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So much for April showers, summer has erupted across Lancaster today. I'm wearing flip flops. Yes, actual sandals, and whats more, my feet still feel warm and sun-kissed! There's something a bit wrong about this actually. A few weeks ago we had snow (at the end of MARCH? wtf) and now blazing sunshine. The seasons appear to be intermingling at will. The sad thing is, I remember the days when summer was one long slideshow of blue skies, and winter was always frosty and crunchy underfoot. As I remember, it even used to rain for days at a time. That never happens now, it rains rarely (whatever people say) and even then is barely more than on-off drizzle; summers are mild but never boiling; and winter no longer really exists. Everythings merging into one. I can SEE this happening, how can any government deny that global warming is a threat?

Progress on the dissertation 'o doom = Zero. Biscuits eaten = 56. Continue like this much longer and I shall actually transform into a biscuit. Fingers crossed for the jammy dodger.

By the way, anyone hear that they are banning Battenburg and Mushy Peas due to their over-abundance of those satanic e-numbers? This rankles me. I've never heard of anyone keeling over from Battenburg-poisoning before, so it must be in quantities safe enough to consume. Yet things that are almost pure lard, eg. Deep Fried Mars bars, are let off the hook? Let's ban everything! Let's ban going outside, it may result in exposure to UV rays and cause INSTANT DEATH. 

Argh, country.

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On April 15th, 2008 03:48 pm (UTC), [info]elledoll commented:
tell me about the strangeness in weather, this morning it was snowing here! SNOW! and now sunshine, even though it's still baltic.

They will ban Battenburg cake over my dead carcass! How dare they tell us what we can or cannot eat. Last time I checked this was a free country.

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On April 15th, 2008 03:56 pm (UTC), [info]hollomaphone replied:
It's an illusion of freedom, when in fact everything we do is being carefully monitored and manipulated. We're nothing but pawns in the mighty capitalist system. Battenburgs is just the start of it, next, they'll be at the hobnobs.

LOL.

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On April 15th, 2008 04:03 pm (UTC), [info]elledoll replied:
My mum often talks about these sorta things and I often just sit and go "yeh yeh" but she may actually be right, Russia when under communism probably had more freedom

they can touch hobnobs, just not dairy milk digestives! I won't stand for that!



Edited at 2008-04-15 04:04 pm (UTC)
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On April 15th, 2008 04:38 pm (UTC), [info]hollomaphone replied:
In Soviet Russia battenburgs ban you. teeheehee

Not the dairy milk digestives! I just bought a shiny new pack to get me through this week!

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On April 15th, 2008 04:56 pm (UTC), [info]elledoll replied:
ooo i'm quite tempted now to go round to the shop and buy some!
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On April 15th, 2008 04:15 pm (UTC), [info]rozzietheaussie commented:
well done for the biscuit eating, I ate a whole pack of minstrels the other day and felt rather bad about that as there is like 1000 calories in a pack but never mind.

the weather is going crazy, i miss long hot summers, I need to go somewhere exotic i think for that oh well

My work status is at a similar level to yours especially my coursework which I can't see me really doing until sunday and then IU'll be up forever trying to do it all....
and no not the batternbug! :O I don't mind about mushy peas though because that's rank although how do they have e-numbers in them when they are just peas????

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On April 15th, 2008 04:40 pm (UTC), [info]hollomaphone replied:
I don't know! It baffles me, I thought they were just blended peas? Mind you, I've always thought they were unnaturally green. And foul-tasting.

Good luck with the coursework. I'll egg you on if you'll do the same for me!

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On April 15th, 2008 08:37 pm (UTC), [info]pigrescuer commented:
Wait wait wait.

Bantenburg has been around for decades. Surely E numbers weren't invented when it was? Can't they just go back to the old, traditional cake?

No comment on the mushy peas.

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On April 16th, 2008 06:14 am (UTC), [info]hollomaphone replied:
That point...was good. I hadn't thought of it. Looked up Battenberg and it was invented in 1884! Anyway, theres good news, Turkish Delight is also going to be banned (reason given for all this food-banning is that they haven't found a replacement for the colours yet) and THANK GOD, that is one delicacy the world would be better off without.
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On April 16th, 2008 10:46 am (UTC), [info]pigrescuer replied:
*looks up recipe*

Battenberg Cake
150 grams of butter
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
3/4 cups of white sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups of plain white flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 cup of milk, approximately
red food colouring
1/4 cup of apricot jam
250 grams of almond paste / fondant to cover

The only possible problem there would be the food colouring, and there must be healthy food colourings made from plants. Let's face up to it, they just have it in for the Battenburg.

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On April 16th, 2008 03:59 pm (UTC), [info]hollomaphone replied:
Murderers!
Ooh, you can make it with icing? I might have to try that, really hate marzipan...
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On April 16th, 2008 05:42 pm (UTC), [info]pigrescuer replied:
Send me some. ^_^
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On April 16th, 2008 05:42 am (UTC), [info]lolita_fielding commented:
Hello! commenting to be added if possible :)
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On April 16th, 2008 06:02 am (UTC), [info]hollomaphone replied:
Oh hello there *waves* a rare and beateous occurence! It is my pleasure :) Make yourself at home.
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On April 16th, 2008 10:49 am (UTC), [info]lolita_fielding replied:
Fabulous *waves back*. Let the diary ramblings commence!
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