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Joli, I love you woman. Hehe. And thank you everyone for your positive thoughts. =)







Ok. Sonogram done today along with exam. Blood draw done also, amid threats of me stabbing the phlebotomist n the forehead with the needle if he missed. It only took one try, amazingly enough.





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I go in tomorrow for a needle biopsy based n the images on the sonogram and that the lump is about the diameter of a quarter. We'll have some of the blood stuff back.



Everything else ... I'll have to wait until I am back from Oslo.

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Deity
00:40 Mar 01 2011

I'm praying for you ♥

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Joli
05:44 Mar 01 2011

I love you, too!

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Fuck me. I just found a lump in my breast.



I have an appointment with Doc Hadnott tomorrow. I called him at home. =/

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Daire
20:51 Feb 27 2011

My mam had a lump removed years ago, was just a fatty lump thing though.

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Requiem
21:08 Feb 27 2011

I hope it' something like that or a hormonal shifty thing with the early menopause. *crosses fingers*

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Vampirewitch39
22:23 Feb 27 2011

I am the same- got little 'fat' lumps. Sure that is all it is. All the weight you have lost- they are the last hold out. ;) J/K.



Don't worry till you have something to worry about Badger.

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RedQueen
22:38 Feb 27 2011

I'm with them- same problem- just fatty tissue- scared the crap outta me though, that's for sure...



But I"m with Rat on this one- all that weightloss is bound to show up in weirdness here and there.

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Indulgence
23:32 Feb 27 2011

Had that...doctor called it a cycular cyst, it's related to menopause but entirely benign. Usually goes away with the next period.

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Requiem
00:06 Feb 28 2011

Really? I hope that's the case then. Gods know I don't want to go through the whole chemo/radiation thing again.

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Flannery
14:12 Feb 28 2011

They say 9 times out of 10 a breast lump is absolutely nothing. And with all the hormonal/physical changes you're going through, I'm willing to bet, like everyone else, that's exactly what it is. :)

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LadyBahjau
18:40 Feb 28 2011

I'm with everyone else. And you're also in my thoughts. :)

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Joli
19:58 Feb 28 2011

The girls are just looking for a little attention. They'll have their pictures taken and get to be divas for the day and have their 15 minutes of fame. After that, things will go back to normal...except you will be posting dreams of your boobs asking Mr. DeMille for their closeups.

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FOur days and six hours until I land.

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Bones
03:25 Feb 27 2011

You must be quite high! ;P

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Requiem
15:57 Feb 27 2011

Ass. :P

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Watching these two ladies on camera is fanfuckingtastic.





I have snorfled pop out my nose about 8 times in the past 25 minutes

I want to do dirty dirty thing to and with you.

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NocturnalMistress
05:26 Feb 26 2011

Only if you promise to be really, really good at it.



;)



*Quack*

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ImageMaker
13:02 Feb 26 2011

Well that certainly got my attention! *grins*

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So. Five days until I lug myself to the airport. Well, 5 days and some change. Then ..16 hours from that I land.



>.o I don't know if I am strong enough to carry enough books to see me through the flight.

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sahahria
14:52 Feb 25 2011

Kindle them dear, kindle them ;)

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RedQueen
20:00 Feb 25 2011

While I am a HUGE fan of real books vs. pads and kindles, for a flight like that, it would probably be the best solution-



I gots 13 days, give or take, and Ima headin' for Kentucky- may God have mercy on us all...lol



TAKE PICTURES

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Requiem
04:46 Feb 26 2011

I am a shitty photographer. How about I take prisoners?

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Lullaby
10:31 Feb 26 2011

... Sounds like you're collecting people, Req. o.o



I try alternate between music and books. That way you don't read them all, and when the music player runs out of juice, you've got... books. :P

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No. Never mind. Not going to write.

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Bones
00:07 Feb 25 2011

:( Tease.

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ThothLestat
01:16 Feb 25 2011

aw, come ON!

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Lullaby
02:24 Feb 25 2011

Then I'm not going to comment.

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Why am I waking up crying, remembering just not being enough? Not pretty enough, skinny enough, fat enough, smart enough, stupid enough ... sane enough, something enough? Why am I mentally reliving the tremendous ego/self-worth hit I had as a birthday present?



