Have We Done It?

[Flybye]

Have we managed to exhaust every topic imaginable this winter as we look out our windows and hope for spring? Is there anything else that we can discuss? I am BORED - someone come up with something. Quick.

Scabs?
Fishing?
Carpet?
Gotees?

HELP!!!!:D:D:D:D

[Veronica]

I had a nice salmon fillet for dinner, with new potatoes.

V.

[KnottedYet]

My carpet is yucky cheap apartment-complex pearly gray stuff.

I had some yummy chicken with sweet potato breading.

Bagless Hoovers are a booger to clean out. I kind of miss my Kenmore with the highly wasteful disposable bags.

[madscot13]

EKGs and their essential error- I can't read them.

[makbike]

I'm counting the days until my spring break. It won't be long and I can't wait. Just one more week of classes.

[Aggie_Ama]

We bought a new vacuum last night and I was actually excited to use it. Hoover Windtunnel but I sure wish ol' tightwad would have let me get the Dyson.

DH won't let me have a cat, so every cat in the neighborhood comes to rub on my legs when I am outside.

I wish there was a way to dry jeans without the racket of the buttons hitting the dryer.

[Red Rock]

Flubye and others:

I know that you have just been accepted into your new program. I guess I am thinking to myself and hoping you agree that... enjoy your free time now and meaningless and fun conversations on the computer. Soon the classroom will take over your life.

I am in the same boat. I had to take Spring semester off because I did not meet WSU's requirement for Clinical Chemistry so I could not move on to the next semester. Sigh... Now I am signed up for Summer and wishing I did not have to go through all this pain. However, I just keep telling myself it will be worth it in the end.

Enjoy your bike rides, your family, the snowy mountains, throwing snowballs at each other, watching flowers bloom, and when the sun finally comes out, which I hope it does for you Northern people of the US, go bask in all of its glory. Wheather that is riding, gardening or preparing the garden, repairs on the house. All those things you can not do in the Winter.

Enjoy Spring :):cool: before it get too hot and we are all sweating buckets of water.:confused:

Red Rock

[smilingcat]

reading this post and eating a bowl of fresh strawberries, and banana topped with creme fraiche. Soo soooo good.

Too bad I don't have rasberry infused desert wine or botrysized (sp) wine like Y'chem (like I can afford such thing). dreaming is good. :cool:

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oh just bought a bottle cage mount that attaches to the back of your seat. sorta like the girl on the top... except mine sticks up so far that I can't get my leg over the seat :( and my bottle cage isn't happy holding the bottle in place. another :(

I think I'll take the mount to a friend and have him modify it for me. Cut it, re shape it, and re-weld it back together...

smilingcat

[PinkBike]

to cut my hair or not cut my hair. that is the question.

[Wahine]

DH brought a bottle of wine home from another vineyard (he works at one) and the label has a truly cheesy line drawing of a rubenesque woman clutching a barrel. The same image is on the cork. The wine's OK but what would possess someone to put something like that on their label.:confused:

[crazycanuck]

Umm if your animal could speak..what would it say?

For example..Yukon often pouts if we don't spend endless hours throwing or catching the ball with her..so I guess she'd say "harumph you evil humans..excuse me!"

or whilst @ the doggie beach..."snort..snort..*breathe*..mmmfrrpfh..i got this stupid ball in me mouth and you want me to breathe too :eek: " "oh man, did you have to throw the ball so far out..:mad:"

[bmccasland]

Saw little white woodland violets yesterday. A whole patch of them. I resisted the urge to pick a little boquet since I was a long way from home and my little violet vase.

[OakLeaf]

Some wasps have set up housekeeping in the ottomans in our porch furniture. They're not aggressive and happy to share their home with my feet right now, but I worry about what's going to happen when we have to bring the furniture into the garage for the summer/hurricane season.

[7rider]

Umm if your animal could speak..what would it say?



"I want head rubs....I want food....and I want it NOW!!!"

[divingbiker]

Umm if your animal could speak..what would it say?

What 'choo talkin' 'bout? My new dog Ruby CAN speak.

She barks when she has to poop, she whines when she has to pee, and she cries when she wants food or attention. Three very different sounds for the various activities.

(Sometimes it's quite annoying, like at 5 am when she's barking her way down the back steps and the neighbor yells "a$$ho!e" at me. Now we do our morning poop out the front door on a leash. :D )

[SlowButSteady]

I cut my left thumb uncorking a bottle of wine last night. Because my husband was yelling at me. I simply can't be yelled at and operate a complex piece of machinery like a corkscrew at the same time.

It's still bleeding and to add to the confusion, my dog Earl cracked a toenail while birdwatching this morning and now I can't tell whose blood I keep finding on the floor--mine or Earl's.

And I need a tetanus shot.

Good enough excuse to drink the rest of the bottle of wine.

[Flybye]

Why is it so difficult for the cashier to take off the save $2.00 now sticker off of the item she scanned? Does she think that I can now not only put all of my groceries on the belt, run my own credit card, load my own groceries into my cart, take my own groceries to my car, bring the cart back AND now REMEMBER the coupons??? What's next? When do I start stocking shelves?

and

I am glad for Sunday - the unwind day.

