Lately, I've been craving plain rice. I don't know why, but it's good. Nice, simple with a creamy-ish texture...
Yeah, anyway, while I like plain rice, the rest of you might be going O_O, X_x, >_<, or something of that nature. Not everyone likes the taste of plain rice or they think it's no use (useless or not good), and sometimes I don't want plain rice either. So I came up with a nifty way to make rice taste different and good. Hooray for me.
You should uh, probably read this BEFORE you start making your rice.
Take however much rice you're going to eat and put it in a bowl. It doesn't matter if it's white or brown, but I personally like the taste better when it's white. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of water and a small amount of butter. I'm gonna say half to a whole teaspoon depending on the amount of rice, how much you like the taste of butter, blah blah blah. Then drizzle about a teaspoon (depending on the amount and stuff) of olive oil on the rice. Add salt if it pleases ya. Put it in the microwave, covered with a damp napkin or paper towel for two minutes on high (depending on the rice, the strength of your microwave, yammer yammer yammer). Then go do something for two minutes. I'm not responsible for how bored you get.
Two minutes are up? Aye, that's good. Take it out carefully and stir it around. If there's still water at the bottom, you can put it back in for a minute or two, but I personally don't care about the water. Most of the water, at any rate, should've steamed the rice and made it nice and fluffy and soft and stuff. The rice shouldn't be too oily or too overpowering with olive-y taste, 'cause that's nasty, but have a light sheen on it and a slight olive oil taste. Of course, unless you like it like that. I prefer to eat it with a spoon, but you know, that's just me. Chopsticks, forks, bread, your hands (don't burn 'em), whatever you want.
You could eat this by itself or with a meal. Hmm. I suddenly envisioned this rice sitting on a cream-colored plate with beef tenderloin and steamed broccoli. Maybe with ginger ale in a Coca-Cola cup? Or maybe some sauteed fish and spinach with garlic aside some juice in said Coca-Cola cup? Meat and vegetables mixed in the rice would be good with a cup of Pepsi in aforementioned Coca-Cola cup?
..................... Darn it, now I'm hungry.
Later.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
deviantART! And some other stuff...
YES! *pumps fist*
I have a deviantART account! http://genrechowderstudios.deviantart.com/
Go there! I COMMAND Y- Well, not really. =)
But if you've got time check it out!
Anyhoo, I did a whole math lesson earlier today. By myself. In my room. In the morning. Before school actually started. So when it came time to do math, I was free 'cause I did it already! So I slept.
I know I'm not the only one waiting for the final HP movies.
They. Had. Better. Not. Mess. This. One. Up. It has endless opportunities for mess-ups, but if they can pull it off, I wouldn't be surprised. Warner Bros. IS pretty good. Speaking of movies...
What the HECK did they (whoever made it) do to Dragon Ball?! What was that abomination "Dragon Ball Evolution?!" They changed almost everything! Son Goku NEVER went to school! He was NOT American, and come on! Why didn't they just give Bulma some blue hair? What, they ran out of money when they were buying stuff for their terrible plot??? COME ON! At the very least, people! They couldn't have even stuck some plush, half-chewed tail on the guy's behind?! They couldn't have given him some new hairdo?! They couldn't just give Bulma some hair dye?!
........................... I'll stop ranting now. T_T
Later.
I have a deviantART account! http://genrechowderstudios.deviantart.com/
Go there! I COMMAND Y- Well, not really. =)
But if you've got time check it out!
Anyhoo, I did a whole math lesson earlier today. By myself. In my room. In the morning. Before school actually started. So when it came time to do math, I was free 'cause I did it already! So I slept.
I know I'm not the only one waiting for the final HP movies.
They. Had. Better. Not. Mess. This. One. Up. It has endless opportunities for mess-ups, but if they can pull it off, I wouldn't be surprised. Warner Bros. IS pretty good. Speaking of movies...
What the HECK did they (whoever made it) do to Dragon Ball?! What was that abomination "Dragon Ball Evolution?!" They changed almost everything! Son Goku NEVER went to school! He was NOT American, and come on! Why didn't they just give Bulma some blue hair? What, they ran out of money when they were buying stuff for their terrible plot??? COME ON! At the very least, people! They couldn't have even stuck some plush, half-chewed tail on the guy's behind?! They couldn't have given him some new hairdo?! They couldn't just give Bulma some hair dye?!
