I've been inactive on
(e:strip) lately. I don't even respond to comments left for me! Very rude. This should cover the last couple months or so, in reverse chronological order:
1. Anthony Van Dyck, a 17th-century Flemish painter. Most of his subjects have that type of beard, now called a 'vandyke.' It is unclear whether he made them grow it out for him, or whether he just painted it on them. I'm not sure which would be worse.
2. I finished it a couple of weeks ago, but I was off-the-grid at the time. All it needs is to get hooped.
3. It means 'Dentist' in Slovenian, but not on purpose.
4. Cuki is a contemporary folk band of the type which might sit in as panelists on the Slovenian edition of "Pocakajte Pocakajte ... Ne Povej Mi!"
5. It probably gets cold there.
6. MacSolutions Plus
for out-of-warranty repairs, definitely. I broke an iMac G4 with hubris [those fuckers are
tricky inside]. They had a logic board in-stock [!] and fixed it in two days. The clerk told me they can fix 'any Mac that's not beige,' and then said, 'probably some of the beige ones too.'
A few things which do not merit separate entries:
1. It's bullshit that a bottle of beer is 11.5oz. It's also bullshit that a pound of coffee and a pound of bacon are both only 12oz. This makes me genuinely, sincerely angry.
2. I'm tracking a package that was sent via DHL.
What the fuck is this?! When did DHL stop being 'we'll deliver your package' and start being 'we'll take it to the Post Office for you?'
3. I just upgraded to Snow Leopard. I know it was supposed to be kind of a low-key update, but I really like this one. I guess there's not a whole lot of new technology in it, but they totally fixed a lot of my peeves. I'm also waiting for my complimentary upgrade to Windows 7. Am I the only person who's excited about this? I'm such an upgrade geek.
4. Woop! My moustache wax
just came in the mail. This will come in handy for my birthday beard. [Three-zero on the three-one! I think that deserves a wacky beard. Only difficulty is making it look presentable for the more respectable holidays first.]
- Z
re: tom and jerry's - The Place makes a mean one.
If you're ever around a real, honest-to-god, homemade egg nog, definitely try a little bit. It's just a totally different scene than the carton stuff. I've also heard that Tom & Jerrys are good, if you find yourself at an old man bar.
I still can't figure out how my aunt could make a beverage that's 50% cream, 30% egg, and 60% alcohol. I guess that's why a small cup feels like a large cup.
Reminds me of the note you see on juice concentrate: 'Contains 100% juice when properly reconstituted.' Well, what if you don't put enough water in?
- Z
I had nog for the first time last year, out of curiosity. Bought some expensive carton and it was completely wasted. It lived up to my expectation of being gross.
Now, if only I had the knowledge to use it for french toast. I can see it working for that. Mmm french toast..
I have never been a fan of the nog, but that recipe has to be good.
I love ruining delicious recipes by making them healthy. I will let you know how my eggwhitenog is.
WHA??
54% Saturated fat. Do they ask you "Do you drink eggnog?" in your insurance application? I am venturing that the wise answer to get a lower premium will be a NO - underlined, bolded and highlighted.
HAHAHAHA @ floodgates.
You might JUST be responsible for totally killing my healthy resolve.
Now, I want eggnog.
DAMN YOU. I empathize with the cabbages.