Small Canines

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on Thursday, 20th 2008f November, 2008
in Dog, General, Home Life, Life, Love, Photography, Relationships and humor
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As I mentioned in my last post, Kreestone and I got a puppy last weekend. She got around to posting some pictures to Facebook, and since we’re not all friends there, I’ve rehosted them and thought I’d let you see our puppy. I’ll tell you a little about her, too, but after the pictures.


We think she’s pretty awesome. She’s a 4-month-old Pembroke Welsh Corgi, and she’s got tons of energy. Well, sometimes. She can run around in circles, chasing who knows what, but sometimes, she’d rather just sit. Particularly when she’s on a leash. In fact, the first time we put her on the leash, the only reason she moved was because the electric door of Petsmart closed behind her and scared her. She’s a special one alright.

We’ve named her Thalia (Tall-ee-uh) after the Greek goddess of festivity, and muse of comedy. She certainly fits the bill with her rather strange demeanor. She’ll run around exploring, but when she gets tired of that, she’ll come into the room, look at you, and promptly flop on her side, as if some invisible hand suddenly pushed her over. Sometimes, though, she forgets to stop running before she does this, and proceeds to slide for a few inches before coming to a stop. We’re hoping she’ll figure out how to lie down.

One of the best things about Thalia, though, is how she acts when she gets tired. We already knew she had some trouble lying down, but she has picked one spot in our office that she likes, even more than the little doggy bed we’ve provided for her. It’s, well, just have a look:

That’s our dog, alright.

Achoo!

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on Wednesday, 19th 2008f November, 2008
in Blogging, General, Life, Love, Relationships and School
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So, I logged in, and began dusting off the surface around this place, and decided to let everyone know just what’s been going on that I’ve been neglecting this place for so long.

First of all, I’ve been spending lots of time with my girlfrie…err fiancee. That’s right, I got engaged back in mid-October. The real surprise is that we’re getting married soon. Like, in December! While we’re not doing the big traditional wedding thing (much to the chagrin of her family), we are going to be having a spiffy reception. If you want to come, or if you just want to buy us some pretty stuff, I’ve setup a small site with the basic info on it, so give it a visit and make sure to check out the registry page.

So, in keeping with the getting married theme, we had to find a house, and quickly, since her lease on her own place was up on the first of this month. Given that we got engaged only a couple weeks before that, we had to hurry. We both spent a lot of time making phone calls, talking with possible landlords, and the like. Ultimately, we found a place, and it’s perfect. It’s a small 1930s 2 bedroom, 1 bath, and it’s really pretty much just perfect for the two of us.

Then, of course, after we found a house in record time, I had to move her in. Her work schedule didn’t afford much time for her to do it, so I grabbed a buddy, and the two of us spent a Saturday moving what she’d packed over to the new place. The rest of that weekend was spent getting things settled in the house.

As it turned out, the fiance doesn’t so much like to stay at the house alone, so we got ourselves a welsh corgi, who we’ve named Thalia (Tall-ee-uh). She’s a little special, but she’s awesome. Pictures to come at some point in the future.

So, I’ve been busy just about every weekend for the last month and a half, but that still leaves the weekdays, you say. Well, it would, but since I’ve been gone every weekend, I’m having to spend more time during the week on homework. I’ve got to make sure I do well, because I’m graduating in December now, not in May. So, you know, if you want, you can get me a nice graduation present, too.

In any event, apart from homework, things have settled down a bit, and I think it’s time to just hit “Mark all as read” and jump back into blogs now, rather than catching up on the couple thousand posts that have amassed there. Sorry, but I’ll try to go through archives and catch what I missed later on, though.

Cooking of Thursday’s Child

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on Thursday, 25th 2008f September, 2008
in Foodology, General and Life
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As promised, I’ll tell you all about the tasty, tasty meal I made myself last night. I’ll also tell you what about it didn’t work, and what I’m going to try to do to make varieties on the theme.

What it turned out to be was tacos, but with a bit of a Mediterranean twist. First, I crushed and minced two cloves of garlic. I did this step first to really allow the garlic flavor to open up. The essential oils react with air, which brings out the flavors more the longer they sit out (but not indefinitely!). Next, I roughly chopped a whole red onion. I combined the two, and added them to a pot of boiling water. I took the pot off the flame and let the flavors meld in the hot water.

While those were steeping, I washed and cut up some potatoes into strips. I drained the onion and garlic, and used the pot to blanch the potatoes with a clove of garlic and a couple of fresh basil leaves.

While the potatoes were boiling, I added ground Italian sausage to the onions and garlic, threw in some kosher salt and fresh ground pepper, and mixed thoroughly, so the onions and garlic and sausage were all combined. I put some olive oil in a pan to heat, with some fresh chopped basil and fresh chopped dill. Threw the sausage mixture into the pan of hot oil and covered it. Meanwhile, I drained the potatoes, discarding the garlic clove and basil leaves.

When the meat finished cooking, I added some more olive oil to the drippings from the sausage, and let it heat up. I then briefly fried the potatoes to give them a nice crunch on the outside. I added kosher salt, black pepper, and some store-bought Creole seasoning.

Then, it was just a matter of putting some sour cream on a tortilla, adding some meat/veggies and a couple potatoes, and voila!

All told, it took me a little over half an hour to cook, and it made more than enough for me to have at least 3 meals out of it. Ultimately, I think if I cook it again, I’ll probably just use regular sausage, as the Italian sausage didn’t give me the exact flavor I was looking for. The Italian seasonings were just a bit too strong. Feel free to substitute any type of meat you may prefer, and some bell peppers of any color would also be a welcome addition.

Enjoy!

Guest Posting

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on Thursday, 21st 2008f August, 2008
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I’m guest posting over at Karen Sugarpants.

Surprise!

What’s Taboo?

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on Thursday, 14th 2008f August, 2008
in General, Quickie, Work and humor
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At work today, the guys got on the subject of child actors and how so many of them ended up messed up. They brought up Seaquest DSV, and Jonathan Brandis from said show.

As we were talking, one of my coworkers looked him up on IMDB, and found out he died in 2003. “How?” one of my coworkers asked. “Says here, he died from injuries resulting from hanging himself.”

“Oh, so he killed himself,” one said. “Not necessarily. It just says he died from injuries from hanging himself, not that he killed himself.”

“Yeah,” I suddenly chime in out of nowhere, “it may have been auto-erotic asphyxiation.”

For some reason, everybody got all awkward after that.

In Which He Alienates His Readership

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on Wednesday, 13th 2008f August, 2008
in Geekiness, General, Life and personal philosophy
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I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m a pretty big fan of anime. I know, I know, I’m an incredibly far-gone loser for admitting that, but hey, I find them entertaining. I mean, I do have a superhero tattoo, so I figure I can’t really get that much nerdier, right?

Well, I’ve watched several series all the way through, and I’ve found several that I really like. Probably the best of them all has been Fullmetal Alchemist, but I’ve been watching through Deathnote recently, and I’ve got to say, It’s giving Fullmetal a run for its money.

I’ve watched all sorts of series, and something that I like about anime (and cartoons in general) is that the protagonists are typically young adults. They’re usually extremely smart (when you watch anything other than Dragon Ball or the like), talented, and respected. That last bit is what I like the most; the young adults are respected. Here in the states, most shows targeted at the 20-something’s crowd focus on the constant generational battles waged between the younger people and the older ones. In anime (the ones I’m fond of, anyways) aren’t focused on the difficulties, rather the things that each side can learn from the other. I think the latter is a far more useful point of view.

How about you all? What sorts of entertainment do you like, and why?

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