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Heroes Con was excellent this year! They expanded the size and changed the dynamic a bit, but it worked for us. Many of the artists that were there were not having good sales – we think because of the faster flow of people. That, and the floor being twice as big was a bit disorienting for many attendees. I dunno, I think it’s just growing pains and everything will get back to normal next year.
Our con roomies, the Burnses were awesome as always (Harley and Sinestro in the pic below). We got to hang out a bit more this year than last and I got to ogle Miracole’s new Fusion! It’s a very very nice car!
We shared our table with the Coffee Bruin and his posse. I got to see Suzann and Dave a couple of times for a change! Yay!! The art auction had REAL auctioneers this year and it was a riot! I’ve never been to a real auction before and it is SO exciting! Good thing I didn’t have a bidding number or I’d own all the things! Ha! All in all, we had a great time and did well at this con. We <3 Heroes Con. Best comic con on the East Coast in my opinion.
 Continue reading Heroes Con and Vacay
I looked in my fridge and had half a bag of kale and a head of cauliflower. What to do? To the Google! I came across a recipe for roasted cauliflower and kale salad that I modified to create an incredibly satisfying dinner! And it’s vegan! Weird!
Roasted Cauliflower and Kale with Tahini
One head cauliflower, cut into bite sized pieces
about 4 cups raw kale, stemmed and cut into bite sized pieces
about 1/4 med red onion, sliced very thinly
1/2-3/4 cup toasted pine nuts (toasting makes them taste 100% better!)
1/2-3/4 cup golden raisins (or currants or any dried fruit you like)
Olive oil
S/P
about 1/2 cup tahini
Lemon Juice
Seasoned Rice Wine Vinegar
1 Tbl garlic paste (or 2 cloves garlic, minced/pasted)
Toss the cauliflower with lemon juice, olive oil and S/P and roast in a 400F oven for about 20 minutes or until soft and brown on the edges. While that is roasting, cook kale in a big pan with a bit of water until wilted but still bright green. Drain kale and toss in a large bowl with the raisins and onions. This will partially cook the onions.
Mix tahini, about 2 Tbl lemon juice, 1 Tbl rice wine vinegar, garlic and about 2 Tbl olive oil. Adjust the acids and S/P to your taste. The tahini might sieze up on you, that’s ok, it’ll mix well when it’s on the hot veg. Toss the dressing in with the warm kale. When the cauliflower is done, toss it in with the kale and add the pine nuts. Check to see if your flavours are right and adjust acids and S/P if needed. Serve immediately.
This is a surprisingly satisfying dish! It’s loaded with fibre and vitamins from the kale. Try it!
So it appears that our grand plans to gtfo of GA have been squelched by the shitty economy and lack of jobs. FINE.
We WILL NOT be denied!! ::shakes fist at Universe::
I’ve had to pull out every bit of patience in my being to deal with this. It’s immensely frustrating, yet I’m awash in CALM. WTF is that about? I’m afraid it’s my soul dying and giving up, to be honest. Either that or I’m becoming a Zen motherfucker in my old age. That has yet to be determined.
While the people in Phoenix are pretty cool, there is also an undercurrent of ageism that’s a little unnerving. I hope it’s just this one group we’ve run across (Ad2PHX, I’m looking at YOU) but it’s hard to tell. In any case, there ain’t SHIT in Nick’s fields of expertise (PrePress Manager and/or Macintosh Systems/Network Admin).
So here we sit.
It sucks to be stuck, but on the other hand, it’s not like we’re homeless. Nick’s got a good job (albeit boring as fuck) and I’ve picked up bookkeeping again. I’m trying really hard to think of this time as training time. I’m bugging everyone I know in the restaurant biz to let me come and cut veg in their kitchens. I really need some kitchen training. I want to make this stuck time count for something, dammit. At least I can learn more about running a restaurant and all that.
It was interesting when I was talking to Rob about it, he told me that I already know how to be a kitchen manager. I was surprised by that, but as it turns out, a KM is the numbers person, which I am. Who knew? THIS is why I need training! I need to know this shit!
To assuage our depression at being stuck in ATL for the immediate future, we have decided to go to Heroes Con. No table, of course, but just as attendees. I’m sure it’ll be a grand time and we certainly NEED it. We are heading to Wilmington NC afterwards to ogle the battleship and lay drunk on Wrightsville Beach. DAMN RIGHT.
Money be damned, that’s the plan. :)
I’ve done lots of stuff in my 47 years. I’m going to list off all the jobs I’ve had, the approximate time period and any comments about the job. I’m including internships and my rock n roll stuff, too. So, hey, guess this is my CV. Hire me. :)
First Job: Shoney’s waitress. During High School, early 80s.
Quincy’s Steakhouse: line girl
Domino’s Pizza: phones, delivery, pizza maker (Back when it was 30 mins or less!)
Long John Silver’s: Cod girl (aka morning shift prep) First full time job.
Got my first apartment around this time: Sans Souci Apartments approximately 1985.
Went to University of TN for a couple of quarters. Worked as Assistant Master Electrician in the theatre and worked security for concerts at the venue. MUCH FUN!! I lived with a couple of friends in a shitty student house in South Knoxville.
Ran off w/ the Mister Mister tour for a weekend.
Chili’s: waitress (awesome job, had WAY too much fun!)
American Favoritz Cafe: waitress (locally owned restaurant) Continue reading My Checkered Career Path
I am plagued with skin tags. I hate those little bastards and they are all over my neck. I use the Tag Away stuff, which works sort of, to get them to dry up and be ready for excision. The first one came off relatively easily. Nick assisted with taking it off. But the one today. ARGH. That little bastard was holding on pretty good so cutting was necessary.
I pass out whenever anything involving needles or cutting is done to me. Yes, I even pass out for tattoos. Nothing I can do about it. So I was prepared to get woozy with this tag.
What I wasn’t prepared for is the hurty and the bleedy! Poor Nick! He’s game enough to offer his services as Tag Remover™, but he wasn’t prepared for the “Monty Python blood gush” as he put it. This one bled like crazy and he was running around trying to figure out what to do. Meanwhile, I’m bleeding everywhere and fighting the wooziness to instruct him how to make a gauze bandage. It was truly comical.
Larry the Llama is having a great day today, I’ll bet.
Bastard.
//end TMI post
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