Richard Coyle is playing Moist von Lipwig in the Going Postal TV movie.

Imagine if Hugh Laurie and Robert Downey Jr had a baby. That's how ruggedly pretty.

And Tamsin Greig! And they picked the perfect Adora Belle Dearheart too.

Oh, my stars.

I hobbled up the street to the chemist, little inarticulate squeaks escaping me whenever an unnoticed dip in the pavement caused me to put more weight than was comfortable on my injured ankle. But no matter. I'm now securely wrapped in a heavy crepe bandage, with instructions to take it easy and tape my ankle for any sports in the next few weeks.

I found a lump of Porridge soap in my bathroom last night, which was a deeply pleasing surprise. I shall now go and take a long, sweet shower, and possible give myself a warm Comforter foot bath afterwards.

Let's tally the points and see how it turns out.

-Was lady of leisure for much of the day (Good)
-Burned my tofu at lunch (Bad)
-Won netball (Good)
-Twisted my right ankle (BAD! That's my sewing-machine-pedal foot!)

So it's a technical tie, but I think the good is better than the bad. I just wish I could find my strapping tape. I know it's here somewhere. Maybe it's at the bottom of this bag of Reese's Pieces. Only one way to find out...

Woke up early yesterday and trundled to the shops to get cake making supplies. I remembered Wray's organics was having their birthday celebrations, but I wasn't sure what this weekend's was. Turns out, it was free sample bags! Choc-chip macadamia bickies, chips, spelt porridge, moisturiser samples, sultanas, a lollipop...it basically kind of rocked. I love free stuff.

Gods all curse it, why on earth would you make a soy cheese with milk proteins? Wouldn't it make more sense to market to both the lactose and casein intolerant?

AH FUCK I HATE MY OVEN, FUCKFUCKFUCK!

EVERY SINGLE CUPCAKE FELL.

HATE HATE RAEG.

FUCK.

Using only song names from ONE ARTIST answer these questions. Repost as “my life according to (artist’s name)”

Artist: Fall Out Boy

Male or Female: She’s My Winona

Describe Yourself: I’m Like A Lawyer With The Way I’m Always Trying To Get You Off

How Do You Feel: I Don’t Care

Describe Where You Currently Live: Homesick At Space Camp

If You Could Go Anywhere, Where Would It Be: Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown On A Bad Bet

Your Favorite Form of Transportation: Dance, Dance

Your Best Friend Is: Calm Before The Storm

You and Your Best Friends Are: Golden

What’s the Weather Like: Grand Theft Autumn

Favorite time of Day: The (After) Life Of The Party

If your Life was a TV show, what would it be called: Fame < Infamy

What is Life to you: Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying

Your relationship: A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More Touch Me

Your Fear: You’re Crashing But You’re No Wave

What is the best advice you have to give: Hum Hallelujah

Thought for the Day: G.I.N.A.S.F.S .

How I Would Like to Die: Grenade Jumper

My Soul’s Present Condition: The Take Over, The Break’s Over

My Motto: Champagne For My Real Friends, Real Pain For My Sham Friends

So what if ia teared up a little?

DON'T JUDGE ME YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO JUDGE ME!

Remember that author I went to Melbourne to meet?



YEAH.

After my initial frustration (read: my very Generation Y/Verrucca Salt period of I Want It Now), I chilled out, retuned a couple more times, and then went off on a tab hunt. I first had to relearn how to read music, as I've not done that in five or six years. Then I had to learn to read guitar tabs, which are pretty intuitive, but also somewhat inconsistent. I'm not ready for speed metal just yet, or even for Toxic, but I am getting better.

Songs attempted:
Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water (Ironically this was the most difficult of the three to pick up, I still need a lot of practice muting strings)

Songs I really want to learn
Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger
John Williams - Cantina Band

And yes, I have all the tabs for those. Well, Hallelujah's not really complete tabs, I'm going to have to listen to the song and figure out the rest, but all the others can be found at Ukulele Hunt, a place I anticipate spending a LOT of time over the next few months.

I have a ukulele.

I am attempting to tune it.

It is not going well.

:(

http://jezebel.com/5241128/women-too-stupid-to-stay-thin-are-not-smart-enough-for-supreme-court

Stop reading everying on the internet, immediately.

Oh god.

Twitter feeds from inside Iran: http://www.h3x.no/2009/06/14/iranians-on-twitter-during-the-june-clashes/

Some of the news and pics are hardcore.

It's just nuts. Where are superheroes when you need them?

If I was anywhere near qualified, I would apply for this in a second, and move countries to do it.

Cannot, simply CANNOT come up with a coherent design for Kat's pony. So frustrating.

Going to attempt some cupcake baking instead.

I feel poorly. Am treating what I suspect is Swine Flu with large doses of veggie hotdogs, ginger ale, and chocolate soy milk.

I've had a headache for almost a whole day now.

I tried to make vegan mac and cheez, and it was horrendous. Stank up the whole kitchen. I have a few more recipes I can try though.

Argh argh headache.

I'm going to add some RPattz to my treatment plan. Ain't nothing worth living through that he can't cure.

Mmm, random vegetable cooking time!

I accidentally made this vegan (silly me!) but you can add meat if you can't stomach that sort of thing. Some tofu or chickpeas would be a good addition too, just for protein's sake.

Pastry:
Frozen puff pastry (I believe Pamapas and Coles brands are both vegan)

Filling:
6-8 kipfler potatoes, boiled and peeled
1 can corn kernels
Whatever veggies you have in your crisper (I used brocolli stalk and carrot) chopped into small pieces
1 small can coconut milk (165ml)
Curry powder or paste
1 clove garlic
Oil

Concoct thusly:
Fry garlic in butter oil (I have no idea why I typed butter there). Add milk, then stir in curry powder (2 tsp for a taste of it, more if you want it spicy. This is also where you'd add chilli or extra tumeric, if it tickles your fancy parts). Simmer until aromatic and slightly thickened, then dump in the veggies. Stir and simmer briefly, then take off the heat. It's easier to construct these if you let the mixture cool, but I am impatient.

Cut the pastry either into circles or quarters (I like to stick with squares. It's a) less fiddly, and b) less wasteful) and slap a spoonful or so of the mixture on one side of the pastry. Fold the other half over and either press with a fork or fold the edges so they do that pretty scalloped thing you see on fancy pies. Hard to begin with, but gets easier with time. Spray with oil (maybe brush with more coconut milk?) and put in a 220C oven until crispy.

Nom, then freeze the excess for use as emergency food stash/easy work lunch.

Makes between 10 and 15, depending on how much filling you use in each.

Stupid WoW. The update wouldn't apply for some reason, so I can't play until it's reinstalled. Poop.

In other news, GOOD LORD I have washed a lot of clothes this week. So much folding to do.

I do love public holidays. My only real choice today is do I make mi goreng or curry puffs for an afternoon snack?