Wow.

So I wouldn't say "consistency" was one of my blogging assets. In my defense I moved this winter and had a SIGNIFICANT delay getting internet at the new abode, so yeah, I have no excuse. Nevertheless, I've been thinking about where I spend most of my time online (see exhibit A, the blog roll to the right) and what I look forward to doing most each night when I get home from work and the answer is quite clear: cooking. I love cooking (thank you Gran!) and I have a husband who is willing to try anything I attempt. I have recently discovered that I am gluten sensitive and have been eating a gluten free diet for about a month. Given that the universe has an on-going love affair with gluten, I have found myself cooking at home more than normal as of late. I will probably have pretty crappy light during the time that I actually cook, but my goal (!) is to take pics of the recipes I make (because there is nothing I hate more than cookbooks without pictures.... am I right or am I right???) and, essentially, what we have for dinner. I could only dream to be as awesome as www.lastnightsdinner.net, but a girl has to start somewhere, right?

So, yeah, that's the goal. Here's to a new path of consistency.

This is Why I Was a Midfielder.

My friend just sent me this link of a pretty nasty women's soccer match from last night. I played a fair bit of soccer in my younger days, but I never saw anything like this.



The ponytail take-down makes me cringe every time.

Poor Little Bunny

After spending the weekend with my toddler-aged niece and nephew, I have reinforced the notion that I don't have the immune system for children. I feel like ish. My wall-shaking cough has given way to the runniest of all runny noses. I haven't been sick as far back as I can remember, so needless to say, I've done a fair share of whining about my condition over the last few days. To which my husband says... Poor.Little.Bunny.

A Horse is a Horse

A little tid-bit from the Schott's Miscellany daily calendar my now-Mother-in-Law got me for Christmas last year:



A horse will live 25 days on water without solid food, 17 days without eating or drinking, but only 5 days on solid food without drinking.

-- Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889

Two things struck me about this:
(1) Doesn't it sound strikingly like a logic problem where you're going to be asked how little you could feed and water the horse over a period of 30 days without it dying?
(2) Who in the world tested these theories??? Maybe in 1889 it was trial by error.

Affinity for Fonts

I love fonts. I don't generally like sans serif fonts. What I do LOVE is the idea of making a font with my own handwriting!! www.fontcapture.com makes that dream a reality in like 2.5 seconds. Print off the sheet (I rec more than one because, well, if you're anything like me, you suck at following directions), write out your letters, numbers and symbols (I used a fine-point Sharpie pen) and then scan it to yourself (I did mine at 400 dpi just to be sure it came out clean). After submitting it, the next page shows your font, which you can sample and download! Simple as that!

Geek heaven.

www.fontcapture.com

Innovation At Its Finest

Although the first USC home game was missed on account of traditional holiday weekend camping obligations, I honestly cannot wait to get back into the Coliseum, decked out in our Cardinal and Gold. When I do get there, I'm thinking I'm going to need a new cushion. Not for my arse, but more for enhancement of beverages:



It's the Sippin’ Seat Flask Stadium Seat Cushion! OMG. Get yours today! http://www.kegworks.com/product.php?productid=21705&cat=1176&page=1

Non sequitur: Stoked to see the USC/OSU game Live in 3D this weekend at the Galen Center-- Something ESPN is trying out!

::Salivating::

As Labor Day approaches, I'm planning what to bring for a camping trip with friends. I love to cook for a crowd, so I take my dinner responsibilities very seriously. I think the man is going to whip up some of my great aunt's taverns (sloppy joes, white castles, depending on your location in Iowa) to serve. He does a pretty great job on them, so I'll allow it. Our recipe involves a can of Campbell's chicken gumbo (random, I know), and I'll post it some time if I think you deserve it.

I'm also going to whip up some crispy caramel marshmallows for snacking. My mother in law makes these as part of her holiday cookie spread (again, ::salivating::) and they are always something that I tend to go for first.

Behold:



Recipe and photo credit can be found here: http://www.bigredkitchen.com/2009/08/crispy-caramel-marshmallows.html (still having linkage problems, which kinda makes me cold sweat)

Also looking ahead towards the SC football tailgates this fall, I'm looking for something to have for the non-Homecoming games (as that one is the blow-out shin dig) and again went back to my midwestern roots for-Taco-In-A-Bag. This was served at just about every sporting event my brother and I were ever part of. It's easy. It's delish. And it's a crowd pleaser. A friend just came across a blog detailing it:


Info and photo credit at: http://www.suburbanbliss.net/suburbanbliss/2009/08/did-they-eat-it-walking-tacos.html#more

Yum! Can't wait for the season to begin!