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FSM WHAT?!?!

true we all know and love the flying spaggetti monster but now you can buy the GOSPEL of the FSM
http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Gospel-Flying-Spaghetti-Monster-Novel-Bobby-Henderson/9780812976564-item.html?ref=Search+Books:+'The+Gospel+of+the+Flying+Spaghetti+Monster'

so i had this discussion a couple of days ago. it was about where technology/ gaming was going, and heres my veiw on the situation

in the past 15-20 years we have gone from HUGE computers to ones that fit litterally in your had, and you computer can now call people. it use to be that the only ones that could afford cells phones were drug dealers or the super rich. now, every person over 10 years old has one. the technilogical leaps that we have taken in a short amount of time is immence! i think in the next 20 years we will have
-flying cars for emergancy personel ( fire EMS Police)
- complete virtual reality where you have a room and play with holograms and force sensors.
- RFID chips with medical records, banking/ credit cards/ personal data imbeded under the skin
- at least 1 space elevator making trips to space like a few hundred dollars ($$dellorays$$)
- some sort of warp/ deep space/ speed of light traveling ship for comercial sale
- tellportation points across the world where it will cost $20 for a trip
-SPACE CRUISES!
- and hopefully some form of contact with a non hostile alien species
- perfected cloneing
-find a cure for aging

etc. etc. etc.
interesting conversation none the less.

‘Tis the season
For fireproof evergreens
Covered in pine-scented
Aerosol snow

Hip-hop carols
Performed by prepackaged teen divas
Backed by one-man synthesizer orchestras
Drunken Santa Clauses for
Every gas station
And the latest in nativity scene technology
“Hear the baby Jesus cry!”
Do genuine kisses exist
in world of plastic mistletoe?
Merry xmas ‘00

(or, '09, but that wouldn't rhyme)

and wishing a happy holiday season to anyone who doesn't celebrate Christmas

I am interested in making pendants similar to this here:

Is ModPodge the appropriate thing to use to attach the paper to the wood?

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As well as manips! An old header! A really dodgy wallpaper made out of a manip!

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http://voyagesoftheartemis.blogspot.com/2009/12/chicken-and-mushrooms-in-orange-sauce.html

This recipe is in THE OUTLANDISH COMPANION, but I'm in Santa Fe right now and don't have a copy with me, so this is out of my head. It may read a little differently from the printed version, but it should taste the same. [g]

Chicken breasts (allow one per person) - diced

Garlic, minced

Onion, minced

Mushrooms, sliced or chopped – 2/3 good sized mushrooms per chicken breast.
(Any kind—I like a mixture of the regular ceps (default grocery-store mushrooms), porcini (these usually come dried and need to be soaked in water for half an hour before using—see below), and oyster mushrooms. You might not want to use portobello mushrooms, because while the texture is great and the flavor excellent with sauces, the gills will stain this sauce and make it look muddy. You can, though, if you really like them. Or if you or your spouse only like the ceps mushrooms, it's fine to use only those.)

Chicken broth/soup base/broth cubes
(I like Penzey's Chicken Soup Base, myself; it's a sort of strongly chicken-flavored paste, and easy to use. Fresh or canned broth or the little cube things will work fine, though.)

Orange juice, any kind (you need anywhere from 1-3 cups of it probably, so any size carton or bottle will supply enough)

Butter/Olive oil

Flour (3-6 Tablespoons, depending on quantity)


I like garlic and onion, so I use roughly two cloves garlic per chicken breast, and an equivalent amount (by volume) of onion. If you're not that fond of alliums [g], cut that in half. However much you use, mince it, and saute it in a heavy pan—I like to use a large saute' pan, but a sauce pan is fine, too; just not as easy to stir the chicken—with butter, olive oil, or a combination of the two (you want enough butter/oil to just cover the bottom of the pan to a depth of about 1/8"). Once the onions and garlic have begun to go translucent, add the chopped/sliced mushrooms*, stirring occasionally until mushrooms are also sauteed.

Add the diced chicken and brown, stirring occasionally. When chicken appears to be cooked through (it isn't actually brown [g]; that's just what you call it when you cook raw meat in a pan until it isn't raw anymore), sprinkle thickly with flour and stir, coating everything in the pan. Make sure all the flour gets in contact with butter/oil, no white lumps left. You want all your chicken pretty thickly coated with flour.

