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Friday, November 27th, 2009
snapedom
[ fayzbub ]
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11:01a
It's Friday morning here in Australia, and I'm reccing this essay:
http://randomneses.livejournal.com/479704.html
It's about the Snape/Lily pairing, and why there's so much Lily-bashing (apparently) that goes on in the Snapefen camp. I don't entirely agree with it, but it's thought-provoking,to say the least.
I look forward to hearing what other members think!
Alison
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(comment on this) Thursday, November 26th, 2009
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r_grayjoy
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12:53p
Obligatory Thanksgiving Post
For the moment, I think my mom's email to me says it all:
Happy Turkey Day! Though since I'm having pork roast and you might have ham, I could say Happy Pork Day. But that just sounds vaguely dirty.....lol.
current mood:  amused
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alisanne
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11:22a
Yay, Birthday!
Happy Birthday today to a fabulous writer and reccer
Many happy returns, my dear! :)
current mood:  thoughtful
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alisanne
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11:04a
Happy Thanksgiving!
To all my who celebrate this holiday, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
I am thankful that I have all of you wonderful people in my life.
*hugs everyone*
current mood:  grateful
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cluegirl
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10:43a
Kitchin Witchin! -- Clue Hash; it's what's for breakfast!
A note of explanation: Dominus is a boy scout. As such, he has the requisite Scouting addiction to Corned Beef Hash. Anywhere we go to eat, if it's got hash on the menu, I immediately know what my husband will be ordering, no matter what else they may serve. Seriously, he loves the stuff so much that from time to time, he'll scratch the hash itch with tinned. Clearly, this was a situation I could not abide. I mean, if you're gonna feed your monkey, feed it the good stuff, right? So here's what we're having for breakfast today.
* Go to your deli, and ask for a butt end of corned beef. Anything over a quarter of a pound is great, and they don't need to slice it for you. You'll be mincing it up at home yourself.
* If you are pork-compliant, then chop up three good, fatty strips of bacon, and put them in a BIG, flat-bottomed pan on low heat. (The object here is to render their fat, not to cook the bacon; cooking the bacon is a side effect of the rendering.)
* If you are pork-resistant, then do the 2 - 1 mix of olive and sesame oils here, to add the smoky taste of the bacon.
* Peel a few cloves of garlic, and crush them with the flat of your knife. Throw those in with the bacon to render.
* go out to the sage bushes, and get a handful of fresh leaves. Throw those in whole too.
* Add a generous drizzle of oil into the pan to help the bacon give it up in case it's a bit chary. I think I put about two tablespoons of olive (because I keep olive oil ready to hand. You can use whatever kind of oil you fancy, really.)
* Rough-chop a medium onion (red ones are tastiest!) and enough potatoes to match volume, then half again. In my kitchen, that was three small blue potatoes, and one large red. (I have goth tubers. No one's surprised, I know.) You want to cut them fairly large, but fairly thin -- that is to say, quarter each potato longways, and then slice the pieces about half an inch thick at most. They need to be large enough that they'll hold together, but thin enough to cook all the way through. In my case, the blue potatoes were a bit elderly, so they didn't need any pre-cooking, but I slung the red in the microwave for two turns at 30 seconds apiece, so its texture would match the others. You do as you see fit.
* Take your biggest kitchen knife -- this is the time to break out your cleaver, if you've got one, -- hack your corned beef into crumbles. There's no rhyme or reason to this, you just whack away, and try not to let it fly all over the place.
* Once the bacon's not showing any white anymore (that is, all its fatty rind should now be caramel coloured and kind of translucent) you can dump the onion, potatoes, and beef into the pot. If you don't have enough oil to lightly coat everything, then add just a little more, but otherwise, just turn the lot to get it evenly mixed and coated, throw in salt and pepper to taste, pat it all down flat in the pan, and walk away.
* Ignore the sizzling, and the searing smells from the pan for a good long time. Hash is SUPPOSED to be kind of scorchy and burny, remember? If it really distressed you, you can fuss it about for awhile first, to try and get everything to cook up, but that's kind of redundant, since you're going to settle it to scorch soon anyway, and when you flip it over to do the other side, everything else will cook up then.
* Fry up an egg for each person you'll be feeding. (From our stovetop, it looks like this is going to feed four, which means two for us today, and two lunches for Dominus later on.) Scrape all the good stuff up from the bottom of the pan, and ladle the hash into the plates, then slap the egg on top.
* Serve with tabasco, worchestershire sauce, and ketchup on the table, but don't be surprised if your guests don't even notice they're there all.
* Make this noise: OM NOM NOM!!!
