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Thursday, 2008-05-15
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22h46 - +_+
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Yay, my week is done.
OK, almost I have just done 37 hours, not 38 as I have to. So most of tomorrow will e overtime.
(ps did I mention overtyime isn't payed?)
Last night, during intermission, the Philharmonic's personnel manager had to break up a fight between an Oboist and a Violist.
The Oboist complained that the Violist had knocked his reeds all over the floor.
The Violist in turn cried, "He turned one of my pegs, and now he won't tell me which one!"
Q: How do you get holy water?
A: You boil the hell out of it.
A bit off season ...
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x545ks&v3=1&related=1
current :  tired
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(2 feathers | pluck a feather)
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| Bye ...
| Wednesday, 2008-05-14
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23h33 - ^_^
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Bad luck. But how do you explain that to the insurance company ...
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x53rxj&v3=1&related=1
A study says Burundi is the least happiest nation, as far as health, wealth and education.
The only reason Burundi finished in last place is because Alabama isn't a country of course.
Pick-Up Line
There must be something wrong with my eyes, I can't take them off you.
current :  cheerful
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(pluck a feather)
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| Bye ...
| Tuesday, 2008-05-13
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23h28 - ^_^
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The Policeman recently stopped a woman for exceeding the posted speed limit. He asked the driver her name.
She said, "I'm Mrs. Ladislav Abdulkhashim Zybkcicraznovskaya from the Republic of Uzbekistan visiting my daughter in Columbia."
The cop put away his summons book and pen, and said, "Well... OK... but don't let me catch you speeding again."
(yep, creative writing is not taught at the police accademy )
Pick-Up Line
Did it hurt when you fell out of heaven?
current : calm
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(pluck a feather)
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| Bye ...
| Monday, 2008-05-12
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22h05 - ^_^
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Usualy it's no good sign if women start screaming when they see you ...
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x53d60&v3=1&related=1
Sometimes it's sweet ...
Pick-Up Line
Inheriting eighty million bucks doesn't mean much when you have a weak heart.
PLANNING
Q: How does a man show that he is planning for the future?
A: He buys two cases of beer.
current : chipper
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(pluck a feather)
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00h22 - ^_^
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I am always a bit nerveous in spring early summer. But I am happy now. It's back.
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The bat.
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There is a bat living nearby, though I haven't got a clue where she actually nests. Ususaly I see her fluttering around in the evening when I sit out lazy after a BBQ. And then I only see her when there is enough light out. Usualy May-June. (I do most of my BBQ then, in July it tends to be to warm and in August the nights are lengthening and darkening.)
And this year I noticed two bats catching food in the evening so she has been bussy rearing a kid. And successfully at that. And that makes me happy. I live almost in the center of the city, it's less than a mile walking from my door to the central square, so seeing nature flusihing is great. Oh, I know bats survive well in an urban landscape. They require insects so a completely concrete-covered city is not good but with enough parks and small private gardens around they get enough food. City light attract lots of nightly insects so that's perfect. And I suppose there are anough hiding places in the architectural chaos for hibernating. So their presence shouldn't surprise me, but still.
Just seeing the bats fluttering by in their characteristic bobbing flight makes me happy.
What does it tell about me that I love owls and bats? Creatures of the night. While I am decidely a morning person, not a night-live one.
High tech ...
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x5cfvx&v3=1&related=1
current : happy
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(pluck a feather)
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| Bye ...
| Friday, 2008-05-09
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23h59 - ^_^
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07:02 >> 21:45
express yourself
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x52vi9&v3=1&related=1
A Viola player returns home to find his house a pile of smoldering rubble. Police, fire and EMS vehicles are everywhere. A Police Lieutenant takes him aside and gently relates the sordid story: The symphony conductor was having an affair with the Violist's wife. Apparently an S&M session had turned violent when their 6 year old came home from school early. The conductor beat both of them badly and in a fit of rage set the house on fire. Mother and daughter have been taken to the hospital and the conductor is under arrest.
Dumbfounded, the Violist exclaims, "I can't believe it: The Maestro came to MY house?"
current : sleeping
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(pluck a feather)
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| Thursday, 2008-05-08
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23h40 - ^_^
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A noisy drive ...
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After majoring in Viola at Juilliard, Murray auditioned for the Boston Symphony and got the gig. He and his new bride moved to Boston. After 40 years with the BSO Murray decided it was time to retire. When his last concert was over, the orchestra threw him a party backstage. There was champagne, toasts, testimonials ... and a few Viola jokes. After the party, Murray cleaned out his locker and went home.
When he walked in the house carrying his Viola, his wife snapped, "Where the hell have you been? Its almost 1am! Have you been drinking? And what's that thing you're carrying?"
current :  rushed
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(pluck a feather)
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| Bye ...
| Wednesday, 2008-05-07
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23h16 - ^_^
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| Tuesday, 2008-05-06
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23h20 - ^_^
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You take half a pound of fresh mushrooms, slice them at 5mm, put them in a frying pan with plenty of olive oil and sweath them for 15 minutes on low heat (lid on). While the shrooms rea enjoying the heat you clean and chop a medium onion (that's half my fist, a good 6cm diameter). The mushrooms are now done sweathing so you take the lid off and turn up the heat to let the steam and water out. During that great escape you expertly break 3 eggs in a bowl, expert means you break them single handed without dropping sharsd. Just as the mushrooms start to show brownish rims you add the onion and fry that along. From expert mode you switch to Shiva mode. While stirring the pan to prevent burning you whisk up the eggs and simultaneously add some paprika powder and herbs (thyme, rosemary, etc). Yep, that's why Shiva developed six arms.
