I figure a slow cooker doesn't put out much more energy than the lamp I leave on all day so it's not dark when I come home and trip over the cats. So I generally don't give it much thought about leaving the slow cooker alone for the day.

I could be wrong, of course, but that's always how it's been framed in my mind.

I'm pretty sure crockpots were designed so people could cook stuff in them while they're away from the house.

I was just saying that, I, personally, because I am paranoid as hell, do not use the crockpot in the way that the Great Crockpot God intended. It was an indictment on my own crazy, not on crockpots or people who use them in the proper manner.

I feel indicted! Stop oppressing my crockpot choices, mang! *smooch*

Nora - I'm making a cajun-y chicken and sausage dish in my crockpot. Joe would not quit whining about his lack of gumbo. I did not make gumbo b/c I have no spoons, but I'll add rice to this and call it good enough for now.

Crockpots: Mainly I'm afraid I Did It Wrong and didn't put in enough water and the ingredients will catch fire and burn a hole through something expensive.

Crockpots are awesome for cooking all day while you're not home! Speaking of, I need to start using mine again.

I'm not worried I'll burn down the apartment complex--I'm worried my dinner won't be moist and delicious. So I got the kind of crockpot that turns itself off.

Fuck property damage.

Nora - I'm making a cajun-y chicken and sausage dish in my crockpot. Joe would not quit whining about his lack of gumbo. I did not make gumbo b/c I have no spoons, but I'll add rice to this and call it good enough for now.

I swear to god I was all "you can use other things to stir with" for a second there.

Wishing you (and all of us) more spoons today and in the future.

I swear to god I was all "you can use other things to stir with" for a second there.

My first reaction was "What did Joe DO with the cutlery while she was in NOLA?"

He and Emeline used it all when they made All the Cookies.

I got my hair cut. It's okay it's not what I wanted exactly but the stylist didn't try to talk me out of it and did her best. But I can't describe exactly what I want different.

However I'll be trying another salon in town next time. I wanted my chin/upper lip waxed. When started waxing she went straight for the eyebrows and I didn't say anything until the wax was on. So I got my eyebrows waxed. I figured what the hell. Only she didn't ask me what I wanted and went way thinner than I like.

Plus I realized she was reusing the same stick and when I asked she use different stick each time she said that normally they just do that if there's blood. She seemed surprised that anyone would use a new stick every time.

Between that and some other stuff I'm not going back.

But I can't describe exactly what I want different.

Pictures are good. Or I could try to translate what you want into Stylist Speak.