Last week I wanted to make something banana. I had nothing particular in mind, so I looked into all kinds of stuff from cheesecakes and meringue pies to pound cakes. I ended up with black-bottom banana bars. I don’t think it turned out all so well.
Bipolar
Today had two elements worthy of mention: sleeping for hours at work as there was nothing to do and playing Rumble once again. As for the former, I quite literally had nothing to do all day until like 8pm – because of course my superiors just love to suddenly remember that there was this really urgent thing that had to be done immediately, and of course they always recall such tasks when I’d rather be at home already drinking a hot cocoa than at work doing… whatever.
Playing Rumble is still fun, especially since my opponents have quite obviously never seen a Rumble in game. Rumble is the typical champion that I enjoy playing a lot, but am bad at. (Although this latter tends to apply to every champion.) My lag still isn’t improving either. Some games I get good solid under-200ms pings, then the next game I start spiking above 500 with the average climbing above 300. At that point things get really difficult as avoiding skillshots is pretty much out of question.
I’d definitely love to change ISPs, but the way my connection is bundled with my phone contract would make switching a lot more trouble than I’m immediately willing to go through.
Peanut butter choco chunk bars
I don’t remember anymore just how exactly I found this recipe, but I ended up making chocolate chunk peanut butter cookie bars. I definitely baked it much more than the recipe says, but it turned out to be just according to my taste nonetheless. The top layer is crunchy, baked well, while the bottom is soft (but not raw). I consider it really dangerous, because I could eat tons of it.
What gives
I spent the last week trying to eat in a way to help my insides recover. You don’t know just how unfunny it is to have diarrhea when some green liquid explodes out of you every 3-4 hours. Luckily it’s better now, and especially when I’m sitting on my chair all day doing nothing but playing League or KanColle it stabilizes even more.
Fury
I’ve kinda reached a state of zen regarding KanColle. A troubled zen, I must admit, but still. It can’t upset me anymore with a few lucky crits and not being able to land the final hit on a boss is just a minor frustration. But the bullshit it just pulled on me was something I’ve never seen before.
Cinnamon
Last week I got the urge to make something cinnamon, so yesterday I tried my hands at a cinnamon roll cake. It failed in more than one way.
Boom headshot
Well, not head, just shot. A while back they told us at the office that we are to get influenza shots. I wasn’t delighted by the idea, since there wasn’t a time in the past 10 or so years when I’d not faint when they punched a needle in me. Usually it was just from taking blood, but once I managed to pass out when the dentist gave me an anaesthetic shot. (I got the rest of my teeth fixed without it.)
I complained a lot about having to get a needle hit me, but while it definitely wasn’t compulsory, even passing out for a few minutes is better than being knocked out with the flu for days because some retard sneezed on me on the train. So today I went and, guess what! I managed not to pass out. Guess I was just unlucky at the dentist?
I still won’t be donating blood though.
Guinness Extra Stout
Guinness is known world wide as “the dark beer”, since it’s pretty much the only beer not a lager that’s available in pubs. I felt like having a stout today, so I gave this brew a try.
Not really Chinese anymore
Back sometime in early summer, I went out for dinner with my co-workers. I don’t usually do that because of the habit of cooking for myself that I picked up during my poor university years. Of course when there is a chance that I can get full and better even, for free, then I have no reason to decline.
That time I had sweet and sour pork, that many might be familiar with from Chinese cuisine, but it’s found its way into Japan and is just as established as ramen (which is also Chinese). I really liked it, and decided to make it for myself.
