Meat Blob

So I made dinner today. It came out awesome! So here's a recipe-of-sorts!

Ingredients:
-1lb ground lamb
-1 1/2lb ground beef
-about half a medium white onion, finely chopped
-2 eggs, beaten
-2 cups mozzarella
-1 1/2 cups cheddar/mozzarella mix
-several cloves of garlic
-1 1/2 tsps garlic powder
-1 1/2 tsps cumin

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°
Mix the meat, onions, eggs, and a quarter-cup of mozzarella in a large bowl
We used a large tin disposable pan; they can be found at many grocery stores. Grease said pan. Or, you could use a loaf pan.
Put about a third of the meat in the pan. Spread the remaining 1 1/2 cup mozzarella over the meat, then add the remaining meat.
Spear the garlic into the meat; I used one about every three inches. Sprinkle the garlic powder and cumin over the meat.
Spread the cheddar/mozzarella mix over everything.
Bake for 45 minutes for a large tin, an hour in a loaf pan.

Et voila, hubby-dubbed meat blob!

The crispy cheese that ends up on top is the most flavorful! This has been dubbed by several people as, "The best meatloaf I've had in a long time." I'll be making it more often!

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-grumblegrumble-

So, we bought a replacement camera yesterday at Toys-R-Us, because that's where we were. When we got home, we opened it and took a couple photos. A couple hours after getting home, though, we found our good camera. So, we decided to return the one we bought.

Turns out Toys-R-Us does not allow the return of cameras once they're opened. I was quite upset. And I don't get upset at retailers very easily. So, we are now trying to sell it on Craigslist. If it's not gone by the time we leave for Anime Boston, we'll sell it there. Congoers that have forgotten their cameras or don't have one wouldn't mind buying one at AB.

On the plus side, we finally put some air in hubby's car's tires. So that's good. She's riding so much better now! Also, while we were at the gas station, I found for the first time in a long time one of my favorite snacks, so we picked some up.

We also cleaned up the floor under the table. It's so much nicer, now.

Jonathas has found a likely permanent place on the table, watching my type. He says 'hi'.

Nothing else to update on right now.

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Randi

Jonathas's New Outfit!

Jonathas's new outfit came in! So excited! Also, I finally found my good camera, so I have FINALLY captured his eye color properly! For the first time! I'm so excited! Oh, AND, my watch gears came in, too! There were two blue gem dials in them, treasures of finds! I'm considering getting two new custom wedding rings forged with them in silver, next to the brass dials with blue gems. I'm excited. Here's a picture! Click him to make him bigger! ^^ (Remy: Don't you wish you could do that with other 'him's?)



The gem doesn't show up as well, so here's a better picture of that...



I love it!

That is all!

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Randi

New cosplays!

All right, well, I have decided that I don't have time to make Red Mage Ingus for Anime Boston next week, so we're doing something a little different. Something we can pull together in two days. I'm nearly done mine already. We're going Pokémon gym leaders. I'm doing the Ecruteak City gym leader from Soul Silver, Morty. Hubby's doing the Olivine City gym leader from Heart Gold, Jasmine. My cosplay is khaki pants, a black shirt with purple cuffs, a purple headband, a purple scarf with red-painted tips, and black shoes with red soles and purple design. I just need to make the cuffs, scarf, headband, red soles, and purple design. It would also help to find a Gengar plush, and plop my Gengar into my Pokéwalker.

For Jasmine, I just need to sew a dress and slip from the material we got, find an overshirt, sew on a bow, modify the sandals to look like hers, make the hair clips, and... wait, that's it. ^^ I'd like to know where he's gonna put his Pokéwalker...

He's also in the process of sculpting gym badges. If we find trainers, we're gonna challenge them to a mock duel; if they win (which they likely will), we'll sell (or give) them our respective badges. ^^ I'm excited. If he can sculpt them well enough, we're going to cast the badges and sell them at the con. Should prove fun. ^^

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Randi

Adrian and Remy Part Two

So, I have filed Remy down a crap-ton, and he seems suitably shorter. It'll do, I guess. But now I think I want to get Adrian a new head. And send it out for a faceup. Everyone else's (except Karen's) looks fine, so I think it may be a good idea to order a new head for those two and send them out for faceups. Yeah.

But there's apparently going to be a doll dealer at AB. Joooy. Someplace to spend MORE money. I'll have to see if anyone calls to me. I want a tiny. I am going to get a tiny, and make it Ponyo! I'm excited.

Nothing else, really, to say, so I'm done.

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Randi

Adrian and Remy

The official Adrian and Remy dolls have arrived! They are Obitsu 27cm boys, Adrian is pale and Remy is fleshtone. Unfortunately, Remy is far too tall! He's supposed to be 5'6", next to Adrian's 6'3". So, I'm considering getting a 23cm boy, and using the torso part on the 27cm legs; 23cm alone is too short. And of course Obitsu doesn't make a 25cm boy. They would get SO MUCH BUSINESS if they did! For serious!

COME ON, OBITSU! LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS!

In any case, I have done the faceups for Remy, Adrian, and redid the faceup for Ryuu. Now I need to get around to redoing Karen's. Ryuu's and Karen's wigs are on their way to us. When we get money, Adrian's and Remy's wigs will be commissioned. And Remy's tail.

By the way, these are not technically the same Adrian and Remy that are part of my mind. These are characters loosely based off of them. -nod-

Veggie lasagna tonight, 'cause it's Friday. Tomorrow, T.G.I. Fridays, amusingly. Hubby and I need to get some stuff for the con which starts in a week. Yay!

