I had bed bugs in NYC and you have my sympathies. It was psychologically really difficult but went away eventually. If no one mentioned it yet, tape around the bed legs.
Are ninja socks toe socks? I wear those for long runs.
Spike: We got a history, him and me. Fred: What? Spike: It was a long time ago. He was a young Watcher, fresh out of the academy when we crossed paths. It was a, what-you-call battle of wills and blood was spilled. Vendettas were sworn. It was a whole-- Fred: My God you're so full of crap. Spike: Yeah. Okay.
'Unleashed'
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.
bon bon - Jan 08, 2013 6:22:06 pm PST #7058 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Nora Deirdre - Jan 08, 2013 6:31:36 pm PST #7059 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
OK, Community. You rule my world. Holy shit!
SuziQ - Jan 08, 2013 6:32:12 pm PST #7060 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Just got a text from KCD's wife (need to come up with a nickname for her - KCDW?). She is taking tomorrow off to come help us. It is her son's birthday and she needs a distraction. (Her kids, who are about the same ages as mine, moved out last Christmas over various issues and have not talked to her much since.)
meara - Jan 08, 2013 7:06:56 pm PST #7061 of 30001
Aw, that's really nice of her to help, Suzi. I hope things go well and quickly resolve.
When I was young, Crisco seemed to be part of all cookie recipes. We used margarine as a spread, and Crisco in cookies
Y'know, I have no recollection of USING crisco for anything growing up, but I know we HAD it. Nowadays, I do not own any, and don't know what I"d use it for. I guess in theory pie crust, except I generally just buy crust, rather than making it.
Consuela - Jan 08, 2013 7:26:52 pm PST #7062 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
My favorite easy bar cookies call for melted Crisco/shortening. And shortening makes my pie crusts flakey.
Burrell - Jan 08, 2013 7:32:43 pm PST #7063 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
My kids' spots are definitely on inaccessible areas, like torso and crotch. Not areas that have been exposed. It's disturbing.
Ginger - Jan 08, 2013 7:38:14 pm PST #7064 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
My mother makes great pie crusts with Crisco, although a good part of her success is 60 years of making pie crust. The now defunct Swift'ning, which was part lard, made better pie crust, but it died in one of the fat wars. Crisco was recently reformulated to be lower in transfats (it could hardly be higher), and it seems to cook about the same for her.
Current science says lard is better for you than the partially hydrogenated shortenings like Crisco that replaced it. I'm waiting for butter and sugar to become health foods.
le nubian - Jan 08, 2013 7:40:32 pm PST #7065 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Burrell,
try a "free" detergent and see if that helps.
Cass - Jan 08, 2013 7:52:31 pm PST #7066 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.
That sounds vaguely topical allergic reaction. Maybe have their pediatrician look at it?
I'm thinking that you have sensitive skin (mostly I think this because I do and sometimes we're twins) and they could too. I get weird welty things sometimes and most every bite or abrasion gets inflamed. Basically my skin freaks out if air blows the wrong way. Though I am pretty sure the current itching is totally psychosomatic which is silly.
I kinda think free detergent is a good idea. Especially since it's not just torso but crotch. Chemicals, fibers, excessively dry air?
io9 and the other sites are making me want to get an account and slap a few people with facts. And jalopnik is the worst. People are being wrong on the internet and I cannot just get over it.
Ginger - Jan 08, 2013 7:53:05 pm PST #7067 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I was about the say the same thing, le nubian. It is possible we're actually the same person.
People often develop mild allergies to scented laundry detergents, and the rash usually shows up wherever clothes stay close to the skin, like around the waist. Tide Free used to be the best, but it's gotten hard to find. I'm leaning towards All Free and Clear being the best of the easily available ones.