Pumpkins and Punkins

It took awhile, but I made another two recipes from the cooking game. Tonight I made Japanese pumpkin slices fried up in butter & garlic, and 'one-bite steaks' with parsley butter sauce. The pumpkin came out well, though I think I may go back to grilling slices in the toaster oven. The garlic added a nice touch, but I don't need butter to enjoy the pumpkin. The steak was so-so, but I mucked up the butter a bit by microwaving it to make it softer, and making it completely liquid instead.

Overall I'd say it still counts as a success.

A few weeks ago I had a pack of baby boy themed scrapbook paper that was half-off and utterly adorable. But I couldn't figure out what to do with it. And then I realized that a good friend of mine has a baby boy, and I got to work. The scrapbook is all pre-made, just needs pictures and a little bit of journaling here and there. I'm glad I finally got to give it to my friend and her husband, because I'm really proud of how it turned out, but sharing it here would ruin the surprise!

Inaugural Posts are Usually Dull...

...so let's get that out of the way.

Welcome to my hypomnema, which is a Greek word for a collection of random facts and observations. Though they had no internet, the Ancient Greeks still managed to blog. Now that's an advanced civilizaion.

I'm an aspiring author, and I'd like to publish books in fantasy, mystery and romance genres. Not to mention a nonfiction book on Japanese language for the office that I'm working on. I'm starting this blog because I'd like to try and build up a presence on the web that I can keep going once I've 'made it.'

But it won't be all about my rejection letters, I promise. Unfortunately when I stray into other things I find exciting, you'll probably end up reading about history and other things I find interesting.

Well, there we go, the boring inaugural post is out of the way!