http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stereogum/cBYa/~3/419718723/the-national-cover-the-velvet-underground_027561.html  The National did a full-on cover of "What Goes On" at New York Magazine's 40th Anniversary Party this past Friday night. Maybe they were inspired by the various forms of "Caroline Says, Pt. II" and other Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse-related materials floating around these days, the fact that both Matt and Lou do a kind of literary sing-speak, or, perhaps the venue's Exploding Plastic Inevitable-core lighting. More pragmatically, they might've looked at the average age New York Magazine's readership and realized this would go over better than a Be Your Own Pet homage. Here's what goes on at the Hammerstein Ballroom: | |
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I am thinking about making a pumpkin cheesecake using crushed ginger snaps instead of graham crackers as the crust. Have you ever done this before? It sounds like it would be a good pairing, but I don't know if the crunchiness of the cookies will make the crust too hard.
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http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/2008/10/african-childrens-choir-lunch-box.html  This weekend we were honored to act as a host family for some members of the African Children's Choir while they were in town as part of their U.S. tour. The children are ages 7 to 12 and come from several African nations (our guests were from Uganda). Many of the children have lost their parents to AIDS and other diseases, and all of them come from situations of extreme poverty. They sing and perform to raise awareness of the plight of these children of Africa, and to raise money for relief and education.  Each host family was asked to send their children off today with a packed lunch. Hey, I thought, I can do that! Since we won't be seeing them again I made improvised bento boxes out of disposable plastic containers and used frozen water bottles as ice packs. Into each lunch box went a homemade pita bread filled with my favorite Wild Garden Hummus and six baked falafel balls. Next to the falafel is a bento-style plastic food cup filled with lemon cucumbers and cherry tomatoes, with a squeezy-fish of dressing and a little food pick. Underneath the cup are some baby carrots you can't see. I quickly ran out of room in the main container, so I used small side containers for the last strawberries of the season, fresh from Saturday's farmer's market. (I was going to pack some baby bananas, too, but they were all eaten up; they are "like the bananas in Uganda", I was told.)
Verdict: Well, the Choir is on the way to Spokane now, so I won't really know how they like their lunches, but I hope they do. It was so much fun to meet them, to listen to them singing and playing, and to watch their amazing performance this weekend. (I think they burned like 8 million calories up there!) If the choir is coming to your town next, don't miss it. | |
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So, three weeks into the school year and I am already completely fed up with technology. I was born in the wrong era. My printer has been on the fritz for the past few weeks...or months, because I was having trouble with it last year, as well. Therefore it has been temporarily retired, until I suck it up and start fiddling with it again. Of course, I'm on a time crunch and have no time whatsoever to actually set aside for the blasted hunk of plastic. As long as I figure something out by Friday. Preferrably before Mom leaves the house. Bah.
The lack of a printer means that I am spending more time in the computer lab. Not a big deal. Except my $50 USB drive did not work with the school computers. So I had to email the crap as an attachment to my school account. Luckily I had learned how to do so last year. Eh.
My T.V. Tuner card thingy was not working for a bit. A few days later I jiggled the cable in a few different places and miraculously it decided to start working once more. Hmmm.
I"m seriously considering giving up and perhaps researching a Mac. Maybe I need a fresh start with something completely unlike any computer I've ever had the misfortune of touching. They are pretty. And, knowing me, that is clearly reason enough. The only problem is my tuner. That was a HUGE factor in my purchasing of a computer. Far as I know, Mac doesn't have this, or it is ridiculously overpriced. I may just wait until I have had my HP for a few years and then buy a new one. You know, when people start commenting on the antiquity of it. Plus I don't technically have a couple thousand dollars to just throw around, especially when I've only had my computer for a couple of years.
My suitemate Rachel just got (another) new computer. I guess she dropped her computer (a few times from my understanding) and it broke, just shy of a million pieces. She got a Mac. It's purdddyyy.
