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I have never had groceries delivered, not even during the worst of the pandemic. There is a large supermarket just over a mile down the road from me and that is where I go when it's time to stock up on food, beer and paper goods. That way in the store I can choose for myself what I want, and yes, pick over the produce, select the best-looking fruits or vegetables.... If for some reason my local store doesn't have some item I want or particular brand that I prefer, I can drive on to another large supermarket just a few miles down the road.
@Clix Pix: I know that you (in common with your humble scribe) love both lemons and olives.
Today, in the olive stall in the farmers' market, I treated myself to three different types of olives.
My (normal) anchovy stuffed olives (yum), and pitted green Moroccan olives (which I don't normally buy, but I have it in mind to prepare the Sicilian dish caponata which calls for green olives, not black).
The third type of olives I purchased were pitted black Moroccan olives, which I love, and frequently buy.
When I arrived home, they were emptied into a nice Italian bowl; then, I added a generous drizzle of olive oil (what else?), very finely sliced (gossamer thin slices, with a sharp Japanese knife) new season's garlic (a few cloves), chopped fresh parsley, and several slices of lemon, roughly chopped, and I was generous re the addition of fresh garlic, lemon slices, and shredded parsley; stir that lot together, and it is delicious.
However, it struck me that this is something that you might enjoy, as well.
Thank you! Yes, that does sound good! I usually have olive oil covering my olives but hadn't thought about adding in my other favorites, garlic and lemon.....terrific idea!
How I'm supposed to write the score for a completely unedited film. And I completely forgot (and just now remembered) that I have a gig tonight. It's very low-key, no crazy high-energy performances (which is a bit of a relief tbh).
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Good luck with the gig, and with composing the film score.
Assuming it is fiction, is there a plot to this film? Is it something you can immerse yourself in?
Perhaps, it is a documentary, or something fact based: Again, try to simply switch off and focus on the subject matter, allowing fleeting ideas, images, thoughts, to cross your mind, and perhaps by both focussing on it completely - and also switching off completely - music and melody that are appropriate for this subject matter will come to you.
Thanks!!
The film in question (well there are three different films I'm working on atm) is a student film, and is fiction. The actual scoring process isn't terribly hard, and I understand the plot, but it's mainly that the film just isn't edited—it's all the "raw footage" compiled together. It literally has the beginning stuff of every shot, like "Rolling, Speed, Marker: 'scene 1 take 1'... and, action!" And of course, "cut!" at the end. It's just raw footage. That's what's hard to work with, because I don't know how much music to write. So I'm just going to write a ton of music and then the editors can cut it down. That's the only way I can think of how to approach it.
Saturday night so naturally MOTD. Not too many left this season.
Booked a restaurant for next Friday as my Mum is coming to a nearby town. Be about the third time I’ve seen her in the last seven years. I wonder how many more times I meet see my parents given their age and the infrequency of our meet ups.
Booked a restaurant for next Friday as my Mum is coming to a nearby town. Be about the third time I’ve seen her in the last seven years. I wonder how many more times I meet see my parents given their age and the infrequency of our meet ups.
How/why people keep messaging me at 1:00 in the morning. I'm just up late working on some production (just for fun, not for the film scores), and the texts just keep coming... it's super annoying. I'm going to bed soon anyways, but still...
Then switch it to go not disturb. Pretty easy solution.
What's on my mind? AI.
Midjourney. I Really want to jump 2 years into the future and have access to its results. Would make work incredibly easier. ATM, it's incredible, but the results are never going to be what you want exactly.
ChatGPT. AI is definitely coming for writers' jobs. The next iteration of ChatGPT will be able to edit up to 20,000 words at a time!
ChatGPT's translation is also superior to DeepL and Google. Still not great though.
Midjourney. I Really want to jump 2 years into the future and have access to its results. Would make work incredibly easier. ATM, it's incredible, but the results are never going to be what you want exactly.
ChatGPT. AI is definitely coming for writers' jobs. The next iteration of ChatGPT will be able to edit up to 20,000 words at a time!
ChatGPT's translation is also superior to DeepL and Google. Still not great though.
That's wonderful; I hope you have a terrific time, and that you both enjoy it.
I'd give anything to be able to take my mum to a nice restaurant (and, in common with your humble scribe, - and indeed, my dad - she loved good food, and good restaurants, and both decent and fine dining).
@Apple fanboy - quoted below - has supplied you with an answer, an answer with which I am in complete agreement.
In essence, learn to set boundaries.
There is nothing wrong with explaining to people that you are not available for calls anytime after......and set a time after which you won't be available to take calls, - inform these people of that time - and then, enforce it.
