bullies

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/10/social.media.bullying/index.html

A fifteen year old gets punched in the face because she doesn't like a trashy, stupid band.

This bothers me more than you can imagine. It brought back vivid memories of being hit in the head with a rock, of being punched in the face when I was a teenager. Even worse than the harassment and violence of my peers was the reaction of the adults. They are all the more awful because the adults around me told me it was my fault, that those boys couldn't be blamed for wanting to hurt me.

biscotti day

I spent most of my day baking biscotti for the first time ever. They are all butterscotch pecan, but I doused half the batch with chocolate. (See them here) The recipe from King Arthur flour works very well and is pretty easy for such an involved cookie. It also looks easy to modify. I want to do some pistachio ones now, as well as a chocolate chip.

Right as I began, I endured a horrible paper cut. Actually a foil cut, since I cut myself on a sheet of foil. Brutal. Of course it is right on the crease of my index finger which makes it extra painful. My hands are dry from all the antibacterial soap I kept using since a bandaid won't stay in that spot.

All the biscotti are for Mike's presentation at work tomorrow. Food makes a presentation/work meeting 100% better right from the start. Especially delicious homemade fancy cookies.

I'm really craving a chocolate orange right now. I want to whack it on the table and break out the slices. Maybe I'll make some chocolate orange biscotti.

Currently reading Glen Cok's Black Company series. I may like this more than the Dread Empire series. Awesome stuff. Just amazing.