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1) Just got off the phone with The Patriarch. I asked mum to call me so that I could ask about dad's refrigerated personality on Friday, but alas, dad called back. Anyway, whatever slights we may have been interpretted as making, they seem to be forgiven because he was in very good spirits and we talked for a good fifteen minutes. Hmmm.
So, Project Poke the Monster: failed
I shall have to think of a new tactic to bring up last week without revealing my sister's "treachery." Gah.
2) I had a really nerdy idea yesterday. It combines Elves and chocolate. Okay, minds out of the gutter. It's getting crowded in here.
In an LJ conversation,
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tehta asked if I made Elf-themed candy. Well, I have my stars of Feanor, but that doesn't seem quite obscurely geeky enough. And so while thinking of tehta and her Gondolin stories, it occured to me that there is heraldry for most of the lords of Gondolin as well as the princes of the Noldor and a few others.Which inspired me to think: "Why, Felak, you can do very detailed paintings in chocolate!"
So sometime in the next few months, expect a picture post of Elven heraldry done entirely in chocolate! :^P
(There actually is a practical application to my business, too, in doing heraldry, coats-of-arms and such: I could do people's family crests. People go for weird things and this seems an interesting thing to have at a reunion. Hmmm.)
3) In other candy-related news, I have learned that I possess an enviable skill in making cordial cherries. I used to make cordial cherries by filling the molds halfway with chocolate and then painting it up the sides, which takes a while and always requires a touch-up coat after refrigeration, which takes even longer.
When I first learned candymaking from my mom, she and my dad (who can also make candy) talked with awe of women who used to pour the chocolate for cordial cherries and then roll it around the mold, doing all eight molds at the same time. So Saturday, I was alone in the apartment and so--if I made an embarrassing mess, no one would know--I thought, "What the heck."
It worked great. I'm starting to think that I might actually be able to do this.
4) Bobby's hockey team tied their game last night. Yay, Dragonfish! The team they played is undefeated in the C-league, so it was quite an accomplishment. Bobby said the other team was pissed too, to be stuck in a tied shutout with the Dragonfish. Ha!
5)I have at least a half-million crazy fonts on this new computer. I can almost hear my dad yelling in rage as I contemplate actually using them.... :^P
(I have a Gothic font! I've never had a Gothic font before! Sheesh, I am such a nerd....)
Oh, and I'm in the process of catching up on my friend's page. I saw so many entries to which I wanted to write long, loooong comments, but I know my tendencies toward logorrhea*, and I have so much to do...but I'm reading along and enjoying keeping up with everyone, per usual. :)
*Logorrhea is my new favorite word. It means excessive talking, and I think I fit that bill. Plus it sounds gross--but it's really not.
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Date: 2005-12-19 07:50 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-12-19 08:02 pm (UTC)Somwhere, my better sense is whispering that I'm a nut for wanting to try that.... *beats better sense over the head with blunt object* :^P
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Date: 2005-12-19 08:08 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-12-19 08:49 pm (UTC)Cordial cherries are cherries that are first soaked in brandy (or any liquor, but I use brandy). Then, a candy mold is coated in chocolate and the boozed-up cherry and a bit of liquid are poured inside. The mold is then sealed with a top layer of chocolate.
After refrigeration firms the chocolate, you pop the candies out of the molds and end up with a chocolate shell filled with cherry and juice. Quite good, I hear, although I've actually never had one. I've made hundreds but never eaten one myself.
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Date: 2005-12-19 10:25 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-12-20 02:28 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-12-20 02:42 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-12-20 03:06 am (UTC)Not so lame though that I'm not enjoying a rather large spiked eggnog as I type this (which might explain why I just typed "akided eggnog" :^P). Of course, hubby gave it to me because he wanted to put the bottle in the trash....
Still, not so lame. ;)
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Date: 2005-12-20 03:34 am (UTC)yes, i am a lush.. ;-)
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Date: 2005-12-20 01:53 pm (UTC)(Says the one who's now stone-cold sober. At work. :^/ )
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Date: 2005-12-19 09:03 pm (UTC)Mmmm, delicious cherry cordials...
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Date: 2005-12-19 09:21 pm (UTC)Great nerds think alike. :)
Mmmm, delicious cherry cordials...
I generally skip the cherry and go straight for the cordial. :^P
Says she who's only been bona fide drunk once in 24 years....(no subject)
Date: 2005-12-20 05:49 pm (UTC)That reminds me, I had some delicious dessert wine that tasted just like cherry cordials! Mmmm...
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Date: 2005-12-19 09:22 pm (UTC)Fun. You can compete with the lady who sculpts the Last Supper in butter. I can see it now: "Sunday Sunday Sunday! The artery-clogging, eye-dazzling cook-off of the year! Felak versus The Butter Lady go head-to-head in creating projects to expand both your horizons and your waistline! Sunday Sunday Sunday!"
I have at least a half-million crazy fonts on this new computer. I can almost hear my dad yelling in rage as I contemplate actually using them.... :^P,
Oooh, here's an idea for Poke The Monster II: Instead of trying to talk to your Dad about your problems, write him a letter. . . on your computer. . . using as many different fonts as you can. . . then run.
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Date: 2005-12-20 02:31 am (UTC)I'm picturing an interesting mix of people to show up for that. Geeks and fundies...hey, I could get some volunteers for my calendar!
Instead of trying to talk to your Dad about your problems, write him a letter. . . on your computer. . . using as many different fonts as you can. . . then run.
*snerk* You're more evol than me, you know.
It would have to go on brightly colored paper. He hates that too. And I'd fold it in half, crookedly of course.
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Date: 2005-12-20 06:22 am (UTC)But of course.
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Date: 2005-12-20 01:26 pm (UTC)Where is AMC?
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Date: 2005-12-20 01:59 pm (UTC)