But? There's always a but. When this is over, can we have a big 'but' moratorium?

Fred ,'Smile Time'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

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.


§ ita § - Nov 11, 2013 5:22:21 pm PST #11675 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

You know, this gluten-free lactose-free low glycemic peanut butter brownie recipe might just be my favourite ever. I don't know who I'm becoming, but that shit is OFF THE HOOK.

There's a woman at work who's highly surprised that I can bake well, and that I love pink. She's also surprised I do the martial arts. She calls me a massive contradiction, but I can't help but wonder what she's based her her initial image on other than my short hair. Still, the brownies knocked her socks off, so she'll have to adjust. (I already told her her mind was the problem)


meara - Nov 11, 2013 5:24:10 pm PST #11676 of 30000

I want that recipe, ita. Sounds delicious!


sarameg - Nov 11, 2013 5:26:56 pm PST #11677 of 30000

I've learned that crowing about triumphing over the mundane is an integral part of adulthood. Because sometimes, there is just so goddamn much mundane, a handful of triumphs is true accomplishment.


Jesse - Nov 11, 2013 5:33:36 pm PST #11678 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

It's one of our better functions: validating the mundane for each other so we actually get shit done.

Good call, seriously.

ita, there's a woman who posts a lot of recipes on the Hairpin that are often baked goods based on chickpeas -- would those work for you?


Steph L. - Nov 11, 2013 5:33:57 pm PST #11679 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

You know we are interested in your boxes of boxes. I hope you get flocks. From down by the docks?

I hope one contains a fox.

In socks.

gluten-free lactose-free low glycemic peanut butter brownie recipe

Oooh. Can you share the recipe?


Burrell - Nov 11, 2013 5:35:55 pm PST #11680 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Because sometimes, there is just so goddamn much mundane, a handful of triumphs is true accomplishment.

And sometimes the triumph is simply not falling flat on your face because you tripped on the all the mundane cluttering up your life.

Peanut butter brownies sound delicious. I also would like the recipe although I still haven't managed to make the apple cake yet.


-t - Nov 11, 2013 5:40:00 pm PST #11681 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Skinny Hems has a little bit of an Ewan McGregor thing going on.


Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 11, 2013 5:41:35 pm PST #11682 of 30000
You have to remember that being a 5-time Olympic medalist means Hilary Knight has been playing hockey at an elite level at least 16 years. It's impossible for her to be a teenage girl less than 16 years old, thus the President's complete lack of interest.

None of the Toms do it for me attractiveness-wise, though they're all undeniably charming.

F - Chris Hemsworth, C - Chris Pine (though I'd be more than thrilled with him outside this competition), M - Chris Evans


-t - Nov 11, 2013 5:52:00 pm PST #11683 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Mmm, coconut flax bread is good. Probably best I don't eat the whole loaf while it's hot from the oven...


§ ita § - Nov 11, 2013 6:01:54 pm PST #11684 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

This is the recipe: [link] I've made it with cow's milk and with coconut, and the recipe was thicker and chunkier with the coconut milk (not the weird stuff I got from Ralph's, the stuff I got from Wholefoods). Haven't tried the coconut oil--butter and vegetable oil both worked well.

It's rich, not too sweet, and has got chocolate I can feel in my ears.

So I bought a kettlebell, a hopelessly gendered package (Swing yourself sexy!), but it's adjustable, which is most practical right now. I decided to warm up the calluses with 8lbs in motion for ten minutes. Hopefully this will start loosening my shoulders and lessening that pain in conjunction with the procedures and shit.

I can still do the trademark swing and pump move with 12lbs, but quite clearly only once. No reps of twelve both sides...I miss me.