I've seen honest faces before. They usually come attached to liars.

Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Calli - Nov 15, 2014 5:44:58 pm PST #10567 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

My favorite cheese is cheese.

It's hard for me to find a cheese I don't like, to be sure. Last Sunday I went to a local cheese tasting: cow, sheep, goat--it was all good. If I'm just craving a nice snacking cheese, I tend go with Leyden. It has the sharpness and texture of a well aged cheddar with a nice bit of added interest from the spices.


-t - Nov 15, 2014 5:45:20 pm PST #10568 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Blessed are the cheesemakers.


-t - Nov 15, 2014 5:49:25 pm PST #10569 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That sounds so fun, Calli!


Steph L. - Nov 15, 2014 5:51:58 pm PST #10570 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Blessed are the cheesemakers.

It's not meant to be taken literally; it refers to any manufacturers of dairy products.


Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 15, 2014 6:16:29 pm PST #10571 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Roaring Forties blue is my favorite, but I'm also fond of feta, port wine, smoked cheddar, and pecarino romano. I've also had a delicious aged gouda that a co-worker brought by the office, but I've not found that same variety.

Cabrales tastes almost as good as Roaring Forties, but it smells almost as bad as limburger, so I don't buy it for home use.


Amy - Nov 15, 2014 6:39:55 pm PST #10572 of 30000
Because books.

Behold the power of cheese.


-t - Nov 15, 2014 6:53:55 pm PST #10573 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I wear the cheese, it does not wear me.


§ ita § - Nov 15, 2014 6:56:20 pm PST #10574 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I tested, and yes, I still love the Havarti.

Last Sunday I went to a local cheese tasting

That sounds delish. When I fly and don't plan ahead I end up ordering the cheese plate on the plane, and it's kind of sad that I don't know what cheese is what, so I can't take advantage of falling in love.

Hil, meara, do you have name signs? What are they?

Yoinks. I did that thing that broke my ankle a couple years ago. I didn't break it again, but I might have wrenched it. My breakfall was pretty solid, though.

Okay, lemme get ACE and ICE.


sarameg - Nov 15, 2014 7:05:50 pm PST #10575 of 30000

Either cheering from Hopkins or freakishly human sounding geese just happened and scared my cats off the deck.


meara - Nov 15, 2014 7:12:20 pm PST #10576 of 30000

Hil, meara, do you have name signs? What are they?

I don't. In theory you aren't supposed to come up with your own, it's supposed to be given to you...