It’s amazing how much a manuscript can be reduced by changing font style and paragraph spacing. I’m printing out HOUSE OF CARDS for revisions (blee), and it’s a 475 page manuscript in my usual style (Courier font size 12, line height set to exact: 25pt, 1″ margins all around on letter-sized paper). Not wanting to print it 2 sheets to a page, and being too lazy to deal with the printer’s double-side printing capacity (it works, but it requires re-feeding the paper manually, and it’s a bother, plus the pages…
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wonderful day!
I have had an absolutely fantastic afternoon. This weekend is the 95th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Cobh was the Titanic’s last port of call before setting off toward America, and so they’ve got stuff going on over the weekend. One of the things I’d read about was a group of musicians who’ve put together a 5 piece band like the one that played on the Titanic the night it sank, and (part of, anyway) their shtick is to do the music played that night, or an approximation…
fudge & marshmallow creme recipes
requested *both* the fudge *and* the marshamallow creme recipes, so here you go, Marshmallow Creme (I HIGHLY suggest cutting this in half. Or quartering. Because it made about five batches worth of fudge.) 2 c sugar 1 c water 3 c corn syrup (lighter in color the better) 7/8 c egg whites 1 tsp vanilla Mix sugar, water, and 2.5 c corn syrup in a sturdy pan. Cook to 245 degrees F (firm ball) and cool for 15 minutes. While it’s cooling, place egg whites and the remainint 1/2 c…
Happy anniversary!
From my mother, on the occasion of my parents’ 39th wedding anniversary, which is today: So we’re sitting around in Heuston Station, waiting an hour and a half for the next train. The bookstores there are already closed. Your father says, “Well, that’ll teach us to always bring reading material with us.” I say, “Oh, it’s not so bad. We can always talk to each other.” He says, “We have been talking. But if we had books we wouldn’t have to.” And there you have it, folks. 39 years. :)…
she cooks!
Being neither nor when it comes to cooking, I’m pleased to report my dinner of baked pork chops and an apple stuffing turned out pretty nicely. The stuffing could use onion and maybe a little more seasoning, and my pork chops turned out a little dry because I still haven’t gotten used to the damned fan-assisted ovens, but overall, pretty good. :) (See, it is noteworthy that my “cooking” icon is actually a *baking* icon, because baking is what I prefer to do. Baking pork chops, however, does not count.…