Tuesday, October 21st, 2025 11:26 am
I was going absolutely insane, trying to figure out which of my 50-odd tabs was playing holiday music. Nothing showed up on the tab list. Finally I hit command-option-escape, to list what was open, and discovered that the very nice holiday advent calendar a friend sent me had decided to serenade me. I shut it down; sanity restored.
Monday, October 20th, 2025 11:45 am
Note: This is adjusted for my "American" tastes. Generally speaking most Japanese prefer delicate flavors or not-as-strong flavors. I add a little more of things to my recipe as a result. I'll be putting a ** next to my addition(s) so if you want to try it a more original way, or if you prefer more subtle flavors, you can do both. Both is good! I also keep my leftover broth from this and then use it as a veggie/bean soup start after. Yum.

Mille-Feuille Nabe Recipe
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I'm off to make a batch right now!
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Sunday, October 19th, 2025 11:56 am
I am so happy you're willing to write a story for me!

Here are a few notes on the universes, and DNWs: behind cut )

Thank you so much, and I hope you have a very happy Yuletide yourself.
Saturday, October 18th, 2025 01:45 pm
You know you have pissed off a lot of people when DH goes to a protest. Srsly. He has never, ever, done one in his life. He's over it enough that he's gonna show up for every protest going forward. Nice for him to hop on the train.
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So the thing I tried while in Japan that was all over is Mille-Feuille Nabe and I found a Korean focus market in town that sells frozen thin sliced shabu/hot pot meat.

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So tell me a good thing going on with you and/or if you attended a march/protest recently. I'm in the mind to celebrate wins! I am looking forward to posting a cat photo soon!
Tuesday, October 14th, 2025 01:24 pm
Okay, maybe that's a bit grandiose, but that's what it feels like.

For about a decade I've been taking the standard blood thinner, coumadin, to help ward away the possibility of stroke, which my mother and grandmother had at various degrees of severity. It was no big deal for years -- the strength of the pill was offset by eating a certain amount of various green veggies, so I'd take the pill and eat some broccoli and all was well.

Then I got COVID last January. A relatively light case, as they go, but the longterm effect was that it magnified the effect of the pill to the point where I had a lot of bruising, including bruises and swelling on my face. I looked like I'd gone up against Mike Tyson. So my dosage was dropped considerably, and so was the amount of greenery I needed to eat.

At this point it's half a leaf of romaine, or two tiny baby kale, or maybe 3 pieces of dark green spring lettuce, or less than a third of the top of a stalk of broccoli.

I haven't had a full serving of a green vegetable since January and I'm getting hungry for them.

So I asked the pharmacist I deal with about it, and she didn't want to hear about it. She said if I wasn't getting enough greens she could increase my dose so I could have them, totally ignoring the whole Mike Tyson bruises situation. I had my INR bloodtest, which determines how well the greenery is doing at offsetting the coumadin, and it was fine.

Then I got a call from a different pharmacist, who was horrified at the idea that I was feeling undernourished. He has changed me to a different prescription (sorry, can't recall the name), which does not have food requirements -- I can eat what I want. It's taken with a full glass of water twice a day, probably with a small snack as well, but that's no problem. He asked about everything I take, flagged one supplement as possibly a problem (I can drop it) and set it up so I should get it in the mail in a day or so. When it arrives I will need to go without either for 72 hours, then start.

And no more blood tests. My arms are already feeling better for that!

I'm just looking forward so much to having a really nice big salad!