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[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]I'd say, considering what I've read, not to go for it. Some people can label it "curiosity", whereas I label it "uncertainty". You need to get straight in your mind what exactly you like and want. If you're only being drawn to it by the prospect of free blowjobs... then I'd say bail. Things will get hella awkward between you and your friend if you do decide to go down that path.

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Jeez Louise. That's nasty.

But, in all honesty, can China's reputation get any worse? This is just another notch on the post for them.

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Kiss

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Imagine a war between the current United States of America and... let's say... the Middle Age European countries. Would that be a close "fight"? No - the US has nuclear weapons, explosives and guns at their disposal, whereas the Middle Age Europeans only have shields, swords and the like. It'd be like that, only to a higher extreme. We wouldn't be able to put up a fight.

Let's assume they're a more advanced human and they had a history similar to ours. Someone gets a stone and uses it as a weapon. What happens? Someone gets a jagged stone. Then what? Someone gets a spear. Then what? Someone gets a slingshot. Every weapon over time finally gets succeeded by something else, or even gets a counter. Sword gets blocked by shield, as bullet gets blocked by riot shields. Just imagine that over thousands of years. Our weapons would easily be overcome by a counter or more powerful weapon.

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Let's make it more... interesting. Sure, we can toss around EMPs or nukes, but they only are a cause. If you were to ask me, the most devastating blow to a country is the death of its people. A country lives on due to its people - a country is more than a mass of land; it is its culture, cuisine, religion, traditions... all of which are expressed through its people. Kill the people; kill the country.

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Is this actually a serious question? I'll put it as bluntly as possible - we would not stand a chance. Their technology would be thousands of years more advanced than ours. I mean, they traveled through space to our planet - we can't do that. It'd be like fighting nuclear weapons with sticks, and that's being generous.

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]I'll be sure to do it better next time. I want to cook more Chinese food... it's why I made the honey, orange, and ginger pork chops. No idea what to cook though.

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]It happened to me because 1) The rice was cooked too long and too much of it and 2) I didn't leave the egg to cook long enough.

With the egg, even though I say 10 seconds, it's just that I turned the heat to a lower flame and forgot to turn it up. Therefore, the egg didn't fry very much, so it spread through the rice too much. It should be left to "solidify", if you get me. Then, after it's fried a bit, you then toss that through the rice. With lower amounts of rice, the egg would have a larger surface area to cook quicker as well.

I sure you know what I mean.

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Well, I used one of my refunds to trade in something (A Nocturne skin which, on balance, doesn't serve me much at all) to get the required RP to buy Kha'Zix. As I don't play LoL nearly as much as I used to, I just wanted to try out the new Champion which has generated a lot of buzz. So far, I have been impressed with him. I can certainly see why he has garnered a lot of attention. I mean, his art work took 35 hours - compared to Syndra, which took 12, and let's say... Varus, which took 7.

He is OP though, so I expect him to be nerfed.

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Oh, that's really quite cool. I must find an opposing Rengar for me to play with... where did you hear about that, though? Cba to look.

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Hmm?

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Kha'Zix is OP. Very OP. Sure, his ult isn't that great, but his Q and W - jeez. Upto 260% AD plus 12% on his Q? Fuck.

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Thanks Yuki. Glad that you like them.

Time for two more things.

Carrot and Coriander Soup:



[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Honey, Orange, and Ginger Pork Chops with Noodles:



[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]If you wanna know the recipe to any of those, let me know. I particularly liked the pork chops this time around (well, medallions, not chops), and each flavour was in perfect balance. I also added two crushed chillis to add a bit of a kick at the back of the throat.

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]No worries. You can easily replace one of the vegetables for spring onion, if you preferred. I would have used it myself, but I didn't have enough.

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Okay, just saying, but...

Lizlet L. Chelsie doesn't sound anything like Italian. It's more a poor attempt at a posh English name. Besides, the "Lizlet" can't be Italian, as it doesn't end in a vowel sound.

Elucia de Lutte Imma, again, doesn't sound Italian. Just because something has fancy vowel sounds and "de"'s thrown in doesn't make it Italian. It's more Spanish, if anything - but mainly a Japanese attempt to sound foreign. Besides, I know that's from "The World God only Knows/Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai", so it's nice to see another copycat name.

