I hope to never have personal knowledge of the issue, but foundation repair does seem like one of those things that could require a lot of time and prep work.
Spike: I'm not a monster. Xander: Yes! You are a monster. Vampires are monsters! They make monster movies about them! Spike: Well, yeah. Got me there.
'Dirty Girls'
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 - Jan 14, 2025 10:01:46 am PST #4527 of 4547
"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
JenP - Jan 14, 2025 11:03:25 am PST #4528 of 4547
Anyway, nothing demonic has escaped through the neighbor's open garage door
THAT YOU KNOW OF
Steph L. - Jan 14, 2025 11:12:26 am PST #4529 of 4547
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Anyway, nothing demonic has escaped through the neighbor's open garage door
THAT YOU KNOW OF
When I texted "nothing demonic has escaped" to Tim, this is his exact reply: "The Gentlemen, in dark suits, carrying briefcases and riding invisible Segways, might be coming out of that basement." (I replied "It’s so cold that I think they’d turn their invisible Segways back around and return to the toasty warm hellmouth.")
-t - Jan 14, 2025 12:14:17 pm PST #4530 of 4547
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Mmm, toasty warm hellmouth
Indiana Jones and the Hellmouth of Doom
This should totes be a video game
Lunch update - I had a banh mi and pho delivered. Banh mi today (this is your fault, Hec), pho tomorrow (not chili, but warm and spicy and eaten with a spoon)
brenda m - Jan 14, 2025 12:36:14 pm PST #4531 of 4547
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I love beans, but I’m also managing the carbs so this chili had chunks of zucchini and eggplant in their place.
I made a fabulous meat chili a few years back from a Bobby Flay recipe. Four or five kinds of peppers and some dark chocolate in the sauce, puréed, no tomatoes, to braise big chunks of beef rather than ground beef. For me that falls into more of a fancy cooking category than a standard chili. Both delicious at the right time.
Vortex - Jan 14, 2025 12:41:15 pm PST #4532 of 4547
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I had my chili for lunch today and it was GOODT.
Steph L. - Jan 14, 2025 12:51:51 pm PST #4533 of 4547
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
If we want to sync up our dinners later this week, I have a shepherds pie planned.
Tom Scola - Jan 14, 2025 12:54:38 pm PST #4534 of 4547
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
What do you use for a GF crust?
Steph L. - Jan 14, 2025 1:09:23 pm PST #4535 of 4547
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I just do the bottom layer as the (fake) meat layer, then a layer of peas and carrots, and the top layer is mashed potatoes. It's really more casserole-like, but it works.
JenP - Jan 14, 2025 1:30:51 pm PST #4536 of 4547
My tomato/chicken/pasta Instant pot thing from last night was kind of dry, so for lunch, I added more pasta sauce and some Lebanon bologna, then I topped it with GF panko crumbs w/ butter and some Munster cheese, because that's what I had. It was better!
I just pushed off a meeting until Thursday, because I just can't even, as the kids say. My mind is like mush today.
In good news, I passed my cardio clearance for my upcoming colonoscopy (routine), and she said, "Oh, your EKG actually looks better this time," which, great, but... what was wrong with it last time?!?