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BitTorrent
May. 7th, 2003 04:13 pmBitTorrent is nifty, and cheaper than Tivo if you missed a recent episode of your favorite show.
May. 7th, 2003
Smooth action
May. 7th, 2003 08:47 pmI'm watching xXx and decided to make a smoothie with a bit of rum. First off, my double-ended jigger only has 4cl and 2cl measurements, and from what I can tell, 1 fluid ounce is around 3cl. Which would have been funny if I had been watching Die Hard (well, actually not, since 4-2 is relatively prime to 3), but just kinda annoying... so I made a double batch with 2oz of Bacardi. (I prefer Bacardi because the family who owns it did a lot to rebuild Miami.)
But the thing fizzed up like crazy, almost filled the blender -- about 2 cups more volume than I expected. And foamy, too -- it didn't seem like it had that much ice in it. So I'm figuring the alcohol affected how the ice and/or powdered flavor stuff behaved.
So I guess after I record this in my other diary, I'll go back to my 'exercise': moving lots of stuff into boxes. I'm beginning to have enough room to figure out where I want to put things, which is encouraging.
But the thing fizzed up like crazy, almost filled the blender -- about 2 cups more volume than I expected. And foamy, too -- it didn't seem like it had that much ice in it. So I'm figuring the alcohol affected how the ice and/or powdered flavor stuff behaved.
So I guess after I record this in my other diary, I'll go back to my 'exercise': moving lots of stuff into boxes. I'm beginning to have enough room to figure out where I want to put things, which is encouraging.
So as I've been cleaning up the place, I've decided that I'm going to get rid of most of my books -- sell 'em in bulk, probably. Some I haven't even looked at since I bought 'em.
Generally, I'm only keeping the books that I don't think I could get from the library the next time I want to read them. Porn, comics, and obscure or favorite stuff. (I won't dispose of Spider Robinson's books.) Most classic sci-fi is easy to borrow. Most stuff on religion I've either read or I'm not gonna. (I have a lot of books about liberal Christianity and liberal Judaism, and a few books by Karen Armstrong.)
It feels weird, but I've long ago reached the point where I can't just keep adding books as a way of honoring the book or the author, advertising my good taste, etc. And I've recently gotten to the point where those are no longer sufficient reasons to keep a book either.
And yet I'm a 'book people'. Weird.
Generally, I'm only keeping the books that I don't think I could get from the library the next time I want to read them. Porn, comics, and obscure or favorite stuff. (I won't dispose of Spider Robinson's books.) Most classic sci-fi is easy to borrow. Most stuff on religion I've either read or I'm not gonna. (I have a lot of books about liberal Christianity and liberal Judaism, and a few books by Karen Armstrong.)
It feels weird, but I've long ago reached the point where I can't just keep adding books as a way of honoring the book or the author, advertising my good taste, etc. And I've recently gotten to the point where those are no longer sufficient reasons to keep a book either.
And yet I'm a 'book people'. Weird.
Pittsburgh eats
May. 7th, 2003 10:02 pmI've gotta say, I'm looking forward to a Primanti's sandwich. Their default sandwich is made with your choice of filling topped with a fried egg, a handful of greasy french fries, a scoop of cole slaw, and slices of tomato. $4.25 for the vegetarian version, not much more for the other stuff.