Oh, Studio 60, how you are so mystifying. I think the show happened like this: people told Aaron Sorkin that he didn't understand how normal people thought and acted. He figured that what he would do is write a show where no one behaved in a way comprehensible to him. This was a bad idea.
Book: Yes, I'd forgotten you're moonlighting as a criminal mastermind now. Got your next heist planned? Simon: No. But I'm thinking about growing a big black mustache. I'm a traditionalist.
'War Stories'
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.
bon bon - Nov 13, 2006 7:17:48 pm PST #9900 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
beth b - Nov 13, 2006 8:04:39 pm PST #9901 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
nasty night out. got home from work maybe 15 min ago. deep puddles on the highwauy. flood under a bridge to my neighborhood. and this is the first real rain.
Hil R. - Nov 13, 2006 8:15:04 pm PST #9902 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Thanks for the birthday wishes, everyone.
On the humiliation humor topic, I hate humiliation humor. I can't stand listening to those radio shows where they prank call people. However, I just saw Borat, and it didn't seem like that at all. For the most part (with maybe two scenes that I can think of as exceptions), the people he was talking to weren't upset or embarrassed at all. It wasn't watching people in pain at all. (Well, OK, there were two scenes where I was cringing. But that wasn't the point of the movie.)
Jesse - Nov 14, 2006 3:08:34 am PST #9903 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I made the recipe this weekend, and it yielded one good loaf, with a strong crust and good soft insides with lots of holes. Very European.
I was just going to ask if anyone here had made that! Isn't there something about a Dutch Oven, though?
Nutty - Nov 14, 2006 3:13:50 am PST #9904 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Well, I used a Le Creuset pot. But apparently any oven-safe pot with a top will do; you need the top so that it will get steam and form a nice crust.
Theodosia - Nov 14, 2006 3:30:54 am PST #9905 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I thought one of the attractions of making bread was the kneading part, at least among people who like to make bread. Me, I've always preferred the breadmaker.
Kat - Nov 14, 2006 3:40:58 am PST #9906 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I thought one of the attractions of making bread was the kneading part, at least among people who like to make bread.
It is. I haven't made bread in about a year or two, but there is something entirely soothing about kneading. and the smell. Another good thing.
brenda m - Nov 14, 2006 3:47:56 am PST #9907 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I'll have to check that out - I have a very similar recipe. In the one I have, you bake the loaves on the bottom side of a cookie sheet. You just spritz the loaves a few times with water during baking to get the crust effect.
Topic!Cindy - Nov 14, 2006 3:52:51 am PST #9908 of 10001
What is even happening?
THE EATING!
Laura - Nov 14, 2006 3:55:58 am PST #9909 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Reading about kneading, smelling, and eating fresh bread is just about killing me here!
Also, please to not type so much today because I really loved this thread title lots.