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I've got a hankerin' for some pumpkin soup, which normally would be no problem around this time of year. However, I am currently in Berlin, rather than my native Minnesota, and the almighty pumpkin doesn't seem to get quite as much fall-time adoration here. So, although I've found a very tasty-looking recipe for homemade pumpkin soup, I can't seem to locate a sugar pumpkin. It could be that I just don't know where to look. However, I have seen a lot of " Hokkaidokürbis". I'm completely clueless when it comes to squashes, but comparing the scientific name ( Curcurbita maxima) with the list on the English wikipedia page, I think this is a hubbard squash or a buttercup squash (are those just two different names for same plant?). I've never had that before, but can I substitute it for the pumpkin and get pretty much the same taste? Would I need to make any adjustments to the recipe? Beyond that key problem, I'm a little confused on how I'm supposed to "peel" a pumpkin. Any tricks? Up until now, the only way I've ever cooked raw pumpkin was to cut off the top, remove the seeds, and stick it in the oven until it was mushy and I could just scoop it out with a spoon for use in pumpkin pie. I'm guessing that's not what it expected for this recipe. It also calls for the pumpkin to be cubed, but approximately how big should I make the cubes? (sorry for the very specific questions, but I'm rather useless in the kitchen unless I have very exact directions!) | |
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Rock Against Republicans was awesome! and guess who were kind enough to come out and say hi! ( Pics behind the cut! )The set was short, four songs long... and there was less than a hundred people there, making for a really intimate and unique experience. Toooooo cool. :) Feel free to post your "omg I met the band" pics. I'd love to see them! - Mood:giddy
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Awhile ago (I think it was on here) I saw an idea for a gift where you measure out the ingredients for a recipe in a jar and give it to people. Anyone know what I mean? | |
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What should I do with 4 large zucchini and 2 bunches of cilantro? Would it make a good salad or a gross salad? What if I turned it into a frittata? Also, what's in your favorite bean salad? I went crazy cooking yesterday but forgot to integrate the zucchini into the veg. "chili" I was making. I got cilantro because I like it and will put it into some guacamole, but it's a shame to waste the rest of the bunches. ( fake chili ) | |
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http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stereogum/cBYa/~3/419596866/mia-gets-mashedup-by-diesel-remixed-by-jayz_027461.html  Last year's Clash-sampling, terror-ific "Paper Planes" found a second life this summer, thanks to Pineapple Express and a bunch of hot rappers. Maya tells Rolling Stone, "The way human beings hear stuff, it's like, suddenly a song sounds better to you because it's been in a movie." Sensing that we've heard enough shitty covers by now, Mad Decent recently declared the track dead. Of course, it is far from dead: Billboard Hot 100 has "Planes" at #9 (with a bullet?) and Kala gets rereleased with six bonus tracks next month. Among them is a remix of "Boyz" featuring Jay-Z. You can download the MP3 here. And as we mentioned on Saturday, Diesel threw a big international birthday party the other day, where a visibly pregnant Maya (relax, blogosphere) performed live mash-ups with N.E.R.D., Franz Ferdinand, and T.I. | |
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http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stereogum/cBYa/~3/419665694/joanna-newsom-environmentalists-sell-us-hsbc-accounts_027441.html  After the ascension of Devendra & Co., when I hear "freak folk" I hear "bank," so even though Joanna distanced herself from that "soulless, mindless, watered-down, image-obsessed, artless stab at John Fahey or Marc Bolan or Karen Dalton or Donovan or Vashti Bunyan," it's not surprising to find The Milk-Eyed Mender's closer "Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowry" selling us checking accounts. It's a beautiful song, and the commercial tries to use it to a super emo degree. Still, it's not quite clear how this will get me to open an account at HSBC. The basic storyline: Environmentalists are protesting a group of lumberjacks about to chop down some old, big pines; it turns out one of the protesters "knows" one of the guys with one of the chainsaws. The final tagline: "We recognize how people value things differently. So what we learn from one customer helps us better serve another." You'll see.
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I am looking to learn how to make chicken that doesn't use Shake and Bake, because I am trying to eat healthier. My big problem is that I don't know how to make anything besides S&B.
How would I bake boneless chicken, without it being bland. What else would you put in the pan?
Sorry I'm such a cooking n00b. Thanks in advance for any help. - Mood:curious
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I'd like to make stuffed shells this week. Any favorite recipes? Also, any advice for freezing the leftovers? | |
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Hello, boyf revamped my room some weeks ago.  ( before&after )
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There's these shelves that I've fallen in love with. I've never seen them in real life, but they were in the background of the picture on the box for a lamp that I saw today in Linens 'n Things (if you followed that). They were like, little squares that you could put in a bunch of different formations, and I want them. Haha.
If anyone knows where they could be found, a point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.
Also, If anyone knows of shelves that are just altogether really adorable, but sophisticated at the same time, I would really like to hear about them. I have absolutely no shelves at the moment, and I need space!
Thank you!