Enforcing it means turning off your phone, or, neither answering nor responding, or, as @Apple fanboy says, set your phone to do not disturb.
And, if they persist in phoning you at 1.00 a.m., let them know that you find this exceedingly discourteous.
Exactly.
Well said.
Was reading in bed for a while earlier this morning.
Sparkling mineral water (and crisps) have been acquired, the bottle bank visited, and a wash has been put on.
Now, it is high time for a coffee.
Sparkling mineral water (and crisps) have been acquired, the bottle bank visited, and a wash has been put on.
Now, it is high time for a coffee.
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Hey @Scepticalscribe - how about adding Penne alla Vodka to the menu this week?
Hm.
Have you any recipes that you might care to share?
This is not a dish that I have prepared prior to now, - in fact, I don't ebelieve that I have ever even seen it when dining out - although I have seen references to it online.
Good idea, but there are a few complications:
The first is that I have what is - even for me - a considerable quantity of Gorgonzola; pasta and Gorgonzola (perhaps with some more blue cheese, and double organic cream), plus fresh (organic) spinach is on the menu for tomorrow.
The second is that - following vegetable deliveries and purchases yesterday - is that I have all of the ingredients for caponata (and caponata recipes are more than welcome should you wish to share some) to hand.
The third is that shin bone meat - on the bone - yum - (organic, ethically reared with an eye to environmental principles etc, as well as slaughtered and aged by the people who sold it to me yesterday) is currently residing in my fridge: I have in mind a glorious ragù - one which will spend around six hours puttering away to itself - for later in the week, and agian, I have all of the necessary ingredients to hand.
And yes - this is getting predictable: Ragù recipes will be more than welcome, if you have any interesting ones.
It’s fairly easy to make, and it’s incredibly tasty. I recommend trying it.
That’s a good problem to have 😂
Another good problem to have 😂
And yes - this is getting predictable: Ragù recipes will be more than welcome, if you have any interesting ones.
Do you like bolognese sauce?
Yes, good problems, all of them.
Yes, I do like bolognese sauce.
But - having ordered the shin bone meat (complete with bone, which is what gives it flavour), - and that is not meat that one can come by without placing an advance order - I think that a ragù sauce is what may be called for.
Mind you, there is also the chance that I might reserve some (of that wonderful shin bone meat) - so that I can prepare some version of a boeuf bourguignon in the future.
Okay. And you're right, that is something I should learn how to do. And yes, I did in fact set it to Do Not Disturb a little later, which absolutely worked.
Thank god for syncing Focus statuses across devices (so then DND works on my Mac, too!)
Thank you for sharing this video.
Fascinating; I hadn't known that vodka was considered an ingredient in Italian cuisine (or Italian-American cuisine).
I would have considered wine (red or white, depending on what the particular recipe calls for) - or, Marsala, or something of the sort, something regional, native to a region: But, vodka, no.
Now, I am not a purist, and am most certainly open to the idea of using vodka: After all, I have used wine, beer, cognac, cider, calvados, sherry, as required (or suggested) in recipes.
This is something that you should learn how to do, and then, this is something that you should make a point of doing.
Short of something resembling an absolute emergency, nobody - anywhere, anytime, about anything - has any business whatsoever calling, or texting, anyone at 1.00 a.m, still less expecting any sort of a response, civil or otherwise.
Just because technology allows you to do so, does not mean that this is - in any way - appropriate behaviour.
It is discourteous, and disrespectful, disrespectful of both you and your time (and your sleep).
Set boundaries - something along the lines of - "please don't phone me after 10.00p.m. - 22.00" or, "I'm not available after 10.00 p.m. 22.00", or, whatever - it could be 11.00/23.00 - and then proceed to enforce them.
This. This. This. This can’t be overstated. Same works for the weekend. As a matter of fact, after my Lenten experiment I began thinking of doing the so called “digital shabbat” (an unfortunate name imo).
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An excellent idea.
Why not?
I agree completely with this.
Now, I may not (fully) subscribe to the doctrines of the Abrahamic faiths, or religions, but I do think that the principle of having at least one day in the week that is not dedicated to the temple of commerce - that is not work-related (or, that is reserved for the divine) to be an excellent (and very necessary) one.
People need time to switch off, time to claim as their own.
Not just for rest, relaxation, recreation, family, but also - paradoxically - for reasons of creativity and (ultimately) of productively (in your work, if it requires any degree of thought or creativity).
Some of the best solutions to problems come when you are relaxed - and doing something else, listening to music, taking a walk, perhaps in the shower, perhaps cooking, perhaps, even about to take a nap - and somewhat removed from pressing immediate everyday concerns and issues.