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Running in the Rain

Around 9 last night, Matt and I decided to have a nice little walk. We left and went out and spent about an hour and a half walking around our neighborhood and the little town and talking and whatever. So we decided to head back and we made it all the way to the McDonald's, about half a mile from our place … and … the sky opened up (and we're talking about a downpour). So … we ran for it. But of course, it mattered not. By the time we got home, my shoes (my best running shoes) were soaked, not to mention the rest of me. I'm sure we looked like some special species of drowned rats.

It was certainly nice to have a warm shower and snuggle into a warm bed with freshly changed sheets.

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Whatever!

I added the recipe for the beef stroganoff that we cooked last night. It'll be headed into the rotation. Quick and yummy it was! I also mean to make some spice bread today, but I don't know if I'll get around to it. I played a wee bit too much over the weekend and now I've got to play a bit-o catchup (or is that catsup?).

I've also been meaning to tell y'all how much I like Netflix. As Lorelai would say, “I'm lovin' it like a two-dollar whore.” It's so speedy and fun and they've got an amazing selection of titles. It's nice too that so many TV shows are coming out on DVD. Now you get the chance to watch shows you might never otherwise try out. I'm planning to order up 24 (that show with Kiefer Sutherland) and Matt wants Joe Schmo the first. Lotsa fun to be had hanging around the house.

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Beef Stroganoff

from: 113

Ingredients
8 ounces egg noodles
1 1/4 lb top round beef, cut into small chunks
1/4 cup sliced oions
1 tbsp flour
1 clove garlic, minced
8 fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup nonfat sour cream
salt and pepper (to taste)

Directions
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the noodles and cook until tender, about 8-10 minutes. Drain and set aside. In a skillet over medium heat, cook the beef and onions. As the beef begins to brown, stir in the flour so that it coats the beef.

Stir in the garlic, mushrooms, chicken broth, and sour cream. Cook until the sauce is an even consistency and the mushrooms are soft. Add salt and pepper. Serve over the egg noodles.

Nutritional Info (1/4 recipe(
calories: 503 fat: 16 g protein: 43 g carbs: 48 g cholesterol: 126 mg sodium: 169 mg

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More Yakkin' About the TV

When we were at Target the other day, I noticed that they've put Northern Exposure on DVD! That's cool, of course, because I love the show, but what's really really cool is the packaging. The boxed DVD set is wearing an orange parka with a little moose zipper pull. It's soooo cute. I've got very nice memories of Northern Exposure. I used to watch it between classes Monday, Wednesday, Friday during college… A&E has good stuff on.

We really enjoyed JS2 tonight (spoilers to follow)….. Continue reading “More Yakkin' About the TV”

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Rain Rain Go Away

It's been raining!!! Lots!! So much that we hardly left the apartment all weekend. Everytime we tried to do something out-of-doors we were met with stormy clouds. So we whittled away the long weekend by playing video games and watching movies … and cleaning and stuff like that. It's boring to write about, of course, but we had lots of fun.

We made a simple version of beef stroganoff tonight. I thought it turned out really well … I might have to post the recipe later. I love recipes that take five ingredients and make a very complete dinner in 20 min or so.

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Oh My Geeky Stars

Leo Laporte is gone and now Patrick Norton is moving on. While Kevin Rose is a bit of a cutie, Patrick and Leo always just seemed to have that extra bit of know-how and I'm going to miss the last bit left. Screensavers won't be the same without Patrick!! No one knows who's going to be replacing him, but I hope they get someone good … and hopefully a windows person.

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Dirty Mushrooms

For part of the evening's meal, I decided to cook up some zucchini & mushrooms. So I sliced up some zucchini and had it cooking up real nice and I opened the package of “fresh 'n' clean” mushrooms and dumped 'em in. As I was taking the package to the trash, I noticed that there was dirt in the package still … I rushed back to the pan and had my fears confirmed. Dirty mushrooms in my nice zucchini!! Veggies ruined and it wasn't even my fault!! Grrrr

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Art-O-Mat


We were down on State Street a couple of weeks ago and we went into this funky shop that had the typical sort of stuff you see in places like Uncommon Goods. The shop was fairly average, but upstairs, there was an Art-O-Mat. I'd read about them on the net, so I jumped at the chance to try 'em out. Basically, they convert an old cigarette machine and use it to dispense art for the masses. A pretty cool idea. We got two pieces … one was a piece of jewelry (a bug cast in resin) and the other was another cast of resin (also with a bug inside). It kinda sucked that we got two similar things, but they were neat anyhow.

There's a list on their website of the machines that they have. But I notice the one on State Street isn't listed, so you may run across one somewhere else. Pretty interesting idea!

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Confirmed!

Well they've confirmed the title of the sixth Harry Potter book. JK Rowling put it up as an easter egg on her website for her fans to find and they did. It took me forever to locate it, but it's really cool. Anyhow, the title will be Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. JK has also told everyone that neither Harry nor Voldemort is the Half Blood prince … sooooo … wonder who it'll be. Come out soon, book, come out soon!

Here's how to find the title on jkrowling.com (dont' read if you wanna find it yourself!): Continue reading “Confirmed!”

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Joe Schmo 2

I wasn't going to watch TV regularly this summer, but Matt has proved to be a bad influence on me. He is hooked on Joe Schmo 2. This year they've picked 2 schmos to dupe into believing they're on a reality series. The guy is totally believing it, but the girl, Ingrid, is totally suspicious. And with good right. They keep doing some really dumb things, but I think that's sort of the point. Get in her face and do unbelievable thigns and see if she believes them.

The show would probably not be nearly so funny if they didn't totally make fun of themselves. They have the girl, Ingrid, up on the screen. And she's doing her “thoughts” bit. and they have “Ingrid, thinks it's all real” on the screen below her. And as they go through the interviews and flash back to stuff that's happening in the house, they go from “Ingrid, thinks it's all real” to “Ingrid, thinks 50% of it's real” to “Ingrid, thinks 25% of it's real” to “Ingrid, we're screwed!” Hehehhe. They also are doing the “coming up later” things and they said, “And later, the most shocking elimination ceremony yet! And this time we really mean it!” Of course they were lying. They jerked us around and we're not going to see who gets eliminated until next week. They're thinking about elminating Ingrid because she's suspicious.