Wow!

I just learned something! At 0130 hours!

Note; new link, leading to my LJ account. Shiny and new.

Feeling smug.

the Random Bantam strikes

This seems to happen to me far too often. One in the morning; stuck at work for the next seven hours; finished my book; not sleepy yet! Darn! Phooey! Too much sugar and caffeine!!

On the other hand, I have spent an extremely productive three days. I have built a (short) wall, replaced the tap in the kitchen sink, learned the basics of silk painting, and recorded harp music for a short film clip. Also tried out making a new dessert when my Aunt came over for dinner (cherry clafouti- highly recommended).

Drat. I just know that everything will suddenly whir into bustle and activity in a couple of hours. By which time, I will have settled down enough to be tired.

BTW; for anyone interested, I have now set up a livejournal account. Not sure what to do with it.

I suppose that I could go and eat something?

fighting anorexia!

I have found a most yummy recipe for custard. Can be made as thick as you like; either to pour over dessert, or fill pastries etc!

Put 1 cup milk in a saucepan with some vanilla flavouring (bean, essence, whatever...). Bring to the boil.
While that's happening, put three egg yolks, two tablespoons of cornfour and 1/3 cup caster sugar in a bowl. Beat till thick and creamy.
Add boiling milk to egg mix slowly. Continue to beat while you do so (unless you like lumpy custard).
Bung the lot back in the pot, and stir/ heat till it boils and thickens.

Most tasty. Kinda dangerous, too.

Plotting makes the world go round

My goodness! haven't posted in months. And months. And then some.
Keeping alive my tradition of only posting while on night -shifts, I hereby choose to gloat at 3:45am.

I have something evil planned! Well, not evil, but should be fun to watch. Minor evil, really. Barely even registers. Nobody's going to complain, really. Or, if they do, I won't be listening. Stage one complete, stage two tomorrow...

Taking Auntie and her friend out to a rather nice lunch. Buffet even. Food will be from 11am til 2pm. Digesting will take the rest of the day! Mmmm, buffet.

And if there's anyone who doesn't know, I have taken up crochet. All I need now are grandchildren.

Incidentally, can anyone think of a good costume setup for Swancon? Me stumped, 'cos I refuse to be Buttercup. Or Wesley. Cursed as I am with a unusually sparse moustache, Inigo Montoya is out of the question.

people really do that?

I just had to share these two websites

http://www.phobe.com/furby/

www.subservientchicken.com

the day the triffids died

Alas!

Powdery mildew has struck my beautiful zucchini and squash! They have been cut down in their prime :(

Curse the warm, rainy weather! Fie upon the stupid cyclone system up the coast!

All hail the cupric oxide!

I wish that I wasn't stuck at work, when I could be working in my vege patch.

You'd think it was obvious, wouldn't you?

Two fruit and five veg; what the doctor actually means

It is recommended that you, and your child each eat two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables every day.
This appears to have given rise to some confusion. So; to clarify, see below

1)These serves are recommended per person. It is not the recommended serves per family. One apple divided between four people is not a serve of apple each; it is a taste.

2) When we say fruit, we mean the stuff that gets picked off an actual tree. If it comes in a wrapper, it is not a fruit. Fruit roll-ups are not fruit, in spite of the name. Fruit juice is not fruit, no matter how much of it you drink. Cordial isn’t even pretending to be fruit.

3)Children cannot eat what is not there. If there is no fruit in the house, they certainly won’t spend their pocket-money to get it. That means that you will have to buy sufficient fruit and vegetables for every person in the family, for every day of the week. If there are five people in the family, you need to have ten serves of fruit, and 25 serves of vegetables available every day.

4) In order to gain the benefit of eating fruit and vegetables, it necessary to eat them. Buying them is not sufficient. Nor is considering eating them, no matter how hard you think about it. If the organic matter does not pass your lips, then it doesn’t count. Keep in mind that your child may not actually eat everything that you place in their lunch-box. The bin is easy to find in every school.

5) It is pointless to try to convince one person in the family to eat something, when no-one else has to. Or in other words, if one child has constipation and needs to expand their fibre intake, then you should make everyone else follow the same schedule. Hard feelings will ensue. This is better than constipation or lactulose, however.

6) There has been some confusion as to what constitutes a "serve". A serve of fruit is approximately the amount that you can fit in your hand. One grape is not the same as one apple. Nor is a rockmelon.

7) We recommend these amounts of fruit and vegetables in order to supply adequate nutrients and fibre in your diet. It cannot be substituted by tablets. We can use medications to force your body to behave itself, but it is so much better to just eat the fruit. Fruit also costs less. Keep in mind that some people need more fibre than others. That means that one of your children may need more fruit than the others to remain healthy.

8) Some fruit and veg is better than no fruit and veg. Keep trying.

Possible T-shirt designs

Inspired by Emma at work. Kudos where it is due!

"333 - Only Half Evil"

"Cleverly disguised as a Responsible Adult" (Ideal for my job!)

"My other body is thinner"

"Master of Disaster"

"I see dumb people" (When would we take it off?)

"Goth Inside"

"Friends don't let friends have mullets"

These are in order of how much I like them.