Timelies all!
Well, I'm just about all packed for my trip. All that's left is stuff I need tonight and tomorrow. Eee!
Saffron: But we've been wed. Aren't we to become one flesh? Mal: Well, no, uh... We're still two fleshes here, and I think that your flesh ought to sleep somewhere else.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
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.
Sheryl - Aug 02, 2005 2:37:35 pm PDT #5194 of 10002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Jesse - Aug 02, 2005 2:38:32 pm PDT #5195 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Holy crap, Betsy, that may be the most appalling thing I've heard today.
I'm also biased because Judaism is generally discriminatory when it comes to proselytizing. Jews are fair game, but gentiles are pretty much turned away at the door and have to be pretty persistent to get in.
It's true -- so much easier when the person on the street asks me "Are you Jewish?" and I can just say no. It took me years to stop engaging with people who wanted to talk to me about Jesus.
Wolfram - Aug 02, 2005 2:40:05 pm PDT #5196 of 10002
Visilurking
Hivemind question:
I'm trying to buy a small electrical appliance ($15-$30) that will grate cheese just like a cheese grater. All the little devices I saw in the store will mince and chop stuff. Is that the same thing?
lori - Aug 02, 2005 2:44:44 pm PDT #5197 of 10002
sara, I'll buy you a virtual drink. And the nap is free, too.
Betsy HP - Aug 02, 2005 2:45:41 pm PDT #5198 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
I've heard that all that kept some people from walking out is they wanted to be there to support friends who were nominated for the awards.
Yup. Fortunately (she said smugly) two of my friends won Ritas and one won a Golden Heart. Which took all the sting out of the stupidity.
Wolfram, no, chopped cheese is all gritty. You want an actual grater. Hey! A Salad Shooter is finally on-topic!
Jesse - Aug 02, 2005 2:46:01 pm PDT #5199 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You know what? Telling/asking someone try not to be too upset? MAKES IT WORSE.
Oh, totally. Annoying!
Wolfram -- I'm pretty sure you can get a grater blade for a food processor, but chopping is not the same as grating IMO.
Susan W. - Aug 02, 2005 2:46:14 pm PDT #5200 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Who do you know who won?
Daisy Jane - Aug 02, 2005 2:46:35 pm PDT #5201 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Is that the same thing?
Sometimes. I know mom has one that also has a grating blade. (Though the mincing blade is really useful with cheese for this canape she makes).
Allyson - Aug 02, 2005 2:47:01 pm PDT #5202 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Allyson, is Maya doing Suz Brockmann's next thingy?
Probably. I just got off the phone with Maya. She was there! Not in the audience for that, though. She admonished me for not telling her you were going so she could meet you. I didn't even know she was going.
She said Suz just called her to ask what the hell happened, she missed the awards, too, and was hearing that something terrible occurred. Maya was amused that I knew what had happened before she did. She said she was calling Suz right away with the skinny.
sarameg - Aug 02, 2005 2:48:44 pm PDT #5203 of 10002
Wolfram, you talking the stuff with whirling blades (like a miniblender), rather that a whirling disk with grater holes? If so, no. I do use the mince & chop gadget for onion and herbs and nuts, but never cheese. That would make a mess. There once was a device called a salad shooter that would slice and grate. I haven't seen them in the stores for ages, but they are awesome for cheese.
Another whine: it is not reassuring when your boss comes into your office with the statement "I don't know how we're going to do this." and then procedes to describe the management retreat coming up in which they brainstorm how to cope with future cuts (more layoffs.) Especially when there are hints that the next budget allotment for a project that is ramping up is $1 million LESS than planned minimums and already in the hole by maybe a billion. GO TEAM MORALE!