| And a list of what's for sale |
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| 01:59pm 03/01/2010 |
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Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000020348 StartFragment:0000001692 EndFragment:0000020312 Abhisarika | Al Azif (old) | Angeronalia | Banded Sea Snake | Bearded Lady | Beatrice | Beaver Moon 10/05 | Beaver Moon 10/07 | Berry Moon 7/09 | Bitter Moon 11/06 | Black Butterfly Moon 8/09 | Black Lace | Black Moon 8/06 | Blood Moon 9/08 | Blue Moon 5/07 | Bony Moon 1/09 | Buck Moon 6/05 | Budding Moon 1/06 | Cheshire Moon 1/08 | City in the Sea | Diwali | Dragon Moon 4/06 | Dragon Moon 4/08 | Dyan Moon 5/08 | Egg Nog | El Dia de Reyes | Enraged Groundhog Musk | Falling Leaf Moon 9/09 | Flower Moon 3/09 | Harvest Moon 7/06 | Harvest Moon 8/05 | Harvest Moon 8/08 | Hay Moon 6/08 | Holiday Moon 12/05 | Hunger Moon 1/07 | Hungry Ghost Moon 6/06 | Hunter Moon 9/07 | Kindly Moon 9/06 | Kumiho | L'Heure Verte | Long Night Moon 11/07 | Lotus Moon 5/06 | Luperci | Lycaon | Mead Moon 6/08 | Melisande the Puppet Mistress | Midnight on the Midway | Milk Moon 4/07 | Minotaur | Mme Moriarty | Monster Bait - Underpants | Moon of Ice 1/08 | Moon of the Small Spirits 11/08 | Moon of the Terrible 12/08 | November | October | Old Moon 12/07 | Peach Moon 11/09 | Peony Moon 3/06 | Pink Moon 3/07 | Priala | Pumpkin Patch IV '05 | Purple Phoenix | Red Moon 7/07 | Rose Moon 5/07 | Rose Red 05 | Schwarzer Mond 8/06 | Sleepy Moon 2/06 | Smoky Moon 6/09 | Snow Moon 11/05 | Snow White 05 | Sol | Strawberry Moon 5/09 | Sturgeon Moon 7/08 | The Phoenix | Thirteen 2/09 | Thirteen 7/07 | Thirteen 7/08 | Thorns | Thunder Moon 6/07 | Whirling Wind Moon 12/09 | White Moon 10/06 | Windy Moon 2/09 | Winter Solstice 08 | Wolf Moon 12/06 |
Plus 2 4oz decanting bottles purchased in 07, each with approx 5ml in. La Belle Dame Sans Merci and La Bella Donna Della Mia Mente. I have NO CLUE what to charge for these, though, and no idea what I paid. :/ |
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| BPAL heads up |
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| 09:11am 03/01/2010 |
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I'm getting ready to cull the collection and sell (hopefully) most of my BPAL. Figured I'd let friends have first crack...anything you are looking for, moons included, hit me up. |
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| 07:10am 28/08/2009 |
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Happy Birthday  bloodkitty !!! I hope you have a fantastic day!!! *hugs you tight*
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| 09:52am 01/05/2009 |
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mood:  productive
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Merry Beltane!
Yesterday we were ruthless! We had 1-800-Junk come out and get rid of all the crap in the garage, plus the bin of discarded construction materials that has been in back of the house for 2+ years. I feel so much better...we have a garage again! For real this time, not just hanging on to Mom's crap that, let's face it, is never going to be worth the trouble it would be to sell. The company will donate what they can, recycle what they can, and it's out of our lives. Yay!!!!! We filled the entire truck o_0 This is what happens when you live in/ use as storage the same house for 25 or so years.
The guys they sent were really nice. They were patient when I needed to go through something, non-judgmental about some of the corner-of-the-garage monster messes, helped get heavy boxes off top shelves and made the whole thing an enjoyable experience. They even swept up! I wasn't sure if doing it this way would be worth it, but whooo boy was it ever! I made myself make snap decisions, based on does it mean anything? Have I missed it in the ten years its been since I saw it? and I don't regret a thing.
I will NOT turn into a hoarder like my Mom. I kept childhood things that had meaning. My records. Papers and cards, photos and flyers from my hayday of clubbing. Lots of nifty neat cards from Wendy-lady! (Bat-cat, fighting for the Goth Way) lol. Pics to remind me what will happen/ has happened if I stop going to the gym. (shudderack) Plus I found my Addams Family Barbie! *squee* I now have room to pack up books and move them out to the garage. Spooky has one side and I have the other, and we'll have room to actually park a car in there.
Imagine. A car in the garage. Huh.
