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| Jan. 1st, 2010 @ 11:41 pm Alsø alsø wik | |||
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| Percival McLeach - Jux | |||
| Jan. 1st, 2010 @ 11:19 pm (no subject) | |||
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| Note to self: A Town Called Panic - Landmark's Theatres [Seattle Washington] starts January 22 - Jux | |||
| Dec. 22nd, 2009 @ 08:09 pm Know Your Animated Villians. | |||
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| Quiz begin. 1)Hexxus ( includedmiddle ) 2)Mumm-Ra ( ianmcin ) 3)Venger ( blackravenwyrd ) 4)Skullmaster ( striderhlc ) 5)Queen Beryl ( blackravenwyrd ) 6)King Zarkon ( ianmcin ) 7)Yzma ( krizoitz ) 8)Admiral Zhao ( krizoitz ) 9)Percival McLeach 10)Don Karnage ( ianmcin ) - Jux | |||
| Dec. 21st, 2009 @ 09:07 pm (no subject) | |||
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| I know what you're thinking. This is not related to it. MC 117 - O Little Town of Bethlehem Merry Christmas, all. - Jux | |||
| Nov. 14th, 2009 @ 10:36 pm on Sadness | |||
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Music: Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah Friday night was so good... I love that feeling, even in my memory. I hold it close to me like some cherished childhood keepsake. I know I get down sometimes. I've described it as despair, but only for the sake of others. I don't know if there's really a good word for it. I don't need anything from anybody to make me whole... I have an abundance, and enough over to be generous. I feel more comfortable in my own skin right now than I ever have before. The only thing I need is truth, and he's told me who he is. This feeling... it isn't anything inside me... instead it's almost more something with which I come into contact. Most of the time I feel a little detached, like I'm floating above my own life. It isn't a bad feeling, just insulated... maybe protected. Every few months, though, my buoyancy ebbs and I slowly touch down to the snowy surface. I gently place my head to the ground, halfway between worship and sleep, and can sense it through the vibrations; it is all ice, and endless. And I can hear thrumming the soft heartbeat of the earth, and it makes me sad. - Jux | |||
| Nov. 14th, 2009 @ 09:44 am Just Like Not As Good As Mom Used To Make | |||
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 Pretty Okay Fried Rice [25 min] Cooking supplies: 1 quart-sized pot w/ a lid 1 smaller pot w/ a lid 1 saucepan. Mine is 2 inches deep, which I would recommend. In the quart sized pot - 3 cups water, brought to a boil. ADD 2 cups jasmine rice (unless you are Erika) cover, reduce heat to medium-low, let simmer for 18-20 minutes In the smaller pot - 1 cup water 1 16oz package of Trader Joe's 'soycutash' (soy beans, corn, and a sad amount of red peppers) dash of salt bit of pepper 1-2 Tbs soy sauce bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low and let simmer for 8-10 minutes In the saucepan - Scramble three eggs in about a tablespoon and a half of olive oil. Chop the eggs up pretty small with your spatula, then scoop them out of the pan into your serving dish. Add a little more oil, then when your veggies are done, strain them and toss them in the pan over medium heat and let them sizzle a bit. Add the rice. Mix. Add the eggs. Mix. Add some soy sauce Add some teriyaki marinade, if you have it Mix. Serve. Feeds more than three. Could have used: more bell peppers, more salt, diced bacon (but i was making veggie fried rice). - Jux | |||
| Oct. 31st, 2009 @ 07:03 pm My review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-shelled for Xbox Live Arcade | |||
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| 2 stars out of 5 http://www.amazon.com/review/R2XGQLHIDS - Jux | |||
| Oct. 31st, 2009 @ 12:21 am yesyesyesyesyesyesyes. | |||
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| Tonight was not an experiment. An experiment is an process where hypotheses and theories - themselves based upon prior evidence - are tested against observations of the natural world. Tonight was an exercise of faith. Butternut Squash Tarts [1 hr 30 min] YOU WILL NEED: 1 butternut squash. These come in a variety of sizes. Imagine yourself dramatically grasping a mystical orb with one hand, and then try to find a squash about that big. 1 Premade pie crust from the store Some brown sugar 1 Can of concentrated orange juice. I used orange / tangerine blend and recommend it. 1) Cook the squash (60 min) Cut the squash in half lengthwise, and use a spoon to scoop out the seeds and gooey part. Next, put both halves face-down on a foil-covered cookie sheet. Bake in the oven for maybe an hour at 325 degrees. When the squash is done you should be able to poke a fork right through the skin with no resistance. Remove from oven and let the halves cool for at least ten minutes. 