Pete's Log: fish tank, the grinch, cheesesticks

Entry #608, (Life in General)
(posted when I was 22 years old.)

Brian and I gave the fishtank a major cleaning today. Major, it was a huge undertaking. Hopefully the remaining fish will do ok, we lost another one today. sniffle. We'll see how it goes.

Went to see The Grinch, starring Jim Carrey. Was a decent movie, not quite as good as I expected. Mainly because it was too long, there were definite parts that could've been cut out. But Carrey was pretty funny, and overall, I enjoyed it.

Made cheesesticks. Went all right. This was complete and utter improvisation, I hadn't a clue what I was doing and I didn't have anything to base my attempts off of, but my Flemish instincts guided me through ok. Made a simple batter consisting of beer, flour, and bread crumbs. Surrounded cheese in said batter. Deep fried the result. Consumed with spaghetti sauce. Not bad. Definite research needs to be done into improving the batter. I think more bread crumbs, less flour, is a definite need. Also, it needs to be less runny and less sticky, since I had an awful time trying to get the cheese fully surrounded by batter. But it was a fun experience, and I've got plenty of batter left over, so I may try making some more tomorrow. And since there are a few cheesesticks left, I may go eat another one now. mmmm... cheese...