Jesse, that's not being a bitch. It's just being tired (and I don't mean physically). I'm so sorry about your dad.
Giles: I'm sure we're all perfectly safe. Dawn: We're safe. Right. And Spike built a robot Buffy to play checkers with. Tara: It sounded convincing when I thought it.
'Dirty Girls'
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.
Kat - Jun 21, 2014 3:17:37 pm PDT #478 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Dana - Jun 21, 2014 3:18:44 pm PDT #479 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
You save your resources for when you need them, Jesse. Sometimes friends fall to the bottom of the list.
Jesse - Jun 21, 2014 3:25:43 pm PDT #480 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Aw, you guys are nice. It'll be good to see her. And then I can do all the laundry in the world after.
Burrell - Jun 21, 2014 3:27:13 pm PDT #481 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
sounds like a good plan
Theodosia - Jun 21, 2014 3:28:36 pm PDT #482 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"
That takes up a lot of spoons, Jesse -- I'm not surprised you're running low just now.
I have a recipe for chess pie that I can make if I can come up with a substitute for evaporated milk -- evidently you can simmer almond or coconut milk down by half and use it pretty confidently. I'm thinking that getting out the double-boiler would be good for this, since it would be very hard to scald it that way -- yes, no?
Amy - Jun 21, 2014 3:31:23 pm PDT #483 of 30000
Because books.
Socializing takes energy! But the nice thing is, sometimes it also provides it.
I think a double boiler would be your best bet, Theo.
Jesse - Jun 21, 2014 3:42:28 pm PDT #484 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Double boilers are the best. Even though I've only ever used a glass bowl on a pan.
Back to me: And a lot of the laundry is in service of the houseguests I'm really excited about over the 4th of July, but ALSO preemptively exhausted about that! There's a lot to do to have an actually usable guest room, but it will be worth doing, and I have next weekend.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 21, 2014 3:44:10 pm PDT #485 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I am so sorry, Jesse
Beverly - Jun 21, 2014 4:28:41 pm PDT #486 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I'm sorry, Jesse. It made it so much better that my mom actually enjoyed her last year, in a safe place, and being well taken care of by people who liked her, rather than a tired and frustrated family. That your dad is strong and healthy and enjoying where he is is a good thing.
Happy Midsummer, people!
Ginger - Jun 21, 2014 4:50:59 pm PDT #487 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm so sorry, Jesse.
There's no evaporated milk in the one true chess pie recipe, which is, of course, my grandmother's.
I have a double boiler, but i usually end up using a pan or a bowl because 1) it's small and 2) I usually grab the first thing that might work. I also often life dangerously and cook without a net.