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My family swears by this contraption after years and years of being devoted to the "popcorn pan" (old soup kettle). It's awesome.

I'm the opposite of you, ita, in that I love the oil-y taste on my popcorn, as long as it's not excessive. I had enough of airpopped cardboard, er, popcorn, in college. So, the way I make it is oily.

You might want to try Alton Brown's microwave popcorn--just put some popcorn in a paper bag, fold it up tight, and stick in the microwave for a few minutes. You get more unpopped kernels than the purchased microwave popcorn, but it is cheaper.

Hmm. How much of the oil stays with the popcorn?

Some definitely does stay with the popcorn, but a fair bit cooks onto the pan as well. I don't know if it would be too much oil taste for you.

I have the feeling that I am going to spend days trying to hunt down whatever variable is causing this document to print wrong, because I'm pretty sure that nobody knows the answer and I am the lucky winner who gets to find out what it is.

First-world rant of the day: I was late to work because my housemate was in the bathroom for 1/2 an hour this morning. Who does that when you live with someone else?

I know he had a doctor's appt this morning, but he knows I leave the house at 8:00 everyday (normally he is not awake). I waited until he had been there about 20 minutes thinking "he'll be out any second, right?" Then I heard him turn on the shower. Finally I was like, screw this. So I'm at work in my glasses with unbrushed teeth. Nice.

I was late to work because my housemate was in the bathroom for 1/2 an hour this morning. Who does that when you live with someone else?

Hm, sometimes it's not by choice. Was he unwell?

edited to correct gender and to point out I'd skimmed the comment and I see that showering was involved, so, no, not so cool.

You don't do that without saying, "I'm going to be in here a while. Do you need in here first?"

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Who does that when you live with someone else?

That sucks.

When I shower, I leave the bathroom door open so my roommate can use her litter box....

You don't do that without saying, "I'm going to be in here a while. Do you need in here first?"

Exactly. The only time I might be in the bathroom that long is if I'm using a Lush bath bomb. And I always ask first.

He was not unwell. He's probably just used to having all the time in the world in the morning because I've already left. But yeah, so not cool.