Also! I have been approved for funding from Voc Rehab to attend Laird Institute in Manchester. Translation? I am gonna be a nail tech! I'm excited! I actually like nails! Also, doing nails is something I can do while sitting, which is good for my arthritis. -nod- So I'm excited. Unfortunately, it's at night. So, either I need to miss literally half of my classes at Michael's, extend my leave of absence, or drop out of Michael's. -sigh- I don't really want to drop out, and I certainly can't miss half my time. I could also switch back to days, but that's also something I don't want to do. I really don't want to have day school five days a week, PLUS night school two nights a week, PLUS every other Saturday missed at Michael's 'cause I'm at Laird, or missed at Laird 'cause I'm at Michael's.

Decisions, decisions.

Well, more to come!

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Randi

Wish me luck!

I am attempting to convince MOH to let us do an idea we had online instead of through snail mail, for your amusement!

See, we came up with the brilliant plan to be penpals! But not just any penpals, mind you! We have a requirement. Whenever we write, we need to be:

a) Sleep deprived

2) Writing in the style of the letter correspondence in a Jane Austen book (specifically Pride and Prejudice)

third) All of the above

(I do that... mix up my bullet markers...)

So wish me luck in convincing her! Hopefully, she can start a Blogger, and we'll just write back and forth! Great laughter is to be had! If I can get people requesting it on this post, she'll read it! Maybe it'll be enough to convince her! So come on, comment! Please? I wanna do it!

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Birthday part two!

Okay, so, it's later in the day, and it turned out to be pretty good. We went to one of my favorite restaurants for lunch buffet, and MOH surprised us by treating (MOH: "To make up for your birthday!" ->hubby), and then we came back to our place and watched lots of videos and Twilight with Rifftrax (the ONLY way to endure it, I tell you!). Lots and LOTS of laughter was to be had all around.

So we haven't had dinner, yet, but hubby had to go to work and MOH had to get home, so we had cake first. Black forest cake from Frederick's Pastries in Amherst. I LOVE Frederick's. We got our wedding cake from there. In a couple months, I will be able to report how the cake top tastes after a year of being frozen. They say to wrap it in plastic wrap, then tin foil, then more plastic wrap, then more tin foil, and put it in the freezer. ^^ It's marble cake with buttercream(?) icing. I can't wait.

Anyway, MOH is now home (-sad-), hubby has left for work, and I am sitting here, typing at you! A "Happy birthday" thread has been posted on the Junky Spot forums for me, which makes me happy and feel welcome. I've only been a member there for, like, a month! So they're pretty awesome. And you should totally consider buying from Emory, he's amazing, and if it's not listed on the Junky Spot website, but it's a company he carries, he can likely get it. ^^

ANYWAYS, I have no clue what else to write about. SO! If I think of anything else, I'll make another post. Otherwise, oyasumi!

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Randi

Wow

Okay, so, I'm awake in the AM. This post can be proof of my being awake before 11, even! OMG! But, we're going out to lunch today, and the lunch buffet at one of my favorite restaurants closes at 2:30, and we need to pick up my best friend first. Also, I'm kidnapping her for several hours. XD Today should prove super-fun. If for no other reason because I'm spending it with hubby and best friend. I need to come up with an intarwebs nickname for her. I mean, I call my husband 'hubby'... I'll think of something later. I simply refuse to use the word 'bestie' other than to mock those that use it or in an ironic sense.

So we're going to San Fransisco Kitchen on Main today. It's a tradition; on either of our birthdays, we go there for lunch. On his birthday, we brought his best man and his girlfriend. Oo, that's what I'll call her! MOH! Maid of Honor. 'Cause that's what she was! Anyway, this place has the best crab rangoon and rice noodles ever! I'm excited. Nan King has better chicken wings, but we can get Nan King any day. Today calls for tradition.

I can now call myself a 'twenty-something'. I just need two more years, and then to stop. 24 and I'm done. Gotta be able to rent a car! Don't care about running for office. I'll vote, but don't ask me to run anything. But, yeah, that's what I've always said: I just want to reach 24 and stop. Aging, that is. People say they want to be 18; what about drinking? So they say 21. What about renting a car? Not at the same time, obviously, but still!

Well, my word, but this entry is all over the place! Well, not sure what else there is to say right now. Will update later with how predictably awesome (or unpredictably awful, gods forbid) my day went!

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Randi

First post!

Well, this is my first post as my new internet presence. Six years ago, I sought a good user name to convey what I thought of myself. Of course, "Kitsune" was taken, so I tried several variations, and chose "XkytsuneX". Well, it's been six years. I figured it was time I dumped the username I made when I was not yet sixteen, and, in time for my twenty-second birthday, adopt a new name. I have really been opening up to the fact that I have multiple personality lately, and I'll always be a fox, so I, after much fun with NameChk.com, chose FourPartFox. Now, not all four parts are foxes, but the main two are, so meh.

To read this properly, I will assign one of four tags to every post. Randi will be me, the main personality. Remy is my brother; more level-headed, but moody. Adrian will be the voice of all of my characters, as that is what he was before he became a personality. Beast is my rage. Whichever of those four tags is present, that is who is speaking.

On the eve of my birthday, I write this. In an hour and fifteen minutes, I will be legally twenty-two. In two hours thirteen minutes, I will be officially twenty-two. I was a pain even back then! Going out to lunch tomorrow with husband and best friend, then cake. Saturday, it's a cookout as a going-away party for a cousin, and then out to dinner with husband and his family. Next week, we leave for Anime Boston. Somewhere between all this partying, I need to get a lot of stuff done. Yay!

Well, not sure what else to post right now, so... I'm done for now. On to my traditional blog signature!

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Randi