Someone on the local listserv just posted a question about "does anyone know a gyno in X neighborhood who takes Y insurance?"....without realizing she'd accidentally posted it as a reply to an earlier message from someone who needed 120 wire hangers for an art project. I am now laughing very VERY uncomfortably.
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
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.
Jessica - Mar 12, 2011 12:53:53 pm PST #27901 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Cass - Mar 12, 2011 12:56:40 pm PST #27902 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Awkward turtle.
Cashmere - Mar 12, 2011 1:17:09 pm PST #27903 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Jessica, that is darkly funny. I laughed.
I checked the nutritionally info on the McD's oatmeal. Not great when it's loaded--it's heavy on the carbs and fat but it's got a lot of fiber and it's still under 300 calories, and it was all I had for breakfast so I'll call it a win.
I have some steel cut oats and a tiny crock pot. What's the deal for cooking it in the slow cooker? Overnight? With some water and salt?
megan walker - Mar 12, 2011 1:23:57 pm PST #27904 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Overnight Steel-Cut Oats
1 1/2 cups dry steel-cut oats
6 cups water
1/2 cup dried cherries or cranberries
1/8 cup maple syrup
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Combine oats, cherries, and water in slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low overnight, or for 8 hours. Add maple syrup and cinnamon. Stir.
Typo Boy - Mar 12, 2011 1:35:18 pm PST #27905 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Assuming that makes 3 servings of oatmeal, that is about 270 calories per serving. If eaten as is about 30 calories less than Mickey D's, if eaten with milk a bit more than Mickey D's. But undoubtedly yummier.
Steph L. - Mar 12, 2011 1:46:29 pm PST #27906 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I checked the nutritionally info on the McD's oatmeal. Not great when it's loaded--it's heavy on the carbs
Um...oatmeal is a carb. I would expect it to be heavy on carbs.
I'm not trying to be contentious, and I have no special love for McDonald's, but I am confused by the discourse that labels it not healthy.
Cass - Mar 12, 2011 1:58:52 pm PST #27907 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
but I am confused by the discourse that labels it not healthy.
I actually am as well. Granted, it's got more sugar (in the fruit) and fat than *I* add to my oatmeal at home but that's because when I eat it at home it's austere fuel full of fiber and I don't care to make it otherwise. Also I think sweetened dried cranberries are gross, so I don't add them. But it's a fairly healthy breakfast, honestly.
Amy - Mar 12, 2011 2:07:14 pm PST #27908 of 30001
Because books.
Not all healthy food is low in calories, is the thing. It's in how you use them, and what else you're eating.
Cashmere - Mar 12, 2011 3:10:00 pm PST #27909 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I think it's just because it's twice the service I'm used to. When I was on the GD diet, I could only have 45 carbs per meal, so that would leave this out for me. Even with their cream, it's still only 4.5g of fat, which is pretty good. I think it has more nutritional bang for the calorie buck than most of what's on McD's menu so I won't quibble.
I'm putting some steel cut oats in the slow cooker tonight, though. I have no cherries (not even frozen) but I do have fresh blueberries.
Zenkitty - Mar 12, 2011 3:21:30 pm PST #27910 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Not all healthy food is low in calories, is the thing.
Exactly. I think the quibble over McD's oatmeal is a result of equating "low calorie" with "healthy".