[Mr. Bloom]

A canner exceedingly canny
One morning remarked to his granny
A canner can can anything that he can
But, a canner can't can a can, can he?

Makes sense, right?

From the tombstone of Effie Mae Robinson, aged 23:


Come blooming youths as you pass by
And on these lines do cast an eye.
As you are now, so once was I.
As I am now, so must you be.
Prepare for death and follow me.

Someone added to this:


To follow you, I am not content.
How do I know which way you went?

[Starfish]

Here's one. This is old. I have no idea who wrote it.

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I wish I was a little egg, a way up in a tree.
I wish I was a little egg, as rotten as I could be.
And when someone I didn't like would walk beneath my tree,
I'd take my little rotten self and throw myself at he!

[sgtiger]

reading this post and eating a bowl of fresh strawberries, and banana topped with creme fraiche. Soo soooo good.



Do you make your own creme fraiche? And if so, how?


DH brought a bottle of wine home from another vineyard (he works at one) and the label has a truly cheesy line drawing of a rubenesque woman clutching a barrel. The same image is on the cork. The wine's OK but what would possess someone to put something like that on their label.:confused:

I resemble that remark. How'd they know?:confused::rolleyes:;) "It's all MINE and I ain't sharing!":p

[Veronica]

I'm making lemon meringue pie today.

V.

[Zen]

After work this morning (3:30 AM:eek:) i was going to treat myself to a nasty Waffle House breakfast but when I saw the place was full of drunks decided against it:(

[Wahine]

I forgot to add that thed Rubenesque woman on the label, clutching the wine barrel is naked. Now, SGTiger... I've seen you drink a bit this seems a little over the top, even for you - teasing.:D:D

[KnottedYet]

I forgot to add that thed Rubenesque woman on the label, clutching the wine barrel is naked. Now, SGTiger... I've seen you drink a bit this seems a little over the top, even for you - teasing.:D:D

Sounds more like *me*.... :p

[sgtiger]

I forgot to add that thed Rubenesque woman on the label, clutching the wine barrel is naked. Now, SGTiger... I've seen you drink a bit this seems a little over the top, even for you - teasing.:D:D


Sounds more like *me*.... :p

Y'all don't know me that well.......yet.:p:D:D:D

'Course after that remark, you may not want to.:eek::rolleyes:

[Jolt]

EKGs and their essential error- I can't read them.

Try looking at an EKG to determine whether a patient is having ischemia when said patient has a ventricular pacemaker--let's just say thank goodness for cardiac enzymes!!

[Zen]

--let's just say thank goodness for cardiac enzymes!!

I say that all the time.

[Mr. Bloom]

After work this morning (3:30 AM:eek:)


I thought you were on a disability?

[Zen]

There are varying types and degrees of disability. Even blind and quadriplegic people can find some type of work. If we relied on a meager disability payment we would all be living in cardboard boxes under the bridge.

[DDH]

I'm wondering why this weather has to be so weird this year. Two days of cold two days of hot, two days of wind, two day of not.
If it could just make up it's mind one way or the other, at least I could figure out what to do. :eek:

I was looking outside, and we already need to mow the weeds. I have one tree that looks good and blooming out, and one that isn't and I'm so sad and confused as to why it died if it is or whats wrong if it isn't dead. :(

[jesvetmed]

OK.. snow on the ground this am, so back at the trainer.

My lab kept licking her paw this morning, and I found a huge puss filled abscess in between her toes -- spent an hour convincing her to let me soak it in epsom salts and open it and flush it out for drainage. Now have to get her some antibiotics. Poor girl! Flushed out some plant material, so hopefully that's all that is in there. I have NO doubt what she was saying to me through all of it!

Had an excellent dinner last night of good wine, cheese, flank steaks and grilled tequila marinated shrimp, grilled asparagus, more wine, home made chocolate cream pie, more wine... Hmm it's amazing I remember the food with all the wine we drank!

The sun is OUT!!!!!! Oh... now it is gone.

Met some really great TE gals yesterday!

I get to see BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN tomorrow night in Vancouver BC. WHOOPEE!

Have lots of laundry to do.

That's all I've got today!

[7rider]

I made brownies today for a party.
Had a devil of a time trying to get them out of the pan! :mad: They ended up peeling away from the edge of the pan, so I brought a plate full of the brownie "middles" and the crusty stuff along the edges...well, that didn't pass inspection and I had to eat it right out of the pan! :cool:
But that's okay...I totally prefer the edges of brownies to the middle. Corner pieces are the most coveted.
So...for you.... brownie edges ... or brownie middle??

[Jolt]

I made brownies today for a party.
Had a devil of a time trying to get them out of the pan! :mad: They ended up peeling away from the edge of the pan, so I brought a plate full of the brownie "middles" and the crusty stuff along the edges...well, that didn't pass inspection and I had to eat it right out of the pan! :cool:
But that's okay...I totally prefer the edges of brownies to the middle. Corner pieces are the most coveted.
So...for you.... brownie edges ... or brownie middle??

