innayankevich diary

petak, 30.10.2009.

QOTD

"Drain Bammage. It's what happens when Emeril dumps the leftover mise en place in the sink when he's finished cooking."

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srijeda, 28.10.2009.

Lazy Saturday

I had three nectarines that were very ripe. So I threw them in the blender with a little lemon yogurt, a lot of ice, and a wee bit of sugar. Added a smidge of rum flavoring and voila! Virgin daiquiris! Made lasagna yesterday, with Sumokid's help. Yummy. Had some for breakfast even. Now that my kitchen is clean, I find myself wanting to be in it cooking more. That's a dangerous turn of events. The husband got me a "Legolas is my House Elf" t-shirt from telaryn's booth at Dragon*Con. Can't wait to see what kind of goodies he comes home with tonight.

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ponedjeljak, 26.10.2009.

Milestone

Today Sumokid blew her first bubble. All hail the power of Double Bubble.

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subota, 24.10.2009.

Steven on Harry...and no, that's not slash

Interesting article written by Steven King about the Harry Potter books. I loved this bit: "The bighead academics seem to think that Harry's magic will not be strong enough to make a generation of nonreaders (especially the male half) into bookworms...but they wouldn't be the first to underestimate Harry's magic; just look at what happened to Lord Voldemort. And, of course, the bigheads would never have credited Harry's influence in the first place, if the evidence hadn't come in the form of best-seller lists. A literary hero as big as the Beatles? 'Never happen!' the bigheads would have cried. 'The traditional novel is as dead as Jacob Marley! Ask anyone who knows! Ask us, in other words!'But reading was never dead with the kids. Au contraire, right now it's probably healthier than the adult version, which has to cope with what seems like at least 400 boring and pretentious 'literary novels' each year. While the bigheads have been predicting (and bemoaning) the postliterate society, the kids have been supplementing their Potter with the narratives of Lemony Snicket, the adventures of teenage mastermind Artemis Fowl, Philip Pullman's challenging His Dark Materials trilogy, the Alex Rider adventures, Peter Abrahams' superb Ingrid Levin-Hill mysteries, the stories of those amazing traveling blue jeans. And of course we must not forget the unsinkable (if sometimes smelly) Captain Underpants. Also, how about a tip of the old tiara to R.L. Stine, Jo Rowling's jovial John the Baptist?I began by quoting Shakespeare; I'll close with the Who: The kids are alright. Just how long they stay that way sort of depends on writers like J.K. Rowling, who know how to tell a good story (important) and do it without talking down (more important) or resorting to a lot of high-flown gibberish (vital). Because if the field is left to a bunch of intellectual Muggles who believe the traditional novel is dead, they'll kill the damn thing.It's good make-believe I'm talking about. Known in more formal circles as the Ministry of Magic. J.K. Rowling has set the standard: It's a high one, and God bless her for it."

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četvrtak, 22.10.2009.

Never a good idea...

...to attack a dude with a microphone," as this fellow learned when he attempted to heckle Kevin Smith at Comic-Con. Hilarious, and totally NSFW (language, so if you use headphones I guess you'd be OK).

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ponedjeljak, 19.10.2009.

ChoreWars

Got to say, I'm loving Chore Wars, recommended by the lovely peacockharpy. So far we have "caring for the wee beastie," "polishing the pearly whites," "taming the tangled tresses," "removing obstacles from the path" (aka picking up toys), and "venturing to the Land of Nod (without complaint and with a good spirit)." I'm sure there will be more to come. Husband is lamenting that he is ineligible for the "taming the tangled tresses" adventure, but we'll come up with something else for him.

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subota, 17.10.2009.