I am afraid to try. I am ... I am just afraid to allow anyone else enough of me that they can use it to hurt me. My ego isn't healthy enough for that.

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sPerAnZa
14:56 Feb 24 2011

You are enough.



Always. You inspire people. You motivate them. You are one of those people in the world that makes it a better place for simply existing for your generous heart.

You are enough.

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RedQueen
20:10 Feb 24 2011

I think you are the coolest person, and I was bereft when I didn't see you on VR so much there for awhile-



Never underestimate the boost you are to people probably without even realizing it.



You may be only one person in the world, but to one person (or more) you are the world to them

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Woohoo! And ow. :)

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NocturnalMistress
20:38 Feb 23 2011

Auntie came for a visit? ;)

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RedQueen
23:32 Feb 23 2011

See......told you so....

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Requiem
23:46 Feb 23 2011

Yes'm and yes'm. :P



Thank all the odd gods of the galaxy. I hate travelling while evicting uterine wall material.

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NLW
22:52 Feb 24 2011

"Evicting uterine wall material" I like the way you said that! :)

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What is it with night after night of nightmares? And abnormally weird ones? (Shut UP Khay, I know my dreams are normally weird, but these ... take the cake.)

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sahahria
16:41 Feb 22 2011

I sooo feel your pain today!

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RedQueen
23:25 Feb 22 2011

Nerves, sugar- just plain nerves...

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How many days until I arrive?



TEN.



=)

This comes under the heading of TMI. SO. Fair warning, not my fault if you read further.









************









Last chance to bow out gracefully.









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Ok.









I have had the runs for 4 days now. It's sucked terribly. I am retaining water like a SpongeBob wanna-be, also. >.o





It's annoying and uncomfortable.





That's it.

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Daire
13:54 Feb 21 2011

How do you spell Diarrhoea?



Two farts and a splash.

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Abstract
15:00 Feb 21 2011

Have you tried eating apple sauce and some bananas? :(



That usually helps me when I'm like that. And sadly, I'm like that more then I wish to be.

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RedQueen
00:28 Feb 22 2011

Poor baby- maybe it's just nerves about your upcoming trip.



Or maybe you have the VR flu that has been going around. Seems like every body has it to one degree or the other.



Lubs joo.

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PhoenicianDream
02:40 Feb 22 2011

I hope you didn't have one of those 'oh shit! I hope that was a fart!' moments.

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Yay pedicure today!



That is all.



No, I lie.



Worked on the house recipe page. It looks like a fifth grader did it.



I need some input, here. I have forgotten everything I ever knew about pretty coding and scroll boxes, etc. >.o

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Abstract
21:10 Feb 20 2011

You get pretty recipes and I'll get pretty other stuff tomorrow. :D



Deal?

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Requiem
21:15 Feb 20 2011

Deal! I lurve you abs!

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sPerAnZa
21:49 Feb 20 2011

Aww. I want a pedi. :)



*wiggles toes*

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SO. Rain with possible thunderstorms dampens the hiking this morning. Up side - I get to hang out with my nephew and get my ass royally kicked at some Mario video game.

For some reason I crave Lebanese Bologna this morning.



And Salami.



I think my period may be coming soon. Eff, man, with this early menopause BS, I have no idea. I have to go my odd cravings and such for predictors, because my hormones are surely no indicator any longer. >.o They cycle like a circus freak, and just as randomly as a Holzmann shield.

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sPerAnZa
17:08 Feb 20 2011

Lebanese Bologna







.....Lesbian Bologna.

>.>

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PhoenicianDream
09:18 Feb 21 2011

I'm so glad I'm not the only one that read lesbian.



I think I need more coffee.

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Dinner was lovely. Slivered brisket simmered with hot Thai peppers, and yam and seaweed noodles, with garlic, pepper and rosemary. Now - bath and nini-town, here I come!

*WHEW* Joli didn't tattle. Yet.





Plus, my panties have pictures of cuppycakes on them.





No. You may not see them.

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sPerAnZa
23:49 Feb 15 2011

To half quote you though:



"But I LIKE-A DA CUPCAKE"





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Requiem
00:10 Feb 16 2011

♥ Yay! hahahah!

