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November 10th, 2009
10:27 pm [Link]	Attempting soup again Recipe for beef and kale, spinach, or seaweed soup: ( Cut for long ) Tags: adventures in cooking (2 things \| Say something)
October 25th, 2009
07:29 am [Link]	I miss dating... To my various exes reading this: in what ways was I a bad girlfriend? In what ways was I a good girlfriend? What qualities do you think someone who'd want to be with me would need to have?... To everyone reading this: know anyone single that you think might be interested in dating me?... I'm looking for long-term rather than casual... and I think pretty much my only absolutes are intelligent, open-minded, and not a heavy drinker/drug user/smoker. Well, and at least vaguely in my age range--call it a decade in either direction. (14 things \| Say something)
October 19th, 2009
04:30 pm [Link]	I ask advice of the geeks about me I'm vaguely contemplating getting a laptop of some sort, if I can find one cheap enough. I'm not planning on doing anything terribly CPU intensive, just take notes in class, play stupid clicky-games on the internet, and the like. So I don't need the latest and greatest, just tolerably functional, which is good, because I'm looking for cheap. Like, I'm probably not going to go any further if it'll run me above $150, and under $100 would be better. So, where can reallycheap laptops be found? Are used laptops worth trying, or do they tend to be broken/failing? Any other relevant advice? (7 things \| Say something)
September 22nd, 2009
02:31 pm [Link]	Join my comm? started an LJ community, beggingforart. It's for people to ask for specific art, fanfic, etc, from people who can create same... and for sufficiently bored creators of same to look for shiny new ideas with a built-in audience. (Say something)
September 21st, 2009
09:51 am [Link]	Notes from the future! Imagine you're given the chance to write a note to yourself-at-20. (for under 25's in the audience, make it yourself-at-10). What are some of the things you'd include? (2 things \| Say something)
September 14th, 2009
11:28 pm [Link]	distributed computing for a better planet Thanks to these Nice Folks, I have helped make better rice. And I'm working on AIDS and human protein folding, too. (Say something)
September 13th, 2009
09:10 am [Link]	Science! I've often sort of wondered if there's anything that is, in a sense, the pathological opposite of autism. The opposite end of the extreme that autism is one end of. Turns out there is, more or less. Schitzophrenia. Also, botox may be messing with our minds, xenophobia is an immune response, our zombie brains may or may not do more than we thought, you are an ecosystem, vaccines are more controversial than they should be, bacteria can be social, soot may be a better anti-global-warming target than CO2, fun with carbon nanotubes (I used to make these), and gecko tails are smarter than you might think. (5 things \| Say something)
September 11th, 2009
02:26 am [Link]	I'm feeling a bit silly today. A thoroughly random challenge for everyone. Movie mash-ups. Start with two movie names with overlapping words, then describe the resulting movie briefly... For example, Gods and Monsters vs Aliens. (having not seen the first one, my description may be vague or off)--a homosexual director joins a cast of misfit freaks in fighting off an alien invasion. Current Mood: Random (Say something)
August 16th, 2009
02:54 pm [Link]	Poll abuse: religious edition Yeah, yeah, I know, one of the classic "topics not to discuss at parties". But this isn't a party, it's my LJ. And it's less about what you believe than how you believe it, if that makes any sense. ( As usual, cut for Long. ) I just remembered a question I forgot to ask, so I'll ask it here, please answer in comments if you feel inclined: "Can you think of anything that would make you profoundly change your beliefs?" Current Mood: contemplative Tags: poll abuse (8 things \| Say something)
August 9th, 2009
11:03 pm [Link]	location for gaming?... The roleplaying game I'm in, as far as I know, everyone is coming from roughly Tempe or points west (one person from somewhere in northwest-ish Phoenix, someone from Maricopa). We currently meet at Gamer's Inn, which is near Stapley and Southern. Anyone know of any likely locations for roleplaying that are 1. free, and 2. closer to Tempe or thereabouts? Strong, strong, strong preference for venues which permit food, though they don't need to actually provide it... (x-posted to azjournal) (3 things \| Say something)
August 6th, 2009
