Holy Shiitake!

prose, musings and random WTFs.

How to dine like a bachelorette, part one June 22, 2009

Filed under: Life in General, Musings, Random — holyshiitake @ 4:57 pm

Step 1.  Rifle through various food receptacles, and drag out the following: 2 eggs, packet of grated cheese, milk.

Step 2.  Begin to mix eggs, cheese and milk together for scrambled eggs.

Step 3.  Add some feta cheese, as the packet says ‘best before 24th june 2009′.

Step 4.  Add some taco seasoning to make an otherwise boring serve of scrambled eggs more interesting.  Sniff, then add more.

Step 5. Remember that there is 1kg of frozen corn kernels sitting in the freezer.  Drag these out.  Do not defrost.

Step 6.  Add three times as much corn as you intended to due to the fact that the bag is heavy and completely full.

Step 7.  Put some bread in the toaster.

Step 8.  Cook the corn/egg/taco mix, frantically praying that the extra water from the frozen corn will evaoprate before the egg gets soggy beyond repair.

Step 9.  Allow toast to go cold while waiting for the above to happen.

Step 10.  Arrange toast and egg/corn/taco seasoning conglomeration onto a plate.  Serve with coffee.

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One night at the bar July 17, 2008

Filed under: Random — holyshiitake @ 6:32 pm
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It was a happy bar.

 

Foray into Felting July 10, 2008

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Posting for Ez- first example is a needle felting FAIL…looks like something my cat barfed up.  I suspect this has more to do with the wool that I used and not my total lack of needle felting talent.

Next is a machine felting WIN- same type of wool but I chucked it in the washing machine and let the machine do all the hard work.

I am also going to start an upcycled newsboy cap today, made from an old woolen cardigan that I found at the Salvos and machine felted.  I haven’t really done any sewing since I was in year 7, so it may end in fail, we’ll see…

 

Random quote of the day pt. 1 June 11, 2008

Filed under: Life in Particular, Random — holyshiitake @ 4:27 pm
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I wish to make a public apology to every teacher I ever had for calling them by ‘Miss’ or ‘Sir’.

It’s funny how karma works. I’m a teacher myself now and I get called ‘Miss’. I freaking hate it.

Anyways…back to the random quote of the day. I had a student poke his head around the door of my staffroom and ask me:

“Excuse me Miss, have you seen Miss?”

There is something to be said about actually learning your teacher’s names. However if I say it I will probably explode. I’m not sure if it will be with laughter or frustration.

 

WTF of the Day: Pt 5 (I think) May 10, 2008

Filed under: Life in Particular, Random, WTF of the Day — holyshiitake @ 8:28 am
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I work as a director of an after school care, among other things.

I will never understand why boys are so obsessed with their nether regions, and it seems it starts early. Yesterday I was rewarded for all my hard work by a 5 year old dropping his daks and proudly showing off his doodle to everyone in the afternoon tea line.

I, among with about 20 primary school aged girls, could have gone the rest of my life without seeing that.

They aren’t any less wrinkly and gross when they are smaller, BTW.

 

WTF of the Day: pt 4 April 5, 2008

Filed under: Life in Particular, Random, WTF of the Day — holyshiitake @ 11:22 am
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Seen this week in O’Connor:

A p-plater driving a BRAND NEW, SHINY BLACK FREAKING HUGE HUMMER.

OMG.  I want that kid’s parents.

 

WTF of the Day: pt 3 March 30, 2008

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You simply can’t trust those bloody Kiwis…

They should just stick to sheep.

 

WTF of the Day: pt 1 March 21, 2008

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Senile Agitation

THORAZINE: For all your grumpy old man needs.

 

Posting… March 21, 2008

Filed under: Life in Particular, Random — holyshiitake @ 6:45 pm

…for no discernible reason other than to edit the auotmatic ‘hello world’ post when you sign up.

I’ll have something more interesting to post about soon. I promise. In the meantime, enjoy some daiquiri in a bucket.

 

Daiquiri in a bucket.  Or a glass, in this case.