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RedQueen
04:49 Feb 16 2011

Leave the cannoli, bring the gun

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sahahria
14:14 Feb 18 2011

CAKKKKKEEEEEE

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I ... just hit my 7th grade weight of 172 lbs.



I have lost, to date, a total of 138 pounds, and 16 sizes and a bit.



...



I am in happy tears at the moment.





My next goal is 155 pounds, my FIFTH grade weight. (Yeah - never skinny, me) I have been saving up to buy a pair of truly designer shoes when I reach that weight.



Damn right.

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Vampirewitch39
00:17 Feb 15 2011

Damn Fucking A Right!!!



:D :D :D

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Indulgence
00:35 Feb 15 2011

That is AWESOME! and you look very small in your pics now. What an accomplishment! You rock!

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Requiem
00:36 Feb 15 2011

THank you both. =) I have been alternately tearing up or bouncing around manically like a ferret on crack since the doctor's office (just like Hormonal Hannah! YAY!).

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sPerAnZa
02:19 Feb 15 2011

you're my hero ♥

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NocturnalMistress
05:33 Feb 15 2011

I am so very proud of you and so very, very happy for you!!



*hugs*

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Deity
02:46 Feb 17 2011

You are amazing! ♥



I'll buy a pay of designer shoes too -- in celebration of you. :)

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Bah and humbug for the most part ... But ... Coffee, I choose YOU! ♥

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TheArtistRose
13:23 Feb 14 2011

Haha, I'm joking. I know Coffee's yours.

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Coffee
13:29 Feb 14 2011

Coffee's addicted to Requiem. ♥

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RedQueen
18:48 Feb 14 2011

I lubs joo... ---------

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17 days until i leave, 18 until I arrive.



o.o



W00t.

I forgot to copy a link to tag with this .. But ... Go read Enanti's profile and journal. Hold on. Let me cure my lazy. *sigh* Click me for the profile.



I believe Enanti is a she. If I am wrong ... hopefully he'll forgive me.



A) Her profile song is a song I FUCKING LOVE.

B) She uses grammar!

C) She uses sentence structure! GOOD structure!

D) I love the pictures. Water into flame into water into fascination. So there.



Go read. *nods*

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TheArtistRose
16:29 Feb 13 2011

Enanti is a she and she got the song from you. :P

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Requiem
16:34 Feb 13 2011

o.o OH! Ahahahahah! I get it now. Hehe. Yay for me being a goob!

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Enanti
03:02 Feb 14 2011

I wondered why I was suddenly flocked. O.o



Love ya, Req. ;)

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NLW
23:03 Feb 24 2011

I looked and -wow- beautiful!

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Bread! I can't eat it - but YOU can.



2 cups flour

3 3/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

2/3 cup sugar



1/4 cup butter (melted)

1 egg

1 cup milk



1 cup washed and drained berries







Preheat oven to 375. Grease a large 1lb loaf pan.



Put the dry ingredients in a bowl. Use your mixer on low to mix it all together.



Put the wet ingredients in a bowl (milk, butter, egg - NOT FRUIT) and use the mixer to combine the ingredients well.



Now - combine wet and dry ingredients and mix. It'll remain a bit lumpy so don't over mix or the bread will be REALLY REALLY dense.



Fold in (with a spatula) the berries. Pour/scrape it all into the loaf pan, and bake for about 40 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.



You can also do this as muffins - same temperature, just make the time about 20 minutes.

One of our former agents got a catalog in once a month - all it has is things that were once pig. Bacon, sausage, hams, etc. It's meat candy food porn. Every month, the catalogs still come in. I was flipping through it, and drooling at the bacon sampler. (I really really want one.)



The phone rang. How did I answer?



"Bacon! Oh gods, I'm so sorry, I mean Bankers Life!"

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Khayman
16:18 Feb 12 2011

OMG. o.X HAHAHA!!!

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Just think - in three weeks, you are going to be able to shake your head in disbelief at my jackassery IN PERSON. AHHAHAHA!

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CarnelianMyst
00:46 Feb 10 2011

Are you coming to see me? Oh wait...*pouts* it's not for me, it's for someone else. Poop.

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Three weeks from today I arrive.

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sahahria
02:18 Feb 10 2011

And it will be fabulous!

