| "Look, everybody, it's Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova!" |
[10 Oct 2008|12:55pm] |
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova are going to be appearing on The Simpsons, although I can't tell from the article if they're appearing as themselves or as the characters from Once or what. (Don't ask me why the Prague Daily Monitor appears to be breaking this news, except that based on stereotypes of Eastern Europe I would imagine the paper's Arts & Entertainment reporter is having a perpetual slow news day.)
But I guess I'll have to actually watch that episode when it airs. I'm sure it'll just be a cameo part, though.
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[10 Oct 2008|11:45am] |
Dear software programmers of the world:
When creating software I will have to use at my job, PLEASE KINDLY DO NOT INSTRUCT YOUR PROGRAM TO BEEP AT ME AT EVERY SINGLE STEP OF A PERFECTLY NORMAL, OFT-REPEATED PROCEDURE.
I am very very close at this point to literally donning my headphones and turning my iPod on for the thirty seconds it takes to perform this procedure, that I've executed literally at least fifteen times so far today and yesterday, because THE BEEPS ARE RAVAGING MY SOUL LIKE CHINESE WATER TORTURE.
edit: I have to do it again. Headphones ON. Vampire Weekend PLAY.
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[09 Oct 2008|11:52am] |
Local news: a week or so ago, some Maryland suburbanites found a badly injured little girl wandering around their neighborhood, and called the police. When the girl's adoptive mother showed up at the police station, she told police, "Yes, this is my adopted daughter who ran away from her bedroom after I physically abused her for about the thousandth time. I had two other adopted daughters, but I killed them several months ago, and since then I've been keeping their remains in a freezer." (I think there was also an update where the police said the remains may have been moved around between several freezers, or maybe that the freezer had been moved around between several houses, I don't remember.)
Today's update on the case: police are pretty sure that the two dead girls in the freezer are, in fact, the woman's other two adopted daughters. I guess they had to rule out the alternate scenario that she made the adopted kids disappear somehow, and then she found two other girls of their approximate age and killed THOSE girls and kept the remains in a freezer and then lied to police about the remains being her daughters. Which I guess would be slightly more crazy.
Still, I have to concur with The Stranger's David Schmader that even THAT story would not be as weird as the guy whose girlfriend was found stuck to the toilet a few months ago, after she'd been living in the bathroom for two years, winning the lottery for the second time this year.
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[08 Oct 2008|02:08pm] |
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Ugh, I hope Sarah Palin doesn't appear on SNL. Nobody wants to see that shit. It's funny (or at least tolerable) when other politicians appear because they actually get jokes. The official word from Palin, on the other hand, is that she keeps the TV on mute and just laughs and laughs at how much Tina Fey looks like her! (Someone from her campaign also said that Palin dressed as Tina Fey for a previous Halloween, leading everyone to wonder how the fuck that would even WORK.)
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[08 Oct 2008|07:10am] |
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1. I am currently wearing my boyfriend's hoodie
