So, the YA I bullshitted about in Natter after tommyrot prompted me with the woes of Enid is, slowly, crawling into being. 4500 words, roughly. I posted the very first bit in LJ and there's a link in GWW, for anyone who's interested. 4500 is pretty paltry so far, but even that wouldn't have happened without Natter.
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
JZ - Feb 24, 2013 7:13:29 am PST #12541 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Sophia Brooks - Feb 24, 2013 7:26:26 am PST #12542 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I wish I could transplant some eyebrow to those of you who are lacking. Unplucked, I look like Peter Gallagher.
Zenkitty - Feb 24, 2013 7:34:58 am PST #12543 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
java, actually I don't mind the idea of them gradually fading away...I mean, what if I don't like it?
Sophia, ha! Me, I wish I could transplant the hairs on my chin to my eyebrows.
JZ, I haven't had time to read the story yet, but I'm glad it's going along well! Writing is fun.
Jesse - Feb 24, 2013 7:40:36 am PST #12544 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Go, JZ!
Pix - Feb 24, 2013 7:41:41 am PST #12545 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
Go JZ go!
I just cheered a friend on who ran the Chinatown Firecracker 5K. Now I'm heading home to contemplate my own lack of exercise.
§ ita § - Feb 24, 2013 7:53:27 am PST #12546 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I cannot understand the huge discrepancies in the ratios between chili powder and ground beef in a variety of crock pot recipes. The one I'm about to put to cook is 2lbs of meat, 1/4 of chili powder. But there are others with 1lb of meat, and 1 tbsp of chili powder (http://busycooks.about.com/od/hotsouprecipes/r/crockpotchili.htm) and I don't feel the other spices are picking up all the slack. I mean, 1/4c is pretty much one standard spice bottle's worth, I'm guessing, since I have just shy of that, but dude--am I going to burn my mouth off? I am going to put half that in for now, since my stomach is delicate.
aurelia - Feb 24, 2013 7:54:40 am PST #12547 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
That is fun stuff JZ!
Typo Boy - Feb 24, 2013 8:06:12 am PST #12548 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.
Generally I use at least tablespoon of chili powder. But I like hot. I will say that less than a teaspoon is absurd. less than that for that much meat and you don't like chili powder. For a supertaster like you, I would use at least a teaspoon of chili powder, and add more to taste after it is done. (That is taste, when done and stir in more if you think it needs it - which according to my very-different-from-yours tastes it will.)
javachik - Feb 24, 2013 8:12:01 am PST #12549 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Suzi, hope your kid is home soon! And regarding the fading, it's different for everyone. I think because I'm so fair, the makeup tatt artist gave a light version and that's why it faded (even with the touch up a year later). The person I think I'll be going to next is going to be much more expensive. But she uses a technique where she basically tatts a gazillion single hairs (feather) instead of an entire area like I got before. I'm saving up for it.
ETA: I'd love to be able to skip the make up AND the tatts. But scarring on my left eye area/forehead from a childhood injury means my eyebrows don't grow in at all for a full half on my left side.
Liese S. - Feb 24, 2013 8:14:52 am PST #12550 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I like chili powder.
In fact, I have erinaceous' Guinness chocolate chili reheating on the stove right now and it's pretty fucking great. Will go well with our four inches of snow we got last night/this morning.
I am still gearing myself up to go outside and shovel the steps and thaw the birdbath. They still have seed, so I haven't been in a rush, but I probably need to do it sooner than later. Also there's packages for me in the car.