10:42 pm [Link]	cooking chicken?... I got a mess o' chicken leg quarters for very cheap. I was going to roast/bake/broil them. I also have some homemade prickly pear jelly that's more... glaze/sauce than jelly. And, as usual, I have onions and other vegetal things. Thought 1: doing the roasting/baking/broiling on a bed of the onions that I also have (maybe squash and/or potatoes too), thus ending up with cooked veggies to go with. Thought 2: putting a glaze of prickly pear on the birdbits, then sprinkling them with some sort of spice/seasoning mixture. Any thoughts on either thought? Current Mood: sleepy Tags: adventures in cooking (6 things \| Say something)
05:02 pm [Link]	RIP: my umbrella My umbrella has finally given up the ghost. It's one of those stick-type umbrellas, long enough to use as a somewhat ineffective walking stick. Several ribs are bent or broken, and the fabric is torn at the top. If anyone has any use for it (or any part of it), let me know and I'll try to get it to you; otherwise, I'm just pitching it. (Say something)
12:56 am [Link]	Squeeeee! I'm maybe going to get to a day of the discworld con that I can't afford to go to!!! Gary wants to comp me as a filker, to seed the filk with prepared people... Current Mood: Squeeeeee! (3 things \| Say something)
August 5th, 2009
10:39 am [Link]	Help me resolve an argument? My boss... gets very worked up by the phrase "health care system". Poll #1440118 Arguing with my boss Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7 When you hear "Health care system", what most closely matches what comes to mind? View Answers The various interconnecting industries, forces, and government agencies/programs that make up health care in a place 6 (85.7%) A government-run health care organization, like in Canada or the UK 0 (0.0%) Something else 1 (14.3%) Current Mood: Slightly irked Tags: poll abuse (3 things \| Say something)
August 1st, 2009
07:54 am [Link]	Opinion on apple dessert? I wonder if a less fiddly version of this recipe (for apple walnut bread pudding) would work. I was thinking in the general vein of nuking the apples instead of frying, and using 2 cups of milk and 4 eggs instead of the cream and egg yolks Alternately, can anyone think of a relatively easy recipe that would use some of my plentiful store of (somewhat aging) apples, eggs, walnuts, and raisins (well, I suppose the walnuts and raisins aren't really old yet)? Current Mood: hungry Tags: adventures in cooking (3 things \| Say something)
July 30th, 2009
01:51 am [Link]	Poll abuse: obscenely wealthy edition So. Assume for a moment that you acquire a truly absurd sum of money. Enough that you probably couldn't spend it all even if you wanted to. So now what? (make sure you're reading the question about what you wouldn't do correctly... I think a couple of people have checked what they would do rather than what they wouldn't. If you did this, please comment) ( Poll cut for long ) Now I shall take my aching neck and go to bed. Current Mood: sore Tags: poll abuse (7 things \| Say something)
July 28th, 2009
11:29 pm [Link]	I'm single again... Shawn just broke up with me, by IM... Current Mood: annoyed (3 things \| Say something)
July 27th, 2009
09:21 pm [Link]	things. I burnt my thumb last night. Rather badly, in fact, I think it's a 2nd degree burn (there's a blister). And, to add insult to (literal) injury, the soup I burnt it on, which I'd been making for the past several days, tasted rather of nothing. I posted another article thingie here: http://healthmad.com/healthcare-industry/some-thoughts-on-us-health-care/ . My other articles are reachable here: http://www.triond.com/users/Melissa+Trible , feel free to read them, too. Current Mood: sore (1 thing \| Say something)
July 11th, 2009
11:57 pm [Link]	Pass-on story (usual rules, continue the story in comments) On Tuesday, Martha discovered that she could fly. (and, hey, if you want to add to any of my older pass-on stories, the convenient tag is right there--please leave an OOC note here if ya do, though, so I know to look) Current Mood: bouncy Tags: pass-on story (10 things \| Say something)
July 9th, 2009
10:53 pm [Link]	Help me cook meat? I had a coupon for $5 on meat, so I got a small boneless cross rib roast--a bit under 2 pounds. Now, I don't get beef often. It's more expensive than chicken or pork. So I'd like to make sure that I turn it into tasty foodstuff, and I'm not sure how best to do that. I would be very sad if it turned out dry and flavorless or otherwise nasty... So, suggestions? Preferably as idiot-resistant as possible. Tags: adventures in cooking (6 things \| Say something)

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