Dinner and other news

[valiha]

Today was the first time I went outside after two weeks being cooped up due to illness (not counting the trips to the doctor to get those very painful shots) in order to get this for dinner:



Both my aunt and me were getting sick of soups and bland dishes, and today while we were trying to decide what we wanted to have for dinner, we looked at each other and said "Ćevapi!" at the same time. :D It was just perfect, and exactly what we needed. I haven't felt so good about a meal in a long time.

There's a place not far from where we live that makes fabulous ćevapi, and I pass it by on my way to and from work. I sometimes stop by on my way home and get some for us. They're quite addictive, so I take care not to get them too often.

In other news, I still tire easily, and often feel exhausted after a couple of hours sitting up. I'm getting quite sick of teas, thank you very much for ruining my enjoyment of them, you nasty flu! I'm done with my medication, and it's been days since I had any fever to speak of. I'm no longer required to wear a mask, but I do need to make sure my mouth and nose are covered by a thick scarf as they don't want me to get a sore throat which might then lead to worse things.

There's been an announcement in LJ news about some changes regarding communities, maintainers and moderators and a new category of comm owners = persons who created the comms.

In order to improve community management, LiveJournal is introducing the role of 'owner' for communities. The owner of a community is the only maintainer who will have the authority to remove other maintainers, rename the community, or delete the community. Over the next few days, community owners will be determined. In most cases, the user who created the community will be the community owner. For communities created after today, the user who creates the community will automatically be the owner of the community. For communities created prior to today, the community owner will be determined as follows... [rest of the text at the original entry - they haven't cut it so I can't link to to the exact section]

There seem to be two major concerns: one is from maintainers who are complaining that this will turn comms into dictatorships instead of communities run by mutual agreement, and the second one is from original creators who have previously been burned by giving maintainer status to friends and then having those friends turn around and seize control of the comms, kicking out the original creators.

I think both sides have some valid arguments, but I think this is something that we'll have to wait and see in order to understand how it will affect us. As a maintainer and mod on a couple of LJ comms, I'm interested in seeing how this plays out. Some threads of interest: Owners?, What exactly is the point, What about an active but absent owner, Bitching about games aside... .

Their other announcement about LJ implementing games on site doesn't bother me as I have no intention to install and play them. They are one of the reasons I loathe Facebook and barely ever use it other than when I have to get in touch with cousins who spend their lives there.

Comments

[kayim]

*snuggles* So pleased you're feeling a little better, hon.

[valiha]

I am, and it felt good to step outside for a while, and to *chew* my food, but it also felt good to sneak back into bed afterwords. :) I've got a bunch of books on anatomy and drawing that I'm leafing through at the moment, and life is good.

[whatistigerbalm]

ćevapiiiii

Ajme, al' zavidim. Al' zavidim.

(Na ćevapima, naravno; za gripu mi je drago da je bolje!)

[valiha]

Da je po mome, bili bi ćevapi svaki dan, ali to vjerovatno nije najbolja ideja. :)

Gripa prolazi, i u ponedjeljak moram na posao (a bas sam se navikla da citam fanfic u krevetu). :(

[grachonok.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear you had flu, glad to hear you're getting better! It goes all around here, too:(.

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

Oh I've been as sick as a dog, and they were thinking about keeping me in the hospital. As I didn't have trouble breathing, nausea and vertigo they decided to just quarantine me at home, with an admonition to call the ER if I started experiencing those symptoms.

[pezgirl7.livejournal.com]

Glad to see you're doing better! That dish looks kinda gross, sorry, but if you like it, yay! :)

I didn't know about the Owners thing, so thanks for posting that. I don't think it will effect my comms at all. I think it might be a good thing, because it could prevent other admins from taking control away from the original creator, like you said.

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

:gasp: Blasphemy! How can you *say* that? :D It's the most delicious dish ever and it's one of our specialties! It's minced meat, usually beef, formed into small rolls and fried on a grill, then put into warm flatbread. Chopped onions are optional. It's usually eaten with yogurt, but that too depends on your taste.

I'm subscribed to news and lj_releases so I usually catch these changes as they're announced. I like the owner changes and while I understand the protests from people who are running certain communities abandoned by their owners who worry that the owner won't hand them over out of spite, it has the potential to be a good thing indeed. There should soon be a new category under Manage communities marking people as owners, maintainers and mods. Mods got some higher authority too.

[pezgirl7.livejournal.com]

hehe Well I've never had minced meat, but anything that looks like sausage is unappetizing to me. It probably does taste good though. I can't imagine eating meat with yogurt though. That seems like a strange combination.

I've been thinking that I really should get another admin for my two comms, just in case something were to happen to me or my LJ account. I wouldn't want the comms to die because there was no admin.