2. I don't have a boyfriend
3.I would like one eventually
4. My wedding is going to be huge
5. Nah, I want more of an intimate environment
6. I'm not even sure I want to get married
7. I tend to follow celebrity marriages, even though I try not to
8. My dad listens to old music like Elvis
9. My dad listens to 80s rock
10. My dad doesn't listen to music
11. Bubble wrap can amuse me
12. I've gotten in trouble with the police before
13. I've had an experience with the police because of someone else
14. One of my family members was born in a different country than we live in now
15. My biggest fear is clowns
16. I don't have a favourite colour
17. My oral health isn't that great
18. There's an important event I'm attending in August
19. I've done graffiti on something other than bathroom stalls
20. Music is as important to me as air
21. ^ That's lame
22. My memory isn't all that great
23. I have said 'LOL' in normal conversation before
24. ^ That's just sad
25. I prefer watching shows with comedy than with drama
26. Sci-Fi movies fascinate me
27. I think they do a good job transferring comic books into movies
28. I don't read comic books, nor watch movies based on them
29. It sometimes takes me longer to finish surveys because I'm preoccupied with something else
30. I find myself daydreaming a lot
31. Those people who try to force their beliefs on people are annoying
32. Eventually, I want to have kids
33. Some say I'm high-maintenance
34. I've donated to a Food Bank before
35. I've sold Girl Scout cookies before
36. I have an accent
37. I used to have an accent, but I've been in a different country so long, it's faded
38. I'm more comfortable with men than women
39. I've been to therapy before
40. Listening to music is one of my favourite pastimes
41. Most people don't understand how I come to conclusions.
42. I've been sent to the headmaster's office because I was talking in class
43. What's a headmaster?
44. British boys are hot -Most boys are rather nice looking.
45. My house is made of brick
46. I've ridden an elephant before
47. I know what the word daft means
48. I don't, but now I'm curious and have to look it up
49. I have a few clothing items from the online store Glamour Kills
50. Now I'm going to do another survey
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Random Bolding
My name starts with a T
Today is Friday
My favourite day of the week is Friday
Nah, it's actually Monday
Who would like Mondays?
My favourite character from the Simpsons is Bart
Lisa is better
Family Guy kicks The Simpsons ass!
Stewie is the coolest TV baby
I don't watch cartoons
Kids movies/TV shows should only be watched by those under 10 years old
Only skeletons can fit into Hollister or Abercrombie & Fitch
I have curves
I have them and I hate them
I've never been inside a Hot Topic store before
But I've bought items from that store online
I don't have a credit card, so it's not possible for me to buy online
I download all my songs illegally
If I like the band, I'll buy their CD from the store
There's so many one-hit wonders around nowadays
Female-fronted bands rock!
Sometimes it's difficult to express how I feel with words
I know the words to at least three TV commercial jingles
TV turns your brain to mush
My brain is mush and I feel fine!
Not enough people care about the environment
My family recycles
I don't drink bottled water because of the trash it produces
I hate being a girl
I'm not a girl
I have read Harry Potter before
J.K. Rowling is a fucking GENIUS!
Nah, I'm a Lord of the Rings person
The Twilight Saga owns!
Radiohead's music is just depressing
Some great music comes out of Britain
The Beatles are way overrated
My grandparents own a cottage on a lake
I knock on wood
I don't even know what that means
Fangs up!
I know which band says that
I read Blender magazine
Fuck that, I read Revolver
No, I'd have to say Kerrang! rules all
I don't read music magazines
I have been camping before
I feel sorry for anyone who hasn't, because they're missing out on nature
I'm allergic to peanuts
I have a really unusual allergy
I don't have any allergies
Canada rules!
I have been outside of my own country more than once
Avril Lavigne needs to get over herself
We have to take our clothes off to have a good time!
I've heard of the band Zebrahead
Actually, they're my favourite band
Who?
