It's especially annoying in the store's tiny aisles.
Can someone explain why people do this?
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Lovely presents from wring and badrobot68
Tilt your head.
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Hey cattycritic
I'm sorry to report that "A and B and C oh my!" is still going strong.
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Twitter Litter
- 09:11 I wonder if people complained about talkies in the '20s the way they do about 3D today. #
- 10:58 My spirit animal is Mr. Owl. #
- 13:22 Just remembered the mini BabyBel I put in my cargo pocket a couple of hours ago. YUM. #
- 14:53 Finally watching the Telephone video. #
- 16:43 RT @JessicaWild88: VOTE FOR MY CHINA PUTA #realityJUJUBEE TELL YOUR FRIENDS. @jujuboston #
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Dinner last night
I didn't stop to take a picture, but dinner last night was so good that I figured I'd post what I made. I used this recipe as a jumping-off point, but didn't follow it exactly.
I took a package of 80/20 ground beef (about 1.1lb) and mixed it with chopped garlic, salt, pepper, cumin, and most of a beaten egg. Before grilling, I stuffed each burger with chopped onions and shredded white cheddar, and I made curry/worcestershire ketchup to put on them.
For a side salad, I combined five-lettuce blend, cucumber, tomato, and cubed mozzarella with feta dressing.
It was fantastic.
I took a package of 80/20 ground beef (about 1.1lb) and mixed it with chopped garlic, salt, pepper, cumin, and most of a beaten egg. Before grilling, I stuffed each burger with chopped onions and shredded white cheddar, and I made curry/worcestershire ketchup to put on them.
For a side salad, I combined five-lettuce blend, cucumber, tomato, and cubed mozzarella with feta dressing.
It was fantastic.
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Happy accident
I was looking around on my phone for a suitable picture to use as a background and found this one that never made its way to flickr. The cool spiral effect is from camera movement. I love it.
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Oh how he loves my wet hair
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Twitter Litter
- 07:40 Dammit, Fringe, where are the double-decker cars? #
- 09:18 A fascinating look at "Icing". bit.ly/a4hsoo #
- 12:03 I love that the announcer says "for the first time anyHWere" like Stewie says Cool HWip. bit.ly/cvnGNH #
- 12:19 Even censorship isn't enough for some "parents" who want everyone to do their jobs for them. huff.to/diOmYo #
- 12:22 RT @ebertchicago: MPAA limit on blow jobs in R-rated film: Two head-bobs. #
- 14:09 ARE YOU READY? (The Movement - Jump) ♫ blip.fm/~qscel #
- 17:44 Loved the choreography for "Safety Dance" on this week's Glee. Best number they've done so far. #
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Caturday
Here are a bunch of cute kitties and friends. (Site banners sometimes NSFW)
In honor of this weekend's Lost finale:
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Not a bagel
Sourdough English muffin with shredded sharp white cheddar, bacon, and an egg fried in the bacon grease.
It was ok but that last one with the ham was way better.
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Lunch
I only know one place in Seattle to get banh hoi. Before that, my favorite dish in any restaurant in town was banh hoi at Pho Kim Phuong, which is now a scary Supreme Master restaurant, Loving Hut. I decided a while ago that I should learn how to make it myself, and it was only recently that I managed to get all the ingredients I need.
To make it, you soak thin rice noodles in water for a few hours, mix them with tapioca flour, and then steam some using a splatter guard between a pan and its lid for five minutes. They come out a solid mass after that, which can be used in sheet form in spring rolls or cut up into smaller pieces. You wouldn't want to serve someone a whole sheet on a plate, because they're a bit of a pain to cut.
I had just done a lot of cleaning in the house and organizing in the kitchen, so I didn't feel like going out to pick anything up to serve with it. I settled on some bacon Spam which I marinated in lemon juice, soy sauce, Sri Racha, and hoisin for about 40 minutes.
Ideally, this should be served with a better meat, such as charbroiled pork, as well as greens for wrapping and dipping into fish sauce. And not the plain stuff, but the house stuff with vinegar, sugar, and/or whatever else is in it. I could look up a recipe, but don't feel like it since I just ate the meal without it.
So here's what I ended up with:
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Banh hoi detail:
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The banh hoi is garnished with scallions heated in peanut oil, which is a typical preparation. Half a cucumber, a whole tomato, and some lemon soy sauce accompany.
This was a lot of work and pretty complicated. I'm really happy I can do this and make it with better stuff in the future.
To make it, you soak thin rice noodles in water for a few hours, mix them with tapioca flour, and then steam some using a splatter guard between a pan and its lid for five minutes. They come out a solid mass after that, which can be used in sheet form in spring rolls or cut up into smaller pieces. You wouldn't want to serve someone a whole sheet on a plate, because they're a bit of a pain to cut.
