Unproductive things

Home sick again today. Am womanfully refraining from an emo post about my health.

Anyway, some things I have encountered:

Apparently I have a New York City accent. I am curious to know what people from other places-which-aren't-america get :) (Also whether not actual americans found it accurate. Gacked from Real Life Genuine American seaya)

Two really interesting articles about class in Supernatural (seriously, I've only watched half of season one and still really enjoyed them just as a general discussion): Masculinity and social class and Class and white masculinity in Supernatural. I'm really interested in portrayals of class in scifi, but making any analysis myself is hampered by the difference between class here and in the countries in which the scifi I watch is made. (Also, currently, sick and stupid)

Saw "Forbidden Planet" the other day, it's actually pretty good, like one of the better original "Star Trek" episodes, only as a movie with effects which are both impressive and incredibly dated, and sexism so unselfconsciously extreme it's just amusing. It's wierd seeing Leslie Nielson as a young leading man. Also: I spent the whole film waiting for the famous "robot holding prone woman" image from the cover, only to find that nothing remotely like that happens in the film :)

Banana and Oat pancakes

Adapted from various recipes, since I didn't like the look of any of the ones I could find via google.

Dry Ingredients:
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup rolled oats
2 teaspoons baking powder
optional flavouring: cinnamon, ground cloves, vanilla essence, 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar

Wet:
1 egg (beaten)
1/2 banana, mushed up
a bit over half a cup of milk (enough to make a battery consistency)
1 teaspoon oil

Mix/sift dry ingredients. Mix in the wet ingredients. Fry.

Tasty and chewy, it took effort to save Cam any :) Still hungry though (it's shopping day, there is very little to eat in the house)