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Monthly Archives: December 2009

2009-12-31: maybe this year will be better than the last

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2009-12-31: maybe next year will be better than the last, originally uploaded by octette_stars.

it took under 45 seconds to make whipped cream, and it was so fucking delicious, although i can’t decide whether that was [...]

2009-12-30: cinnamon buns with a cream cheese glaze

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2009-12-30: cinnamon buns with a cream cheese glaze, originally uploaded by octette_stars.

i don’t actually like any kind of cream cheese frosting — it’s really sour in my mouth and has a funny texture. but this [...]

2009-12-29: they don’t know i used to sail the deep & tranquil sea

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2009-12-29: they don’t know i used to sail the deep & tranquil sea, originally uploaded by octette_stars.

last night (the 29th) i tried a new marinara sauce recipe. i should have known better than to trust [...]

2009-12-28: cheese straws drying out in the frittata pan

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2009-12-28: cheese straws drying out in the frittata pan, originally uploaded by octette_stars.

i woke up early and cooked breakfast and made cheese straws and drank coffee and sat down to do some work, and by [...]

2009-12-27: i put a razor blade in that apple!

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2009-12-27: i put a razor blade in that apple!, originally uploaded by octette_stars.

rewatching season one of leverage. i like it even more the second (third?) time around.
today on my way home i stopped at sephora [...]

2009-12-26: samosa from sirtaj

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2009-12-26: samosa from sirtaj, originally uploaded by octette_stars.

i wrote this whole entry and then firefox crashed. it was awesome. except not!
i always forget that drinking something fizzy while eating something spicy gives me hiccups and [...]

2009-12-25: christmas tree.

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2009-12-25: christmas tree., originally uploaded by octette_stars.

my dad and nancy have a christmas tree in the corner and a menorah in the window. they also have about five apples on top of their fridge, and [...]

2009-12-24: magic cookie bar!

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2009-12-24: magic cookie bar!, originally uploaded by octette_stars.

christina is holding a magic cookie bar i made. i also made fudge and a tray of blondies. i was going to make an angel food cake, but [...]

2009-12-23: theodore loves the window in my bedroom

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2009-12-23: theodore loves the window in my bedroom, originally uploaded by octette_stars.

theodore is the only cat who really cared that i came home. he’s always in my room — at my window, snuggled into my [...]

2009-12-22: uh.

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2009-12-22: uh., originally uploaded by octette_stars.

i forgot wednesday exists. did you know there’s still a wednesday? because if i had realized that there’s still a wednesday, i would have come back to brooklyn wednesday, instead [...]