I hate musical genres, because I think music should just be classified as music
Pete Wentz annoys me
I don't even know who that is
I live under a rock
I've grown up watching sports with my father
I've grown up watching sports with my grandfather
I never grew up watching sports
My name is Travie, and I'm pretty much a big deal
I know where that line is from
Scenester kids piss me off
I am a scenester kid
I wear clothing from Glamour Kills
Subconsciously, I twirl my hair or fiddle with other things with my fingers
Someday I'd like to travel the world
I never know what to answer when surveys ask me what I'm doing tomorrow
My mom told me to do something, but I forgot and did this survey instead
This survey is way too long
My father drives a green car
I haven't seen my father for a long time
I haven't seen my mother for a long time
One of my parents are dead
Potato chips is my guilty pleasure
I'm eating food while I'm taking this
I'm scared of stuffed animals
I like diamonds better than pearls
I only wear jewelry when I'm going to a fancy dinner or event
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1. I burp alot
2. I'm sophomore in high school
3. I love green tea ice cream
4. I bite my nails
5. I'm in colorguard
6. I am oddly addicted to South Park
7. I love root beer!
8. I can't live without chapstick
9. Music = LOVE
10. I can eat with chopsticks
11. I have an iPod
12. My favorite Disney character is Eeyore
13. I have a sister
14. I've lived in California my whole life
15. People compliment me on my hair a lot
16. Cereal is my comfort food
17. I like a lot of different types of music
18. I used to play piano
19. I have a boyfriend
20. I'm an understanding person
21. I wish I had dimples
22. I despise hair spray
23. My favorite body part are the eyes
24. The only make up I ever use is eyeliner
25. I have more than one best friend
26. I have a pet
27. My parents are strict
28. I'm Asian
29. Cheesecake is one of my favorite desserts
30. I think beer tastes gross
31. I like vodka
32. I bruise easily
33. I love watching the stars
34. I'm a pessimist
35. I'm random
36. I like making lists
37. I loooove surveys
38. I love my friends with all my heart
39. One of my pet peeves are people who walk slow in crowds
40. Speaking of crowds, I can't stand them
41. I like to sing
42. I like urban legends
43. I enjoy reading
44. Naps make me happy
45. Okay I admit it; I like cheesy love stories & love letters
46. I believe in soul mates
47. My birthday is in the spring
48. I suck at playing flute
49. I like naming things
50. I have too many stuffed animals
51. Orchids are my favorite flowers
52. I'd love it if a guy sang to me
53. I'm allergic to real silver
54. I cuss too much
55. I have 2 first names
56. I'd love going to Hawaii
57. I often feel like an outcast even though I have friends
58. Laughter is my drug
59. I've made out with another girl before
60. I'm a neat freak
61. I always carry hand sanitizer in my purse
62. I like necklaces
63. The only cake I like is cheesecake
64. I'm a grammar whore. So sue me
65. I think that algebra is secretly a Nazi concentration camp
66. Racists piss me off
67. I'm pro-life
68. I'm not too fond of politics
69. I need to get a life
70. College scares me
71. I'm afraid to fall in love
72. I'd die without my cell phone
73. I'd die without music
74. I'd die without oxygen
75. I eat too much
76. I need to lose weight
77. I have a deep belly button
78. I can't stand my own voice
79. I have many scars
80. A dog bit me before
81. I've had to get stitches
82. I've watched a live human birth
83. Sometimes I'm terribly shy
84. I think I have ADD.
85. I have depression
86. I think I'm annoying
87. I wear braces
88. Black is my favorite color
89. I sleep with a stuffed animal.
90. I like my steak medium-well
91. I like blue & pink highlighters
92. Hand written letters make me feel special
93. I laugh at nothing
94. The sunset makes me somewhat emo
95. I'm obsessed with cutting my split ends
96. There's too many random facts about me
97. I once brushed my hair using my house key
98. I'm violent
99. I wish I could fly
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[07 Oct 2008|09:25pm] |
I hate this "town hall" format. Nothing to do with Obama and McCain--it's just making me uncomfortable, seeing all these people sitting in this little fake blue room staring silently at the contestants from like six inches away. It makes me feel edgy.
And thank God McCain has quit the maverick shit. Drinking games or no, that was SO ANNOYING.
edit: Seriously, this was supposed to be the better format for McCain? Maybe they usually have chairs that fit him better.
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[07 Oct 2008|08:17pm] |
WHY must all the debates be on SO INCREDIBLY LATE?
Okay, I know why. It's because of our stupid, way-too-big country with its way-too-many time zones! I hate this country!
And why is there no new House tonight?!
Seriously, these debates have FUCKED with my regular viewing schedule. Well, the Friday one was okay (but I'm a lamewad who is almost always home on Friday evenings anyway). But then the VP debate fucked with The Office, and now this one has apparently fucked with House and--get this--the final debate is scheduled at the same time as the Project Runway finale. The finale finale, where they announce the winner. And I'm seriously torn about which to watch! I'll probably watch them both on Wednesday, I guess, despite the monumental effort of staying awake until 11:30 or so. (Yes, yes, I know you've all abandoned PR because it's gotten so boring and this year's contestants aren't talented, you don't need to tell me that their finale scheduling is not a concern for you.)
(Last week I looked at some pictures of everybody's collection except Leanne's and, I think, Jerrell's, although I might have looked at his later and forgotten. But I still feel like it'll be quite different watching them being worn in the show.)
And I just got my first Black Friday e-mail. YIPES. I wonder how much worse Black Friday will get with everybody being poorer this year. (Or I guess it MIGHT get better--that is, less crowded--if people think "Oh I am poor I shouldn't buy that $500 TV" instead of "Oh I am poor I better stand in line for a week to get that TV for only $500." I bet it's the latter, though.)
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[07 Oct 2008|06:30pm] |
I had the thought to look in my LJ archive to see what I wrote following the 2004 and 2008 elections. (Honestly, I'm amazed I wasn't MORE depressed and angry in 2004. And I remember being really depressed and angry! I guess I just didn't have THAT much to say about it, despite making eight posts that Wednesday.)
