{{{StickyBuns}}} here’s hopin’ you don’t have to use the cane for long.
I get to talk to tech support again in a little while. Now, TPTB have decided that they want to “remote test” shiny new laptop to see if it will do what it’s supposed to do. :rolleyes:
Itallpaysthesameitallpaysthesameitallpaysthesameitallpaysthesame… repeat, repeat, repeat.
Looks like I have another week unsupervised ahead of me. Yep, my sweetie has to go back to Johnstown next week. rah.
Just had leftover sketties for lunch. I futzed around in my studio earlier, and I may go back down again later. I need to empty the dishwasher - since we ate out last night, I didn’t mess with it, but I can’t ignore it much longer. Stoopit chores.
StickyBuns - Is this still the same problem for your “sprain” back in the winter? :eek:
I had a dream that I was back in foster care. I don’t like those dreams. My last family was really nice and I liked them a lot. Why do I only dream about the other families?
I have determined that my bedroom, in the morning, is the Golgafrincham B Ark. Iggy is the Captain. All he wants is to laze about and sleep, preferably under the covers. He doesn’t like baths though. Holly is Number One. She just wants to make sure everyone is comfortable and happy. Unfortunately this involves a lot of licking, which is a language the Babel Fish hasn’t deciphered yet. Ginger is Number Two. She’s totally deranged. She likes to pace from window to window (there are only 2), keeping a keen eye out for invader squirrels or vicious trees. Whenever anything moves, she barks out a warning that no one can ignore because it’s just so damn annoying.
My alarm clock is a combination of all the irritating other B Ark inhabitants, especially since I found the Talkie Toaster ring. It’s impossible to sleep through "HOWDY DOODLIE DOO, HOWDY DOODLIE DOO, HOWDY DOODLIE DOO, HOWDY DOODLIE DOO, HOWDY DOODLIE DOO, HOWDY DOODLIE DOO, HOWDY DOODLIE DOO, HOWDY DOODLIE DOO, HOWDY DOODLIE DOO, HOWDY DOODLIE DOO, HOWDY DOODLIE DOO, HOWDY DOODLIE DOO, HOWDY DOODLIE DOO, HOWDY DOODLIE DOO, HOWDY DOODLIE DOO, HOWDY DOODLIE DOO, HOWDY DOODLIE DOO, HOWDY DOODLIE DOO, "
What…
NM.
I don’t want to know.
'morning, all!
congodwarf, sounds like you already HAVE the worlds cutest alarm clock! Invisible Bread - The Best Alarm
My alarm clock is cats. One very licky, licky cat, who walks calmly up my side <I sleep on my side>, lays down on me with his head on his paws all tucked at my shoulder, and stares at me until I get up. If that doesn’t work, he starts cleaning me. He’s a very aggressive cleaner, thinks teeth are an acceptable cleaning tool. >.< The other cat is smarter than that, and she’ll just hang out and snooze with me, until she gets bored and starts meowing at my ear. She doesn’t talk to me all the time, but when she does it’s terribly cute and I have to pet her.
Today is really nice out: overcast, mid-70’s, and it apparantly sprinkled for a second or two, as I can still smell it in the air. Since that’s as close to rain as I’ll get, I’m happy it’s cool enough to get some cleaning done outside, yay!
Also, more soup for breakfast, this time basic-but-yummy beef and potato stew. With corn. There’s plenty if anyone wants some!
But coffee first, bleargh.
Sure you do!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRq_SAuQDec
Awww, that’s so cute! The threat of the dogs disappearing would get me up. The licky licky licky licky licky and the pouncing on my intestines that turn me off.
As for the soup, I still don’t want any but I’d love the recipe!
Oh my goodness, this one’s easy. I, um…can’t remember the last time I followed a recipe beyond glancing at one for ideas and then adjusting it to whatever I felt like at the moment, but this one was very, very simple.
Possibly because I used the crock pot and didn’t have to babysit the stove 
Since I’m using up whatever’s in the house in preparation for a move, I didn’t get fancy, didn’t add any of the normal vegetables; just whatever was right with me.
So…
Meat- I used beef, 'cause I had a nice chunk of top round/London broil in the freezer I wanted to use up. That’s very easy to dice up, especially when it’s still slightly frozen or at least not completely defrosted. Don’t worry about the exact sizes, just make 'em sorta bite-sized.
