My brother and SiL lived in the south of Spain when he was stationed in Rota.
Spanish cuisine uses a lot of seafood, a lot of stews and one-pot dishes like paella, a lot of sausage, a lot of wine and cheese. It's not much like Mexican food at all.
Atherton: Half the men in this room wish you were on their arm, tonight. Inara: Only half. I must be losing my indefinable allure.
'Shindig'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[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.
Amy - Apr 12, 2010 2:20:27 pm PDT #15857 of 30000
Because books.
Zenkitty - Apr 12, 2010 2:21:12 pm PDT #15858 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
If someone could provide a pill or a blender powder to provide all necessary nutrients
Bachelor chow! We totally need to do this.
I can taste the difference between a "good" vodka and a cheap vodka even in a dirty vodka martini. Which is why I don't think the addition of olive juice ruins a good vodka; I think a good vodka increases the quality of the martini. Why use inferior quality anything in anything?
Yay for Matt's new job and Orange Kitty's new home!
Calli - Apr 12, 2010 2:22:33 pm PDT #15859 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Yay Matt!
Rum is far too sweet for me. I have no idea what I'd mix with it to cut that.
Since I started drinking it again recently, I mix it with very tart lime-aid and pour it over ice. This is a pretty good use for cheap rum.
Prague or BarcelonaThey'd be nearly neck and neck for me, although Prague has a slight edge. I don't speak Czech or Spanish, though. If I did, that would probably tip the balance for me.
Cashmere - Apr 12, 2010 2:22:46 pm PDT #15860 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I don't know that I'd want to go to Barcelona in the middle of summer. But I'd love to see the Gaudis.
Polter-Cow - Apr 12, 2010 2:24:15 pm PDT #15861 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I don't know that I'd want to go to Barcelona in the middle of summer.
How about the fall?
But I'd love to see the Gaudis.
What's that?
Czech cuisine is...kolaches?
beth b - Apr 12, 2010 2:27:12 pm PDT #15862 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
don't know much about Prague, but have architect friends that love Barcelona. Ditto painters
Connie Neil - Apr 12, 2010 2:27:22 pm PDT #15863 of 30000
brillig
But I'd love to see the Gaudis.
What's that?
Weird looking buildings t not an Art Nouveau fan when it comes to buildings
JZ - Apr 12, 2010 2:37:01 pm PDT #15864 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Huh. I went Googling - I hadn't realized Gaudi was officially Art Nouveau; most Nouveau seems so stately and elegant and Gaudi always feels like a brightly colored H.R. Giger.
Atropa - Apr 12, 2010 2:38:08 pm PDT #15865 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Prague would be slightly ahead of Barcelona for me, for ridiculous and vague gothy reasons. Plus, you could pick me up a bottle of absinthe! (I already have absinthe from Barcelona.)
javachik - Apr 12, 2010 2:43:50 pm PDT #15866 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Barcelona was a fantastic city. Plus, you can borrow my guide books! I loved it so much that I am seriously considering moving there at some point.
One thing, the language you'll hear in Barcelona is Catalan (a mixture of French, Spanish, and the other Romance languages), as Barcelona is part of the Catalonia region.