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happy birthday to weenie100

  • Mar. 26th, 2009 at 8:46 AM
hamster
even though LJ won't let me link to your userid in the title bar. See you Saturday!

whew!

  • Mar. 22nd, 2009 at 8:45 PM
hamster
The QA gig is over. I think there was a lot of good - All of the booths looked good..  I tried a bite or two from most of the booths - they were all good.  I learned a lot in my comparative spice testing, and developed a new respect for the medieval chef.  Blending the spices together in a recipe makes a huge difference in the final product, but tasting them individually allows you to see why and how they work together. I think the favorite spice for people was the long pepper. It was interesting - it's the closest to regular pepper, I think, but the finish is longer than regular black pepper, which is a lot more volatile and up front. People's  second favorite? cubebs. People liked the fruit overtones.  And a lot of people were happy to taste the grains of paradise.
I liked how we were able to tie the spices in with the gingerbread, and the horrible cinnamon things.  The sugars were more of a stretch to explain, but almost everyone liked the Manus Christi.
My banner was awesome!

the bad? The hall is just too far away. If the merchants were all over there, or the something else was over there, we might have gotten more traffic. But fighters and consorts just don't have enough time to get over there, and everything else is so distracting, it's easy to forget about. I don't know how many people came through, but I'd hoped for more.  Cement floors are hell on your feet, especially when you're standing most of the time, and wearing your perioid shoes.

I hardly saw any of the event. I watched one of my champions fights (yes, I was a consort!). Didn't make it to any of the parties. The traffic going there and coming back was horrible terrible.  Even using the carpool lanes, it was just heinous, and took twice as long as it should have to get there and back. I'm glad we stayed in a motel - it wasn't that rainy, but the cold and wind would have been an issue for me Saturday night, I think. I had my gloves on before we even got in the car Sunday morning.

and the other good - my son's friend got his AOA this weekend. Due in part, to a letter I wrote about him! Letters to the Crown work!

question for costume college peeps

  • Mar. 9th, 2009 at 5:00 PM
hamster
do you do the dinner and tea? Last year was my first year, and I didn't. I'm wondering if I should buy tix for them this year.

rainy days

  • Feb. 15th, 2009 at 4:51 PM
hamster
digital books checked out from the library, a glass of wine...
and a mountain of laundry. :-)

Feb. 13th, 2009

  • 9:50 AM
hamster
no surprises here. :-)


You Are Coffee



The sexiest thing about you is your enthusiasm and stamina.

You always say "yes" to your lover and are hard to tire out.



Because of your high energy level, you are best in small doses. Too much of you is too much of a good thing.

You may not get tired, but you're likely to wear your partner down.

lunch this week?

  • Sep. 8th, 2008 at 7:49 AM
hamster
I'm off this week, and would like to go to lunch maybe one or two days. I still don't eat much so something light would be nice (or Indian - I never get Indian food anymore). I'll travel a reasonable distance (like to Berkeley), but anything out of state is right out :-) Local would be great - I'm in Santa Clara
so if you want to go, send me a message!

Bees aren't pests

  • Jul. 1st, 2008 at 6:39 AM
hamster
And there's a way you can help find out what's causing their problems. Hagen-Daz is offering free bee-friendly wildflower seeds, Whole Foods has a research donation program and you can learn more about the bee problems here:
http://paipm.cas.psu.edu/1546.htm

Bees and wasps are different insects, and even though I don't even like the taste of honey, I guess I'm a bee saver.
(not a wasp saver though. They have their uses in the spring, but I'm happy to bring a wasp trap to August events)

June Crown Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser

  • Jun. 16th, 2008 at 1:57 PM
hamster

 To Our Kingdom Knights:
sports nutrition is an important part of fighting. The wrong breakfast can make you sluggish, distracted or digest too soon, leaving you hungry and irritable. The Cook's Collegium FundRaiser Pancake Breakfast has the answers.
Pancakes can provide the long lasting carbohydrates that you need to keep you dancing around your oatmeal eating opponent.
The protein and fat in our sausages will keep you swinging wraps as long as you need to.
Take advantage of the antioxidant powers of real fruit by adding blueberries to your pancakes.
Stay hydrated through the day by starting off with a cup of our potassium rich orange juice, then drinking water through the day.
 
 
To Our Laurels:
Find your focus. Your muse does not like being distracted by a growling stomach, dirty dishes, or uncomfortably tight clothes. You can foil these distractions by getting your breakfast at the Cooks Collegium Pancake Fundraiser.
Our sugarfree syrups and delicate fruits will satisfy your sweet tooth without adding bulk to  distort the fit of your fine apparel.
You can sleep in, secure in knowing that you won't have to touch a stove or wash dishes, so feel free to wander over in your period correct pajamas (g-rated please!), enjoy a leisurely breakfast and compose a sonnet to the joy of pancakes.
 
To Our Kingdom Pelicans:
let's face it - you already have a lot on your plate today. Our pancakes will fill you up, our coffee will fuel you up, without adding to your workload. No dishes to delegate, no packing of heavy breakfast items. We get up early so you don't have to!


And to Our Kingdom's Royal Peers:
Let's just face it...You like being waited on.  and you like supporting Our Kingdom.
But don't dirty your hands with the toils of cooking breakfast.
join us, or send one of your 'court members' to fetch your breakfast from us! 

