Fresh, Hot Wastes of Time

I just realized that I got MeFi’d back in October. Cool.

Sometimes the soundtrack to a movie, TV show, or piece of software can be just as important as the script. There are certain numbers that are hauntingly evocative of the scenes they underscore. Sometimes the music is recognized, sometimes not. I’ve been thinking about it and I’ve come up with quite a few music clips that I strongly associate with their visual half. Can you figure them out? I’ve put a little hint on each link. One of them is a joke a few of you should get.

Do you have it? Do you have it?
Sometimes there’s so much beauty in the world…
If memory serves me right…
We mortals are but shadows and dust.
No one has ever known we were among you… until now.
Don’t make me angry.
Father, forgive them.
You daft prick.
I’m gonna be on television.
I could have done more.
Choose life.
I feel stronger.

If you’ve got an idea for a musical piece like this, email me directly (link’s in the top right corner) and I’ll try to do an entry every week or so with the compiled clips.

Supposedly putting these words in your weblog will make the gummint really interested in you. See http://www.attrition.org/attrition/keywords.html.

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I found the most kickass bubbles at Walgreens. They have a ton of glycerin in them or something, and when you blow them they take a couple of seconds to set up, then harden and you can catch them in your hand. They also last forever, sometimes an hour or more after they’ve been blown.

Needless to say, this is a big hit with the kids, and one of the baby’s limited repertoire of words is “bubble” (along with no, ow, and stop – can you tell her sister picks on her?).

Ok, look. All you pregnant people just stay away. Don’t sneeze on me. I don’t want to catch it. I have three friends right now who are just a little bit pregnant. Do you realize how many quilts I have to make??

My three year old is now insisting on calling her little sister “Jim Bob” instead of “Caroline”. Kids are weird.

Just, wow. Gov. Ryan Clears Illinois’ Death Row.

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I ordered a TiVo today. If overnight shipping weren’t $50, I would have gotten it. As it was, ground shipping was free, even though I have to deal with UPS (which, by the way, sucks, as we all know).

I can’t wait!

Ok look, here’s the deal. Store-bought beef jerky costs around U.S. $25 per pound. Home-made is ridiculously simple and cheap. A dehydrator from Walmart is a one time cost of $40, or you can just use your oven. Three pounds of top round will yield about one pound of jerky, and will cost around $12 at the grocery store (and if you know a hunter or are one, just pop a cap in a deer for around $1 per bullet). The price for spices is negligible, and you probably have them in the house already. And store-bought jerky usually has nitrates or other preservatives in it. It’s insane to buy some when you can make it for half the price.

Mix all this stuff together to taste:

Worcestershire sauce (~2/3 c.)
soy sauce (~2/3 c.)
teriyaki sauce (~2/3 c.)
Liquid Smoke (~ 1 T.)
garlic powder (~ 1 T.)
kosher salt (~ 1 T.)
fresh ground black pepper (~ 1 T.)
onion powder (~ 1 T.)
red pepper flakes (~ 1 t.)

Slice thin top round beef, or bison, or venison, or emu, or turkey, or any other non-fatty meat. Keep thickness less than 1/4″.

Marinate the meat in the mixture overnight.

Put it in the dehydrator.

Check it after 3 hours or so. When it’s ready, it will crack instead of bend, and it will not appear at all moist. It probably won’t all cook at the same rate, so just take out pieces as they’re ready. Don’t immediately put them in a sealed bag, since the heat will cause condensation which will ruin the jerky.

Measurements are approximate – it’s your jerky; make it how you like it. If you want it sweeter, increase the proportion of Worcestershire. If you want it saltier, add more salt and soy sauce.

This has been Auntie Addlepated’s cooking lesson for the day. Perhaps later if you’re lucky I will give you the deep fried Twinkie recipe.

It’s a Southern thing.

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