February 2011
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The making of a new obsession...
Remember my new gifts? I’ve began phase one of using them for a new project. I’ve started drawing beer things. Many ideas are floating in my head about how this will play out.
A bottle of Fireman’s 4:
The Southern Star logo (not yet traced with darker lines):
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Friends making Puri (or Boori)
This past weekend we went to an engagement party for two of our friends in Houston. I’ve been told that an engagement party is a tradition for Indian/Hindu cultures. The family of the groom to be came to the house of the bride to be and was welcomed by the bride’s family. Being close friends of the couple, we got to pretend like we were family.
What I can tell you about an engagement...
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Saving things in the hope that some day I'll make...
Since my obsession with crafting a wide variety of things, I’ve started to hoard “things” in the hope that some day I will make them into something cool.
“Things” currently include beer caps, wine corks, colored bottles (they are going to make an awesome thing, just wait), ribbon, scraps of fabric, pretty boxes… As I age, I’m certain this list will get...
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Making cheese and chocolate fondue
Cheese and chocolate fondue for Valentine’s day. This is the second year for cheese fondue and the third for chocolate fondue. I declare it therefore to be our Valentine’s Day tradition. The tradition guarantees that we will use our fondue pot from Switzerland at least once a year which was an awesome wedding gift (despite the fact that the first time I picked it up, the handle broke...
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Making Super Bowl Food!
As everyone remembers, yesterday was the Super Bowl. We hosted a party at our house. Unfortunately for me, my Steelers lost but it was a good game and it’s hard not to like the Green Bay Packers (well, except when they beat the Steelers, then it’s easier). Fortunately for me, our Super Bowl food was a hit! I prepared Kung Pao Tofu Sliders and my husband made pulled pork with pickled...
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Making the first step
Tonight I made the first step towards being able to make my 2011 goal of completing an Olympic distance triathlon and had my first swim lesson. I’ve previously done sprint distances and have found the swimming part to be particularly taxing. I decided that I am not an efficient swimmer making me expend too much energy during that phase.
My first swim lesson was at the Northwest Austin YMCA,...
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Speaking of a cold day...
On Sunday and Monday it was in the mid 70s. Yesterday and today it did not get out of the 20s and there was some insane morning wind. Wow. I left Ohio to get out of this kind of weather. It looks like tomorrow will be just as cold, with a chance of little snowflakes Thursday night. To top it off Texas isn’t built for these temperatures and the energy grid can’t handle the load, giving...
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Making our house more grown-up
In the last three months or so we’ve made drastic changes to our house. We’ve turned it from the dwelling of two grad students into real adults!
The list:
Replaced all carpet with DIY stained concrete floors (that’s a post for another day. It will be LONG).
Painted living room, dining room, hallway, bedroom, and trim
Had a sliding glass door replaced
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