I like the middle part the best. Especially when they're a little gooey.

[Mr. Bloom]

SilverSon and I rented Crocadile Dundee and are watching it right now..."now that's a knife"!

[Aggie_Ama]

I am wondering why we bought a house with a yard when neither of us likes yard work. One of those lovely "villas" with only a small garden/courtyard I keep seeing on our rides sure looks nice. :rolleyes:

[Veronica]

Personal space.

I grew up on 40 acres in Maine, nearest neighbor was half a mile away. I don't much like yard work, but also don't like hearing my neighbors. Unfortunately, that's life in the 'burbs.

V.

[Aggie_Ama]

True, true. Our lot is only 50x150 (or is it 180?) but I really hate pulling weeds!! My neighbors are too close, I want at least 5 acres and some goats. :D

[Velobambina]

I found a harness that finally keeps Maeve (my strong 80lb golden retriever) from pulling when we walk. She would pull so hard she could tow me up some huge hills in our neighborhood and she occasionally gave me shin splints. This harness is the Holy Grail for a dog with poor leash manners. We've been having some good walky-walks. Used to be loathe to walk her since she was so difficult to manage.

Fiona, the 7-month old, is good on the leash, although she will lolly-gag after a bit. Sniff sniff, what's this? Stop for mommy to give a big hug and smooch on the head! She loves to get the leash in her mouth, and strut her stuff. "come with me, mommy, I in charge now!" She moves like a show dog!

There's nothing as wonderful as a golden retriever on a walk! Smiling furry face, swinging feathers, tail wagging, paws gliding.

[Zen]

A)middle with ice cream

2)one who owns little is little owned

4) Gentle Leader?

[Blueberry]

There's nothing as wonderful as a golden retriever on a walk! Smiling furry face, swinging feathers, tail wagging, paws gliding.

Agreed:)

Mine wants a walk - but it's been POURING all day here (and it's 42 degrees). Ah well. Warmer weather will be here soon:)

In the meantime, I have an Irish Soda Bread in the oven.

[jesvetmed]

1+ on the gentle leader --- excellent way to stop pulling. Takes them a while to get used to it, but really is helpful.

This is from the person who only used it on our dog as a pup -- now I just like to complain that she pulls. Haven't done anything about it -- mostly because she rarely has to be on leash -- we live next to a nice trail and she was trained off leash much more than on leash.

Also: 1+ on the middle of the brownies! Straight out of the pan while still warm. Ooey, gooey goodness!

[Flybye]

Dinner is ready:


Your choice:

Pepper Steak over rice

or

Spicy Thai Basil Chicken


Brownies from the center. No crust!

[emily_in_nc]

Dinner is ready:
Your choice:
Pepper Steak over rice
or Spicy Thai Basil Chicken
Brownies from the center. No crust!

I'll have the chicken, please. Sounds yummy!

And brownies, from the edge or center. I'm really not particular. :D

Emily

[Veronica]

Tonight's dinner - pan roasted salmon with a bbQ blanc beurre sauce, with a Parmesan risotto. Dessert is lemon meringue pie.

V.

[Flybye]

I'll have pie, please. Mmmmmmmm!!

[DDH]

spagetti with garlic toast here. Sugarfree jello with some fruit for desert.

Would rather have some pie though, wanna share?

[OakLeaf]

Aw Jes, poor puppy. Hope she's feeling better.

Enjoy the concert! We got to see Springsteen in Pittsburgh this winter. He was great!

[Starfish]

Tonight's dinner - pan roasted salmon with a bbQ blanc beurre sauce, with a Parmesan risotto. Dessert is lemon meringue pie.
V.

Do you wanna get married? :p Or is Thom the cook?

I need a guy who loves to cook & bike. :)

[Veronica]

It's a joint effort. I made the pie (mostly) and the rub for the salmon. Thom helped me with the meringue and cooked the salmon, sauce and risotto.

The pie turned out pretty well. I never liked lemon meringue as a kid and so had never considered making it as an adult. Our latest Cuisine magazine had a recipe and that's when Thom tells me he likes lemon meringue pie. :rolleyes: We've been married almost 22 years and together for 25 and now he tells me...

The pie was an all day affair. First you make the crust, chill it for 30 minutes, cook it, make the lemon filling, dump it on the crust, cook it, chill that for 6 hours... make the meringue, top the pie, cook it...

V.

[OakLeaf]

I was just filling up my shopping cart on REI.com to use that 20% off coupon before it expires tonight... and so was everyone else. The site went down. :mad:

[Wahine]

Cajun spiced snapper, romaine tomato pepper and avacado salad with french vinegrette and naan bread here tonight. Then I'll have flourless chocolate tort for dessert (left over from the TE gig yesterday - Thanks Linda!!)

I used a gentle leader for my last dog. It was fantastic!!

DH is now working in the wine industry. We've been getting some free bottles. :D:D

[Flybye]

My dog is in heat and I am sick of taking her diaper on and off so she can go outside to investigate.

