Anyone have a really, really good beef stroganoff recipe?

Something not so simple... something rich and wonderful...
It's getting cold and I have a craving for it.

My plans are certain, even as my future is completely unknown ( Read more... )

Female hyenas have penises? Really?!
What bizarre evolutional purpose does that serve, I wonder...

Everyone needs role models, I suppose...


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My favorite makeup artist is coming over later, and we're doing our own headshots. My advisor(hee!) has suggested I go for Emily Procter-the blonde on CSI Miami-styling... basically,the professional, forensic scientist, lawyer-type... Where to borrow round-ish small wire rimmed glasses in Yakima, I wonder ( Read more... )

Today, the work picks up a bit. We're still in "pre-pre," which is an odd isotope of "waiting around for things to solidify"... That means that some work is going on pre-budget lock, pre schedule. Slow progress leaks from a big, impatient pressure cooker on low heat... I'm doing quite a bit of background and research stuff, and enjoying the luxury ( Read more... )

(I'm in Yakima for a project for the next few weeks ( Read more... )

I learned today that someone who used to come to my bar all the time (when I was a bartender in DC) passed away. She had a seizure in her sleep, fell off her bed and broke her neck. Dead at age 27. I’m at a loss tonight, because I regret not staying in better touch. After I'd moved away from DC, she found me on MySpace and added me to her friends ( Read more... )

Not so cold, but not so friendly. Plenty of flashing red and blue lights, though ( Read more... )

Barefoot in October! Hermosa Beach (very close to LAX) sand is heavenly after a flight... Ditching the socks would never happen in Seattle... Mine stay on from September thru April, 24/7, at least ( Read more... )