And almost sixty-five percent of that was actual compliment. Is that a personal best?

Xander ,'End of Days'


Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.  

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.


amyparker - Apr 19, 2024 6:49:38 pm PDT #29868 of 30000
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.

I mopped the kitchen floor.


Atropa - Apr 19, 2024 7:50:37 pm PDT #29869 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Mr. Loomycakes is out of town at a big Magic: the Gathering event, being Mr. Famous Artist. I decided I wanted a charcuterie plate, so I used DoorDash to have a bunch of fancy snacks delivered. I'm justifying this to myself with the knowledge that, given the opportunity, I will eat charcuterie plates as often as I can.


DavidS - Apr 19, 2024 9:03:12 pm PDT #29870 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I'm justifying this to myself with the knowledge that, given the opportunity, I will eat charcuterie plates as often as I can.

Ha! My friend calls this Girl Dinner.

They do have a particularly fabulous charcuterie option at my bar, Alembic. With the requisite cheese and meats but also garlic confit and fig jam and coarse grained mustard etc. Not to mention a fab vegan mushroom pate.


Calli - Apr 20, 2024 5:13:51 am PDT #29871 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I’ve heard charcuterie described as “Lunchables, only good,” which is plausible. I’m currently doing keto, so every day involves a cheeseboard.


Shir - Apr 20, 2024 6:14:56 am PDT #29872 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

THERE'S AN ALTERNATIVE FLIGHTTTTT. Travel agent found that miracle.

If all goes well I'll arrive a day later with an overnight in Europe but it looks doable, as long as the airspace here is still open.

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee F2F Buffistas! Keep your fingers crossed please.


dcp - Apr 20, 2024 6:15:24 am PDT #29873 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Hmmmm. Charcuterie, cheese, crackers, olives, grapes, berries -- we called these "finger foods" or "nibblements." Hospitality snacks, or perhaps appetizers, but not meant as a meal. Is that not usual?


Laura - Apr 20, 2024 6:27:13 am PDT #29874 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

THERE'S AN ALTERNATIVE FLIGHTTTTT. Travel agent found that miracle.

I'm going to credit Buffista~ma! I am so relieved to hear this, Shir. You really need a break.


Laura - Apr 20, 2024 6:31:02 am PDT #29875 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Charcuterie, cheese, crackers, olives, grapes, berries -- we called these "finger foods" or "nibblements." Hospitality snacks, or perhaps appetizers, but not meant as a meal. Is that not usual?

Even before Keto this was a common meal for me. Did not suffice for DH or the boys, but for me, just the perfect meal. I always do an aesthetically pleasing arrangement, which sparks joy for me.


Steph L. - Apr 20, 2024 7:08:39 am PDT #29876 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

THERE'S AN ALTERNATIVE FLIGHTTTTT. Travel agent found that miracle.

Yay! Fingers crossed!!!

Charcuterie, cheese, crackers, olives, grapes, berries -- we called these "finger foods" or "nibblements." Hospitality snacks, or perhaps appetizers, but not meant as a meal. Is that not usual?

One person's appetizer is another person's meal.


-t - Apr 20, 2024 7:14:41 am PDT #29877 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Hooray Shir!

I do not feel particularly attached to charcuterie boards as such, but a whole salami, an appropriate block of cheese, some crackers (optional, but nice to have) and a knife can keep me fed for several meals