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[muji]

What will you do that is new/exciting/different today?

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[agonistes]

I used a mobile boarding pass this morning?

[muji]

That's...I don't even know what that is. xD

[agonistes]

Paperless boarding pass -- they send it to your phone and you go through security with it and everything. Delta and I think Southwest have started rolling it out in some places. *is sitting on Delta flight*

[muji]

Oh neat! I fly Southwest often enough; I'll be interested in seeing it.

[sdelmonte]

Does running the risk of passing out while playing softball in this misery count as new?

[tauntingdragons.livejournal.com]

Possibly die from too much giggling?

[thewrittenfae.livejournal.com]

What are you giggling at? Share with the rest of the class!

[tauntingdragons.livejournal.com]

I was just giggling over a thread (http://sparklepires.livejournal.com/869.html?thread=105317#t105317).

[iwouldfollowyou]

Yes! Share!

[tauntingdragons.livejournal.com]

No, Edward, I won't share with you! And stop following me!

[iwouldfollowyou]

Don't make me break out the sad faced icons! I can has them now, after that movie.

[tauntingdragons.livejournal.com]

Oh noes!! I was just giggling over a thread (http://sparklepires.livejournal.com/869.html?thread=105317#t105317)! Please don't use the sparkly sad faces on me!!

[genarti]

I'm wearing new shoes!

Shut up, I count it.

I like them a lot and they're very comfortable, although it's the "not yet broken in" sort of proto-comfortable that means I'm also glad I stuck flip-flops in my purse. Oh well.

[wakeupnew]

Absolutely nothing. I am so bored.

[silveraspen]

I don't know yet, but I'm sure I'll find out soon!

[thewrittenfae.livejournal.com]

Pretty much nothing...it's work as per usual.

[spooky-lemur.livejournal.com]

Back at work and the internet after being at the beach for a week? Or maybe cleaning up after the having my hardwood floors redone tonight?

[minkhollow]

Out of my usual routine: Going to the library for the third Percy Jackson book. (And I should put a hold on the fourth one, while I'm at it, given how quickly I plowed through The Sea of Monsters...)
And tomorrow, I start my copy editing internship gig! \o/

[ceitfianna]

Not too much though this week I may be contacting companies for library catalogs and asking them questions and about trials.

This internship is fascinating and kind of weird all at once. Also its far too hot outside and I'm so glad that the library is hugely air conditioned.

[agoodshinkickin.livejournal.com]

I have had a full night of sleep in relatively comfortable sleeping arrangements!

...

What? I spent all weekend couch surfing in a house with no climate control during a heatwave.

[alpha-orionis-v.livejournal.com]

So you were staying at my mum's, too? :P

[agoodshinkickin.livejournal.com]

THAT STRANGE ANIMAL SOUND WAS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!

[alpha-orionis-v.livejournal.com]

D: That kept me up all night!

[leeshajoy.livejournal.com]

Actually have a day off.

[mercuriazs.livejournal.com]

Make brownies!

[iwouldfollowyou]

Mmmmm. Brownies.

[tantric-slacker.livejournal.com]

THEY ARE DELICIOUS.


Uhhhh. Hi. *Merc on OC journal*

[yakalskovich]

I wore my Ankh-Morpork jersey to work. And I will app my oldest RP character to Milliways at last.

[ceitfianna]

What does your Ankh-Morpork jersey look like? Yay on apping her!!

[yakalskovich]

Here! I had already taken a picture in the elevator on the way home from work, so I have pictorial proof of it. There was this fashion a few years ago of having these sports jerseys in primal colours declaring the name of some city or country, so I decided I wanted an Ankh-Morkpork one. I had this red thing with white piping, so made myself a stencil and turned it into an Ankh-Morpork jersey.

And I have finished the app already. After all, I had the journal and icons and so on.

[mm_ceit]

That's a great jersey. Hee, poor Moist is going to squirm so much when he meets her. When are you bringing her in from?

[yakalskovich]

Thanks!

I think I'll finish 'Unseen Academicals' first and bring her in from the current state of the disc, so to speak. But never worry, she'll notice soon enough that he's from earlier, and won't hint at things.

[minkhollow]

...Margolotta?

[yakalskovich]

Yes!!

Just follow the link in my answer to Kate, and you'll see.

Also, she's currently in Mixed Muses, on Kate's latest post...

[minkhollow]

YAY IT'S A BLAST FROM THE PAST SORT OF.

[yakalskovich]

Yes!!!

[gorgonfondness]

I will eat maple bacon ice cream!

[ceitfianna]

That sounds intriguing. Is it your recipe?

[gorgonfondness]

Nope, friend from schools. But from what I tried before I froze it overnight, it's more bacon-y than hers was. And I wonder if I should have cooked the bacon more before leaving it to soak in the ice cream. It was crispy, but it could have been crispier.

[wanderlustlover]

I must inquire about the recipe for this, as I discovered this week that bacon and dark chocolate go perfectly together.

[gorgonfondness]

I've got it up on my cooking blog, sort of. It's a variation on vanilla. But here's what I used:

4 ounces egg yolks (this is going to be about 5 yolks; I've found it works with other egg products, too)
3 ounces sugar
3 ounces maple syrup
1 pint milk
1 cup cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4* strips of bacon, cooked and patted dry on paper towels.

*I personally think 4 is a bit too much and plan on reducing this until I've got the right balance of maple and bacon flavor. The ice cream is pretty good, but it gives you the feeling of just finishing a ham sandwich once you're done.

Mix together the syrup and sugar. Put half of this with the milk and scald. Once scalded, take the rest of the syrup and sugar and mix it with your egg. Pour in about half of the hot milk to temper the eggs and then put it all back into the pot to cook on low heat. Stir constantly with a rubber spatula. Cook until it reaches at least 165 degrees F and is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. This will be a subtle change, so pay attention and don't leave it! Once it's reached temp, take it off the head and add the vanilla and cream. Put in the bacon and let it soak overnight in the fridge. Remove bacon before churning and churn according to your ice cream maker's instructions.

I also made a worcestershire caramel to go with it, which is really excellent. Measure out equal parts sugar and cream. Cook the sugar on the stove until it melts, turns amber, and is no longer grainy. Take it off, add the cream, and stir until it's uniformly mixed. Add worcestershire sauce to taste for a salty sweet flavor.

[mmexlibris]

I'm still reeling from the new/exciting/terrifying thing we did yesterday.

We made an offer on our house! (Long story short, we've rented for four years, and the owners are selling, so...)

[alpha-orionis-v.livejournal.com]

I came home! Woo!


Also, because the timing worked out, I'm gonna go watch Penn & Teller film an ABC special.

[kd7sov]

I will-past-tense see Toy Story 3 and get my computer back!

Also buy birthday presents for my mom and brother, but that's not so unusual or exciting.