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get together 2018 (COUGH I'M SORRY COUGH)
Oct. 1st, 2019 09:08 pmLITERALLY A YEAR LATE HERE IT IS
sunday vid show!
everything will be okay
1 - "Guards! Take this primitive to the punishment cells!": Acceptable in the 80's by Carol
Blakes 7
2 - "Congratulations, you have invented a new kind of stupid.": Congratulations by Starlady
Star Wars Prequels
3 - "I've got stamina": The Greatest by bironic Multifandom
4 - "Is this a test?": Brooklyn(Go Hard) by vordeel
Bucky x Steve (MCU)
5 - "Oh where do we begin? The rubble or our sins?": Pompeii by astolat
Star Trek: The Next Generation
6 - "We have all the time in the world. To get it right, to get it right": Avengers Get Ready niyalune
7 - "All I wanted was to break your walls. All you ever did was break me": Wrecking Ball by Jetpack Monkey Charles/Erik, X-Men all media
8 - "You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here": Closing Time by trelkez Vale Vividcon (I'm not crying you're crying is how i saved this link)
x-posted to my lj and get__together on lj
sunday vid show!
everything will be okay
1 - "Guards! Take this primitive to the punishment cells!": Acceptable in the 80's by Carol
Blakes 7
2 - "Congratulations, you have invented a new kind of stupid.": Congratulations by Starlady
Star Wars Prequels
3 - "I've got stamina": The Greatest by bironic Multifandom
4 - "Is this a test?": Brooklyn(Go Hard) by vordeel
Bucky x Steve (MCU)
5 - "Oh where do we begin? The rubble or our sins?": Pompeii by astolat
Star Trek: The Next Generation
6 - "We have all the time in the world. To get it right, to get it right": Avengers Get Ready niyalune
7 - "All I wanted was to break your walls. All you ever did was break me": Wrecking Ball by Jetpack Monkey Charles/Erik, X-Men all media
8 - "You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here": Closing Time by trelkez Vale Vividcon (I'm not crying you're crying is how i saved this link)
x-posted to my lj and get__together on lj
coffee bitca
Feb. 3rd, 2019 02:39 pmI am avoiding doing, thinking and writing about a number of things so here is a post about my recent explorations of capsule coffee
Beginning of December 2018, I bought myself a DéLonghi Nespresso Essenza Mini - I have been a french press gal for 10 years but lately haven't had the time to wait for the brew - there was a good cash back on the mini (and i didn't need a frother since i am a long black and cold milk type) so bought it at JB hifi - it came with a sample box that i worked my way through with very average results
(I ended up having to take the machine back for exchange about a month in - randomly it stopped powering up but the replacement is going strong)
Because I like a long black with cold milk I found the nespresso capsules on the weak/watery side when done in a long black style - the only ones that really made an impression were the intense flavours (Kazaar and Dharkan), the lungo (Envivo was the nicest) and the Master Origins (India and Colombia)
other capsules i have tried:
Di Lorenzo:
my coffee shop near my work sells what i call 'stripey cup' coffee - they sell a box of 10 capsules for $10, which is on the pricey side, but was a nice strong flavour
Vittoria:
the good selling point on the vittoria is that the capsules are packed in australia and it sounds wanky, but they have a 'fresher' flavour than the nespresso. 10 per pack, at coles, woolies etc
I have tried the mountain grown (usually $4.50) and the espresso ($7 a pack, hardly ever on sale) - the espresso is the clear winner, its great and i am waiting for it to be back on sale to buy more
Republica:
the big selling point on republica is that they are biodegradable - according to their site, their pods have same breakdown time as an orange peel approx 730 days (but also the capsules come in a sealed foil bag - nothing about if that breaks down...)
I've tried the Roma ($7 i think, huh says $5 everyday at coles, but pretty sure was more in my local store) and yes good - really like the intensity on this.
In conclusion, I don't know if i would buy nespresso capsules ongoing - they are a hassle to buy and hit and miss with optimising water and intensity.