* Wish you were eating breakfast with Clue and Dominus today!
current mood: Hungry!
current music: No More Stones -- Enter the Haggis
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torino10154
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7:52a
Happy Thanksgiving
To all my dear friends celebrating Thanksgiving I hope you have a wonderful holiday!
"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, 'thank you', that would suffice." ~Eckhart von Hochheim
current mood:  thankful
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r_grayjoy
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3:08a
Day 26: ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) snegurochka_lee
You are, without a doubt, one of the best and smartest writers in this fandom. You can make my heart ache for characters and pairings I would normally not give a damn about, and write kinks that don't generally interest me in ways that leave me begging for more. Your smut is hot enough to burn my whole bloody apartment building down, but it's never a mere PWP. Your stories, no matter how short or porny, always say something -- about a character, a pairings, a situation, a possibility -- and the message is always interesting.
I don't want to just gush about your writing, though, because you're so much more than a collection of fics. I think what's most remarkable about you is that you're a genuinely nice person who loves fandom for all the right reasons. I've seen that you enjoy meeting other talented people around here, getting to know them, and interacting with them. Your enthusiasm for reading/viewing, reccing, and participating in fandom in general is wonderful to see. I love your posts full o' squee. Oh, you can get your snark on with the best of 'em at times. ::grin:: But you're also one of the most supportive, generous, and approachable people I've met. Don't ever leave, eh? It's people like you that make HP fandom the awesome place that it is.
Happy Birthday, Lee!!!
If you don't know what the heck this is all about, the explanation is here.
current mood:  relieved
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(comment on this) Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
snape_potter
[ lilyseyes ]
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11:55p
FIC: My Son ~ Part 8
Title: My Son/Part 8
Author: lilyseyes
Prompt: thematic_hp - Round 7 – Vows and life debts, Prompt #30. Severitus – Snape knows he is Harry’s father, but his desperate attempts to gain custody fail. He vows that even if he cannot tell Harry who he is, he will always protect his son.
Pairing: None
Rating: R for the warnings
Word Count: +/- 5200
Warnings: *Mentions of child abuse and child selling, manipulative!Dumbledore*
Author's Notes: This story took off on its own journey, choosing its own way – this is a WIP that will be updated as real life allows.
Betas: whitecotton and the_minx_17
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
current mood:  thankful
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r_grayjoy
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11:58p
Day 25: lore
You're another one of those people who's just been around forever, and without whom this place would feel oddly empty. After all this time, you still have so much enthusiasm, and do such a tremendous amount for the fandom and your ship. It's likely that you often don't receive the appreciation that you deserve, but I want to thank you for all your hard work. Thank you, also, for reading and commenting on my fic, and for being supportive in general. And while I'm at it, thank you again for the completely rockin' Snack fic you wrote for me last year at this time (yeah, I remember)! LOL You're a super mod and organizer, a fantastic writer, and on top of all of that, you seem to be an incredibly interesting and nice person. I'd like to know you better, and I really should make an effort to comment on your journal posts more frequently.
If you don't know what the heck this is all about, the explanation is here.
current mood:  busy
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lilyseyes
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11:23p
My Son ~ Part 8
Title: My Son/Part 8
Author: lilyseyes
Prompt: thematic_hp - Round 7 – Vows and life debts, Prompt #30. Severitus – Snape knows he is Harry’s father, but his desperate attempts to gain custody fail. He vows that even if he cannot tell Harry who he is, he will always protect his son.
Pairing: None
Rating: R for the warnings
Word Count: +/- 5200
Warnings: *Mentions of child abuse and child selling, manipulative!Dumbledore*
Author's Notes: This story took off on its own journey, choosing its own way – this is a WIP that will be updated as real life allows.
Betas: whitecotton and the_minx_17
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
( Part 8 )
current mood:  thankful
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(7 comments | comment on this) Thursday, November 26th, 2009
unbroken_halo
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12:31a
Turkey Day Dragon spam
Happy Turkey day, everyone! Thanks to the most wonderful sassy_cissa for playing dragon catcher for us! She has some awesome dragon egg mojo cause I've been trying for days and nothing.
Little Secret's scroll and eggies:  ~*~  ~*~
 ~*~ 
Halo's scroll and eggies:  ~*~  ~*~  ~*~ 
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(8 comments | comment on this) Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
alisanne
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11:47p
Drabble: Gratifying
Title: Gratifying
Author/Artist: alisanne
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Challenge: Written for ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif) harry100's prompt #59: Quidditch
Rating: PG
Length: 100
Warnings: None that I am aware of.
Summary: There are parts of Quidditch that Severus actually enjoys.
Beta: sevfan
Notes: It's been a rough week, so you get silliness. This is dedicated to unbroken_halo. You know why. ♥
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.
( Gratifying )
current mood:  touched
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guilty
cold