Now, I can hold a note for a long time...actually I can hold a note forever. But eventually that's just noise. It's the change we're listening for. The note coming after, and the one after that. That's what makes it music.

Host ,'Why We Fight'


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.


-t - Oct 11, 2015 3:57:53 pm PDT #6877 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

No, it's a black pleather skirt and, separately, an animal print blouse. I bought them at the same time, and they would totally go together, but I'm thinking maybe not to the office. OTOH, what would go better with the skirt? Solid long-sleeve blouse, maybe? Sweater?

Yay being home being awesome!

Not gonna wear it tomorrow, in any case - high of 91 pretty much puts the kibosh on pleather.

I have to stay up until midnight so I can read tomorrow's strip as soon as it posts.

I totally get that. I don't think Willis is gonna go full Minear on us, but who knows? And that would be pretty upsetting.


sarameg - Oct 11, 2015 4:00:35 pm PDT #6878 of 30003

New TJs find: feta spread. It's basically a cream cheese+ yogurt+ feta with a sorta Mideast/ Greek herb blend of garlic, mint, basil and oregano . Like. Good on lots of things.


-t - Oct 11, 2015 4:08:50 pm PDT #6879 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Heh. [link]


Jesse - Oct 11, 2015 4:16:21 pm PDT #6880 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

So, for freezing purposes, should I make butternut/black bean enchiladas, or a butternut/kale pasta bake?


Steph L. - Oct 11, 2015 4:16:56 pm PDT #6881 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

No, it's a black pleather skirt and, separately, an animal print blouse. I bought them at the same time, and they would totally go together, but I'm thinking maybe not to the office. OTOH, what would go better with the skirt? Solid long-sleeve blouse, maybe? Sweater?

Anything understated. That balances out the pleather.

I have to stay up until midnight so I can read tomorrow's strip as soon as it posts.

I totally get that. I don't think Willis is gonna go full Minear on us, but who knows? And that would be pretty upsetting.

He killed Dina off in a previous strip. And he killed Ruth off in a different previous strip. DoA is basically all his previous strips thrown into a blender and remixed.

He's said repeatedly that no one will die in DoA. But there's a lot of awful shit that can happen short of dying.


Steph L. - Oct 11, 2015 4:18:17 pm PDT #6882 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

So, for freezing purposes, should I make butternut/black bean enchiladas, or a butternut/kale pasta bake?

I've made bean-less butternut squash enchiladas, and they freeze and reheat well. But lasagna freezes and reheats well, too (which is my comparison food for the pasta bake), so...basically, I'm no help.


-t - Oct 11, 2015 4:21:14 pm PDT #6883 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Yeah, I know, I just don't feel like he's going there right now. But that could, of course, be wishful thinking.

Those both sound good - do you have something else to do with the kale if you don't do the bake? That would be the deciding factor for me, I think, what will keep if you don't use it.


shrift - Oct 11, 2015 4:30:18 pm PDT #6884 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I got kissed by a sea lion. It was fishy, yet adorable.

WOO HOO, vacation!

I'm flying to Canada tomorrow, so I'm cooking up a bunch of things to freeze. I'm making beet pesto right now and need to find something to do with the zucchini. I may try out the cauliflower tots recipe tonight for dinner, too.

I also need to do laundry and pack and schedule transportation to the airport. But I'm checked in, I know where my passport is, I picked up a birthday present for my brother, and I remembered to refill my prescriptions, so I think I'm okay to sit on the couch for a little while and veg.


Steph L. - Oct 11, 2015 4:38:48 pm PDT #6885 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Yeah, I know, I just don't feel like he's going there right now. But that could, of course, be wishful thinking.

I want ToeDad to die in a fire, but unfortunately DoA is realistic (unlike his other strips).

Unrelatedly, oh god I need to stop coughing. Robitussin, you are so disappointing.


Hil R. - Oct 11, 2015 4:39:06 pm PDT #6886 of 30003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

So, for freezing purposes, should I make butternut/black bean enchiladas, or a butternut/kale pasta bake?

Kale tends to get kind of chewy if you freeze it.