When you see this, post in your own journal with your favorite quote from The Princess Bride.

"Have fun storming the castle!!!

...Think it'll work?

It would take a miracle."

Readin' A Thing
1. Are you reading anything presently? If so, what is it?
supposedly The Storm of Swords. and LOTS of textbooks. and peer-reviewed science literature.
2. What's your favorite genre, or niche?
sci-fi/fantasy
3. Least favorite?
maybe mystery, still like some though
4. Have any books or stories ever changed your outlook on life?
What Dream May Come
5. Are there any you changed your opinion about?

6. What's the most difficult book or story you've read? (Emotionally, conceptually, linguistically, 'cause you were hanging from a cliff, &c.)
Kirsten Lavrandatter trilogy
7. About how many books do you own?
a metric butt-load
8. Per month, how many books do you borrow from the library?
~5
9. Do you read eBooks?
on my phone
10. Do you listen to audio books?
I tried... I don't think I like it.
11. Do you read in bed?
Yes
12. Do you read while walking or doing other things?
mostly not
13. What's your typical reading posture like?
sitting in the corner of the couch or on my stomach in bed
14. What books do you keep intending to read, but put off?
Kushiel's Scion
15. How did you learn to read?
don't remember
16. What is the first book you remember reading?
Black Beauty
17. What were your favorite books as a child?
Mail Order Wings, Black and Blue Magic
18. What children’s books do you enjoy as an adult?
i read a lot of young adult fiction
19. Do you ever read the ending first?
very rarely

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Post a picture in my comments of what describes me when you think about what/who I am.

Give no written explanation — just an image.

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The race begins and I am not in a good starting position.

I could sleep for days right now.

Test tomorrow; homework wazzoo. Throat hurting makes me think I'm getting a cold... and I had an emotional snafu @ riding lessons today. >.< That stuff is harder than school. So much to remember quickly!

*siiiiiiiiigh*

Ahoy, me hearties! Weigh anchor and charge into the day! For it scurvily be Talk Like a Pirate Day! Arr!!!

Bold what you have eaten and underline what you would never eat.

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
(probably)
5. Crocodile (or Alligator)
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp - Very common fish in Chinese cuisine
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
(I asked for one of these in Japan once, and my host mother made me a peanut butter sandwich and a separate jelly sandwich. XD)
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes 
19. Steamed pork buns 
(Need to make!!!)
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries 
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn (head cheese)
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
(Probably)
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
(I would... but I wouldn't like it.)
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whiskey
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala 
48. Eel
(WANT!!!)
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
(Mmmmm, hot donut!!! *cries 'cause they closed here*)
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi 
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
(Mmmmm, Delirium)
59. Poutine
(...not yet, though soon)
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
(all of the above)
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
(I miss Hudson Valley platanos)
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
(Probably would not enjoy... I seem to dislike anise.)
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
(They never tasted as good as I imagined or wanted.)
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini, Mimosa, Kir Royale
(first two)
81. Tom yum 
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
(at least a dozen different kinds)
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe beef 
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
(nasturtiums are tasty!)
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
(I so much wanted to like this... did not so much when I cooked at home.)
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
(I think my dad has...)
101. Kopi Luwak
102. Casu Marzu
(uh, this is too much for even me. no maggots. nope. nu-uh.)
103. Balut
104. Escamoles
(maybe)
105. Lutefisk
106. Dog
107. Ortolan
108. Corn Drink from Mexican street vendor

Heh.. I had to look up several.

Lessee... 13 hours on campus today... well... on campus and on off-site lab counting trees. Wheeeeeeeee. I'm scared of what all I have to do. Crap.

Have a good weekend!!!! I'm off camping.

To Letchworth State Park. Glorious day, but I'm starving. Lots of steps on campus. Chinese takeout tonight. Mmm.

"Field trip" to clients today. Wheee... ug. Wish me luck, y'all.

Okay, where did my Janeway icon go!??!?!? THIS IS NOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't even know what this is.

Today has been mostly a waste. Or a lazy weekend day. I did make tapioca pudding in my rice cooker though. Mmmmmmm.

Oh, sweet month of July. The month of my birth and month of sweet summer delights. How I mourn your passing this year. You have brought travel and tears, fruits and follies, and celebrations galore. I do not fear what the fall has in store, but I will miss you, sweet July.


My Curried Squash Soup was not as good as I had hoped. The fragrant spicyness was very much toned down by the addition of cream and the chilling. If I make it again, I will most certainly up the spice levels. However, it wasn't unpleasant, but it was better with the mouthfulls of cucumber and eaten off of dipped pappadums than eaten straight off the spoon.

Tonight, The Dark Knight in IMAX. w00t!

FOR THE BIRDS

Each definition below applies to a word that begins with the name of a four-letter bird. Can you find all three words?

1) King topper ______ (5 letters)
2) Very chic ______ (6 letters)
3) Plumber's tool ______ (6 letters)

Smells wonderful as it cooks! Let's hope it tastes good too... Recipe.

ROTFL.
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/goss/view/45587/Dita-to-strip-at-Harry-s-birthday/

Veggie subscription this week: 1/2 doz. corn, 2 Cucumbers, Mixed Head Greens-1heads, 2 Zucchini, 2 Summer Squash, Cilantro, Beans
( Random information on what's now in my kitchen and what I need/want to cook... )