| | Phew, another month has gone by yet again. So yea, happy late Thanksgiving!
Cooked a turkey yesterday. It came out great! I think the $10 probe thermometer is one of the best things to have in the kitchen. I mean really, no more guessing to see if meat is done. Just throw the turkey into the oven for 30 mins at 500° and then cover the white meat with a triangle shaped piece of aluminum foil and then cook at 350° until the white meat is at 161°. The turkey came out great and the breast meat was super juicy, not dry as hell like last year. I think I'll be doing the same thing for chicken since whenever my parents make chicken the breast meat is always like a desert.
On another topic, its almost December! For kids, that means Christmas. My dad emailed me before asking for my "wish list" but theres nothing I can tell my parents to get for me. I mean looking at what I want, its fairly expensive and useless in their eyes. So basically my real wish list involves me saving myself and then just buying the stuff myself. I mean really what I want now is knives and flashlights lol.
Knives:
Spyderco P'kal
Spyderco CalyIII (in either VG-10/G10 or ZDP/Carbon Fiber)
Spyderco Paramilitary
CR Sebenza
Kershaw Tanto Groove
Kershaw Leek (in damacus, S30V, or ZDP)
Bradley Alias II
Benchmade 42
Knifekits Typhoon
Dozier Arkansas Toothpick
Busse Badger Attack (gen 3)
Busse Game Warden
Utility HAK
Lights:
Fenix P2D-CE
McLux
CR2 Ion
Orb RAW NS
So yea, nothing really cheap there so bleg. More knives than lights though lol.
Hell the Koster Bushcraft would be on there too if I hadn't already ordered it for myself as a self Christmas present. Should be coming in perhaps a little after Christmas too (with the first batch in Dec. 20ish and me being in the middle of the run...)
I mean really, the Koster was such a great deal I just couldn't pass on it. I was going to get the Rod Garcia Skookum but that would have been like $240 ish for the one in 3V. The Koster will just be around like $130 for the 3V.
I believe that us knife nuts have a sickness. I may be speaking for myself, but I'm sure it applies to loads of people. I am constantly looking for the perfect knife. One that makes me say "this knife will do everything I want and I no longer need anymore." It has to have looks, feel good in the hands, and cut well. But then the problem is that there will probably never be a knife that does that. I mean when i got my BM551 I was quite content. The 440C gets sharp and I love the axis lock. But then really its kinda big and bulky in the pockets and not really PC since it flicks out so easily. Then I got a great deal on a Spyderco waved Delica. I love this knife. Its currently my EDC and its great. When I first held it in my hands it felt too small (compared to the BM551 handle) and now it feels great. Lock up is good and it comes out fast because of the wave. The VG-10 is a dream to sharpen and I love it. If it was flat ground then this thing would slice like a razor, even though its razor sharp as it is now. But then I sharpened Stephen's CalyIII and I love that now too! Feels great in the hands, looks really nice and its also in VG-10. Just as I figure that I'll save for one, I also notice the CalyIII in ZDP with carbon fiber handles. It looks even better and has an even more premium steel!! Of course throughout this whole time ever since I played around with Leo's Spyderco Paramilitary, I've always wanted one. Came close to buying one since some store was selling the black coated ones for $25 each and I called up Leo and we each ordered one. Unfortunately with credit card problems the order never went through and we basically lost on a great deal. Meanwhile, Stephen picked up like 4 of them and a few Manixs at $25 each, that bastard.....
So many people say the Chris Reeve Sebenza is the end all knife. Locks up like a vault, looks simple but elegant, and has Crucible S30V. The problem for me is the $330 price tag. I mean a lot of people got the Sebenza and just sold all their other knives because of how great it is. Yet I just cant find myself to do something like that. I mean if I ever lost a Sebenza I would be pissed off. Hell, what if someone stole it or the cops took it away? I haven't fondled one yet but I figure when I get back on campus I'll be able to play with Stephen's. I mean he loves the Sebenza now and plans to sell off some of his extra crap. Maybe I can pick up a paramilitary for cheap from him? lol. Sucks though since I know what he really paid for them and its just a plain rip off.....
But enough of that. Figure sometime in the future I'll get them myself.
So today was nice. Ended up going to midtown with Leo. Didn't really do much I guess. Art Browns is nice. I can see a lot of my money going into Noodlers ink in the near future..... Hell I would have bought a bottle of I wasn't too lazy to flush my Lami Safari. Also went to HooMoos Asli and I got myself a falafel sandwich and it was kickass. I wish there was falafel on campus but I guess at least we have gyros, albeit they aren't very good. It's okay. I'll probably convince Stephen to let me make some in his kitchen.
Now I'll end with some song lyrics. Man I love this song. I wish I could put it up on my xanga:
Future In My Hands- Rin Oikawa
Standing where I should be
Believing as I'm told to believe
Being who I should be
Doing what I should do
Did you hear what I said?
Did you get what I meant?
What you saw is an illusion
You're living in delusion
Going on and on I have the future in my hands
Getting loose from days I never could get over
Going on and on until I'm finally myself
Getting out of this dishonest world I never wanted
Now is the time
Now is the time
Ask me if you're anxious
I'll give you all the answers
Truth or dare - it's your choice
Your truth is what you wish for
Who am I to tell you that the future's in your hands?
Set me free from lies and cold deceptions, I'm so scared
Going on and on across this land, across the time
Going on to see, to feel, to breathe
I've always wanted
Sleepless nights I'm spending
Counting all the words that broke my heart
I'm leaving all my past here
Then I'll see the world for sure
Going on and on I have the future in my hands
Getting loose from days I never could get over
Going on and on until I'm finally myself
Getting out of this dishonest world I never wanted
Now is the time
Now is the time
Chase after time
Chase after time.
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