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Quote for the day: "Illegal cheese is a status symbol." ~ Jesse.Cheese Lovers are Hard Core! Is it wrong to feel so strongly aroused after reading an article about *other people* enjoying illicit dairy?! I feel dirty.Anyhoo. *ahem*Cheese Lovers may be Hard Core...but not as Hard Core as Dr. Tran! ...who has been removed from YouTube because of terms violation. Bad luck, Dr. Tran!Don't worry though, Dr. Tran. You're still a hot commodity! I want a little Cowboy Tran myself.Giddy-up, and Hail Eris! :-D

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Love this cornbread recipe - I made it again this morning. (x-posted to food_porn)Here's the easiest and tastiest cornbread I've had that has the added bonus of being low in fat (just over 10% total) to boot. It is adapted from a recipe that appeared in Sunset Magazine (don't know the date or issue #, sorry) Using polenta instead of cornmeal creates more texture, and about as much class as you can get in, y'know, *cornbread.*Best of all, it takes almost no time to prepare and doesn't create a large mess to clean up afterward.Enjoy! 1 cup AP flour1 cup dry polenta1/4 minus 1 TBS sugar1 t baking soda3/4 t salt1 cup plain nonfat yogurt2 eggsPreheat oven to 400. Mix all ingredients in a bowl just until blended (do not overwork!).Pour into a sprayed or greased (greasing will add to the overall fat content - I used Pam Olive Oil Spray) 8 or 9" round or square pan. Bake until top is golden - around 20 mins in a 9" pan; closer to 25 in an 8" pan. Serve warm.** This bread does not keep long because it is so moist. So eat up! :-)dustinashe and I went to the grand re-opening and free-intro-to-the-instructor class at Blue Mud last night. Wow. I forgot several things, namely: a)how strenuous yoga is, b) exercising for 90 minutes is hard, and c) how much I really like yoga. We can't wait to go back although I'm a bit sore today. It's been a good 4 years since I had a class, and this was a second level class. Eep.In other news, I picked up "Lost in Translation," "Mystic River," and "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" on DVD the other day for $10 total. Score!

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With the Lollypop Kids on the brain, I just ran into this article about the famous Munchkins.In other news: - I awoke yesterday and was unable to do Math. Which was bad, because I had a test. It is safe to say that I will not be earning an "A" on that test, nope. - I learned that I'd rather be late, than early and have to wait in the car in a place where there is no shade when it is 105 out. "Glistening" might be hot, but pouring formerly internal water out of one's pores to the point that one looks and possibly smells like a drowned rodent is not hot at all. - I went all Crazy Crocker last night and made two kinds of chicken and some corn bread. Corn bread recipe (and the recipe for the smoothie I had this morning) coming later. - Jungheads that take themselves altogether too seriously and milk everything for it's secret/archetypal/symbolic meaning can be annoying. - If this heat wave does not snap soon, I will. - And hello? Could we maybe go *one* day without another fire breaking out/flaring up?!

Random Encounters

As I left work today, I noticed a man sitting on an upturned coffee can next to, but somewhat behind, the dumpster. The thermometer in the car read 104. The man had a small paper bag with a large can of beer in it to the side of him, and what appeared to be a large lighter in front of him. He looked as if he was trying to be very very small, like he was trying to disappear. I tried to unobtrusively, but more importantly, unobviously, hurry to my car, where surely I would be safe within it. No begging, no heartfelt pleas for cash, no leering glances, no propositions.As I settled in, turned on the AC, I looked over at the man and saw that he was crying.God.Dammit.Leaving my bag in the car and thinking myself right ballsy for not locking it as I ventured ten feet away, I haltingly approached the man. I have never seen such despair that was not on the news or in a National Geographic. He looked broken, beyond repair. Not having shielded myself before I approached, because I had obnoxiously assumed that this was just some midday drunk, I was rewarded with a swift psychic kick to the innards."Um," (uncomfy pause) "are you okay?" (Brilliant opener! Of course he's fine! He's just crying behind a dumpster at 2pm drinking beer 'cause things are swell!)Turns out, he was where he was because his wife of 25 years had just left him. He had no family, no friends to turn to.I hate that because my jobs and my life have left me so jaded that my initial instinct is *always* "He reported..." which leaves all kinds of room for the assumption that "He" is full of shit. "Client reported he couldn't pay his rent because he bought a one-of-a-kind samurai sword." (Well, okay that one was true, except for the "one-of-a-kind" part, but I didn't want to burst his bubble.) "Client stated that he has been clean for three weeks." (Client is jumpier than a jackrabbit and has suddenly developed "seasonal allergies.")I felt awful that there was really nothing I could do to help him. I felt even worse considering all of the shitty assumptions I had made about him in just a couple of minutes. I told him he could go to my office if he needed help and walked away. "Take care."He nodded, sniffed, and looked up at me, eyes red-rimmed but clear as daylight. "Thank you."

Happy Birthday!

to primalfire!Hope you have a great day!

Just beachy.

dustinashe and I went to Crystal Cove State Beach today. I can't believe it's been at least ten years since I was in the water. It felt like home once I got back in again, though. Talofa!DA pre-major sunburn. He went further into the water than he's ever been. Yay desert rat! :-DWe make friends with the locals, although I suspect that they really just wanted us for our potato chips judging by the sandy gull prints I found on my towel after a round in the water... I think this one was the lookout.Happy water-bound wahine. Can't wait to go back. (I'm very glad that DA did not see the article about shark attacks being on the rise until *after* the trip.) Now that I've been back in the water, I finally feel grounded and home again... In other news: - I learned that when there are a bunch of little tree seeds and other bits of nature stuck on the car, they will be sucked into the vents and shoot out at me when I turn on the AC. - I realized that although there is evidence of what happens when one chooses to drive poorly in almost every commute (we passed three major accidents today, one of which I am sure involved fatalities), people (especially those in OC) still drive like entitled assholes. - I learned that for something like $10K, I could buy a bigger house than the one I'm in near a ski resort in Bulgaria. Yeah. I don't know.

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"Omnes una manet nox." (The same night awaits us all) - from Frater AVaDI love this quote but I kept forgetting the correct Latin.