bilingual lines

Français	English
« J’aime l’attente plus que le baiser. »	“I like the waiting more than the kiss.”
« Le silence entre nous brûle plus fort que le contact. »	“The silence between us burns hotter than the touch.”
« Je reste à un souffle de toi… et j’adore ça. »	“I stay just a breath away from you… and I love it.”
« Le presque est mon plaisir. »	“Almost is my pleasure.”
« Chaque seconde d’attente me rend plus vivant. »	“Every second of waiting makes me feel more alive.”
« Je veux que tu désires, pas que tu prennes. »	“I want you to desire, not to take.”

Vingilot vs. Ancalagon

VINGILOT vs. ANCALAGON ──────────────────────────── You are Eärendil, mariner of the stars. Ancalagon swoops. The towers tremble. Use ← → to move. Press SPACE to fire. Strike true. Break the shadow. ────────────────────────────

he gets by on you

Arrows: move • Space: fire • P: pause • R: restart

hello, pistol pette

Neofetch

anchovy@lucinda ~ $ neofetch
            -```````````                  anchovy@lucinda 
          `-+/------------.`              --------------- 
       .---:mNo---------------.           OS: Solus x86_64 
     .-----yMMMy:---------------.         Host: Inspiron 5558 01 
   `------oMMMMMm/----------------`       Kernel: 6.6.9-269.current 
  .------/MMMMMMMN+----------------.      Uptime: 2 mins 
 .------/NMMMMMMMMm-+/--------------.     Packages: 1284 (eopkg) 
`------/NMMMMMMMMMN-:mh/-------------`    Shell: bash 5.1.16 
.-----/NMMMMMMMMMMM:-+MMd//oso/:-----.    Resolution: 1920x1080 
-----/NMMMMMMMMMMMM+--mMMMh::smMmyo:--    DE: Budgie 10.8.2 
----+NMMMMMMMMMMMMMo--yMMMMNo-:yMMMMd/.   WM: Mutter(Budgie) 
.--oMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMy--yMMMMMMh:-yMMMy-`   Theme: Materia [GTK2/3] 
`-sMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMh--dMMMMMMMd:/Ny+y.    Icons: Papirus [GTK2/3] 
`-/+osyhhdmmNNMMMMMm-/MMMMMMMmh+/ohm+     Terminal: gnome-terminal 
  .------------:://+-/++++++oshddys:      CPU: Intel i5-4210U (4) @ 2.700GHz 
   -hhhhyyyyyyyyyyyhhhhddddhysssso-       GPU: Intel Haswell-ULT 
    `:ossssssyysssssssssssssssso:`        Memory: 850MiB / 7868MiB 
      `:+ssssssssssssssssssss+-
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The Greys Won After All

Ladies and Gentlemen .... KIETH HANDY!

If ever I cease to love

In a house, in a square, in a quadrant,
In a street, in a lane, in a road,
Turn to the left on the right hand,
You see there my true love’s abode.
I go there a courting and cooing,
To my love like a dove,
And swearing on my bended knee,
If ever I cease to love.
May sheeps heads grow on apple trees,
If ever I cease to love.

If ever I cease to love,
If ever I cease to love,
May the moon be turned into green cheese,
If ever I cease to love.

She can sing, she can play the Piano,
She can jump, she can dance, she can run,
In fact she’s as sweet as a rosebud,
And lily flow’r chang’d into one.
And who would not love such a beauty
Like an Angel dropp’d from above.
May I be stung to death with flies,
If ever I cease to love.
May I be stung to death with flies,
If ever I cease to love.

If ever I cease to love,
If ever I cease to love,
May little dogs wag their tails in front,
If ever I cease to love.

For all the money that’s in Wall street,
All the stocks of a railroad line,
I wouldn’t exchange the girl I love,
She’s good as a silver mine;
To see her dance so graceful,
I could faint with radiant love,
If ever the Custum house a hornpipe dance
If ever I cease to love.
May we never have to pat the Income Tax,
If ever I cease to love.

If ever I cease to love,
If ever I cease to love,
May we all turn into cats and dogs,
If ever I cease to love.

May all the seas turn into ink,
May black be turned to white
May the pumpkins grow on apple trees,
May cow lay eggs, may fowls yield milk.
May the hawk become a dove,
May beggars refuse to eat cold meat,
If ever I cease to love,
May I be frozen to death with heat,
If ever I cease to love.

If ever I cease to love,
If ever I cease to love,
May all the rivers run up hill,
If ever I cease to love.

Best album of 2021 so far

No King Cake 'Til Twelfth Night

Galette des Rois

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE FILLING:

• 6 tablespoons (85 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• ¾ cup (85 grams) confectioners’ sugar
• ¾ cup (85 grams) almond flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon rum (optional)
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

TO ASSEMBLE:

• 2 9 1/2-inch-diameter circles puff-pastry dough (from a 14- to 17-ounce package; 396-482 grams), cold
• 1 whole almond or dried bean, for the charm

PREPARATION

TO MAKE THE FILLING:

Working with a mixer or by hand, beat the butter and sugar together until creamy and light. Beat in the almond flour and the salt. Mix in 1 whole egg, then the white from the second egg (reserve the yolk). Mix in the rum, if using, and the extract. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Mix the yolk with 1 teaspoon cold water; cover, and refrigerate until needed.

TO ASSEMBLE:

Place one circle of dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Spread the filling evenly over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border bare. Press the charm into the filling. Moisten the border with cold water, position the second circle of dough over the filling and press around the border with your fingertips to seal well. Using the back of a table knife, scallop the edges by pushing into the dough (about 1/4- to 1/2-inch deep) every 1/2 inch or so. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Heat the oven to 425. Brush a thin layer of the reserved yolk glaze over the top of the galette, avoiding the border (if glaze drips down the rim, the galette won’t rise). With the point of a paring knife, etch a design into the top of the galette, taking care not to pierce the dough. Cut 6 small slits in the top as steam vents.

