recept: erwtensoep (Dutch pea soup)

5
Apr

posted by darryn filed under recipes

BEFORE It can stick and burn easily. This makes the soup yucky. Heat it gently and stir it often. The longer you cook it, the more delicious it is. Make a lot, it won't go to waste. The soup freezes well. Like a curry, this soup is much better the next day. It should be refrigerated as it goes off easily if left out. ...more»

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Girl is on my mind

18
Nov

posted by darryn filed under personal

Hayley has been gone for over 2 weeks now, and there are still 16 more days before she returns. It's been a difficult time, as I've been missing her badly. The one thing that has made it bearable is Skype; my day is made when I see her smile and hear her laugh. I'm always thinking about her; everything reminds ...more»

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Kissing Booth

31
Oct

posted by darryn filed under personal

The reopened Newtown Hotel has a Kissing Booth, of which we took full advantage. I love her so freaking much. ...more»

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It’s official!

15
Sep

posted by darryn filed under personal

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High quantlity

13
Sep

posted by darryn filed under Lists

Looking for a supplier of VoIP phones today, and I noticed that many of them offer "high quantlity". Are they promising that the phones are good, that they are plentiful, or some combination of the two. Either way, "quantlity" is now my word of the week. ...more»

Tags: quantlity

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maximum number of simultaneous horse attacks

6
Sep

posted by darryn filed under personal

I was just wondering what the world record was for maximum number of simultaneous horse attacks, and I thought "wouldn't it be nice to be number 1 in google for this?" ...more»

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kankertoffer? [edit: nee]

4
Sep

posted by darryn filed under personal

That awkward moment when my biopsy results are back and, for the first time, they take extra steps to confirm my identity, and make a special appointment for me to see the doctor, even though he doesn't take appointments. Seriously, so many moments of terror this month. ...more»

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Awesome pet / computer names

30
Aug

posted by darryn filed under Lists

Rambo Trogdor Crushinator Trevor ...more»

Tags: names, pet, pets

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facebook killed my blog

1
May

posted by darryn filed under I'm So Meta, Even This Acronym

So, my last narrative post was well over 2 years ago. That post followed the second-most recent, a year earlier. 6 or 7 years ago, I used to blog every day. This blog has been running continuously for over 12 years; the first post was on September 12th, 1999. The word "blog" wasn't even coined then, I was calling the ...more»

Tags: darryn.net, facebook, meta

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Facebook ads for the betrothed

7
Feb

posted by darryn filed under personal

Engaged people must be a hotly contested demographic for facebook PPC advertisers. Since my relationship status changed, almost all the ads I get are for wedding-related pages. An example from a single page: Party Hard at ur Wedding? Starlight Photography Luisa Via Roma (Alicia liked this page, and now I get it all the time. They are fancy shoes. Perhaps I should buy her ...more»

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