Archive for January, 2008

29Jan08

CSI piano tune, heeeelp!

I’ve been looking for the name of a piano track from a CSI-episode for a long time, with no luck. Maybe someone out there has heard it before and knows where I might find the whole track?
It’s from CSI season 7 episode 2 – “Built to kill, part 2″. Here’s a YouTube video of the [...]

18Jan08

Simple, yet tasty #2

Here’s a recipe that we’ve used regularly over the past couple of years, with slight modifications from time to time:
Chicken salad with indian spices and saffron rice

Ingredients (no measurements or amounts):
- Iceberg salad
- Tomatoes
- Cucumber
- Bell pepper/Paprika
- Chicken breasts
- Tandoori Masala spice mix (Rajah)
- Marinated feta-cheese
- Basmati or jasmin rice
- Saffron
The ingredients above can be [...]

18Jan08

Kopi Luwak

About a week ago, I ordered an early birthday present for Marianne; a really cool handbag from Morelle.
The package arrived by mail today, and when we opened it, there were a couple of surprises inside!

A beautiful bowtie purse to compliment the handbag, and this:

A bag of Kopi Luwak coffeebeans – only the most expensive coffee [...]

07Jan08

Semi-long hair

This is one step towards a “real” long-haired photo. It’s taken back in 1995, at Roskilde festival, with semi-long hair:

BTW: notice the awesome sweater!

06Jan08

Meme: In. One. Word. Only.

Stian has tagged me in this year’s first internet meme, so after translating the questions to Norwegian, here are my answers -
In.
One.
Word.
Only.
Where is your cellphone? Livingroom
Describe your girlfriend? Treasure
Your hair? Out-of-control
Your mother? Self-sacrificing
Your father? Hard-working
What is your favourite gadget? iPod Nano
What did you dream last night? Censored
What do you prefer to drink? Cola
Dream car? BMW [...]

05Jan08

Simple, yet tasty!

This is going to sound like a weird combination, but don’t knock it till you’ve tried it!
Pesto-marinated beef in pita-bread with feta and pineapple, and a curry-dressing:
What to buy? (serves 2)
- 350g of beef (sirloin or tenderloin)
- A glass of good pesto
- 1 pack of feta-cheese
- 1 tin of pineapple rings
- 2 pieces of pita-bread
- [...]

04Jan08

Roast chicken with rosemary roast potatoes

We wanted something nice for friday night dinner, so I found this recipe for a roast dinner with chicken and potatoes.

The chicken was stuffed with lemon, garlic, and thyme, and rubbed with seasalt and freshly ground pepper. Next time I’ll probably make a “pocket” between the chicken breasts and the skin, and fill it with [...]

03Jan08

Dreamhost webmail

One of my biggest pet peeves with Dreamhost has always been their choice of webmail-client – Squirrelmail.
Fortunately, they seem to have come to their senses, and now in beta: http://roundcube.dreamhost.com/!
This is excellent news! I’ve given RoundCube a go, and it seems like a great alternative to Squirrelmail.
If you’re a Dreamhost-user, give it a spin, and give [...]




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