If every vampire who said he was at the crucifixion was actually there, it would have been like Woodstock.

Spike ,'Same Time, Same Place'


Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.  

[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.


Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Sep 15, 2009 7:02:50 am PDT #23165 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"

Seska, is your partner flying to Houston as in Houston, Texas? If so, M.D. Anderson is the place to be

Houston, Texas, yes - and I believe M.D. Anderson is where they're going. Good to hear it's a good place. I know nothing about American hospitals/clinics, but I know they used to live in Houston and they go back for their medical treatment because they consider it the best in the world. So that's got to be a good thing! Thanks for the reassurance.


DavidS - Sep 15, 2009 7:04:16 am PDT #23166 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

How to make sushi video tutorial.

(Though this is cone style sushi instead of a roll. As a plus, it has a poodle.)


amych - Sep 15, 2009 7:04:38 am PDT #23167 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

You seal the ends of the wrapper with rice vinegar (I think - it's been a while)

Water.

The most important thing is using a really sharp clean knife to slice it -- the knife gets gummed up after just a few cuts, and if it's dull, you crush rather than slicing. Other than that, it's easy and you get the feel of it after just a few rolls. Rolling a joint is much harder to get right, IME, and there are happy cheery how-to-roll-maki tutorials all over the intarwebs.


erin_obscure - Sep 15, 2009 7:05:02 am PDT #23168 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

The key to home made sushi? A really, really sharp knife, and a towel soaked in hot water. That sticky rice makes clean neat slicing a challenge! I like to marinate some carrots in rice vinegar, water, and a little sugar for a couple hours beforehand. So very nom. Mmmmm, now i want sushi!


amych - Sep 15, 2009 7:07:36 am PDT #23169 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Sits in the really-likes-sharp-knives corner with the lovely erin_o.


Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Sep 15, 2009 7:08:52 am PDT #23170 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"

I am getting all interested in making home-made sushi now!

You realise this means I will whine at The Girl to make it, on account of how I'm not allowed near kitchen utensils, yes?

Mmm. I could get some really good salmon. We live near an actual fishmonger...


Polter-Cow - Sep 15, 2009 7:13:06 am PDT #23171 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Yesterday I played Texas Hold 'Em with my new neighbors. I hadn't played in years. I was this close to losing all my chips after a few rounds, but I had one big, lucky win, and from then on, I cleaned up. I had little idea what I was doing, but hey, it was fun.


Dana - Sep 15, 2009 7:13:55 am PDT #23172 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Good to hear it's a good place. I know nothing about American hospitals/clinics, but I know they used to live in Houston and they go back for their medical treatment because they consider it the best in the world.

Definitely. Ranked #1 in cancer care in the U.S.


Polter-Cow - Sep 15, 2009 7:15:27 am PDT #23173 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I did a research program there the summer before college. I studied XIAP and ERK2 as predictors of survival in chronic myelogenous leukemia.


Frankenbuddha - Sep 15, 2009 7:49:01 am PDT #23174 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

(Though this is cone style sushi instead of a roll. As a plus, it has a poodle.)

Mmmmm. Poodle sushi.