I decided to try a recipe out tonight. Spaghetti boiled in wine, reserving the boiling liquid for a sauce with chicken stock, shredded beet and chopped shallot with arugula. Oh god it’s omnom topped with bleu cheese, but I’m not taking any to work or they’ll think I’m a drunk >_>
>Open Thread
I haven’t done anything interesting lately. Today I went for a walk, tried out the new ATM machine, bought a new bag, and filmed this video:
It’s yet another HL2 leak map. I know I’ve been playing with the leak a bunch lately, but it’s so addictive!
http://forum.guildofwriters.com/viewtop … 469#p41469
Whilyam wrote:Tweek and Ddefreyne have been demoted by Cyan apparently as retribution for speaking up about veralun.
What was written to Cyan:
Dear Richard,
We realize the subject of this email is a bit touchy, but we’ve collectively come to the conclusion that some things can no longer be left unsaid. Specifically, we have major objections against the way veralun has been performing his duties as a moderator of the official MO:UL forum over the past years. Moderation should always encourage and foster discussion; veralun’s moderation style, on the other hand, frequently impedes or entirely prevents it. This is particularly the case when people disagree about something, i.e. when something is actually worth debating. We all feel that he removes posts for the wrong reasons, neglects to inform authors that their posts were deleted and for what reasons, indulges in personal attacks against forum members, moderates inconsistently and generally abuses his powers without regard for public interest. This gives us the impression that he sees himself as some kind of infallible dictator whose actions and motivations are always beyond reasonable doubt. This has been going on for several years now, but some recent incidents necessitate us to bring this to your immediate attention. We propose that he be removed from his position as moderator of the official MO:UL forum, because in our opinion the situation can not be expected to improve. We realize how difficult it is to take such a decision, but we trust that you will act wisely and in good faith.
Yours sincerely,
[List of people]
Ah so what happens when a bunch of people complain about someone of high authority abusing their position? They terminate the complainers… Nice to know Veralun is actually following Cyan protocol.
>Shanghai red pepper sauce
This is from one of my favorite cookbooks: Modern Asian Cooking, the taste of Shanghai
You will need:
2 tsp cornstarch
6 tbsp of soy sauce
1/4 cup of dry sherry
1/2 cup of sugar
2 tbsp of chili sauce or chili garlic sauce
2 packed tbsp of very finely minced peeled ginger or ginger paste from a tube
2 tsp of sesame oil or hot chili sesame oil
First mix 1 tbsp of the soy sauce with the 2 tsp of cornstarch until well mixed, set aside. Put the rest of the soy sauce into a small pan and add the sherry, sugar, chili sauce, ginger and oil and bring to a boil over medium heat (don’t forget to stir!). Once you reach the boiling point stir the cornstarch soy sauce mixture one more time and add to the pan, lower heat to a simmer and keep stirring until the sauce gets thick. About a minute or so. Turn off the stove and pour into a jar or a container. It can be stored in the fridge for up to one week.
Makes about a cup.
>The Sammy Cam
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http://youtube.com/v/Ba5r56sVKe4
If a black cat walks under a ladder does that give it even more bad luck? Or does that cancel out the bad luck it already has?
>Peacock feathers
After reading how dangerous metal earrings from China might be I began searching on ebay for better alternatives. These arrived last week and I’m wearing them today.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120489640149&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
They’re light, affordable and awesome.
>Late Night Open Thread
RL has been picking up. Over the weekend we had company stay over, plus work made me feel real tired enough to not turn either one on for a day and a half…
While work has been exhausting it has been fun for quite a few of us to watch one of our co workers get fed the riot act over and over again about one thing or another. He eye shops constantly during his shift, watches TV during his shift, randomly decides to hang around with his friends and shrug off all his work onto us… He seems to be paranoid around me because whenever he tries these things while I’m around he’ll ask me if I’ve done any of my duties or something along those lines, that and his facial expressions are real easy to read. Oh, and to top it off he almost damaged our main bosses car. Yeah… We’ve been having REAL fun with him.
Oh well… Happy weekend to me.
>Late Night/Early Morning Open Thread
I hope everyone had a good time tonight, or should I say yesterday… I had a good St Patty’s day. We had corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and salad. Then my best friend Princess Barbie and I went to the wine bar to have some beers. Surprisingly they have some good beer (their cheesecake is omnom too!). I had one that had hazelnut as an aftertaste, and another that had fruity notes to it. Then when we were done making fun of karaoke night we went to the next bar over and played pool. We totally sucked but it was fun. Then I came back home and had more beer.
Now I’m drinking some lemon ginger tea to regain hydration.