Di Lorenzo was good but too $$
My winners were Vittoria Espresso and Republica Roma on flavour - but would wait to buy on sale (especially since i have some less favoured capsules to get through before i buy any new ones)
I have vague ideas of getting some re-usable pods in the future, will have to finish doing my research on that, but at the moment I am happy to have 2 or 3 pods per weekend vs getting 2 or 3 non-recyclable coffee cups (while i take my glass keep cup to work every week day, i never ever remember it if i get a coffee on the go on the weekend)
Beginning of December 2018, I bought myself a DéLonghi Nespresso Essenza Mini - I have been a french press gal for 10 years but lately haven't had the time to wait for the brew - there was a good cash back on the mini (and i didn't need a frother since i am a long black and cold milk type) so bought it at JB hifi - it came with a sample box that i worked my way through with very average results
(I ended up having to take the machine back for exchange about a month in - randomly it stopped powering up but the replacement is going strong)
Because I like a long black with cold milk I found the nespresso capsules on the weak/watery side when done in a long black style - the only ones that really made an impression were the intense flavours (Kazaar and Dharkan), the lungo (Envivo was the nicest) and the Master Origins (India and Colombia)
other capsules i have tried:
Di Lorenzo:
my coffee shop near my work sells what i call 'stripey cup' coffee - they sell a box of 10 capsules for $10, which is on the pricey side, but was a nice strong flavour
Vittoria:
the good selling point on the vittoria is that the capsules are packed in australia and it sounds wanky, but they have a 'fresher' flavour than the nespresso. 10 per pack, at coles, woolies etc
I have tried the mountain grown (usually $4.50) and the espresso ($7 a pack, hardly ever on sale) - the espresso is the clear winner, its great and i am waiting for it to be back on sale to buy more
Republica:
the big selling point on republica is that they are biodegradable - according to their site, their pods have same breakdown time as an orange peel approx 730 days (but also the capsules come in a sealed foil bag - nothing about if that breaks down...)
I've tried the Roma ($7 i think, huh says $5 everyday at coles, but pretty sure was more in my local store) and yes good - really like the intensity on this.
In conclusion, I don't know if i would buy nespresso capsules ongoing - they are a hassle to buy and hit and miss with optimising water and intensity.
Di Lorenzo was good but too $$
My winners were Vittoria Espresso and Republica Roma on flavour - but would wait to buy on sale (especially since i have some less favoured capsules to get through before i buy any new ones)
I have vague ideas of getting some re-usable pods in the future, will have to finish doing my research on that, but at the moment I am happy to have 2 or 3 pods per weekend vs getting 2 or 3 non-recyclable coffee cups (while i take my glass keep cup to work every week day, i never ever remember it if i get a coffee on the go on the weekend)
EGGS EGGS EGGS all i want is eggs
Jun. 21st, 2018 09:02 pmsorry if you want actual content, but i need somewhere to put this hard boiled egg combo recipe, how can so many people have different ideas about hard boiling eggs? I tried the whole leave in the fridge in the shell overnight and it SUCKED, trying the below, LETS SEE HOW IT GOES
MAKE ICECUBES! i never have ice cubes??
2 room temp (or maybe straight from fridge!) (possibly better if older!) eggs!
put in saucepan, add tap water till cover by about 1.5cm/1inch-ish
bring to boil! (with lid on)
once boiling, reduce heat to med/low and boil for 6min (timing still to be tested!)
(put on timer!)
take off heat
tap with a spoon or roll them on the countertop to crack the shells before you shock the eggs in cold water. (This will loosen the membrane and make them easier to peel)
transfer to bowl with ice cubes and water
Peel the eggs as soon as they're cool. Start at the broad end, and hold the egg under running water to loosen any bits of stubborn shell clinging to the sides.
https://www.deliciousmeetshealthy.com/how-to-make-perfect-hard-boiled-eggs/#wprm-recipe-container-6237
https://www.saveur.com/article/Techniques/How-To-Peel-Hard-Boiled-Eggs
MAKE ICECUBES! i never have ice cubes??
2 room temp (or maybe straight from fridge!) (possibly better if older!) eggs!
put in saucepan, add tap water till cover by about 1.5cm/1inch-ish
bring to boil! (with lid on)
once boiling, reduce heat to med/low and boil for 6min (timing still to be tested!)
(put on timer!)
take off heat
tap with a spoon or roll them on the countertop to crack the shells before you shock the eggs in cold water. (This will loosen the membrane and make them easier to peel)
transfer to bowl with ice cubes and water
Peel the eggs as soon as they're cool. Start at the broad end, and hold the egg under running water to loosen any bits of stubborn shell clinging to the sides.
https://www.deliciousmeetshealthy.com/how-to-make-perfect-hard-boiled-eggs/#wprm-recipe-container-6237
https://www.saveur.com/article/Techniques/How-To-Peel-Hard-Boiled-Eggs
the last jedi!
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a long day with going to racecourse for a work thing and then home and then the movies but a good day!