All right. Now you stir in orange juice a little at a time (alternating with porcini mushroom water, if you like) until you have a fairly runny sauce. Add chicken broth, in whatever form you like. I generally cook three chicken breasts at a time, and add about three teaspoons of the Penzey's Chicken Soup Base. (When I use bouillon cubes instead, I normally add only two, as these are pretty salty.) If you use liquid chicken broth, add it sparingly; you want more of the liquid to be orange juice.

Lower heat to simmer and if possible, cover pan (it's OK to cook uncovered, but you have to add liquid more often). Now cook your noodles (or rice, or whatever farinaceous substance you plan to serve this over), keeping an eye on the chicken/sauce. Add a little more orange juice every now and then, as the sauce thickens, and be sure to stir every few minutes, so it won't burn on the bottom (this shouldn't be a problem if you're just simmering it, but just in case).

You should get a feel fairly quickly for how long it takes the sauce to thicken; time your last additions of orange juice/broth/water so that the sauce will be a good consistency by the time the noodles are done. I don't add salt myself, finding that there's usually plenty supplied by the broth/soup base, nor pepper (because it makes me cough), but if you feel it needs salt or pepper, certainly go ahead and add them to taste.

Drain noodles, ladle the chicken and sauce onto them, and top with shredded romano cheese (freshly-shredded parmigiano reggiano is my favorite with this, but it's not nearly as convenient as the little tubs of shredded cheese you buy at the supermarket).

* Note on porcini mushrooms. As I said, these usually come dried in a packet, and are reconstituted by soaking them in water. You want to rinse them first, before soaking, as they shed a lot of dust and twiggy bits. Then you can save the water you soaked them in and use it in addition to the orange juice and chicken broth, to add flavor to the sauce.

It's winter again, which means it's time for more Fannish Snowflakes.

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So, I mentioned in a previous post that we've been discussing engagements, and while I don't know when he'll propose, I am (hopefully) moving in with him this summer. GAH!!!!!!!! At first I was nervous, terrified, scared out of my wits, only because I wasn't sure how to tell my parents. And then I got a real "Duh" notion: I'm an adult and i need to stop living my life according to others' expectations of me. So whether my parents agree or disagree I am transferring schools and moving and doing what makes ME happy. Wow, its so liberating. xD Who knew it would take me this long to figure out I haven't been doing what makes me happy? I feel so free.

I'm still nervous about the cross country move but I am so excited! I get to cook in my own kitchen every night (goodbye disgusting caf meals that I pay an arm and a leg for!) get to do my own laundry without battling (goodbye laundryview.com!) get to do his laundry (which sings to my old soul heart) get to spend every day with him and brighten his day (hopefully lol) when he gets home from work, just spend all day lounging in jammies with him on the weekends, and he's letting me bring my rats! I have two pet rats and he's not a fan and I was willing to rehome them for him but he told me he knows how happy they make me and said he could live out their three year life span. lol Now, I just have to find a way to get them to Arizona. I am so excited. I wish it was summer already. My only concern is if I can't get a job. I'd feel like a total mooch living with him and only contributing domestically. He's fine with that but i'm not, not until after we have kids at least. lol

Sorry for the long post. It just kind of hit me today. And now I am so excited I just had to share!

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The wild wreath I posted previously was for my dull cubicle at work. The one below is for my home. :)

Thanks for letting me share. Sorry it's just a cruddy camera phone picture.

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I'm not in a festive mood at all but I can't seem to stop making ornaments. (Even though I'm not putting up a tree this year.) Anyone want some ornaments? Lol.

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I bought a load of cards on sale after the holidays last year and just found them in my stash. Add a hole punch and a bit of scrap yarn and you've got cool ornaments. :)

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Hi everyone!

I'm getting really jealous of seeing all these cute embroidered things on this community, and in 'Bust', and pretty much everywhere I look online. Especially since my mom recently framed a bunch of my grandmother's embroidery from the Great Depression, and that lady could sew like no other.

I want to start; where do I go? Any books? Would a class be better than self-teaching? I'm also itching to start a new hobby as I'm finishing graduate school this term, and am looking forward to a lot more free time!