Okay, I need some help. How do I tell when a pecan pie is done?

Jeez, quiet.

So I've been thinking about this a couple of days. Not obsessing, just curious. At a meeting with a senior (as in, position above me) new hire, I mentioned something about how we did stuff 10 years ago. Her reaction? "What, they hired people still in high school?" I'm trying to decide between flattery (pure vanity) and insult (shit, I've done so little since then!) The impulse was probably the first. She's probably my age (and looks my age! so weird perception things happening.)

Anyway, it's just got me thinking. There's been other stuff on that line of thought popping up a lot lately (like the positively teenage-looking new analyst [an italian. I swear, the italian group hires the most attractive damned people. There hasn't been a single average among them and it is FREAKY] assuming I was also new and junior this morning, which I'm sure provoked further musings.

How do I tell when a pecan pie is done?

Golden brown and not burnt on top?! Sorry, I resort to times and it doesn't look burnt.

I don't think a slightly undercooked pecan pie would be that noticeable.

I made a chocolate pecan pie today. I was bubbly, but solid looking - if that makes sense. Honestly, it is for a co-worker leaving,so I won't really know until tomorrow. ( time 55 min in a good oven )

Toothpick test?

The pie should not be jiggly when you shake it. And if you stick a sharp knife in it, the stuff that sticks to it should not be really liquid. Can be jelly-ish, but not runny.

I really want to hear My Chemical Romance do a balls-out cover of it.

I think I would die.

I did just post to my LJ that I really want to hear My Chemical Romance do a balls-out cover of it.

MCR will just have to pick another super dramatic emotional song. Maybe they should do a concept album about a guy dying of cancer. That sounds dramatic.

In lieu of that, they should cover "Stay Together" by Suede.

We can SO take you, Smay. If Gee wants to do Hallelujah Gee gets to do Hallelujah.

I want them to cover "Rock 'n Roll Suicide" by Bowie. Yes, I actually want a cover of a David Bowie song.

Or Bowie.

Oh dear. Gee doing Bowie.... ::happy place:: NO! NO! NOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Not what I meant. Probably.

I can think of a wee musician with some rage issues that might be looking to kick some ass. Want me to send him over?

I just need a nap. But you can send him over anyway and he can be my body pillow!

He's awfully little for that. You'd really have to curl around him or something. Darn.

Can do. But I'll warn you, he seems to come with a small tattooed gift-with-purchase. Just FYI.

sighhhh

Maybe she should go with something slightly larger albeit less rage filled? Nah. I'll keep that for me. ME ME MEEEEEEEEEEEE

Sorry. I get like this sometimes now. Blame Cass.

Oh, poor Patrick Swayze. My dad had pancreatic cancer, so did my grandmother. It's not good, not good at all. My heart really goes out to him and his family, but WHAT IS WITH THAT TITLE?!? Egad. He may well be dying, but does his family need to see that headline?

Doesn't Steve Jobs have pancreatic cancer too? But his has been under control for years. My dad died 3 weeks after his diagnosis (although he really died from complications of the surgery, not the disease itself). Grandma lived for about 6 months. I think dad had it easier.

I was shopping yesterday and realized there was a whole half aisle labeled "flavored water". 10 years ago, wouldn't that have been a punchline?

Just catching up now, but had to post this (which I used as an email tag for quite a long time since I loved it so):

"There's no such thing as flavored water. There's a whole aisle of this crap at the supermarket, water, but without that watery taste. Sorry, but flavored water is called a soft drink. You want flavored water? Pour some scotch over ice and let it melt. That's your flavored water." -- Bill Maher, New Rules, 22 April 2005

I think Steve Jobs had a rare form that is rarely fatal, if that makes sense. Be aide I think pancreatic cancer in general has a very low survival rate.