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a long day with going to racecourse for a work thing and then home and then the movies but a good day!
sinpoz 2017 vid show
Oct. 12th, 2017 09:57 pm::x-posted to the sinpozium dreamwidth community::
hahahahaha at least it isn't a year late??
totally tubular vid show
0 - 'It's Darth, bitch' 20 sec clip stolen from tumblr, youtube etc Darth Vader Scene From Rogue One Except With Gimme More by Britney Spears
1 - "Bucky Barnes || the failing one" by voordeel (tumblr link)
. Bucky Barnes Vid Summary: I'm bombing bastards/Forever after us.
2 - "Get Lucky" by such_heights. Singin’ in the Rain, Cosmo/Don/Kathy. summary: We’re up all night to get lucky.
3 - "Get Better" by absternr. Hawkeye (Comics) Summary: "I'm trying to get better because I haven't been my best."
4 - "Hannibal || Wolves" by voordeel. Hannibal Summary: Won't you keep the wolves from the door
5 - "Don't Let Me Down" by Nestor. Xena Warrior Princess (Xena/Gabrielle) summary: "It's in my head, darling I hope/That you'll be here, when I need you the most"
6 - "In The Name of Love" by RLOrbiter
. Yuri!!! on ICE Summary: "Do it all in the name of love"
7 - Blank Space by jetpack monkey . MacGyver (MacGyver/Murdoc) "Boys only want love if it's torture"
8 - "Gimme Shelter" by Thandie . Starsky & Hutch War, children, it's just a shot away
9 - "I Am the One Who Will Remember Everything" by chaila. Harry Potter Movies. "Come over here, kid, we've got all these books to read." Professor Minerva McGonagall, memory, war, resistance and hope.
10 - "Elevator Music" by k8+therobot . Captain America “when she passes, I smile, but she doesn’t see”
hahahahaha at least it isn't a year late??
totally tubular vid show
0 - 'It's Darth, bitch' 20 sec clip stolen from tumblr, youtube etc Darth Vader Scene From Rogue One Except With Gimme More by Britney Spears
1 - "Bucky Barnes || the failing one" by voordeel (tumblr link)
. Bucky Barnes Vid Summary: I'm bombing bastards/Forever after us.
2 - "Get Lucky" by such_heights. Singin’ in the Rain, Cosmo/Don/Kathy. summary: We’re up all night to get lucky.
3 - "Get Better" by absternr. Hawkeye (Comics) Summary: "I'm trying to get better because I haven't been my best."
4 - "Hannibal || Wolves" by voordeel. Hannibal Summary: Won't you keep the wolves from the door
5 - "Don't Let Me Down" by Nestor. Xena Warrior Princess (Xena/Gabrielle) summary: "It's in my head, darling I hope/That you'll be here, when I need you the most"
6 - "In The Name of Love" by RLOrbiter
. Yuri!!! on ICE Summary: "Do it all in the name of love"
7 - Blank Space by jetpack monkey . MacGyver (MacGyver/Murdoc) "Boys only want love if it's torture"
8 - "Gimme Shelter" by Thandie . Starsky & Hutch War, children, it's just a shot away
9 - "I Am the One Who Will Remember Everything" by chaila. Harry Potter Movies. "Come over here, kid, we've got all these books to read." Professor Minerva McGonagall, memory, war, resistance and hope.
10 - "Elevator Music" by k8+therobot . Captain America “when she passes, I smile, but she doesn’t see”
get together 2017
Oct. 12th, 2017 09:07 pmsunday vid show!
the floor is...
1 - "It's so sad to think about the good times ...": Bad Blood by xTheHardestPaart
Star Wars Prequels, lava lava lava
2 - "throw a little dirt on 'em": marvel || battle royale by voordeel
MCU (tumblr link here)
3 - "It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time": It's Tricky by bradcpu, Milly DC's Legends of Tomorrow
4 - "If you want my future, forget my past": untitled (Wannabe) by HereforBeer
Xena Warrior Princess
5 - "So pull me closer and kiss me hard/I'm gonna pop your bubblegum heart": Viktor Nikiforov | Bubblegum Bitch by 00ArwenUndomiel00
Yuri!!! on Ice
6 - "i get knocked down BUT I GET UP AGAIN": Tubthumping by sisabet, Trelkez Thor Movies (and Civil War/Dark World promo stuff since people asked where those clips were from - team thor part 1, loki argues with kids
7 - "Without a noise, without my pride/I reach out from the inside": In Your Eyes by sisabet Smallville, Clark/Lex
8 - "The reception's gotten fuzzy/The delicate balance has shifted": Dilaudid by LithiumDoll Hannibal
9 - "Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?": Multifandom || Bohemian Rhapsody (25 person collab)
the floor is...