-Toss 'em into the crockpot and add seasonings. Salt, pepper, garlic whatever, onion whatever <real garlic or onion of you want, too> and I’m in love with Cavender’s Greek Seasoning, so I toss a bunch of that in there, along with whatever dried green stuff is in the spice cabinet, like basil or oregano, think I even tossed a little sage in there for fun. This is where your mileage WILL vary, I am sure 
-Chop up a bunch of potatoes, any kind; I peel mine, but it’s probably not necessary. Throw them into the crock pot on the potatoes
-Add water to just cover it all
-Add some boullion cubes if you’ve got 'em. If not, some dried soup packet mix, or anything like that, will work.
-Oh yeah, a little worcesteshire for yumminess, though you can do this later. Same with corn; just dump frozen corn in there whenever you think about it. Can be towards the end, don’t think cooking it the whole time will impart more corn flavor or anything, but I could be wrong, and it wouldn’t hurt the corn.
–Crock pot on high for a few hours, and a couple hours longer if the meat isn’t tender yet. It WILL get tender, no worries.
–I cheated on the thickener, and used up a gravy mix I had in the cupboard, and then used some cornstarch-water mix when the graviness wasn’t gravy-like enough for me.
Season more to taste, if you want.
Um…done! Tastes better than I expected since it’s so lacking in normal stew ingredients.
If you do this on the stove…well, I’m lazy now with the crock pot. It’s just so EASY, plus no stove on when it’s 120+ degrees out is nice. On the stove, same thing, except keep on low heat after a while and stir lots.
Crockpots are awesome!
I heart Randy the tech guy. He called, ask me to go into join me and in five minutes had the problem with lotus notes all fixed. I told him if he ever needed anybody to sing his praises, just have 'em call down to Jawja and I’ll do it. Now I have a bright, new shiny laptop that does the irk stuff I need it to do. YAY!!!
ETA: Tao crock pots and slow cookers are two of the bestest cookin’ inventions evah!
I just remembered how to make a 
. So, I can now say I Randy the tech guy. Just thought I’d share.
Dang, was hoping that quoting you would show me how to make a heart!!
And what’s the difference between a crock pot and a slow cooker? I use them interchangeably… :smack:
I believe a slow cooker doesn’t have a crockery insert. I had one and it was a metal pot on a heated base. It functioned pretty much like a crock pot.
And you can make a heart by opening the character map and scrolling almost to the bottom of the Arial font. I see it’s also in Times New Roman. Anyway, copy and paste and there you go!
Tao what MOOOOOOM said re makin’ a 
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I use crock pot/slow cooker/ roaster oven interchangably. This is what I usually mean because one can slow cook in it as well as roast. I have three different sizes and lurve to use my biiiiiiiiig 22 quart one to make stews, soups and chili cause I like to freeze all that stuff for later use. I also use it for when I smoke meat and want to keep it warm to serve later. Wonderful device it is!
I killded the MMP! Don’t die MMP! I you!
Home from irk! YAY!!! Steak sammiches and fries for dindin. YUM!!!
Dear MMP
Nao, ai kan haz Firday 5:00 pee em?? Puleeeze??
Reelly Tie-Erd
Oooh, yay, hearts!!
I has da crockery pot. I <3 it.
(All I see for the characters are the same smilies at the side. I r broken 
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p.s. If someone named Jason knocks on your door tomorrow, do not open!
Especially if he is wearing a mask or carrying a hockey stick.
Don’t believe him if he says he is raising funds for the hockey team, he lies.
**FCD **didn’t want a meal for supper, so he had some leftovers and I made myself some 'mater sammiches with my home-grown 'maters. It was sammich nirvana!!! I has a happee tummee!!!
**Taomist **- if you go to the start button and pick Help and Support, and then search for Character Map, it’ll show how to open the character map - that’s where the special characters are. That is, assuming you’re running Windows 7. It may be similar on other versions.
Off to crochet the night away…
Tao you can also go to start and where it says start search type in charmap and the character map will appear.
Dindin was nummy.
That is all
DOH! Thank you. I was running through the characters on the board itself :smack::smack: See, learn something new over the fence! Thank you and Swampy for pointing it out. ͏ ͏:heart:
Hey, I bet this is how one does strikethroughs too, huh? Yay!!!
Wow! I 
my dog!
You just made me choke on my chicken finger!
Tao Thanks! I do soups very well but I have never successfully made a stew.
Work wasn’t bad. Wasn’t great but wasn’t bad.
Just ate my leftover Chinese food from last night and while it was good, crab rangoons really need to be eaten the first day and I had none of the noodlie thing left and it’s my absolute favorite. I want more but I’m too lazy to go back and get some.