I had just done a lot of cleaning in the house and organizing in the kitchen, so I didn't feel like going out to pick anything up to serve with it. I settled on some bacon Spam which I marinated in lemon juice, soy sauce, Sri Racha, and hoisin for about 40 minutes.
Ideally, this should be served with a better meat, such as charbroiled pork, as well as greens for wrapping and dipping into fish sauce. And not the plain stuff, but the house stuff with vinegar, sugar, and/or whatever else is in it. I could look up a recipe, but don't feel like it since I just ate the meal without it.
So here's what I ended up with:
Banh hoi detail:
The banh hoi is garnished with scallions heated in peanut oil, which is a typical preparation. Half a cucumber, a whole tomato, and some lemon soy sauce accompany.
This was a lot of work and pretty complicated. I'm really happy I can do this and make it with better stuff in the future.
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Too many food posts in a row
I just found a really good use for leftover banh hoi. I cut it into even smaller squares and cooked them into an omelet with mock crab and white cheddar. The egg soaked up into spaces in the banh hoi for a nice effect. I suspect soaking bigger pieces in beaten egg and then cooking them up would also be good.
I didn't take a picture because I screwed up the omelet and it was fugly.
I didn't take a picture because I screwed up the omelet and it was fugly.
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Heading out to Redmond
Gonna watch Lost in a schmancy movie theater with recliners, food, and
booze.
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Schmancy!
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We are in the lap of luxury
We couldn't get three together so I'm by myself behind them. :(
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Twitter Litter
- 17:58 Dude at bus stop's enormous can of Red Bull smelled nasty. Glad he chugged it in four minutes or so. Good work, brah. #
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Rawr!
I'm a giant!
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Dinner
Lemon pepper tilapia, roasted broccoli with garlic, lemon juice, parmesan, salt/pepper, and white cheddar, and bread with basil/red pepper flake butter.
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Twitter Litter
- 13:48 I was about to say Rednex should get back together but it appears as though they never really left. #
- 20:25 "Sincerity is everything. And if you can fake that, you got it made." -RuPaul #
- 21:56 I really do love to cut back on paper use, but I'll always love paperclips. #
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Text about a hands-free car kit in today's Woot-Off
HANG UP
And Drive
Hey, so you’ve got yourself a Southwing Hands-Free Bluetooth Car Kit. That’s great. Now you can keep both hands on the wheel, instead of fumbling with your phone as you sail down the highway paying no heed to those of us around you.
It does voice dialing, too, so you don’t have to let go of the steering wheel during that process. Although knowing you, you’ll probably decide this leaves your hands free to do your mascara or something. It’s really terrifying sharing the road with you, you know that, right?
What am I saying? Of course you don’t know that. You’re barely aware other motorists even exist. It’d be far too much to expect you to imagine we have anxieties about your unpredictable swerving. Or that we actually ascribe meaning to turn signals and even use them to communicate. That would blow your mind. Our cars are vehicles we drive, see. Yours is more like a wheeled smoking lounge where you hang out with friends and listen to music while hurtling around at dangerously high speeds.
Here’s a crazy idea: After you get used to driving with your hands on the wheel instead of your phone, maybe you could try it with your mind on the road instead of whatever stupid, inconsequential “conversation” you decided to have with your girlfriend at work not because you had information to exchange with her, but because a ten-minute drive is too much for your chihuahua-like attention span. I’M GOING 80 MILES AN HOUR! THIS IS BORING, I’M GONNA CALL JEN!
It’s just a suggestion. Mull it over.
Hey, oops! It’s, uh, sort of conventional to pass on the left, sweetheart.
And Drive
Hey, so you’ve got yourself a Southwing Hands-Free Bluetooth Car Kit. That’s great. Now you can keep both hands on the wheel, instead of fumbling with your phone as you sail down the highway paying no heed to those of us around you.
It does voice dialing, too, so you don’t have to let go of the steering wheel during that process. Although knowing you, you’ll probably decide this leaves your hands free to do your mascara or something. It’s really terrifying sharing the road with you, you know that, right?
What am I saying? Of course you don’t know that. You’re barely aware other motorists even exist. It’d be far too much to expect you to imagine we have anxieties about your unpredictable swerving. Or that we actually ascribe meaning to turn signals and even use them to communicate. That would blow your mind. Our cars are vehicles we drive, see. Yours is more like a wheeled smoking lounge where you hang out with friends and listen to music while hurtling around at dangerously high speeds.
Here’s a crazy idea: After you get used to driving with your hands on the wheel instead of your phone, maybe you could try it with your mind on the road instead of whatever stupid, inconsequential “conversation” you decided to have with your girlfriend at work not because you had information to exchange with her, but because a ten-minute drive is too much for your chihuahua-like attention span. I’M GOING 80 MILES AN HOUR! THIS IS BORING, I’M GONNA CALL JEN!
It’s just a suggestion. Mull it over.
Hey, oops! It’s, uh, sort of conventional to pass on the left, sweetheart.
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