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11:15pm: So the archery has started at the Olympics, during Tokyo for some strange reason I really got into watching the archery. I think I realised the reason why today, it's one of the only sports where glasses wearers can wear their glasses while competing! A lot of athletes actually do wear glasses, but obviously not while engaged in their sport. I for one feel solidarity with my glasses wearing brethren.
In other news, the Men's Apparatus Finals at the gymnastics, although at the moment there's also the Men's Road Race, and one of the commentators is Phil Liggett - whoo! :OD So I'm kind of flipping between the stream and the Road Race on TV (it's available on a stream as well, but last time I went on there were different commentators, but maybe Phil was just taking a break).
I'm also reminded that I need to make that Doctor's appointment regarding the itching issue, it hit with avenagce this evening and that really sucked. I'm a bit concerned it might have something to do with sausage rolls, because I ate one tonight and the itchiness happened shortly after. I'm pretty sure that was just a co-incidence though.
Anyway, I'll have to make this a short entry because I need to do my Duolingo before midnight, but I finally realised what was wrong with my cupcakes. Well, there were two issues, first of all, I didn't beat the butter and caster sugar properly and secondly...call me a dummy, but I totally didn't realise that baking soda went out of date. The baking soda I had was out of date by about 13 years... Yeah major fail.
So I made a new batch and even broke out my cupcake maker, which turned out to be a good plan because for some reason the ones I put in the oven didn't rise. Very odd.
The only downside, I didn't realise about the baking soda until I already put the old stuff in...I did put the newly purchased stuff in as well - and as said it worked a treat, but I'm a bit concerned because to my palate the cupcakes have an oddly salty aftertaste, although Mum and the people at the retirement village said they tasted delicious, so it could just be me. There's about 11 of them left over (because there were quite a number of cakes at the event), so I'll be taking them into work, so fingers crossed it really is just me.
I also still have the flat as a pancake ones left over, although I used up all the frosting, so I'm considering making another batch of frosting for them. Or I might have to throw them out.
Right, it's past 11:30pm now so if I'm gonna get my Duolingo done I better haul!
Goodnight!
In other news, the Men's Apparatus Finals at the gymnastics, although at the moment there's also the Men's Road Race, and one of the commentators is Phil Liggett - whoo! :OD So I'm kind of flipping between the stream and the Road Race on TV (it's available on a stream as well, but last time I went on there were different commentators, but maybe Phil was just taking a break).
I'm also reminded that I need to make that Doctor's appointment regarding the itching issue, it hit with avenagce this evening and that really sucked. I'm a bit concerned it might have something to do with sausage rolls, because I ate one tonight and the itchiness happened shortly after. I'm pretty sure that was just a co-incidence though.
Anyway, I'll have to make this a short entry because I need to do my Duolingo before midnight, but I finally realised what was wrong with my cupcakes. Well, there were two issues, first of all, I didn't beat the butter and caster sugar properly and secondly...call me a dummy, but I totally didn't realise that baking soda went out of date. The baking soda I had was out of date by about 13 years... Yeah major fail.
So I made a new batch and even broke out my cupcake maker, which turned out to be a good plan because for some reason the ones I put in the oven didn't rise. Very odd.
The only downside, I didn't realise about the baking soda until I already put the old stuff in...I did put the newly purchased stuff in as well - and as said it worked a treat, but I'm a bit concerned because to my palate the cupcakes have an oddly salty aftertaste, although Mum and the people at the retirement village said they tasted delicious, so it could just be me. There's about 11 of them left over (because there were quite a number of cakes at the event), so I'll be taking them into work, so fingers crossed it really is just me.
I also still have the flat as a pancake ones left over, although I used up all the frosting, so I'm considering making another batch of frosting for them. Or I might have to throw them out.
Right, it's past 11:30pm now so if I'm gonna get my Duolingo done I better haul!
Goodnight!
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