She's worth it though!

[Zen]

That dog has long toes.

[snapdragen]

Weimerimer?(sp?) Beautiful dog.

It must be seafood Sunday. I made Garlic-Herb Oven Fried Halibut, Carrot and Zucchini Ribbons and salad. Peach pie for dessert, Mrs Smiths mini pie - it serves 3 perfectly.

Anyone else have tomorrow off?

[Zen]

Anyone else have tomorrow off?

yup.

[crazycanuck]

Is it a hoilidaaaay in the US tomorrow? Tomorrow is Monday for you folks, ha haaaaaa

[snapdragen]

It's a holiday in California - Cesar Chavez (http://www.chavezfoundation.org/)day. Since I'm a guv'mint worker I get the day off. Which means I work twice as hard tomorrow to cram 16 hours of work into 8....:rolleyes:

[Flybye]

Yep, she is a weimaraner. She has long toes because she is trying to grow opposable thumbs:cool: Actually, she is perfect in every respect with the exception of allowing us to cut her toenails. We have tried everything short of taking her to the vet (well, we actually had them try, too) and knocking her out.

Enjoy the holiday.

I signed up for a months worth of spin classes because the century that I plan on doing is only 9 weeks away. It is cold, snowing, and blowing, so I can't attack the training schedule.

Wish me luck tonight!

What is for dinner tonight? I think a chicken pot pie sounds good - homemade. Who's cooking and what time do we come over?

[Starfish]

What is for dinner tonight? I think a chicken pot pie sounds good - homemade. Who's cooking and what time do we come over?

You guys all actually cook a lot, huh? I did more when I was married and not working, and I kinda miss the relaxation of cooking with some time to do it.

But, I know a lot of you work, and train, and seem to cook...I just find it a challenge.

[short cut sally]

I have today off, technically is it my "saturday".
Lunch was a breeze today, we had pizza last night at work, after all it was Doctors day, so I bought pizza for the unofficial party that we threw. And as luck would have it, you buy enough pizza, you get leftovers. SO leftover pizza today for lunch..my favorite too. white garlic cheese pizza with green olives and pepperoni...also bought a spinach, ricotta and artichoke pizza too. The white pizza I think wins hands down all the time. And the doc's wife brought us cake, one girl brought in homemade cookies and chocolate. And the coffee pot was filled and fresh all day..
Tonights dinner is going to be pork chops, stuffing and mashed potatoes and sour cream. Dessert will be either the PB cookies left over from last week, or a zinger. Remember those little treats?
I prefer brownie crusts..centers are ok, but give me a crunchy edge piece any day.
And as some of you shudder, yesterday I placed an order at Performance for some new tires. Price is right and it was double points weekend. The biking shopping season has started. OK, so it goes on all the time, but it's spring time, shouldn't that be the official start of bike accessory shopping? I need an excuse to justify my indulgence in biking attire and accessories..
oh, and i love my new kitchen aid mixer
my flight of ideas to add to this thread are thru..

[snapdragen]

I love to cook, although it does become a challenge not to repeat myself every week, meal-wise. If I didn't cook, the 80 yo parents would eat nothing but fast food, frozen dinners and a lovely variety of crap.

Flybye - have you seen the Peticure (http://www.peticure.com/index.html)? I'm tempted to buy one, but I'm afraid it would be another failure in the toenail department.

Oh, and the spin classes will help. A few years ago I took a months worth of classes, it helped me immensely.

I think tonight will be vegetarian night, so perhaps polenta lasagna?

[Zen]

It's http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/CesarRomero.jpgCesar Romero day here.

[Flybye]

It's http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/CesarRomero.jpgCesar Romero day here.

You crack me up. I guess that it's Caesar Salad day today here.:D



I just finished watching the peticure video - I will show my hubby later tonight. Roxie won't even let us catch her when we open the drawer that the nail clippers are in. Occasionally we snip one when she is dead asleep. One a week is pretty slow going, though. Thanks for the idea Snapdragen!

[Flybye]

Flubye and others:

I know that you have just been accepted into your new program. I guess I am thinking to myself and hoping you agree that... enjoy your free time now and meaningless and fun conversations on the computer. Soon the classroom will take over your life.

I am in the same boat. I had to take Spring semester off because I did not meet WSU's requirement for Clinical Chemistry so I could not move on to the next semester. Sigh... Now I am signed up for Summer and wishing I did not have to go through all this pain. However, I just keep telling myself it will be worth it in the end.

Enjoy your bike rides, your family, the snowy mountains, throwing snowballs at each other, watching flowers bloom, and when the sun finally comes out, which I hope it does for you Northern people of the US, go bask in all of its glory. Wheather that is riding, gardening or preparing the garden, repairs on the house. All those things you can not do in the Winter.

Enjoy Spring :):cool: before it get too hot and we are all sweating buckets of water.:confused:

Red Rock

Red Rock, I like your outlook. Contentment - that's where it's at.

