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WhiskeyJack
Jan. 23rd, 2012
06:29 am - Hobbit-fest 2012
I've been talking about doing this but we finally got it together and made it happen: we had a party to watch all three extended versions of Lord of the Rings, back-to-back, while serving ALL of the proper hobbit meals (breakfast, second breakfast, elevenses, luncheon, tea, supper). It took more than 12 hours but we did it! And we consumed a vast quantity of food.
Breakfast: fruit and yogurt
Second breakfast: bacon & sausage, pastries
Elevenses: quiche
Lunch: shepherd's pie (cottage pie technically, since it was made with beef)
Tea: cucumber sandwiches, tea, any remaining pastries
Supper: rabbit in white wine sauce, mushroom-barley soup, spinach salad
Served throughout: fresh-baked bread with butter, mulled cider, more pastries
Nov. 29th, 2011
09:19 pm - One Week Before Sylvia's 5th Birthday
Roy: "Sylvia, you're going to be five!"
Sylvia: "I'm going to be five?"
Roy: "Yes, five."
Sylvia: "I won't be Sylvia anymore?"
Nov. 7th, 2011
07:20 pm - The Allen Key
Don't ask about this part but a million years ago when Roy and I were married we rode our bicycles to the courthouse. When I passed through security I dropped an allen-wrench (to adjust the bike) into the bucket.
The guard stopped me and asked what it was.
Me: "it's an allen key"
Guard: "what's that?"
Me: "an allen wrench?"
Guard: ... "what is it for?"
Me: (confused) "it's an allen wrench?" (how can he not know what an allen wrench is?)
Guard: "is it a weapon?"
Me: "No, it's an allen wrench."
Guard: "Can you hurt someone with it"
My mind races ....well it's a solid object so probably if I tried really hard? I bet if I jammed a pen up your nose I could kill you.
Out loud I said, "it's a wrench. I could take something apart with it."
Guard: grudgingly allows me to pass.
Nov. 26th, 2010
12:13 pm - RPG People - I have a question
What system should I use to create an Avatar: The Last Airbender game for my kids? I think it will fit best into a superhero genre game, but one that allows for a lot of customization. Back in the day I really liked the Hero system but it may be too complicated to use with the kids. The new GURPs 4th edition looks interesting but may have the same problem. What do you think?
Nov. 23rd, 2010
09:56 am - What's Frozen?
I have new game. I left some groceries in the car last night and brought them in this morning so I can play "What's Frozen?" It was in the teens last night and might be above 20 right now so I'm more surprised by the items that are not frozen solid.
Frozen:
olive oil
sugar water (for hummingbirds - not in the car)
Not Frozen:
cream
honey
ketchup
ham
Oct. 1st, 2010
04:51 pm - This week in pictures
These are some pictures from our first week taking classes at the homeschool resource center.
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Jul. 16th, 2010
03:53 pm - Can't fool me twice!
We went for a 1pm appointment with Dr 3.5-hours-later and when the nurse said "it will be a while" I left my cellphone number and asked them to call me when my mother was ready. We went to the museum and watched 2 planetarium shows. I am much happier!
Jul. 2nd, 2010
11:42 pm - If you were a centaur in a bar people would constantly touch your butt
You're a centaur in some stock fantasy setting and you and your friends decide to go to the human pub (they love you because a centaur can probably put away a *lot* of alcohol). Naturally you wouldn't take a table, since you don't sit so you and your friends would stand at the bar.
It seems like people would be constantly touching your butt. I mean, these are people who are around horses every day, and when you walk behind a horse that's what you do so the horse knows where you are and doesn't spook. You're at the bar so you butt is sticking out. People have to get past and there is probably a constant parade of people you don't know walking by and touching your butt.
Jun. 20th, 2010
08:03 am - Blowing stuff up
We went to a birthday party yesterday that featured several projects that I'd like to replicate using my Backyard Ballistics book.
Here is Ian firing a water rocket:
Apr. 7th, 2010
03:33 pm - This is (unfortunately) not my beautiful house
Who wants to move into the Steampunk House with me?
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