Jayne (Husband): Oh, I think you might wanna reconsider that last part. See, I married me a powerful ugly creature. Mal (Wife): How can you say that? How can you shame me in front of new people? Jayne (Husband): If I could make you purtier, I would. Mal (Wife): You are not the man I met a year ago.

'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds  

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.


Steph L. - Aug 05, 2008 7:09:42 am PDT #1325 of 10003
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

So, I need a new bag. Or at least to start looking around for one. I've been browsing on ebags and feel uninspired - any suggestions?

I just bought this one from Target yesterday: [link] It was kind of an impulse purchase, but I have been needing a new purse, since my everyday purse was getting ragged.

This new one is a little deep, and I'm not used to that, but it has 3 sections, so I can separate my stuff more logically, which cancels out the problem of it being deep. (See, if a handbag is deep and has only one compartment, you have to dig and dig to find what you're looking for. But having 3 sections means that stuff can be divided up across the sections, so there may still be *some* digging, but since everything is separated more neatly, the digging should be minimized.)

(At least, this is how *my* logic [such as it is] works.)


Scrappy - Aug 05, 2008 7:10:56 am PDT #1326 of 10003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Hot chocolate--Hershey's syrup in milk, nuke, then stir like a mofo. Delicious!


flea - Aug 05, 2008 7:16:38 am PDT #1327 of 10003
information libertarian

I use the powder Ghirardelli mix for cocoa. When we can't afford that, Quik.


§ ita § - Aug 05, 2008 7:21:18 am PDT #1328 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Hershey's syrup in milk, nuke, then stir like a mofo. Delicious!

This is what I get when I order hot chocolate nearest my office, and I just don't like it. Not least of all because of the sweetness.


Nilly - Aug 05, 2008 7:21:37 am PDT #1329 of 10003
Swouncing

Does anybody else wanna take all the different hot-chocolate-creating methods, try each and every one of them, then taste them all and compare and contrast and rank them and then taste some more?


sumi - Aug 05, 2008 7:21:56 am PDT #1330 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!

Oh, that's Very Cute!

I will look there. (I've looked at Zappos & Bluefly - it's distressing how much money people will pay for really, deeply, ugly bags.)


juliana - Aug 05, 2008 7:53:48 am PDT #1331 of 10003
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FRED PETE!!!

It helps if you have an appreciation for the cheesy and the over-the-top and the run down. The amount of time we stayed is about my limit...although I could have done with another day in the Golden Nugget pool.

Ohhhh, yeah. I could do with more pool and hot tub time.

It's called vanilla sugar in English, but it's pretty difficult to find in supermarkets here

I make it - I don't use it that much, but it makes an awesome gift for people.

I can't digest milk that well, so I don't have hot cocoa that often. However, I do have Ghirardelli, Scharffenberger, and Mexican-style mixes, since I apparently believe in overkill. Mexican-style is my favorite when I do have it. Spicy chocolate, nomnomnom.


Steph L. - Aug 05, 2008 7:58:58 am PDT #1332 of 10003
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Oh, that's Very Cute!

I will look there. (I've looked at Zappos & Bluefly - it's distressing how much money people will pay for really, deeply, ugly bags.)

That's why I tend to buy bags at Target -- because, much like my effect on my shoes, I'm really hard on handbags, and they get beaten up and wear out too often for me to justify paying more than $30 for them. (As a matter of fact, I hesitated over spending $28 on the one I just bought, because I know it's in for a tough life with me.)


Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 05, 2008 8:25:22 am PDT #1333 of 10003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Vegas didn't have that much hold on me—I think I spent 50¢ on the slots while I was there, and that was to give me an excuse to stay in the air-conditioned casino for a while before my hotel room opened up. If there's a next time, I'll make sure my room will be available sooner than 14 hours after my flight arrives.


beth b - Aug 05, 2008 8:36:01 am PDT #1334 of 10003
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

Happy birthday Fred Pete !

Does anybody else wanna take all the different hot-chocolate-creating methods, try each and every one of them, then taste them all and compare and contrast and rank them and then taste some more?

yes