And if you want my opinion, clinical chemistry is highly overrated - that's why I refuse to jump on the band wagon and take it like everyone else is!:D:rolleyes:

What is your major? You must be one of those smart math chicks. While I pulled A's in all of the college math courses that I took, it wasn't my cup of tea. The rest of us chose professions that need no other math skills than addition and subtraction! I remember sitting in the library with my dh (he was a pharmacy major) and he was constructing a cell by snapping together all of these round blocks that were colored connected to sticks, like lollipops. I thought - you weirdo! It was even more strange when we went camping and he read the back of the insect repellent and understood the chemical composition!

Give me an intoxicated person with schizophrenia over that any day! :o

[Starfish]

If I didn't cook, the 80 yo parents would eat nothing but fast food, frozen dinners and a lovely variety of crap.

I take it back. I did cook all the time for my folks when they were still alive. Wonder why I blocked that out?

Anyhow, moving soon to a house a lot closer to work. Maybe I will cook more.

[GLC1968]

Anyhow, moving soon to a house a lot closer to work. Maybe I will cook more.

Good chance of it! I now have a 10 minute commute (by bike or by car) and I find I have way more time (and inclination) to cook than I did before.


And where have all you brownie-middle-eating ladies been all my life? I LOVE the edges, and would leave the middles in the pan. We definitely need to get together and bake a pan or two. :D

[tulip]

I'm a brownie-edge person.

[Brandi]

I have no scabs at the moment to speak of. Which is not normal. I work out in the yard so much I always have something.
My carpet needs to be cleaned that's for sure! But what is the best way to do that? And after you clean it once does it not get dirtier faster?

I can not wait for fishing season to start so I can have quite mornings to myself again. My dh love's to kayak fish. I believe it is May 1st. Yeaaaaa!
AND My dh started growing a gotee last Nov. Not sure what I think about it yet? I should post a picture and get a vote. The picture below is us this past weekend at my dh's 50th birthday! We did a big group camping trip. It was so much fun! Can't believe he is 50! Where has time gone? (there's another subject to talk about).

[Aggie_Ama]

I like goatees. I protest loudly everytime DH shaves his off.

Pizza buffet tonight, doesn't sound good but I have a raging headache and refuse to cook. DH can hardly figure out how to make hotdogs. :rolleyes:

The weeds are getting worse now that we got rain, looks like tomorrow night is weed pulling time whether I like it or not. And I thought I could get in a ride tomorrow- silly me.

[Starfish]

Well, I hate goatees, like a more traditional, trimmed beard. But, Brandi, your guy is a cutie!

[Brandi]

Well, I hate goatees, like a more traditional, trimmed beard. But, Brandi, your guy is a cutie!
Yea he is a cutie! Thank you for noticing! Not bad for an old guy!

[snapdragen]

Ahem. 50 is not old. :p

[emily_in_nc]

Yea he is a cutie! Thank you for noticing! Not bad for an old guy!

Yeah, he's a doll! And doesn't look 50. I like goatees too...but they don't look good on everyone.

Emily

[sgtiger]

Watching Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmer. He's having sauer kraut pie:confused: in Minnesota right now. He discribes it as a confussion of flavors. A mixture of vinergary from the kraut and sweetness from the vanilla custard filling all held in a flakey crust. He seems to be enjoying it. I can't see how that works at all, but it's pretty tame compared to the other things I've watched him eat.:eek:

ETA: Brandi, you and your DH make a very cute couple.:D I don't think a goatee works for everyone, but it looks good on him.

[OakLeaf]

Brandi, great catch!

He looks like Nick Nolte would, if Nick Nolte was good looking :p

[Aggie_Ama]

Watching Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmer. He's having sauer kraut pie:confused: in Minnesota right now. He discribes it as a confussion of flavors. A mixture of vinergary from the kraut and sweetness from the vanilla custard filling all held in a flakey crust. He seems to be enjoying it. I can't see how that works at all, but it's pretty tame compared to the other things I've watched him eat.:eek:

ETA: Brandi, you and your DH make a very cute couple.:D I don't think a goatee works for everyone, but it looks good on him.

We love Bizarre Foods! Did you see the Iceland one where he ate rotten shark? Good lord!! I loved when he said the Lutekfish "Isn't bad, if you don't breath in while eating." :eek:

[lph]

He looks like Nick Nolte would, if Nick Nolte was good looking :p

HA! :D

A goatee can look great, on the right guy. (I know a "right guy" ;) )

[7rider]

My DH has a goatee, too.
But he's thinking of shaving it off...says it's getting too white. :eek:
He's 47 (shhhh, don't tell him I told you guys!).

[snapdragen]

if Nick Nolte was good looking :p

and sober.......:eek:

[Starfish]

a lovely variety of crap.

OK, OK. I was in the store last night, and along with my usual lovely variety of crap ;) I picked up some actual items to cook. I am pulling out the crock pot this morning. We will see if it cooks something for me by the time I get home tonight. :p

Now, back to the much more entertaining world of spouse pics. Brandi, there is something Dennis Quaid-ish about your DH, around the mouth. That is very different from: he has a pretty mouth... :p

[Flybye]

Yeah Starfish!! You go girl..... I have dutch oven beer potatoes in my crock pot right now. Minus the dutch oven. Whatdya make?