Something I wrote in 2004: "Somebody pointed out on SA in a "Cheer Up, Democrats" thread that while on the one hand, he'll have four more years to wreck the country without having to worry about re-election, the other hand is that he won't get to hand off his messes to a new president." Ha ha! How very, very silly of me to think he might spend the second four years of his presidency cleaning up his shit instead of prolonging it and adding a whole bunch more.
And hey, remember when McCain either wasn't so horrible, or we were much more naive? "The best presidential election ever, in my opinion, would be McCain/Guiliani vs Edwards/Hillary Clinton (or replace either of those with Obama, but I think he'll still be too green in 2008)." That's just comical. Although, it is true that McCain and Guiliani (God, I so don't know how to spell his name) are still both better options to me than Romney, Huckabee or Thompson (I really, really hate Romney for his turncoating).
I wonder what prompted this: "Oh, by the way, the ideology of the Democratic party is about taking lots and lots of money away from people who work hard for it and giving it to lazy people who don't want to do anything but sit in their basement and eat pie and birth children. I just wanted to make sure that everybody knows that, that Democrats don't believe in hard work and they want to punish people who do. At least, I know that's why I'm a Democrat."
Oh, and I didn't start my journal until early 2001, so there are no thoughts recorded about the 2000 election. I wouldn't even know where to look if there were, though; I don't have time to go through two months of entries right now.
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[07 Oct 2008|09:10pm] |
- My computer started going crazy again over the weekend, so I did, like, a million virus scans and now it's behaving itself.
- My Jon Kate Plus 8 DVDs came in the mail today. I'm very excited to have them.
- I'm getting so confused with so many TV shows I watch being back on. I keep forgetting that I've downloaded stuff, then the next day when I go to my computer I have stuff I totally forgot I downloaded the night before that I need to catch up on.
- Radio Rentals charged me for a payment again this month even though I paid my stuff out last month, and it ended up overdrawing my bank account, which made me very mad. And when I rang them they said that I had to send a written request to stop the direct debit payments being sent to them, which is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. I shouldn't need to request to stop paying for something I'm not even paying for. That makes no sense!
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| Stir-fried pork with Thai basil |
[07 Oct 2008|11:50am] |
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Yet another recipe.
Yesterday we tried to recreate one of our favourite Thai dishes (which I cannot seem to find in any book, but it is rumoured to be the most popular Thai dish) stir-fried pork with Thai Basil and a soy sauce. After an extensive amount of googleing, leafing through cookbooks and sighing I found one single recipe. It seems to be called Kaao pat ga prao, but I am starting to think that the Thai language resembles Irish in the sense that everything can be spelled in a thousand different ways depending on the surrounding letters....
You need:
300 gr sliced pork, any lean cut you can find will work well, grind some black pepper over the meat
Thai basil, we used a generous handfull and chopped it
red chilli and green pepper, chopped. We used 1 red chilli and 1 green pepper, the chilli turned out to be extremely hot.
1 clove of garlic
fish sauce, the recipe I found asks for 1-2 tablespoons. That is too much and completely overpowers, well, everything. I recommend starting with 1 small tablespoon.
1 tablespoon oyster sauce. I recommend 1,5 tablespoon at least.
2 tablespoons kikkoman soy sauce
1 tablespoon of kecap manis
half a tablespoon of sugar (or honey)
3 tablespoons of oil
2 spring onions sliced lengthways
white cabbage
chicken stock, I ended up using 100 ml
Start by heating the wok, add the oil. Add the chopped garlic and chopped chillies and fry until it becomes wonderfully fragrant. Add the pork and the chicken stock so the pork doesn't stick. Let this bubble away for a bit until the pork is done. Mix the fish sauce, oyster sauce, soy sauce, honey and kecap (taste first and adjust until the taste is right) and add this mixture. Let this simmer for a little bit and add the cabbage, spring onion and Thai Basil. Stir everything well and serve with steamed Jasmin rice.
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[06 Oct 2008|05:03pm] |
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I may be paralyzed in terms of political action, but I finally got around to doing something REALLY important: I HAVE BOOKED AN APPOINTMENT FOR A HAIRCUT. Thank GOD; I am so sick of feeling my hair on my arms all the time.
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