Not Bitter!

Decided not to wait until tomorrow. *smirk*

Sources

So over at my place some cute guy sticks his hand up my shirt and suddenly my life is back on track. Eating better, back at the gym, cleaning up the apartment, et cetera. *rolls eyes* Wish I could find motivation on my own.

Not Even for Madonna

Got an announcement that Center Ringside seats are now available for Britney's show. Apparently it's right in the middle of all the action. They're going for, in pairs only, $550 each. I think not.

Accutron by Bulova

Up until the last three or four years I've been horrible with watches. I'd always leave them somewhere; even that beloved Databank I had in High School was misplaced before the battery needed replacing. Been buying Fossil watches exclusively for more than a decade now since they're relatively trendy while under $100.

Standing in line at Target last week I was behind this delicious guy. Though put together well, I was struck by how his spendy watch was the perfect accent. I'm now up three so I figure the fourth could be something a bit more elegant:


UPS says it will be here on Wednesday. Looking at this image now I think the diamonds are a bit ostentatious, yet they contrast the bold simplicity of the face nicely.

Better not lose this one.

Heh

The weird guy in the cubicle across from me just told someone on the phone, “It's wide, but it's short.” Proud of my self for not laughing out loud.

Breaking the Chains

Images of Star Trek Online continue to trickle out. With all the drama around Perpetual then Cryptic I remain unconvinced it will ever see the light of day. And actually, I sorta hope it doesn't. EverQuest and World of Warcraft claim an inordinate chunk of my life. It was difficult to avoid Star Wars, the comic Heroes things, and Conan but I did. If I can manage to stay out of a Star Trek MMORPG then I can truly make WoW my last. We shall see.

Ready to Restart

Andrew texted me about doing some clubbing then turned out to be busy Friday night. Then I didn't feel like going out Saturday night. Still, a nice weekend despite sobriety. *snicker* The hilite outside of the gaming world was muffins.

I love bran muffins though I detest things with baked fruit in them. Every bakery in existence is hell-bent on throwing in raisins or dates in so I have to make my own. Last week I did find a premade mix yet there was the unmistakable fruity aftertaste—cherry I think. So I found a decent recipe and picked up everything I was missing on Saturday night.

Classic Bran Muffins

• 1½ cups wheat bran
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup raisins

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
2. Mix together wheat bran and buttermilk; let stand for 10 minutes.
3. Beat together oil, egg, sugar and vanilla and add to buttermilk/bran mixture. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into buttermilk mixture, until just blended. Fold in raisins and spoon batter into prepared muffin tins.
4. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool and enjoy!

Got around to making them tonight and they turned out rather well. I was worried that most recipes depend on the fruit to keep things moist so I went a little over on the oil and buttermilk. Have to admit it was also fun baking again. Need to get some bread going. Just have to be cautious. With no one else around to eat this stuff I'll have to take them into work.