1 - "It's so sad to think about the good times ...": Bad Blood by xTheHardestPaart
Star Wars Prequels, lava lava lava
2 - "throw a little dirt on 'em": marvel || battle royale by voordeel
MCU (tumblr link here)
3 - "It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time": It's Tricky by bradcpu, Milly DC's Legends of Tomorrow
4 - "If you want my future, forget my past": untitled (Wannabe) by HereforBeer
Xena Warrior Princess
5 - "So pull me closer and kiss me hard/I'm gonna pop your bubblegum heart": Viktor Nikiforov | Bubblegum Bitch by 00ArwenUndomiel00
Yuri!!! on Ice
6 - "i get knocked down BUT I GET UP AGAIN": Tubthumping by sisabet, Trelkez Thor Movies (and Civil War/Dark World promo stuff since people asked where those clips were from - team thor part 1, loki argues with kids
7 - "Without a noise, without my pride/I reach out from the inside": In Your Eyes by sisabet Smallville, Clark/Lex
8 - "The reception's gotten fuzzy/The delicate balance has shifted": Dilaudid by LithiumDoll Hannibal
9 - "Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?": Multifandom || Bohemian Rhapsody (25 person collab)
westworld s1
Jul. 24th, 2017 09:09 pmlook at me! I have feelings too long, spoilery and slanderous towards Nolans for twitter:
( westworld s1 )
I'm interested to see where s2 goes!
( westworld s1 )
I'm interested to see where s2 goes!
Person Of Interest retrospective vid rec
Jun. 4th, 2017 10:39 pmThe long and amazing songvid I was speaking of yesterday in regards to Person Of Interest, spoilery for the whole show but really a wonderful memorial for a great show, with enormous detail, watch all the way to the end:
[Person of Interest] The Promise by Se7en/LOBO 7 "To my best love❤Person of Interest❤":
I will have Sunday vid show playlist up in next day or so, great to see everyone!!
(posting this in personal dw and sinpoz dw comm!)
[Person of Interest] The Promise by Se7en/LOBO 7 "To my best love❤Person of Interest❤":
I will have Sunday vid show playlist up in next day or so, great to see everyone!!
(posting this in personal dw and sinpoz dw comm!)
quick note - posting live journal etc
May. 21st, 2017 12:39 pmhey hey, I'm going to stop x-posting after this post so go look for me at dreamwidth not that I post that much.
I'm also not sure if this will actually post since I haven't accepted the new lj t's and c's so ::shrug::
I'm also not sure if this will actually post since I haven't accepted the new lj t's and c's so ::shrug::
boardgames!
May. 21st, 2017 12:17 pmhey meelie maybe you should write stuff down so you remember what you think about different games?? GOOD IDEA
( okay! yesterday played 'The Alchemists' )
Basically like a really intense Cluedo? box said 2hrs to play, but I think since it was our first go it took 4.5hrs?
Would play again but would probably make myself some formula cheat pieces to work out what cancels out what etc as I had trouble with that part.
we then played a round of Bohnanza which I must admit I came out of gate hard, but it was 10pm meelie playing at that point oh no.
and then a game of codenames: pictures - I think I am more a fan of the word one? I find the image one way more subjective and really depends more on how the other player on your team thinks. Happy to play either but would like to try word one again to see if I really do prefer it.
lazy day today! need to do some laundry and currently catching up on s29 amazing race
( okay! yesterday played 'The Alchemists' )
Basically like a really intense Cluedo? box said 2hrs to play, but I think since it was our first go it took 4.5hrs?
Would play again but would probably make myself some formula cheat pieces to work out what cancels out what etc as I had trouble with that part.
we then played a round of Bohnanza which I must admit I came out of gate hard, but it was 10pm meelie playing at that point oh no.
and then a game of codenames: pictures - I think I am more a fan of the word one? I find the image one way more subjective and really depends more on how the other player on your team thinks. Happy to play either but would like to try word one again to see if I really do prefer it.
lazy day today! need to do some laundry and currently catching up on s29 amazing race
get together 2016 vid show
Oct. 6th, 2016 08:09 pmcross posting from dw to lj and then also to g_t comm!
Hope everyone enjoyed the Sunday vid show!
