May
25
2010

Driving cars to fight MS

Though I did participate in an MS Walk a few years ago, when I got an e-mail from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society about their MS Auto Rally, I was intrigued. Could this be an experience on par with the action depicted in the fine feature film Midnight Madness? Well, I am hoping so, at…  Continued »

May
01
2010

My doll is pretty

Once upon a time, not a single day would go by where I’d not browse Den of Angels, the mega-forum for people who like Asian ball-jointed dolls, nor would I pass up a chance to go to a company-hosted party in New York City for owners of dolls made by a certain company for the…  Continued »

Apr
18
2010

Recipe in development: Sausage cooked with many ingredients

A couple months ago or so, I went to my mom’s house where she made something rather fantastic for dinner. She told me that she’d been making such a thing for herself and my father a lot recently. She took sweet and hot Italian sausage and cooked them with garlic, sliced white onions, strips of…  Continued »

Apr
17
2010

Crummy day, but with fancy ingredients

Ugh, what a crappy day. I’ve had some ingredients lying around for a couple weeks to make rose truffles. I was going to make them for the Anime Boston staff dessert contest, but I ran out of time. I also got some other stuff that I wanted to mess with, including bamboo rice and Meyer…  Continued »

Mar
25
2010

The Great Shoe Search of 2010

It’s time, once again, to search for a pair of warm-weather shoes. I have an ongoing battle with plantar fasciitis. It was dormant for a while thanks in large part to not being able to walk for very long distances due to my gimpy-ass legs, but as my legs have been more capable of walking,…  Continued »

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