Inara: So, explain to me again why Zoe wasn't in the dress? Mal: Tactics, woman. Needed her in the back. 'Sides, those soft cotton dresses feel kinda nice. It's the whole... air-flow.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kathy A - Jan 18, 2011 8:10:45 am PST #17428 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
DavidS - Jan 18, 2011 8:11:20 am PST #17429 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hec, dear, this made me think of you: [link] what with the bubblegum and all.
Thanks for the notice. Without Don Kirshner, not only would there have been no televised Rock Concert, but also no Monkees and no Archies.
I recently rediscovered my tape of The 1980 Floor Show, when Kirshner let Bowie program an entire hour long episode. It included Bowie dueting with Marianne Faithful on "I Got You Babe" while she was wearing a backless nun's habit that left her ass bare. No, she did not turn to the camera.
What's up at work, amych?
erin_obscure - Jan 18, 2011 8:28:23 am PST #17430 of 30001
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
SuziQ- who in Portland needs to be yelled at? my voice is coming back nicely.
Burrell - Jan 18, 2011 8:35:22 am PST #17431 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
The quinoa conversation is amusing me. Last night's dinner was a quinoa salad I love to make with lentils, feta, and arugula in it. Yums. Strangely enough, though quinoa and arugula can both be bitter, somehow combining them with lentil, lemon, and olive oil neutralizes all that.
Hair is now dyed and greys are properly banished for a couple more weeks. I need to move on to grading.
Vortex - Jan 18, 2011 8:45:38 am PST #17432 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
It's probably the lemon that reduces the bitterness.
Jesse - Jan 18, 2011 8:49:37 am PST #17433 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The pretty pretty snow finally switched over to rain here, which is kind of too bad. But possibly better for the commuting, if it stays well above freezing...
beekaytee - Jan 18, 2011 8:53:45 am PST #17434 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
The bitterness of quinoa is a survival adaptation, according to Trader Joe's and Wikipedia.
Quinoa in its natural state has a coating of bitter-tasting saponins, making it unpalatable. Most quinoa sold commercially in North America has been processed to remove this coating. This bitterness has beneficial effects during cultivation, as the plant is unpopular with birds and thus requires minimal protection.
I like my grains with pluck.
And protein.
Tom Scola - Jan 18, 2011 9:21:09 am PST #17435 of 30001
hwæt
A new H&½ was just posted: Wolf pack.
sumi - Jan 18, 2011 9:25:32 am PST #17436 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
6 long lost species of frogs found in Haiti.
Ginger - Jan 18, 2011 9:52:34 am PST #17437 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert!
God, I'm old. By my ever-rising standards, he was too young to die.
I like quinoa all right, but with my larva phobia, I am put off by the squiggly white thing.