Also, don't be a copycat all your life. First Lizet, now sounding Italian with Elucia just because Circe mentioned about sounding Italian. Come to think of it, both of those copies would be from Circe... imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, sure, but it does have a limit.

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Ginger and Pineapple Beef Stir-fry with Egg-fried Rice



[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]The recipe can be found here, in my other thread.

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]I normally post in my cooking thread, but seeing as I actually bothered with ingredients and the like... I figured I'd make a thread about it.

So, on with the recipe:

Ginger and Pineapple Beef Stir-fry

Ingredients (serves two):

400g rump steak, thinly sliced
3tbsp soy sauce
2tbsp soft brown sugar
1tbsp chilli sauce/1tsp chilli powder
1tbsp rice wine vinegar
2tsp vegetable oil
Thumb-sized piece ginger, cut into fine matchsticks
4 spring onions, cut into 3cm lengths
200g pineapple, cut into chunks

Additional Options:

200g beansprouts
Pack of stir-fry noodles

Directions

1) Mix the soy sauce, sugar, chilli sauce/powder and vinegar together. Put the steak in the mixture and leave aside for at least 10 minutes.



[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]2) Prepare the pineapple, ginger and spring onions while leaving the steak to marinade.







[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]3) Heat the 1tsp vegetable oil in a pan (wok preferably) over a medium-high heat and sear the meat in batches, then remove and set aside. Save any spare marinade for later.





[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]4) Add a bit more oil and fry the ginger, over a medium heat, until golden.



[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]5) Add the pineapple and spring onions.



[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]6) After a minute or two, add the beansprouts if doing so.



[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]7) Return the steak to the pan, adding any left over marinade.



[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]8) Add the noodles, which will have been cooked whilst doing the stir-fry, and mix in thoroughly until everything is hot and coated in the sauce. Serve.






[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Egg-fried Rice

Ingredients (serves two)

1 egg
2tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp vegetable oil
200g long-grain rice
100g peas
1 sweet-pepper, cut into long chunks
50g sweetcorn
1-2tsp soy sauce

Directions

1) Cook the rice, and then leave it to go cold.



[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]2) Prepare the sweet-pepper, and set it aside with the peas and sweetcorn



[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]3) Beat the egg with the sesame oil, and set aside.

4) Heat the vegetable oil in a pan. When it's shimmering and almost smoking, add the rice and stir-fry for about 3-4 minutes until it's heated through.



[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]5) Add the peas, sweet-pepper and sweetcorn and stir the rice around the pan for 3 minutes.



[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]6) Season well with the soy sauce and push to one side of the pan. Add the beaten egg mixture to the pan and leave for ten seconds, and then mix it through the rice.





[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]7) After the egg has thoroughly cooked, serve.



[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Ginger and Pineapple Beef Stir-fry with Egg-fried Rice



[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Please let me know what you think of this recipe. It turned out really, really delicious. It was very zingy for a stir-fry - because of the pineapple and ginger - and the egg-fried rice had a nice, deep flavour due to the soy and sesame.

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Ooo, my, I'll have to think about that, Pumpy~

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So, now it's time for something more... patient. This time, I'm making sloe gin. I do have pictures of the process but, unfortunately, they all have me in it, so unless you're friends with me on Facebook... you won't see them, along with the one in which I'm in-over-my-head picking them. Got the scars as well...

I do have pictures of the "finished" articles though. I made three, each with a different ratio, so they should come out with a nice variety of flavours.

Sloe Gin:











[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Their home for the next three months:

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]And yes, that bear will protect them

These should be ready by the 15th December. The label on the back is the schedule in which I have to turn and shake each one, the smaller label is the ratio and the front label is just a little label kinda like you'd see on an actual product. Seeing as it'd be Christmas... I think it'll make it more fun for the relatives. Don't judge me.

This is relatively boring without pictures of the process and such... but yeah. Just keeping you up to date on my activities.

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Ah, Shaun is so funny in the Assassin Creed games. I like that attitude though... very much the way I regard Europe...

[align=justify][color=green][font=verdana]Yeah...

One of my worst experiences though was being solo top with Nocturne against Teemo and Lux. Absolute hell to the nth degree.