kharnalbloodlust

hey you know how some days you just feel down........well the other day was one of those for me.

Hmmmmm raises an eyebrow to your last response!....wish you were closer but none the less I do love to visit Indy.But then again I'm feeling rather ugly!lol

i drank with my mom last weekend.

hiya.

i knew that already....

Then in that case I'm sorry to hear you're sick. I hope you feel better.

still sick huh. sorry my kisses didn't work . hope you feel better soon

day off eh? jealous.

just sit down with some nice warm cheese, think of the home improvements you are pondering, you'lbe back to full strength in no time =)

i din't soak my undies but i love the pics as always.

Is that a Python thing, or is there another reference to llamas I should be getting? ,)

I LARPed once. Notice the past tense on that. And the singular. Yeah. Precisely. I do pen and paper. I like PnP. It gives me the freedom to roleplay while enjoying the freedom to eat pizza--truly the best of both worlds. Vampires don't eat pizza. They suck.

I never did get the chance to play Talisman, and now that it's out of print and going for hundreds of dollars on the secondary market, I'm probably not gonna get the chance any time soon. Foo. I do like board games, though.

And while I've never indulged in the MMORPGs, I've gotten sucked into all of the Black Isle "Infinity Engine" games. I lost months of my life to the Baldur's Gate games. And Torment. And, more recently, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. But I probably won't be doing much of that anymore since Black Isle went under. Dammit.

And, yeah, you have a Charisma of 4. Riiiiight. Sure. Look, I've got plenty--we can split the difference on mine, if you want. That would give you a Charisma of ... 18. Sounds about right. ,)

BOO! THE MINIATURE GIANT SPACE-HAMSTER! That is teh awes0me.

and they reprinted Talisman for limited release.
Don't tell me stuff like that. Now I want it. And I already work in a games store. I already have too much I want to buy. Don't make me start hunting for more.

and i played icewind dale. does that count?
Yeah, it was more of a dungeon crawl than I'm generally into (I like the story-heavy games), but Black Isle did it and I own both of them, so yeah it definitely counts.

you read any of the forgotten realms books?
No, they never really appealed to me. I'm a bit of a snob with my fantasy novels (I like about five of them). I mean, I'm writing a steampunk fairy-tale, but somehow most of the genre does nothing to excite or inspire me. George RR Martin's "Song of Fire and Ice" saga is, however, oneof the best book series I've ever read. Period.

But I bet that even though I haven't read any of the Forgotten Realms books, I've played a few of the modules. ,)

and speaking of books, have you read quicksilver yet from stephenson? i'm on about page 500.
I own it, but it's in storage right now. (I moved cities a couple of months ago and I knew my roommate has a copy so I couldn't quite justify bringing my copy. Though it was one of the last things to get cut from my bags, though.) Cryptonomicon is probably the best-written book I've ever read--his command of the English language in that is stunning, and I was SO stoked for Quicksilver; unfortunately it came out at a point where I couldn't concentrate on it and I haven't really been in the right mindset since to read a dense book about a time period I'm more or less unfamiliar with. This isn't a criticism, though--Stephenson has supplanted all my other favourite authors to take the top slot. No mean feat, that.

And, incidentally, before I read your profile I was peeking at your pictures and saw the folder called "YT" and was going to make a sly Snow Crash comment but I was all, "Chris, you're being obscure again. She's never going to get that reference." But then again, it looks like you would have. ,)

p.s. KotOR looks pretty good, but i've never played it.
I could probably rave unchecked for several paragraphs if I let myself, but I don't think I will; I'll just link here to an article I wrote last month about video games based on movies. It says about all I need to on the subject of getting my life and brains sucked away by a videogame. KotOR sure was a lot of fun, though.

Get some medi's real quick. I let my sinus infection go and it turned into bronchitus as well. Ah, you're a smart girl, you know how to take care of yourself.

Enjoy your trip regardless. Are you going to Portage? It's only about 45 minutes from where I live, plus my one of my brothers still lives there. Love to meet ya.

Take care doll.

i'm glad mystery blue has been solved!

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i luv the new pics!

hope you feel better

Ahhh to purchase and decorate is to be satisfied.

I haven't gotten anymore emails from you so if you sent them try sending to my xlunerslidesx@aol.com addy.

I went to Savannah this weekend and had a great time, a greeeeeat time, wish you were here XXOO

kill em

i hat when people do that too. kick them in the sshin next time you see them and your new profile pic what is that?

good luck hope you hair doesn't fall out and post pics of the new hair

it'll be fine

I'm actually in the midst of my second or third mid-life crisis (doesn't say much for my life expectancy, does it?), and I've gone back to school to get a culinary degree.

We made a couple different kinds of custard tarts today; one was a pretty standard fresh-fruit tart, where we made the dough, put it in a tin, baked it; made the custard, pulled the crust out, smeared the custard into the crust, and topped it with fresh sliced fruit and an apricot glaze. Then we made another one, where we poached some pears in a red wine sauce, made another crust but didn't bake it, made an almond cream custardy goo, smeared that into the raw crust, then fanned the pears and put them on top and threw the whole thing into the oven to bake.

Baking's not really my thing, though. I was thinking about sticking around another semester after my program is over to get my Patisserie certification on top of my Culinary degree, so I'd be qualified to be a pastry chef, but unless I get a lot more excited about baking than I am right now, that ain't gonna happen.

As far as favorite recipes ... well, I made up a pretty good red bell pepper / bacon cream sauce last week that I'm pretty excited about. Basically, I minced up like 4 red bell peppers, an entire shallot head, and about 5 or 6 cloves of garlic, and diced some bacon, about half a normal pack's worth (easier to dice if it's frozen). Start sauteeing the bacon in a sauce pan in a little bit of oil, and once the fat is all melting out, throw in the minced vegs. Once those are getting soft, pour in some white wine (about 1.5 cups), and let that simmer down some. Then throw in a big lump of butter, let that melt, and add some heavy cream. Once that's starting to reduce pretty good, throw in a big hunk of ricotta cheese, and some ground cinnamon. Let that melt and get nice and saucy, and just before it's finished, throw in some fresh chopped parsley and basil. Voila, you have a red bell pepper cream sauce. If you want, you can reduce it down even further, blend some corn starch with a little water, and mix that in. Pull it off the heat and cool it in an ice bath, and it will get really thick, and you can use it as a fantastic ravioli or tortellini filling.

What does it take to be your friend?

Do you remember me?.......how's life?

I'm pretty jazzed about that McDonalds business, too ... but I was talking to a (big) friend of mine about it last night, and he said, "You know, though, that McD's is just going to make more money by doing this, because now, instead of spending the extra 39 cents to super-size things, people like me are just going to spend the extra dollar or whatever to get an extra order of fries."

So that made me sad. But I guess in the end, people just have to take responsibility for themselves.