I know, world in peril and we have to work together. This is my last office romance, I'll tell you that.

Buffy ,'End of Days'


Natter 36: But We Digress...  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Cashmere - Jun 07, 2005 10:11:35 am PDT #134 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

Jon and FAQ Wife have killed me with schmoop.


Astarte - Jun 07, 2005 10:13:06 am PDT #135 of 10001
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.

That was an utterly beautiful piece of schmoop, Jon.

Many, many happy returns of the perfect day for you and FAQ G/W...

Pass me a tissue, over there.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 07, 2005 10:13:52 am PDT #136 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Sounds very sweet, Jon. Thank God you made that pun about the token to her!


Wolfram - Jun 07, 2005 10:15:35 am PDT #137 of 10001
Visilurking

That was the best FAQ ever! WTG, Jon.


Jon B. - Jun 07, 2005 10:18:22 am PDT #138 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Thank God you made that pun about the token to her!

I know! Although she told me a couple of days ago that she only said that in an effort to dissuade me from getting her any sort of a gift. In that respect, she failed miserably. Ha!


Gudanov - Jun 07, 2005 10:19:42 am PDT #139 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

Huh, so Macs are going to switch to Intel processors.

[link]

That should take care of the performance gap. I wonder how long it will take for someone to figure out how to run OS X on non-Apple computers once the x86 compatible version is available.


Jessica - Jun 07, 2005 10:30:54 am PDT #140 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Dishwasher Salmon with a Piquant Dill Sauce:

Place fish packets on the top rack.

Add dirty dishes and lemon-scented soap. This optional step is not recommended for novices. However, as long as the salmon is tightly sealed in the aluminum foil, it will not absorb any soapy taste or smell.

Set the dishwasher to the "normal" cycle. Modern dishwashers have "economy" and "cool dry" settings, which are undesirable because they conserve heat. However, on the other end of the spectrum, the "pots and pans" setting tends to overcook the fish.

Run salmon through the entire wash-and-dry cycle—approximately 50 minutes for most models. I have poached salmon in almost every make and model, and although the temperatures and duration of the cycles vary with each machine, a little more or less "washing" will not affect it greatly because salmon is extremely forgiving.


Tom Scola - Jun 07, 2005 10:34:43 am PDT #141 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

I tried doing that a couple times.

The first time, I didn't use heavy duty aluminum foil, and it took a long time for the smell to go away in my dishwasher.

The second time it worked, and it was good.


Emily - Jun 07, 2005 10:36:20 am PDT #142 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

salmon is extremely forgiving.

Man, if I hadn't just changed my tag...

Great. I'm having exhaustion-related feelings of desperation. How I love those when I still have more work to get through.


msbelle - Jun 07, 2005 10:38:38 am PDT #143 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

nothing is right about that.

dying from lack of email. I have no patience.