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Why oh why did I misread this name? I laughed water out my nose and then realized I laughed at my own stupidity.





I read ... DaughterOfAnu as ...





DaughterOfAnus.

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Morrigon
00:58 Feb 09 2011

"Where were you born?"

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Requiem
01:01 Feb 09 2011

AHahahah yay!

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CarnelianMyst
03:13 Feb 09 2011

Have you read her journal? Someone is smokin' something there.

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RedQueen
04:17 Feb 09 2011

If it is that bad, maybe your name fits better...



And I swear, VR is infecting us all with dyslexia by touch of keyboard. Really.

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RedQueen
04:21 Feb 09 2011

Wow- I can't wait till she gets to the part about having to wear tinfoil on her head....



boo, scarey.....

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Khayman
14:16 Feb 09 2011

... and where she decides what style of fork to hang from the ceiling...

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King`Tarquin
15:33 Feb 09 2011

On other news:



She asked me why ASIANS/YELLOW PEOPLE like HOMICIDE.



Mehhh.

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Requiem
19:07 Feb 09 2011

What REALLY?!



>.o I don't really want to go read the journal, do I? Will I turn the air blue and threaten to bleach the gene pool again?

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Justin - seriously. DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN YOUR MOUTH.



For real, buddy, 'kay? :-*





Click me.

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Lullaby
01:51 Feb 08 2011

That... disturbs me. Greatly. And the comments...

-shudders-

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NocturnalMistress
06:52 Feb 08 2011

It looks so...



I'm not even going to say.



*shudders*

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I am Henry the eighth I am, Henry the eighth I am, I am ... I got married to the widow next door, and she's been married seven times before - each one of them was an Henry. She wouldn't have an Harry, Dick or Sam. So - Henry the eights I am, I am - Henry the eighth I am! (Second verse, same as the first! A whole lot louder and a whole lot worse!)





Accompanying this, in the background, is a little hamster on a squeaky wheel singing, "This is the song that never ends ..." Both going down at once is a little much. Heh.

‎"Let's eat Grandpa."



"Let's eat, Grandpa."



Grammar. It prevents cannibalism, and makes zombies hungry.

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NLW
08:46 Feb 09 2011

Hahahaha! :)

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I has my nephew this morning again. "Hmm. Interesting. How do they taste?" "... Like suckling pig, when properly prepared."



We'll be playing a bit today. This afternoon I go hiking. I am planning on a rigorous hike, having missed yesterday. Maybe 6 to 8 miles or so.

I have my nephew today. Hiking has been rescheduled, but that's ok. My nephew's pretty cool.



We went to Ramano's Macaroni Grill, because he wanted a "Spaghetti place." And he wanted lasagne. It was, to quote him, "The worst lasagne I have EVER tasted."



I said, "Well, if you've tried it now and don't like it, you don't have to eat it."



Him: ::takes a bite:: "Well, I have to eat SOMETHING. It's not like they'll cook a special order for me or a second lunch. Mommy says so. A lot."



He's 7. =)



He's "helping" my brother play a video game at the moment. "You have to kill the bad guy before he kills you. That's how you don't die and how you win. It's simple, really. Actually, it's pretty hard, because the bad guy is a tough one. But the idea - that's simple."

May not get to hike today. Am going to be babysitting the nephew.



My sister in law Angela was bringing her mom over to their house for a bit and ... her mom died in the mini-van on the way over.



=/



What the fuck can one say to that besides, "On my way. Tell me what you need and you have it."

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RedQueen
21:09 Feb 05 2011

HOLY SHIT.



I don't know quite what to say to that but wow. I cannot imagine what that was like- my deepest sympathies.

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Khayman
23:10 Feb 05 2011

I'm just kinda staring at the screen.



That's all I got for ya... o.O

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I think that I shall eat a good lunch and then go hike.

Just as a note ... 26 days until I get on a plane. 26 1/2 until I land in the Great White North.

I have running water! And it's not UNDER the house!



Hooray!

Heels + ice = not my most brilliant moment.



My ass is as bruised as my ego. I have changed into hiking boots.