Then you pour the egg over the mushrooms and bake till it stops being to runny.
If your non-stick pan allows you slide it off onto a plate (otherwise you pry it loose and dump it on the plate) add a stem of parsley as edible decoration and serve.
Woman are like vacations . . . they don't come often enough.
It's not what you think ...
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x50t07&v3=1&related=1
... but still usefull
current : full
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(2 feathers | pluck a feather)
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| Monday, 2008-05-05
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23h02 - ^_^
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| Saturday, 2008-05-03
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20h46 - ^_^
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Perfectly nice weather. Sun all day but it's still spring so temperatures remain enyoable in the lower twenties (that's centigrade).
So of course I load up the BBQ wiyth coals and drop some sticks on it (mixed beef and pork, marinaded in spicy tomato oil -that's two spoonfulls of siffed tomato, three spoonfulls of olive oil and a heaped spoonfull of spices-.
Now I am off tending the coals ^_^
Men are like vacations . . . they never seem to be long enough.
current :  high
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(2 feathers | pluck a feather)
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| Bye ...
| Tuesday, 2008-04-29
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23h25 - ^_^
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Pick-Up Line
I can't find my puppy, can you help me find him? I think he went into a cheap motel room across the street.
Love: Lending your jacket to your love when he/she is cold
Lust: "I can think of a way to stay warm . . ."
Marriage: Your teen-aged daughter has borrowed all of your jackets.
Clasical violin at it's best ...
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x4ybal&v3=1&related=1
current :  optimistic
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(2 feathers | pluck a feather)
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| Monday, 2008-04-28
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23h39 - ^_^
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Never trust a label.
You get a bottle of mild chili pepper sauce and you wonder where they hid the chili and pepper you can shrug it off. And you buy the stronger stuff.
Hot pepper sauce. Hm, yes there is some chili pepper in there. Still nothing special so I add a teaspoon of Sambal.
Extra Hot pepper sauce. That just might be it ... *humpfffff* ... yes Yessz YEeSssZzzz ... *cold sweath* this is where they were hiding all the sting. *blurred vision* ... Extra hot indeed. ... *falls over* ... Aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
OK.
That was an hour ago. My vision is back to normal and the sweating has stopped. I am not sure whether I still have a stomach but I am hopeful. My mouth? Fully recovered. I saved that by a trick, drinking a (small) glass of olive oil. Oiling your fingers is a well known trick when cleaning chili peppers because the capsaisin dissolves and stays in the oil. So I assumed drinking some olive oil would have a similar effect on my tongue. And it has.
Next time I will dose a bit less liberally.
Romantic dinner ... Auch,
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x4zjxh&v3=1&related=1
Pick-Up Line
Excuse me, but I think I dropped something. My jaw!
current :  giddy
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(2 feathers | pluck a feather)
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| Sunday, 2008-04-27
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21h45 - ^_^
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I had one lone leek left in the garden.
I don't remember how it came there. Normally I buy young plants on the market and plant them out. Th trick is to make a deep hole with a stick (part of a broken spade handle) and put the plants in. The underground part will remain white, the above ground parts are dark green. The leeks I used to plant are winter-leeks. Planted by the end of August they are ready for harvesting from February to April, leaving them longer they will run out and form a flower-head.
But for the last couple of years conditions haven't been good resulting in poor very thin leeks that run out to soon.
So I stopped planting them. And suddenly one cropped up. Almost certainly a seedling, noticing that it has almost no white underground stem. During winter it fell over and I thought it was dead but it grew out nicely and ended up short and thick, about 4cm. Almost marketable.
Almost because the white stem is to short and the taste is to strong.
So I got my dinner dictated by the garden.
So I cooked leek with rice and served it with some fish (pangusta fillet) that I marinded in some teriyaki and extra herbs (Lemon-Melissa from the garden). The trick in cooking leeks is to stage it, the dark green top is rather hard and strong in taste so you put that in first. Once it's half cooked you add the lower part of the leaves and the top of the stem, where it's light green. When that is all done you add thin (2~3mm) slices of the white stem. You don't have to cook those, just let them get warm and serve. It takes well under ten minutes al in all.
How good was it? Well I made a double portion and now nothing is left. ^_^ Burps O_o'
(Double portion from One leek?
Yep, it was a hefty 600g after cleaning. Add 120g dry rice to it and a manageable 400g of fish and you got a heft meal. Hefty but healthy, I only added some garlic, water and olive oil. And a twist of the pepper mill. I often overload my plate but never eat a gut busting meal.)
Pick-Up Line
I'd like to rearrange the alphabet and put "u" and "i" together.
Dressing on your salad ...
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x4xvdl&v3=1&related=1
current :  satisfied
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(2 feathers | pluck a feather)
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| Saturday, 2008-04-26
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21h43 - ^_^
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LJ
It has been a long time ago. But it's BBQ weather again.
Yes, I BBQed in February but ever since it has been to wet or cold on weekend evenings. Wet is bad for burning charcoal and while I can put the BBQ under the porche roof that's not as much fun as sitting out open. Cold isn't really a problem for the BBQ either but you can't sit out cause the meat gets cold to fast.
But now it's warm and dry. And weekend.
A good BBQ, a bottle of sparkly Protugese Rose wine. And to complete the evening a pipe and a double whisky.
What more does one need?
Classrom excercises can be fun ...
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x56r6a&v3=1&related=1
current : content
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(3 feathers | pluck a feather)
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| Bye ...
| Thursday, 2008-04-24
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23h36 - ^_^
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