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One of my own discoveries.

1) Put ramen noodles in a large soup bowl (microwave-safe) with 2 cups of water.  Make sure you the noodles are completely submerged.  Might have to crunch them down a bit, depending on the size of your bowl.

2) Place bowl in microwave for 5 minutes (may have to play with the time, but 5 minutes is perfect for me).

3) Add seasoning and stir.  I’m gonna just say it to be safe:  bowl will be effin’ hot.

No waiting for a pot of water to boil, no having to clean said pot and you don’t have to worry about forgetting to turn off the stove.

You’re welcome.

I am an avid fan of the Frank Herbert Dune series.  (The spin-offs, the ones not written by Frank, are really just utter crap.  Irreverent assholes capitalizing on the work of a, dare I say, genius.)

The stories are epic.  They feature intelligent characters.  They are rife with ideas.  After I read them, I sought out and found, then read, more of Frank Herbert’s work.  Destination: Void.  Whipping Star. The Pandora series.  The Santoroga Barrier.  Hellstrom’s Hive. The Heaven Makers.  The Green Brain.  The Dosadi Experiment (<- really, honestly, very good).  et al.
But I’m poor and there’s nothing out there that appeals to me at the moment, so I’m re-reading Dune.  (Strange. I’m suddenly not that poor when an author I like releases a new work.)

However, I’m out of cash and books, so I’m re-reading Dune.

And since I read this ages ago, and have touted it wonders to anyone who would listen, and have watched every TV and movie version that has been released (with varying levels of dismay), I wanted to mention the scenes that I have no recollection of ever reading.

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