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Posted 2 years agoYeah, going to school for auto mechanics. :) Big shock, eh? I didn't think I'd be going either. But, a friend suggested it and I needed a change in career to get away from driving. I'll follow up with auto body afterward. Hope to make enough to be comfortable and go for more schooling in something else.
I'm sick.
Posted 7 years agoSee facebook and LiveJournal.. There's only so many times I'll write about it. Even I'm tired of all the idiocy that lead to my nearly killing myself trying to get away from it.
I have MRSA.
I have MRSA.
Life
Posted 8 years agoSSDD only Piled Higher And Deeper.
Dad, dementia and me..
Oh, yes.. I'll lead with that. Right then, I used to love to cook and while I still would, I don't cook at 'home' at all except to warm something up.
For years my father has been making..questionable..decisions.
In the past few he's been taken by scammers, and I mean hard.
I no longer have time to enjoy myself or see friends, not unless they're local. Even that, not really..
Work.. Riiiight, barely functional and worried about crashing the truck. Want to see what I've been posting elsewhere? FarceBook or LiveGerbil.
Sorry, I make fun of them..
I want to cook, be happy, meet someone and all that..
Y'all who've been my friends, thank you, very much appreciate you staying with me even if I don't say much.
Dad, dementia and me..
Oh, yes.. I'll lead with that. Right then, I used to love to cook and while I still would, I don't cook at 'home' at all except to warm something up.
For years my father has been making..questionable..decisions.
In the past few he's been taken by scammers, and I mean hard.
I no longer have time to enjoy myself or see friends, not unless they're local. Even that, not really..
Work.. Riiiight, barely functional and worried about crashing the truck. Want to see what I've been posting elsewhere? FarceBook or LiveGerbil.
Sorry, I make fun of them..
I want to cook, be happy, meet someone and all that..
Y'all who've been my friends, thank you, very much appreciate you staying with me even if I don't say much.
Cons..
Posted 11 years agoWell, I -hope- to go to Furpocolypse.. Y'know, see folks and MAYBE have my work truck there so I can have a place to sleep that I don't have to pay for or keep running back to & forth from. I also hope to have my setup with scanner and such so if someone needs one I've got it on hand.
Working at changing companies but for now I have to hang in there before someone will accept and hire me.
Working at changing companies but for now I have to hang in there before someone will accept and hire me.
dreaming
Posted 12 years agoWhere should I start..? Well, probably with how I went to bed this morning. See, I'd been reading from my favorite web site, The Chakats' Den and more than a few stories aren't finished and probably won't be. Anyway, a little background might be in order.
Most friends and some family know that while my real name isn't Morgan I'll answer to it. Hell, some have seen some art I've had done of my character. Most of it's clan with a few nudes and light erotic pieces. Mostly I've been playing a arctic fox kitsune who's sometimes a foxtaur other times he's a 'morph. Very seldom will I change my char. To a vixen or non-morphic or 'normal' fox. Let's face it, there's nothing -quite- normal about a Kitsune, neh? For my purposes it's how I woke up this morning that I needed to relate that part about my interests in being a 'furry' ..and no, I'm not one of the people made out to be a weirdo or pedo or even a babyfur'.. That last one I just find creepy. I won't stand for age play or things dealing with diapers or infantilism.
What got me most this morning was that I'd gone to bed thinking of my Mom and my cat, sometimes I wake thinking one or both had visited me. This morning was one of those mornings and I woke crying but could only think of myself as being kitsune.
Not surprising, not really anyway since I wondered what my parents would be like as furries.
Mom, I know she got me into Star Trek and Dr. Who and my uncle took me to see the first Star Wars and I think she would have gotten a kick out of going to a couple cons. I know she loved the card I brought her of a witch kitty riding a broom.
Dad, I don't know, he's a toughie to read a lot of the time. He's not one for a lot of the stuff Mom and I found interesting.
–
I slowly wake with my head on my arm and partly o the pillow, ear turning a little to listen, it's quiet but I realize I've been crying and think for a moment about the dream I'd woken from and have the impression that even when I'd dozed off to sleep my mother and my cat had been present to check on me and comfort me so I could sleep. Mom has been gone for just over 13 years now and my cat just a bit less, I went to sleep thinking of them and my grandmother.
Anyway, I stretch a bit and calm down but can't help thinking how my mom had wanted to have a brother or sister for me to be with for company..Were it possible I think a herm sibling would have been interesting. My mind takes a detour from there to where I think mom might have adopted someone if she hadn't had me. I'm glad she did, it was lonely and still is.
I yawn and make the normal 'Bleah..' face, shaking my head to clear and focus my mind. Yeah, Mom and my kitty visited me, makes me smile a bit. What hits me next wasn't expected but also not surprising either. Well, not completely.
Days before my mom died I visited her in the hospital, I'm almost literally dragging my tail because for the life of me I can only think of losing my cooking partner. She taught me to cook, I made her laugh. I got good at cooking and whatever we did together, had a blast and I think of her as one of my best friends. Y'know, I mention my cat because she loved us both and when mom passed Smudge and I were kinda lost.. Anyway,I woke after visiting her with the same feeling I had this morning, that she'd been HERE.
Sorry, I wandered off there.. Back to what got me this morning. I see myself in the funeral home from what would be someone else’s point of view and can't help thinking it's Mom and she's saying something like she hopes she's been a good mother. Not thinking anyone could hear her because she's passed only to have myself turn and tell her that yes, we love you and others around me pick up on that and say the same..
I think of the times I was in school and the terrible things that happened to me because of other people. I end up telling her of a few and I'm sure Dad would remember but at that moment I remind her that if she hadn't been there with Dad, I don't think I could have gotten through it all. Thank you, I love you Mom.
