Beyonce's so hot right now! Love the new remix by the freemasons. Might put that into a new mix cd...
Amazing what a difference 5 months makes...
13 years ago
Monday, July 23, 2007
Photoshopping Madness
I had a great weekend. Started off Friday at home watching DVDs. (Working Girl and Dangerous Minds). Saturday, hung out with Mark R. and went to the Glebe Markets. I didn't buy anything but I do love the markets. There was a poor lady who lost the kid she was minding, but luckily she managed to find him and vowed never to let him go the rest of the day... Anyway, I've learnt quite a few photoshop tricks and was playing around with it later on Sunday. Check out the pictures on my flickr
Then I met friends out for a drinks and dinner and didn't get home till 2 am... I got pretty tipsy but if I can remember the ride home, I guess I wasn't that drunk now, was I? ;-)
Sunday was spent quietly at home.. playing on the computer... until a power failure happened on marrickville and we were plunged into darkness... Just as I was starting to cook dinner! It was interesting to see the entire suburb in darkness. People lighting candles. It shows how dependant we are on electricity. Speaking of which, I should get a torch.
I was going to mix a cd.... but I haven't got around to it. I do like Beyonce's new song Green Light remixed by the Freemasons! Excellent opening track....It's has a great lyric. Basically it's telling the one you love, that the light is green , let's proceed with our love (If you want to, you've got the green light. You're holding up traffic, GREEN MEANS GO!). If you're not interested, you've got the green light. You're holding up traffic, GREEN MEANS GO!!!!
Then I met friends out for a drinks and dinner and didn't get home till 2 am... I got pretty tipsy but if I can remember the ride home, I guess I wasn't that drunk now, was I? ;-)
Sunday was spent quietly at home.. playing on the computer... until a power failure happened on marrickville and we were plunged into darkness... Just as I was starting to cook dinner! It was interesting to see the entire suburb in darkness. People lighting candles. It shows how dependant we are on electricity. Speaking of which, I should get a torch.
I was going to mix a cd.... but I haven't got around to it. I do like Beyonce's new song Green Light remixed by the Freemasons! Excellent opening track....It's has a great lyric. Basically it's telling the one you love, that the light is green , let's proceed with our love (If you want to, you've got the green light. You're holding up traffic, GREEN MEANS GO!). If you're not interested, you've got the green light. You're holding up traffic, GREEN MEANS GO!!!!
Monday, July 16, 2007
First DSLR Photo Shoot
I do like going out on friday nights. You can go out all night and have Saturday and Sunday to recover. Sort of having a long weekend anyway!
On Sunday, my friend Mark and I went down early (9 am) to Circular Quay and the surrounding areas to take photos. He very generously lent me his Canon 400D SLR and I happily took shots of everything I liked. I do like shooting with the SLR. Obviously it's way better than my ultra compact. But it's a big thing to lug around. Even so, I found it really light and was very happy to play photographer.
On Sunday, my friend Mark and I went down early (9 am) to Circular Quay and the surrounding areas to take photos. He very generously lent me his Canon 400D SLR and I happily took shots of everything I liked. I do like shooting with the SLR. Obviously it's way better than my ultra compact. But it's a big thing to lug around. Even so, I found it really light and was very happy to play photographer.
Monday, July 9, 2007
Sunday Night
I met up with David and Mark at the Forrester's Bar in Surry Hills for David's birthday drinks. It was nice until someone I didn't like got all drunk and aggressive. He must realise that he's a real pain when he gets drunk because he doesn't do it when his mother is around. He's on his best behaviour.
We went to the shift, which was really nice since no one was allowed to smoke anymore inside, and later moseyed down to Manacle, where Jbear was doing some country music gig. It was fun but I was more in the mood for some house music. Then we ended up at Arq (Yes, Monday morning, how tragic) And I cannot believe it but I've lost my phone! Oh My Gawd-Father! I've lodged a claim as I had it insured but I'd have to pay for the excess. More $$$. Yeesh
We went to the shift, which was really nice since no one was allowed to smoke anymore inside, and later moseyed down to Manacle, where Jbear was doing some country music gig. It was fun but I was more in the mood for some house music. Then we ended up at Arq (Yes, Monday morning, how tragic) And I cannot believe it but I've lost my phone! Oh My Gawd-Father! I've lodged a claim as I had it insured but I'd have to pay for the excess. More $$$. Yeesh
Friday, July 6, 2007
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Roasted Chicken Pumpkin Risotto
It was a cold winter's night, so I had to run over to the grocery store to get food, and I thought, "Dang, it's a good night for risotto"
So here's my recipe,
Ingredients:
1 Chicken Breast (Cut up into strips)
1 kg of pumpkin (seeded and chopped into pieces)
1 Leek (white part only)
Garlic (whole)
Arborio Rice (1.5 cups)
Chicken Stock (1.5 litres)
White Wine (1 cup)
Parmesan Cheese (to taste)
Olive Oil
Butter
Italian Herbs
Parsley
On a small pot, bring chicken stock up to a simmer....