My favorite male actor: Johnny Depp - Edward Scissorhands, Benny and Joon, Willie Wonka, and Pirates - wow!

Favorite Female: Catharine Hepburn (love On Golden Pond) and Goldie Hahn's daughter, her name escapes me at the moment. Love How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.

[Starfish]

Whatdya make?

My favorite male actor: Johnny Depp

I "made" beef, potatoes, carrots and celery. :) :rolleyes:

If you like Depp, go rent Don Juan de Marco, with Depp, Faye Dunaway, and Marlon Brando. My favorite Depp pic. Really sweet.

[Flybye]

and sober.......:eek:


Well, then there's that. Sober is always a great quality in a man.

Thanks for the movie recommendation. Might need something this weekend as DH is headed to a men's retreat Thursday for 4 days. Lonely me. Sniff.

[Starfish]

Thanks for the movie recommendation. Might need something this weekend as DH is headed to a men's retreat Thursday for 4 days. Lonely me. Sniff.

Oh, this movie is perfect for some alone girl time. :)

[sgtiger]

We love Bizarre Foods! Did you see the Iceland one where he ate rotten shark? Good lord!! I loved when he said the Lutekfish "Isn't bad, if you don't breath in while eating." :eek:

Bleck! How about the Eskimo "icecream" made with seal fat and berries in the Alaska Episode. He also tried "stinky fish"-fish parts that are buried and allowed to ferment-in that episode.


My DH has a goatee, too.
But he's thinking of shaving it off...says it's getting too white. :eek:
He's 47 (shhhh, don't tell him I told you guys!).

He looks familiar but I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe he just reminds me of someone. You look so happy together!:)


... and Goldie Hahn's daughter, her name escapes me at the moment. Love How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.

Kate Hudson

[OakLeaf]

If you like Depp, go rent Don Juan de Marco, with Depp, Faye Dunaway, and Marlon Brando. My favorite Depp pic. Really sweet.

Oh, I forgot all about that movie! I loved that!

[Brandi]

OK, OK. I was in the store last night, and along with my usual lovely variety of crap ;) I picked up some actual items to cook. I am pulling out the crock pot this morning. We will see if it cooks something for me by the time I get home tonight. :p

Now, back to the much more entertaining world of spouse pics. Brandi, there is something Dennis Quaid-ish about your DH, around the mouth. That is very different from: he has a pretty mouth... :p
I need to google a pic of him (Dennis and see)

[Brandi]

Ahem. 50 is not old. :p
I am being sarcastic. My husband is actually 12!

[Brandi]

Yeah, he's a doll! And doesn't look 50. I like goatees too...but they don't look good on everyone.

Emily
OMG your puppy is soooooooooooooooo cute!

[Brandi]

Brandi, great catch!

He looks like Nick Nolte would, if Nick Nolte was good looking :p

Thank you, I think?

[Starfish]

I need to google a pic of him (Dennis and see)

You have to get one where he's grinning. Try this one: http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/03/28/dennis-quaid-acts-on-medical-errors/?mod=WSJBlog

[Zen]

Kevin Sorbohttp://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/KevinSorbo.jpg
and
John Cusackhttp://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/johncusak.jpg

[7rider]

John Cusack is so cute. Why does he make such awful movies??

[Flybye]

John Cusack is so cute. Why does he make such awful movies??


He was one of my first tween crushes - him and Gopher from Love Boat - :o:o:o:o


My tastes have changed!

[Tuckervill]

John Cusak doesn't make good movies?

I just looooved Martian Child.

I love Dennis Quaid, too! The Rookie! yummo!

Karen

[firenze11]

I loved John Cusak in High Fidelity. I loved High Fidelity in general. Watched it three times in one sitting, granted I was on an overseas flight, but it was so great I just had to keep watching.

This reminds me I need to see Say Anything.

[Aggie_Ama]

Love Say Anything, while not a profound movie it is fun. There is a great scene where he talks about what he wants to do with his life and rambles about not selling anything, making something to be sold, etc.... That scene cracks me up, it is beyond awkward.

[boy in a kilt]

Grosse Point Blank. (however that's spelled).

My favorite line: "I have a certain degree of moral flexibility..."

Also, what about "Better Off Dead"

[crazycanuck]

I prefer Temuera Morrison :cool: kenneth Branagh(must go and watch KB's Hamlet again :cool:) when he's doing The Bard only. Loved him in DOn't look back in Anger :cool: Bryan Brown

Emma Thompson, Julie Christie, Judi Dench, Helena Bonham Carter

I am rather annoyed they've all been hijacked by hollywood & not made any great films recently because of it.

I have the urge to hunt down " The Castle" as i've not seen it in ages! Hilarious film!

[Flybye]

The weekend is right around the corner - what are youreall plans?

I will be without a husband and plan on eating popcorn for dinner, watching movies and possibly spending time with my mom and dad.