Most friends and some family know that while my real name isn't Morgan I'll answer to it. Hell, some have seen some art I've had done of my character. Most of it's clan with a few nudes and light erotic pieces. Mostly I've been playing a arctic fox kitsune who's sometimes a foxtaur other times he's a 'morph. Very seldom will I change my char. To a vixen or non-morphic or 'normal' fox. Let's face it, there's nothing -quite- normal about a Kitsune, neh? For my purposes it's how I woke up this morning that I needed to relate that part about my interests in being a 'furry' ..and no, I'm not one of the people made out to be a weirdo or pedo or even a babyfur'.. That last one I just find creepy. I won't stand for age play or things dealing with diapers or infantilism.
What got me most this morning was that I'd gone to bed thinking of my Mom and my cat, sometimes I wake thinking one or both had visited me. This morning was one of those mornings and I woke crying but could only think of myself as being kitsune.
Not surprising, not really anyway since I wondered what my parents would be like as furries.
Mom, I know she got me into Star Trek and Dr. Who and my uncle took me to see the first Star Wars and I think she would have gotten a kick out of going to a couple cons. I know she loved the card I brought her of a witch kitty riding a broom.
Dad, I don't know, he's a toughie to read a lot of the time. He's not one for a lot of the stuff Mom and I found interesting.
–
I slowly wake with my head on my arm and partly o the pillow, ear turning a little to listen, it's quiet but I realize I've been crying and think for a moment about the dream I'd woken from and have the impression that even when I'd dozed off to sleep my mother and my cat had been present to check on me and comfort me so I could sleep. Mom has been gone for just over 13 years now and my cat just a bit less, I went to sleep thinking of them and my grandmother.
Anyway, I stretch a bit and calm down but can't help thinking how my mom had wanted to have a brother or sister for me to be with for company..Were it possible I think a herm sibling would have been interesting. My mind takes a detour from there to where I think mom might have adopted someone if she hadn't had me. I'm glad she did, it was lonely and still is.
I yawn and make the normal 'Bleah..' face, shaking my head to clear and focus my mind. Yeah, Mom and my kitty visited me, makes me smile a bit. What hits me next wasn't expected but also not surprising either. Well, not completely.
Days before my mom died I visited her in the hospital, I'm almost literally dragging my tail because for the life of me I can only think of losing my cooking partner. She taught me to cook, I made her laugh. I got good at cooking and whatever we did together, had a blast and I think of her as one of my best friends. Y'know, I mention my cat because she loved us both and when mom passed Smudge and I were kinda lost.. Anyway,I woke after visiting her with the same feeling I had this morning, that she'd been HERE.
Sorry, I wandered off there.. Back to what got me this morning. I see myself in the funeral home from what would be someone else’s point of view and can't help thinking it's Mom and she's saying something like she hopes she's been a good mother. Not thinking anyone could hear her because she's passed only to have myself turn and tell her that yes, we love you and others around me pick up on that and say the same..
I think of the times I was in school and the terrible things that happened to me because of other people. I end up telling her of a few and I'm sure Dad would remember but at that moment I remind her that if she hadn't been there with Dad, I don't think I could have gotten through it all. Thank you, I love you Mom.
Lemon Meringue exp.
Posted 13 years agoI made it for the 1st, came out well but didn't quite set up the way I wanted.
Why? Simple, I added some Greek yogurt at the end which threw off the moisture content. It wasn't runny or anything but it didn't set firm either.
I used raw/rough honey which looks like whipped so I could skip using sugar, could have gone with 1/2 a cup instead of 3/4 because I didn't know how sweet it would turn out. While I was setting up the water & honey I also added some Ginger Brandy & Southern Comfort at about a half& half mix to get 1/4 cup and did like any other lemon filling after that.
The yogurt I was hesitant on.. I had some lemon Chobani cups at 6 ounces a piece so tossed one in and where I had lemon filling that was just about perfect I now had a sort of thinned custard, I think.
Like I said, it came out okay but I will skip the yogurt until I get this tweaked for pie. As a pudding it's fantastic.
I used 5 yolks and one whole egg too. The whites of course got turned into meringue, came out perfect and since I didn't feel like playing with a whisk my food processor got used with the plastic blade.. Used the cream of tartar, some vanilla, confectioners sugar, and some raw sugar..holy crap did I get some fantastic meringue! Used a torch since I didn't want to heat up the kitchen any more to brown up the peaks. Tossed it in the freezer to chill and hopefully stiffen up more.
Why? Simple, I added some Greek yogurt at the end which threw off the moisture content. It wasn't runny or anything but it didn't set firm either.
I used raw/rough honey which looks like whipped so I could skip using sugar, could have gone with 1/2 a cup instead of 3/4 because I didn't know how sweet it would turn out. While I was setting up the water & honey I also added some Ginger Brandy & Southern Comfort at about a half& half mix to get 1/4 cup and did like any other lemon filling after that.
The yogurt I was hesitant on.. I had some lemon Chobani cups at 6 ounces a piece so tossed one in and where I had lemon filling that was just about perfect I now had a sort of thinned custard, I think.
Like I said, it came out okay but I will skip the yogurt until I get this tweaked for pie. As a pudding it's fantastic.
I used 5 yolks and one whole egg too. The whites of course got turned into meringue, came out perfect and since I didn't feel like playing with a whisk my food processor got used with the plastic blade.. Used the cream of tartar, some vanilla, confectioners sugar, and some raw sugar..holy crap did I get some fantastic meringue! Used a torch since I didn't want to heat up the kitchen any more to brown up the peaks. Tossed it in the freezer to chill and hopefully stiffen up more.
