All right, I just finished a learning module in my Professional Certification course, so this means I can make a gin and tonic and watch TV.
Jayne: There's times I think you don't take me seriously. I think that ought to change. Mal: Do you think it's likely to?
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
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.
shrift - Sep 23, 2016 6:14:14 pm PDT #28110 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 23, 2016 6:20:09 pm PDT #28111 of 30003
"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
Dang. That's a big-ass glass.
Big Carl Sagan.
Consuela - Sep 23, 2016 6:25:13 pm PDT #28112 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Brava, shrift!
The dog-sitter (my niece, who is building a pretty good sideline in house-sitting) left a small portion of mocha chip ice cream in the freezer, so that was dessert. OTOH, she also didn't run the dishwasher, didn't put out the garbage, didn't bring in the mail, and did a surprisingly poor job washing the pots she'd used. I had to rewash three of them.
Yay for the ice cream, anyway.
Now I shall return to my regularly-scheduled GBBO. (I may try to make a Bakewell Tart this weekend, it looks pretty simple.)
-t - Sep 23, 2016 6:29:22 pm PDT #28113 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Woo shrift!
Nice one, Matt. I do like a multi-source reference, and that's a beauty.
Yay ice cream? I will forebear to criticize the niece's professionalism. And have a cupcake.
Consuela - Sep 23, 2016 6:59:35 pm PDT #28114 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
mmm, cupcakes.
More GBBO: apparently Paul Hollywood has never experienced the brilliance that is banana and peanut butter together. WTF.
sarameg - Sep 24, 2016 3:18:58 am PDT #28115 of 30003
I have a cold. Damnit.
Dana - Sep 24, 2016 4:16:22 am PDT #28116 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I have no respect for Paul Hollywood's opinions about some things. Like all American desserts.
askye - Sep 24, 2016 4:44:47 am PDT #28117 of 30003
Thrive to spite them
The American pie thing was frustrating. Lots of American pies are double crusts and people doNT decorate single crust pies that much . At least in my experience.
Dana - Sep 24, 2016 5:06:30 am PDT #28118 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Laura - Sep 24, 2016 5:18:04 am PDT #28119 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.
Sorry about the cold, sarameg. My go to method when I suspect a cold is to drown myself with both water and Vitamin C. Flush that sucker out. It works for me anyway.
Yay for learning and for gin & tonic!
I think I officially have a couple cats now. They were my neighbor's cats and she died, then her mother took care of them, then she moved. So over the last couple months we have been feeding them and moving their bowl closer and closer so it is at my house now. They are now spending most of the time under, over, or in our cars and boat. And will walk over for love and pets now! The next time we have a storm I'll see if they want to come inside. They go in the garage now. Still have to see how Zoe does with them, but my experience has been that cats manage to avoid dogs if they don't want to play. One seems a bit old and tired. We'll see how it goes.