Crazycanuk. I have to google some actors and actresses.

[snapdragen]

The system I'm responsible for at work is getting an update, so I'll be tied to my cell phone all weekend, in case I have to go into the office. :(

Maybe I'll do something exciting, like clean my closet........:(:(:(

[sgtiger]

Also, what about "Better Off Dead"

"Two dollars! I want my two dollars!" Hey, is that also the one with the scene where the hamburger comes to life?

[crazycanuck]

Friday night..pizza..:o

Saturday-joining a newbie cycling troupe, pilates, getting my hair coloured the taking dogggggieee to the doggie beach. HOpefully ian is able to make it back on Saturday but we're not holding our breath.

Sunday-helping @ a cycle event, doggie beach.

Flybye-I recommend Once Were Warriors. Read the book first though & remember the movie is supposed to be as shocking as it is. Don't be frightened to watch it!

[SadieKate]

Surprise, surprise. I like tall, dark and craggy with that certain look in the eyes.

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm547986176/nm0000321

I've only seen him in Little Women. Probably should check out some of his other work.

[Starfish]

Unfortunately, have a memorial service to go to for a local police officer. :(

The forecast for both Sunday and Monday shows big dark clouds and drenching rain...we will see. Need a long ride, but if it has to be another indoor ride, I might actually go insane.

I also have a car I need to sell, so probably some washing and detailing is in my future for the weekend. Anyone in WA/OR area interested in a great car at a great price, let me know! :)

[Starfish]

Surprise, surprise. I like tall, dark and craggy with that certain look in the eyes.

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm547986176/nm0000321

I've only seen him in Little Women. Probably should check out some of his other work.

Oh my yes, SK, that guy has done tons.

This guy (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000293/), too. (Sean Bean)

[SadieKate]

I know! The entire Ring Trilogy movies were lost on me once his character was killed. I mean, what's the point without him?

I think I first found him in the Sharpe's characeter on BBC. Mmmmmmmmmm

[Starfish]

I kinda like this (http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3728185856/nm0000293) picture...and is that a TE dressing room he's hanging out in? :p :p

[jobob]

Anyone besides me doing their taxes this weekend? :o

[Starfish]

Anyone besides me doing their taxes this weekend? :o

That was Tuesday for me. I think my blood pressure is finally coming down.

[OakLeaf]

I know! The entire Ring Trilogy movies were lost on me once his character was killed. I mean, what's the point without him?

You must be kidding me. (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001557/)

The nude fight scene in Eastern Promises.... Extreme violence notwithstanding - mmm, mmm, mmm.

[SadieKate]

At the time, I'd never heard of Viggo. Don't despair. I continued watching. :)

[7rider]

Anyone besides me doing their taxes this weekend? :o

We filed ours earlier this week.
Whew!

[jobob]

I'd probably manage to put off the taxes until next weekend :rolleyes: but it's DHs birthday (57!) so we're going away that weekend.

[Veronica]

Thom did ours a while ago. Why is it that California NEVER takes enough money and we always have to pay? The only year we have not had to pay state was the ONE year we actually received the teacher longevity credit.

V.

[Veronica]

Where are you going? Maybe we can crash your party. :D

V.

[Veronica]

I'm enjoying a day off today. I have a doctor's appointment at 11:15. Of course you can't get just leave and come back when you're a teacher, so I have a sub for the day. I hope my kids are good.

I slept in - until 5 :rolleyes: because Thom's in LA. I just did my hour long yoga tape. I'm thinking maybe I need to take some more days off. I have 78 sick days racked up.

V.

[SadieKate]

V, you can always have payroll increase the withholding. You just have to complete a form and give them the specific amount. That's what I do because Bill and I are in different tax brackets.

[Veronica]

Yeah, we didn't do that when Thom was at LP. We've got it set up that way now. You would think though that since he was unemployed for half the year, we would not have had to pay.

V.

[snapdragen]

Taxes are done, had to pay the Fed a teeny amt, got a whopping $26 from the State. Woo-hoo, drinks all 'round!:D

[jobob]

Where are you going? Maybe we can crash your party. :D

V.

Sure!

We're going up to Folsom, and toodling along the American River Trail or riding up to Auburn, whatever Lee is up for.

We started from Folsom on the Sunday version of the Mad March Hair ride and we really enjoyed it up there.

We'll be staying Friday & Saturday here (http://www.larkspurlanding.com/hotels/folsom/index.html). It has pretty reasonable weekend rates . Maybe we'll even wander over to the outlet mall across the road. :)

There seem to be some nice restaurants, especially in the Old Town area Folsom.

I'm really looking forward to this. :cool:

[Veronica]

Sounds like a nice way to spend a birthday. Does Lee like lemon meringue pie?

V.

