Yeah, I need to reorder CO2. The boys depleted my supplies last time they were here.
Lorne: Back in Pylea they used to call me "sweet potato." Connor: Really. Lorne: Yeah, well, the exact translation was "fragrant tuber" but…
'Conviction (1)'
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.
Liese S. - Feb 03, 2011 8:24:03 am PST #20869 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Jessica - Feb 03, 2011 8:42:05 am PST #20870 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I love our Soda Club beyond reason. It's not quite as nice as the seltzer delivery man (I miss the old-fashioned glass bottles), but it's cheaper in the long run and the Soda Club doesn't complain about the stairs.
erin_obscure - Feb 03, 2011 8:44:14 am PST #20871 of 30001
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
I am lucky in that my local TJ's is adjacent to a co-op that sells fantastic local, organic produce. It's one-stop shopping since i can usually get all my staples (bread, pasta, beans, rice, fresh or frozen veggies, fruit) at one of the two for extremely reasonable prices. Dry items like toilet paper, paper towels, detergent, etc come from sporadic runs to costco or a discount place like Big Lots since i have a basement perfect for storing 100 rolls of TP.
The one sad thing about TJ's is that while the prices are very reasonable for what they have...not always there and as we all know when they stop getting a good deal on something they stop carrying it. That makes me sad. Sometimes i do have to run to the Fred Meyer (local chain that's kinda like a walmart but without the evil...they have pretty much anything you could be looking for except the fancy splurge items that TJ's excel at.)
Also lucky with shopping in that my "weekend" is mid-week, so when i go grocery shopping on my saturday i'm actually hitting the market on a Wednesday when there aren't huge crowds. I love that. I cringe at the thought of going grocery shopping on a sat or sun. Been there, done that, still have the emotional scars.
erin_obscure - Feb 03, 2011 8:46:07 am PST #20872 of 30001
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
And i love that folks stuck indoors by snowpocalyse are waxing poetic about seasonal JoeJoes. Like starving hostages dreaming about home cooked meals. Except without the starving part.
Atropa - Feb 03, 2011 9:01:21 am PST #20873 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I want a fizzy water machine SO MUCH. But since I'm the only one who drinks fizzy water, I can't talk Pete into it.
Seasonal JoeJoes! I have half a box of the candy cane ones in the freezer. They are my treat for times of huge stress.
Fred Pete - Feb 03, 2011 9:02:08 am PST #20874 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
I'm fond of their root beer too.
I was there when Barq's was still a local brand. Only root beer I've ever liked. (Kind of like Popeye's -- good local brand turned into mediocre national brand.)
erikaj - Feb 03, 2011 9:18:59 am PST #20875 of 30001
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I love the Stoned Taco Guy commercial. Mom and I have a bet for how long it takes some parents' group/Sarah Palin to start wigging out over it. I have TJ's enchiladas for lunch right now, AIFG. We only go about once a month...it's out of the way for us, but worth it for variety's sake.
SuziQ - Feb 03, 2011 9:19:28 am PST #20876 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Oooof, we have snow again. The weather report had said today was something like a 30% chance of snow. Now that we are close to being above freezing, it looks like we will have an icy morning.
Atropa - Feb 03, 2011 9:23:23 am PST #20877 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Hivemind magazine question: who here is it that regularly gets Vanity Fair? Would you be willing to send me a page out of the Hollywood issue? [link]
(I don't want to buy the magazine just for that page.)
DavidS - Feb 03, 2011 9:30:15 am PST #20878 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I think Dixie was a thing in the 70's but Abita is pretty much our beer now. I'm fond of their root beer too.
My friend Betty's brother was the founder of Abita Beer. He sold it a long time back, because he was one of those people who got in on the first wave of boutique gins.