I went to college in freaking Rochester, New York, just to prevent my parents from visiting me.
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.
Tom Scola - Apr 13, 2025 3:15:32 pm PDT #6748 of 6787
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
flea - Apr 13, 2025 4:41:16 pm PDT #6749 of 6787
information libertarian
I probably would have gone to Wesleyan if it weren’t close enough to my home at the time that my mother could have just DROPPED IN. So Philadelphia it was.
Now I have a 21 year old living with me and she’s lovely but needs to work on her independence. She’s working again now, which is good, but a $20 an hour wage is not enough to pay for an apartment here, or with her friends in Boston. So some of the whole “kids staying home” thing is The Rent Is Too Damn High.
meara - Apr 13, 2025 6:10:06 pm PDT #6750 of 6787
I just had a bunch of friends over for a blind apple taste testing! We tried 11 kinds of apples, and some surprises emerged. Cosmic crisp was not popular at all (maybe I got a bad one?). Honey crisp was just ok. I really liked pink lady but others felt it was too sour. Envy was surprisingly popular. And the real surprise was kanzi apples, which I’d never heard of, but which were many of our #1 or #2!
lisah - Apr 13, 2025 6:23:02 pm PDT #6751 of 6787
Punishingly Intricate
Pink Lady is my fave but I’ve never had a kanzi !
Susan W. - Apr 13, 2025 7:30:33 pm PDT #6752 of 6787
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Dylan and I both couldn't wait to leave home, while Alex is in no hurry. I think it's a combination of the covid generation and the fact that Seattle is good for him in a way that Tulsa and rural Alabama weren't for us. We've discussed it a bit in general terms--basically, that of course he'll stay here until he finishes his associate's degree, and if he goes straight on to get his bachelor's from there, he's welcome to live at home to save money if he gets into either of the two UW campuses that are an easy commute from here. But we've also mutually agreed that he needs to be focused on the goal of becoming a self-supporting person in his own apartment sooner rather than later after that.
-t - Apr 13, 2025 7:43:43 pm PDT #6753 of 6787
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I really like pink lady, kanzi is new to me
meara - Apr 13, 2025 9:35:55 pm PDT #6754 of 6787
Apparently he kanzi is a Braeburn gala cross, and so is the jazz apple? But the jazz we all rated as “meh”
-t - Apr 13, 2025 10:33:11 pm PDT #6755 of 6787
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I like gala. Braeburn sounds very classic apple, not sure I’ve knowingly had it, though. I think I’ve tried jazz because I like the name but I don’t remember what it tastes like, so meh sounds right.
brenda m - Apr 14, 2025 5:10:31 am PDT #6756 of 6787
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 know very little a lot apples beyond Granny Smith yum/red delicious ick.
Off to Mexico! Taking my sis for a much needed birthday/new job celebration.
JenP - Apr 14, 2025 5:53:12 am PDT #6757 of 6787
There's a hybrid that Aldi has right now that's pretty tasty -- I'll have to look at the bag later and report back on the name. Never heard of kanzi, but now I'll seek it out. DH and I saw something recently about hybrid apples, and now we keep an eye out to try different kinds. I love the apple tasting party idea!