........................... I'll stop ranting now. T_T
Later.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Snacks and Pasta
Me again. You know, I figured since this thing is called The Cooking Shed, it would be dumb if I didn't have any food related posts. But that's just me.
Snacks, huh? The so-called evil of healthy living? No way. If you eat something healthful in a reasonable serving, it's actually beneficial. It keeps your metabolism running and that helps burn fat. Plus, you're not hungry between whatever meal and whatever meal and then you overdo it later.
Now I'm not saying eat 24 hours straight, 'cause you'll make yourself sick and that's just... not very smart. But if you're hungry and it's not, say dinner time yet, get some tea or an apple or a frozen yogurt or something light. I personally like tea and tortilla chips; they have a nice amount of fiber. But drink something with your 'lots of fiber,' people, or you, your intestines, and everybody else will regret it.
Now I have a recipe for pasta. Read it BEFORE you start making it.
Boil a medium pot of water. Salt it to taste and pour in a little bit of extra virgin olive oil.
Pour in each needed serving size small pasta, like rotini, shells, etc., and cook for at least 10 minutes or until the pasta is soft but not falling apart.
That's right. Past al dente.
Strain it, then put it back in the pot to keep it warm. Add 1/2 tsp of dried parsley (fresh is a bit hard to eat and gets stuck in your teeth -.-') per serving and a 1/3 of a tsp of dillweed per serving. Be careful mixing it; it might collapse on you if you're too rough. Put it in some nice-looking bowls and you're done!
Here're some variations:
More Traditonal Preparation: Just cook it until it's al dente this time.
Heartier Preparation: Chop up half a chicken breast or some crabmeat for every two servings. Don't eat this preparation too often. It get very old very quickly. I've only eaten it three times in my life and I'm already sick of it.
Just Plain Weird Preparation: Cook this in two different pots. Put five drops of one food coloring in one pot, five drops of another in the other pot. You could split it even more, in thirds, fourths... but after a while, it starts to look nasty... And creepy...
Sideshow Preparation: Just make this as a side dish.
That's pretty much it.
Later.
Snacks, huh? The so-called evil of healthy living? No way. If you eat something healthful in a reasonable serving, it's actually beneficial. It keeps your metabolism running and that helps burn fat. Plus, you're not hungry between whatever meal and whatever meal and then you overdo it later.
Now I'm not saying eat 24 hours straight, 'cause you'll make yourself sick and that's just... not very smart. But if you're hungry and it's not, say dinner time yet, get some tea or an apple or a frozen yogurt or something light. I personally like tea and tortilla chips; they have a nice amount of fiber. But drink something with your 'lots of fiber,' people, or you, your intestines, and everybody else will regret it.
Now I have a recipe for pasta. Read it BEFORE you start making it.
Boil a medium pot of water. Salt it to taste and pour in a little bit of extra virgin olive oil.
Pour in each needed serving size small pasta, like rotini, shells, etc., and cook for at least 10 minutes or until the pasta is soft but not falling apart.
That's right. Past al dente.
Strain it, then put it back in the pot to keep it warm. Add 1/2 tsp of dried parsley (fresh is a bit hard to eat and gets stuck in your teeth -.-') per serving and a 1/3 of a tsp of dillweed per serving. Be careful mixing it; it might collapse on you if you're too rough. Put it in some nice-looking bowls and you're done!
Here're some variations:
More Traditonal Preparation: Just cook it until it's al dente this time.
Heartier Preparation: Chop up half a chicken breast or some crabmeat for every two servings. Don't eat this preparation too often. It get very old very quickly. I've only eaten it three times in my life and I'm already sick of it.
Just Plain Weird Preparation: Cook this in two different pots. Put five drops of one food coloring in one pot, five drops of another in the other pot. You could split it even more, in thirds, fourths... but after a while, it starts to look nasty... And creepy...
Sideshow Preparation: Just make this as a side dish.
That's pretty much it.
Later.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Tidbits of Interest
Heya, I came as soon as I heard.
Apparently, some people found two pieces of music that might have composed by Mozart. Neat, huh? I wonder what they sound like.
Also, I saw a program about how symptom relief for multiple sclerosis. Bee stings. Sounds weird, I know, but according to Pat "The Bee Lady" Wagner, the bee stings patients with MS, and it releases melittin, which is a super-strong anti-inflammatory substance. It's like hydrocortisone x100! Wow! I heard about this info on an Animal Planet program called "Weird, True, and Freaky" about bizarre treatments, but I got the info for this post (I forgot the
major points... -.-') by searching "bee stings MS," and it's the second thing I saw I clicked.
