Oh, bother. I think I just ran out of internet.
Anya: We should drop a piano on her. It always works for that creepy cartoon rabbit when he's running from that nice man with the speech impediment. Giles: Yes, or perhaps we could paint a convincing fake tunnel on the side of a mountain.
'Touched'
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.
shrift - Mar 21, 2007 7:09:38 am PDT #8188 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
§ ita § - Mar 21, 2007 7:24:21 am PDT #8189 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Well, now I'm all hopped up on protein and done with my customer service calls. Time Warner gets dinged down on two counts, because the person I spoke to first was contradicted on both his answers by the person he escalated me to.
On top of that, when I asked for escalation he said he'd see if there was "a manager that will take your call." Will? Will? Motherfucker, I'm the customer. At least lie and say "can."
Dana - Mar 21, 2007 7:27:43 am PDT #8190 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Time Warner sucks donkey balls. Four months in a row, their automated payment system kept dropping a zero from the end of my balance, so it would say I owed X dollar and six cents, instead of X dollars and sixty cents. This did not fill me with confidence, so I made my payment to a person each time, and each time I mentioned that something was wrong with their system. Never fixed. I mean, it's only money.
DavidS - Mar 21, 2007 7:28:17 am PDT #8191 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
There's a good piece at Salon about the long running battle about voter fraud between Dems and Repubs that is the backstory of the U.S. Attorney firings.
I guess I hadn't really understood the issue properly because everytime I heard little snippets about voter fraud I just thought, "But the Republicans are the fraud-a-roonies! Bush wouldn't be in office without voter fraud." But actually it's one of those perception/rhetorical divides.
Kathy A - Mar 21, 2007 7:36:27 am PDT #8192 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
What the heck is jicama, and how am I supposed to eat it? I've got two little slabs of it in my lunch, but have no idea if it's a fruit, veg, carb...what?
Jessica - Mar 21, 2007 7:41:38 am PDT #8193 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jimama is a root/tuber, similar to a potato. Flavor and texture are closer to an apple or pear. Almost pure starch, but also very high in fiber.
Kathy A - Mar 21, 2007 7:45:46 am PDT #8194 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Thanks, Jessica!
::takes a bite::
Texture very apple-y, but the flavor is more like celery or maybe a really bland Red Delicious. Not bad, but not my first choice for dessert (I'd rather have a Braeburn).
beth b - Mar 21, 2007 7:58:20 am PDT #8195 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
jicama goes in the carrot category for me
Theodosia - Mar 21, 2007 8:00:55 am PDT #8196 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 like jicama better than most Red Delicious. Unlike most apple bits, I'm perfectly fine with it in a salad.
Tom Scola - Mar 21, 2007 8:06:42 am PDT #8197 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.