Honestly, Cass, I realized how judgy my post sounded as I got all high horse about Heaton. But in reality, I like Albertson's less than I did when they were Luckys, but more than Ralphs.
The red velvet cookies we made are sub par.
I don't care if it is an orgy of death, there's still such a thing as a napkin.
Willow ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
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.
Kat - Dec 31, 2007 5:16:58 pm PST #131 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Jesse - Dec 31, 2007 5:19:58 pm PST #132 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So, my stupid DVR only recorded the last 16 minutes of Swingers. Annoying!
Cashmere - Dec 31, 2007 5:21:29 pm PST #133 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
sarameg, those teeny bowls could be individual butter dishes. Some china have those as part of place settings. Very pretty, too!
There is a Planet of the Apes marathon on AMC tonight.
Laga - Dec 31, 2007 5:25:33 pm PST #134 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I dislike Albertsons even as I patronize them. They are the only grocery store within walking distance so unfortunately they're going to see a lot more of my business as I strive to walk more in the new year. I think the best thing they ever did was install automated check outs so I could do all my shopping without talking to anyone. The store does look cleaner but the people are more helpful which means my non-interactive shopping experience has gotten a lot trickier. Maybe I should see how long it takes to walk back and forth to Trader Joes. Which is hilarious because everyone at trader joes is talky but coming from Albertsonians it's robot may-I-help-you talk and coming from the Joesies it's I'm-really-glad-you're-here-so-much-so-that-I-can-tell-you-in-my-own-words type talk.
Kat - Dec 31, 2007 5:25:51 pm PST #135 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Well, yeah, jesse, especially as the last 16 minutes are NOT the business!
sarameg - Dec 31, 2007 5:28:03 pm PST #136 of 10001
sarameg, those teeny bowls could be individual butter dishes.
How fawncy! But they are adorable. And have butterflies in the bottom, in addition to the parakeets and flowers around the outside. The larger dishes have those, more elaborate butterflies, hummingbirds and wren and sparrow like birds. I told my mom that since I wasn't planning on doing anything marriage/wedding like, this would be my choice of "china." And she obliged! Hell, each plate is probably more expensive than usual plates. But I figure in a long, long while, I'll inherit her more traditional wedding china (which is just lovely and I've not seen its kind since: pale cream bone, with a matte black inch wide scallopped ring around the outside and the edge is silvered) and my grandmother's, so...
Albertson's is about the only grocery store besides WalMart in my home town. There's Fiesta Foods, but if that's a chain, it is a small one: only one store. There used to be a lot more before WalMart invaded.It really blitzed even regional chains.
Jesse - Dec 31, 2007 5:28:25 pm PST #137 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So not money! Back to L&Os for me...
Laga - Dec 31, 2007 5:41:10 pm PST #138 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I found this at Patricia Heaton's Wikipedia page:
In October 2006, Heaton appeared in a commercial opposing a Missouri state constitutional amendment concerning embryonic stem cell research, which subsequently passed. The ad was a response to Michael J. Fox's ad supporting the amendment and the election of Democratic Senate hopeful Claire McCaskill. Appearing with Heaton were actor Jim Caviezel, Jeff Suppan of the Milwaukee Brewers, Mike Sweeney of the Kansas City Royals and Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner, formerly of the St. Louis Rams. [5] Heaton later said she regretted doing the ad and sent an apology to Fox saying she wasn't aware of Fox's ad before she did hers.[1]
Heaton has also been an advocate for several other organizations, including Heifer International, a nonprofit world-hunger organization, and World Vision, a Christian relief organization.
Kat - Dec 31, 2007 5:42:32 pm PST #139 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Weird photo manips of people's faces across ages: [link]
tommyrot - Dec 31, 2007 5:49:26 pm PST #140 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
the best of the fairly middling
Every December, a year's worth of hype surrounding hit songs, bestsellers and blockbuster films culminates in a glut of magazine-ready lists naming the 10 Best This and the 10 Worst That.
23/6 wouldn't deign to foist our opinion on you like that. It's time to ease up on the hard sell and go gently into 2008 by honoring the things that were simply okay. Today, we salute the books, movies and music of 2007 that were perfectly middling.