:P - Tags:shelves
- Location:My Room
- Mood:determined
- Music:Konstantine by Something Corporate.
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I know a lot of you guys have hanging DVD racks/shelves, and I'm really contemplating getting one. I have a lot of DVDs, over 100, so something hanging on the wall would definitely save me space. Anyone have any reccomendations or pictures? | |
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- Mood:working
- Music:at the hop - danny & the juniors
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October 13th, 2008:
This week is GUEST WEEK which means that I cornered five way-talented cartoonist friends at one of the big secret parties we have and I said "Can you make me a dinosaur comic on the internet please?" and they said "Sure thing Ryan I GUESS" and I said "Awesome! Thank you so much" and I shook their hands a little too earnestly. Here is the lineup of Sexy Exciting Cartoonist Pals Who Are Slumming It This Week:
Monday: David Malki ! of Wondermark!
Tuesday: John Campbell of Pictures For Sad Children!
Wednesday: Kate Beaton of Kate Beaton's Comics!
Thursday: Anthony Clark of Nedroid!
Friday: Randall Munroe of XKCD!
I am super excited to see what these people come up with, and I already know what they came up with, and they're that good that I'm Still Excited. I hope you enjoy! And please consider this a personal recommendation to check out these strips if you haven't already: they're each and all fantastic.
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HI THERE! I HAVE STARTED ANOTHER FANFIC. WHILE IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY A KATAANG FANFIC (IT DEALS WITH SOMETHING ELSE AS THE MAIN ISSUE), THEY ARE MARRIED, THEY HAVE CHILDREN, AND AS SOMEONE SAID ON HERE I THINK, THEY ARE A SEXY COUPLE. I'M POSTING THIS HERE BECAUSE THERE'S NOT MUCH HAPPENING.
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OH MAN. Forgot to mention how crazy that new South Park episode was. My mum and I watched it together and we both laughed our asses off at the Indy rape scenes. FAMILY BONDING! Now I'm pretty glad I didn't see the most recent Indy movie, haha.
Is it bad that I actually recognized one of the Indy rape scenes from the movie The Accused? XD I was so bored this summer I ended up watching LIFETIME movies. And I love how it all made a statement about the war at the end. Man, South Park is totally starting to redeem itself. If they do anything on the recent election I hope it's hilarious. | |
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Does anyone have a beef stew recipe that doesn't need to be made in a crock pot? I have a giant wok to cook stew/soup in, but no crock pot. Thanks. | |
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Title: Professor Layton Meets His Match (3/??) Rating: G Characters: Professor Layton, Luke, Flora, Don Paolo…and their genderbended counterparts *dies!* Summary: The Professors investigate…And initial conclusions are drawn. Author Notes: Not as long as I would have liked, but I wanted to get the next installment posted sooner than later. ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ptps's art continues to be a welcome crack of the whip for getting this done. *BOWS BEFORE THE AWESOMENESS THAT IS PTPS!!* Part 1Part 2( Part 3 ) | |
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I don't know if you guys know, but Rainn Wilson will be a guest programmer on TCM this Tuesday, October the 14th, beginning at 8 pm ET.
He's chosen four movies to show on TCM:
High School Confidential (1958)
The Gene Krupa Story (1959)
Singin' in the Rain (1952), and
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953)
I'm pretty interested to see some of these movies and why he chose them. I also love that one of the movies he picked is Singin' in the Rain! :)
TCM website with more information
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If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, (even if we don't speak often or ever) please post a comment with a COMPLETELY MADE UP AND FICTIONAL memory of you and me.
It can be anything you want - good or bad - BUT IT HAS TO BE FAKE.
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According to Amazon Japan the 12th Kino novel was released a few days ago. It includes the ISBN number if you need that to order. I'm assuming most Japanese bookstores will have it or be getting it shortly. I'm planning on picking up a copy as soon as I get home from vacation :) | |
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Experimenting with realism~ Thought I could share with you guys, although I sort of wanted to draw a Luke while I was at it but OTL ( IT'S REAL! )It seems I can only draw in Pchat now, gaiz. I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY. And I fail at realism >>a | |
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My fiancé and I rode the James River/Autumn Leaf Rambler in Buckingham County, Virginia yesterday. It's a three and a half hour scenic train ride on an old restored train. At one point we passed by a lumber yard and I spotted this smiley face and made sure to have my camera ready on the way back to snap a shot:  (Click for larger image.) | |
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