But why would I want a burger patty with my grilled cheese sandwich?

It's usually called a patty melt and is similar to what megan and Connie described. Friendly's just twisted it by the adding extra bread so it's like two grilled cheese sandwiches instead of one with additional filling.

Patty melt's also usually have sauted onioins in there (and some places add Russian dressing a la a Reuben). Heart attack in a sandwich, but if done well it's mighty tasty.

FLAILING!

::ducks::

Why with the flailing?

I am just all discombobulated, stressed, and unable to focus. too much to do, no idea where to start.

I am just all discombobulated, stressed, and unable to focus. too much to do, no idea where to start.

Cut the blue wire first.

no idea where to start.

Dammit, woman! This is why you have lists. You have more to-do lists than anybody. Use the power of the list to organize your discombobulation.

So I'm rousing Matilda this morning in front of Nicktoons. We turn to the Amy Poehler feminist girl scout cartoon...

Me: I love The Mighty B! so much. It's the anti-princess.
TV Plays A Song: "I'm a Pretty Pretty Princess / It's a full time job / and I'm running with the Rainbow Unicorns..."

Heh. Of course, it was a parody of all things princessy while at the same time affectionate about how girls love those things.

Jesse, I want to hear more about where you went in Turkey! I spent ten days there after I finished my Peace Corps service and it was the best vacation of my life. Did you visit an underground city? Walk barefoot up the hill in Pamukkale? Swim and laze on a volcanic beach? Go to a hamam? Drink lots of apple tea? Shop for carpets and kilims? Eat lots of seafood? See bellydancers and/or whirling dervishes?

I did not do most of those! We went to Istanbul, Pergamum (not the Turkish name, I know...), Cannakale, Izmir, Kusadasi, Troy, Efes, I forget where else! I popped into the sea briefly at Kusadasi, and we went to the rug lady coop place where they show you the art and sell you (not me) rugs. I had some apple tea there! I didn't eat lots of seafood -- they fed us lots of beef, and I ate my weight in yogurt and beets. And melon. YUM.

The airship emerged from jagged peaks, its body swollen with gas

Earlier this year, the Nucleus Gallery in California had a stunning exhibition called "Lift Off: The Art of Airships." Here are some of our favorite images of zeppelins and other fantastical aircraft from the show.

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Unlike bacon, not good.

I'm eavesdropping on a conversation where a guy is trying to work out if he's ever heard of Cameo. Same guy has never been on IMDB. My mind can't wrap itself around the idea of this guy being in my generation, but he is.

Sorry, but what is Cameo?

Unlike bacon, not good.

Yeah. Skittle Vodka sounds better.

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Infusing vodka with Skittles is a very popular trend right now. There are a couple of different ways to do it. My way involves separating all the Skittles into their separate flavors and making five different bottles of Skittles vodka.