I've just realised today that my favourite meal of the day is breakfast - I think because on work days I'm up so early I barely have the time or energy to do more than shove some toast in my mouth, so days when I can have even just some scrambled eggs means that I've had a somewhat leisurely morning... Anyway, point of the post is to get ideas for ( Read more... )

I made these Glazed Chai Cookie Bars (from the Crepes of Wrath blog) a little while ago and they were incredibly delicious, even though I didn't make them very well. I don't understand how butter can be measured in a cup! How do you get it to fit exactly? Precision cutting? Guesswork? I just can't ever get it right! Luckily, they turned out fine ( Read more... )

Bonfire Night has to be my second favourite holiday (if you can call it that since you don't actually get a holiday) but I never seem to organise myself enough to actually get to a proper firework party. I always end up sitting at a window/wandering around outside looking at everyone elses parties... *sighs* Next year. Totally doing something next ( Read more... )

Question One!

I had to fill out an equal opportunities form at work and instead of the usual option to tick male or female, I could choose between male, female, transgender, or other.

... Other? What the hell is other? I mean... doesn't male, female, transgender cover it? Is there another gender type that I could be identifying with?

This question ( Read more... )

I have, through various channels, acquired £4 worth of Waterstones vouchers.

Recommend me a book to buy! :D

So far, I am considering The Germanicus Mosaic (which I am hoping is as trashy as it sounds), The Penelopiad and maybe Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible... I am willing to be persuaded that these books pale in ( Read more... )

One thing I never got with Power Rangers: they knew the monster was eventually going to get big and go all Godzilla on the city, so why did they never just get in their robot things and squash the damn thing before it fell over and crushed an entire block?

For those who wanted to help ( Read more... )

Weeel, busy few days. Am currently home (after the train journey from HELL. TWO cancelled trains. Oy.) and my dad has done funky things to the Internet connection so I'm on his computer. There's so many wires and crap all over the place, plus another keyboard by my knee and another monotor next to the one I'm using... I feel like I'm using a hacker ( Read more... )

Wow, I don't think I've ever seen the Internet so political... Am not going to join in the ranting because:

A) I really don't know enough about US politics to offer an opinion,
B) It's not my country, so I don't get a say anyway.

I will say that I agree with ariellen when she says that she feels scared that America is so divided... Which is sad. No ( Read more... )