New Year's Thoughts...
Dec. 31st, 2024 09:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shadowkatAh, we're having a major thunderstorm on New Year's Eve in NYC. I do wonder how those poor tourists in Times Square will fare. Reminds me of BOSS (who retired in March) who told us in 2020 that if we survived, he would appear in the middle of Times Square butt naked on New Year's Eve.
I was seeing flashes, then realized, yes, lightening. It's supposed to pour, then drop from around fifty degrees to around twenty degrees.
I'm watching the Great British Baking Show Celebrity Edition (with British Celebrities that I neither recognize and have never heard of - they apparently exist. Britain has their obscure celebrities just like the rest of us. Speaking of GBBS - they were doing "Flans" but they looked like quiches to me.
British version of flan: flan, in British cuisine, is an egg-based dish with an open, rimmed pastry or sponge base containing a sweet or savoury filling. Examples are bacon and egg ...(in other words? A quiche. I know I'm making one tomorrow for new year's day.)
American version of flan: In the United States, flan is most commonly used to refer to the custard dessert with caramel, also known as crème caramel. The word flan comes from the French word flan, which comes from the Old French word flaon. (Although I find this mainly in Mexican restaurants, and my area has a lot of it for the Hispanic community - so it's also Spanish.)
Is it any wonder why folks fight so much over trivialities? We have wars over stuff. Why? Because we can't agree on word syntax or meaning, and of course we're right and the other person is wrong. (eyeroll) When in reality no one is, and it's a matter of perspective.
That said, Celebrity Bake Off, which was done in the early years, and I found airing on the Roku Channel is hilarious. Thank you, your_librarian for the rec.
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There's this meme - it asks you to pick the book nearest you, turn to page 125, the fifth sentence will be your life in 2025.
The first book I grabbed was one over, because nearest one was a bit hidden.
The first said: "Aware that it clashed with his religious beliefs, Hamilton always retained some nagging reservations about dueling, which became more pronounced in later years."
So I dug out the actual one.
"But I really was exhausted." (Considering that's been true of pretty much every year since 2015....)
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It's quite the lighting show - flashes and bangs, I'd think it was fireworks, except just white light. Very warm in the apartment - it's 79 degrees, with a window open, and two fans on. I also have the A/C fan on in the bedroom. Got it down to 74. (Oh, what I'd give to have central air - which I regulated. My heat would be set at 68-70.)
I'm tempted to watch the ball drop just to see how the handle the thunderstorm in Time's Square.
I'd say I'll be happy to say goodbye to this year? But I'm kind of terrified of the on-coming one? (Points at Icon). I would flee to another country - but alas, it's impossible. Also, wherever you go, there you are.
I was seeing flashes, then realized, yes, lightening. It's supposed to pour, then drop from around fifty degrees to around twenty degrees.
I'm watching the Great British Baking Show Celebrity Edition (with British Celebrities that I neither recognize and have never heard of - they apparently exist. Britain has their obscure celebrities just like the rest of us. Speaking of GBBS - they were doing "Flans" but they looked like quiches to me.
British version of flan: flan, in British cuisine, is an egg-based dish with an open, rimmed pastry or sponge base containing a sweet or savoury filling. Examples are bacon and egg ...(in other words? A quiche. I know I'm making one tomorrow for new year's day.)
American version of flan: In the United States, flan is most commonly used to refer to the custard dessert with caramel, also known as crème caramel. The word flan comes from the French word flan, which comes from the Old French word flaon. (Although I find this mainly in Mexican restaurants, and my area has a lot of it for the Hispanic community - so it's also Spanish.)
Is it any wonder why folks fight so much over trivialities? We have wars over stuff. Why? Because we can't agree on word syntax or meaning, and of course we're right and the other person is wrong. (eyeroll) When in reality no one is, and it's a matter of perspective.
That said, Celebrity Bake Off, which was done in the early years, and I found airing on the Roku Channel is hilarious. Thank you, your_librarian for the rec.
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There's this meme - it asks you to pick the book nearest you, turn to page 125, the fifth sentence will be your life in 2025.
The first book I grabbed was one over, because nearest one was a bit hidden.
The first said: "Aware that it clashed with his religious beliefs, Hamilton always retained some nagging reservations about dueling, which became more pronounced in later years."
So I dug out the actual one.
"But I really was exhausted." (Considering that's been true of pretty much every year since 2015....)
*****
It's quite the lighting show - flashes and bangs, I'd think it was fireworks, except just white light. Very warm in the apartment - it's 79 degrees, with a window open, and two fans on. I also have the A/C fan on in the bedroom. Got it down to 74. (Oh, what I'd give to have central air - which I regulated. My heat would be set at 68-70.)
I'm tempted to watch the ball drop just to see how the handle the thunderstorm in Time's Square.
I'd say I'll be happy to say goodbye to this year? But I'm kind of terrified of the on-coming one? (Points at Icon). I would flee to another country - but alas, it's impossible. Also, wherever you go, there you are.
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Date: 2025-01-02 03:42 am (UTC)