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Blow it out.
Sundays have, through no fault of my own, become my go-to breakfast experiment days. I'm finally mastering the stovetop percolator, and today I successfully poached eggs. Not to restaurant-quality specifications, just to first-attempt satisfaction. Next time, they'll be even better.
And thanks to the farmers' market, they were duck eggs.
Now to get on with the rest of my day, which includes catching up with the Snowflake Challenge. As such: Day 6: In your own space, rec at least 3 fanworks you thought you wouldn't like (because they weren't your fandom or they pushed against your boundaries or you thought you just wouldn't be interested) and that you ended up loving.
I don't love these things, since my passions don't flare up for very many things, but I do think of them fondly.
1. The BBC adaptation Sherlock. For a long time I couldn't figure out the appeal since nobody was talking about the content, just Benedict Cumberbatch, and I've never gotten much into Sherlock Holmes fandom. Then someone mentioned Martin Freeman playing Watson, and someone else talked about the cinematography of the use of text messages, and I gave it a shot and found the series to be worth the time investment.
As a side note, there's something incomprehensibly charming about Martin Freeman's career path - Arthur Dent, John Watson, Bilbo Baggins. It's a very specific character type, and it takes a lot of skill to keep them from being either the hero or the comic relief but a character in their own right. Go, Martin Freeman.
2. For Your Entertainment. If I hadn't seen this at a vid show with no prior information, I wouldn't have ever bothered. But I did, and I found out Adam Lambert has actual singing talent, and he doesn't just exude glitter through his pores. From how fandom talks about him sometimes, I wouldn't have guessed. So I suppose this counts for the purpose of the challenge.
3. A History Of Summer. Don't know much about baseball, haven't seen A League of Their Own in years, hadn't finished watching Band of Brothers, never seen The Pacific. Gave it a shot anyway. Ended up reading a story about found families, being lost and finding out where you are, and loyalty and courage. I had a pretty good time with it.
And thanks to the farmers' market, they were duck eggs.
Now to get on with the rest of my day, which includes catching up with the Snowflake Challenge. As such: Day 6: In your own space, rec at least 3 fanworks you thought you wouldn't like (because they weren't your fandom or they pushed against your boundaries or you thought you just wouldn't be interested) and that you ended up loving.
I don't love these things, since my passions don't flare up for very many things, but I do think of them fondly.
1. The BBC adaptation Sherlock. For a long time I couldn't figure out the appeal since nobody was talking about the content, just Benedict Cumberbatch, and I've never gotten much into Sherlock Holmes fandom. Then someone mentioned Martin Freeman playing Watson, and someone else talked about the cinematography of the use of text messages, and I gave it a shot and found the series to be worth the time investment.
As a side note, there's something incomprehensibly charming about Martin Freeman's career path - Arthur Dent, John Watson, Bilbo Baggins. It's a very specific character type, and it takes a lot of skill to keep them from being either the hero or the comic relief but a character in their own right. Go, Martin Freeman.
2. For Your Entertainment. If I hadn't seen this at a vid show with no prior information, I wouldn't have ever bothered. But I did, and I found out Adam Lambert has actual singing talent, and he doesn't just exude glitter through his pores. From how fandom talks about him sometimes, I wouldn't have guessed. So I suppose this counts for the purpose of the challenge.
3. A History Of Summer. Don't know much about baseball, haven't seen A League of Their Own in years, hadn't finished watching Band of Brothers, never seen The Pacific. Gave it a shot anyway. Ended up reading a story about found families, being lost and finding out where you are, and loyalty and courage. I had a pretty good time with it.
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also, i was taught the trick to poaching an egg was to get the water bubbling before cracking the egg, if that's of any use.
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