Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Iced Mint Green Tea
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
3 green tea bags
2 tablespoons honey
4 cups boiling water
2 cups sake, divided
I'm thinking ginger might be a nice addition to the mix.
MOMENTS I'M NOT EXACTLY PROUD OF....
Yes folks, I'm far from perfect. You heard it hear first.
Just in case there is a shred of doubt in anyones mind I have chosen to share with you; the non-existent readers of this journal, some of the not-so-finer moments of my life....
I received a text message last evening from an old friend, it read;
"R.I.P. John Fogerty, Nov 07 - May 08".
I was sort of shocked. Not so much by the death of John Fogerty but from the text message itself. I was at work where it is quiet and the text message alarm was REALLY loud when it "went off", it startled me.
Instantly I fired of a round of forwards to fellow Creedence fans, in order that they may begin their mourning post-haste. Moments later it occurred to me that something was amiss within the initial message.
The date.
Was it a typo? Must be. Like; he meant to say, "R.I.P. John Fogerty, Nov 47 - May 08". No folks, no. It was nothing like that what-so-ever.
I called the sender of said message and inquired as to the order of, "what the fuck"? At which point my chum gladly reminded me of the fact that he and his lady were once proud owners of a Splendid Goldfish, known to the oxygen breathing world as one "John Fogerty".
So yeah, I had to make a few embarrassing phone calls and apologize for the false alarm and reassure folks that "The Foge" is still indeed; "choogling", ( whatever that means),.
Moments I'm not exactly proud of folks.
Just in case there is a shred of doubt in anyones mind I have chosen to share with you; the non-existent readers of this journal, some of the not-so-finer moments of my life....
I received a text message last evening from an old friend, it read;
"R.I.P. John Fogerty, Nov 07 - May 08".
I was sort of shocked. Not so much by the death of John Fogerty but from the text message itself. I was at work where it is quiet and the text message alarm was REALLY loud when it "went off", it startled me.
Instantly I fired of a round of forwards to fellow Creedence fans, in order that they may begin their mourning post-haste. Moments later it occurred to me that something was amiss within the initial message.
The date.
Was it a typo? Must be. Like; he meant to say, "R.I.P. John Fogerty, Nov 47 - May 08". No folks, no. It was nothing like that what-so-ever.
I called the sender of said message and inquired as to the order of, "what the fuck"? At which point my chum gladly reminded me of the fact that he and his lady were once proud owners of a Splendid Goldfish, known to the oxygen breathing world as one "John Fogerty".
So yeah, I had to make a few embarrassing phone calls and apologize for the false alarm and reassure folks that "The Foge" is still indeed; "choogling", ( whatever that means),.
Moments I'm not exactly proud of folks.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
The face of a very very cold man.......
this nut just spent exactly one hour in freezing ice water in order to get his name in the guinness book....what a nutty nutter, freaking nutzo bonko.
More secret loves.....
Sandy Nelson records, in the "Teen Beat" style.
Started coming across these at the various flea markets that exist in the more rural and suburban areas of central Virginia in the late 90's. Usually a buck will get you in the door to owning your very own Sandy Nelson record. I'm not saying the music contained within is jaw dropping or anything, because believe me when I tell you that most certainly is NOT the case. Having said so I should add that Mr Nelsons drumming is top notch though for the style. He played on a lot of session recordings, some of which were for Jan and Dean, Phil Spector and Kim Fowley. There is just something charming about the simplicity of the tracks; the recording techniques, the aural encapsulation and bare bones basics of all things early 60's teen party music, SoCal style that is.
Any way, I likes.
Started coming across these at the various flea markets that exist in the more rural and suburban areas of central Virginia in the late 90's. Usually a buck will get you in the door to owning your very own Sandy Nelson record. I'm not saying the music contained within is jaw dropping or anything, because believe me when I tell you that most certainly is NOT the case. Having said so I should add that Mr Nelsons drumming is top notch though for the style. He played on a lot of session recordings, some of which were for Jan and Dean, Phil Spector and Kim Fowley. There is just something charming about the simplicity of the tracks; the recording techniques, the aural encapsulation and bare bones basics of all things early 60's teen party music, SoCal style that is.
Any way, I likes.
the royal knights of the scary spooky and I.....