Miscellany

elfgirl needs this penguin for her tea.So that's where the phrase "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" came from.BPAL review: 13 (July 2007): "A base of cocoa absolute and white chocolate with thirteen baneful and beneficial bits including vanilla bean, white ginger, orchid, golden peach, massoia bark, clove, honey, and starfruit". This is my first experience with 13, and I'm glad I sprang for a full bottle. I love it. In the bottle, it smells like chocolate covered cherries, only not as sweet. Wet, I smell cocoa, vanilla, honey and something kind of crisp, but not too sweet. Dry, back to the chocolate covered cherries with a touch of vanilla, but not too sweet. Can't speak to throw or how well it lasts at this point, but this is definitely a keeper. Sumokid has discovered Pokemon. I forsee lots of damage counters in my future. Or actually husband's future, as I'm not much of a gamer and agreed to swap him Pokemon for puberty, both of us thinking we got the better end of that deal. (Puberty=less math=yeah! for the mathematically challenged!) Since we've been playing Pokemon online waiting for our stash of cards to arrive, I may have to take it back from him, as I'm finding I enjoy it. We should have quite a few cards by this time next week.Our Pontiac is being put out to pasture, so we need a new car. Snarl. As my dear friend la_gypsy said a long time ago, with the amount of money you have to invest in cars, it's a shame they can't mate and reproduce. 's all for now.

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četvrtak, 15.10.2009.

Pottered out

I'm back. Well, obviously. I finished HP:DH late Saturday night. Overall, I enjoyed the book. The story lines wrapped up nicely. Beyond that I don't know that I've got anything especially noteworthy to add to what folks on my FList have already said.

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utorak, 13.10.2009.

Disapparate!

It appears info about HP:DH is out there if you know where to look. Already one of my friends (waves to ginamariewade) has seen the epilogue (I won't call it spoiled because she was happy to see it), and at least three others have voiced their intention to abandon LJ and reduce their 'net use.I too shall be taking an LJ break until I've finished the book, though I anticipate it may be worse than giving up caffeine. But it's my last journey with Harry and the gang. I want to enjoy it a page at a time, as JKR intended.See you on the flip side.

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nedjelja, 11.10.2009.

Snapshot

Reading...Easy Homeopathy, and New Moon. Recently finished Witch Fire. Waiting anxiously on this, of course.Listening...Breakfast in Bed. Various things on TV of little consequence.Watching...saw HPOotP this weekend. Very lyrical. I really liked it which was a pleasant surprise since it's been my least favorite book so far. Free kids' movie on Wednesday.Doing...knitting slippers for Sumokid, then another pair for myself. Trying to decide on a project for a thank you gift to a sweet man who brings me chocolates from England when he visits there. I also want to try socks. Getting ready for homeschool to start up again very soon. Being sleepy and generally stomach-ache-y. Enjoying my jaw no longer being sore after receiving a monster tooth filling last week. Srsly. Also enjoying my new glasses. Not doing...dishes or laundry or any of that other stuff that needs to be done. Family...Sumokid is good. Also sleepy. Husband is good. Hamster is fine. She seems to be growing, which I wouldn't have expected her to do after 6 months. Want...a car. Husband is using my car, because the one he usually drives seems to have developed a quirk which makes it unreliable, said quirk still defying diagnosis and ultimately probably too expensive to fix anyway given the number of miles on the car. Miscellanous vice...yep, still BPAL, and I have branched out to CBIHP, IOE, Woobie, and other assorted stinkies. And in other news, my toes are cold.

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petak, 09.10.2009.

Playing in the big leagues?

"...for the first time in history, the Supreme Court has recognized home-schooling in an opinion. The first time. Up until now, it was government schools or private education. That's about it.But in Morse v. Frederick, Justice Clarence Thomas said, 'If parents do not like the rules imposed by those schools, they can seek redress in school boards or legislatures; they can send their children to private schools or home school them; or they can simply move.'"On the one hand, yeah for putting homeschool on equal footing. On the other hand, Thomas' attitude is a bit cavalier, don't you think? Most parents don't have the financial resources to pay for private schools or to just up and move if they don't like their school district. We love homeschooling, but I acknowledge that it isn't the best option for everyone. That leaves the vast majority of parents at the mercy of the failing public education system and little recourse for true change. Why shouldn't parents be able to work at the ground level, by directly working with the educators into whose hands they deliver their children on a daily basis?

