It's possible that he's in the land of perpetual Wednesday, or the crazy melty land, or you know, the world without shrimp.

Anya ,'Showtime'


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.


Steph L. - May 09, 2024 10:20:25 am PDT #243 of 2664
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

the guy called grapes "Nature's candy."

Was it Chris Traeger?


Atropa - May 09, 2024 10:27:35 am PDT #244 of 2664
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

it's just sparkling orthorexia.

This is a fantastic phrase. I'm going to keep it in my head.

I remember seeing nutrition "advice" about avoiding carrots, because "they're full of sugar". I rolled my eyes hard.


Dana - May 09, 2024 10:47:28 am PDT #245 of 2664
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Was it Chris Traeger?

Sadly not.


msbelle - May 09, 2024 10:54:24 am PDT #246 of 2664
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Toddson just delete the cilantro.

I kinda lost my shit with an employee today, like not really but I was short and raised my voice and like literally anyone within earshot knows I am F-in done with them. They don’t even work in my section, but sit nearby and they COMPLAIN LOUDLY SBOUT EVERYTHING. And go on and on about how complicated what they have to do is and how much work they have and how they shouldn’t even be the one doing it and and and. So today it was work we in hr generated for her and it is NOT complicated and it is NOT a lot and it just needs done. I just took it and while she was gone said I’d rather do it than hear her for one more second. Of course she doesn’t have the process written up, of course she was doing the bare minimum and not documenting her work before passing onto end users. And OF COURSE I called attention to that, did all the work and wrote a half page doc of all the steps along with questions that might come up and suggestions to make things better - all in the group chat.


sj - May 09, 2024 11:10:40 am PDT #247 of 2664
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Toddson, I find with most of those recipes parsley substitutes just fine.

I’m having a rough self loathing day and really need to get in the shower.


Jessica - May 09, 2024 11:15:37 am PDT #248 of 2664
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

the guy called grapes "Nature's candy."

Hands up everyone whose mind immediately filled in the rest of the scene from that one episode of Daria here.

(HITLER ate chocolate!)


meara - May 09, 2024 11:29:40 am PDT #249 of 2664

Also, dates are natures candy. Grapes are delicious but hardly candy like. Though I’ve had some that are supposed to be super sweet and they are very weird.

Went to the dermatologist! She barely glanced at my skin it seemed, but pronounced me without any troublesome looking spots. So yay that, checked off the list!


JenP - May 09, 2024 11:55:25 am PDT #250 of 2664

I'm sorry to hear that, sj, I had one of those last week. They suck.

I just leave cilantro and parsley out of anything I cook, and it's all good.

We've been getting Cook Unity prepared meals as my methadone for all the ordering out and not cooking I did the first quarter. It's really good and not too pricey, on balance. Problem I forsee is that they have a limited number of low fat recipes, and that is, sadly, what I need for my effed up system, so I'll probably get bored. But, it's surprisingly good!

But that's OK, because the next step is to start making my own stuff again. Baby steps.


Toddson - May 09, 2024 12:13:25 pm PDT #251 of 2664
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

There's a B. Dylan Hollis video about making Date Cream; he holds up a date and says something about "if you've never had a date, I'm sorry, you must be very lonely"

And I'll substitute parsley or mint for cilantro, but it's mildly annoying, since a good portion of the population can't tolerate cilantro. why not suggest the substitution?

I need to go back to cooking from scratch, since at this point most of my diet is over processed. sigh ....


-t - May 09, 2024 12:24:18 pm PDT #252 of 2664
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I've decided to have a burrito for lunch because always choose burrito and now I'm vaguely wondering if it will be ultra processed or merely processed.