What was done was done, be it now undone

Ratatouille

2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons dried parsley
1 eggplant, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
salt to taste
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 zucchini, sliced
1 large onion, sliced into rings
2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1 green bell pepper, sliced
2 large tomatoes, chopped

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat bottom and sides of a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
2. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic until lightly browned. Mix in parsley and eggplant. Saute until eggplant is soft, about 10 minutes. Season with salt to taste.
3. Spread eggplant mixture evenly across bottom of prepared casserole dish. Sprinkle with a few tablespoons of Parmesan cheese. Spread zucchini in an even layer over top. Lightly salt and sprinkle with a little more cheese. Continue layering in this fashion, with onion, mushrooms, bell pepper, and tomatoes, covering each layer with a sprinkling of salt and cheese.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.

I can see auras. In surprisingly accurate detail, so I'm told.

It's not mine, before anyone assumes. I only wish I could use color like that.

I need a haircut.

He's going to kill me.

It's probably weird, but I love the feel of paint on my hands after I've been working on something all day.

"What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from." - T. S. Eliot

I could quote T. S. Eliot all day, but I won't bore you. "I have measured out my life with coffee spoons" would be my next favorite.

In other news, someone may have to come forcibly remove my entire collection of Joni Mitchell songs from my iPod and computer and any CDs and vinyls I might still have laying about, if I'm ever expected to be a productive member of society again. "Both Sides Now" came up on my shuffle and I started crying like a baby.

It's awesome for the opening sequence alone, really.