ita, does this help?
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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.
Jessica - Jan 17, 2013 5:48:32 am PST #8008 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Hil R. - Jan 17, 2013 5:53:49 am PST #8009 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
ita, every once in a while I see white sweet potatoes at the grocery store. I don't know if they're exactly the same as the ones you're thinking of, though. I used them a while ago in a recipe for a stew that called for plantains, but I couldn't find plantains, and they seemed like they'd give a somewhat similar flavor and wouldn't affect the color of the stew like the orange sweet potatoes would.
-t - Jan 17, 2013 6:26:10 am PST #8010 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That would be amazingly good, Lee! We'll see what we can do.
Consuela - Jan 17, 2013 6:27:59 am PST #8011 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, this is awesome. Hah.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 17, 2013 7:10:45 am PST #8012 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
xkcd, not helping me feel better about flu season: [link]
meara - Jan 17, 2013 7:43:54 am PST #8013 of 30001
am now interested in doing this myself. My mom had it done for cataracts and was amazed afterward that she didn't even need glasses. My vision might be too bad, though. What's the actual name of the surgery so I can google it?
I doubt your vision is too bad--it's for people whose vision is too bad for LASIK! My glasses were a -13.5, and I know they've done stronger. It's called ICL--I think the company that makes them is Visian? There's also a similar but different procedure from a company called...Verisye? Or something? Google implantable contact lenses, it'll all come up.
Steph L. - Jan 17, 2013 7:47:15 am PST #8014 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
xkcd, not helping me feel better about flu season: [link]
The mouseover made me laugh my ass off, though.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 17, 2013 7:47:46 am PST #8015 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
The mouseover was really funny!
§ ita § - Jan 17, 2013 7:56:24 am PST #8016 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
ita, does this help?
Thanks, but no, not without saying where they got the potatoes from. Recipes I've got. Supplies is what I'm lacking.
I used them a while ago in a recipe for a stew that called for plantains, but I couldn't find plantains, and they seemed like they'd give a somewhat similar flavor
That doesn't sound like Jamaican sweet potatoes. They're not similar to plaintains much at all--well, certainly not more than orange sweet potatoes are.
Zenkitty - Jan 17, 2013 8:05:14 am PST #8017 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
It's weird how easy it was to just stop drinking the other stuff--do you have a carbonator?
ita !, yes, it is! I was drinking a couple sodas a day, and only so few because I knew how bad it was for me. When I was younger I'd drink 5-6 Mt Dews a day. (Considering they contain bromine, I wonder if that's the reason my thyroid went on strike a few years ago. Bromine replaces iodine.) I don't have a carbonator - I've thought about getting one, but turns out the carbonation isn't really what I crave. It's the citrusy taste with a slight mouthfeel of oil, which True Lemon has, though not as heavy as Mt Dew. *sigh* I still want Mt Dew though. it's like an addiction, I swear it is.
I doubt your vision is too bad--it's for people whose vision is too bad for LASIK! My glasses were a -13.5, and I know they've done stronger. It's called ICL--I think the company that makes them is Visian? There's also a similar but different procedure from a company called...Verisye? Or something? Google implantable contact lenses, it'll all come up.
meara, thanks for the info. I looked it up. I might be too old, but I'm going to see of there's a place near here that does it. Can't hurt to check it out!