My god...he's gonna do the whole speech.

Buffy ,'Chosen'


Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People  

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.


§ ita § - Nov 01, 2006 7:09:48 am PST #6731 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Cookery types--if I use sour cream instead of yoghurt when making banana bread, what are the likely effects? Should I bump up the baking powder to compensate for slightly less acidity? Bump up the liquids to compensate for the thicker texture?


Gudanov - Nov 01, 2006 7:10:29 am PST #6732 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

So does the conversation between two conservative coworkers talking about the evils of socialized medicine and "cut and run" qualify as workplace harassment?

I think I'd take "cut and run" over "stay and pray", but I think there are other options.


Topic!Cindy - Nov 01, 2006 7:14:14 am PST #6733 of 10001
What is even happening?

ita, I've never put either in my banana bread. Do you use yogurt instead of eggs?


P.M. Marc - Nov 01, 2006 7:21:53 am PST #6734 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

ita, I've swapped them one-for-one and not altered anything else with no problems, but not with banana bread (because I don't like banana bread).


§ ita § - Nov 01, 2006 7:22:47 am PST #6735 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Do you use yogurt instead of eggs?

No--it's the main liquid in the recipe, plus with the baking soda accounts for the leavening.


Vortex - Nov 01, 2006 7:29:07 am PST #6736 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I think that you can go one for one, but I've never tried it in baking, only savoury dishes. Baking has that weird chemistry element.


§ ita § - Nov 01, 2006 7:31:29 am PST #6737 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I think I'll just add a bit of milk to keep the texture consistent. It gets a little heavy in that recipe anyway.

Oh, sadness.

Emmy award winner Eddie Izzard is no longer part of the hit TV drama 24 - after completing only one day of filming. The cross-dressing comedian quietly parted with the show and is currently working on his upcoming TV series The Riches with fellow Brit Minnie Driver, which was picked up by the FX network in September. Izzard has been replaced by British actor David Hunt, husband of former Everybody Loves Raymond star Patricia Heaton. Hunt will take over the role and play a villainous accomplice on the show named McCarthy.


ChiKat - Nov 01, 2006 7:35:56 am PST #6738 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

Also, for Buffistas who rent: approximately how much of your monthly income do you spend on rent? And how much is too much?

Mine is 25% of my takehome. That includes heat and parking but not electric.

ita, I use milk in my banana bread, so that should work for you.


aurelia - Nov 01, 2006 7:38:08 am PST #6739 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Speaking of saving, I need to get around to buying a Chicago Card, because saving 50¢ a day eventually leads to something significant.

Hey, it's a coffee once a week (unless you go to *$'s). I also got an I-pass even though I only use the tollways for a month or so of each year. That saves me $1 a day when I'm working in the western 'burbs.

I made the choice to spend considerably more than 1/3 of my income on rent since the alternatives included roommates (the last one was not good), drug deals and gunplay outside my windows, or living in the equivalent of a small dorm room.


§ ita § - Nov 01, 2006 7:41:17 am PST #6740 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I use milk in my banana bread, so that should work for you.

Since baking soda is the leavening, there needs to be enough acid in the rest of the recipe to activate it. My reflex says that sour cream has less than yoghurt, but I'll just chalk this one up as an experiment.