The Mind Of OverlordTomala
Food/Drink

Weekend Food Diary: Vegetarian-ish Edition

I’ve been having a nice weekend. I started it off after work on Saturday by making myself a creamy primavera lunch. I made a white sauce and added some Italian herbs and mascarpone cheese with some salt and pepper. Then I used all kinds of vegetables that most people I know would find vile and ungodly. I used asparagus, broccoli, zucchini, green beans, green onion and snow peas with a spinach salad on the side with homemade raspberry vinaigrette. I’m going to have to make more of the vinegar sometime in the not too distant future as I’m nearing the last of it; though it has lasted me almost a couple years!

I took all the leftover vegetables I had, added some carrot and red bell pepper and made a brown jasmine fried rice with egg for breakfast, and again for lunch with added cashews on top. It’s really good, but next time I’ll just keep it in mind for use as a light lunch item best paired with salad or a light soup.

Then today rolls around and I STILL have an assload of vegetables to get rid of, so I make a green breakfast curry over white jasmine rice. I think I have enough to last me the week or so. Lotsa leftover pasta too, should be good for an after work lunch tomorrow. :v:

Gaming1

Living To Die

On a whim I kicked off the weekend with some DOOM Snapmap with Yutram, leading to something you don’t see everyday… I’ve never had regeneration keep me alive while… dying.

We had a good time playing through maps that questioned the mental health of our common man. There was also a snapmap level that was basically what I would think Hideo Kojima would do if he played DOOM Snapmap. The level was just a four minute long cutscene about two demons going for a jog, and Satan appears says sup… then leaves. The end? We’re contemplating watching the entire season, under proper influence of course… :melon:

Food/Drink

Valentine Yogurt

I celebrated Valentines Day by making a chocolate strawberry yogurt parfait with a few chocolates and some cocoa granola:

The one on the left is a mint chocolate parfait. Figured I would make something holiday themed and practice for a St Pat’s parfait for next month! I want to make something that tastes like a shamrock shake minus the throat burning and concrete staining our amazing American McDonald’s Milkshakes are known for.

On another note: I’m almost out of Watermelon juice… :zorak:  Will have to stock up for the weekend I suppose. :melon:

All in an Overlord's day / Food/Drink2

The Holy Elixir!

Went to purchase some juice today and made this little discovery… Naturally I had to grab it, and I’m not disappointed. It’s watermelon with a mixture of cherry and lemon juice for additional tartness, and it is goooooooooood. This one might have to become a regular purchase; I could use it in tea fusions, smoothies, maybe make a mulled version with proper spices…

This isn’t a paid endorsement… I’m just really high on watermmelon right now. :melon:

Blogospheric Naval Gazing1

Gem And The Truly Outrageous Dildos

I’ve been getting a bunch of spam email recently from some online jeweler. Weird entries such as:

Dear VIP Members,

The Chrysanthemum Stone, or “Flower Stone,” is a beautiful and unexpected gift from Mother Earth, a symbol of optimism and joy, named for its near perfect representation of this cheerful flower. Chrysanthemum Stone was formed from geological changes in the Permian age of the Paleozoic era, 248 to 290 million years ago, from high temperatures and the compression of thick layers of organic-rich mud at the bottom of the sea.

Wear, carry, sleep or meditate with Chrysanthemum Stone to activate dormant skills, talents and potential abilities that lie within the Self. For those who feel they have missed their calling, or are unsure of what their gifts might be, this stone inspires, enlivens and enkindles. Use Chrysanthemum Stone for a smooth flow of energy in healing work to clear the aura and open the meridians of the physical body from the Base Chakra to the Crown. It is an excellent support stone for acupuncture, and exercises such as tai chi or chi gung.

So basically they’re trying to sell me a crystal that will potentially transform me into a Super Sayian or some shit… that sounds fucking legit af m8! Why would I sleep with a fucking crystal? Do they fashion crystal dildos? Is that what they use to get that smooth flow of energy they were talking about?

Does this also mean that if you accidentally sleep with jewelry on you’ll gain strange abilities? I would be a super mutant right about now, a fabulous mutant… this is jewelry we’re talking about. This might explain the watermelon related dreams a small tad.

Animation / Hobbies

Skyrim Video Project Update

I spent tonight’s SFM session on animating still. What I really need to do is record some solo voice lines to add to the scene; However due to real life reasons I haven’t had a chance. I’m hoping later this week or the upcoming weekend I’ll be able to do so, among other things. In the meantime I’ve been focusing on trying to improve some animations in other scenes, smoothing things out, additional scene dressing, that kind of thing. I have decided to cut some of the dialogue as it seemed a little too long winded for the situation we’re in, and will attempt to recycle what we cut for future projects.

I have no picture to share this time, so have a melon instead. :melon:

Food/Drink2

Breakfast or Dessert?

It’s my brother’s birthday today, and I wanted to make something special. After yesterday’s fruit infused breakfast I wanted something more chocolaty. I made a basic oatmeal recipe with a couple tablespoons of cocoa powder, a little vanilla extract, mint extract, honey and a little brown sugar and got a nice mint chocolate oatmeal! Even the tea was mint chocolate! All the taste of dessert with enough protein to kick the day in the nuts (for more protein mix a couple egg whites in before you start cooking).

I think I’ll make this again sometime to mix with a yogurt parfait. I think this would taste good layered in between sections of yogurt.

Food/Drink

Oatmeal is my friend now

I had a lot of fruit and inspiration this morning. Here we have some more fruity flavorful oatmeal consisting of Japanese matcha, fresh mangoes, dried cranberries, frozen cherries, slivered almonds, some homemade raspberry syrup and some brown sugar with a pinch of salt. It was really flavorful, and it didn’t really last very long. I was low on regular milk this morning, almond milk made a nice substitute.

Gaming

Single Player with a friend?

I talked Yutram into doing some modded Portal 2. We managed to play a little bit of the single player co-op campaign together due to some tweaks I’ve found in my travels. We had a good time, and I got a good bit of footage for a future video. It was a silly/buggy experience, sadly we had to stop after a random disconnect, followed by a constant string of connection failures. I’m not sure what the text in the bottom right corner means, other than it might be some form of debug message.

Fun little experiment nonetheless.