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

Oh, so it's something like with a cousin of mine who dislikes minced meat, but likes it prepared in other ways. That's fine, we all have different tastes. :)

Regarding yogurt, maybe that's because there's a difference in how we perceive yogurt? Most foreigners I talk to presume the yogurt we have is some sort of fruit flavored deal, but we mostly just use the plain kind. We drink it with a lot of dishes, but it's most popular with rice, ćevapi, and various pies - or pitas as we call them, which are again different from what I've seen of American pies. Ours are made of really thin pastry dough filled with meat, spinach (though I personally LOVE when nettle is added - yum!), cheese, or pumpkin and rolled into spirals. This is a good walkthrough on how to make Bosnian-style pie. :)

I actually wanted to talk to you about some ideas I had about comms, but will have to do some careful planning first - I'm overhauling some things. Yes, if you can find a person or two to help out it would be a good idea, and with the recent changes, you'll be insured against any hostile takeovers.

[pezgirl7.livejournal.com]

Yea, I was thinking of American yogurt. But I've had falafel sandwiches with pita bread and a sauce, which is probably similar to the type of yogurt you're referring to. When I hear pie, I think of dessert pie, but we have ones with meat or vegetables that are normally called pot pies.

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

Yogurt, kefir and sour cream are all very popular here. My sister has yogurt with *everything*. :)

That's an interesting looking dish, and I'd like to try making something similar, provided it doesn't require pork in the recipe. But yeah, totally different from our pies.

[pezgirl7.livejournal.com]

Well I've never had a curry pot pie. Normally it's chicken, veggies and gravy in the pie, and they're purchased in the frozen food section. More typical:
http://www.moricelawfirm.com/images/banquet.jpg

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

...and a clear photo of the pie before and after it's baked in an oven:

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

(Dang it, forgot the link: Around the world in favorite recipes - Bosnian pie)

[pezgirl7.livejournal.com]

That looks really good and is making me hungry! I tried to make something similar last year using filo dough, but I didn't add enough cheese, so it was pretty dry.

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

I know, right? I think I may have to buy some tomorrow, as I'm hopeless when it comes to making it!

Don't forget you have to oil the dough some too - the additional recipe above very nicely explains the process.

[boogieshoes.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

-bs

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

*hugs back*

What's been happening with you lately on the fanfic writing front? I don't remember seeing any new werewolf AU fics lately! :nudge nudge:

[boogieshoes.livejournal.com]

*grins* i'm hoping to get back into writing by the end of this month - was completely unable to concentrate on it during my job search and the subsequent move. and then the old laptop died, which is aggravating, because i have left it with a good friend who is good with comps, but not so good with the getting back in touch with me! :-p

i'll probably start back on the btvs/mag7 piece i started last year, but those werewolfies... maybe, i don't know. depends on if they speak to me. :-D

-bs

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

I'm happy with whatever you publish next. :) I wasn't a regular Buffy viewer, mostly because our TV stations are c***p about keeping shows like it, but I'm familiar enough with it to be able to enjoy crossovers. [Though I'd love to see a Losers/Mag7 crossover from someone; Losers have recently eaten my brain. :) ]

Eek, that's not good about the laptop! Did you at least have a backup? After experiencing a hard drive failure a couple of years ago, I now have an external hard drive with all my important files on it.

[boogieshoes.livejournal.com]

i think i have a back-up, but i'm not sure, and i hope my friend can get my files off the comp. nothing's on there like bank records and stuff, but i've got a couple cross-stitch patterns, the story files, that kind of thing. not important in a life or death manner, but still important to *me*! :-p

can't help with the Losers cross-overs, since i don't watch Losers, heh. but i'll hope someone can write a story for you. :-D the other stuff is sitting on my mental shelf clamoring to get out, so...

-bs

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

*crosses fingers for you*

Oh, The Losers is a fun action film that was released last year, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana and Chris Evans, who simply rules the movie and is well on the way of becoming my favorite actor. I loved him muchly, and I'm looking forward to seeing him as Captain America.

The Losers trailer:



Jensen's Dating tips ♥ :

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

Your pix of Ćevapi brings back memories of my Peace Corps time in Turkey..................I absolutely loved that dish..................my roommate and I ate a lot of it, but lamb was used.
There was a restaurant in our town which excelled in it...........but then they excelled in some other fine cooking. We had little $$$$ but eating out was not that expensive in Nazilli.
Thanks so much for the lovely reminder................

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

It is very delicious, and extremely addictive I think! Ours usually contain veal, sometimes beef if it's good quality.

You're welcome, it's always good to know about dishes from various parts of the world!

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

I actually think veal would be a better choice for it instead of lamb.............

When we go to the annual Polish fest here in Portland I cannot wait to get the Bigos
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigos
This pix does NOT do it justice.
I told my sister first time I tried it that it was very very similar to a dish our maternal grandmother made, but she was from Berne canton of Switzerland not Poland.............

I love ethnic dishes............

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

It is the combination of ingredients that intrigues me..................e.g. the Thai food we had for my bd.
The three dishes were all different but complimented each other.
The last time my sister and brother in law went out they sampled Ethiopian food and she said it was entirely interesting.
We are very fortunate in this area to have a host of restaurants that represent so many different ethnic styles of cooking.................
Years ago it was pretty much Chinese, but not anymore.