State of the Lizard
Since I haven't posted anything in a while...
I'm watching my little sister this week, since Mom and Dad are both gone. This seems like a good time to point out that I don't like children and never have. My reaction to babies is "Oh. Hi, wrinkled, funny-smelling thing. please don't ask me to hold it please don't ask me to hold it..." So this week's been rather interesting. (She's also more stubborn, demanding and angsty at five than I ever was, and that's not just my bad memory talking.)
I have concluded that the following actions are conductive to maintaining my sanity:
- Choose your battles. If you let her have an extra popsicle, it means she's more likely to listen when you're telling her to go to bed.
- Bribery is a beautiful thing. Mainly in the form of popsicles, but I've also been letting her have her pacifier (Dad's been trying to wean her off of it) and we might go to a park sometime this weekend.
- Don't get annoyed when she doesn't like your cooking. This is the child who, when she was younger, didn't like chocolate. She clearly has no sense of taste.
- There's no such thing as too many movies or too many video games.
- Stop panicking every time the house goes quiet. There's only so much damage she can actually do in five minutes.
- Just keep singing. She likes it and it calms your nerves.
So yeah. I've been watching her since Sunday afternoon.
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Before that I got to go to a nearby SCA event. That was really fun and I got to see some people I know. That's actually what the tunic project was for. That turned out okay, so I'll post the last bit on that when I get the chance. (It turned out really pink, but I'm okay with that.)
I didn't get to fight (still not authorized and my armor's not done), but I did practice juggling (I'm getting better!) and listen to the bardic circle. I picked up a new favorite song, even! I also loitered around the combat field hoping to listen to other people getting advice, and learned some helpful stuff about fighting taller opponents. (Which is good, since that describes almost everyone I fight.)
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Last night I made stir-fried vegetables. My friends decided to visit around 9 o'clock and ask for food. I'd been wanting to try making stir-fry anyway, and this seemed like a good opportunity.
I used frozen brocoli, carrots and peppers and non-frozen potatoes, half and onion and some green beans from our garden. For spices I used garlic, pepper, teriyaki sauce and lemon juice. (The lemon juice was suggested by the girl playing Donnybrook in my summer campaign, if you were wondering.) I also added 4 eggs.
It turned out pretty well. I haven't successfully made stir-fry before, so the fact that it was even edible was a pleasant surprise. And it was tasty, too!
I'm watching my little sister this week, since Mom and Dad are both gone. This seems like a good time to point out that I don't like children and never have. My reaction to babies is "Oh. Hi, wrinkled, funny-smelling thing. please don't ask me to hold it please don't ask me to hold it..." So this week's been rather interesting. (She's also more stubborn, demanding and angsty at five than I ever was, and that's not just my bad memory talking.)
I have concluded that the following actions are conductive to maintaining my sanity:
- Choose your battles. If you let her have an extra popsicle, it means she's more likely to listen when you're telling her to go to bed.
- Bribery is a beautiful thing. Mainly in the form of popsicles, but I've also been letting her have her pacifier (Dad's been trying to wean her off of it) and we might go to a park sometime this weekend.
- Don't get annoyed when she doesn't like your cooking. This is the child who, when she was younger, didn't like chocolate. She clearly has no sense of taste.
- There's no such thing as too many movies or too many video games.
- Stop panicking every time the house goes quiet. There's only so much damage she can actually do in five minutes.
- Just keep singing. She likes it and it calms your nerves.
So yeah. I've been watching her since Sunday afternoon.
--
Before that I got to go to a nearby SCA event. That was really fun and I got to see some people I know. That's actually what the tunic project was for. That turned out okay, so I'll post the last bit on that when I get the chance. (It turned out really pink, but I'm okay with that.)
I didn't get to fight (still not authorized and my armor's not done), but I did practice juggling (I'm getting better!) and listen to the bardic circle. I picked up a new favorite song, even! I also loitered around the combat field hoping to listen to other people getting advice, and learned some helpful stuff about fighting taller opponents. (Which is good, since that describes almost everyone I fight.)
--
Last night I made stir-fried vegetables. My friends decided to visit around 9 o'clock and ask for food. I'd been wanting to try making stir-fry anyway, and this seemed like a good opportunity.
I used frozen brocoli, carrots and peppers and non-frozen potatoes, half and onion and some green beans from our garden. For spices I used garlic, pepper, teriyaki sauce and lemon juice. (The lemon juice was suggested by the girl playing Donnybrook in my summer campaign, if you were wondering.) I also added 4 eggs.
It turned out pretty well. I haven't successfully made stir-fry before, so the fact that it was even edible was a pleasant surprise. And it was tasty, too!