To which I responded, 'Is it your goal to be bitten by the local wildlife everywhere you go?!!!'
I can see why he'd want to visit Australia.
Mal: Yeah, well, just be careful. We cheated Badger out of good money to buy that frippery, and you're supposed to make me look respectable. Kaylee: Yes, sir, Captain Tightpants.
'Shindig'
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.
billytea - Mar 23, 2014 4:50:41 pm PDT #23183 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Typo Boy - Mar 23, 2014 4:52:44 pm PDT #23184 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Heh Sarameg.
Diamond shoes too tight complaint. Someone gave us an aged Kansas city strip as a present. So I cooked it I think excellently. I marinated in lime juice with salt, pepper and garlic, browned it on both sides in a pan with more salt, pepper and garlic, then broiled it at 450 until it was barely medium rare. The texture was perfect. And it was totally bland and flavorless. I think I'm just not used to steak. I mostly avoid red meat, and when I have red meat it is stuff like chuck or pork loin cut into small pieces cooked in a stew with strong flavored veggies and strong flavored liquids and spices. Quite honestly I liked the (low fat) turkey bacon with cabbage, celery, peas, carrots and corn I made last night better. Ruth agreed. I guess fancy cuts of meat are wasted on us. And while I know the perfect way to cook Kansas City Strip is grilling, pan browning then broiling is a perfectly respectable choice.
sarameg - Mar 23, 2014 4:57:41 pm PDT #23185 of 30000
BTDT. I think a kangaroo got him. We all were definitely nibbled on by rock wallabies, cause we hand fed them at Granite Gorge. OH, but I totally remember they drew his blood too!
I'm not sure whether it is better or worse that my main AUS creature mishaps were being pooped on by a koala and fruitbats. And postured at by a cassowary.
Consuela - Mar 23, 2014 5:36:47 pm PDT #23186 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
OK, here's something marvelous to cheer you up, if you need it: [link]
Fantastic women's barbershop quartet doing a medley of love songs. So excellent!
DavidS - Mar 23, 2014 5:54:40 pm PDT #23187 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And it was totally bland and flavorless.
I don't eat steak often, but I always marinate it something strong like Worcestshire sauce.
I do salt it, but the main thing is that I put butter on it to melt before I serve it. I know that seems like excess, but that's what the French like to do and it makes it taste super yummy.
Kat - Mar 23, 2014 6:04:48 pm PDT #23188 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I like to use cracked peppercorns with steak (and salt too) which is perfect for me. Enough meat flavor without other flavors.
For dinner, I made a use up leftovers lasagne (I had noodles already and made a sauce with sausage, mushrooms, cream, tomatoes). It was pretty good, and the noodles were perfectly al dente which I prefer. I assume if I had cooked it another 15 minutes it would have been softer, but everyone was hungry.
Now I'm having skyr which is very tart, but still yummy.
Zenkitty - Mar 23, 2014 6:29:31 pm PDT #23189 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Fantastic women's barbershop quartet doing a medley of love songs. So excellent!
I just bought their album! Thanks for the rec!
meara - Mar 23, 2014 7:28:17 pm PDT #23190 of 30000
I did laundry, culled expired things from the Lazy Susan and removed everything to scrub the shelves, culled expired things from the refrigerator and cleaned some of the shelves, I swept, did dishes, changed the air filter, took out garbage, and went through some lessons in the online course I'm taking
That is LOTS of productivity! Go you!
I...went to Joann Fabrics and managed to only buy the stuff I needed (!!), then got empanadas with my friend who came to the fabric store with me, then we sewed a bit (I mostly ironed stuff to the t-shirts so they'd be stiffer fabric, and then cut them out into the squares for my quilt). Then I worked out, then met up with my sister's friend for dinner, took them to cupcakes, dropped them off, and now am watching Amazing Race. ...not nearly so productive.
aurelia - Mar 23, 2014 7:50:50 pm PDT #23191 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
This afternoon/evening I attacked all the assorted receipts, pay stubs and other paper littering my desk. In the process I also reorganized my filing cabinets. I have one stack of insurance papers left to be filed, but I need to actually read those first. The cats enjoyed the pile of paper destined for recycling and the emptied portable file box while I worked.
I just received an email with the subject "Getting this email can get you fired in Cincinnati" which probably wasn't supposed to make me laugh, but it did. (NoiseDesign will understand.)
Liese S. - Mar 23, 2014 8:10:32 pm PDT #23192 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I was not productive today. Well, I flipped the mattress and laundered the sheets, but that was because the dog bled on them after his dental surgery. Poor doggie. But he's feeling much more chipper now.
Go you on the 5k, Suela, that's great!
At least you have a diagnosis, Theo?
We eat a lot of red meat, but it's all game, which has lots of flavor. Not flavor that everyone likes, but I like it, so it works out.
Ooh, I forgot to take out garbage. I probably should. Because I'm still on spring break, and will likely forget tomorrow morning before he comes.