To the populace of the West: 
Greetings unto the West Kingdom!
Tired of packing orange juice and finding out it's broken the eggs in your cooler? Wish you could take your Mini to Crown, but your kitchen equipment takes up the back half of a Suburban? The Cook's Collegium FundRaiser Pancake Breakfast has the answer - no need to do dishes, figure out how that propane stove really works, or sneak offsite to Starbucks. Our pancakes, sausage, coffee and juice will keep you going all day.


Come to the Black & Gold Sunshade and have a good breakfast for a donation towards better cooks in The Kingdom.

EDIT:
fixed forwarding errors and, it's Saturday Morning - starting around 8, we'll cook till we run out of food! June

dinner feedback

  • May. 4th, 2008 at 6:41 PM
hamster
first of all, thanks to all of you for being my guinea pigs and testing these recipes for me. I can't eat very much of these nowadays and sometimes my tastes are a little skewed. So if you wouldn't mind emailing me (you can reach me at joycebre atte gmail dott com) and let me know if there are any of them you'd eat again, any you enjoyed trying once or any that rated a 'meh' (or worse!) I'd really be interested in knowing your opinion. I'm particularly curious, because these were all period recipes, but from a cookbook that I hardly ever use.
I got a lot of 'thanks and this is great' at the event, so my ego is sufficiently stroked, but I'm always interested in specifics.
thanks!
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To anyone in the West Kingdom who reads this:
At March Crown, the Clothiers Guild will again be sponsoring the Fabric Swap and Sale.
For those whose reach has exceeded their grasp, and find themselves with just too much fabric, bring your excess to the swap and sell - find something you like and trade or barter. For those just starting out, or those looking for a true bargain, bring your skills, your other arts and trade, barter or just plain buy some exciting new (to you) fabrics!

Happy Birthday Sefouille!!!!

  • Jan. 3rd, 2008 at 8:27 AM
hamster
may this year be a good one for you.

fabric sale

  • Dec. 18th, 2007 at 11:15 AM
initial
my beautiful embroidered fabric:
http://joycebre.livejournal.com/14006.html (I wonder if this link will work?) is on sale for the 'deal of the day' thing. I'm getting some more. It's way prettier than the pics would have you believe.

Golden Compass review

  • Dec. 15th, 2007 at 1:51 PM
hamster
go see it at a theater. It's a visually stunning feast, full of cool stuff to look at. It's much simpler and happier than the book - I've only read the first book in the series. The book is much sadder. But it's a beautifully crafted world, and I think the movie does a good job of showing that. Nicole Kidman does a good job of showing what a nutcase the mom is. I'd listen to Sam Elliot read the phone book. I read a quick review that said that the author (who I think wrote the screen play) ok, the screenplay writer had Sam Elliot in mind for his character while he was writing said screenplay. Hello awkward sentence writers of America, I'd like to join please.
Anyways, see it at the theater, don't wait for it to come out on DVD. Although you might want to get it then too.
My 13 yr old liked it too. He hasn't read the book yet.

shark tix

  • Dec. 6th, 2007 at 4:11 PM
hamster
I just got 4 tickets to the Sharks/Canucks game 12/13. Now I need to find two people to go with me and the boy!!!
hamster
I just bought this fabulous piece of fabric. I only got 2 or possibly 3 yards, because it's a little pricey.
http://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=e8cd99cb-ddb7-4477-93b5-ce90b6b5444c
Believe me, the picture does not do this gorgeous fabric justice. I'm prepared to buy more, if I need it for the proper project.
It's a rayon/silk velvet with shiny! embroidery at the border. I held it up last night, it's thinking it'd like to be a full length skirt with some pleating at the waist. Or a caftan. I'm not sure I like either of those ideas.
So, while I originally bought it to make a vest for my coffee pirate costume, I'm willing to change my mind, and use it for either a different cool costume or something regular.

Earthquaaakkkke!!!!!!!

  • Oct. 30th, 2007 at 8:42 PM
hamster

actually it was a 5.6 roller, about 5-10 miles away from me. No damage, a couple of things fell down. The biggest victim is the phone lines - we have no phone service. 
A long one, though, about 30-45 seconds of rolling and shaking.

I feel very light today

  • Sep. 27th, 2007 at 11:03 AM
hamster

I don't know why, haven't lost any weight for a few days, but I'll take it!


side note: most of my journal entries are friends only.  About 2% of them are worth reading. If you're willing to wade through the rest of the drivel to read them, feel free to friend me.

Apr. 9th, 2007

  • 1:45 PM
hamster
now that Easter is over (fab brunch - hey, let's have brunch. From 11:00 am until 5:00 pm) I'm going to figure out how to bind the tabs on that corset so it'll look how I want it to look. Some ideas - cut the binding at the top of the tab, because there's no way I'm going to get it mitered in that narrow of a slash. Cut the slash wide, so there's a squared off part at the top of each tab, so I can miter each corner. Switch to single fold bias tape so it's not as bulky. No matter what I choose, it'll be sit down with a steam iron and pins to get it eased around the curves of the tabs, and nice and pointy at the top of the slashes.
Meanwhile - lunch for M/C war. If we have 9 fighters (approx) that means lunch for 18 (approx) 2 sandwiches per person for fighters, one per person for support. Devilled eggs, grapes, apples and bananas. Easter candy for treats. Onion soup in case it's cold, windy, and because I have onions in the fridge. Lemonade, water, sekanjabin for drinks. Hot towels for wiping off before lunch.
Sausages or turkey or ham for the sandwiches?
Don't forget arnica tincture for the sunscreen box.

Apr. 3rd, 2007

  • 7:19 PM
hamster






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