Sox! I need the recipe for that soup. Pretty please?
What the gothy lady said.
Harrow: You didn't have to wound that man. Mal: Yeah, I know, it was just funny.
'Shindig'
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.
Lee - Jul 19, 2010 2:18:37 pm PDT #13477 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Zenkitty - Jul 19, 2010 2:23:13 pm PDT #13478 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
This may be the dumbest thing I've ever done.* I've been sitting on the couch all day working on my laptop. My arm started feeling like it was sunburned, and I realized - far too late - that the sun's been coming through a crack in the blinds and probably lay across my arm, propped up on the pillows, long enough to burn me. And I didn't even notice, because my back's to the window.
`*No, it isn't.
Amy - Jul 19, 2010 2:26:59 pm PDT #13479 of 30001
Because books.
I want chips and guac and queso now. Wasabi scares me, though.
shrift - Jul 19, 2010 2:27:54 pm PDT #13480 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Whatever they just did on the Transformers movie set, it was LOUD. Dang. And having a helicopter so close to my building is freaky.
Connie Neil - Jul 19, 2010 2:30:09 pm PDT #13481 of 30001
brillig
A company minion just came around to drop something on each desk. Turns out it's a leather bound "padfolio", which is a fancy word for a bound pad of note paper with the company logo and morale boosting quotes and company goals. It smells goo-ood. Mmm, leather. Now I just need to find a use for a pad of lined paper since I do most everything either electronically or on the backs of sheets from my Far Side calendar.
hippocampus - Jul 19, 2010 2:43:04 pm PDT #13482 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
Jilli & Perkins, I just spammed it in email to unsuspecting friends, so can toss it to you by email or post it here. Which is better? It's not particularly measure-y, but I could fix that.
Eee. This is the yum & now I can share it.
Strix - Jul 19, 2010 2:44:47 pm PDT #13483 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Post, cause I want it too.
Sue - Jul 19, 2010 2:46:48 pm PDT #13484 of 30001
hip deep in pie
I need some shoe advice. I am going to a wedding in a month. I am 98% certain I am wearing this dress: [link]
I am not sure what shoes to get. I have no idea how dressy this wedding is, but I suspect fairly casual. (Though the bride is from Houston so who knows!)
I bought these shoes today, but I think they may be too casual for the dress. (But I really like them and may keep them anyway.) [link]
Anyway, I was thinking something like these? [link]
I am terrible at matching shoes with outfit with occasion. I need your help.
Other things: I can't do more than 2.5-3 inch heel and I have wide feet.
Jesse - Jul 19, 2010 2:50:53 pm PDT #13485 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I agree that the second ones are dressier (and cute!), and I think people are often more dressed up at weddings than I expect. I do like those first ones, too. But I would only wear them to a wedding if you knew it was super casual.
hippocampus - Jul 19, 2010 2:53:22 pm PDT #13486 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
Cold cucumber and avocado soup with wasabi (from the dalek-stove kitchen)
Some cucumbers - 4 medium ones, peeled & quartered, for instance. Seed if necessary.
1 or more ripe avocados, peeled, pitted and cubed
1 or more cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup onion or scallions
Fresh lemon juice (1-2 tablespoons ish)
1 cup plain low fat yogurt
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup crushed ice.
--blend all of these--
Adjust for taste with sea salt, more of something...
Top with wasabi.
Serve in fancy glass.