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Weekends off and other such things
Jun. 7th, 2004 12:10 pmSo ultimately I pretty much took the weekend off, as my brain for whatever reason was feeling overworked. Not sure why since I think we all know I hardly use it, but there we are. It was nice. I did beading and DVD watching and visiting and even a little antiquing, which I know will shock ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cin1607. (Though, true to form, I only did it for about an hour). Thanks to that last bit I am now the proud owner of a cast iron bunny, which I'm sure is not actually an antique, but it's mine and now decorates my porch. I shall call him Squishy, and he will be my Squishy 8)
On the beading front, I worked up a few necklaces and braclets and such, but sadly cannot show you any of them due to the scanner problem. I've researched the scanner thing and apparently they just did not update the drivers for XP, which was really kind of them. (obNote: In theory I can make the drivers they have work with my computer, but I've tried various ways of getting that to happen and it's just no go, so at this point the aggrevation to possible reward ratio of fixing this problem is such that I've stopped wanting to bother.)
Inasmuch as I only bought the scanner b/c at the time of the purchase scanners were cheaper and worked better than digital cameras, I have taken my now non-usable scanner as an excuse to finally get a digital camera, which I've been wanting for a while. That will hopefully be arriving shortly, at which point I fully anticipate boring the hell out of all of you by posting pictures of everything that moves, and a lot of things that don't, because damn it it'll be a new toy and it's shiny and everything!
The old scanner is now officially up for sale, so if anybody wants an Epson Perfection 610 (which was originally about $150) complete with original software CD for $40 plus shipping, just let me know.
Finally, my latest bit of amusement comes courtesy of a BBQ cookbook I've been paging through, wherein at one point they talk about the technique of putting flavored butter between the skin of a chicken and the meat to help season it and keep it moist. Now I've done this technique before and had no problems with it whatsoever, so I was scratching my head considerably at the cookbook's lead-in to this which was constant reassurance on the part of the author that we shouldn't panic! It's okay! The technique is tricky but can be done! Don't worry! Which left me wondering why on earth I'd found this simple on the first try, when apparently it was fairly complicated.
Then I read the actual instructions, which were basically "Gently insert one finger, then another, then another until you can get your entire hand in and start to truly lubricate the area."
Who knew being a slash author automatically upped your skill levels as a cook? 8)
cin1607. (Though, true to form, I only did it for about an hour). Thanks to that last bit I am now the proud owner of a cast iron bunny, which I'm sure is not actually an antique, but it's mine and now decorates my porch. I shall call him Squishy, and he will be my Squishy 8)On the beading front, I worked up a few necklaces and braclets and such, but sadly cannot show you any of them due to the scanner problem. I've researched the scanner thing and apparently they just did not update the drivers for XP, which was really kind of them. (obNote: In theory I can make the drivers they have work with my computer, but I've tried various ways of getting that to happen and it's just no go, so at this point the aggrevation to possible reward ratio of fixing this problem is such that I've stopped wanting to bother.)
Inasmuch as I only bought the scanner b/c at the time of the purchase scanners were cheaper and worked better than digital cameras, I have taken my now non-usable scanner as an excuse to finally get a digital camera, which I've been wanting for a while. That will hopefully be arriving shortly, at which point I fully anticipate boring the hell out of all of you by posting pictures of everything that moves, and a lot of things that don't, because damn it it'll be a new toy and it's shiny and everything!
The old scanner is now officially up for sale, so if anybody wants an Epson Perfection 610 (which was originally about $150) complete with original software CD for $40 plus shipping, just let me know.
Finally, my latest bit of amusement comes courtesy of a BBQ cookbook I've been paging through, wherein at one point they talk about the technique of putting flavored butter between the skin of a chicken and the meat to help season it and keep it moist. Now I've done this technique before and had no problems with it whatsoever, so I was scratching my head considerably at the cookbook's lead-in to this which was constant reassurance on the part of the author that we shouldn't panic! It's okay! The technique is tricky but can be done! Don't worry! Which left me wondering why on earth I'd found this simple on the first try, when apparently it was fairly complicated.
Then I read the actual instructions, which were basically "Gently insert one finger, then another, then another until you can get your entire hand in and start to truly lubricate the area."
Who knew being a slash author automatically upped your skill levels as a cook? 8)