2) Make the sauce (2 min) Pour half a cup to a cup of brown sugar into a small mixing bowl. Add the juice concentrate one tablespoon at a time and mix thoroughly after each addition. You won't need much; you want a thick sauce. 3) Prepare the crust (7 min) A premade package actually comes with two crusts inside it. Unroll both crusts on some parchment paper or something they won't stick to. If you don't have parchment paper, you should buy some. It's super useful and pretty cheap. Unroll the crusts slowly, they tend to break. If they do, don't worry - you can just press the broken parts back together. Stack the two crusts that come in the package after you've unrolled them, and cut them together into however many tarts you want. This will give you a top and a bottom for each tart. I cut six ways, which seemed to be a good size. 4) Okay let's make tarts (21 min) Take the cooling squash off your cookie sheet, and line the now-empty sheet with parchment paper. Put one half of each tart on the paper (like, this will be the bottom of the tart). Use a spoon to just scoop some squash right out of the skin and spread it out gently on the dough. I used a spoon and fork together to spread more thinly and accurately. Leave some room around the edges so you can seal it up. Now spoon some sauce onto the squash. When it looks good go ahead and take the other half of the dough shell and put it on top. Press your index finger firmly along the edges to seal the tart, then poke some holes in the top. Repeat for each tart. Don't worry if some squash or sauce squeezes out while you're sealing up the tarts. Bake at 425 for about 15 minutes.  The black is the extra that squeezed out when I made them. It's stuck to the parchment, and the tarts came off cleanly and looked great. I didn't bother poking holes in these ones because the dough tore a little. No worries. These taste amazing and they're really easy to make - seriously, four ingredients, of which you buy two basically ready to go. They were a big hit, and I will definitely be making them again (partially because the squash I bought was way too big and I had to freeze half for later). Vegetable tarts are something I will continue to tinker with, since I have a lot of curious notions I'd like to play out. Just whatever you do, don't call it science. - Jux | |||
| Oct. 27th, 2009 @ 04:14 pm Urgent communique from the department of silly music | |||
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| ....INCOMING TRANSMISSION... ......... ....>>>Authorization Code Accepted<<< ......... ......... ....BEGINNING PLAYBACK MC117 - Medieval Man - Jux | |||
| Oct. 18th, 2009 @ 10:39 pm due diligence | |||
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| Poll #1473160 Gathering opinions on the subject of facial hair Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 8 OPTION 1> Regarding Jeremy's current mustache and beard, how do you find yourself positioned? OPTION 2> My opinion is more nuanced than can be conveyed by polar choices, and is as follows: - Jux | |||
| Oct. 17th, 2009 @ 09:25 pm From the Archives: TLDoJD | |||
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| Today is two years since our awesome show. What awesome show? ( glad you asked. =) ) | |||
| Oct. 4th, 2009 @ 06:16 pm Baked beans! | |||
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| Hooray! I wish I had pics of this one, because they turned out great. These aren't totally legitimate beans, I'll admit, but the taste-to-ease ratio is so powerful I don't care. Cheater Beans About 48oz of canned beans. This is three or four cans, depending. If you use less beans there will be more sauce per bean, so go with what you like. I used pinto beans, but navy beans, black beans, or kidney beans would all probably be fine. Drain them, and put them in a big pot to which you have a lid. 1/2 a small onion, diced 2 cloves of garlic, diced. I almost accidentally used two bulbs of garlic. Don't do that. 1 c. barbecue sauce 1/2 c. ketchup 1 Tbsp. dijon mustard 1/4 c. brown sugar Some honey, because everything is better with honey 3-4 strips of cooked bacon, optionally chopped. Don't do this if you have a Jewish friend coming over, though, because then you will feel really bad. Trust me. Add all the ingredients to your pot, mix them well, and turn the heat to medium until it boils. Stir a little, reduce the heat to a low simmer, cover the pot, and let it cook for at least an hour. I expected my guests at seven, so I put the beans on the stove at six and they were perfect when we sat down to eat. This recipe is great because 1) it does not require a crock pot and 2) you can play with it a lot and still wind up with something good. It re-heats well for leftovers, stands solidly as a meal by itself, and goes wonderfully as a side dish. I'll definitely be keeping this one in my bag of tricks. - Jux | |||
