Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!

Xander ,'Lessons'


Natter Five-O: Book 'Em, Danno.  

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.


Liese S. - Mar 12, 2007 5:23:17 pm PDT #6703 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

All Tommorow's Parties is a great book. I should reread it. I should reread all my Gibson. It's been a while since I did that.

I must be, like, a subtaster. I like really acidic and bitter things. Also salty, but I think that's just the Japanese thing.


sumi - Mar 12, 2007 5:27:52 pm PDT #6704 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

Salt and vinegar: mmmmm.


JenP - Mar 12, 2007 5:35:50 pm PDT #6705 of 10001

I love salty. I do not love bitter, but most vegetables don't taste bitter to me, except for things like bitter greens, which I do not like one bit. Grapefruit is also blech. Blech, blech, blech. And, of course, blech to cilantro, which tastes like soap.


Liese S. - Mar 12, 2007 5:37:35 pm PDT #6706 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Yeah, totally. Mmm, salt & vinegar. Mmm, grapefruit! That reminds me, I have grapefruit juice in the fridge right now! Oh, yeah, and mmm to the whitefont.


brenda m - Mar 12, 2007 5:44:32 pm PDT #6707 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

Bitter depends a lot on the flavor. Other than that I really like most strong tastes - spicy, sour, etc. But cilantro is still the devil's taste.

ETA: We have free grapefruit juice in my office. Yay! Actually we have a fancy schmancy coffee/espresso/latte machine and a separate one with oj, grapefruit, and lemonade. It's kind of crazy - this is our "breakroom": [link]

How crazy is that? There's a reason this company is a leader in workplace strategies, I guess. It's like a little cafe. And you can see Millenium Park and Soldier Field from the windows.


Emily - Mar 12, 2007 5:46:12 pm PDT #6708 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

I'm home again! Yyyyyayyy.

But! No jail time, so I'm definitely one up on Erin.


brenda m - Mar 12, 2007 5:51:50 pm PDT #6709 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

Erin, Erin. My sister has a habit of racking up parking tix and other non-serious violations that just sit and sit, and I always think of you. Stop that! I'm so sorry you had to go through this, great story or not.


Zenkitty - Mar 12, 2007 6:04:25 pm PDT #6710 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

brenda, can I come work for your company?

I can't drink grapefruit juice. It makes my jaws hurt. I like eating grapefruit, but not too much, and only with sugar.


Sean K - Mar 12, 2007 6:06:54 pm PDT #6711 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

That makes me want a Ruby Red. They require no sugar.


shrift - Mar 12, 2007 6:10:07 pm PDT #6712 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Salt and vinegar

Sometimes I think I would kill for a bag of salt and vinegar potato chips. Tonight is one of those nights.