Entrees:
"I want a moister, tastier turkey": State Farm® - Eat, Fry, Love A Cautionary Remix (here is the original non-remixed version it is just as epic yet less singable - "I loved you...but you only brought me PAIN" an actual line)
"he'll save children, but not the British children": George Washington by Brad Neely
Mains:
1 - "But I really, really wanna thank you/For dancing 'til the end/You found a way to break out": Dance Apocalyptic by eruthros and thingswithwings multifandom, apocalypses and dystopias
2 - "Celebrate your oddities, your art, your own insanity": All In Together by Odessie The Great British Bakeoff
3 - "It's in my head, darling I hope/That you'll be here, when I need you the most": Don't Let Me Down by Nestor Xena Warrior Princess (Xena/Gabrielle)
4 - "Boys only want love if it's torture": Blank Space by jetpack monkey MacGyver (MacGyver/Murdoc)
5 - uh "grunt grunt punch?": Bucky Barnes || the failing one by voordeel Captain America
6 - "I never, never want to go home/Because I haven't got one/Oh, I haven't got one": There Is a Light That Never Goes Out by ohvienna Star Wars (Han/Leia)
7 - "So the hearts keep breaking, and the heads just roll/You know that's how the story goes": Ex's and Oh's by roarkshop Supernatural
8 - "Have a baby by me, baby! Be a millionaire": Baby By Me by sisabet Smallville/Superman Comics
Hope everyone enjoyed the Sunday vid show!
Entrees:
"I want a moister, tastier turkey": State Farm® - Eat, Fry, Love A Cautionary Remix (here is the original non-remixed version it is just as epic yet less singable - "I loved you...but you only brought me PAIN" an actual line)
"he'll save children, but not the British children": George Washington by Brad Neely
Mains:
1 - "But I really, really wanna thank you/For dancing 'til the end/You found a way to break out": Dance Apocalyptic by eruthros and thingswithwings multifandom, apocalypses and dystopias
2 - "Celebrate your oddities, your art, your own insanity": All In Together by Odessie The Great British Bakeoff
3 - "It's in my head, darling I hope/That you'll be here, when I need you the most": Don't Let Me Down by Nestor Xena Warrior Princess (Xena/Gabrielle)
4 - "Boys only want love if it's torture": Blank Space by jetpack monkey MacGyver (MacGyver/Murdoc)
5 - uh "grunt grunt punch?": Bucky Barnes || the failing one by voordeel Captain America
6 - "I never, never want to go home/Because I haven't got one/Oh, I haven't got one": There Is a Light That Never Goes Out by ohvienna Star Wars (Han/Leia)
7 - "So the hearts keep breaking, and the heads just roll/You know that's how the story goes": Ex's and Oh's by roarkshop Supernatural
8 - "Have a baby by me, baby! Be a millionaire": Baby By Me by sisabet Smallville/Superman Comics
just saw that ethrosdemon has passed away.
I've had her on my friendslist for years and years - I was never close to her, but I, a known lurker and lack of commenter, posted comments on many of her fic and enjoyed them a lot, and discussed BSG theories as well, back in The Day.
I hope she is remembered however she would have wanted.
I've had her on my friendslist for years and years - I was never close to her, but I, a known lurker and lack of commenter, posted comments on many of her fic and enjoyed them a lot, and discussed BSG theories as well, back in The Day.
I hope she is remembered however she would have wanted.
so i was just checking my vid show playlist from last year and uh, did I never post my vid show links?
I AM TERRIBLE YES LETS AGREE
here are some photos for me to write up properly later
get together 2015:
and for funsies: SCULLY LIKES SCIENCE
I AM TERRIBLE YES LETS AGREE
here are some photos for me to write up properly later
get together 2015:
and for funsies: SCULLY LIKES SCIENCE
The Big Short
Jan. 26th, 2016 04:46 pm15min into the big short, and it is worse than the book so far, which I thought would be tough - the Margot Robbie scene :/
Also I think they just replaced a dead kid with an adult dead brother
And the frantic camera style is giving me a headache...and the Ryan Gosling to camera talking, ugh.
I really like Moneyball the book and thought the movie was terrible, maybe just time for another re-read of Moneyball
Really strange to me, since I love stuff about financial collapse and could care less about baseball, but the passion for stats and the feeling for the subject matter really comes through in Moneyball
The big short just feels like contempt for the system, the people and even the people who 'best' the system while presented as outsider anti heroes they are not sympathetic at all
Also I think they just replaced a dead kid with an adult dead brother
And the frantic camera style is giving me a headache...and the Ryan Gosling to camera talking, ugh.
I really like Moneyball the book and thought the movie was terrible, maybe just time for another re-read of Moneyball
Really strange to me, since I love stuff about financial collapse and could care less about baseball, but the passion for stats and the feeling for the subject matter really comes through in Moneyball
The big short just feels like contempt for the system, the people and even the people who 'best' the system while presented as outsider anti heroes they are not sympathetic at all
Force awakens again
Dec. 28th, 2015 10:10 pmAnd hah, I'm already booked to see it a third time this week :))
( spoilers gonna wear a jacket buddy )
( spoilers gonna wear a jacket buddy )
