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aurelia - Mar 28, 2015 4:56:02 pm PDT #23145 of 30000

All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

The one time I asked for an extension was on the day a paper was due but it was because my memory typewriter (!) gave up the ghost as I finished writing the paper the night before it was due. I had the all-nighter paper writing down to a science in undergrad but when that happened there was no way for me to recover the data and I was in no shape to start over at that hour. I think I managed to turn it in a day late but it certainly wasn't as good as the first attempt. Actually, I'm not sure I got the extension. I may have gotten a grade lower as a late penalty.

Another professor offered me an incomplete so I could finish a missing element of a particular assignment. It was the difference between an A and a B in the class. I think it surprised him that I took the B. I can't say I've ever regretted that.

I have to decide whether or not to move. I just got my lease renewal form a couple of days ago and yesterday a banner went up over the parking lot across the street proclaiming new lofts "Coming Soon!". Do I want to live with a year of construction directly across the street or do I want to go through the tsuris of moving?

Connie Neil - Mar 28, 2015 5:00:15 pm PDT #23146 of 30000

brillig

My enchiladas are in the oven. I didn't heat the corn tortillas well enough, so there's some cracking, but they're going to be eaten with a fork so it shouldn't be a big deal.

SailAweigh - Mar 28, 2015 5:25:01 pm PDT #23147 of 30000

Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

But you have such a cool apartment! The noise, though...yeah.

Connie Neil - Mar 28, 2015 5:30:35 pm PDT #23148 of 30000

brillig

OK, I make a kick butt chicken and cheese enchilada. I really am a wimp with spices, though, I cut the cumin and cayenne in half, and my tongue is still going a little numb. And I used mild sauce.

Sue - Mar 28, 2015 5:39:53 pm PDT #23149 of 30000

hip deep in pie

Even a little bit of cayenne has kick, Connie.

sj - Mar 28, 2015 5:41:54 pm PDT #23150 of 30000

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Connie, maybe try a mild paprika instead of the cayenne next time? It will give you some of the pepper flavor without the burn. I never really thought of cumin as being a hot spice.

Juliebird - Mar 28, 2015 5:45:33 pm PDT #23151 of 30000

I am the fly who dreams of the spider

Paprika has a flavor?! /only ever used it as a garnish

Connie Neil - Mar 28, 2015 5:46:19 pm PDT #23152 of 30000

brillig

When I sniffed the cumin to get an idea of what it was, it tickled my nose like hot stuff does. I honestly think I react to things differently than most people.

And if Housemate doesn't get his butt up to get his share, he may not have much left. I'm after my seconds.

sj - Mar 28, 2015 5:51:00 pm PDT #23153 of 30000

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Paprika has a flavor?! /only ever used it as a garnish

It does if you buy the good stuff. Until I was an adult and started buying spices in bulk from a local market, I only ever thought of it as the garnish for potato salad, for color.

sj - Mar 28, 2015 5:52:51 pm PDT #23154 of 30000

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

This is a good brand I've used before.

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