Chirpy Birdies.

The bushes have been pretty noisy lately. It scares me when the birds start squawking to each other after dark. Is it mating season yet?

I made a lot of smoke in the kitchen tonight, sauteing chicken. It didn't burn, though--it actually turned out quite good. I hate pan-searing meat. It makes nasty smoke and gives me stomach cramps, but I heard on a couple cooking shows that if you don't have charcoal stains on the ceiling above your stove, you aren't searing properly. Boo hoo.

The creme brulee Kristen made for Mother's Day was lovely, lovely, lovely ^o^! Actually, she made it the day after, and before anyone panics I'll reassure you that custard is one of those rare things that's best made a day ahead. But please, somebody buy me a dessert torch! ;_; I've never begged for anything in my entire life, but if I ever have to melt brown sugar under a broiler again I'll scream. It doesn't work! In order to properly make the bruleed topping you need to melt the sugar with a dessert torch..;_;...they're between $25 and $50, and I would have to order one from a place like Crate and Barrel. Boo hoo hoo...

On the doll front....nothing I can disclose. I'm going to list some more anime stuff on eBay. Lots and lots of stuff. I was thinking of selling my Violinist of Hamelin manga, but after leafing through it I realized that it's not that I don't like it, I'm just overwhelmed by the fact that it has over 40 volumes! I still think Sizer is cool. So instead I'll sell the stuff I'm keeping just to torture myself, like the Tales of Destiny manga. Maybe someone will like it. I just think that even if a character who dies is a favorite of mine, the situation can't be made better by having him "go on a journey" at the end instead of croaking like he did in the game.

^___^;;

I'm feeling strangely satisfied right now. I probably shouldn't, but I just do.