[short cut sally]

DH is going to big initial squared tax place (not sure if its correct to put in a business name or not) tomorrow night to get our taxes started, I think we have to pay in so we are procrastinating. Thank god I will be at work, its painful for me. He has his own business and we go thru page upon page of do you still own this, or this, or this, etc..i hopefully can get out of it and just stop down and sign some other time. He is insistant that I be there to hold his hand I think. Had my parent's over for lunch today. DH and mom had left over spanish rice and dad and i had limburger cheese/onion sandwhiches on rye bread for lunch....yummy..the smell is horrible yes, but the flavor is realllyy reallllyyy good, really! planned on making tapioca pudding for dessert, but didn't have time. Had a dentist appt this morning and got home just as they were pulling in the driveway. perfect timing.. Had the house all cleaned last night, got up and there was mud in the kitchen. DH swears he didn't do it, strange, no one else wheres muddy boots..he said the cat did it. so had to clean again. Just made the tapioca pudding, it's nice and warm. had to sample it before supper. way too windy today for a ride, i am getting sick of the wind. I might have to learn how to suck it up and just ride. Falls make you stronger right?

[jobob]

Does Lee like lemon meringue pie?

V.

Is the pope catholic ? :D

[Trekhawk]

Sure!

We're going up to Folsom, and toodling along the American River Trail or riding up to Auburn, whatever Lee is up for.

We started from Folsom on the Sunday version of the Mad March Hair ride and we really enjoyed it up there.

We'll be staying Friday & Saturday here (http://www.larkspurlanding.com/hotels/folsom/index.html). It has pretty reasonable weekend rates . Maybe we'll even wander over to the outlet mall across the road. :)

There seem to be some nice restaurants, especially in the Old Town area Folsom.

I'm really looking forward to this. :cool:

Have fun you guys!! Give Mr Bob a big birthday hug from me. You will have a great time up there its such a pretty place. Hey I might be biased though seeing it was only about half an hour from my old place.:)

[Flybye]

Cross your fingers that the doggie breeding tonight was a success! It sure appeared successful to me!

The pups will be some quality dogs and squeezably cute.

Nothing quite like a puppy.

[Jolt]

Anyone besides me doing their taxes this weekend? :o

Yeah--ugh! Mine aren't that complicated to do yet, but I still hate doing them!! Especially state--much more of a pain than federal.

[maillotpois]

We are surely having to file an extension this year. Again. :rolleyes: Hard to do them without DH's K1. Duh.

Mmm. Pie. I wonder what I have that's like pie.... Must investigate.

[Starfish]

We are surely having to file an extension this year. Again. :rolleyes: Hard to do them without DH's K1. Duh.


Yeah, what is with that? I just got my K-1 on 3-28. This is my first year with a K-1...is the late arrival normal?

[maillotpois]

Depends on your accountant - and also how quickly they're given sufficient information by your business, in all fairness. DH's firm's accountant is just lazy. Maybe he bonked.

[HoosierGiant]

Have we managed to exhaust every topic imaginable this winter as we look out our windows and hope for spring? Is there anything else that we can discuss? I am BORED - someone come up with something. Quick.

The girls and I took a walk this evening and needed something to brighten the expedition -- brown trees, brown grass, brown ditches, brown fields, brown corn stubble, broken brown beer bottles -- Indiana's not exactly burstin' with Spring colors yet. ;)

Anyway, the following topics were discussed: quarks, anti-matter, Fibonacci numbers, and the wild Przewalski's Horses (in addition to singing the "Beep-Beep! Road Runner" song).

Perhaps these topics would lend themselves to a rolicking good discussion here also! :):)

[snapdragen]

Beep beep! Arrrgh!!! The house next door has been up for sale, it is closing now. Thursday they tented it for termites. I guess the gas or something disagreed with the smoke alarm - it started Thursday, and continued beeping through to Saturday morning. Have I mentioned my bedroom faces the street? I could hear that incessant beeping all_night_long. At about 4:00 am I'm standing out in the driveway, listening and trying to pinpoint the beeping. Figured out what it was, and knew there was nothing I could do (besides be really *****y and call the Realtor at 4 am--but I didn't) I ended up moving to the couch in the back of the house.

Someone showed up this morning and disabled the smoke alarm. Tonight I will sleep!;)

[divingbiker]

Stupid technology! My alarm clock automatically adjusts for daylight saving time. But, it doesn't know that Congress changed the rules, so this morning I woke up and saw that it was 6:30, so I got up. An hour later, I look at another clock and it's still 6:30!

Dangit! Up and at 'em at 5:30 on a Sunday morning! Not fair!

[OakLeaf]

LMAO divingbiker, I did the exact same thing.

I bought a new PDA in December and stupid me, I assumed it would have the freakin' 2007 DST system update already installed. (Actually I didn't assume that, I'd downloaded and installed the update in my old PDA so long ago that I'd forgotten it even might be necessary. :mad:) So when I looked at it this morning and it said 6:05 a.m., I got up, even though it seemed pretty dark. Well, it was supposed to be cloudy.

By the time I got to the kitchen to make my cup of tea and saw that it was really 5:05 by the oven clock, I was already awake, no point trying to go back to bed for an hour. I assumed I'd just misread my PDA with my sleepy eyes. It wasn't until 7:00, when my PDA rang for a reminder I'd set for 8:00, that I realized what had happened :rolleyes: