That is indeed a wonderful thing to accomplish, Zen! Congratulations!
Oh, I'm gonna go to the special hell.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
Laura - Mar 02, 2015 4:09:37 pm PST #21102 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
beekaytee - Mar 02, 2015 4:12:03 pm PST #21103 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Truly wonderful, Zen. What an astonishing feeling that must be. CongratuWelldone!
Calli - Mar 02, 2015 4:14:10 pm PST #21104 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
In an accomplishment on a much smaller scale, I managed to bake a good biscuit from scratch this evening. I'm a real adopted Southerner now! Seriously, I can make apple pie, cheese cake, a couple of real cakes, and several cookies and have them come out reasonably edible. But this is the first time I've mastered the biscuit. I was craving one, found a recipe online that made 8-12, used 1/8th of everything, and baked it in the toaster oven. I think the key was sifting the flour.
shrift - Mar 02, 2015 4:23:04 pm PST #21105 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
-t, I'm glad your dad is okay.
Zenkitty, congrats on paying off that mortgage!
My hair was getting a little shaggy, so I left work early and got a haircut. I do not regret this choice, because now my hair looks much better and I'm a little more relaxed. It's not like I was accomplishing much other than trying to unfuck my travel and cancel my vacation time and putting it back in as bereavement leave.
I'll be bringing a big bag of Mardi Gras beads for my nieces.
SuziQ - Mar 02, 2015 4:23:45 pm PST #21106 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Nice Calli - want to come cook for me? Biscuits sound amazing right now.
And WAY TO GO ZEN!!!
The mortgage gal didn't call me back today. I want to stick with my credit union if at all possible. The rates are competitive with other places I have looked at. If they can't figure out how to do the co-signing thing, then I'll look for a mortgage broker.
I slept most of the afternoon and my guts still hate me. I'm trying to get caught up on work now. Oh joy.
Calli - Mar 02, 2015 4:34:27 pm PST #21107 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I hope your guts feel better soon, SuziQ.
Kat - Mar 02, 2015 4:37:25 pm PST #21108 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Burrell, that cat is adorbs!
Sheryl - Mar 02, 2015 4:41:05 pm PST #21109 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Congrats, Zen!
sarameg - Mar 02, 2015 5:21:23 pm PST #21110 of 30000
My grandmother has been dead 19 years and I just realized the key ingredient in the letter cookies (she did letters and a few shapes, squeezed out) was coconut. She called them spritzles but I think she made that up. She made them and pepparkokr every xmas.
Funny what a eureka moment that was.
Connie Neil - Mar 02, 2015 5:31:26 pm PST #21111 of 30000
brillig
There are cookies called spritz cookies, a sugar type cookie generally extruded from a device that makes shapes.