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October 26, 2005
2nd place in the local 5k
If you haven't seen it yet: Dan StG has written a gorgeous entry about one of the new Wolf Parade songs that I mentioned the other day. That first new Spencer song that I referred to as 'Do You Believe in Ghosts', Dan has dubbed 'Bones Song' and has a v. nice live recording of it up on StG for your listening pleasure. It's even better than I remember it.
Right now the place I use to host the mp3 files is being broken and lame, so I'll have something up on Thursday (2 songs to make up for lost time. Maybe 3). Anyway, in the meantime, here are some passably interesting things to entertain you:
1. The high school where that girl got bitten by the copperhead snake (that was brought in by another student) is where 2 of my younger brothers currently go, and is the alma mater of another. Apparently the girl's OK, and just has to keep the arm semi-immobile over the next couple weeks. Also, unsurprisingly, the kid who brought the snake into school is, according to my brothers, a notorious and irredeemable douchebag.
2. If anyone is curious about how to play the Fiery Furnaces unreleased 'Police Sweater Blood Vow' on guitar, I may have a solution for you. It only took me, oh, 3-4 months to figure it out.
3. Some of you know I like to post recipes from time to time. Here is a very fine one for sweet potato fries (which, good god, are just intrinsically great):
INGREDIENTS
6 sweet potatoes, cut into French fries
2 tablespoons canola oil
3 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
In a plastic bag, combine the sweet potatoes, canola oil, taco seasoning, and cayenne pepper. Close and shake the bag until the fries are evenly coated. Spread the fries out in a single layer on two large baking sheets. Bake for 30 minutes, or until crispy and brown on one side. Turn the fries over using a spatula, and cook for another 30 minutes, or until they are all crispy on the outside and tender inside. Thinner fries may not take as long.
Posted by Kevin at October 26, 2005 12:02 AM