Oh no, you shouldn't have.

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86510360137650497882011-08-08T16:05:21.408-04:00Oh no, you shouldn't have.Projects, haphazardly executed, sometimes abandoned, and often ill-advised.maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13323205098130109617noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651036013765049788.post-6750525276385313522010-08-28T23:30:00.001-04:002010-08-28T23:32:18.771-04:00Almighty Carlo

Fun with text to speech/speech to text bounce and a 1976 BBC miniseries. This computer is very earnest. File Hosting Online Storage Backup

maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13323205098130109617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651036013765049788.post-10608306089337358182010-07-18T18:14:00.010-04:002010-07-18T18:43:09.723-04:00Armageddon through a slinky, Around the World in 2000 Pictures, and a can of beans.

Today's amusement required wiring up a small transformer to turn a contact mic into a contact speaker. It's a little doohickey you buy at Radio Shack and then use backwards for something it was never intended to do as explained in the previously mentioned book that tells you how to do all of this fun stuff.The connections on this one were a little tricky since there wasn't very much room. Also,

maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13323205098130109617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651036013765049788.post-43961744188393836512010-07-11T18:20:00.010-04:002010-07-11T19:28:17.096-04:00Baby's first contact mic.

My usual amusements are mostly fall and winter kinds of things. So what do bored ladies do in the summertime? Electronics projects, of course. For a while, at least, I'm going to be documenting my attempts at making interesting noises based on the projects in Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking.So today's project: making a contact microphone out of a piezo disk. Considering

maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13323205098130109617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651036013765049788.post-23547665301669680722008-04-05T16:57:00.003-04:002008-04-05T17:22:35.144-04:00Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies

These turned out pretty yummy. Brownie mix is maybe the biggest rip in the supermarket. You've probably got all the stuff you need already, and it really only takes like 3 mins longer. This is my standard cribbed-from-Mark-Bittman recipe, fancied up a little bit.The Brownie Part:1 stick butter3 tbsp cocoa, plus a little more if you like it that way.1 c. sugar1 tsp. vanilla1/2 c. flour1/2 tsp

maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13323205098130109617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651036013765049788.post-88119874399512991462008-02-02T10:55:00.000-05:002008-02-02T11:06:01.694-05:00Lovely Orange Mashed Potatoes

The other night I tried this variation on the usual garlic mashed potatoes I make. Turned out pretty good. If you're not used to the idea of savory sweet potatoes, this is a good intro. I likes 'em candied, but they're good for other things, too, and are really good for you. 2 med sweet potatoes, peeled and chunked up into pieces about 3/4 inch wide. (I say "chunked", because it's the best

maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13323205098130109617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651036013765049788.post-58022501726402691842008-01-29T19:00:00.000-05:002008-01-29T19:08:39.240-05:00Slightly Healthier Date Bars

Susan Richardson from Edna, MN is a date bar genius, an I mean her no slight, but since I don't take instruction well and I wanted something a little less butterific, I set to tinkering, resulting in this, my slightly better for you version of her fabulous date bar recipe. If you want straight up yummy and you just don't care, go with the original. But, if you want something you can rationalize

maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13323205098130109617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651036013765049788.post-51880442970951375462007-12-10T11:04:00.000-05:002007-12-10T11:10:53.070-05:00Athens, GA Cupcake Alert

2 AM? Need a cupcake? No problem.JB's by the 40 Watt will take care of you, and what a convenient location for apres-rock snacking. At $3 each, I was a little reluctant (not because that's an outrageous price for a really big homemade cupcake, but beause I'm really cheap), but they were sooo pretty I thought I'd splurge. It was totally worth it. The one I got was strawberry cake with

maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13323205098130109617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651036013765049788.post-87503054708258600302007-12-10T10:50:00.000-05:002007-12-10T10:51:41.057-05:00Scrambled eggs with spinach, cheese, and potato chips.

Breakfast experiment for 12/10/07I love eggs with stuff in them. I wanted something different this morning, and the cupboard was a little sparse. This is what resulted.Scramble 4 eggs in a teensy bit of olive oil with (I do 2 whole eggs and 2 egg whites) a tablespoon or so of milk, some garlic powder, a little thyme, and a little sharp cheddar cheese. When about 3/4 done, add some torn up

maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13323205098130109617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651036013765049788.post-65912022171529867452007-12-01T18:37:00.000-05:002007-12-01T18:44:52.722-05:00Turkey Meatloaf the-recipe-for-which-I-stole-from-my-sister, slightly amended

1 lb ground turkey (the minimally to not-so-fatty kind)1 jar fancy/spicy spaghetti sauce *1 handful old fashioned oatmeal (about 1 cup)1 10 oz brick of frozen spinach, thawed and drained/squished to get the water out.1/2 - 3/4 c. feta cheese (unless you look in the fridge and realize that the feta you thought you had is actually moldy because the package must have been slightly opened when you

maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13323205098130109617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651036013765049788.post-46251676161172834072007-11-29T09:58:00.001-05:002007-11-29T10:05:54.793-05:00Something to do with tempeh

Tempeh semi-verde enchiladarole 1 pkg tempeh med onion about 4 cloves garlic oregano thyme cumin chili powder (sort of redundant, but anyway) 1 can tomatoes and chilies 1 can diced tomatoes 2 cans pinto beans 1 sm. can verde sauce that you had totally forgotten about buying corn tortillas (about 12) shredded cheese (I used sharp cheddar) Chop onion and garlic. In

maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13323205098130109617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651036013765049788.post-48478833856543288102007-11-29T07:04:00.000-05:002007-11-29T07:06:36.160-05:00Breakfast Corn Dogs

Last night, as a food for science experiment, we ate sausage and blueberry pancake corndogs. I'd be lying if I said they weren't pretty good. There were no non-microwave heating instructions.

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