:S

2008-08-23T20:46:04Z

People of LP, prepare thineselves for naked Mexicans in the too-near future. Oh yes... he's back. D:

Oh, and have a headsong :>

Mmm...

2008-08-23T19:13:58Z

Traffic Light Chili con Carne

1/2lb beef mince
1/2 tin kidney beans
1 habanero chili, roughly chopped
3 manzano chilies, roughly chopped
6 bird's eye chilies, roughly chopped
seeds from the above
1 tbsp hot chili powder
small lump of galangal, crushed
1 clove garlic, crushed
small carton tomato purée
juice of 1 lime
long-grain rice

Mix chili powder into tomato purée. Dry fry mince with chili seeds, galangal, garlic & lime juice until brown, then add tomato purée/chili powder mix, chilies & kidney beans. Reduce, leave simmering until ready for it and serve with rice.

Brings delicious pain to one greedy bastard (and one very greedy cat who surprised me by loving it).

:D

2008-08-22T11:45:16Z

Also, some whiny old cow from Stanley manages to get a book edited because she doesn't like swearing. -_-

Cloudboobies (Not FF7. Don't worry) <3

2008-08-21T17:25:07Z

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7574684.stm

Also: someone shoot that man plz.

paulnolan @ 2008-08-21T00:55:00

2008-08-20T23:55:17Z

Looks like my brain's finally running on British time; 1am and I'm feeling tired. :D

*wonders how long it'll stay before fucking off to India or Hawaii or somewhere*

Foood D:

2008-08-19T08:08:00Z

From chaobell:

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Bold and cross out any items you never would again

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding (love the stuff)
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
~~25. Brawn, or head cheese~~
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
~~28. Oysters~~
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail (soup, if that counts)
41. Curried goat (apparently it's what generic "meat" curry usually is)
~~42. Whole insects~~
43. Phaal (prefer madras or vindaloo though)
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone (just had chicken & abalone ramen last night actually, although it's doubtful it'd ever been near either, really)
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin (the clay?!)
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis (another fave of mine, particularly battered)
69. Fried plantain
~~70. Chitterlings, or andouillette~~
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
~~75. Roadkill~~ (probably tastes of petrol)
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie Hostess Cupcakes
~~78. Snail~~ (had whelks before, not impressed)
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky (I used to hate it, but it's grown on me)
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

From mintylim:

2008-08-18T05:11:29Z

Your result for The Ultimate Answer to Life, The Universe, and Everything Test...

The Medic

You scored 47% Egocentricism, 22% Heirarchy, 17% Spiritualityand 18% Morality!

**You're The Medic!
You're a jaded but good person in a bad world. There's no one to help you, but you're there to help others, not for any particular reason- you're just compelled. You're the only one on the battlefield who isn't adding to the carnage.

**The Medic has an Evil Twin: The Servant. The Servant is what happens when the medic's giving nature is focused on one individual rather than people in general. The Servant's details are at the bottom.

You are mostly selfless. You do not believe in an ordered universe or an ordered society. The physical world is more important to you than the soul. You do not believe there is justice.

You SHOULD: Find someone who loves you- preferably an optimist- and share as much of your life as possible with them. Take a job that lets you help people. Do a lot of volunteer work, and befriend the happiest people you meet there. Try to find God.

You should NOT: Join the military or commit yourself to anything that places you in extremely unpleasant situations for very long. Talk to scientologists, for any reason. Base your relationships on sex.

Your life will be: Inspirational.

Your life may be: Exciting.

Your life will not be: Happy.

Your opposite is: The Televangelist.

Your companion is: The Priest, The Engineer.

**If you are The Servant:

You are mostly selfless. You do not believe in an ordered universe or an ordered society. The physical world is more important to you than the soul. You do not believe there is justice.

You SHOULD: Be extremely careful. You are probably The Servant because you fell in love with someone who simply uses you, and/or because of a sexual fetish of some kind. You may feel the need to be protected and directed by someone- choose very very carefully. Make this choice based on your talents and interests. The person you allow yourself to become dependent upon should be someone who channels you in good directions, and who enjoys your greatest strengths.

