Archive for July 7th, 2008

resolved: high school debate is fucking bizarre

July 7, 2008

When you think “high school debates”, you probably think of well-groomed young men and women rationally and eloquently arguing for or against, say, the death penalty or similar important issues, right?
Not so much these days, as the new documentary Resolved aims to show us:

Debaters now use a method called “the spread”, [...]

the answer to life, the universe, and everything is bento #42 & bacon quiche tarts

July 7, 2008

Large container:

Bacon quiche tarts.

Small container (top):

Peas, still frozen. I’ll nuke ‘em for a minute at lunch.

Small container (bottom):

Strawberries.
Baby carrots.
Iced lemonade cookies.

Recipe for bacon quiche tarts:

Fry 5 slices of bacon, crumble, and set aside.
Mix a (room temp) 8 oz. package of cream cheese with 2 eggs and 2 tbsp. milk. Stir in 1/2 cup shredded Swiss [...]

stitching, block party, random photos, and i really think it’s time for a new bike

July 7, 2008

Nearly done. I just have a few leaves to add to the lower-left corner, do the border, and a couple other details.
We closed off the street and had a 4th of July block party on Friday. We even had a volleyball net stretched across the street. It’s a dead-end street, doesn’t go anywhere, so it’s [...]