I generally only heat things in my microwave--reheating leftovers, melting butter, etc. But it's very good at that, if I do it right: I always always put a lid on whatever it use, usually a saucer on top of the bowl.

And it's great for sauteeing onions and steaming vegetables and heating up milk for hot chocolate. I love my microwave!

Oh sure! Have I seen every LIOLI? Probably.

I thought I had, but I'd never seen the "Love It Or List It Too" with different hosts?

Also, I just booked a trip for next fall, to Europe. Eek??? Two weeks. Flying into Vienna (because I couldn't get a miles flight into Prague, unless I wanted to count on racing through the Paris airport with my fingers crossed to make a very tight connection), and out of Warsaw. Hoping a friend will be able to join me for some/most of it (and my brother, for some/most).

Ooh, that trip sounds great!

I thought I had, but I'd never seen the "Love It Or List It Too" with different hosts?

Yeah, as you saw, they are west coast.

I'm hoping it'll be great! My brother still lives in Brno, and a couple years ago I went there at Christmas, but this'll be warmer, thank goodness, and last time we had all of one day in Prague, so... If anyone has Poland/Czech Republic awesomeness, hit me up sometime before September?

OK, the UK version of Antiques Roadshow is far more delightful than the American version. I doubt PBS would have the "mummified dog's willy" that I just saw. Though granted, it was an add on by a person with a very British sense of humor.

Stuffing made! I've never done stuffing with sausage in it before, it's pretty tasty. I still think I would not include sausage if the stuffing was actually going in a bird, though.

And now there's cranberry sauce all over the freezer. Awesome.

I've been chatting with a guy from OKCupid for a few weeks and we are going to meet up for a movie next week. From the pictures he has posted, I haven't had a spark of attraction, but have enjoyed talking with him. Not really sure how to handle this.

I thought I had, but I'd never seen the "Love It Or List It Too" with different hosts?

Vancouver. And they are looking for participants if you know anyone.

Meara, I have saved that LIOLI of your friends, but then totally forgot about it. Did you ever see it?

I have eaten a lot of cheese today. A lot. I expect very strange dreams.

The apparently uncooked bacon my microwave produces is delicious and crispy.

I have learned that white velvet becomes a horror show when slept on by cats with grubby little feet (I use a 3-yard length of it as a slipcover for my studio couch). Fortunately I thought to throw down a sweatshirt after washing it today, so they're curled up together on that.