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My brain is melted from working on the patois I'm making. It's coming along nicely, but it's amazingly hard to make it all fit together.

Wealth and fame are like alcohol: they don't make you happy. They can only augment happiness that's already there. If someone isn't happy before getting drunk, they don't become a "happy drunk".

I've been keeping too close an eye on the various wars happening at the moment, and it's bringing me down. I think it's important to understand what's happening, why it's happening etc, but there's a limit to how much you can take in and stay sane. I've been trying to find other things to focus on, but it's hard to say "oh all these dead children are upsetting me, I'll just not allow it to bother me while I live my life of relative privilege". Having said that, my problem is a lot better than those of Gazans at the moment. But does that mean I can't get worn out and depressed from following these events? It's just horrible for everyone, no matter how you dice it.

I made really amazing braised sausages today. Only 3 ingredients! Quick and easy to cook, and really tasty! =-)

Oh she'll be interested if she comes home one day and sees an elephant in the backyard with Koreans stuck to it. Just an idea*.

*THIS IS A JOKE. I DO NOT SERIOUSLY CONDONE ANIMAL CRUELTY OR STICKING KOREANS TO ANIMALS.

I based it off an Indian recipe I found online. Apparently southern India.

I based it off an Indian recipe I found online. I used slightly unripe mangoes because it adds that "tang" and a change of texture.

Not really sticky, but similar idea.

I just made a surprisingly tasty mango rice dish. I'm a pretty ordinary cook so I'm very happy with the result!

I like his "new" stuff up to around With Teeth. After that, he got a bit noodly for me. Not that he started making crap, it just wasn't what I'm into. But I'll have a listen to your recommendation.

Ah crap. I'll have to resort to the actual site and update the link. Cheers.