Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.

Andrew ,'Damage'


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.


brenda m - May 17, 2012 10:25:35 am PDT #5535 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

•Vanilla with Brandy

That's half way to eggnog anyway.


sumi - May 17, 2012 10:25:46 am PDT #5536 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

I knew which Bulger ita_! was talking about.

Also - promos for new CW shows are here - there is one with Mamie Gummer i.e., Meryl Streep's daughter.


ChiKat - May 17, 2012 10:27:52 am PDT #5537 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

K-Bug reached her current height when she was in 5th grade.

I haven't grown a centimeter since 7th grade. Well, not up anyway.

I had a distressing age-related thing happen on Sunday. I was out to supper with some friends, who are all in the 30-38 range. Our waitress asked if I was the mother of any of them. Dude. I am 44. And, until Sunday, I didn't think I even looked 44. Seriously. One of the worst dinners ever.


tommyrot - May 17, 2012 10:30:27 am PDT #5538 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I haven't grown a centimeter since 7th grade. Well, not up anyway.

My body was still growing when I was 20. I know this because my orthodontist took advantage of that to expand my upper jaw. (I had this little tool I used to expand my upper jaw a little bit every day.)


DavidS - May 17, 2012 10:34:24 am PDT #5539 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Our waitress asked if I was the mother of any of them.

Ha! JZ and I went out to a local Thai restaurant with Matilda. Two buddhist monks were sitting nearby and Matilda was getting up periodically and looking around the restaurant. Not causing a commotion and not getting in the way or pestering anybody. Just mildly restless.

The monk smiled beneficently on her and suggested to me that as her grandfather I was obviously going to be way too lenient and not properly discipline her.

To which I did not reply: Fuck you, you celibate non-parental, judgmental, wrong age-guessing bald fuck!


Lee - May 17, 2012 10:36:43 am PDT #5540 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I've been asked if I were Juliana's mom before.


Matt the Bruins fan - May 17, 2012 10:38:44 am PDT #5541 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

My gainfully-employed-not-obviously-gay-white-dude sob story of reverse discrimination: someone once kidded me in a movie theater about ordering cola instead of a clear drink when I went to see the remake of Shaft. That's the worst thing I've ever had to deal with because of my skin color, gender, or apparent orientation.

Somehow, I have managed to soldier on bravely despite being victimized in such an outrageous fashion.


brenda m - May 17, 2012 10:38:46 am PDT #5542 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

Also, ita !, a friend of mine has been doing booze ice creams every weekend or so. Here's a few recent ones:

This week's cocktail-based ice cream: Brass Monkey. Orange juice, star anise, vodka, and rum. #RIP MCA.

Aww.

This week's homemade ice cream flavor: Roaring Dan's Rum & Ginger.

That sounds up your alley

For tonight's dessert, Red Wine & Cola Sorbet. Michael Jackson called it Jesus Juice. It's a thriller!

Hmmm.


le nubian - May 17, 2012 10:43:13 am PDT #5543 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Somehow, I have managed to soldier on bravely despite being victimized in such an outrageous fashion.

shut yo' mouth!


-t - May 17, 2012 10:43:16 am PDT #5544 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

do I make one of the listed recipes first, or do I dive straight into trying to work out a good egg nog ice cream recipe?

I would make one of the listed recipes just to get a feel for how the alcohol+other ingredients freeze. They all sound good.

I've always thought it was "put through the wringer". I'm not sure about the w in nerve-racking, though. I'd keep it, but not with authority.