Below are the most recent 6 friends' journal entries.

Friday, December 25th, 2009
fusepark	8:30p	Xmas Survival! I made it! There was no bitterness, no giant disaster, no recrimination! No airing of grievances! I am safe at home. And I share with you this wisdom: 1. Paula Deen's recipe for prime rib is epic. One hour at 375, three hours with the oven turned off, then an hour or so at 375 until the roast gets to 130 degrees. Works no matter the weight of the roast. Epic. 2. Sides: popovers, creamed spinach, cranberry sauce. 3. Sauces: Gravy, pure horseradish, horseradish sauce (H +mayo +sour cream +salt), wine + bouillon sauce*. *Attention to be paid here. Bouillon sauce is beef bouillon or stock with one cup of red wine. Cab or Zin works great. This recipe leaves the rest of the bottle for the chef. That, plus a bottle of my fine homemade stout with dessert, leaves me pleasantly in the bag, post Xmas. I am singing along with Vivaldi's Gloria 587, hoping that my parents next door do not notice. Did I ever mention that my great-grandmother sang soprano at the Met and that I inherited her voice? Yep, a fantastically loud very good voice with a strangely large range. Back in the day, I could hit the E above High C. If I haven't warmed up, folks think I'm an alto. Add alcohol and I could blow out the back doors of St. Peter's. Alcohol has been added! Mele Kalikimaka! Current Mood: on to Boxing Day! Current Music: Vivaldi! (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, December 24th, 2009
fusepark	9:08p	Good Luck, My Friends. Current Mood: doomed Current Music: KHNL News (Comment on this)
fusepark	11:15a	Festivus! We're probably not going to get to any feats of strength, but my parents and I might make it to some airing of grievances later today. How the heck have those people been married this long? Why, oh, why? Why do I have to spend so much time as an adult trying to figure out what I might have done wrong and if I'm in trouble? Why must I fake good cheer? I arrange my cooking tomorrow so as to end up in receipt of most of a bottle of red wine. It's my only chance. Christmas sucks. Current Mood: must run away from home Current Music: Deadliest Catch (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
fusepark	9:22p	Largest Coincidence Ever. So we're in Wilcox Hospital yesterday so my mother can get her wrist casted. We're in the casting room in the back of the Bone & Joint Center (I don't name 'em, I just report 'em). It's quiet back there, and it's just us and the casting tech. She's asking my mother if she has any allergies. My mother mentions one drug, and then mentions eggs (some drugs and vaccines are prepared in eggs). Just as she says the word "eggs," another nurse walks in and sets a large bowl on the counter. It is full of peeled hard-boiled eggs. Turns out they'll be having a Christmas party later and the nurse was going to make deviled eggs. At work, apparently. Weird, weird, weird. Anyway, the nurse heard about the allergy and took the eggs away. If I hadn't been able to smell them in the air afterward I would have thought I was hallucinating. Who encounters a large bowl of eggs in a hospital? At the exact moment... Head shake. Trivia: if Michael Jackson had been allergic to eggs he'd probably still be alive. Propofol is prepared in eggs. Weird Tropical Moment: My neighbor was out mowing his lawn this afternoon, but had to stop when an albatross and two nene landed. Hard to maintain the property when it's full of giant seabirds and endangered species. Current Mood: not snowed upon Current Music: NPR (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
fusepark	8:31p	The Good News, it Rolls in... And right over me. I need to tent my house in the next few months. The termites, they are here. So I did find something to spend a few thousand bucks on. Now I just need to find a few thousand bucks. I will NOT put off the new computer, though. I need that for business. Must have new Mac, and must have giant circus tent and poison clowns. Sigh. At least I can indulge in a favorite hobby tonight: watching a show about anorexia and eating donuts. Current Mood: my money, it is leaving me Current Music: BBC America (2 Comments |Comment on this)
fusepark	6:36a	Protip. You know those tall, heavy cans of foam bathroom cleaner? Don't drop one on your foot. Just sayin'. Current Mood: dented Current Music: KHNL News (Comment on this)