone asked what kind of dictnary they should get there kids. It was decided unless your child is reading a big with words they won't understand just use the online one.
People don't like the idea of google getting the rights to all those books.
So Google is trying to restore literary works and preserve the written word. I don't see how that's a bad thing.
Where would we be if past literary lovers had not done the same.
world history is changing so rapidly I can see why publishing encyclopedia would be very difficult these days.
Still I have so many memories of looking through these old encyclopedia as a kid we had, they were red, one set was smaller than the other, they smelt like the old museum
Just having worked in a school and knowing the dramas you have with technology, if the school can actually afford to have it, actual encyclopedia are still useful
is the google problem to do with only google having the future distribution rights? I can see that making people uncomfortable
oh stuff online dictionaries! it is so much quicker to grab one, look it up and put it down again.
It's a skill which kids need to learn and is sadly lacking these days.
Plus unless every single person has 24 hr 7 day fast reliable cheap internet access, all this reliance on technology will just leave a lot of people behind.
Hi Ergo.
Charlaine Harris so my favorite is Dead Until Dark.
That sounds like a fairly frightening read.
It was decided unless your child is reading a big with words they won't understand just use the online one.
I think that's horrible advice. Every child should have a dictionary and know how to use it.
Goodnight. :)
1:15 not everyone sees it that way. I think if it was just some guy in his basement doing it they wouldn't care. Google is a big company and I guess they fear Google getting yet another part of the world domination pie.
oooh, a private diary, ergo? she's going to love it!
i remember having an illustrated children's dictionary, it was awesome. i loved looking through it at the pictures for each word and making up stories about them.
anyway, i can't believe some people have a problem with what google is doing. i suppose they don't like the library of congress, either?
good night, anon. :)
1:20 the kid was leaving home for school and that big book would have been just in the way for him. They (the podcasters) did tell the man what kind of paper dictionary to get his son if he still felt the need. They just felt that paying to have a subscription to an online dictionary would be better as it is updated soon.
goodnight to you as well
goodnight anon
I hope she does TJ, it's holding her off until xmas that's the chore!
and I also love cookbooks, I have ones with marks on the pages from having them open beside where I'm cooking, that way you know my most used recipes :]
I did just get up and get the one with the mushroom risotto I'm making for dinner in it, to check what I need
Do you use wine in your risotto ergo?
I see their reasoning MJ, but to me the vast majority of words already exist, and the likelihood of him coming across obscure words, requiring a huge paper dictionary would be pretty slim, I just like to have a dictionary handy, though I do use the online ones if I'm online. If it's a time the computer is off it would be a hassle to have to turn it all on just to look up a word, then turn it off.
I sure do anon, it will be a chardonnay, as that's what I have handiest
it has dried shitake mushrooms as well as fresh portobello mushrooms in it, makes it taste richer
I think wine is a must in a risotto. Never tried it with shitake, always tried to use the porchini mushrooms. Do you put saffron threads in yours?
no not in this one, I can't get dried porcini in town here, shitake are similar enough and more available
me!
yay!
*happy dance*
have you ever made tomato risotto anon? Same technique but use a good red wine and add a tin of peeled diced tomatoes to the stock, add butter and parmesan at the end, and scatter over basil, very nice on it's own, or a as a side to steak
happy dance
Goodnight book anon sweet dreams
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