*happydance* |
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| 11:18pm 20/03/2009 |
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*cries*
No more BSG.
Except for "The Plan" in June.
*fidget* Now, please? Gah. |
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| A post from me! It must be about food... |
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| 04:46pm 24/06/2008 |
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and it is, among other things. :)
So, I received two most desired kitchen implements from my super duper awesome husband (I love saying that). Today was spent in kitchen nirvana. A Staub La Cocette 8qt pot (in grenadine) rendered up a lunch of mussels steamed in white wine and butter over pasta. I. Love. That. Pot. I also love fresh mussels for 6 bucks at Harris Teeter - 2lbs. Whee! I now have lunch for at least two days. I feel impending shrimp boils, and soups and stews of all sorts. Oh! And I still have that frozen turkey carcass from thanksgiving. OhOh! Braised kale or greens...lots of garlic. No Knead Bread!!
At least this is moderately healthier than baking cupcakes every other day.
Tomorrow I want to make a vegetable gratin. Today I prepped the veg...crook neck squash and zucchini at 1/4th inch, tomatoes at 1/2...my knife skills are not that great. Enter the Zyliss Easy Slicer!! Mowed through that shit in under 7 minutes, no joke. I am amazed. I've tried other mandoline type things (Oxo, I'm looking at you) and they never worked as promised. But this thing rocks...and folds up small to store! Though someone please explain to me how you're supposed to use the stupid hand guard on a zucchini you want in rounds, not planks. Sheesh. Here's hoping I don't take my thumb off. Small bits of thumb...well, that's just a normal day.
In other news, Tasha, my precious kitteh with the bad kidneys, seems to be doing much better on her new diet. I was crocheting today with her on my lap as usual, but she was all fun and games! "Hey, what's that string?" "Mine! Mine!" and my fav, "You weren't trying to use that (hand, needle, stitch marker bead) were you? Nom Nom."
Wanna see what I've been making? Here's one. Feel free to look at the rest, but you better like yarn.
In other news, I really need Leopard. And an external hard drive, before getting Leopard. Feh. |
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| Bpal ness take ni |
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| 08:02pm 12/03/2008 |
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For all my non forumite BPAL loving friends...last week's meet gor pushed back, so you can still come! Hopefully :)
My house, 1pm this Saturday the 15th. Bring your sweet self, and any sniffies you may have...or none at all if you are just getting started. Welcome all! |
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| BPAL ness |
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| 10:12am 01/03/2008 |
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Hi all!
This coming saturday, the 8th, I'll be hosting a Meet & Sniff at my house, starting at 1.
All are welcome...bring your collections, or be introduced to the madness that is Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab. :D
Let me know in comments if you would like to attend, and I will email you directions. |
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| A Bride on Brid's day! |
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| 04:15pm 31/01/2008 |
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mood:  jubilant
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So, Christian and I are getting married on Saturday.
*squeegrin*
We'll have a party in a few months to celebrate, but as larger things require time to plan, and we are basically damned tired of waiting, we'll be having a very small private ceremony. There are so many of you that I hope will celebrate with us at a later date!
*stupidsqueegrin* |
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| stolen from lapetite |
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| 07:43am 02/01/2008 |
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My pirate name is:
Black Anne Bonney
Like anyone confronted with the harshness of robbery on the high seas, you can be pessimistic at times. You can be a little bit unpredictable, but a pirate's life is far from full of certainties, so that fits in pretty well. Arr!
Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.part of the fidius.org network |
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| 06:58am 18/12/2007 |
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Just a quick THANK YOU! to the kind folks who put together Return of the Bats at Nelson's on Saturday. I had a great time and I really hope we'll be able to do it again! It was fun digging out all my old accoutrements...and discovering that my pointy boots are a LOT more comfy than they used to be. The music was fantastic!
Great job, you guys! |
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| 07:54am 05/12/2007 |
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mood: jubilant
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Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels.
That is all.
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No, wait, that's not all! Peppermint Jo Jo's (kicks oreo in the ass!) and Wintry Blend coffee (with peppercorns and whole clove!).
Seriously...how the hell have I survived without this store? Wine for $4.99...and it's not swill! It's even organic. Artichoke tortellini. Pumpkin butter. All of it swoon worthy.
I'm in love.
And I need 6 more boxes of the caramels. |
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| 04:25pm 22/11/2007 |
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mood: chipper
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I was looking forward to seeing Spooky's mom today, but we've postponed dinner till sunday, resulting in a lovely relaxed non-thanksgiving day. I get to eat leftover pizza, do laundry, and indulge my fetish for 
The dreamy Prince Lotor...total season 4 Voltron immersion. Muahahaha.
Yup...pretty much the perfect way to spend the day before Black Friday. |
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| the record is broken |
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| 05:02pm 10/11/2007 |
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so to speak.
