Updating is really rather proportionate to what I have going on in my life right now.. ie; not a whole lot right now! I do suppose it’s some sort of spartan economy of words, or perhaps writer’s block? I have been writing a little, though. I’m working on that cookbook, finally, but it’s still on paper. So, because it’s so easy, expect a long series of recipes soon.
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Ok, so there’s been speak.. of a odd introduction of BUTTERMILK in my fridge, so I did
what any commonsenseical young man would do: Make a couple biscuits, get bored of said biscuits after two, then make BUTTERMILK PIE!
It’s ugly, sugary, buttery tart mess, and it’s also absolutely amazing. Just.. take my word. Make it. Photo is an example of ‘ugly’, recipe courtesy of interwebs. A buttermilk dessert. It will kill you. This is ultimately your choice. We’ve been gobbling mounds of it like Robert Downy Jr., right off the tabletops and stairwells. We get bored, I guess.
So, I machined together a few Ant-style chassis for some ‘bots- I am planning on making them close to real ants- exploration for ‘food’, but always heading home at the end of the night. I couldn’t wait, and I wanted a test for the joints on the chassis, so what to do? Strap a vibrating motor on it! Let that thing shake itself apart… but it didn’t.. then it hosed me with eyebeams.. oh crap. Here are photos before it all went awry.
Look into his eyes.. is it redemption? Or is it.. DOOM?
Our new overloads await. Whoops.
Oh! How I adore a few things: Simple electronic toys and a jab at established mores. (Irreverence is my anti-drug.) Anyhow, this post is all about the fun that we all had some of in the mid to late 90’s- Vibrating pagers. I don’t know about you, but I always smiled when my pager (affixed to dirty punk rockly, patch-covered pants) would scoot its way around a small table.. And Lo! A dozen years later, and apparently, I’m not the only one! The peoples over at Evil Mad Scientist Labs have documented a little more into the evolution of what could be called A Very Dumb Robot.. The Bristlebot.
The premise is simple: Take an old cell phone or pager, harvest the motor, and fix it up with a battery and slap it on a toothbrush. With a little planning, you can order the motors off the internet for about a buck a piece, Grab some dollar store toothbrushes, and find some cheap 3v coin cells, and you’re off to the races! It’s kinda fun to get a little herd of these guys together and run them all over the kitchen floor.. Or, go a little further and do a little anthropomorphizing. A favorite one of mine, and perhaps only one of two bristlebots I own anymore, has a pair of eyes, and little doom-hands flailing about over his little disky-body. Oh, just Look For Yourself.
And so, as it goes, I got Bored one day and put together one of my favorite Dumb Robots so far- The Flying Spaghetti Monster Bristlebot. I was touched by His Noodly Appendage, and the joy of the FSM was rained upon the world… That afternoon, the fimo flew, hot glue was glued, and the Noodly One was given an earthly body: Perched upon a 7,000 RPM motor with a die glued to it, prone to flying off and hitting one in the eye, given a seat upon a hairbrush.. truly, a rather odd thing to see!
TORCHWOOD SEASON THREE
All five episodes, magically being shown at Chris’s house. No commercials, Exactly as shown during world premiere in Britain.
Saturday; July 11th, 2009 Time: Based on Consensus – Put aside five hours
Non-Alcoholic beverages & really good popcorn provided.
Well, you could have a go at that bottle of Chardonnay I have, and those two little bottle of Merlot. I’m never going to drink them, but they’ll desperately need a dusting. Send an email.
“It’s like rice cakes for Doctor Who fans”
Sometimes, it’s nessasary for me to just pat myself on the back and make biased observations and mildly clever ‘alt’ tags.
July 4th the Fantastic Party at V&B's House.
Courtesy of Sprung Photography, fine photography for fine people.
(also hoarked without asking. I’m sure Ms. Sprung doesn’t mind.)
Which one is me? I’m the handsome little devil that can pull off wool dress slacks, suspenders, and white Adidas.
Not so bad...
Hey, someone’s second place at.. FROSTING! c’mon, c’mon, lick it, lick it.. *shakes rump like a 1987 Geo Metro* (slowly and clumsily, like a riding lawnmower)
Originally a comment on the Skirt Full of Fire blog, in response to a much better written article.
1. Marie Curie – Kicked ass droppin’ science when women weren’t ‘allowed’ in that club, has a still-radioactive journal, and gave her life for some of the greatest advances in science at the time. Curie? Fuck yeah.
2. William S. Burroughs – Have you ever read ‘Naked Lunch’? His writing was so taboo at the time, and fucking brilliant. He had the balls to do it, and do it he did.
3. Matthew Barney – ‘The Cremaster Cycle’ says it all.. him and Bjork do make the perfect freak couple.
4. Forrest P. Mims – Coined the term ‘Citizen Scientist’ and is regarded as one of the 50 greatest scientific minds living. What makes him a freak? He ignores the science money, openly doubts global warming, and does what he thinks will make the world a better place, while being careful not to let other’s money taint his work and direction. He suffers for this, but it’s great.
Here’s a little work in progress that I’m tooling about with.. the tube will end up drying to a clear red resin, with two LED lights inside.. The circuit is mostly for looks- just pretty shinies! But, that center chip contains about 35 lines of C++ to control the lights in the test tube.. What’s growing in there? 
Oh, and the tube will be suspended between the two branches with jute and some shiny wire. And whatever else I make up.
nom nom nom!
Hello!! I found a great recipe and gave it a go today.
Like most other people, I love Hummus, I can eat it up by the bucket, but sadly, to get the really good kinds, you really have to pay for it. Eight ounces can get up to five or so dollars, and hey! I can eat that in one sitting! So. the Great Unemployed Cook sets out again, in order to see what he can do about this. I started off with a few criteria before I found a recipe to try. I wanted everything as fresh as possible, of course, along with proper spices. I also wanted to use dried chickpeas (that’s Garbanzo beans, as well) over canned, for the sole reason that dried beans retain twice as much of their nutritional value over canned. Also, dried is cheaper! Sounds like two great wins to me. Certainly, you have to wait a bit longer for dried beans, but I think it’s worth it, on those two facts alone- and I suspect, that they probably taste better, too! Just something about something being preserved in a wet metal can with heat in god-knows-what just doesn’t sound optimal.. so, given the choice!
Anyhow, I’m going to go ahead and mention it: Get creative and add what you like to your hummus! Red peppers are easy to roast over a gas range, olives, garlic.. make yourself happy. You’re making something wonderful for your body, tasty, and just good all around. Also, if you have a lot of infused olive oil around.. hmm! Anyhow, after the jump, here’s the recipe I used with great success today, with my own notes thrown in.
Okay! So, I enjoy learning and practicing massage as a hobby. And being as that I like to make everything myself, I’ve also learned how to make my own moisturizing massage bars. It’s very simple!
What You’ll Need:
1. A nice essential oil, or Tiger Balm. This is up to you! Use what you like.
2. The following ingredients: Cocoa butter, Shea butter, and Beeswax. Get a little more cocoa butter.
So, I picked up the flag, several years later, and restarted the evilstar forums. I hope that you pass the word, hmm?
http://www.evilstar.net/forum/index.php