Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

Okay, this made me laugh....

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Taaargehhtiiiiiiing Assssssteroiiiiiiid.....

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Someone pissed off a developer....

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It's Paya! ❤

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Da-nana-na-nah!

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So I think the struan bread is as good as it's gonna get, and that's fine by me. I think next week will be sweet corn bread. :)

# Struan Bread

Lea & Jay
2.0 loaves

5.0 cups unbleached bread flour
0.25 cup coarse cornmeal
0.25 cup rolled oats
3.0 tbsp oat bran
0.25 cup water (rice)
0.25 cup brown rice
0.25 cup brown sugar
2.5 tsp salt
2.0 tbsp instant yeast
1.5 tbsp honey
1.5 cups water (dough)
0.5 cup buttermilk
sesame seeds
1.0 whole egg

1 - Boil the brown rice in water until fully cooked.
2 - Combine all of the ingredients (except the egg and the sesame seeds) in a large mixing bowl.
3 - If using a mixer, use the dough hook attachment and mix on the lowest speed for 2 minutes.
4 - Let the dough rest for 5 minutes to fully hydrate the flour.
5 - Once again, mix on the slowest speed with the paddle attachment for 2 minutes more. The dough should be very tacky or slightly sticky.
6 - Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface, then dust the top fo the dough with flour. Lightly knead the dough for 2-3 minutes, adding more flour as needed to prevent sticking. The dough will still be soft and sticky but should hold together to for a soft, supple ball.
7 - With oiled hands, reach under on end of the dough, stretch it out, then fold it back onto itself. Do this from the back-end and then from each side. Flip the dough over and tuck it into a ball.
8 - Place the dough in a clean, lightly oiled bowl, cover and let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes. Repeat this entire process two more times, completing all repetitions within 30 minutes.
9 - Place the dough into a greased loaf pans.
10 - Let the dough rise until increased to about 1 1/2 times its original size.
11 - Preheat the oven to 350° F (177°C).
12 - Crack an egg into a bowl and beat.
13 - Brush the top of the dough with egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds
14 - Bake the loaves for 20 minutes, then rotate the pan. The bread is done when it has a rich golden color, the loaf sounds hollow when thumped on the bottom, and the internal temperature is about 185°F (85°C)
15 - Cool bread to room temperature before cutting into it.

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Again, didn't play a lot today while I did other things, so only two competitions, and really they're the same quest....

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Got my first full outfit! The Twilight Princess outfit. Sadly, I don't think the Gerudo outfit is going to be available, so as soon as I get a chance to dye it, it's going Four Swords Adventures Purple. :)

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You're my new Thursday night thing.

(Oops, forgot to add the sesame seeds)

My friends. At long last. Comics are coming.

Didn't play much today, so there was just the one completion.

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Okay, this is getting ridiculous. This isn't even counting the first two I lost because I couldn't find a stable to board them at.

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I did my first public speaking in a good number of years today. And my first public speaking on Trans issues in a VERY VERY VERY long time.

I tend to be an overwhelming personality, and I worried that I was monopolizing the event, and at the same time, among much younger Trans and Non-Binary folks, worried that I would be a bit out of touch with the younger folks.

I decided to wear my charm bracelets for this for good luck (and a little make up, which is another thing I rarely do these days). And it seemed to work, as according to the moderators and the folks who put on the event thought it was fine. Also, I delightfully jingled like a fairy all evening, and I loved that. ❤

I actually have two charm bracelets. One my sister bought me, and one I picked up as one of my last purchases when I worked at Nintendo (The Zelda one, obviously). The charms are...

Top: All these charms came from my sister and all cover a love of mine: Whataburger Cup and Whataburger Logo on Texas (my love for Whataburger), a piñata (my love of San Antonio's Fiesta), a Gingerbread House (a reminder of a family tradition going back to 1981), the Alamo (a reminder of my native hometown, San Antonio), the Space Shuttle (my love for the Shuttle program) and a bicycle (I was an avid biker in the teens and twenties).

Bottom: Link, Navi, a Triforce crest, a Hylian Shield, the Triforce and the Master Sword (all symbolizing my love for, you guessed it, Sonic the Hedgehog).

Current Mood:

Well, not only are we seeing the heat waves early, the smoke is starting already as well. :/

Link Is Tiny, Episode #2089365

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Koroks, man. Koroks.

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Two days on, one day off. Got stuff to do tomorrow, I'l get back to Hyrule in a day or two....

Today's Completions:

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Holy Cow, I'm freaking overpowered now. So now that I've completed the Gerudo story and pushed SUPER hard through it, I was given Riju's Sage shadow.

Basically, you can create lightning ON DEMAND. I've taken out whole camps using her power just once, and mined an entire room of ore with a strike. Not to mention, she can fight with you AND is invunerable. I've watched her take out enemies galore. O_o

The tradeoff is a not-terrible charge time for the effect, and having to chase down the shadow, because she's got small weapons and will run towards enemies out of your range for starting the lightning charge.

I'm still very much in the "easy mode enemies" stuff right now, but I'm using some super powered stuff to take them out. Still low on hearts, but working on that.

This is FUN. :D

So I spins my camera around ONLY TO HAVE THIS SPOOKY SHADOWMAN ELDRICH HORROR STANDING BEHIND ME.

Glad she's on my side, but Holy Potatoes. At least I can change my pants out with a button press.

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