Blog Challenge 2011: Turn It Up To '11!

Heeeello, everybody! It's a new year, and with a new year comes new posts. This year, I'm participating in the Post A Week Blog Challenge on Wordpress, which means two things. 1) More regular updates here, at least once per week. And 2) I now have a 'mirror site' of sorts, meaning all my posts from here on out will appear on Wordpress as well. You can find my Wordpress mirror at (http://shadowsofvalhalla.wordpress.com/), and I encourage you to follow me there, though everything I post there and more will still be posted here.

Note: The following contains information about a TV series and a movie. Though I will do my best to avoid spoilers, I recommend treading lightly if you haven't seen Watership Down or Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

Now that that's out of the way, I've been watching the Watership Down TV series lately. Most people stumble across it and watch it because they were a fan of the original movie and book, and a number of them are rightfully miffed. They turned Blackberry into a doe, and they changed and reordered a lot of the events, completely cutting out the events at Sandleford Warren altogether. On the other hand, the TV series as a whole is actually pretty good. If you don't go into it with any expectations, the characters are relatively well done and can really draw you in. There is one particular episode where the gull, Keehar, brings news back to Watership Down that Hazel and his raiding party are gone, and not coming back. (He thinks that a fox ate them.) And Pipkin's reaction is enough to bring tears to one's eyes. (Though the effect is somewhat less, considering that we already know they're still alive.)

In more theatrical news, I saw the new Narnia movie today, Voyage of the Dawn Treader. It's a good movie, even with the heavy religious undertones (overtones?) at the end. My favorite character, I think, is Reepicheep, the chief mouse (and a noble one to boot), though Eustace was also pretty good after his little debacle as a dragon. (On a side note, said debacle got me considering that it might be nice to spend a day or two as a dragon, so long as I don't get shot.)

Pet Peeve #234567

This goes out to all the college students out there. If you gotta pee, and the urinal's in use, do you the toilet. But for goodness sakes, do NOT leave the lid down, unless you sit down to pee. There's nothing, and I mean nothing grosser then a pee-soaked toilet seat. (>_<)

Otaku Tip #22

Just because it's Japanese, doesn't mean it's good.

Case in point: miso soup.

Mac Mice

Okay, I am an avid Windows user, though I plan to test out Linux soon. The reason for this is I believe that Macs don't have the hardware necessary for a computer enthusiast like myself. Seriously, if Apple and Microsoft would just set aside their differences and work together, Apple taking charge of the new Windows release and Microsoft delegating hardware to HP and/or Asus, they could really go somewhere.

But there's one thing I to like about Apple. Their mice. Now, the one-button system is stupid as hell, I'll grant you that. But that scroll wheel! That is one sexy, comfortable and smooooooooth scroll wheel, right there.

Quang Long Chicken

It's Asian night tonight, so here's my recipe for Quang Long Chicken. (If there's an actual recipe called that, my bad, I thought I just made it up.)


INGREDIENTS:
2 chicken breasts
Celery, bell peppers, and carrots (sliced julienne style)
Mixed greens
2 tbsp peanut butter
A Taste of Thai's "Garlic Chili Pepper Sauce"
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DIRECTIONS:
Fry the chicken breasts, making sure to leave them a little undercooked.
Slice the chicken breasts and toss them into a pot. Cook until done.
Add in the vegetables and the peanut butter, stir well.
Drizzle in the pepper sauce in a grid-like patter, stirring it in. Repeat once.
Let simmer until the vegetables are reduced and the flavors are well mingled.
Serve with a salad and a red bean bun.

*insert non-commital title here*

Hi everyone. Just posting to let you all know I haven't forgotten about this, I just haven't had the time to post, what with school, and finals coming up. So, here's a funny conversation I had with a friend the other day, to tide you over until after finals. Those of you who follow the lolcat phenomenom (nom nom nom) should get a chuckle out of this.

[23:14] foxbluetail: *laughs myself into a coughing fit*
[23:14] shadowpoint_omega: Woah, careful there.
[23:15] foxbluetail: Blargh... third I've had today.
[23:15] shadowpoint_omega: Yikes.
[23:15] shadowpoint_omega: Get some cough syrup, teah, and some rest.
[23:15] foxbluetail: *nods* I've had the first two.
[23:15] shadowpoint_omega: And some licorich.
[23:15] shadowpoint_omega: And a cheezburger.
[23:16] foxbluetail: Yeah... wants a cheezburger... *raises a paw* Can I haz Cheezburger? *smiles*
[23:16] shadowpoint_omega: :-P
[23:16] shadowpoint_omega: Hmmm, you wants bacon on dat?
[23:16] foxbluetail: Sure! I wantz three peezes, pleez!
[23:17] shadowpoint_omega: Here you goes!
[23:17] shadowpoint_omega: *hands you an invisible cheezburger*
[23:17] foxbluetail: *Omm nom nom nom nom*

More quizzes!