I must remember to make this again, and I'll put it down here to remind myself. Everyone loved the dinner and ate far more than necessary! I messed about with most of it and invented quite a bit but it worked out in the end! Italian-ish themed until dessert, which I could adjust the next time around.

Stuffed Chicken alla Cacciatora
- Defrosted ( Read more... )

Why is it that when you dismiss something as stupid, and someone happens to like that stupid thing, they believe that you are personally attacking their intelligence?

Today I had a run-in with a group of teenaged girls and sexually repressed middle-aged women. Being in that demographic, I probably should have known better than to state my dislike ( Read more... )

Exhibit A-
Rashomon

This is a rather old film by Akira Kurosawa, shot in eerie and dramatic black and white. The overarching storyline, told from different points of view, has an interesting way of exploring truth and deception. A very good film, and it reminded me a bit of my storyline for Black Box. This isn't the sort of thing to watch late at ( Read more... )

So, from about one this morning when I (finally)  got the book, to ten thirty when I finished it, (with a three hour nap break between four thirty and seven thirty this morning) I have been completely and utterly engrossed in The Deathly Hallows ( Read more... )

So, web access has been kaput for the past several days. No matter ( Read more... )

So it HAS. :D ( Read more... )