I had to get rid of the metal mixing bowls. I'd try and find ways to not use them, just to avoid hearing them touch as I unstacked them.

Glass/pyrex is my preference, but I'm going to make do with the plastic.

I did see metal bowls with rubber on the outside, which'd take the noise away, but they were going for too much.

I was! Wierd, huh?

Weird, but good.

Yay for ita feeling better, and for her finding cake flour.

I seem to have darkiish brown hair. It's weird. I think it's good, though I think I need to think about it more.

Those are nice, but yes, expensive. Oh, that page reminds me, I forgot chilling. For making whipped cream, and even pie crust, some people like to chill the bowls, beaters, etc., and the metal bowls chill better. I don't have that noise-squick for most metal on metal, but I have noise squicks and do what I can to avoid them. I am literally shuddering just typing about noise squicks.

I seem to have darkiish brown hair.

Oh, but this is a good start. From there you can start adding highlights until you get it where you want it.

Yep. It still has some red in it too, but mostly dark brown.

I want ADJ to come to my house, but it has nothing to do with home decoration.

Mmm-hmmm.

You are so money and you don't even know it.

Oh god, don't get me started.

I am surprisingly sad about the Brad/Jen split. But I predict that within a year and a half he is with someone new who is pregnant with his baby.

Also, if anyone wants to see my neighborhood, the diner on my corner is going to be on TLC at 5. FYI.

I have a nice rubberrmaid mixing bowl and a generic glass one. I tend to use them depending on how much volume and mess I'll make (plastic one has steeper sides, so less splatter.) It also has rubber feet, which keeps it from scooting around ( great for when I leave the mixer unattended), but makes it hard to spin the bowl if necessary.

I have sorted, trashed, vacuumed, mopped and dusted (in some places, anyway.) I did not, however, get to the emissions station to get my car inspected. That will wait until next weekend, I guess.

Finally figured out where exactly my brother lives and getting a mental map of whereall we went while there.

I have also not spent any money. I'm going to cry writing last month's credit bill anyway, no need to add extra, even if it is routine stuff... ($400 trip related costs, 2 birthdays and all my xmas shopping for 6 adults and one kid. Uhhhg. On top of normal expenses.) Going back to shopping year round, I think. It's really just a mindgame, I realize, as I would have spent that much anyway, but.....I hate writing checks with 4 digits before the decimal. Weird that way. Speaking of which, I should figure out what my paycheck was.

Theodosia, so sorry I missed seeing your post earlier. I was off running massive errands today and have appointments all day tomorrow.

I definitely have the inclination but, sadly, not any free time until Wednesday. Yikes. It would have been great to get a chance to catch up too.

I'll send no-rain-tomorrow~ma county-wide though so hopefully you can safari...

Are you in San Diego often for work or was this a one-off?

metal bowls chill better

Metal bowls chill faster, but they also warm up faster, because metal is a good conductor of heat. Glass or ceramic will stay cold longer once you take them out of the fridge. Of course, you could also float the cold metal bowl in a larger bowl full of ice water to keep it very cold for a very long time while working.