Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[maianhvk]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

I'm trying to apply the font hack +_+ sometimes, especially now, I feel like I'm the dumbest person on earth

phew! I finally made it! the beloved kindle crashed once or twice, determinedly refused the Ubuntu font and I had to plug it in more than 5 times and did about 10 reboots or so... after 2 hours trying, I figured out some precious details and that was it

[bjones6416]

I saw a "Tortilleria" sign in a little strip mall about 15 minutes from my house the other day, and I stopped in today to see if I could buy fresh masa for tortillas from them. Success! They went in the back and ground me up "una libra" but in reality it was closer to 4 lbs, not 1. I've been on a tortilla making kick lately, but have been using "maseca," which is a dried corn flour/lime preparation. Tortillas are supposed to taste better if you can find fresh masa, which is softened corn kernels treated with lime then ground into dough. I came home and made a batch. The dough looks quite different from dough made with maseca -- you can see the bits of corn in it. I'm still experimenting with timing and temperature of the skillet, but these came out pretty good. For some reason I find the process of tortilla-making very soothing.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by bjones6416

For some reason I find the process of tortilla-making very soothing.

I had this mental image of you, wearing a multi-colored big skirt, squatting in your front yard grinding corn in a stone mortar,



then cooking them on a sheet metal grill over an open fire...

Seems like fun!


Stitchawl

[bjones6416]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I had this mental image of you, wearing a multi-colored big skirt, squatting in your front yard grinding corn in a stone mortar,



then cooking them on a sheet metal grill over an open fire...

Seems like fun!


Stitchawl

I would actually love to try that -- I've watched a bunch of videos, and it's amazing the way that they grind, pick up, and cook in just a few motions. I do make it a point to turn my tortillas with my fingers because it's cheating to use a spatula.

[SneakySnake]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

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I never mind one or two, but when diving in Palau we dropped down into the middle of about 50. For the most part they just ignore us, but do become a bit aggressive when I try to move in closer for a better photo.
THAT is when I learned that pee doesn't scare away the sharks! I'll stick with the attache case...


Stitchawl

50 I would wet myself. Although pee smells like blood to sharks so that would bring them on the bite! 50 scary sharks.

I had a fright in the Sololmons once when I swam through a school of fish to meet a shark. Lucky he was a reefie and not one of those hammerheads (no tank that day so shallow was good).
I always found that acting aggressivly towards reefies made them stay away, but when they were a lot bigger than me and stayed put, I was a little nervous and moved away myself. The hammerheads were way too scary so I looked at them from a safe distance and played in another area.

Originally Posted by maianhvk

I'm trying to apply the font hack +_+ sometimes, especially now, I feel like I'm the dumbest person on earth

I don't even know what a font hack is. So you are only the second dumbest person on earth!

Originally Posted by maianhvk

phew! I finally made it! the beloved kindle crashed once or twice, determinedly refused the Ubuntu font and I had to plug it in more than 5 times and did about 10 reboots or so... after 2 hours trying, I figured out some precious details and that was it

Yay!

Originally Posted by bjones6416

I saw a "Tortilleria" sign in a little strip mall about 15 minutes from my house the other day, and I stopped in today to see if I could buy fresh masa for tortillas from them. Success! They went in the back and ground me up "una libra" but in reality it was closer to 4 lbs, not 1. I've been on a tortilla making kick lately, but have been using "maseca," which is a dried corn flour/lime preparation. Tortillas are supposed to taste better if you can find fresh masa, which is softened corn kernels treated with lime then ground into dough. I came home and made a batch. The dough looks quite different from dough made with maseca -- you can see the bits of corn in it. I'm still experimenting with timing and temperature of the skillet, but these came out pretty good. For some reason I find the process of tortilla-making very soothing.

yumbo bumbo. I wish I could make stuff like that.

[Dylrob]

Just got back from my JPN111 final exam. Did better than I thought I would.

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by Dylrob

Just got back from my JPN111 final exam. Did better than I thought I would.

Congratulations! I had a feeling that you would do well

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by Dylrob

Just got back from my JPN111 final exam. Did better than I thought I would.

おめでとうございます


Stitchawl

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by bjones6416

I saw a "Tortilleria" sign in a little strip mall about 15 minutes from my house the other day, and I stopped in today to see if I could buy fresh masa for tortillas from them. Success! They went in the back and ground me up "una libra" but in reality it was closer to 4 lbs, not 1. I've been on a tortilla making kick lately, but have been using "maseca," which is a dried corn flour/lime preparation. Tortillas are supposed to taste better if you can find fresh masa, which is softened corn kernels treated with lime then ground into dough. I came home and made a batch. The dough looks quite different from dough made with maseca -- you can see the bits of corn in it. I'm still experimenting with timing and temperature of the skillet, but these came out pretty good. For some reason I find the process of tortilla-making very soothing.

Dad always told me that tortillas rolled out with a broken pool cue were the best

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

50 I would wet myself. Although pee smells like blood to sharks so that would bring them on the bite! 50 scary sharks.

We routinely dive with that many and more in the Western Carolines. Palau diving pretty much assures you of diving inside large schools of them, usually Blacktip or Greys. The reefs themselves are covered with sleeping Whitetips.
The first time with a big school was the hardest. The most I had ever been around before diving there was one or two at a time, and they were usually leaving as we were arriving. In the Carolines, they don't leave... and there are dozens at every reef drop-off or corner where the currents converge.

The hammerheads were way too scary so I looked at them from a safe distance and played in another area.

Have you seen the huge schools of hammerheads in the Galapagos? Hundreds and hundreds of them at a time. Luckily peeing was ALL I did!


Stitchawl

[SneakySnake]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

おめでとうございます


Stitchawl

あなたのGoogle翻訳に感謝残念ながら私の救世主です

[SneakySnake]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

We routinely dive with that many and more in the Western Carolines. Palau diving pretty much assures you of diving inside large schools of them, usually Blacktip or Greys. The reefs themselves are covered with sleeping Whitetips.
The first time with a big school was the hardest. The most I had ever been around before diving there was one or two at a time, and they were usually leaving as we were arriving. In the Carolines, they don't leave... and there are dozens at every reef drop-off or corner where the currents converge.



Have you seen the huge schools of hammerheads in the Galapagos? Hundreds and hundreds of them at a time. Luckily peeing was ALL I did!


Stitchawl

You need a wetsuit with a backflap.

Did I ever tell you about the time I....... wait!.. bad idea..

[Iridal]

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

あなたのGoogle翻訳に感謝残念ながら私の救世主です

あなたのGoogle翻訳に感謝残念ながら私の救世主です = You are my savior but unfortunately thanks Google Translation



I envy all the divers here. Although I would probably die of fright if I were to go diving and encounter a shark

[Aladyleyna]

Besides posting on MR?

Listening to the thunderstorm outside while trying to decide whether to fill my university applications, read Sentence of Marriage or play games on my iPad.

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by Aladyleyna

Besides posting on MR?

Listening to the thunderstorm outside while trying to decide whether to fill my university applications, read Sentence of Marriage or play games on my iPad.

GAMES!