Put chicken, garlic and pumpkin in a roasting pan and drizzle with olive oil and italian herbs (or fresh herbs if you have some, rosemary is good). Put in a 180 degree celcius oven for about 40 minutes while you make the risotto.
Put the butter (1 tsp) and olive oil (1 tbsp) in a pot on medium heat. (The oil prevents the butter from burning, thanks Nigella) Then put in the leek and cook down to a pale green colour. Then put the rice in and let it get slicked with the vegetable butter.
Then put a cup of white wine into the rice and stir. (You have to wait till the rice has absorbed the wine before adding the next ladle of liquid). After that add another ladle of stock and keep stirring until the rice absorbs most of the liquid. Repeat and stir for about 4 ladles. Then you can add more stock without stirring too much. (Just make sure the rice doesn't catch at the bottom of the pan)
After about 20 minutes and most of the stock is used, taste to see if it's "al dente" (as the italians like it., it's a matter of taste actually). Once the rice is ready, get the roasting tin out. Fish out the garlic from their skins, and mash them in a seperate bowl.
Finally, mix the garlic mash (add as little or as much as you want), roasted chicken and pumpkin into the rice. Top with parmesan, seasoning and parsley. And serve!
Makes about 4 portions. or 2 GREEDY Portions!
So here's my recipe,
Ingredients:
1 Chicken Breast (Cut up into strips)
1 kg of pumpkin (seeded and chopped into pieces)
1 Leek (white part only)
Garlic (whole)
Arborio Rice (1.5 cups)
Chicken Stock (1.5 litres)
White Wine (1 cup)
Parmesan Cheese (to taste)
Olive Oil
Butter
Italian Herbs
Parsley
On a small pot, bring chicken stock up to a simmer....
Put chicken, garlic and pumpkin in a roasting pan and drizzle with olive oil and italian herbs (or fresh herbs if you have some, rosemary is good). Put in a 180 degree celcius oven for about 40 minutes while you make the risotto.
Put the butter (1 tsp) and olive oil (1 tbsp) in a pot on medium heat. (The oil prevents the butter from burning, thanks Nigella) Then put in the leek and cook down to a pale green colour. Then put the rice in and let it get slicked with the vegetable butter.
Then put a cup of white wine into the rice and stir. (You have to wait till the rice has absorbed the wine before adding the next ladle of liquid). After that add another ladle of stock and keep stirring until the rice absorbs most of the liquid. Repeat and stir for about 4 ladles. Then you can add more stock without stirring too much. (Just make sure the rice doesn't catch at the bottom of the pan)
After about 20 minutes and most of the stock is used, taste to see if it's "al dente" (as the italians like it., it's a matter of taste actually). Once the rice is ready, get the roasting tin out. Fish out the garlic from their skins, and mash them in a seperate bowl.
Finally, mix the garlic mash (add as little or as much as you want), roasted chicken and pumpkin into the rice. Top with parmesan, seasoning and parsley. And serve!
Makes about 4 portions. or 2 GREEDY Portions!
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
I YouTube..
I thought I'd supplement my blog with a video blog on Youtube. (Goodness, I am really spending way too much time on the internet.) I thought it'd be fun to actually record videos of me rambling. Might have to do one when I'm drunk or something. I haven't loaded anything up as yet but I have subscribed to Jeremy Lucido's channel as I find him hilarious and amazingly cute too. Especially this one with him and his friends quite drunk and VERY Funny ! But this one which stood out for me as it's very honest in a kind of lamenting sad way.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Being by myself = SHOPPING!
Ok, ok. I admit, I love my shopping. But this weekend, I went out to Broadway Shopping Centre, and somehow I had a little (read BIG) moment(s) of extravagance. I bought a 16 piece drinking glass set and... A NEW SEXY BLACK MOTOROLA PHONE!
I really like the slide out bit of the phone. It's very "Matrix" like and I kinda feel like Neo.... Now all I need is a really cool black jacket of sorts....
It was also a weekend of meeting a new friend, brockwell: (a fellow photographer whose work is fantastic) and bumping into an old one :-)
Today, Donna came over to load songs into her new ipod. She was really excited about being so "High Tech" now :-) We stayed at home and Alison joined us and we watched Fantastic Four on DVD. I can't wait to see the new Fantastic Four and Transformers movie!
I really like the slide out bit of the phone. It's very "Matrix" like and I kinda feel like Neo.... Now all I need is a really cool black jacket of sorts....
It was also a weekend of meeting a new friend, brockwell: (a fellow photographer whose work is fantastic) and bumping into an old one :-)
Today, Donna came over to load songs into her new ipod. She was really excited about being so "High Tech" now :-) We stayed at home and Alison joined us and we watched Fantastic Four on DVD. I can't wait to see the new Fantastic Four and Transformers movie!
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