The Great Anchovy Fiasco

 

Hi Natty!  What's up, Honey?  Serious business and making the big bucks, huh.  Please take care of your health and safety, and try to enjoy everything you do.  So what do you think of Polyphia?  They're pretty good, huh?  I think the snare is too loud.  They're not playing disco, so all the drums should be balanced.  And I can't hear the cymbals.  It's those damned overhead mics!  Over 50 years of modern recorded music, and people still insist on using fucking overhead microphones for cymbals.  Looks like these guys need a bass player.  How about Charles Berthould?  Oh, they already have a bass player.  Where is he?  Oh, that's not their permanent drummer either.  Never mind, then.  Don't get lost in the Web, guys.

I absolutely needed crunchy anchovies to go with my snack peanuts.  Salt peanuts and crunchy anchovies is a heavenly combination Natty, you must try it someday.  So I went to the closest grocery store to get some, but it was 6 bucks for a small pack of anchovies that was mostly debris.  6 bucks!  I could get it for less than half that price if I traveled a little further!  But I didn't want to travel much further, so I bought RM3 of anchovies in hot sauce from Embun's restaurant then went home and picked out the anchovies.  That would have been a good amount of anchovies, but I should have washed off the hot sauce.  I thought the hot sauce would add extra flavor, but I couldn't tell if the anchovies were done or not when I fried them up.  So I burned it, and I had to chuck the whole lot in the back yard.  While doing so, my pot disintegrated and fell to the ground and I was left holding a stump that was the handle.  So I had to travel further anyway, and pay 6 bucks for anchovies anyway.

Mary's outfit today is:

Symmetry - chantilly lace bra and panties

Alli&Ali Designs Loreley Hair

Natural lips gloss II by Katt Yeetly

!! NE! Small pearls with diamonds

Pure Poison - Shira Sandals

[WM] Samaya Mini Dress

Here are my picks from the Duro Olowu SPRING 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection:

Qur'an 20220602

 In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

103.  Say, "Shall we tell you of those who lose most in respect of their deeds?"

104.  Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works.

105.  They are those who deny the Signs of their Lord, and the fact of their having to meet God.  Vain will be their works, nor shall We, on the Day of Judgment, give them any weight.

106.  That is their reward, hell: because they rejected faith, and took My Signs and My Messengers as a joke.

107.  As to those who believe and work righteous deeds, they have for their entertainment, the Gardens of Paradise.

108.  Wherein shall they dwell: no change shall they wish for themselves.

109.  Say, "If the ocean were ink to the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted than would the words of my Lord, even if another ocean were added like it to its aid."

110.  Say, "I am but a man like yourselves.  The inspiration has come to me, that your God is One God: whoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work righteousness, and in the worship of his Lord, admit no one as partner." 

The Cave 18:103-110

Salt peanuts

 

Hi Natty!  How you doin' Honey?  I hope you are having a good time over there, and keeping safe and healthy.  I'm doing OK over here.  I mailed off my tax forms this morning, then had lunch downtown.  After lunch, I went to the Chinese grocery store to get my favorite salt peanuts, but they were sold out.  I bought some raw peanuts though, because I wanted to make peanut butter.  I roast them up in a covered pot, then blend them into peanut butter.  Peanuts are sensitive to heat, so the fire must be very small.  Even the small fire I used was too hot, so I had to stir it constantly.  The big producers use machines that have mechanical stirring arms to stir the peanuts in huge vats.  I don't have that, so I had to pay constant attention to the pot.  I gave them a really dark roast, because I'm not comfortable with eating white peanut butter.  It turned out that I roasted them perfectly, with the right amount of snap to the peanuts.  A bit greasy, because I wasn't trying to make snack peanuts.  But too good for peanut butter, so tossed them for a last time in salt then portioned them out into snacks.  Want some?

Mary's outfit today is:

:*BABY*: Sparkling Barbie Lipstick

!RIGHT Pinky boots

Alli&Ali Designs Blanche Hair

Addams // Penelope Necklace

{Le'La} Raisa Romper

Here are my picks from the Maison Rabih Kayrouz SPRING 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection:

Yet another average day

 

Hi Natty!  Oh, look what I saw on Yahoo top searches!  Give my congrats to your big brother.  Whatever it is he's doing, he captured the imagination of the world!  Well, Yahoo users of the world.  I'm sure he didn't kill anybody or take any nudie pics, Honey.  How are you today, my love?  I hope you are enjoying yourself over there, and keeping safe and healthy.

I made a fresh batch of ranch yesterday, with extra onions!  I think you would like my ranch dressing, Natty.  I prefer it over any of that bottled stuff.  My brother gave me some avocados, so I made some sandwiches with that.  Not the best in the world, but it's good enough for here where there are no avocados.  I kept the pit, and I'm trying to grow it.  Maybe a miracle will happen, and I will have my own fruitful avocado tree.  I needed some fried chicken to eat with my ranch, so I went to buy some from a nearby stall but he wasn't there.  I guess he had to compete with KFC, and he didn't want to win.  Or something.  So I made chicken and broccoli tempura for dinner.  It's so easy to make perfect broccoli tempura.  It's as if that vegetable were made for tempura.  For the batter, I used egg, water, corn starch and a packet of chicken seasoning for ramen that I had extra.  I hate chicken ramen, but I thought it would work for tempura.  My chicken tempura could have been crunchier, but I didn't want to overcook it.  Then it occurred to me that I should have drizzled batter over the chicken while it was cooking, like I saw the Japanese chefs do.  Next time, inshaAllah.  It's so easy to be wise after the fact.

Mary's outfit today is:

:*BABY*: Sparkling Sky Lipstick

!  !Lejjlaa Jeans mini skirt

.:: BJ ::. - Mesh Ladies Tee Ugly People

BM Jellby Sandal

JellyRoll - Giselle Hairstyle

[7/11] Diamond Necklace

Here are my picks from the Ports 1961 SPRING 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection:

Qur'an 20220531

 In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

83.  They ask you concerning the Two Horned One.  Say, "I will rehearse to you something of his story." 

84.  Verily We established his power on earth, and We gave him the ways and means to all ends.

The Cave  18:83-84

Another average day

 

Hi Natty!  How are you doing?  Just sailing along and being a girlie-girl?  I hope everything is easy going for you over there, and you are well and having a splendid time.  It's another average day over here for me.  Not much going on other than the usual same old same old.  I took my mother to the hairdresser in the morning, then we had takeout rice for lunch.  One of the banana trees in my yard fell over, so I had to remove that.  Tonight was the night market so I went to buy my dinner there, after picking up a loaf of bread, some mayo, bath soap and a small box of milk at the supermarket.  I had more takeout rice, plus the stuff you see up top.  After I finish doing wardrobe with Mary's avatar and all the fashion stuff, I'm going to fill in my tax forms.  Yes, it's that time of the year again!  I will show the government what kind of a non-contributor to the national economy I am.  Anyway, I will talk to you again inshaAllah!  I love you!

Mary's outfit today is:

RazzaNova MakeUp - Full Lips - Golden Soul

- Safira - Valentina Dress

.:Glint:. 3 tier swirls necklace gold

Alli&Ali Designs Rebekka Hair

Pure Poison - Tiana Sandals

Here are my picks from the Halpern SPRING 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection: