Oh good, I don't have to fear brussel spouts in a week.
If we could get my parents on videochat... I think my mother would be in heaven.
I love the smell of desperate librarian in the morning.
Snyder ,'Showtime'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
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.
sarameg - Nov 16, 2008 5:06:08 pm PST #1708 of 10002
Kat - Nov 16, 2008 5:06:19 pm PST #1709 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Virtual Keyboard: [link]
Can't decide if it fills me with love or hate! I always wanted a casio electric keyboard. And yet, I already have enough bizarrely atonal electronic music playing from children's toys.
Kat - Nov 16, 2008 5:07:05 pm PST #1710 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
sara, what's the limiting factor? I have a camera if you want it.
Consuela - Nov 16, 2008 5:07:07 pm PST #1711 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I hated brussel sprouts for years, and then a friend made me awesome brussel sprouts, and then I had a fantastic salad with brussel sprouts in it a month or so back.
So now I like brussel sprouts. The key is not to boil them; you have to braise or roast them to keep them from getting bitter.
quester - Nov 16, 2008 5:07:43 pm PST #1712 of 10002
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I love them myself, but I have gotten out of the cooking habit, so I don't buy a lot of stuff that requires thought and effort.
sarameg - Nov 16, 2008 5:08:59 pm PST #1713 of 10002
My parents are on really slow dialup. They can't get cable where they are and for some reason I don't get, are dragging their feet about dsl.
askye - Nov 16, 2008 5:09:57 pm PST #1714 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
Buy them! Slather them in olive oil, salt and roast!
Then eat. Nom nom nom.
I never tried them really until I saw an episode of Barefoot Contessa and they looked easy to make and easy.
I'll have a brief rant about stupid Sandra Lee and her cooking show. I hate it. It's not good cooking at all and all the stuff has to be expensive. More than that she perpetuates the idea that cooking good food is complicated.
She never does anything simple like that. If she did brussel sprouts they'd be something like from frozen, thawed, marinated in bottled Italian Dressing, and some other odd ball thing and then put in the slow cooker. Oh! or maybe a tablespoon of thawed frozen lemonade concentrate instead of fresh lemon juice (I've seen her use frozen limeade instead of fresh lime juice).
Off my soap box now.
Kat - Nov 16, 2008 5:13:06 pm PST #1715 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
sara, ooh. nevermind.
I love that my mom has cable and wireless at home. Granted, I just took 10 minutes reminding her how to log into chat to see us. But, you know. It's all good.
I can't wait to see you!
quester - Nov 16, 2008 5:14:56 pm PST #1716 of 10002
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
And this woman has a show!? Wow.
sarameg - Nov 16, 2008 5:16:49 pm PST #1717 of 10002
If my parents ever get anything else, while Dad will figure out the basics....yeah, um.
Can't believe it is only a week. Kinda caught me off guard.