Comments | celandineb: So... hi!

celandineb

So... hi!

Sep 17, 2015 22:12

Having just participated in friending memes on both LJ and DW, I feel a certain obligation to post something, you know? (Not obligation in a negative sense. Just... like it would be appropriate, so as not to seem like I friended under false pretenses.)

( Various RL bits behind the cut )

asl job, social life, family visits, book club, yuletide, cooking, dog

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gansje September 18 2015, 04:10:11 UTC

*waves*

Hey, my guy is a historian as well (American; his diss was on Protestant-Jewish relations in the Gilded Age). Now he's responsible for the APUSH uprising, lol. If you're interested, he's sanpaku. His posts are generally friends-only, so tell him you're a historian and I sent you. :)

I'm going to check out your slow-cooker tandoori recipe! It sounds amazing!

celandineb September 18 2015, 17:41:33 UTC

I just put the recipe up here: http://cook-with-cel.livejournal.com/89814.html

gansje September 19 2015, 19:27:42 UTC

Yum! I just remembered that Tandoori anything is made with yogurt! *facepalm* So much for that (we keep kosher). Boooooo!

Before I try tandoori cauliflower: do you think that almond yogurt would work out OK taste-wise, or would that just be a non-starter?

celandineb September 21 2015, 19:38:55 UTC

Hmmm. Excellent question but I've never actually eaten almond yogurt. I would think that taste-wise it would probably work, but I just don't know anything about how it would cook/what the texture would do. The regular yogurt basically disappears and becomes liquid during the long cooking.

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celandineb September 18 2015, 17:44:01 UTC

Heh, I felt like I kind of compromised with the content of this post; what's-going-on but with more background/explanation than I might usually do.

I'm not religious either but I like the idea of people coming together once a month do something like that.

*nods* Yes, the community/social thing can be hard to manage if one is not religious. There just aren't that many other opportunities in this society to easily find like-minded folks. The internet is a boon that way, but in-person has its advantages.

zoefruitcake September 18 2015, 11:59:05 UTC

Enjoy your weekend

celandineb September 18 2015, 17:44:17 UTC

Thanks!

weebleswobble September 18 2015, 13:36:48 UTC

hardwood floors and doggy nails are a difficult combination. i've had to get rugs in a couple of strategic spots to save my floors. and some of those spots i had to get the sticky rug tape to tape those rugs down so they'll stay in place as the dogs run their fastest over them and send them skidding.

celandineb September 18 2015, 17:45:24 UTC

Yes, we already have a couple of area rugs that require frequent repositioning after the dogs travel over them. We need to get something like that rug tape...

weebleswobble September 18 2015, 22:40:18 UTC

this is what i've used http://www.amazon.com/Optimum-Technologies-Gripper-Runners-25-Feet/dp/B000209YT6/

i've found it at home improvement stores like home depot or lowes (for less than amazon is charging).

i've also used this kind of non-slip mat under larger rugs http://www.amazon.com/Optimum-Technologies-Gripper-Runners-25-Feet/dp/B000209YT6/

celandineb September 21 2015, 19:36:54 UTC

Thanks! We do have both Home Depot and Lowes nearby, so we should take a look there.

katmarajade September 18 2015, 14:45:28 UTC

*waves* Hello! Thanks for this post! I recently friended a bunch of new people, as so many of my former f-list have sadly wandered away from LJ, and it's always nice to get a general idea of the base group/family a person posts about, if that person posts personal entries! Otherwise, I ask myself (months in sometimes!) "Errr, is George a dog? A cat? A child? A cockatiel? An odd housemate who doesn't speak?" and feel too silly/rude to ask the question!

I really like the idea of a community meal. I'm from Wisconsin and now live in Minnesota, and we are a hardcore pot lucking sort of crowd in these parts!

Also, this: I'm fine with that, but we need to actually DO it, not just say it should happen. That's where these suggestions/plans sometimes fall apart HA! This happens with us constantly. We both agree we really should get this/do that/whatever, but actually doing it? Yeah ... :)

celandineb September 18 2015, 17:49:12 UTC

LOL, yeah, if you're the only person/adult in a household, there's only yourself to blame, but when there are two then it requires much more coordination...

Our other big social/community thing is a holiday party that we give annually and to which we invite various neighbors, friends, and work mates. I make serious appetizers and we have hot spiced cider and coffee, no alcohol. Usually the weekend closest to St. Lucia's Day (Dec. 13), because my SO spent some time in Sweden on a sabbatical and that's a big holiday there. But that's only once a year, and not a potluck!