Monday, January 23, 2006

A post

Here is the outline for the post
A) Katamari
1) Katamari Damacy
2) We Katamari
3) The royal rainbow

B) Turtle
1) General Tso
2) Closet Turtle Dock user
3) Where did all the fishes go?

C) Cast Iron Pots
1) Good places to steal them
2) Tips to clean and maintain them
3) A yummie lunch recipie

now the post
Katamari Damacy is a videogame. In this videogame for ps2, you roll a katamari, or large ball like object and try and wad up as much as you can in a certain amount of time... like all good things katamari encourages growth... you start small perhaps a paperclip, or a pack of matches... but as you get bigger you can roll more things into your katamari, doggies, roadsigns, people, and eventually buildings, clouds, and rainbows.
The sequal to Katamari damacy, called simply We Katamari, is a delightful sequal... pretty much the same as the original game, it both challenges with more detailed objectives... ie. rolling a sumo wrestler big enough to win a match... or finding just one cow. Also, there is much more to roll, especially on the larger scale... why just this afternoon I rolled the arch de triumph, godzilla, and a giant fighting robot into my katamari among other things... truly a delight.
As for the royal rainbow... i may not be as good at it as the king of kings... but here is me giving it a decent shot.


Then there is the latest addition to my little family here at 5691 Nursery Rd. It's my pet turtle, whom i have named General Tso... or just the general for short... he is difficult to photograph but here he is anyway.



He is a red eared slider a turtle known for giving you samonella if you put them in your mouth... because of this.. no one is allowed to put the general in their mouths...
Now the general does have a turtle dock... a specially designed floating rock-like platform which he can lay on at his leasure, he has only been caught using this dock once... and at a time when everyone was away from the house... for this, he has been deemed a closet turtle dock user.
When the general moved in he had an army of 6 feeder style fishes... sadly they have all fallen in battle... no traces can be found... the general assures us though, that they died for a good cause.

Now as far as cast iron pots i have found the best place to steal them from is your parents basement... if perhaps your parents don't have a basement... i'd try and attic or garage, perhaps even these same places in a grandparents place might do. Once you have stolen cast iron pots.. i recommend giving them a good cleaning.
The hottest water you can bear would be best, and a good dish detergent. scrub it throughly and make sure it's good and clean... if there is rust or really tough grim a good sos pad or other steel wool pad will do the trick... after you have cleaned it rub it down good with oil to help season the pan, and keep away future rust... it will cook nicely

now my recipie for apple bourbon chicken salad

Fill a bowl with baby spinache, then toss lightly with olive oil and fresh ground pepper... cut chicken breasts into slices and marinate in bourbon, jack will do nicely... and some apple slices and pepper and salt (freshly ground if you can manage), heat your cast iron pot to a med-high... (number seven on my burners). and cook the chicken in the marinade mix... when cook lay atop the baby spinache, and serve with a diet coke..... enjoy.