You should NOT: Serve just anyone who has a use for you. Use drugs or alcohol as mood lifters, even mildly.

Your life will be: Full of passion.

Your life may be: Scary.

Your life will not be: Blissful.

Your opposite is: The Televangelist, but opposites aren't necessarily a bad thing for you.

Your companion is: Hard to determine. You should definitely avoid The Villain, The Conqueror, The Chaos Mage, and The Devil- Those who are egocentric and lack a sense of justice can hurt you badly.

The Worker may be your best bet- they will actually care about EARNING your devotion, but they will expect it to be exclusive.

A strong medic could be a fairly equal partner for you, which is good if you're not happy with your normal usual relationships, and though you wouldn't fulfill a medic's spiritual needs, you would definitely make a medic's life more bearable.

The Hero would also be a good pick for you. Not only can The Hero protect you, the Hero can make a sidekick out of you, thus making you more like your better-adjusted twin, The Medic.

Check out the other personality types too!

The Medic/The Servant
The Hero
The Explorer
The Sage
The Entertainer
The Engineer
The Counselor
The Missionary
The Conqueror
The Freedom Fighter
The Chaos Mage
The Deist
The Villain
The Worker
The Devil
The Televangelist

Take The Ultimate Answer to Life, The Universe, and Everything Test at HelloQuizzy

paulnolan @ 2008-08-16T06:37:00

2008-08-16T05:37:17Z

Happy birthday, gilhamilton!

Pitchers :>

2008-08-15T20:12:04Z

Thanks for the manga (and card <3), mintylim :DDD

Also:

From sarshin:

Answer the questions by posting the picture of the character you're answering with. DO NOT USE THE SAME CHARACTER TWICE.

ONE: CHARACTER I AM LIKE.

apparently

TWO: CHARACTER I'D WANT TO BE LIKE.

THREE: CHARACTER I'D HANG OUT WITH.

FOUR: MY FAVOURITE CHARACTER.

FIVE: CHARACTER I'D GO ON A ROAD TRIP WITH.

SIX: CHARACTER I'D BE BEST FRIENDS WITH.

SEVEN: CHARACTER I'D HATE.

EIGHT: CHARACTER I WOULD PUNCH.

NINE: CHARACTER I'D HAVE SEX WITH.

TEN: CHARACTER I'D LIKE AS A CHARACTER BUT NOT AS A PERSON.

ELEVEN: CHARACTER I'D HATE AT FIRST BUT THEN BECOME CLOSE FRIENDS WITH.

TWELVE: CHARACTER I WOULD GO TO FOR ADVICE.

THIRTEEN: CHARACTER I WOULD STAY UP ALL NIGHT TALKING TO.

Yay!

2008-08-14T18:47:49Z

Turns out I didn't completely fuck up the college course after all (was a bit worried seeing as I screwed up on a couple of the modules)- just got a certificate for it in the post. :D

D:

2008-08-12T03:53:46Z

20/08/42 - 10/08/08 RIP :(

Oh, horror! L held a thin, linty codpiece.

2008-08-04T14:13:53Z

Best. Anagram. Ever.

And I'm not even a Death Note fan

NANANANANANANANABATMAAAAN

2008-08-02T14:36:12Z

K - finally seen it now. I gave up waiting for people not to be busy shopping, working stupid hours, giving their cats away to new homes, traipsing around cathedrals etc. and just downloaded the damn thing - I'll most likely be going to see it in the pictures when someone can manage to go with me (no fun in going on my own) so no big deal, really.

Will anyone stop talking to me if I said my verdict was "good", as opposed to "the second coming"? I liked it well enough, but still not sold on Michael Caine as Alfred (whatever that man does he's always just The Michael; he's got a bit of the Jack Nicholson syndrome going on there...), and speaking of The Jack, was it just me or did Ledger seem to be doing a half-arsed impersonation of him for pretty much the whole film? Also: NO MORE 5 YEAR CAR CHASES PLZ.

