On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!

Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'


Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration

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.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 08, 2024 6:43:29 pm PDT #1028 of 2737
"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

I found out that a local bubble tea place has some Filipino groceries for sale, and does lumpia platters by pre-order. Alas, it's in units of 25 spring rolls, which are less like the lumpia I got from the Filipino food truck a few weeks ago and more like the standard ones available at nearby Chinese buffets. Still good, but I perhaps would not have chosen to make them the entrees of all my meals this weekend had I known.


msbelle - Jun 08, 2024 6:46:09 pm PDT #1029 of 2737
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I took the test and passed. Giant onerous task DONE!


Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 08, 2024 6:47:38 pm PDT #1030 of 2737
"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

Yay! Congrats msbelle!


DavidS - Jun 08, 2024 6:48:28 pm PDT #1031 of 2737
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I took the test and passed. Giant onerous task DONE!

Well done! Take that well earned reimbursement!


JenP - Jun 08, 2024 7:18:18 pm PDT #1032 of 2737

Woo-hoo! Nice.


lisah - Jun 08, 2024 7:40:15 pm PDT #1033 of 2737
Punishingly Intricate

Nice, msbelle!!


-t - Jun 08, 2024 11:14:36 pm PDT #1034 of 2737
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Way to go msbelle!


Steph L. - Jun 09, 2024 7:23:16 am PDT #1035 of 2737
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Right on, msbelle!


meara - Jun 09, 2024 7:31:09 am PDT #1036 of 2737

Good job msbelle!!

Matt that is disappointing but perhaps for the best that you don’t have tasty tasty giant quantities of lumpia easily available?

I woke up (on east coast time) at like 9am and my brother in law was like “if we are going for a run we need to go” and I’m like “…I haven’t had coffee yet???” Compromise was reached, I have had coffee and he is at the grocery store and we will run when he is back. Though now I want to digest my coffee.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 09, 2024 9:21:51 am PDT #1037 of 2737
"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

True, though I would like to have small quantities of them occasionally available. Ah well, at least I know now. Maybe the food truck will be back next year?