I am fucking tired of this Congress. How soon can we get a new one? Can we hold national special elections?
Xander: Just once I'd like to run into a cult of bunny worshippers. Anya: Great. Thank you very much for those nightmares.
'Sleeper'
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.
le nubian - Oct 15, 2013 10:28:53 am PDT #9101 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Steph L. - Oct 15, 2013 10:33:27 am PDT #9102 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Yeah, but because you are the company bake-off, everything the company bakes is gluten free!
and you don't have to share.
Okay, that's true. I'm down with these. Although I live with a freeloader (also known as "Tim") who eats my gluten-free baked goods. It's like he's married to me, or something.
Relatedly, all of my "cooking" today has consisted of (1) cutting celery into sticks, and (2) making oatmeal boil over in the microwave, which is horrible to clean.
I would like some Bachelor Chow.
Steph L. - Oct 15, 2013 10:35:33 am PDT #9103 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Also (and this is a diamond-shoes-too-tight thing, I'm aware), I talked to my coordinator at the AMA today, and after I sign my contract for editing, I officially start on November 1. The diamond-shoes-too-tight thing is that I know I should wait until November 1 (or, at the VERY least, until the contract is signed and returned) to update LinkedIn, but I want to do it NOW. It makes me feel all employed and shit.
§ ita § - Oct 15, 2013 10:37:12 am PDT #9104 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think I've worked out "tita's less unhealthy pie pastry" which is a blend of CI recipes. Got two pieces chilling, and then I'll stew up the filling in a little for a pie for work tomorrow.
I don't know if I'll make me an apple pie again next. Does blueberry require any pastry changes? Are they often done with a top layer? I need a top layer...
Jesse - Oct 15, 2013 10:39:33 am PDT #9105 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think I would do a lattice on top of blueberry pie. Which I have never made, myself.
Juliebird - Oct 15, 2013 10:41:00 am PDT #9106 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I have cleaning acoutrements, and am sticking my foot in a bowl of icewater. Spied the best thing at the grocery store for my predicament: kitty litter at half the weight! I'm sure it'll be terrible, but at least there will be fresh litter for a bit.
Cashmere - Oct 15, 2013 10:42:57 am PDT #9107 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I still have a huge bowl of homemade butter cream icing in my fridge. I should probably bake something to put that on instead of eating it by the tablespoon.
Theodosia - Oct 15, 2013 10:53:28 am PDT #9108 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Did I mention that my therapist of the past 5 or so years is reluctantly retiring because of medical problems? Cassandra's been a great sympathetic ear during the past few years of stress and change and I'm very sorry to lose her. (I didn't realize that when she cut back her client list last spring, I was one of the 5 clients she retained out of 28.)
I suppose having a new therapist might be a good way to get me to change things up and shake out some stuff, but I will definitely miss Cassandra.
chrismg - Oct 15, 2013 10:54:44 am PDT #9109 of 30000
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
On the New Mexico thing, here's the Congressional Record on the subject.
§ ita § - Oct 15, 2013 10:57:17 am PDT #9110 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think I would do a lattice on top of blueberry pie.
Oh-ho-ho. Am I special enough for a lattice? Maybe I am. See if I do shit like that for the office, though.
What fruit pies are people's favourites? (Uh, I'm looking for ideas, so nuts and meringues are not in the scope of my questions).
Just wrote up the recipe to store in Evernote. I feel very fancy. I wish I hadn't lost my cheesecake one. Huh. I submitted a recipe to the Buffista cookbook, didn't I? What was it?