512gb

I saw this in the newspaper today...

512gb thumb drive for $94, bargain! They're going to have a ton of phone calls come Monday.

Evil Santa

Is it just me, or does anyone else think the above Christmas decoration looks like a Santa version of a lost soul from Doom 2?

More Christmas photos.

Garbage Can Turkey

I was looking around allrecipes.com today for some interesting Christmas dinner recipes, when I saw this recipe...

Garbage Can Turkey
"Not the conventional way of cooking a turkey but the results are amazing and the bird tastes wonderful. Seasoning can be added but is not necessary."

Ingredients:

• Aluminium foil
• 15 inch wooden stake
• 1/3 (12 pound) whole turkey, neck and giblets removed
• New 15 gallon metal garbage can with lid

Directions:

• 1. Lay about 3 long sheets of heavy duty aluminium foil out on the grass to make a square about 3x3 feet. Pound the wooden stake into the ground in the centre of the aluminium foil.
• 2. Fill the lid of the garbage can with a large pile of charcoal, and light. Place the whole turkey (thawed of course) onto the stake, legs down. Turn the garbage can upside down, and place over the turkey. Place piles of lighted coals on the top, and around the sides of the can.
• 3. Cook for at least 1 1/2 hours, or keep going until coals go out. Do not lift can during cooking. Brush the charcoal off of the can, and lift off carefully as some heat may rush out when you lift the can. The internal temperature of the turkey should be at least 180 degrees F (83 degrees C) when taken in the thickest part of the thigh.

Mmmm, nothing like garbage can turkey.

From The Garden

Taken in my garden a few days ago, see more at Flickr.

Dear Santa 2004

Dear Santa,

Once again, I have decided to blog my Christmas wish list - as I said last year, "Paper is so not the cool thing to do". I now present you (and my friends & family) with a list of things I would like for Christmas. Don't bother checking your list, I've totally been good this year Santa Baby, promise.

• Gift vouchers for Victoria's Secret, Xoxo and Emitations.
• 'Sex and the city' - The complete series (Seasons 1-6).
• 'Passing the flame' by Corina Tettinger.
• Brooches, I'm having a bit of a brooch obsession at the moment.
• A new watch, my old one seems to bee losing time.
• Flickr account upgrade (username: NikitaKashner). Thanks Bob.

Sincerely,
Nikita

P.S. The little red monkey said to say he's too busy to write you a list, he mumbled something about an army of robots, but he wanted you to know that all he wants for Christmas is to rule the world, that and a little red scarf.