So, right now I'm in the process of baking an Apricot Almond Streusel Coffee Cake... well, okay, my oven is in the process of baking it, my work with it is done, until I get to eat it that is.
The batter tasted so good when I licked the spoon, that I seriously debated just eating it as pudding, and skipping the entire baking process completely; then I reflected on the time I had salmonella, and decided to pop it in the oven anyway. So now, I am sniffing its heavanly scent that hath filled this apartment o' mine, and trying to keep myself busy with artwork to get my mind off of eating the whole cake... we'll see how successful I am.
Ciao,
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Adventure No.11: Host With The Most
Wine, cheese and crackers, wine, red pepper cream cheese and crackers, wine, perogies, and more wine. Take this and add in some of my best friends, a turntable and a bevy of jazz records, some creative discussion and what do you get? An absolutely wonderful and amazing evening at my place. I love my friends and I love spending time with them even more, even when we conclude that monkeys are the originating source of HIV/AIDS - that was probably just the wine talking. ;)
Ciao,
Ciao,
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Adventure No. 10: Kevin The Plumber.. Again
How A Toilet Works: by Kevin Ouellette
You know that little floppy lever you push everytime you flush the toilet? Well, that lever is connected to a chain in the toilet tank. Subsequently, that chain is connected to a rubber stopper-flopper that plugs the hole between the toilet tank and bowl, acting as a sphincter if you will, allowing the tank to fill with water instead of having a continuously flowing fountain in your bathroom. Well, that chain, the one between the floppy lever and the stopper-flopper (that's a lot of flopping going on there) rusted and broke. That was on New Year's Eve while I was having a dinner party, so I quickly improvised a repair with a paper clip. Well, one month later, that paper clip rusted and broke, seeing how it was aluminum, and not even galvanized. So today I had to fix it for realz.
Now, it's a rather simple procedure, buy a new chain and replace it. It acutally went well with few trials and tribulations, toilet fixed, easy.
The problem is, that shopping on Roncesvalles is so convenient, that one can manage to spend way more than expected. I am now at home, eating some fresh red peppers, looking at the pink hyacinth and purple primrose I just placed in my sunny window, and listening to my new double-album of Sonny Rollins, while I should be getting ready for work I might add.
I love this place, even if it puts me in the poor house.
Ciao,
You know that little floppy lever you push everytime you flush the toilet? Well, that lever is connected to a chain in the toilet tank. Subsequently, that chain is connected to a rubber stopper-flopper that plugs the hole between the toilet tank and bowl, acting as a sphincter if you will, allowing the tank to fill with water instead of having a continuously flowing fountain in your bathroom. Well, that chain, the one between the floppy lever and the stopper-flopper (that's a lot of flopping going on there) rusted and broke. That was on New Year's Eve while I was having a dinner party, so I quickly improvised a repair with a paper clip. Well, one month later, that paper clip rusted and broke, seeing how it was aluminum, and not even galvanized. So today I had to fix it for realz.
Now, it's a rather simple procedure, buy a new chain and replace it. It acutally went well with few trials and tribulations, toilet fixed, easy.
The problem is, that shopping on Roncesvalles is so convenient, that one can manage to spend way more than expected. I am now at home, eating some fresh red peppers, looking at the pink hyacinth and purple primrose I just placed in my sunny window, and listening to my new double-album of Sonny Rollins, while I should be getting ready for work I might add.
I love this place, even if it puts me in the poor house.
Ciao,
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