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PhoenicianDream
17:34 Feb 04 2011

D'oh! It's ok. I learned the hard way cute shoes inside, snow boots outside. I thought I could run out to the car in thongs in 4" of snow. Slipped, slid, and fell in the snow. =/

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RedQueen
23:07 Feb 04 2011

Dude, do you not read Daire's journal?



That bad- and you should know better...lol



But I sorry your ass hurts-kiss it and make it better?

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Requiem
01:11 Feb 05 2011

HAHAH Yes - Kiss my grits! :P

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Foody things



* 5 eggs (big organic, free range ones are best)

* 70g (2.5oz) of walnuts

* 70-90g (2.5-3.5oz) of seeds

* One courgette / zucchini (medium size)

* salt and/or handful of salty peanuts

* 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

* Optional secret seasoning





Variations:

You can probably use whatever combo of seeds and nuts you like, but we haven't tried them all, so as always experimentation is in order!



Try replacing zucchini with carrot and/or apple for a sweeter version or mashed up pulses (butter beans, chickpeas etc) for even more protein and a slightly different texture.

You could add fresh herbs or cheese, there is vast potential for food jazzing here...





Hardware:



* Two bowls, one to whisk egg whites in, one to mix the other ingredients

* A tool or method to grind walnuts and seeds into a flour-like crumb (no Bongo, we're not using the pillar drill again!)

* A bread tin or tins (this quantity needs a large, 1lb/450 gram loaf tin or two smaller ones)

* Baking paper to line tins

* Whisk

* Spoon, knife

* Grater

* Scales or willingness to guesstimate

* An oven (will want preheating to gas mark 5, 180C, 350F)





Shave the zucchini into a bowl with the egg YOLKS. (Whites are to be in a separate bowl). Grind the nuts and seeds in a food processor, and stir into the yolk/zucchini with the salt and cream of tartar.



in the separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until they form stiff peaks, like for an angel food cake. Fold the whites into the other ingredients, gently, and put in a lined loaf pan. Cook at 350* for 20-30 minutes.

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Bones
01:32 Feb 04 2011

Goose eggs are yummy! :) Just sayin...

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Requiem
05:22 Feb 05 2011

This completely tastes like ass. DO NOT TRY IT. >.o

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Chicken breast slices. Wrapped in bacon.



In. My. Mouth.



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sahahria
00:26 Feb 04 2011

I'm also a fan of taking lettuce and a little ceasar dressing and making "sandwich"

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CarnelianMyst
00:40 Feb 04 2011

NOMS! The bacon is da killah.

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Bones
01:21 Feb 04 2011

Bacon is ick. I like sahahrias idea better, with the addition of tomato and red onions. ;)

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Know how I said we have trickle? Nope. We have ICICLE.



I just heated a pan of water again for washing. Brings back camping and SCA days. Yes, you can thoroughly bathe in a quart or two of water, including hair washing.

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Bones
01:39 Feb 04 2011

Ahh, reminds me of my military days. ;)

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One of our faucets has trickle! We have trickle! Now, all wee need is more FLOW. FLOW. Please.





Holy hell, speaking of ... I hope Lullaby is ok after that mess hit Australia. =/

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Lullaby
02:17 Feb 03 2011

Req. ♥ All's fine on the Eastern front. ;)



And, speaking of, we have ants in the faucet. Turn it on... and it literally spews ants.

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RedQueen
04:17 Feb 03 2011

ok, melty thingy, thy name is blow dryer....

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Joli
22:53 Feb 10 2011

I have to pee. I blame you. :(

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AND ... AND ,... Today is groundhog day.



>.o Irony.

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NLW
12:30 Feb 02 2011

Gee, think you'll get six more weeks of winter?

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Requiem
13:32 Feb 02 2011

Well, more like three more days. The another 4 days later in March. :P

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We have no running water. Pipes ... are frozen through. >.o

When the storm from above you is read and purple on doppler, and then the power goes out, it is valid to wonder if you're keeping your roof on your house, instead of in pieces.

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moonkissed
14:32 Feb 01 2011

Naturally, tie yourself down! We would hate to lose ya.

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Indulgence
00:58 Feb 02 2011

When you head to the storm cellar, take your monkey hat with you. And some shoes, in case you have to beat someone's ass. You never know. :P

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RedQueen
04:18 Feb 03 2011

And toilet paper- mustn't forget the paper.

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