Dear Diary: January 23 -- Happy New Year and Bad Attitude Day

[lblanchard]

Happy New Year! It's the Year of the Dragon this year, and my local supermarket (Sieu Thi BIG 8 Supermarket) gave out these calendars to its customers. My son lusted after it, but it's mine, Preciousss. So I got him something else almost demented from one of the bazaar stalls in the same plaza as the Big 8.



Since it's a holiday, in a manner of speaking, I did the bare minimum of mission-critical deadline work this morning and knocked off around noon to make chocolate snickerdoodles for Roy. In a little bit, I'll knock off for the day, go have something to eat, and then head over to the Horticultural Society to photograph some orchids at the request of the librarian, who is hosting a pre-Flower Show orchid exhibition.

I'm also going to get a quick training session on the HortSoc's blogging platform so that I can join the merry band of unpaid contributors. I must say I'm really looking forward to it.

Comments

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

love the calendar.

I'm up to my ears in arrangements for Oral Arguments for the 1L's. Crazy making, and I don't have very far to go to get to that ledge...

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

Just close your eyes and whisper "size 14"....

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

That calendar is a HOOT as my mother would have said.
:D
I could use a good orchid show photography session right about now. I love those.

Chocolate snickerdoodles? Never had those and they sound so good right about now.

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed photographing the orchids tonight -- photos will be posted eventually.

The snickerdoodles recipe I have is a totally unflavored dough (butter, eggs, sugar, baking powder,flour) rolled into balls which are then rolled around in cinnamon sugar. I modified it by adding 1/2 c powdered cocoa and 2 tsp vanilla extract and rolled the balls in plain granulated sugar. Turned out pretty good and Roy is a happy bunny.

[pameladean]

Our local Chinese restaurant that R and I get takeout from about once a week includes a calendar in your bag for about four weeks running around their New Year. Theirs are not quite as completely whack as the one you have, though the ambiance is similar.

P.

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

This is high quality whack. The image is about 14" x 13" and printed on heavy stock. It's dimensional, too -- the critters and the big character are raised from the nubbly gold background. They're also highly varnished.

[pameladean]

Whoa. Yes, that's why even in your photo your calendar has more range and striking power than ours.

P.

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

range and striking power

*guffaw*

Isn't that what Manny said about some of the fems who taunted the troopers in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, that they wore scents of range and striking power?

EDIT: I think they must like me at the Big 8. This isn't an inexpensive calendar. Also, they warn me away from things I'll hate, like Durian-flavored moon cakes.

[pameladean]

You know, that may well be where I got it. It's a family phrase, and Moon isn't one of the Heinlein's I can quote from at length, but David certainly can.

I'm sure they do like you, a regular customer with a sunny disposition.

P.

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

We use it too, but only in the context of scents (usually perfume or perfume-like, but not always), and have shortened it to SRSP.