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Two months, two hours, chili!
Mar. 2nd, 2009 12:43 pmTwo months after getting my new crock pot, I made my first meal in it. The chili is flavorful but not very hot, I skimped on the jalapeños and spicy V8, but did add more cumin, garlic, and picante sauce. Still, it's pretty delicious and should feed me for a week. Sunday may turn into Crock Pot Day from now on. I have a recipe for pulled pork that I want to make, and beef stew, and of course pot roast. What do you like to make in a crock pot?
Sunday I caught up on some painting, and episodes of BSG and Dollhouse. I can see what people are saying about Dollhouse, I don't think the writing is up to par yet with Joss's other shows (mainly because he's not writing the episodes). Some of the stories are pretty far fetched (the pop star one), and a lot of the cast are either annoying or unsympathetic. They are a lot flatter than the cast from Firely, for example. Echo's handler is very cool, and I like the very Technocratic idea of wiping and implanting memories in agents. I full intend to steal such a setup for future Mage games.
Speaking of Mage, I thoroughly enjoyed the Mage game I started this weekend. The group is small, and I've never gamed with any of the players, but we had a grand time. I'd forgotten how much I like the Mage universe (the old World of Darkness, not the reboot) and by the time I was done with character creation and listening to the background the ST put together, I felt the gears and wheels spinning in my head. Maybe when the Deadlands game comes to an end, I'll run Mage next.
Speaking of mind altering events (OK, that's a bit of a stretch) I checked out Psyforia rather than make the drive up to Darq. It's a tad jarring seeing Machine without the usual backdrop. It was rather crowded when the night moved on. I ran into Tim and Jess, and their friends Ron and Selina. Jess and I had a nice chat while watching all the sweaty people jump around in the middle of the floor. Eventually, we joined them.
Friday night was devoted to Rock Band and the fundamentals of Wand Dueling with Sara, Michael, and Vanessa.
Sunday I caught up on some painting, and episodes of BSG and Dollhouse. I can see what people are saying about Dollhouse, I don't think the writing is up to par yet with Joss's other shows (mainly because he's not writing the episodes). Some of the stories are pretty far fetched (the pop star one), and a lot of the cast are either annoying or unsympathetic. They are a lot flatter than the cast from Firely, for example. Echo's handler is very cool, and I like the very Technocratic idea of wiping and implanting memories in agents. I full intend to steal such a setup for future Mage games.
Speaking of Mage, I thoroughly enjoyed the Mage game I started this weekend. The group is small, and I've never gamed with any of the players, but we had a grand time. I'd forgotten how much I like the Mage universe (the old World of Darkness, not the reboot) and by the time I was done with character creation and listening to the background the ST put together, I felt the gears and wheels spinning in my head. Maybe when the Deadlands game comes to an end, I'll run Mage next.
Speaking of mind altering events (OK, that's a bit of a stretch) I checked out Psyforia rather than make the drive up to Darq. It's a tad jarring seeing Machine without the usual backdrop. It was rather crowded when the night moved on. I ran into Tim and Jess, and their friends Ron and Selina. Jess and I had a nice chat while watching all the sweaty people jump around in the middle of the floor. Eventually, we joined them.
Friday night was devoted to Rock Band and the fundamentals of Wand Dueling with Sara, Michael, and Vanessa.
