1. my bomb ass curry recipe

    Posted by Shane Becker on 

    <p>
  last night, at scott and b(r)ookis' house i made some curry from a box mix. it was alright, but just alright. so i tried to salvage it by adding in some of my awesome. but it was still... meh. so today gary and i came back to my house after running some errands to eat. and i decided to redeem yellow curry in my mind, so i made some myself. this is how i did it.
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<p>
  now for the record when i say 'recipe',  i'm using it very loosely. i prefer to just "wing it" in the kitchen. throwing  caution (and recipe books) to the wind. some would say that i have not lost my winging privileges. so with that said, here it is:
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  <li>block of tofu cut up into cubes. 1 inch square-ish.</li>
  <li>put that in a little oil in a skillet or wok on medium to high heat.</li>
  <li>while that's going, start getting out the next batch of ingredients:</li>
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<ul>
  <li>milk, soy or coconut</li>
  <li>veggies (corn, potatoes, bell peppers, onions, whatever)</li>
  <li>spices: curry powder, tumeric, spike, onion powder (or minced), garlic powder</li>
  <li>peanut butter, i prefer creamy for this, but crunchy would work too. the natural stuff is better than that shit, JIF, or whatever</li>
  <li>whatever else you want in it</li>
  <li>braggs or soy sauce</li>
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<ul>
  <li>oh yeh! if you want rice with this, start that first, b/c it takes a while</li>
  <li>so then you add in some of your milk almost submerging the tofu. don't worry if it looks a little then. it'll thicken up and cook down.</li>
  <li>go ahead and add your veggies now (remember potatoes will take the longest, so account for that)</li>
  <li>then add in your spices to flavour (tumeric is mainly used to make it yellow). but that's the way spices work. it's not a science, it's an art. do it a little at a time tasting after each go round. remember you can always add more, but you can't take away.</li>
  <li>then when you get the flavour you want (you are actually getting the flavour that you THINK you want).</li>
  <li>now let it simmer and cook down for a few minutes, pushing it around a little so it doesn't stick too much to the bottom of the pan.</li>
  <li>after simmering for awhile all that flavour that you decided on earlier will have been condensed down. it will pack more of a punch. </li>
  <li>and that's that.</li>
  <li> <strong>shane's bomb ass yellow curry with tofu</strong>.</li>
  <li>but you can claim it as your own and call it : &lt; yournamehere's &gt; super duper awesomeness curry type stuff.</li>
  <li>or whatever.</li>
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<p>enjoy...</p>

    advance dungeons and dragons (ad&d)

    Posted by Shane Becker on 

    <p>i'm at the <a href="http://www.slcpl.lib.ut.us/locations.jsp?parent_id=8&amp;amp;page_id=20">slc library</a> and there are 6 heckafied nerds playing some <a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/welcome">d&amp;d</a>. which is soooooo awesome. i haven't played d&amp;d in years. since like junior high / early high school, and when i did i didn't <em>really</em> get into as much as most. but i really have a special place in my heart for d&amp;d nerds. they might think i'm just some normal dude b/c i'm wearing a hoodie and a cubs hat, but little do they know... </p>
<p>i'lll post a picture i just took later.</p>

    few new[ish] books i wanna read

    Posted by Shane Becker on 

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  <strong><a href="http://www.arissamediagroup.com/mediacatalogue.html">Burning Rage of a Dying Planet: Speaking for the Earth Liberation Front</a></strong><br>
  <strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Rosebraugh" rel="met">Craig Rosebraugh</a></strong><br>
  A personal memoir and complete history of the Earth Liberation
  Front in North America. Lantern Books.
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  <strong><a href="http://www.arissamediagroup.com/mediacatalogue.html">The Logic of Political Violence: Lessons in Reform and Revolution</a></strong><br>
  <strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Rosebraugh" rel="met">Craig Rosebraugh</a></strong><br>
  An in-depth study of political  violence used historically in justice struggles; includes a critical examination  of the limitations of single-issue reformist pursuits in the United States.  Arissa Media Group. $17.95 (+ $2.00 shipping). Click on image for more information.
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  <a href="http://www.akpress.org/2003/items/onthejusticeofroostingchickens">On the Justice of Roosting Chickens: Reflections on the Consequences of U.S. Imperial Arrogance and Criminality</a><br>
  <strong><a href="http://www.colorado.edu/EthnicStudies/faculty/w_churchill.html" rel="met">Ward Churchill</a></strong><br>
  The book that caused a media firestorm. An expanded and meticulously annotated version of Churchill's essay "Some People Push Back: On the Justice of Roosting Chickens," which had the honor of being attacked by both Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh.
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<p>As far as Ward Churchill is concerned, the record speaks for itself. The "Most Peace-Loving of Nations" has been engaged in brutal military campaigns in every corner of the globe, unceasingly, since its inception. In attempting to forever alter Americans false self-concept, Ward Churchill contextualizes US aggression and the most effective response to it yet--the attacks of Sept. 11th--in a readable format. Churchill has meticulously chronicled both U.S. military campaigns--domestic and foreign--from 1776 to the present and U.S. attempts to violate, obstruct and/or subvert International Law from from1945 to the present. Drawing from US military and interventionist history, lessons from Nuremberg and the UN's own voting records, the two Chronologies, exhaustively researched and annotated, illustrate a heart-wrenching history of senseless butchery and democracy deterred. In this context, the only fitting question for a nation still reeling from the wake-up call of Sept. 11th is "How can they not hate us?" In his newest offering, Churchill demands that the American public shake off its collective unconscious and take responsibility for the criminality carried out in its name. Introduction by Chellis Glendinning.</p>

<p>Ward Churchill (Keetoowah Cherokee) is professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Colorado/Boulder. A member of the leadership council of Colorado AIM (American Indian Movement), he is a past national spokesperson for the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee. A prolific writer and lecturer, he has ed, co-ed or edited more than 20 books and 4 AK Press Audio cd's.</p>