| End of Year Awards! |
[Dec. 21st, 2009|03:46 pm] |
2009 has been a year of extreme downs with some isolated and appreciated ups. Rather than doing a yearly review which would just be depressing for all, I thought I'd give out awards instead. That's nice and positive and reaffirming.
All categories were picked randomly and the voting process was not only non transparent but non existent.
Favourite Appliance
My Bold and the Beautiful mug. It carried life saving coffee from the machine to my mouth multiple times a day. Thank you BB Mug, you saved me.
New Life Changing Obsession
Poker, duh.
Favourite New Person/Twin
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) lunaminor. True, we had been net buddies for awhile but it wasn't until she hotfooted it to Melbourne for a boozy weekend did we really connect. She really is my twin. My candy bringing, Black Russian drinking, Charlie Manson loving twin. Bless.
The Five Aces Award
This award goes to people who excelled all expectations and occasionally the laws of physics.
astro_dust and reindeerflotila. Having never flatmated before I was a little scared, a little wary, and a little excited. They dispelled all my fears immediately and have made our house a home. Living with them is totes rad. Together we have discovered a love of Svetlana, Yohanna, and Sandra. Cries of the "Obey Atia!" "The Queen!" and "The Thirteeeeeeenth!" abound in our house to the amusement of us and the bemusement of others.
Worst Book
Monster Island, by some forgettable douche. I haven't even finished it but I can sum it up for you in one sentence: White dude with epic sense of entitlement and privilege leads a crack team of Ethiopian sniper school girls into NY City to battle psychic zombies.
Best Book
A Hand Maid's Tale by Margaret Attwood. Real sci-fi, excellently written, unique ideas, five stars. Also The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Best post-apocalyptic story I've ever read.
Worst Moofie
2012. "Science? We don't need no stinking science! Just blow up the world and make John Cusack look even more like soggy cardboard than normal."
Best Moofie
District 9. If I could award this movie 19 million stars, I would. Great plot, well executed, flawless special FX, all round engrossing. You know a movie sucks when the hero goes flying over a cliff but you don't react because you know they're going to be ok. This film had none of that, I was honestly and completely engaged throughout the entire thing.
Most Epic Dream Band Name
Szechuan, Szechuan!
Shittiest Supplier
Scorpion Technology. For refusing to acknowledge that I exist despite me spending close to 25K with them this year. They sent ever single order of mine to another staff member including the "thanks for your support" bottle of really nice wine.
Best Cider
Coldstream. I had two at lunch, oh dear. Um.. expect typos from here on in.
Best Fictional Character
Atia of the Julii.
The author reserves the right to add, edit or remove from this list. |
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| Polenta Scoffins |
[Dec. 21st, 2009|10:06 am] |
Originally published at KatteKrab. Please leave any comments there. 
Scone Muffins = Scoffins
I had an idea of trying to make scones with polenta (course corn meal) using a cream scone recipe. The dough ended up being a bit too gloopy, probably because the polenta is not as absorbent as flour, and so I spooned the mixture into a muffin tray to bake them, instead of rolling and cutting as you normally would with scones. I was quite surprised how well they turned out, although I do believe they needed another 5-10 mins baking - so I've added that extra time below. You may need to vary this a little depending on your oven.
1 cup polenta
1 cup self raising flour
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
200 mls pure cream (avoid thickened cream, as it usually contains gelatine or vegetable thickeners)
up to 1 cup of milk
Pre-heat oven to 200c
Grease a 6 cup muffin tin, and line with a little extra corn meal
Sift the flour, then mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Pour in the cream and stir through quickly, then pour in a little of the milk at a time until you reach a gooey doughy consistency. But don't stir it too much, you're aiming to just combine all the ingredients, not create a smooth dough. Spoon the mixture into the muffin moulds, and bake for 20-25 mins, until a test skewer comes out clean, and the tops are burnished golden.
Eat them with chutney and creamy cheeses, or sliced meats. Chutney and brie works surprisingly well as a replacement for the jam and cream you might usually have with a scone.
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| Ugh |
[Dec. 16th, 2009|11:06 pm] |
So I went to a work function tonight, after which I hailed a cab, on a cab charge, to go to Central Station.
I've just been calling around Sydney cab companies to find the one whose driver behaved so appallingly this evening. I made a note of the driver number; but that's of little assistance when you can't recall which of the dozen or so cab companies for which the driver works.
The lady from Taxis Combined was very helpful and told me the cab charge could be traced. So tomorrow, I get in touch with the company that issued the cards and ask if they can do that for me.
In other news. YES. I had had a couple of drinks. So damned what. That does NOT make it my fault.
And to the guy behind me on the train home: I have a fucking sense of humour. Glaring at you after you joke loudly about breasts on public transport after the experience I had just had does not constitute a lack of one. Fuck you, cuntrag.
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| Flatter than a steamrolled pancake |
[Dec. 16th, 2009|08:43 am] |
Jasper has discovered a new game. I am calling it Run Around On The Roof Making Such A Ruckus Peculia Thinks The House Is Besieged By Werehyenas.
Luckily for me, I managed to spot him at his shenanigans this morning, thus laying to rest my fears of invasion. |
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