Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.

Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'


Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam  

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.


§ ita § - Mar 24, 2009 7:18:14 pm PDT #12106 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Pepcid claims to be cherry, doesn't it? That's a pretty awful incarnation of it, although the artificial sweetener makes it verboten for me first. If only I knew how to read I'd check medicine beforehand, but I'm not sure what my options even are. Other than pills.


bon bon - Mar 24, 2009 7:20:00 pm PDT #12107 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I like fake banana and watermelon ranchers. But fake strawberry doesn't deserve the name.


Dana - Mar 24, 2009 7:23:13 pm PDT #12108 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

Yeah, Green Death is what I had. I think the problem is that whatever flavor I currently have is Worse Than the Other One.


Lee - Mar 24, 2009 7:24:01 pm PDT #12109 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I like the watermelon Jolly ranchers too. The Chery and blue raspberry ones are Nasty though.


Cashmere - Mar 24, 2009 7:25:08 pm PDT #12110 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.

ita, can you do stevia? I just got some Truvia artificial sweetener and it's not bad. Just wondered if it was any better for you than the other stuff.

I just heard the term "junkpunk" and I'm liking it.


megan walker - Mar 24, 2009 7:28:23 pm PDT #12111 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

The Chery and blue raspberry ones are Nasty though.

Well, yeah, I think that the fact that "raspberry" is blue should be your first hint.


§ ita § - Mar 24, 2009 7:29:10 pm PDT #12112 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I've never tried it, Cash. I know the theory is that Splenda and Nutrasweet shouldn't affect me the same, but they do, so I just avoid the genre.

Uh, when I remember to check the label. But diet cough medicine? For reals?

If someone has some around me, I'll give it a try next time.


DavidS - Mar 24, 2009 7:31:32 pm PDT #12113 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Back from drinks and food with my ex-temp coworker, Kevin. (ex-Chef, attorney, world traveler, human rights activist, ate a lot of different bugs in Cambodia and looks sort of like Hugh jackman).

I had Trotters Carpaccio! Actually Kevin ordered it because he's way more adventurous than me, but it was (a) beautifully presented; (b) very tasty; (c) actually rather a clever dish.

Pig feet sliced thin.

My dish was an upscale scrapple with a poached quail egg and onion marmalade. Really fucking delicious and a deal at $9. Even more of a deal since Kevin picked up the tab.

Onion marmalade - who knew?


megan walker - Mar 24, 2009 7:33:54 pm PDT #12114 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

More importantly, is he single?


DavidS - Mar 24, 2009 7:43:49 pm PDT #12115 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

More importantly, is he single?

Sadly no, otherwise I would hook you guys right up. He's all married and such like.

We praised the trotters carpaccio to our waitress who shared it with the chef, who came out of the kitchen to talk to us. Even in adventurous SF I don't suppose it gets ordered much. But I think the chef at Alembic is big into the whole snout-to-tail movement as just about everything on the menu currently is some kind of unusual organ meat. But I must say both dishes tonight were exquisite. Beautifully conceived and executed and delicious.