Hey everybody.
So there's a blog I read, "terribleminds" and the author sometimes puts up writing challenges. For a small distraction from some schoolwork, I thought it would be fun to try it this time. The challenge is to write a flash-fiction piece using 3 of 5 randomly generated words, plus include a vampire in it in 1,000 words or so.
Here's the link to the challenge itself: http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2011/10/14/flash-fiction-challenge-five-words-plus-one-vampire/
Sadly, I'm a bit too wordy. Not only did I go over the limit of 1,000 words . . . I did it twice. Actually, I almost did it three times, but I was able to finish with a final word-count of 2,952. Oops.
Oh well. At least I finally got to work on something new and since I rarely post actual work, here you go!
UPDATE (10-23-2011): Fixed some formatting to make it easier on the eyes.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Sunday, October 4, 2009
That Looks Delicious
All right, another fantastic website I frequent.
It's not uncommon for people to start blogs about cooking. I can name about 5 off the top of my head, and honestly, I really like those sites more than the "Food.com" places. The blogs tend to have more pictures and step by step instructions, and you can really get a feel for how the chef does things. I feel that if you can adopt their style early on, I would have no trouble cooking anything they make. Now, if only a site existed where these chefs could submit their recipes, and they were displayed or divided up into nice little categories.
OH WAIT! That site DOES exist, and it is the little gem of the web known as "Foodgawker.com"
This site rules. I'm not sure I have to even describe it. The main page just has all of the most recent entries listed with pictures, captioned with a nice little description of what it is. Clicking on any picture takes you directly to the blog article/recipe/how-to that tells you how to make it. Along with the main page, though, you can choose at the top to give you random collections of recipes, or to give you the most popular entries for different time periods. There is also a search function.
Located at the bottom of any page is the treasure trove. There is a list of the categories that all the recipes fall under, so if you are in the mood for a certain type of food, it's just a click away. There are also categories for what looks like feature blogs, so that's also nice if one really seems to shine above all the others.
If you enjoy cooking, or are trying to learn, Foodgawker.com can be very helpful (I learned how to dice an onion without fucking it up, for instance). If you don't cook, you still might find it enjoyable. Give it a look
It's not uncommon for people to start blogs about cooking. I can name about 5 off the top of my head, and honestly, I really like those sites more than the "Food.com" places. The blogs tend to have more pictures and step by step instructions, and you can really get a feel for how the chef does things. I feel that if you can adopt their style early on, I would have no trouble cooking anything they make. Now, if only a site existed where these chefs could submit their recipes, and they were displayed or divided up into nice little categories.
OH WAIT! That site DOES exist, and it is the little gem of the web known as "Foodgawker.com"
This site rules. I'm not sure I have to even describe it. The main page just has all of the most recent entries listed with pictures, captioned with a nice little description of what it is. Clicking on any picture takes you directly to the blog article/recipe/how-to that tells you how to make it. Along with the main page, though, you can choose at the top to give you random collections of recipes, or to give you the most popular entries for different time periods. There is also a search function.
Located at the bottom of any page is the treasure trove. There is a list of the categories that all the recipes fall under, so if you are in the mood for a certain type of food, it's just a click away. There are also categories for what looks like feature blogs, so that's also nice if one really seems to shine above all the others.
If you enjoy cooking, or are trying to learn, Foodgawker.com can be very helpful (I learned how to dice an onion without fucking it up, for instance). If you don't cook, you still might find it enjoyable. Give it a look
Sunday, September 20, 2009
My God, It's Full of Carbs!
I routinely spend time online, and I have many sites that I always stop in to check. I figure every now and then I can post about some of my favorites that I check every now and then.
First off, the heart-cloggingly glutton fest, This Is Why You're Fat.com . The website is only pictures of user-submitted foods that are clearly some of the most unhealthy concoctions to ever exist. Unfortunately, I've noticed that as I get older, there is no possible way to imagine myself ever trying anything on there, no matter how delightful it looks. But I can still dream.
Some Highlights:
Eggs: Five Ways. Contains 11 eggs, cooked 5 different ways.
Taco Burger. A Jack-in-the-Box Taco crammed into a Jumbo Jack.
Rubix Cubewich. I.... can't even begin to describe it. Looks interesting.
The Taco Town Taco. From the Saturday Night Live Sketch: crunchy beef taco with nacho cheese, lettuce, tomato and southwestern sauce wrapped in a soft flour tortilla with a layer of refried beans in between, then wrapped in a corn tortilla with a layer of Monterey Jack cheese in a deep fried gordita shell with guacamole sauce baked in a corn husk topped with pico de gallo, wrapped in a crepe, filled with egg, guerre cheese, sausage and portobello mushrooms, all wrapped in a chicago-style deep dish pizza wrapped in a blueberry pancake and finally deep fried with spicy vegetarian chili dipping sauce. Bonus: The Sketch that inspired this monstrosity. (Link)
And of course, My Favorite: The McGangBang. A McChicken Sandwich inside a McDouble.
Most of this stuff is disgusting, but I find myself drawn to some things like a moth to a flame.
Enjoy the heart attack.
First off, the heart-cloggingly glutton fest, This Is Why You're Fat.com . The website is only pictures of user-submitted foods that are clearly some of the most unhealthy concoctions to ever exist. Unfortunately, I've noticed that as I get older, there is no possible way to imagine myself ever trying anything on there, no matter how delightful it looks. But I can still dream.
Some Highlights:
Eggs: Five Ways. Contains 11 eggs, cooked 5 different ways.
Taco Burger. A Jack-in-the-Box Taco crammed into a Jumbo Jack.
Rubix Cubewich. I.... can't even begin to describe it. Looks interesting.
The Taco Town Taco. From the Saturday Night Live Sketch: crunchy beef taco with nacho cheese, lettuce, tomato and southwestern sauce wrapped in a soft flour tortilla with a layer of refried beans in between, then wrapped in a corn tortilla with a layer of Monterey Jack cheese in a deep fried gordita shell with guacamole sauce baked in a corn husk topped with pico de gallo, wrapped in a crepe, filled with egg, guerre cheese, sausage and portobello mushrooms, all wrapped in a chicago-style deep dish pizza wrapped in a blueberry pancake and finally deep fried with spicy vegetarian chili dipping sauce. Bonus: The Sketch that inspired this monstrosity. (Link)
And of course, My Favorite: The McGangBang. A McChicken Sandwich inside a McDouble.
Most of this stuff is disgusting, but I find myself drawn to some things like a moth to a flame.
Enjoy the heart attack.
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