Yes, Ginger, le n, and Cass, I just switched back to a hypoallergenic detergent. That's what I had used, but missed scents and bought a scented one. That was probably a mistake.

I think I've IDed our bugs: not bed bugs, carpet beetle larvae. We found two of them. Looks like I'll still be bagging and washing all the clothes anyway. sigh. And DH is quite skeptical that this is just a reaction to the larvae.

Ginger, did you see the article about how Tide is being stolen to be used as currency on the street? Wacky. No other detergents: just Tide!

How many papers made a crack about money laundering?

I had never heard of those but according to this article [link] , the weird locations can be explained. And steam cleaning, not chemicals. Huh.

That's what I had used, but missed scents and bought a scented one. That was probably a mistake.

I think that is one a lot of us make. I certainly do on various things.

I would really like this thousand dollar coat. Even if I could afford that, I don't think I'd even spend that on a coat but it's making me feel a bit Gollum.

Ginger and I are sharing a mind meld.

Burrell, I mentioned the detergent change because the nubian family has a long history of having skin reactions to all kinds of random shit in localized areas - whether it is contact dermatitis, something we ingested, etc.

So I could imagine that your children might have weird ass bumps from a detergent reax on some areas and not others.

sarameg may be amused to hear that my new nephew Luke is often referred to as "Lukey" and occasionally "Loki".

I've tried to warn them, but do they listen?

Butter gets actually hard in the fridge and softens on the counter at room temperature, will actually semi-liquify on the counter on a hot day. Crisco is marginally softer outside the fridge, but it stays nearer the same consistency chilled or not.

There are baking recipes that call for butter, but the rule I learned was to sub Crisco for half the butter, because Crisco's less apt to burn while baking, and butter can liquefy too quickly for the recipe to bake correctly. Butter crust or cookies are also more susceptible to burning than Crisco should the heat be a little high or the pan left a little too long in the oven.

Margarine is dreadful as a baking ingredient. Especially with the whipped margarines lower in fat. There's a lot of water and air in them, so there's not actually adequate shortening for the recipe. It should never be used to grease and flour a pan, either. Butter works, but burns faster. Crisco is best for that use.

OK, Community. You rule my world. Holy shit!

FTW, man. How far are you?

I guess we could talk about this in the comedy thread, huh?

I am so tremendously whiney this morning. It has been raining for 24 hours. I am tired, my body aches, I don't wanna, my hips are too big for this skirt, I didn't put up decorations last night like I was supposed to, I can't get warm, work, I left my earphones at home, people keep coming to talk to me, I don't have a door, I have to move to do my job, I hate everything.

I hab a cold, and my left ear is super-plugged. It is causing voices/music coming out of speakers to sound a) metallic and b) out of tune. Driving me crazy!