Alright?
FORGOT WHAT I WAS GOING TO BLOG ABOUT!!
Oh yeah, I completely forgot that I could make Spotify playlists to share with people!
So, I have taken the liberty of trying to make the past mixes I've documented to share here.
In Position - this hasn't come out that great cos hardly any of the songs were on Spotify (gay). You get the jist, though.
Paul CD Feb '07 - worked much better. Grand, in fact. I think there are only 2 songs missing from it.
HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM!
Today, I'm going to brave The Trafford Centre.
There's something so creepy about consumer culture. I just don't 'GET' shopping malls. Why has shopping had to become an 'experience'? The Trafford Centre is mental. A big postmodern mess of architectural styles borrowed from ancient Rome & Greece, and then a food court based on the Titanic or something, with a cinema and an arcade stuck on the side. Absolutely crackers. The people who go there are a mess. Idiots who are shamelessly trying to buy into a lifestyle choice.
D00dz, chillax. I might take photos today.
Mainly listening to Prett Girls Make Graves today. Been a while.
Sunday 12 July 2009
Wednesday 8 July 2009
Why does soya milk curdle in coffee????
Okay, just a quick one. Made that cup of coffee, and the soya milk curdled. It pisses me off when this happens, cos it looks gross. Still tastes okay, but people generally comment on it, and anyone commenting on my food REALLY WINDS ME UP.
Googled it, and got this site.
He says:
But I think you should put the milk in AFTER the coffee. Again, just saying.
The curdling has ruined my first coffee in about 2 weeks. Good old life.
Googled it, and got this site.
He says:
The weird part is that soy milk curdles in coffee sometimes, but not always.
The curdling occurs when the acid in the coffee coagulates the proteins in the soy milk. Instant tofu!
How to avoid it? Tough question. Curdling seems to be a triggered by a variety of factors, including the brand of the soy milk, the heat of the coffee, the acidity of the coffee and even the speed with which the soy milk is added.
Looking through other people’s experience with the curdling soy problem, here are a few tips you can try.
1. Shake your soy milk thoroughly before pouring.
2. Pour the soy milk into your cup or mug first.
3. Then pour in the coffee, slowly.
But I think you should put the milk in AFTER the coffee. Again, just saying.
The curdling has ruined my first coffee in about 2 weeks. Good old life.
Nothing but flowers
I keep coming across little mixes that people have made for me down the years. I've decided I might document them.
I'm definitely going to document this one, because I found it on my iPod this morning, while doing a search for another album, and remembered instantly how great it is.
It was made by My Friend Paul for me when I was ill at the very beginning of 2007 (aptly named, in my iPod, as 'Paul CD Feb '07'). He sent it in an envelope of other great stuff to cheer me up, including this song request someone gave him:
Not sure why he had that on his person, but it made me chuckle anyway.
Okay, to the CD! It came packaged in a little plastic wallet, and the cover / tracklisting had been folded in an almost origami style way, so that the front had the picture on (pink, with a kitten on it), and the back had the tracklisting, which was printed in white along the edge. I haven't done the description justice, but it really is marvellous.
Some notes:
I think this week I'll be having a cheeky go at reviewing a BOOK OR TWO. I've started reading The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. It's only taken me about 5 years to actually buy this book. Got it yesterday and can't put it down. I don't want to speculate too soon, but I think it could be one of my favourites already. Depends what the end is like. Don't think it's going to overtake anything by Donna Tartt. I've also got a copy of Pride & Prejudice to read. I've never been into books of this ilk, but I think that now is the time to try and read them. Even if all the romance stuff drives me insane. I WANT MURDERS AND SUSPENSE IN MY BOOKS!
Watch this space for reviews. Tell me more books to read. I thought I should read more after preaching to one of my more stupid colleagues about how that, now she doesn't have a TV (it broke), she should probably start to read (her English is BAAAD. She says she has mild Dyslexia, I just think she needs to read more), and not trash (she said she was reading Marion Keyes or something), SOME MODERN CLASSICS. Camus, Plath, Orwell, Kerouac. She looked at me as if I had just killed her kids. I should really practice what I preach, though, so that's why I'm embarking on this reading journey. Wonder how many I can read in the next fornight.
