oh! the horror of that agonising thrill
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incandescens"Mummy, can I kill the little ghosties?"
"Write another three hundred words and I'll think about it, dear."
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I'm thinking about onigiri. The question is, can I make ones that will be as enjoyable/pleasant/tasty as the one I bought in a Japanese supermarket in London, or will they be merely so-so? Well, the sushi that I've made tasted decent, and I now have plans involving buying some flaked cooked salmon for a centre filling, and I have nori, so one can hope. And they don't look as if they should be fattening, she says hopefully. (Who am I kidding? Everything is fattening.)
Everyone is busy, everyone is hot, everyone is tired. It goes with summertime -- and, judging by recent newspaper articles, it goes with global warming as well.
Once you get a taste for the hard stuff . . . It's true, too true. Once I started enjoying some of the dark and twisted tropes that one can get in various fiction, yaoi in particular, it becomes difficult to enjoy light and fluffy in the same way again. Okay, perhaps I will be able to at some point, but I should not be having the thoughts I am having about Angelique and resident bishonen therein. There just isn't the potential emotional weight to drive the tropes.
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(from The Story of Prince Agib)
In number ten or twelve, or even more,
They fastened me, full length, upon the floor.
On my face extended flat,
I was walloped with a cat,
For listening at the keyhole of a door.
Oh! the horror of that agonising thrill!
(I can feel the place in frosty weather still.)
For a week from ten to four
I was fastened to the floor,
While a mercenary wopped me with a will!
They branded me and broke me on a wheel,
And they left me in a hospital to heal;
And, upon my solemn word,
I have never, never heard
What those Tartars had determined to reveal.
-- WS Gilbert
"Write another three hundred words and I'll think about it, dear."
---
I'm thinking about onigiri. The question is, can I make ones that will be as enjoyable/pleasant/tasty as the one I bought in a Japanese supermarket in London, or will they be merely so-so? Well, the sushi that I've made tasted decent, and I now have plans involving buying some flaked cooked salmon for a centre filling, and I have nori, so one can hope. And they don't look as if they should be fattening, she says hopefully. (Who am I kidding? Everything is fattening.)
Everyone is busy, everyone is hot, everyone is tired. It goes with summertime -- and, judging by recent newspaper articles, it goes with global warming as well.
Once you get a taste for the hard stuff . . . It's true, too true. Once I started enjoying some of the dark and twisted tropes that one can get in various fiction, yaoi in particular, it becomes difficult to enjoy light and fluffy in the same way again. Okay, perhaps I will be able to at some point, but I should not be having the thoughts I am having about Angelique and resident bishonen therein. There just isn't the potential emotional weight to drive the tropes.
---
(from The Story of Prince Agib)
In number ten or twelve, or even more,
They fastened me, full length, upon the floor.
On my face extended flat,
I was walloped with a cat,
For listening at the keyhole of a door.
Oh! the horror of that agonising thrill!
(I can feel the place in frosty weather still.)
For a week from ten to four
I was fastened to the floor,
While a mercenary wopped me with a will!
They branded me and broke me on a wheel,
And they left me in a hospital to heal;
And, upon my solemn word,
I have never, never heard
What those Tartars had determined to reveal.
-- WS Gilbert
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Date: 2003-07-03 05:58 pm (UTC)...manga or video games? I seem to recall that one of the video games has a decent amount of dark/serious potential, and I know the manga has a few points where it'd work...
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Date: 2003-07-03 06:13 pm (UTC)And yes, one could quite possibly turn it into something very dark . . .
. . . dammit. You do not tie someone's hands with harpstrings. You do not.
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Date: 2003-07-03 07:42 pm (UTC)Oh yes you do. ^_^
Or failing that, filmy silk scarves?
Or an unfurled turban?
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Date: 2003-07-04 01:17 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-07-04 07:34 am (UTC)That would be because my brief foray into looking for Angelique doujinshi resulted in aniparo or hentai only, much to my dismay....
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Date: 2003-07-04 07:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-07-03 08:43 pm (UTC)- So many moments in...the fifth or sixth graphic novel onwards. And any number of scenes earlier...games are harder, but if you have the actual-RPG one with Angelique Collet...
- ...eeeeee. o.o Lumiale/Clavis? Lumiale/Oscar? ...dark!Lumi/anyone is fairly creepy...
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Date: 2003-07-04 01:32 am (UTC)I've made a filling out of cooked yam, ume, and shredded pickled ginger that was very well-received, if you want to try sweet rather than savory. It turned out a lovely shade of orangey pink. Or perhaps pinkish orange. I find that making the filling a touch strong tasting peps it up nicely.
Also, you can make them with coconut rice (replace part of the cooking water with coconut milk) for even more decadence, but THAT my friend will be fattening.
I've not had good luck with the nori on mine (it gets a bit soggy for my taste, as my experiments with toasting it have been laughable) so I eat them without.
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Date: 2003-07-04 03:29 am (UTC)Hm. I know I can get pickled ginger. Yam might be harder (depending on exactly how far my local supermarkets go in the fresh veg department) and ume is going to be damn near impossible, unfortunately. No convenient local Japanese or Chinese food stores.
Will stay off the coconut milk, I think; I've never had a taste for coconut, so I'm spared that temptation. ;)
As for the nori, hm. I could try wrapping them in clingfilm to take them in to work for lunch, and taking some nori in with them in a separate bag, and wrapping them on the spot . . .