Turn the heat down to 400, and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until the galette is puffed and deeply golden. Check after 20 minutes, and tent loosely with foil if it’s browning too much or too fast. Transfer to a rack, and cool for at least 15 minutes (the galette may deflate — that’s puff pastry for you). Serve warm or at room temperature.

Spinach and Sweet Potato Soup

PREP TIME: 1 Hour

SERVES: 8-10

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 cups spinach leaves
• 2 cups sweet potatoes, diced ¼-inch
• 1 cup julienned smoked sausage
• ½ cup margarine
• 1 cup chopped onions
• ½ cup chopped celery
• ¼ cup chopped red bell pepper
• ¼ cup diced garlic
• 1 cup flour
• 3 quarts defatted chicken stock
• 1 quart heavy whipping cream
• ½ cup sliced chives
• ½ cup chopped parsley
• salt and cracked black pepper to taste
• dash of hot sauce

METHOD:

Wash spinach leaves to remove any sand or grit and finely chop into ¼-inch squares. In a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven, melt margarine over medium-high heat. Add smoked sausage, onions, celery, bell peppers and garlic. Sauté 3 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Sprinkle in flour and, using a wire whisk, stir vegetable mixture to form a blonde roux. Add chicken stock, one ladle at a time, whisking constantly until soup consistency is achieved. Add sweet potatoes. Bring to a rolling boil, reduce to simmer and cook approximately 20 minutes. Add spinach and cook approximately 10 additional minutes. Additional stock may be added to retain proper consistency. Add heavy whipping cream, chives and parsley. Season to taste using salt, pepper and hot sauce. Once potatoes are tender, serve in individual soup bowls and garnish with finely chopped spinach.

FOR VEGAN:

Use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock. Vegan "heavy cream" is available in stores. You can use a vegan sausage or add a little liquid smoke.

BM Hunter

The single target rotation for a Beast Mastery Hunter is based on the following priority system.

• Activate Aspect of the Wild on cooldown.
• Use Barbed Shot to maintain Frenzy Icon Frenzy on your pet, refreshing it as late as possible.
• (Soulforge Embers) Use Tar Trap on your target's feet if Flare is off cooldown.
• (Soulforge Embers) Use Flare right on top of your Tar Trap to explode it for damage.
• Use Bloodshed on cooldown.
• Activate your Wild Spirits Covenant Ability on cooldown, placing it on your main target, or as many targets as possible.
• Use Kill Shot when the target is below 20% health.
• Activate Bestial Wrath on cooldown. Dump all of your Barbed Shot charges right before using it.
• Use Barbed Shot to keep it from hitting two charges.
• Use Kill Command on cooldown.
• Use Cobra Shot to manage your Focus, using it when you have too much of it and to reduce the cooldown of Kill Command. Try not to use it when Kill Command's cooldown is less than 2.5 seconds, unless you would Focus cap from doing so.
• If you have downtime in your rotation during Wild Spirits, just use Barbed Shot or Tar Trap (with Soulforge Embers) regardless of anything. This is because Wild Spirits only ticks when you are firing off damaging abilities, so you pretty much always want to be pressing buttons during it.

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Thanksy Main

Vegan Meatloaf

• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 small white onion, diced
• 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 large carrot, peeled and diced
• 2 stalks of celery, diced
• 2 cups cremini mushrooms, diced
• 1 cup dry brown lentils, (about 2 1/2 cups cooked)
• 2 1/2 cups Panko bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup vegetable broth
• 3 tbsp vegan Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 1/2 tsp. liquid smoke
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• salt and pepper, to taste

Maple Tomato Glaze

• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 2 tbsp. maple syrup
• 2 tsp. apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp. soy sauce
• 1 tbsp vegan Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375F. Spray a 9x5 loaf pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper, allowing extra to hang over each side. ​
2. Fill a large soup pot with water and add the lentils. Place over medium heat and cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for about 30 minutes. Strain through a colander when lentils are cooked all the way through.
3. Meanwhile, heat olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Add onions and sauté, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes until onions are translucent and fragrant. Add garlic, carrots, celery, and mushrooms and sauté for another 5 minutes until vegetables are tender and lightly browned. Remove from heat.
4. In a food processor combine sautéed vegetables, lentils, and the remaining ingredients for the vegan meatloaf. Pulse until well combined. Some texture should remain. Once about half your ingredients are well blended, transfer them to a bowl and mash the rest together with a potato masher or your hands.
5. Transfer the meatloaf to the prepared loaf pan, cover in tin foil, and bake for 30 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, mix together the ingredients for the tomato maple glaze in a small bowl. When the loaf is ready, pull it out, remove tin foil, and evenly cover the top with the glaze. Return to oven, uncovered, and bake an additional 10-15 minutes.
7. When the tomato glaze starts to brown at the edges and the lentil loaf is firm, remove from oven and let cool 15 minutes before slicing. This allows the meatloaf to firm up as it cools.

Notes

Serving and Storing–Let the loaf cool for at least 15 minutes before slicing up and serving with your favorite sides. Tightly wrap leftover meatloaf and store it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Freeze the meatloaf for up to 3 months. To reheat, gently rewarm up the meatloaf in the oven or microwave.

Recipe Tips–Be careful not to over-mix the ingredients in the food processor. Process until about half your mixture is well blended before transferring meatloaf to a bowl to continue mixing by hand. If you over-mix, the meatloaf will become gummy and mushy.