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And for the National Anthem, I don't think it will actually work asking Eicca to write something specifically for Apoland.

No, it didn't work - I asked Eicca in Seattle (semi-jokingly) if he would compose something short that we could use for an anthem for Apoland when I gave him the booklets. He laughed, and said, "Well, we'll have to see about that!" but obviously either didn't take me seriously or just can't take the time. I don't think we should expect anything from him, either.

I like Jane's explanation of World's Collide being the anthem, anyway - it really does fit.

~K

It seems there are lots of fun in Apoland, you have great times, don't you? I was thinking about joining, but... i will need some help... please... And... will it help to get to know to each others as well? 'cause sometimes i feel a bit lost here in the forum...

thank you all!

Of course Miaauu I'll be very glad to help, if there's a need, although I'm kinda newbie at Apoland too

won´t be able to join... again!

Yeah, I guess I won't be there too Although I've a small hope

I'll be there! Since three weeks ago I'm addicted to Apoland chats

Btw, I would like to make an Apoland t-shirt, because next week I'm going to a concert. I should ask Bengel?

@Nataliya and Folka: Thanks a lot, sweethearts!! This weekend I won't be home, but maybe during the week... I'm sure we'll meet soon. And... I apologise in advance if I am too stupid about anything concerning forums, chats and so on (i'm so bad at technologies... )

greets to all the apolanders -hope to see you

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@Nataliya and Folka: Thanks a lot, sweethearts!! This weekend I won't be home, but maybe during the week... I'm sure we'll meet soon. And... I apologise in advance if I am too stupid about anything concerning forums, chats and so on (i'm so bad at technologies... )

greets to all the apolanders -hope to see you

@Miaauu
We have regular chats the first Saturday in each month, where we discuss Apoland. But the chat-room can be used at any time just for chatting. I think there is a "chat-thread" somewhere, where you can post that you are at the chat now, or that you will be there at f.x. 5pm Wednesday. Then people who wanna join can.

You are more than welcome in Apoland. The first thing you should do is to take a tour at the website. Take a look at what we've got and what you think we are missing. That way you will easier be able to chat with us. And you have to tell me (by private message or e-mail), where you want to live and what your work should be. Then I can add you to the site.

sorry peeps,but I won't be there tonight.....due to unexpected ovenight visitors.

So have fun without me..miss you

Hello Boys and Girls!!! and Girls!! today we have 1st December and saturday so... should be apoland chat! don't you think?! I'll be there!! but maybe let's do it from 8pm or 8.30 i know for somebody 9pm it's too late cause of time zones. I have a new family member and web cam so I can show you!!!

Ok I got no clue of how to translate this cake recipe, so I post it in french, and will edit every bit I suceed to translate as it goes.

You lovers of fat-free and no-sugar, protect your eyes, here is coming the Apo/land/lyptica/forum Fondant au chocolat!
(Aka chocolate melting pie)

Pour 6 personnes (For 6 peeps)

200 g de chocolat noir ( 200 g of black chocolate)
150 g de beurre (150g of butter)
150 g de sucre en poudre (150g of power sugar)
65 g d'éclats de noisette (65 g of Hazelnut pieces)
50 g de farine (50 g of wheat flour)
20g d'amandes effilées (20 g of sliced almonds)
3 oeufs (3 eggs)

Préparation

1 Commencez par sortir le beurre du réfrigérateur afin qu'il ramolisse. Si vous avez oublié, il suffit de le passer au micro-ondes pendant une dizaine de secondes, il vous sera plus facile de le travailler par la suite.

1 start by put the butter of the fridge in order it's warm and "hard" no more. If you forget, put it in the microwave 10 seconds, it will be easier to work with it

2 Dans une casserole, vous cassez le chocolat en morceaux auxquels vous ajoutez 3 cuillères à soupe d'eau, et vous mettez le tout à fondre à feu moyen au bain-marie (càd dans une casserole plus grande remplie d'eau).

2 In a saucepan, you break the chocolate in fragments to which you add 3 soup-spoons (big spoons) of water, and you put the whole to be melted on low eat in a bain-marie (: in a bigger pan filled with boiling water).

3 Pendant ce temps, dans un saladier, vous travaillez, à l'aide d'une cuillère en bois, le beurre mou en pommade, auquel vous ajoutez le sucre en poudre, et vous continuez de remuer jusqu'à ce que le mélange devienne léger et onctueu ; vous pouvez aussi vous aider d'un batteur électrique, plus efficace pour obtenir la consistance désirée. Ajoutez alors les oeufs un à un en alternant avec la farine (attention si ça mousse, c'est raté, ça ne sera pas fondant).

Conseil : il faut remuer et travailler bien la pâte entre chaque oeuf et chaque apport de farine, jusqu'à incorporation complète de ces éléments dans la pâte. Pour rendre la pâte plus homogène, vous pouvez également donner un petit coup de batteur électrique.

3, meanwhile, in a salad bowl, start to mold the softened butter with a wood spoon till it's a dough, and then add the sugar; continu to mix till this dough become light and smooth, you can also use a blender.. Add then the eggs one by one, alterning with parts of the flour. Be careful if it becomes a sort of "foam", you're lost.

Advise: you have to mix very well the dough between each add, till the product is entirely melted. You can use a blender, carefully because of bubbles.

4 Ensuite, vous incorporez à ce mélange le chocolat fondu en remuant bien avec une cuillère puis les éclats de noisette. Vous beurrez alors votre moule, vous y versez la pâte et vous le faites cuire au four, préchauffé à 150°C, pendant 25 à 30 minutes

4 Then, you incorporate into this mixture the molten chocolate with a wood spoon (no blender, no bubbles!), and mix it well, then add the hazelnut pieces. Cover the inside of a pie mould, (or a mould that is not "tall" sized, I mean i's have to be pretty thin), Pour the dough into it, put it in the preheated (150° C for 10 min) oven, during 25 to 30 minutes.

5 dans les 10 dernieres minutes, vous ajoutez les amandes effilées sur le gateau. (Doucement sur les amandes.)
Pour verifier la cuisson, vous enfoncez un couteau au centre, si des petits morceaux a peine cuit adhérent, ben c'est prêt.

5 In the 10 last minutes, add the sliced alomond on the cake (not to much!). To test the cooking, put a knife in the center of the cake, if there is tiny pieces of the cake just cooked stucked to the blade, it's ready.

The all thing is in the mixing parts. Mix long and slowly.

Eh Vordaï, tu nous prépareras ce gâteau pour l'Olympia !!!

Thanks, Vordaï! I think I understood almost everything in French

Now I know why I bought a cake form yesterday!

The part with the chocolate sounds very good, the rest was impossible to understand. Could somebody maybe translate it to the rest of us non-French speaking people? Please pretty pretty please

I'm traducing as well as i can, but it's a bit difficult, so if you have a better translation, don't you hesitate!

@Yelli, no I won't do this at the Olympia, I don't have a kitchen in my hotel room, and I'm not taking the train the day before with a chocolate cake, It will be eaten wayyy before I arrive to the concert hall!

Anyway, I'm kind of questionning: you do write stuff, make drownings, music, painting, I come here and create a cake!

This morning when I put the Green Zebra tomato pic, I thought of new enchilada filling recipe, with jalapenos fo P... >_<

I love cooking, but you may think I'm strange...

I'm telling you: this translation is a real pain!

But OMC it sounds good!

Sounds good, but can you understand the translation?

*fear, anguish*

drooling all over the keyboard already...sitting in front of the screen with wide open puppy dog eyes