Having said that I really did like it; much better than the rest of the dross around at the moment. Two-Face was great, and (apart from the Jackvoice) the Joker was spot-on, with particular love going to the scene where he's walking out of the exploding hospital. :D I liked how they kept him open for coming back too - never really forgave Burton for killing him off (probably won't happen for obvious reasons, but then thingy who got blew up was her out of Donnie Darko this time around, so it's not like they're averse to using different actors). Hopefully he'll return in a future sequel complete with Harley. <3

Wow

2008-07-31T08:31:01Z

The US government gets less stupid :O

From sarshin:

2008-07-31T00:34:22Z

THE CHARACTER RATING MEME

A letter to my future self...

2008-07-29T20:42:17Z

Don't get scallop soup ramen ever again, for it tastes like dry cat food smells. :&

Why would a lighter need instructions?

2008-07-29T17:20:11Z

Oh, and happy birthday, logistika_nyx and tsheik!

I'm bored...

2008-07-26T17:18:45Z

Getting fed up of my hair like this - think I could do with a change.

*gets scissors & bleach*

ETA: I didn't realise I had so much hair D: - at least that's off now.

Peroxide burns so good... :3

ETA2: k - blond nao (although missed a bit at the back, and there's inexplicable pink streaks at front - dunno how that happened ^^; ). Debating whether to make it orange in whole, part or not at all. (Hell, I might have a smidgen of the green left - I could have it 5 colours if I'm careful :D )

Blond (and pink, and brown) me. :D

ETA3 - Decided to just go with all-orange.

If it looks as good when it's ready as it does now I'll be very happy :D (there's enough left for another coat if it doesn't though).

So far, so good...

ETA4 - I'm making a note here - HUGE SUCCESS

Shipping meme

2008-07-25T03:05:14Z

Dunno if I've already done this, but w/e.

From sarshin:

Pick a fandom and I'll tell you...

One True Pairing Ship:
Canon Ship:
"If this happens I'll stab my eyes out with a spork" Ship:
"You are one sick bastard" Ship:
"I dabble a little" Ship:
"It's like a car crash" Ship:
"Tickles my fancy but not sold just yet" Ship:
"Makes no canon sense but why the Hell not" Ship:
"Everyone else loves it but I just don't feel it" Ship:
"When all is said and done" Ship

paulnolan @ 2008-07-24T19:43:00

2008-07-24T18:43:49Z

Ugh... not having much luck converting this Wordpress theme... (if you were just here and noticed my journal was a mess of randomly scattered orange rectangles and fail then this is why ^^; )

Anyone know if there's some sort of howto guide out there? (which classes & ids to rename etc.)?

wat?

2008-07-23T14:37:16Z

Some guy in the porno I was just watching has wrongly_amused's accent.

It's very distracting. D:

:D

2008-07-22T00:29:17Z

A couple of EarthBound icons (nothing special - just trying to get better with Fireworks for the first one and messing about with patterns for the second ^^; )

Oh, internets...

2008-07-20T23:14:55Z

I'm very scared D: Not safe for work (or sanity).

Music thing

2008-07-12T16:36:27Z

I'm currently working on a pretty ambitious piano thing - trying to put together a whole load of (dissimilar) tunes from various games into one big medley, making them flow into each other as best I can. Anyway, thought I'd extend it to include stuff for you guys too - any suggestions would be welcome (although if it's something you don't know if I'm familiar with, a link to the tune/its sheet music would come in handy).

What I've got so far (not in order):

Gerudo Valley - Ocarina of Time
Type A - Tetris
Odeka de Chocobo - Final Fantasy III
Battle on the Big Bridge - Final Fantasy V
Fourside - Earthbound
Title theme - Ice Climbers
Gourmet Race 1 - Kirby Super Star
Title theme - Kid Icarus
Destati - Kingdom Hearts
Overworld theme - Legend of Zelda
Level 1 - Dokidoki Panic/Super Mario Bros 2
Still Alive - Portal

Wanting to add Kefka's theme (FFVI), Stone Tower (MM) & Kraid's Lair (Metroid) also, but haven't learned them yet...

Suggestions?

It's like this comic was written for me D:

2008-07-12T10:32:52Z