Friday, June 6, 2008
Recipe
For a Santo Libre:
Good Rum
7-Up (Sprite will do)
A slice of lime
Ice
Put ice in the glass, pour the good rum. Top it off with 7-Up. Garnish with a slice of lime.
Sit comfortably until the fizz calms down. Then drink. Quietly. Peacefully. Joyfully.
Good Rum
7-Up (Sprite will do)
A slice of lime
Ice
Put ice in the glass, pour the good rum. Top it off with 7-Up. Garnish with a slice of lime.
Sit comfortably until the fizz calms down. Then drink. Quietly. Peacefully. Joyfully.
-orama
I like "oramas". they make me happy.
Drankorama!
Knitorama!
Danceorama!
Laughorama!
They are always good. Even negative ones sound fun:
Tearsorama.
Killorama.
Distressorama.
Atleast they still sound funny and crazy to me : ).
Drankorama!
Knitorama!
Danceorama!
Laughorama!
They are always good. Even negative ones sound fun:
Tearsorama.
Killorama.
Distressorama.
Atleast they still sound funny and crazy to me : ).
Focusing the Noontime Sun on Language
Somali alphabet
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Somali Latin alphabet used since 1972 was developed specifically for the Somali language using all letters of the English Latin alphabet except P, V and Z. There are no diacritics or other special characters, although it includes 3 consonant digraphs: DH, KH and SH. Tone is not marked and a word-initial glottal stop is also not shown. Capital letters are used for names and at the beginning of a sentence.
It is largely phonetic, with consonants having a one-to-one correspondence between graphemes and phonemes. Long vowels are written by doubling the vowel, but the distinction between front and back vowels is not represented. Diphthongs are represented using Y or W as the second element (AY, AW, EY, OY and OW) and long diphthongs are shown with the first vowel doubled.
As there is no central regulation of the language, there is some variation in orthography, the endings -ay and -ey being particularly interchangeable.
The Somali Latin alphabet, which follows an Arabic-based order, is:
', B, T, J, X, KH, D, R, S, SH, DH, C, G, F, Q, K, L, M, N, W, H, Y, A, E, I, O, U.
The letters' names are spelt out thus:
- alef, ba, ta, ja, xa, kha, deel, ra, sa, shiin, dha, cayn, ga, fa, qaaf, kaaf, laan, miin, nun, waw, ha, ya, a, e, i, o, u
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Recipe: Fried Plantain
Ingredients:
Plantain
Oil
Salt
Directions:
Pick a plantain. Green or yellow, or somewhere in between.
Peel it. It's easier if you cut off each end first and then run the knife down the spine.
Cut it into pieces. If it's green, make them round - as thick as your index finger. If it's yellow, cut the plantain in half and then slice it along the vertical.
Heat the oil until it sizzles.
Gently place each slice in the oil and cook until golden.
If the plantain is green, remove it from the oil once it has reached its golden peak. Mash it with a plantain masher, or alternatively, your hand, a brown paper bag, a glass, a plate - anything with a flat surface. If you're feeling adventurous, try cookie cutters. Refry the plantain a second time until its crispy. Remove and salt.
If the plantain is yellow, wait for the edges to caramelize first.
Plantain
Oil
Salt
Directions:
Pick a plantain. Green or yellow, or somewhere in between.
Peel it. It's easier if you cut off each end first and then run the knife down the spine.
Cut it into pieces. If it's green, make them round - as thick as your index finger. If it's yellow, cut the plantain in half and then slice it along the vertical.
Heat the oil until it sizzles.
Gently place each slice in the oil and cook until golden.
If the plantain is green, remove it from the oil once it has reached its golden peak. Mash it with a plantain masher, or alternatively, your hand, a brown paper bag, a glass, a plate - anything with a flat surface. If you're feeling adventurous, try cookie cutters. Refry the plantain a second time until its crispy. Remove and salt.
If the plantain is yellow, wait for the edges to caramelize first.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Recipe: Morir Sonando
Ingredients:
Milk
Orange Juice
Vanilla
Cinammon
Ice
In a blender, combine the milk, vanilla, ice and cinammon. Blend at high speed. Add orange juice while blender is going. When finished, pour into a tall glass and drink.
Milk
Orange Juice
Vanilla
Cinammon
Ice
In a blender, combine the milk, vanilla, ice and cinammon. Blend at high speed. Add orange juice while blender is going. When finished, pour into a tall glass and drink.
this makes me very very happy
I absolutely love this.
Pixing children's art.
Joy!
Yeondoo Jung
"Afternoon Nap"
c-print
2004
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Oh, how I love Wikipedia!
Up to the 1970s, bubble gum had a tendency to stick to one's face, if given the opportunity. But with the advent of super-soft, non-stick gum like Bubble Yum, Bubblicious, and Hubba Bubba, bubble blowing became a less dangerous sport. In the years that followed, the fear of gum sticking to one's face actually ceased to be a cultural phenomenon, despite having been a common humorous reference in entertainment, previously.
Indeed, with the introduction of Bubble Yum, bubble gum became one of the best-selling sweets in the US. Sold by Life Savers, it soon outpaced that company's eponymous flagship candy in annual sales.
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