1. Open can of black beans.

2. Pour some straight into a saucepan; take a wooden spoon and smush the rest (still in the can so you don't have to dirty an extra bowl) into a beany paste, dump into the saucepan.

3. Add chopped onions or dried onion flakes if you're lazy, cilantro if you're into that sort of thing, a pinch or two of chili powder, and a tiny drab of sherry.

4. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.

5. Top with sour cream or super-tangy plain yogurt or whatnot.

6. Consume.

It's not great black bean soup, but it's fast, relatively un-effortful (except for the beans-in-the-can smooshing, which can be therapeutic if you've had a crap day), and perfectly adequate.

But furry pink batwings sound like a wise investment. Where are they for sale?

Yep. They were very cute. I didn't invest in them, but I wanted them desperately.

I need a costume for school. I think I should go as Miss Alanieus and just put a random collection of crap on a cape and a pageant ribbon

I fell in love with a pair of purple velvet and satin high heel pointy toes slides today. I would own them now, but I haven't worn high heels since high school, and all scenarios where I imagined myself wearing them ended in the ER.

ER would be bad. I'm looking for saddle shoes.

Vintage or new saddle shoes?

new. Bass used to carry them but I can't find my size. Grr.

eBay has some bass ones on BIN. I can't remember what size you wear. 6? 5?

7. Amazon has some, but I can't understand the widths. they say EE. What does that mean?

EE is normal, standard, medium. Most shoes sold are EE.

Okay! that makes more sense. so D is narrow?

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