What was your biggest accomplishment in 2011?

[florence of suburbia]

Jan 1: 1 AM - Turned off the House MD marathon instead of watching a 6th episode.

 

Jan 1: 2:30 PM - Finished tidying up before H and kids arrived home from Texas, assembled new writing desk and hid new vibrator.

 

Jan 2: 4 PM: Coaxed ancient wireless router into working with new desktop, Windows 7. (Ancient router doesn't like IPv6).

[johan]

Went for two runs.

[Nightsky]

You should add my laughter to your list if it’d please you.

[florence of suburbia]

You should add my laughter to your list if it’d please you.

 

Jan 2 10:34 PM (MST) - Made Nightsky laugh!!!!!!

[Yer_Blues]

uninstalled my video games. Makes me angry, is a distraction, and a waste of time. Also a reminder of my pathetic, isolated childhood. **** em

[Star Gazer]

January 1, approximately 2:37 a.m.: Won a hand of Apples to Apples.

 

January 2, approximately 11:45 a.m: Skiied a difficult black run.

[LucreziaBorgia]

It was in the high 60's, low 70's for a couple of days here so I worked in my front garden, repotted a plant, planned my patio for the garden and tidied up broken pots, etc.

[denise_xo]

Made a nice, big pot of bacalao this weekend.

[florence of suburbia]

Made a nice, big pot of bacalao this weekend.

 

What is bacalao?

 

If I were to make a wild guess, I'd say some kind of Portuguese stew.

Edited January 4, 2011 by florence of suburbia

[johan]

What is bacalao?

 

If I were to make a wild guess, I'd say some kind of Portuguese stew.

 

Google is your friend. You must learn to trust Google.

[florence of suburbia]

Google is your friend. You must learn to trust Google.

I know that, but I'm in the mood for an ad hoc game of balderdash.

[florence of suburbia]

I know that, but I'm in the mood for an ad hoc game of balderdash.

Oh, it is Spanish codfish --- but there is a Portuguese version...

 

Bacalhau (Portuguese pronunciation: [COLOR=#0645ad][bɐkɐˈʎaw][/COLOR]) is the [COLOR=#0645ad]Portuguese[/COLOR] word for [COLOR=#0645ad]dried and salted codfish[/COLOR]. Fresh (unsalted) cod is referred to as bacalhau fresco.

[johan]

I know that, but I'm in the mood for an ad hoc game of balderdash.

 

Balderdash?? What the heck is that?

[florence of suburbia]

Balderdash?? What the heck is that?

 

Care to take a guess?

[Star Gazer]

Balderdash?? What the heck is that?

 

Google is your friend. You must learn to trust Google.

[denise_xo]

Oh, it is Spanish codfish --- but there is a Portuguese version...

 

Bacalhau (Portuguese pronunciation: [COLOR=#0645ad][bɐkɐˈʎaw][/COLOR]) is the [COLOR=#0645ad]Portuguese[/COLOR] word for [COLOR=#0645ad]dried and salted codfish[/COLOR]. Fresh (unsalted) cod is referred to as bacalhau fresco.

 

Bacalao = codfish stew:

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://s4.hubimg.com/u/596111_f520.jpg&imgrefurl=http://hubpages.com/hub/Bacalao-stew-recipe&usg=__lpiY7LJmxwNT1fiVt4O1Jga_5a0=&h=390&w=520&sz=40&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=f8ZPpcO04S4T-M:&tbnh=145&tbnw=169&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbacalao%2Brecipe%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D914%26tbs%3Disch:1%26prmd%3Divns&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=470&vpy=83&dur=3932&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=130&ty=121&ei=KuQiTa-sCoO28QP4-uj-Bg&oei=KuQiTa-sCoO28QP4-uj-Bg&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0

 

Easy to make & very tasty

Edited January 4, 2011 by denise_xo

[florence of suburbia]

Bacalao = codfish stew:

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://s4.hubimg.com/u/596111_f520.jpg&imgrefurl=http://hubpages.com/hub/Bacalao-stew-recipe&usg=__lpiY7LJmxwNT1fiVt4O1Jga_5a0=&h=390&w=520&sz=40&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=f8ZPpcO04S4T-M:&tbnh=145&tbnw=169&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbacalao%2Brecipe%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D914%26tbs%3Disch:1%26prmd%3Divns&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=470&vpy=83&dur=3932&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=130&ty=121&ei=KuQiTa-sCoO28QP4-uj-Bg&oei=KuQiTa-sCoO28QP4-uj-Bg&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0

 

Easy to make & very tasty

Mmm. Is that basil on the top?

[denise_xo]

Mmm. Is that basil on the top?

 

Think people often use parsley. I forgot to buy any so served it without...

[Mme. Chaucer]

Got the house de-Christmassed

 

Celebrated my 23rd anniversary of being clean & sober

 

Brought my puppy Piper back from near death (poisoning)

 

Busy year so far.

[sam light]

what happened to the move to stop thread hijacking?

 

My 2011 has been mostly a mission against jackers.

[worlybear]

Jan 1: 1 AM - Turned off the House MD marathon instead of watching a 6th episode.

 

Jan 1: 2:30 PM - Finished tidying up before H and kids arrived home from Texas, assembled new writing desk and hid new vibrator.

 

Jan 2: 4 PM: Coaxed ancient wireless router into working with new desktop, Windows 7. (Ancient router doesn't like IPv6).

You turned off House??!!!

That's pure sacrilege! Watching House kept me sane in 2010!

[threebyfate]

Cleaning up the house the morning after our New Years party. While a lot of it was done after everyone left, there was still a lot more to do the next day.

 

H. chased around our little rug bug, while I cleaned up. He was more exhausted than I was afterwards! Mobility is hell.

[anne1707]

You turned off House??!!!

That's pure sacrilege! Watching House kept me sane in 2010!

 

My sister in law once accused my H of reminding her of House as if it was an insult. As far as he was concerned, it was a compliment :love:

 

My accomplishment? Not killing the chairman of our board.

 

Yet.

 

[florence of suburbia]

My sister in law once accused my H of reminding her of House as if it was an insult. As far as he was concerned, it was a compliment :love:

 

My accomplishment? Not killing the chairman of our board.

 

Yet.

 

I had a dream about House last night. Actually, I knew it was really Hugh Laurie but he spoke and acted like House. He was teaching some kind of a creative writing class and I was the teacher's pet.

 

I hope to have that dream more often in 2011.

[sally4sara]

Realizing I am my own karma.

 

I decided I wanted to learn to make bags and purses. So for my first attempt what do I do? Choose to make a three compartment yoga bag to hold your mat, clothes, shoes, and water bottle. To be carried like a messenger bag. And all without a purchased pattern to follow.

So yeah, any transgressions I enact, I turn around and punish myself for by always biting off more than I can chew. I have a close, personal relationship with my stitch ripper now. This bag is going to be the death of me. Its only the prototype and I hate making it already.