She's here! She's here!

*running around room hip hip hooray-ing*

Bette Noir is here! Finally. I was expecting her on Friday, not a full five days to play with her before RTL gets home. Woo Hoo! Checking the FedEx website once every five minutes really does get your packages delivered faster.

Now the question is what music am I going to put on her first.

Yesterday's Special

I've gotten sidetracked by not giving quality posts, so I'm going to work on that. I figured with RTL gone that I would have insight on amazing things at 2 o'clock in the morning. No, not really. I just find myself surfing the net and finding random websites that tickle my funnybone. I'll also put stuff behind cuts so I don't overload anyone's friends page.

( Yardwork )

( Edibles )

( The Daily RTL Phone Conversation )

I think that's it for yesterday. I'm sure more excitement is in store for me today. I'm thinking about going to the library. I should get off my butt and go to the Berekely Resident Services and get a sticker for the car.

Need I say more?

Your Reputation Is: Mystery Girl

You're the girl that everyone is trying to figure out. Men are attracted to your intriguing persona - and women want to copy it!

What's Your Reputation?

North Carolina Style Barbeque

I'm posting the recipe for Carolina Pig Pickin' Sauce. I've gotten into arguments with people about what barbeque is and is not, so I'm including a little Barbeque 101.

Barbeque in NC refers to pork. It's not ribs, sausages, chicken or anything else cooked on a grill. It's pork. So this sauce is based on the idea that it's going on a slab of pig. On the eastern side you get the vinegar and pepper chopped pork. On the west, you get light tomato pulled pork. Chopped, sliced or pulled that's up to you.

Vinegar and Pepper - The most basic and oldest barbeque sauce. Found primarily in the Eastern part of North Carolina. There is some argument whether this style started in North or South Carolina. Since I'm biased, it's NC. This is the type of sauce that I'm posting.

Mustard - Vinegar and Pepper with mustard added. This is a German influence found mainly in South Carolina.

Light Tomato Sauce - Vinegar and Pepper with tomato ketchup added. Lexington, NC is the place of invention. Commonly referred to as "Western Carolina Barbeque".

Heavy Tomato Sauce - The type of Barbeque sauce that you find bottled in the grocery store. This is the type of sauce found in most of the rest of the U.S.

( Eastern Carolina Pig Pickin' Sauce )

I think I went a little overboard there. Sorry, I'm passionate about my barbeque. And I couldn't leave everyone with "store in cool dark place". That doesn't give you any idea of what to do with the sauce.