Today I would like nothing more than to play Diner Dash, stare into space, READ THE LOVELY BONES, go shopping for clothes (tried on this yesterday, it looked RUBBISH cos i couldn't fill it out enough. FML. I love that dress so much!)... instead, I am doing the most tedious, but necessary, job of data inputting. I should really be getting on with it, but writing this is much more fun and time consuming.
Cup of coffee and I will start. I swear.
I'm definitely going to document this one, because I found it on my iPod this morning, while doing a search for another album, and remembered instantly how great it is.
It was made by My Friend Paul for me when I was ill at the very beginning of 2007 (aptly named, in my iPod, as 'Paul CD Feb '07'). He sent it in an envelope of other great stuff to cheer me up, including this song request someone gave him:
Not sure why he had that on his person, but it made me chuckle anyway.
Okay, to the CD! It came packaged in a little plastic wallet, and the cover / tracklisting had been folded in an almost origami style way, so that the front had the picture on (pink, with a kitten on it), and the back had the tracklisting, which was printed in white along the edge. I haven't done the description justice, but it really is marvellous.
Some notes:
- That Mint Royale song is a staple mix song, it's the like the glue that holds it all together
- The Field Music song is probably one of my favourite songs ever. It's important to know these things, right?
- I like that Semifinalists song, until it kicks in... then, not so much.
- If you've never heard that Dananananananananana song... then you should.
- I just checked my Last.Fm, and it says I've only listened to the Field Music song 11 times, but my iPod says 39 times. Just saying.
- Everything else on here is classic. Check out the sneaky bit of Op Ivy and that BRILLIANT Talking Heads song (which got wrongly tagged by Paul as 'Time' by Tom Waits. Either would have been acceptable)
I think this week I'll be having a cheeky go at reviewing a BOOK OR TWO. I've started reading The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. It's only taken me about 5 years to actually buy this book. Got it yesterday and can't put it down. I don't want to speculate too soon, but I think it could be one of my favourites already. Depends what the end is like. Don't think it's going to overtake anything by Donna Tartt. I've also got a copy of Pride & Prejudice to read. I've never been into books of this ilk, but I think that now is the time to try and read them. Even if all the romance stuff drives me insane. I WANT MURDERS AND SUSPENSE IN MY BOOKS!
Watch this space for reviews. Tell me more books to read. I thought I should read more after preaching to one of my more stupid colleagues about how that, now she doesn't have a TV (it broke), she should probably start to read (her English is BAAAD. She says she has mild Dyslexia, I just think she needs to read more), and not trash (she said she was reading Marion Keyes or something), SOME MODERN CLASSICS. Camus, Plath, Orwell, Kerouac. She looked at me as if I had just killed her kids. I should really practice what I preach, though, so that's why I'm embarking on this reading journey. Wonder how many I can read in the next fornight.
Today I would like nothing more than to play Diner Dash, stare into space, READ THE LOVELY BONES, go shopping for clothes (tried on this yesterday, it looked RUBBISH cos i couldn't fill it out enough. FML. I love that dress so much!)... instead, I am doing the most tedious, but necessary, job of data inputting. I should really be getting on with it, but writing this is much more fun and time consuming.
Cup of coffee and I will start. I swear.
Thursday 2 July 2009
See a sweet in floral print, my mind begins the arrangements
Stuck waiting for a train to Runcorn, so thought I would bust out a blog while no one is bothering me.
Got back from Glastonbury the other day. Won't bore you with details of who I saw, cos you probably saw more than I did on the telly, but Blur were a highlight, as were Animal Collective, The Horrors and LADY GAGA. I love her now. It was always a bit touch and go as to whether me and GaGs would get on, but I think we've reconciled now. Great weekend was had by all. It rained a bit, it was mega sunny and one guy shit himself. Not anyone I know.
Just on the train now. People don't half make a blood fuss getting on trains, don't they?
Got back from Glastonbury the other day. Won't bore you with details of who I saw, cos you probably saw more than I did on the telly, but Blur were a highlight, as were Animal Collective, The Horrors and LADY GAGA. I love her now. It was always a bit touch and go as to whether me and GaGs would get on, but I think we've reconciled now. Great weekend was had by all. It rained a bit, it was mega sunny and one guy shit himself. Not anyone I know.
Just on the train now. People don't half make a blood fuss getting on trains, don't they?
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