..this was taken mere moments before we returned to the stage for what would be our 5th encore of the night, of course this was to be our now infamous last show ever.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Word por la dia
"Liminality":
The liminal state is characterized by ambiguity, openness, and indeterminacy. One's sense of identity dissolves to some extent, bringing about disorientation. Liminality is a period of transition where normal limits to thought, self-understanding, and behavior are relaxed - a situation which can lead to new perspectives.
People, places, or things may not complete a transition, or a transition between two states may not be fully possible. Those who remain in a state between two other states may become permanently liminal.
The liminal state is characterized by ambiguity, openness, and indeterminacy. One's sense of identity dissolves to some extent, bringing about disorientation. Liminality is a period of transition where normal limits to thought, self-understanding, and behavior are relaxed - a situation which can lead to new perspectives.
People, places, or things may not complete a transition, or a transition between two states may not be fully possible. Those who remain in a state between two other states may become permanently liminal.
changelings....
ok, i was never a D&D guy, nor a fantasy guy, nor a neo-druid guy, and I suppose it goes without saying I wasn't a Tolkien buff or anything quite along those lines. However, being of mainly celtic genetics, I have been doing a little research intoall things celtic/gaelic/irish. Lately I've been reading up on Celtic mythology, ( pre-christian, pre-roman),. One of the many interesting items I've stumbled upon is that of "changelings". They were thought to be creatures created by trolls to look like human children. Secretly trolls left changlings in a manner in which they'd be discovered by humans, of course all the while, the humans were ignorant to the fact that the creature was indeed, a changeling. So far in my readings it is hard to pin down exactly why "trolls" would do this. Also, the notion of Changlings is not exclusivly a Celtic one, it was merely their mythology that led me to be aware of the myth.
Either way, here are some early 20th century paintings by John Bauer of some changelings and trolls and lions and tigers and bears oh my!
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Samgye-tang - Ginseng Chicken Soup
Make this:
2 whole chicken (about 1 pound (450 g), cleaned)
1/2 cup (100g) glutinous rice
4 Jujube (Korean Dates), dried
2 fresh ginseng (about 5 inches long)
2 chestnuts
2 ginkgo nuts .
4 cloves garlic
pepper
salt
1. Wash the rice thoroughly and drain it.
2. Stuff the chickens with the rice, jujubes, ginsengs, chestnuts, ginkgo nuts, and garlic
cloves.
3. Cross and bind the chickens legs with thread to keep the stuffing in.
4. Put the stuffed chickens in the pot. Add 10 cups of water and simmer them over low heat for about 2 to 3 hours.
5. Transfer the chickens with their broth to the individual bowls. Serve the salt mixed with pepper in a small bowl as a seasoning dip.
2 whole chicken (about 1 pound (450 g), cleaned)
1/2 cup (100g) glutinous rice
4 Jujube (Korean Dates), dried
2 fresh ginseng (about 5 inches long)
2 chestnuts
2 ginkgo nuts .
4 cloves garlic
pepper
salt
1. Wash the rice thoroughly and drain it.
2. Stuff the chickens with the rice, jujubes, ginsengs, chestnuts, ginkgo nuts, and garlic
cloves.
3. Cross and bind the chickens legs with thread to keep the stuffing in.
4. Put the stuffed chickens in the pot. Add 10 cups of water and simmer them over low heat for about 2 to 3 hours.
5. Transfer the chickens with their broth to the individual bowls. Serve the salt mixed with pepper in a small bowl as a seasoning dip.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
this guy, right here....
Francois Rabelais
.....well he wrote some words, on paper, and they came out like this...
"Burn 'em, tear 'em, nip 'em with hot pincers, drown 'em, hang 'em, spit 'em at the bunghole, pelt 'em, paut 'em, bruise 'em, beat 'em, cripple 'em, dismember 'em, cut 'em, gut 'em, bowel 'em, paunch 'em, thrash 'em, slash 'em, gash 'em, chop 'em, slice 'em, slit 'em, carve 'em, saw 'em, bethwack 'em, pare 'em, hack 'em, hew 'em, mince 'em, flay 'em, boil 'em, broil 'em, roast 'em, toast 'em, bake 'em, fry 'em, crucify 'em, crush 'em, squeeze 'em, grind 'em, batter 'em, burst 'em, quarter 'em, unlimb 'em, behump 'em, bethump 'em, belam 'em, belabour 'em, pepper 'em, spitchcock 'em, and carbonade 'em on gridirons, these wicked heretics! decretalifuges, decretalicides, worse than homicides, worse than patricides, decretalictones of the devil of hell."
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