Kat, I have these Sophie Conran dishes. They are really nice and durable. I got a 12-piece, four place setting for about $120 CDN, so they were pretty reasonable. No mugs, though. (I have enough pottery mugs that I don't need any more.)
Angel: You know, I killed my actual dad. It was one of the first things I did when I became a vampire. Wesley: I hardly see how that's the same situation. Angel: Yeah. I didn't really think that one through.
'Lineage'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Jul 31, 2012 2:34:54 pm PDT #16210 of 30001
hip deep in pie
brenda m - Jul 31, 2012 2:44:31 pm PDT #16211 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
It drives me crazy that so many sets include mugs. Total waste.
sarameg - Jul 31, 2012 2:51:43 pm PDT #16212 of 30001
sumi, I'm so sorry. It's never long enough.
Consuela - Jul 31, 2012 2:57:18 pm PDT #16213 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
It drives me crazy that so many sets include mugs. Total waste.
Worse yet, teacups. Seriously, who uses teacups?
I never use saucers as saucers, either, but as little plates for toast or dessert. (Or as a lid for something I'm microwaving.)
Beverly - Jul 31, 2012 3:05:45 pm PDT #16214 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Teacups for icecream. Or berries, grapes, peach slices. I'm a fan of teacups.
§ ita § - Jul 31, 2012 3:08:56 pm PDT #16215 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Why should sets not have mugs? The reason I have more mugs is because I go through them faster than the rest of the dishes--I have twice as many glasses and mugs than I have place settings, minimum. But if I didn't have the mugs that came with the set, I'd just buy them singly.
Aims - Jul 31, 2012 3:14:08 pm PDT #16216 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I'm going to Chicago Comic Con next week! I might get to meet Tom Felton! And get my picture taken with him! Woot!
Strix - Jul 31, 2012 3:26:42 pm PDT #16217 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
OOOOH, fun! JEALOUS!
Oh, hey, btw (email me if you want privacy) I MAY be flying the kiddo into Raleigh, possibly.
Who's in that area, and if I DO end up flying him there to his grandmother's, any Buffistas in town? I'd be happy to arrange a flight back for the next day iffn anyone would want to see me and let me crash.
Like I said, we don't know yet, but I'm pretty sure there are Buffistas in the area.
Helena Handbasket - Jul 31, 2012 3:35:39 pm PDT #16218 of 30001
Smart people can be stupid too
(delurking briefly because apparently I care about dishes)
I recently picked these over the Sophie Conran ones Sue linked which I also really liked. They are less interesting but also much cheaper (and we needed a lot due to big family).
I like having matchy mugs but totally understand the feeling that they're a waste, we have a million mugs from all over (souvenirs, gifts, craft projects etc.) but I like using them for cereal and soup and drink lots of tea (At least that's how I justify).
(and now back to my regular scheduled lurking) Edit: fixed lazy typos
§ ita § - Jul 31, 2012 3:35:46 pm PDT #16219 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Okay, that ad for Mike's Hard Lemonade is disturbing.
My pain doctor asked me if anyone had told me I looked like Obama. He was surprised when I said no. And then told me he had issues with Obama. I'm still covered by the Hippocratic Oath, right?
I have discovered that my teakettle doesn't boil water so much as heats its content to the temperature of the last pot of tea it brewed. Which is cool when I leave tea in it for a while. Confusing to work around with the whole boiling water thing.