http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:27:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Okay, minor note to start, YES I am still alive -- sorry I've been missing. Part of my issue is a lack of camera (my digital camera DIED, and yes, I cried, shutup). Also though, I've been busy. SO THERE. I've been working on a site for my brother David, amazing ... http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2010/02/10/check-out-my-bro-everyone/ Nope. This is an ad for better freaking parenting. Seriously, dude. Grow a pair and discipline your kid. I think I'm annoyed because this ad seems to basically say "having kids is bad." The tag-line isn't "be careful," or "wait until you're ready." It's "use condoms." As if there could never be ... http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2009/11/26/this-isnt-an-ad-for-condoms/ What a wickedly crazy last month. I spent a few weeks with a regular ol' head-and-chest cold (not swine flu, but still not fun). I staffed the Diocesan Convention for Olympia in Vancouver. I went to Steam-Con in Sea-Tac. More recently, I was towed under not in a physical, but ... http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2009/11/16/and-the-leaves-that-are-green-turn-to-brown/ I feel like this is the anthem of anyone who works retail or customer service. It certainly describes how I felt working at the fruit stand. Marina also has a well-written blog, the best post of which may be this one. http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2009/10/01/i-am-not-a-robot/ I was looking at this plate this morning in a pretty old edition of the Inferno with the Doré illustrations, and after staring at it for a minute or two, found something that looked, well, weird. There seems to be a value difference along specific lines which indicates to me ... http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2009/09/06/gustave-dore-patched-etching/ This is my Dobos Torte. It looks nothing, nothing like it was supposed to. According to Wikipedia, a real Dobos Torte is supposed to look like this: This is, in fact, part of the reason that I decided to join Daring Bakers as well as Daring Cooks: because I CAN'T ... http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2009/09/04/daring-bakers-dobos-torte/ It's official. Although I grew up in an era where CNN was the one-stop go-to place to get real news (remember the last days of the USSR?), I've been getting more and more fed up with them over the past few years. I went onto their website today to get ... http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2009/09/04/cnn-were-over/ This is my baby. His name is Planchet. When Planchet came to me, he was only a few weeks old, and not much larger than a grande latte. He easily fit into one of my hands (which are themselves pretty small). We didn't know where he'd come from or who ... http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2009/08/31/photogenic-problematic-planchet/ Well, I've done it, folks -- joined Daring Kitchen. This is the first recipe I've cooked for the site! The post started out with an intro from our host: Hi all, this is Olga from Las Cosas de Olga and Olga’s Recipes and I’m pleased to be your host at ... http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2009/08/28/rice-with-mushrooms-cuttlefish-and-artichokes/ Here are a few iPhone apps I've got on my phone, and am loving: Big Oven - There are dozens, really, of recipe-compilation iPhone apps, but so far, this is my favorite. It speedily accesses its online database of 170,000+ recipes and classifies by dietary restrictions, ratings, type of cuisine, ... http://sarahmcmenomy.com/homeblog/2009/08/06/foodie-iphone-apps/