Me oh my, that's a grand thing! But it would be a desperate situation indeed if an MS patient had bee allergies, so before treatment, it's critical to check for bee allergies BEFORE taking this treatment. At Discovery Health is where you'll find the full thing. I don't own Discovery Health, Animal Planet, or any of the treatment.
Live life and prosper. I love shamrocks. ^-^
Later.
Apparently, some people found two pieces of music that might have composed by Mozart. Neat, huh? I wonder what they sound like.
Also, I saw a program about how symptom relief for multiple sclerosis. Bee stings. Sounds weird, I know, but according to Pat "The Bee Lady" Wagner, the bee stings patients with MS, and it releases melittin, which is a super-strong anti-inflammatory substance. It's like hydrocortisone x100! Wow! I heard about this info on an Animal Planet program called "Weird, True, and Freaky" about bizarre treatments, but I got the info for this post (I forgot the
major points... -.-') by searching "bee stings MS," and it's the second thing I saw I clicked.
Me oh my, that's a grand thing! But it would be a desperate situation indeed if an MS patient had bee allergies, so before treatment, it's critical to check for bee allergies BEFORE taking this treatment. At Discovery Health is where you'll find the full thing. I don't own Discovery Health, Animal Planet, or any of the treatment.
Live life and prosper. I love shamrocks. ^-^
Later.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
The Media Today
Hey, me again... -.-
I've noticed something about the media of today. Lots of movies seem to follow a trend. The average guy falls in love and/or has broken up with the honesty and commitment-loving, disturbingly beautiful female and wants to turn his life around. The guy gets caught up in something he doesn't think he's ready for. Once he learns to believe in himself (ugh...), he makes it big, gets the girl, and it's a happily-ever-after. The End. And it's all done in a dry sense of humor.
...
BOO! HISS!
Teen shows. The main characters are goofy and silly with stupid friends and annoying stereotype school jerks. The parents are shamefully stupid and useless. The jokes are cheap, but the laugh track laughs at really dumb, unfunny things. These shows are mainly seen on Disney and TeenNick. The actual plots have TRUE potential, but are destroyed by weak actors and trite themes.
...
LAME ON!
Is it just me, or do the media writers seem to think we can't handle more complex, intricate plots and characters? Or is there a deeper meaning to what they're doing? I hate to sound
paranoid, but doesn't it seem a little weird that the only message these shows appear to be saying "Everything is okay. Sit back and relax?"
That looks like their formula. Telling us that life is all fun and games. That everything's okay.
Being a writer, it's annoying to see boring, corny garbage sell millions on the big and little screens. Again, don't wanna look paranoid, but it's almost as if there's some brainwashing business going on.
Look what happened to the Harry Potter movies (see my post 'Harry Potter and the Half Baked Prince' for the full "magically romantic" scoop)! For now, I'm leaning towards the idea that maybe they want to raise us on this stuff while we're still green and keep us coming back for more mediocre productions for years to come. It's unfortunate, but it's happening.
Later.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Chipmunk Visions Again
Me again. Friday morning, I had a really weird dream. 'Bout the Chipmunks and a non-existent movie.
Alvin somehow got caught up in a world war. He had to get back to somewhere I don't remember, so he was in that really corny, predictable plot with him doing all sorts of predictable action anime and war movie stunts like jumping on active missiles, stealing army machines, that kind of thing.
Then he got captured by Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean and a bunch of other pirates. Then there was this huge battle, then there was this field of flowers. Then I woke up.
Pretty weird, huh...?
Later.
Alvin somehow got caught up in a world war. He had to get back to somewhere I don't remember, so he was in that really corny, predictable plot with him doing all sorts of predictable action anime and war movie stunts like jumping on active missiles, stealing army machines, that kind of thing.
Then he got captured by Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean and a bunch of other pirates. Then there was this huge battle, then there was this field of flowers. Then I woke up.
Pretty weird, huh...?
Later.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Writing Advice
I don't know why, but I felt like a change of font today.
At any rate, I have some advice for writers everywhere.
Tip 1: Before you even begin writing, know who your characters are. In
and out. Through and through. There is nothing more AGGRAVATING than
trying to figure out what Alan would say to Pete if Pete dropped potato
salad on Alan's new shoes. Know what they like, know how they work, know
what they look like, and know where they live.
