How did Ellie get to be big enough to ride a bike already? Happy Birthday!
Raise your hand if 'ew.'
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Spike's Bitches 41: Thrown together to stand against the forces of darkness
[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.
Hil R. - Jun 04, 2008 5:44:10 am PDT #1871 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Nora Deirdre - Jun 04, 2008 5:44:40 am PDT #1872 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Happy birthday Ellie! What a beautiful, energetic, lively little girl!
SailAweigh - Jun 04, 2008 5:49:15 am PDT #1873 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
OMGIMDEAD! So big and already on wheels! Quit growing up, kids, you're making me feel old(er).
Jessica - Jun 04, 2008 5:49:33 am PDT #1874 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I have to confess that I've never actually understood this term.
Originally it referred to the way restaurants like Chez Panisse were revolutionizing American fine dining in the 1970's. Prior to that, fine dining in the US meant a French-style kitchen serving French food, probably in New York City. The reason the term is obsolete today is because the philosophy of using fresh local ingredients and presenting them in their purest form has so completely permeated food culture that we don't need a separate word to distinguish it.
(I highly recommend The United States of Arugula for a fantastic history of upscale food in the US. Apart from telling me more about James Beard's sex life than I ever wanted to know, it's a really terrific read.)
Sparky1 - Jun 04, 2008 5:51:25 am PDT #1875 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Zoom, Ellie! So cute!
And how is it that F no longer looks like a wee baby, but a big baby boy?
::boggles::
beekaytee - Jun 04, 2008 6:00:36 am PDT #1876 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Chez Panisse
I've eaten there! Once.
the philosophy of using fresh local ingredients and presenting them in their purest form
That's fascinating Jessica. And makes so much sense. I'll see if I can find that book at the library. I am intrigued by social movements, whether you call them fads or not, and the progression of the food culture seems unique unto itself. I don't know much about it at all.
Susan W. - Jun 04, 2008 6:27:31 am PDT #1877 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Happy Birthday, Big Girl Ellie!
Polter-Cow - Jun 04, 2008 6:48:24 am PDT #1878 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Aw, happy birthday, Ellie!
Frankenbuddha - Jun 04, 2008 6:49:42 am PDT #1879 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I highly recommend The United States of Arugula for a fantastic history of upscale food in the US. Apart from telling me more about James Beard's sex life than I ever wanted to know, it's a really terrific read.
Adds that to the "to buy" list.
sj - Jun 04, 2008 7:12:58 am PDT #1880 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Happy Birthday, Ellie!!! She's such a big girl and so pretty!
I'll have to add The United States of Arugula to my wishlist. I've been reading a lot of food related books recently.