Demanding Divas

Posted at 9:21 pm by & filed under Daily Life, WrongDecade News.

I have two cats meowing outside my door. If I let them in, one would chew my hands and feet off and the other would try to sit under my neck or on the computer. They need attention because I have spent virtually all day sitting in this same spot on my bed designing and coding a new layout for my quilt. It’s not very original since it’s almost the exact same header as my last quilt layout—what can I say? I was attached!—but with a few different animations. At least it’s done and looks ok in evil Internet Explorer.

Aside from coding, I have had to change into a slip multiple time in order to do fittings for the dress my mum is making for me. It’s for our farewell dinner as we are moving to Auckland in December (finally!!). The dress is a knee-length, short-sleeved, black crepe fabric with white polka dots and a sweetheart neckline. I wanted something retro looking and thus far it’s working out wonderfully.

Sidenote: I think I am going insane because I’m totally in love with a character from a book. Nuts, I tell you! Oh well, since I’m doing psychology next year I guess I’ll be able to fix myself, eventually.

I Work Better When I’m Tired

Posted at 11:09 pm by & filed under WrongDecade News.

Another super-boring post about getting the website in better shape! XHTML and CSS validating is complete, except that I have not checked every single blog page yet (I’m tired).
My current to-do list looks something like this:

  • Finish validating blog pages
  • Add links to ‘links’ section
  • Start writing for the ‘goodies’ section
  • Tidy up my quilt, make sure everything follows rules, etc.
  • New designs for fanlisting and namelisting collectives
  • Tidy up aforementioned collectives
  • Create snazzy index page for Prettybloomers
  • Be a good fellow blogger and comment on people’s blogs for once
  • Actually write something worth reading in this blog
  • Add BellaBiblio to Wrongdecade and create better reviews
  • I think I missed a lot, but that’s ok!

And now I’m sleepy and going to go watch Gossip Girl (because Trashy TeeVee is what we all need).

Something Other Than Default

Posted at 8:46 pm by & filed under WrongDecade News.

I have finally gotten around to making the blog design the same as the rest of the site, which you can now view by using the navigation above (obviously). It hasn’t been as hard as I thought it would be, but things aren’t perfect and I still have to refine and then make sure it’s all validated. I’m stopping for tonight as I’m extremely tired and can barely think or see any more.

I can’t wait to go to sleep.

Not-Actually-Cheese Sauce

Posted at 8:18 pm by & filed under Food.

This is a recipe for cheese sauce that is not made with cheese, is vegan and also suitable for anyone with dairy allergies. It’s perfect to use with macaroni or as fondue. I like to put it on top of homemade pizza after it comes out of the oven.

I found the bases for this recipe online some time ago and I never noted down where I got it, but there are several versions of this sauce around. Whomever invented it, I applaud and praise them!

Makes: About a cup.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon non-hydrogenated vegan margarine
  • 1 heaped tablespoon white all-purpose flour
  • Approximately 1/2 cup boiling water
  • Dash of soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder or onion salt
  • 1/4-1/2 cup nutritional yeast flakes

Directions

  1. Make a roux by melting the margarine in a saucepan on medium heat. Once melted, add the flour and mix well with a wire whisk. Turn heat to a slightly lower temperature, depending on what your element is like.
  2. Now we begin adding the boiling water, a little at a time. About a few tablespoons, mixing well after each addition. Keep adding water until you reach you desired consistency, baring in mind that it will thicken up as it continues to cook.
  3. Let mixture cook on a simmer for a few minutes.
  4. Now we add the soy sauce and onion powder, mixing well. Leave to cook for a few more minutes.
  5. Finally we put the nutritional yeast in, mixing well. The yeast can be a little lumpy at first, so if you want a nice smooth sauce just keep mixing.
  6. The sauce is basically done, but now is the time to taste it to make sure the flavours are to your liking. Also, if it’s too thick after the cooking and addition of the nutritional yeast, add a dash more water.

Serve hot with pasta, bread to dip in, or over vegetables. Any left over sauce can be refrigerated and used later in toasted sandwiches or spread on toast or crackers.

Hi

Posted at 4:45 am by & filed under WrongDecade News.

As you can see I have finally got the site set up with WordPress and things are starting to come together behind the scenes. Please bare with me while I get the aesthetics right for Wrongdecade. I have never made a theme for WordPress before so I will need to get to grips with that while also finalising the design I want for the site.

If you are looking for my quilt, fanlistings or namelistings, please use the links below.
My Quilting Bee quilt
My fanlisting collective
My namelisting collective.

My awesome host, Surnaturelle, gave me a new account for free, which was an amazing and well received gift. I’ve been with them for two years now and I have had nothing but wonderful service from them. If you’re in the market for a host, I highly recommend Surnaturelle!

Because I now have two accounts, and the one for Wrongdecade only has 100MB of disk space, I will turn my old site, PrettyBloomers, into a collective for my fanlists and namelists. I will probably also leave my Q*Bee quilt there for the time being, due to space. When I need more space here I will upgrade, but with sharing the load between two sites I should be well and truly fine for some time.

I am so excited about this site. I have so many plans for it and over the coming months they will all come to fruition.

-Sam