Tip 2: If you're writing your story and you've got writer's block, but you want to keep writing, don't force anything and do some editing. If you're editing, don't know what to change, but don't want to stop writing, just do some free writing or advancing your story.
Tip 3: Read and watch stuff in your genre range. Notice I said 'range'
and didn't just say 'genre.' You know, stuff that's close to your subject. For instance, if you write fantasy,
check out sci-fi, mystery, adventure, mythology, and comedy (fantasy and comedy
go great together :) ) If you write horror, look for fantasy, mystery, mythology stuff. Contemporary? Comedy, adoption, drama, special needs, mystery, and romance (I hate this genre, personally, but I figured I'd put it out there, anyway...)
Yeah, 'kay. That's pretty much it. That's what I do, anyway.
Oh, yeah, and if you are doing a
more psychological type of story, I beg of you, PLEASE do extensive
research. There is nothing more devastating and terrible for the
psychologically stressed or challenged community than to further
incorrect, harmful, and insulting stigma about persons with special
needs or in special circumstances. Not only will your info be
more accurate if you do multi-source research, you could easily
introduce a theme and easily set a lifestyle for your character based on whatever thing you choose. But above all, in my opinion, your
characters become more memorable.
Later.
At any rate, I have some advice for writers everywhere.
Tip 1: Before you even begin writing, know who your characters are. In
and out. Through and through. There is nothing more AGGRAVATING than
trying to figure out what Alan would say to Pete if Pete dropped potato
salad on Alan's new shoes. Know what they like, know how they work, know
what they look like, and know where they live.
Tip 2: If you're writing your story and you've got writer's block, but you want to keep writing, don't force anything and do some editing. If you're editing, don't know what to change, but don't want to stop writing, just do some free writing or advancing your story.
Tip 3: Read and watch stuff in your genre range. Notice I said 'range'
and didn't just say 'genre.' You know, stuff that's close to your subject. For instance, if you write fantasy,
check out sci-fi, mystery, adventure, mythology, and comedy (fantasy and comedy
go great together :) ) If you write horror, look for fantasy, mystery, mythology stuff. Contemporary? Comedy, adoption, drama, special needs, mystery, and romance (I hate this genre, personally, but I figured I'd put it out there, anyway...)
Yeah, 'kay. That's pretty much it. That's what I do, anyway.
Oh, yeah, and if you are doing a
more psychological type of story, I beg of you, PLEASE do extensive
research. There is nothing more devastating and terrible for the
psychologically stressed or challenged community than to further
incorrect, harmful, and insulting stigma about persons with special
needs or in special circumstances. Not only will your info be
more accurate if you do multi-source research, you could easily
introduce a theme and easily set a lifestyle for your character based on whatever thing you choose. But above all, in my opinion, your
characters become more memorable.
Later.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Harry Potter and the Half Baked Prince
WARNING!!! HARRY POTTER MOVIE SPOILERS!!!
Okay, so yesterday I saw the Half Blood Prince...
I couldn't possibly describe how much they messed up. It wasn't a magical movie with a little bit
of romance. It was a romance movie with a little bit of magic! There was way, way too much
lovey-dovey, mushy, gross stuff, a lot of it which wasn't in the book at all. Some things I understand, like how they had to get Harry and Ginny together in the Room of Requirement.
The book's way would have taken too long. Although effective in showing Harry's... ahem...
longing for her, he and Ginny didn't have such prominent run-ins.
Plus, Hermione never liked McLaggen in the book. Harry, Ron, and Hermione
ABSOLUTELY did NOT climb Borgin and Burke to spy on Malfoy. Ginny, until they
finally did get together, showed no obvious signs of feelings for Harry in the book.
The Burrow was NOT attacked by the Death Eaters! I don't even know where they got that
idea... -.-'
And why was Harry in a cafe when he first showed up? Hitting on some waitress? Was this in
some hidden never-before-seen edition of HBP that I've never heard of? Or maybe some
invisible print in the original printed versions?
No?
Then what the heck was he doing?! What were the movie makers doing?! This book is not
like others! It's beyond other books! So they don't have to dumb down HP on the big screen!
On a last bad thought, it felt like a "Best of Harry Potter" vid; it was so abrupt in scene changes.