| Sep. 26th, 2009 @ 09:05 am artwork commission | |||
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| I requested miss Jenna Chew to create some art for me. I asked for something "pretty and inoffensive", and sent her a few samples of things I like. She asked me if I liked birds and was $35 okay. I replied yes to both. Here is what she sent me this morning:  (only at about a million times this resolution) Not only do I love it with all of my tiny heart, she was professional and unreasonably fast. In short, I cannot recommend her services enough. Her contact information is posted at her lj page, jennadelle.- Jux | |||
| Sep. 25th, 2009 @ 09:39 am Second Stage Muffins review | |||
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| Ohhh, yes. That's what we had been going for. Yessssss. [EDITED FOR ACCURACY] These are great muffiny muffins. The paper comes off clean, the flavor is good, and the texture is about perfect. Good for breakfast, or dessert (with perhaps a little caramel sauce drizzled on top?). Second Stage Muffins Set oven to 350 degrees. IN ONE LARGE BOWL 2 c. flour 3/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda A generous dusting of cinnamon Mix all together with a fork. IN ONE NOT-AS-LARGE BOWL 1/4 c. butter (half a stick, melted. 30 seconds in the microwave should do it) 1 1/3 c. sugar (Cream this together with the butter using a spoon) 2 eggs (beat these in well with the same spoon, one at a time) 1 over-ripe mashed banana (How to mash a banana: Peel it, put it in a small tupperware bowl, and just stir it with your spoon, pretending like it's a liquid. The banana will catch on pretty soon.) A little less than half a small container of sour cream. (Small = 8oz) 1 Pear, cored, peeled, and diced. I don't know if it would work as well (or better) if the pear wasn't quite ripe, but mine was about perfect. If you need a pear, ask shawnaduck.Pour the contents of the not-as-large bowl into the large bowl, and gently stir. The Trick To Muffins, As Explained To Me By My Boss' Wife Who Can Cook Nothing Wrong: Don't over-mix. The more you mix batter, the less fluffy and more bread-like your muffins will be. You should still be able to see a little flour here and there when you spoon it into your muffin tin. It's okay; it'll dissolve as they cook. This recipe made twelve generous muffins for me, but my baking powder and baking soda are a little long in the tooth. If yours are fresher you'll probably do well to try for eighteen instead. I spooned the batter into muffin-paper forms, up to almost the top of the pan. bake for 12-20 minutes at 350 degrees. Keep the light in the oven on to check on them. I eyeballed it and was well-rewarded. - Jux | |||
| Sep. 25th, 2009 @ 09:28 am Muffins, second stage | |||
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 Banana, pear, and cinnamon. With some sour cream for moistness. And banana because I keep getting them and don't have time to eat them all before they get soft. Review forthcoming. - Jux | |||
| Sep. 21st, 2009 @ 04:41 pm (no subject) | |||
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| Silliness, cont. - Jux | |||
| Sep. 21st, 2009 @ 09:00 am (no subject) | |||
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| People who know me are likely aware that I enjoy complicated solutions to basic problems. Sometimes this is true in games as well. more Fantastic Contraption silliness. MORE MOVIE NIGHT REQUESTS The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) Batman: The Movie (1966) Planet of the Apes (1968) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Ladyhawke (1985) Star Trek (2009) - Jux | |||
| Sep. 19th, 2009 @ 08:47 pm (no subject) | |||
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Our rollicking pirate band with a rollicking pirate pizza  Late-coming pirates: Drownin' Quincy Dawkins Rough-Sailin' Antonia Sword-Jugglin' Ted - Jux | |||
| Sep. 19th, 2009 @ 01:53 pm (no subject) | |||
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| Full pirate breakfast headcount: Cap'n Elmer Ropeburn Frownin' Hank Morgan Cap'n Finn Cannonballs Disemboweling Morgan Pirate Walt The BackStabber Bella the Bitter Rotting Jack Drake A fine crew. But where there's two cap'ns, bloodshed be not far behind. - Jux | |||
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