I lurve my laptop. OK, maybe I only really really really like it. Or maybe it's the goofing off on line that I like. Either way, I'm sad. Since I bought my MacBook Pro its superdrive has had issues, as in "I flat out refuse to work and will just spit out any disk you put into me no matter how vital it is you install this software" problems. I' ( Read more... )

kalyx and prettyman 63 have you guys been to this place?
The erotic bakery

Thought you guys might like to see the goodies I made for my boss's 50th birthday celebration!
( Click Here for yummy goodness! )

I don't know why it happened, why I got blind-sided by self-loathing yesterday. I caught a glimpse of myself, reflected in the television, it was down-hill from there. Not too much later, I saw my arm, slack, flabby. I started to bawl. I doubt my self-image issues are any worse than those of most women. It's just that the vast majority of the ( Read more... )

I took a class at The Kitchen On Fire with The Food Diva. We made a bunch of yummy food! But my favorite thing was the Tamarind glazed pork loin. I'd post the recipe but she's in the running for the Next Food Network Star, and is apparently going to use this recipe, so I don't want to put it out there. I do, however, want to show the process ( Read more... )

I'm pissed off. I've lived in Cali just over a year and I got a summons for Jury duty. My reporting day was scheduled for today, when I checked last night they said no Jurors were needed for the 8:30 roll call, but I was to check back between 11-12 today. No mention of what else might happen. Well I checked back and I have to go to a 1:30 roll ( Read more... )

We are fortunate to live about two blocks from the Cheeseboard Collective. A few weeks ago there was the annual North Berkeley (aka Gourmet Ghetto) Spice of Life Festival. Pegasus books had a booth and they were selling the Cheeseboard Collective Works Cokbook for $10, so I picked one up ( Read more... )

So I've been volunteered to represent my department in a cookie baking contest. This will apparently happen around the holidays. I'm an experienced baker and have made many cookies, but I'm stuck. What do you think is the most impressive cookie for such an occasion (i.e. one that will win)? Since it's a ways off I'll have time to test recipes.

I thought I'd share this pictorial with my friends list, another cooking post, haven't done one in a while for you all, here it is. My undergrad is addicted to coffee, I took her to get coffee once and she ordered a large latte with an extra espresso shot to give you some idea of her fondness for this wonderful beverage. After making sure that ( Read more... )

Once again, it's my turn to give lab meeting Thursday. So of course, powerpoint is giving me fits and freezing up whenever it feels like it. Does technology make our lives easier, or are we slaves to technology. But I digress. Matt ordered a new battery for my digital camera so now I can actually take pictures, so I took a few of our place, now ( Read more... )