Once again I've fractured the pinkie toe on my left foot. Haven't done it since 1994, so I guess I can't complain too much, but there will be no walking...or going out, dammit...today.
Dammit. |
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| More thoughts on Charlotte Shout, now with added coherance! |
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| 10:00am 30/09/2007 |
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mood: surprised
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Yesterday was fantastic. As close to foodie heaven as you can get in Charlotte.
To start from the beginning, I almost didn't go. I have a ton of stuff to do this weekend, and being cramped at a crowded street festival and 500 yards away from one of my culinary heroes really wasn't on the top of the list. But the desire to see Alton Brown, and curiosity won out. I called bloodkitty, we hashed out a plan of sorts, and I was off.
Side tangent - I stopped at Heroes to pick up my "bag". Good lord. I really should get down there more often than once every three months. But I discovered Marvel's Fairy Tales (Spiderman and X-men) and am very pleased, though I haven't had time to read them yet. I love authors riffing off fairy tales. Makes me happy when it's done well.
OK...so we get to Shout. First off, free parking. Huh? In downtown?? For an event? Unheard of, but true. We saw a few cars in the deck with Star Wars stuff all over them. We wondered if there was another convention we hadn't heard about. We moved on.
We got our tokens and tucked in. We sampled from many different restaurants in the area...Pewter Rose was there (yummy shrimp and corn pudding) and Savannah Red, Sonoma, Zebra, and quite a few others I can't recall. Stand outs were Oceanaire (http://www.theoceanaire.com/location/index.asp?id=12) with Cuban Shrimp, an excellent Lobster and Shrimp Ceviche with a plantain chip, and omg *dies* BBQ Oysters. What impressed me was not only the taste of their offerings, but you could tell they spent a lot of time taking the venue into account. Unlike some of the other places, Oceanaire's stuff was easy to eat standing up holding a plate and balancing stuff in your hands. Very much appreciated. Also 131 Main (http://www.131-main.com/) with a wonderful Grilled Artichoke with Remoulade (difficult to eat one handed, but darned tasty) and a standout Key Lime Pie. The crust was insanely good, with large hunks of pecans and a super tart filling. Also, there was wine. But really, a lot of details are lost in the OMG AB haze in my brain.
And suddenly, we hear the Star Wars theme. On the main stage, there are dancing short skirted Leia's with light sabers, Darth Vader hanging out by the oven, Boba Fett chilling by the fridge, and more storm troopers of various types than I can shake a stick at comfortably. Explains the cars in the parking lot. A chef comes out, intro'd as one of the main organizers of Shout. "You may be wondering what Star Wars has to do with cooking....Absolutely nothing! But they said I'd get anything I wanted if I agreed to do a demo. I wanted Star Wars characters. So here we are." Too too funny.
And we wander. And we're discussing what to do next. And....my brain freezes. AB is standing RIGHT BEHIND bloodkitty's wholly UNSUSPECTING SHOULDER!!!!!!!!! He's cute! He's wearing sunglasses! He has his little bag of tokens jingling in his hand while he talks to his handler about where to go first!!!!! He's CUTE!!! eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! And I reach out and TOUCH HIS ARM, and stammer something about excuse me Mr Brown sorry but Thanks for your show (see bloodkitty's journal later for a much more accurate portrayal, since I was fried) and he gave me this adorable little pleased half smile and said "Well thank you very much" but not at all like Elvis. And he walked away. And there was much squealing and laughing at me. And I went in search of cigs, and we talked to a security guard who wants to go to culinary school who gave me nasty menthols but better than nothing at all and I attempted calming down. Which did not go well.
And there was more wine, and we watched AB give a very entertaining talk on, imagine this, food. ;) Amen brotha! And if I hadn't agreed with almost everything he said, I would have asked a pertinent question, I'm sure. But he talked a lot about eating local, and you, not McD's are responsible for the state of your waistline, and water from a tap. And Chicken's Don't Have Fingers. All of this sparked great discussion between bloodkitty and myself for the rest of the evening.
And then there was no more AB. :(
And then the chef (Chris....something. dammit) from Oceanaire walked by and asked how I liked the oysters, and we had a lovely little chat. Nice guy, great food. On the way out we saw some of the chefs from 131 Main, and I stopped to compliment them on their pie, and we all (3 of them) had a nice little chat. Nice folks. I guess the pink hair made me a wee bit memorable, lol.
Srsly, Shout is the hands down best event I've ever attended in Charlotte. Even excluding the squee worthy-ness of attending the Evengelical Church of AB. For a grand total of $25 bucks, I ate at some of the best places in town, and met some great folks. Best deal in town. |
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