Fred: It's the pictures in my mind that are getting me. It's like being stuck in a really bad movie with those Clockwork Orange clampy things on my eyeballs. Wesley: Why imagine? Reality's disturbing enough.

'Shells'


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.


Consuela - Jan 19, 2014 8:43:41 am PST #17509 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Yay for Restaurant Week! We have reservations for a restaurant in Jack London Square tonight: 3 courses and a glass of wine for $30. And it's one of the few participating restaurants that gives you a choice of courses--a lot of the restaurants have a menu with no options. Easier for them, but it makes it less fun if one of the courses is something I don't eat (like olives).

I might have to go out for lunch this week as well, since I have the time (if not really the cash)...


Consuela - Jan 19, 2014 8:44:06 am PST #17510 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Okay, I seem to have missed the link to the apple pie cake. Can someone fix me up?


Jesse - Jan 19, 2014 8:47:14 am PST #17511 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

In looking at the stuff for sale at this vintage market, I was thinking it would be perfect for getting rid of some of the rest of my grandmother's stuff, but come to find out, you have to sign up for four weeks to be a vendor (they are every week in the summer), and we don't have that much stuff (or interest in doing it!). Ah well. It's a pain in the ass, because so much of the stuff that is left is mid-level vintage-y. Like multiple pairs of gloves that I saw someone selling for $8-$10 today. Or random china, not a set. Cute wood kitchen canisters that I bet I could get $25 for. A hassle to eBay, but not good for a yard sale.


sj - Jan 19, 2014 8:49:29 am PST #17512 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Jesse, maybe one of the other vendors who is signed up for the vintage market would be interested in purchasing some of your grandmother's things to re-sell there.


Jesse - Jan 19, 2014 8:54:44 am PST #17513 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh, that's a good idea, sj!

Consuela: [link]


Consuela - Jan 19, 2014 9:01:02 am PST #17514 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Jesse-- thanks so much! And that looks awesome, and hecka easy.

Someone needs to hire me, so I can justify making this cake, and bring it into the office...


Amy - Jan 19, 2014 9:12:05 am PST #17515 of 30000
Because books.

EAT IT ALL YOURSELF. That's what I'm doing! Not that that's the healthiest option ...


Calli - Jan 19, 2014 9:37:30 am PST #17516 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I've been craving ice cream for over 24 hours. That means my body is indicating a nutritional deficiency, right?


Jesse - Jan 19, 2014 9:37:53 am PST #17517 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Absolutely.


Steph L. - Jan 19, 2014 9:40:31 am PST #17518 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I've been craving ice cream for over 24 hours. That means my body is indicating a nutritional deficiency, right?

Don't become one of those sad poster people for Ice Cream Deficiency. You can overcome it!

(Relatedly, is it just me, or have there been WAY fewer weight loss commercials on TV compared to a typical January [otherwise known as The Month Of The New Year's Resolutions]? I'm hypersensitive to those stupid commercials, and while I have seen some Weight Watchers commercials, it hasn't been very many. It just seems odd, for January.)