Anyone up for playing career counselor? Don't worry, I'm not in emotional, panicked, job-hating mode. It's more that my talk with my boss yesterday, coupled with her plans for sort of mentoring me into a hospital administrator's role, got me thinking about long-term plans. Not that any force on earth would make me stop writing, but I feel like maybe I need a contingency plan if I don't sell in the next few years, because if I'm passionate and confident about what I do for a day job, those qualities will transfer into my writing. At least, I think they will.
River: They weren't cows inside. They were waiting to be, but they forgot. Now they see the sky and they remember what they are. Mal: Is it bad that what she said made perfect sense to me?
'Safe'
Spike's Bitches 37: You take the killing for granted.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Susan W. - Oct 10, 2007 7:23:16 am PDT #9249 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
P.M. Marc - Oct 10, 2007 7:23:28 am PDT #9250 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
Ginger, that's rough.
GC, I have Home Envy! That's gorgeous stuff.
Henckels are best for people with really big hands. I like Wustof, personally. CI likes Forschiner/Victorinox, and Alton Brown likes Shun.
I have tiny wee hands, and Henckels were the only ones that felt balanced in mine, which is yet another clear indication that the only way to know is to go and hold some.
The Wustof handles didn't fit right in my mitts (which was a shame, because I thought the Wustofs were gorgeous), and I kept feeling like I'd injure myself if I had to use them.
juliana - Oct 10, 2007 7:32:14 am PDT #9251 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Ginger, my sympathies.
I have CutCo knives, and they're perfectly fine for what I need to do. I'd much rather have Wustofs (which did fit very well), but I'm not spending the money.
Ohhhh, house porn! I want to paint my apartment so much, but I probably won't.
Suzi, you should come to North Beach and drink.
It rained! I missed rain! Except now I have to worry about it rusting my bike! Augh.
Jessica - Oct 10, 2007 7:33:25 am PDT #9252 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I like the way the gently curved blade rocks on the cutting board.
If the blade is curved enough to rock back and forth, it's not a real santoku, it's a santoku-style chef's knife. Santoku blades are tapered, but almost entirely flat on the sharp side (like a cleaver).
Jessica - Oct 10, 2007 7:36:03 am PDT #9253 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
ION, I am having a completely shitty day. If anything else goes wrong, I quit. I will retreat to my cave and come out when things stop sucking.
(I'd go into specifics, but most of them are job-related & therefore unsuitable for public posting. Suffice to say, everything can BITE ME.)
Sean K - Oct 10, 2007 7:36:13 am PDT #9254 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Huh. Ours are kind of a cross between the two. They're definitely more santoku shaped, but with a slight curve to the blade. Though there was less of a curve than I was remembering, I just checked. The curve is mostly toward the tip (but still there).
Sean K - Oct 10, 2007 7:38:08 am PDT #9255 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
No shitty days for Mama Jess. I'll hurt somebody if I have to.
Aims - Oct 10, 2007 7:38:09 am PDT #9256 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
SEANY!!!
Sean K - Oct 10, 2007 7:38:27 am PDT #9257 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
AIMS!!!!!
Aims - Oct 10, 2007 7:38:28 am PDT #9258 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
And yes - no more shitty days for Jess. BOO SHITTY DAYS!!