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k3v0.recipe: delicata squash

I got some nice looking delicata squash Sunday and this is how I prepared it.

• 2 delicata squash
• garlic powder
• salt
• raw sugar
• dried shallots
• balsamic vinegar
• pepper
• olive oil
• butter

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cut the squash in half and scoop the seeds out. Put down a sprinkle of salt, then the garlic powder. Next add a little raw sugar to coat the top, then the shallots and sprinkle the whole thing with a tiny bit of vinegar. Then drizzle a little olive oil on top. Place the squash skin side down in a dish and add 1/2 inch of water and a tiny bit of olive oil to the dish to avoid burning.  Cover in aluminum foil and bake for around 35-45 minutes.

Once the squash is done cooking the flesh should be soft and easily scooped from the skin. Scoop the flesh into a bowl, add a tablespoon or two of butter, then salt and pepper to taste. Then enjoy!

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I missed the equinox

I realized today the equinox passed without acknowledgment. For some reason I feel an obligation to pay homage to the celestial event, even though it is a day as any other. I fail for not giving the summer its due reverence. And so begins another season of the thing you crave inching out of reach, another day of half-satisfaction trying to masquerade as fulfillment.
Tonight I found a girl I had a thing for when she was thick got thin and even more lovely. She is also engaged to a guy who doesn’t seem all that cool (unless he is secretly rich). I feel ripped off. It makes me hope someone worthy is left to draft for team k3v0.
Enjoy that last little bit of summer sun. It’s not the brightest but it’s the last you will see for a while.

it’s raining water, and drinking glasses

Crazy roommate decided to go out drinking after crying as we watched the baseball game. She complained about how she wants to change, how she doesn’t want to be mean or judgemental. She said she wants to be nicer, or at least be able to fake being nice more effectively. She said she is always sad, and that makes her want to drink, which she knows doesn’t help. I get confused when people complain about things they can change but choose not to.

I wasn’t feeling very well. I was quite tired and had a headache, I must be getting a cold. I went to bed around 9:30, even forsaking the end of the Phils game. I woke up at 2 am for some reason, and then my guard went up because I knew what would probably happen. I must be psychic since around 2:30 a very drunk roommate came in without knocking. Lucky for me she was totally shitfaced and stumbling around making noise!

She started by saying how much she wants me, how she loves how I feel. I told her I still had a headache and didn’t feel well. She bitched a bit then left to go vomit in the bathroom and knock stuff over. She made quite a mess in the bathroom, I’m lucky we have two.

After returning and crying about how she just wants me to want her (this is ironic, since she broke up with me) she kept talking. More crying, more senseless chatter about how I don’t care and how she wants me, more throwing up. I got her a glass of water, since on the occasions when I get sick all I crave is nice cool water to clean the taste out. She didn’t take the water, but then went to the kitchen. Then came the highlight of the night.

She returns with a nice big glass of water and attempts to throw it out my window. There is a screen which cleverly deflects the glass, spraying water everywhere. Then the screen gets opened and she tosses the glass out. Fucking Epic! At this point I can’t help but laugh inside at the absurdity of the situation: a retarded unstable drunk is failing at even the simple task of throwing stuff out the window. Better yet, somehow this drunk thinks we can have a meaningful conversation, and maybe some sort of relationship. I’m a fool for letting myself get wrapped up in this. I somehow thing that with enough love and good cooking people will see what kind of fucking idiots they are and try to change themselves. FAIL. Occasionally I question if I have changed as much as I think I have, but that’s just my own insecurities speaking and not reality.

I asked her what she thought that would accomplish, and she said it’s the only way she can get me to pay attention. This caused me to snap. I began actually telling her how I feel about the whole situation, which engendered no response to my surprise, since she always has shit to say even if it makes no sense. She began to calm down and after some repeated gibberish she finally went to sleep.

As I lay in bed I tried to clear my head. It’s senseless to attempt to apply logic to a drunk. I think alcohol short circuits those awesome channels in our brain that we have developed to systematically categorize our existence. When those levies break all you can do is try to get to higher ground, try not to drown in the flood of subconscious. It’s hard to feel such pain from someone you loved and to know you can do nothing.

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k3v0.recipe: zucchini al k3v0

This is my simple recipe for zucchini.

• 3 zucchinis
• 1 medium sized onion
• 4 large cloves of garlic or a bunch of little ones
• basil
• oregano
• crushed red pepper
• garlic powder
• dried minced shallots
• olive oil
• salt
• pepper

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Then chop your veggies.

Next heat up a pan on medium heat and add some olive oil. Once the pan is hot add the onions.

Once the onions have cooked for a little while and begin to get translucent, make some space in the pan and add some extra olive oil. Then throw the garlic in the open space to begin cooking.

When the onions and garlic are done remove from heat. The onions should be fairly translucent but not browned.

Take an oven safe dish and spread some olive oil around the bottom. Then take zucchini slices and arrange them to cover the dish.

Next, get your spices ready.

Spread a little olive oil on top of the zucchini slices, add a sprinkle of salt, then add a couple shakes of the other spices. You can go heavier on the basil but don’t go crazy with the oregano.

Then throw on some of the cooked onions. Add another layer and repeat the steps until you’ve used all the zucchini and onions.

Bake for 35 minutes or until the zucchini reaches your desired state of doneness. I like mine a little underdone.

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k3v0.recipe: ribs a la k3v0

I decided to make some ribs tomorrow, and to that end I created a rub.

• 1 cup raw sugar
• a bunch of salt
• a packet of sazon
• dried minced onion
• dried minced shallots
• adobo
• basil
• oregano
• rosemary
• crushed red pepper

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