The sad, sick little brown bat sitting on the sidewalk outside of my one job this morning has left me with the wish to pet a bat. Preferrably a big one. I might make do with a bat house instead.

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I've been writing ot3 crackfic instead of original stuff. Maybe once I'm done with this little mess, I'll finally get that chapter breakdown for SttS finalized. I feel I may need to further develop my own characters in order to feel more driven to write about them. Or maybe I just need that solid direction of a layout and charted-out character sheet, whatever.

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Finally, something productive . . . I've never made chili before, but this batch was apparently successful enough that zen_of_nihilism and his friend ate at least four whole pounds yesterday.

T3h Recipe:

One pound ground beef

a two-pound pork roast

two cans of black beans

one can of butterbeans

one can of corn

(about half the liquid from all those cans)

2 green peppers, seeded & cut up into 1" chunks

1 package of chili seasoning

about 1 tsp chili powder (more to taste) (remember that it'll get spicier the longer you cook it)

about 1 tsp onion powder

about 2/3 a 10-oz jar of mild pepper jelly

a can of tomato soup

a little water, if necessary

a chopped-up double handful of cherry tomatoes (probably a cup and a half)

Throw all the veggies in a slow cooker set on low. Brown the beef & pour it (and most of its liquid) in; cook & cut up the pork into little bits & add it (+ liquid) as well. Add everything else & leave overnight; stir and add extra spices as you need to in the morning. :P