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Haha.  No.  Thanks.  I have a fear of vats full of molten oil.  But, I'm going to try panfrying some chicken schnitzel for dinner tonight.  Maybe we'll haul out the Xmas decorations as well.  We have a rare night at home to start a lazy-ish weekend...doesn't happen very often around here.


Up until recently, I was moonlighting in retail, and that involved a lot of nights and weekends at the mall.  But schlepping SE Asia sweatshop apparel was killing my soul and didn't justify the minimum wage I was earning...and I started getting some more hours in my day job.  SO I QUIT.


Hopefully our power stays on tonight.  More wind expected.  Last night we flickered and went off for a few minutes, but parts of the neighbourhood were dark until this morning.



Enjoy Florida!

Leftover stirfried noodles for breakfast and lunch.  With lots of tea.

Hi Everyone.  I haven't been around here much (for 6 years?).  While scrolling through messages, I just found out that Orik passed away.  Very sad.  Mr LM and I had lunch with him once at a coffee shop around the corner from Union Gospel.  Orik in person was a very kind, very affable guy who was funny and positive despite the setbacks that life had thrown at him.

Minnie- you look remarkably like me!

Hi Everyone!
*waves*
It's been a while.
Just stopped by to check in and see how everyone is doing.


Been crazy busy with life.  I quit my job in 2013, went back to university full time.  Fast forward to late 2014- having massive cash flow issues, so started working 2 part-time jobs while going to school.  It's nuts, but I'm finishing up my last semester now. 

Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
Any Known Blood by Lawrence Hill

That's fantastic, purelife!  You must feel great.
What did you change?  I need some ideas-- stuck in a rut.

I'm looking at replacing my Shaw phone ($30/mo) with a Fido home phone ($10/mo) since you can keep the same #.

Thanks purelife!


Salad with some sliced up steak on it.  Corn on the cob.

Sprouted grain toast with sliced tomato, avocado and feta.

Democracy and Knowledge: Innovation and Learning in Classical Athens by Josiah Ober
required reading for a course

Crazy quantities of dinner and dessert at annual family picnic.
*clutches stomach*


I need to learn how to make pulled pork at home.  So good!

LOL, I5 all the way down and back?


Took I5 to Olympia, then 12 W and 101 South to Long Beach, WA.  Needed to pick up Jeckyl from camp.


In the past, I've driven to Seaside on I5 to Longview, W on 4, S on 409, SW on 30.  We spent a couple of Xmas vacations in Gearhart, WA (between Astoria and Seaside).  Offseason = cheap
There's film memorabilia from The Goonies in Astoria, the Astoria Tower, and a chain of family run Mexican restaurants called El Mariachi Loco which is in every town there.


Gearhart has a great treat store:
http://popsgearhart.com/ (http://popsgearhart.com/)

Inception...the movie...the sequel?

Wow Russ.  Great job!


Maybe you could fire up the old decommissioned USS Missouri in an hour, just like in the Battleship Movie. (Or so I've heard-- haven't seen the film)