Flames wouldn't be eternal if they actually consumed anything.

Lilah ,'Not Fade Away'


Natter 64: Yes, we still need you  

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.


msbelle - Dec 17, 2009 3:01:12 pm PST #25873 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

my curse of buying duplicate gifts continues. The babysitter informed me, he got mac something that I also got. I really should have asked him to tell me what he was thinking of before he bought it. It is not too bad, because they are probably not the exact same (several figures in a series of toys)m but still.


Jesse - Dec 17, 2009 3:04:14 pm PST #25874 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

For some reason, making candy terrifies me.

Me too. It's the precision. And the molten sugar!

I asked my cousin what to get her husband, and got one of her suggestions, so I'm hoping he hasn't actually been talking about wanting it to everyone.


Burrell - Dec 17, 2009 3:11:21 pm PST #25875 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

It's the precision. And the molten sugar!

Totally! (oops. I should have said totes.)


Jesse - Dec 17, 2009 3:17:40 pm PST #25876 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Hee.


msbelle - Dec 17, 2009 3:24:15 pm PST #25877 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

this takes FOREVER. 1 hour and counting of stirring.


Jesse - Dec 17, 2009 3:36:30 pm PST #25878 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

OK, that's why I wouldn't make caramel.

So, my grandmother is still in the ICU, but I guess is doing better.


billytea - Dec 17, 2009 3:37:51 pm PST #25879 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

Goat Eye Syndrome is characterized by eyes afflicted with horrific horizontal pupils similar to those of cephalopods such as octopi, squid, or cuttlefish. The pupils of these beasts are approximately the shape of a kidney bean, but instead of dividing the eye vertically, in the manner of noble, trustworthy beasts such as tigers, bobcats, and snakes, the GES pupils transfix the eye horizontally. This is disgusting. The only other type of animal to display such disgusting, vomit-inducing eyes are the previously mentioned cephalopods (which have a long association with death from the murky depths and Cthulhu) and Kermit the Frog, who is a felt puppet created by Jim Henson, and should not be considered an example of an accurate representation of frog physiology.

Not entirely true. There are other ungulates, such as antelopes (fairly closely related to goats) whose eyes have horizontal pupils, and they actually swivel in the sockets to stay horizontal even when the animal puts its head down to graze. The reason is simple, it better allows them to scan a wide field of vision for approaching predators.


JenP - Dec 17, 2009 3:40:15 pm PST #25880 of 30001

Hope your grandma continues to do well, Jesse.

Em is aDORable!

Should have read saramegs link sooner...

Home with an hour and a half that should be used for unpacking. Hmmm. Maybe I open some more boxes and do a load of laundry. Does that sound fair?


msbelle - Dec 17, 2009 3:40:34 pm PST #25881 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

well according to something I just read, this is not true caramel, because it is more than just sugar. and I should be able to leave it alone at low heat for 5b min at a time, but I fear burning the bottom.


brenda m - Dec 17, 2009 3:55:18 pm PST #25882 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

I just made those apple cider - caramel cookies and holy crap those are some good cookies.

The reason is simple, it better allows them to scan a wide field of vision for approaching predators.

Yes. And also because of the evil.