wldthistle

Property

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:04:08 GMT

If it walks like a sublease, and quacks like a sublease, you can't call it a pigeon.

Smells

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 06:04:07 GMT

An evergreen forest.
The ocean.
Cunha's in Half Moon Bay, before the fire.
Solvent and ink.
Pipe smoke at the mall, before the ban.
A new book.
Elevators.
Wineries.
A vineyard at night, during harvest.
Ice skating rinks.
A house being built.
A freshly washed karate gi.
The rides at Disneyland.
A cold creek amidst ferns, nettles, and decomposing eucalyptus leaves.
Witches' Kitchen in the basement of the Wilkinsons' house.

ACLU Conference

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:49:50 GMT

What an amazing experience...
The speakers, the members, the performers.
Kileen, my new Floridian friend.
Mary Beth Tinker, signing my Constitution.

Apple-Peanut Crepe Rolls

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 00:25:03 GMT

This is my own creation. It's a rough recipe, but so far my results have been pretty tasty.

1/2 c soy sauce
1/2 c water
1/8 c lemon juice
~3 T peanut oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
8 heaping small spoons sugar
4 heaping small spoons corn starch
1 1/2 t ginger powder

1 1/2 large granny smith apples, peeled and cubed, 1/4"
an equivalent amount of peanuts (1 1/3 c?)

6 large eggs
2 c flour
2 c water

peanut oil for deep-frying

Mix first eight ingredients, heat over medium heat until thickened, stirring as necessary.
Mix apple cubes and peanuts, and coat with sauce. Set aside.
Mix eggs, flour, and water to make crepe batter.
Pour a 4" circle of batter onto a skillet or crepe pan. Use a pastry brush to spread batter, making a thin crepe, about 9". Cook until completely solid.
Transfer crepe to a dish, and cover with a damp paper towel.
Repeat, making the rest of the crepes.
Spoon a dollop of apple-peanut mixture onto a crepe (about the size of a cork, to start), towards the bottom edge. Fold the two sides in, then roll it from the bottom. Repeat for all of the crepes.
Using tongs, fry the rolls in hot peanut oil.
Serve hot.

Makes about 24 rolls.

Silence, almost.

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 06:31:18 GMT

Today the air conditioner stopped making noise. I don't know why--maybe it's broken. Excited, I quickly shut down my computer, expecting the silence I've been missing. Then... 60 Hz. What buzzes at 60 Hz? Fluorescent lights. I turn off my light. Still, there's a faint hum. Nothing compared to the noise the air conditioner used to make, but I had almost gotten used to that constant obtrusion into my otherwise dark and gloomy environment. I fear that unless there's a power outage, I will always be cursed with some noise or another as long as I'm in this building.

Postcard Arrived :-)

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 01:17:41 GMT

Really neat...

On the front: 
   SPIRAL STAIR CASE Built about 1858
   MEROM INSTITUTE, MERON, IND.

On the back:
   A red two cent stamp of John Adams
   Postmark: ATTICA, IND. AUG29 530PM 1952
   Printed:
      POST CARD
      THIS SIDE FOR CORRESPONDENCE
      THIS SIDE FOR ADDRESS
      Published by The Collotype Co., Elizabeth, N.J. and N.Y.
   Address:
      H.O.I. Girls
      Kal. State Hosp.
      Employees
      Kalamazoo, Michigan
   Note:
      Hi gals!
         This is ye olde
      traveling gal just 
      whizzing along - not
      much care - but
      I'll be seeing you.
          as ever
          Warfield
      Bon Voyage Miss Linneman

When I got the postcard, the first thing I noticed was the printing. Not lithography. Not gravure. It turns out that collotype is a form of printing not really used anymore. Except for a low dynamic range and the use of ink, it almost looks like a photographic print.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. - Groucho Marx

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:11:16 GMT

Memo One's done. Seven hours, approximately.

It's interesting how time can seem to go slowly and quickly at the same time, depending on what scale you look at it on. For example, a two-hour class can drag on, while the day itself doesn't seem to have enough hours. Perhaps a week filled with busy days passes relatively quickly, but what happened a month ago seems like ancient history.

eBay

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:02:51 GMT

I've started to use ebay again. So far I've won a set of cuff links, and a postcard. The cuff links are mother of pearl ellipses, a little over an inch long. The post card is vintage, and of a spiral staircase. Suitable for framing, I'd say. I should be fine as long as I stay away from the designer clothes of questionable origin.

It's...

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:11:27 GMT

It's a good feeling when you can get a whole elevator full of people to laugh.
It's a good feeling when you've done all of the reading.
It's not a good feeling when you need to take a nap to double the night's sleep.

Goodnight, again.

Thu, 07 Sep 2006 12:48:32 GMT

I woke up an hour early today. I really needed that 5th hour or sleep.

Shopping

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:47:22 GMT

This morning I found out that the metro goes to a mall that looks pretty good. Macy's, Nordstrom, Guess, A|X, and Marshals, among others. And, a Trader Joe's is supposed to be opening in DC in a week or so.

Went to Monticello today. Took some pictures.

Move-in is in two days.

Music!

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 13:04:11 GMT

I've been busying myself with music lately. Yesterday I recorded some old 78's onto my computer, and today I found jamendo.com. Free music albums, and it uses P2P technology.

First post

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 06:01:08 GMT

Well, I did it. I finally signed up for a livejournal account. As of now, I'm not sure how much I'll use it, and what I'll use it for. This seems like a good time to start journaling though.