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srijeda, 07.10.2009.

Bwa-ha-ha little hamster

Bwa-ha-ha little hamster! We have thwarted your attempts to escape your hamster ball by the application of a single piece of tape! Behold our massive brains and opposable thumbs!!

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nedjelja, 04.10.2009.

Yes, it's a real update

Husband has a new job. We're happy about that. His commute to work will be longer, but he won't be driving all day long, which is good for him and our poor old cars. We've entertained the idea of moving closer to his work, but we'll still need to be close enough to Athens for him to continue his martial arts practice, so we haven't reached a decision on that yet. His health is good. Spent a couple of days in California for martial arts training; that continues to go well. Sumokid is great. We're taking a bit of a break, but will resume homeschooling soon. She and I have talked about it and we've decided we'd rather have our breaks when the weather is cool instead of during the heat of summer. And we love having that flexibility. We've already purchased our materials for the coming year and she can't wait to get her hands on them. Literally. I've had to pretty much hide the science experiment materials to keep her from using them up until we're ready for them! She's working on an art module right now and tearing through the projects. It's wonderful that she has such a thirst for learning (which I have no doubt public school would have killed by now) but sometimes it's hard for me to keep up. We have a new pet: a pretty cream colored hamster named Rosie. This is the first hamster for our family. She's very sweet, inquisitive, and just plain fun to watch. She responds to our voices, and will take treats from our hands (apple bits are a definite winner). Sumokid has been very diligent about taking care of her, making sure she has fresh food, water, treats, and cleaning out her bedding every day. We've had two near escapes. We've found that when Rosie runs around long enough in her ball and bumps into enough things, the top will pop off. We're going to look for a ball for her to play in that has a more secure top. I fired one of my virtual clients. Just not enough hours in the day, particularly since I'm helping husband during his transition from one job to the next. Not doing much on the writing front either. I did knit Sumokid a pair of slippers this week. My first experience with DPNs (that's double pointed needles for you non-knitting folks) and it was fun. I can see why folks enjoy knitting socks so much. Interest in the knitting class at the local public library seems to have died, so I don't know if I'll be continuing that or not. In my latest adventures, I managed to injure my left leg pretty badly falling through a footbridge when the plank I stepped on broke. (Yes, that was also the leg that had the DVT after Sumokid was born.) I ended up with some really nasty bruising. The small bruise on the outside of my leg was about 7 inches by 3 inches. The big one that started at my shin was about 8 inches by 6 inches. There's some nerve bruising in that one. Seems large legs don't like being suddenly forced into small openings. Fortunately the pain has mostly gone. There's still some residual swelling and bruising, and some numbness as the nerves continue to heal. But all in all, it's not bad. I was really blessed that I didn't break my leg, break my ankle, sprain my ankle, or even end up with stitches. crevette, this probably means you're up next for a weird injury, so be careful.Sumokid's getting glasses. She's a bit nearsighted and has been complaining of headaches when she reads. I'm getting new glasses too. Seems I've also managed to get cataracts in both eyes, which is cause for some concern, but not panic. Still wouldn't trade in my green eyes, despite their sun sensitivity. ::grins:: My sister had her first cataract surgery at age 36, and had her second just this year. Figures we'd discover this just before we're about to have to COBRA our insurance. Looks like my oldest nephew is about to become engaged. My sister and her family, sans my niece, may be moving back here from North Carolina. My niece is still planning on culinary school as far as I know. Sometimes I can't help but wonder if the Donvier ice cream maker I gave her when she was only 5 set her on the path to foodie-ness.

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petak, 02.10.2009.

We took our daughter out for a special treat yesterday

We took our daughter out for a special treat yesterday. I have declared to my husband that Chuck E. Cheese is Las Vegas for the pre-teen set.Lots of errands to run today. Vacation starts tomorrow. Back this weekend. Y'all behave yourselves.

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