On the good side of this, Sir Michael Gambon truly disappeared into the Dumbledore role
in this movie. The effects were swingin'. The scene with Katie Bell was amazing. The Quidditch matches were awesome! I'm glad they didn't change the music too much this time; they
pulled that a lot in the last movies.
If I were a movie reviewer (which I'm not and I don't own anything from HP in anyway), I'd give this movie...
A 5/10... Yeah, it wasn't bad... but it wasn't that good either. They messed up.
Later.
Okay, so yesterday I saw the Half Blood Prince...
I couldn't possibly describe how much they messed up. It wasn't a magical movie with a little bit
of romance. It was a romance movie with a little bit of magic! There was way, way too much
lovey-dovey, mushy, gross stuff, a lot of it which wasn't in the book at all. Some things I understand, like how they had to get Harry and Ginny together in the Room of Requirement.
The book's way would have taken too long. Although effective in showing Harry's... ahem...
longing for her, he and Ginny didn't have such prominent run-ins.
Plus, Hermione never liked McLaggen in the book. Harry, Ron, and Hermione
ABSOLUTELY did NOT climb Borgin and Burke to spy on Malfoy. Ginny, until they
finally did get together, showed no obvious signs of feelings for Harry in the book.
The Burrow was NOT attacked by the Death Eaters! I don't even know where they got that
idea... -.-'
And why was Harry in a cafe when he first showed up? Hitting on some waitress? Was this in
some hidden never-before-seen edition of HBP that I've never heard of? Or maybe some
invisible print in the original printed versions?
No?
Then what the heck was he doing?! What were the movie makers doing?! This book is not
like others! It's beyond other books! So they don't have to dumb down HP on the big screen!
On a last bad thought, it felt like a "Best of Harry Potter" vid; it was so abrupt in scene changes.
On the good side of this, Sir Michael Gambon truly disappeared into the Dumbledore role
in this movie. The effects were swingin'. The scene with Katie Bell was amazing. The Quidditch matches were awesome! I'm glad they didn't change the music too much this time; they
pulled that a lot in the last movies.
If I were a movie reviewer (which I'm not and I don't own anything from HP in anyway), I'd give this movie...
A 5/10... Yeah, it wasn't bad... but it wasn't that good either. They messed up.
Later.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Art Fair
On that day of the Kid's Art Fair, I made brought some manga to sell, with the help of my family, of course. I sold a total of 5/5, signed two of them, and sold a picture of a shojo character I drew. Did I make any money? Psh, yeah! I'm a little confused how much I made actually...
So last night, I was up 30 to 45 minutes later than I was supposed to be, brainstorming about what the title of the next novel in my trilogy should be. As usual, I came up with zilch.
What're the titles of my stories? Well, the book is called 'Am I Real?' and the manga is called
'Axolotl,' both in which you have to read for a while to figure out why the titles are what they are.
Have you ever heard that song 'Planet Net' by those same people who sung the opening theme for Code Lyoko? Yeah, about those words... Nothing obscene or anything like that but... Those are
some of the cheesiest lyrics I have EVER heard. The theme song, too. But the instruments had great tunes cranking out though.
On the subject of cheesy... The Dark is Rising: The Seeker?!
Missing twin brother?! Random love interest?! Loser older brothers?! COME ON!!! They weren't even English like they were in the book! The book was good! The movie was NOTHING like the book! The plot was bad, the actors were bad (except for the Rider), the beginning was bad, the end was bad, the middle was bad. I could go on for so long, I crash this computer. But it was BAD. If you want to see it, wait until it comes on TV. Unless you've got money to burn. Poor Susan Cooper... :(
Do. Not. Buy. Read. The. Book.
Of course, that's just my opinion... Like as you wish...-_- .......................... I wanna see UP.......
Later.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
First Posting
Today, I created my blog. Yay for me... -.-
I've decided to post the genres of my stories in progress and I might, just might, post some character descriptions, and later, some of my stories.
The novel I'm writing is a fantasy-psychodrama (gee, I love the way that sounds!).
The manga I'm creating is an adventure-comedy.
I slept extra late today, and I had a dream that they were going to come out with, I don't know,
five other Chipmunk movies. One featuring Brittany and the Chipettes, one with some astronaut chipmunk, one with some scientist, one with some nature guy, and one more with the original Chipmunks. I don't remember what the other one was.
A few seconds ago, my computer autosaved at 10:44 pm... at 10:43. Weird.
Well, that's it.
Later.
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