So that's my dream. That and some stuff about cigars and a tunnel.

Faith ,'Get It Done'


Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


lisah - Jul 13, 2010 3:52:42 pm PDT #12198 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate

Anything can make anyone think about sex so I don't worry about it.


Amy - Jul 13, 2010 3:53:57 pm PDT #12199 of 30001
Because books.

Doesn't she, Cash? I'm also a sucker for that song.

We were just playing Bananagrams on the screen porch with the kids, Sue, and it's SO humid here, it's just foul. All my clothes feel vaguely damp now.


sarameg - Jul 13, 2010 4:17:03 pm PDT #12200 of 30001

So I'm working with this woman: [link] in my hometown to create a custom address sign. It's crazymaking, but fun! I'm calling it a birthday present to me, even if it takes weeks to figure out. Last year, I got the custom nepalese slate address mandala. Kinda fun to do it again, but with totally different tradition.


Jesse - Jul 13, 2010 4:23:06 pm PDT #12201 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Anything can make anyone think about sex so I don't worry about it.

Yeah, I was going to say...

The boys I asked swore flesh tone did it for them too, but perhaps I should just not ask krav guys about stuff like that ever.

Did you ask them about legs?


DavidS - Jul 13, 2010 4:27:49 pm PDT #12202 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Matilda and I made a rare Tuesday crossing of the Bay to go spend some extra time with Emmett and the pool at EM's complex.

As I'd just had a big fight with EM, and was pretty angry at Emmett too it was actually good to go over there and kind of smooth things over. They were both conciliatory though and my kids had a great time in the pool. Then we hustled back to the apartment and wolfed down some food and I took Emmett and EM and dropped them off for Emmett's Krav class.

The good news is that his teacher and the owner of the school agreed that Emmett was able to move up to adult classes. This is great news because: (a) we pay a flat fee for krav classes, but there are only two kids classes a week. Now he can go multiple times a week without extra cost. This is especially awesome because he needed the exercise while he had a gap in his baseball schedule and he wasn't signed up for any camp this summer; (b) also awesome because the adult class workouts are way more intense than the kid classes. Emmett had sat in on some of the adult classes during Krav Camp and loved it.

Also his teachers really love him there so that's good.


sarameg - Jul 13, 2010 4:54:37 pm PDT #12203 of 30001

PBS+MI5= no pee breaks and I REALLY HAVE TO GO DAMNIT.


Lee - Jul 13, 2010 5:00:35 pm PDT #12204 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

The freeway on the way home tonight was backed up for over five miles because there was an accident on the other side of the freeway.

eta: sometimes, I just don't get people.


sarameg - Jul 13, 2010 5:07:45 pm PDT #12205 of 30001

Loki is passed out with his tongue stuck out. I'm gonna go poke it.


DavidS - Jul 13, 2010 5:09:48 pm PDT #12206 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Two Easy Summer Foods:

1. Asparagus tossed with olive oil, sea salt, Meyer Lemon juice (thank you java) under the broiler for eight minutes. Top with melted butter and shaved parmesan. Total cooking time...12 minutes?

2. Strawberries over vanilla ice cream. When I do it I chop up a bowl of strawberries until they are in fine bits with some juice leaking. Them I smush them just a little bit with a fork - not fully macerated but in chunks with a good bit of strawberry juice. Sprinkle lightly with sugar and mix through. I also smush the ice cream, chopping it up, then using the back of the spoon then stirring it until it has a consistency just slightly thicker than soft serve. Sweet strawberry bits with juice over softened Haagen Dazs is just so gooooood.


megan walker - Jul 13, 2010 5:13:32 pm PDT #12207 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Oooh, strawberries would be awesome with the new HD5 lemon flavor, which has become my one true ice cream, just narrowly beating HD5 mint.