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| QUOTE (Abbylovi @ Nov 23 2005, 02:34 PM) |
| Mental note: do not do any favors for people you have not heard from in 2 years. |
Let's generalize this into a Big Rule: Do not do any favors for people you hear from only when they want a favor. Especially if they pretend they just called to catch up.
Poison oak!
cake pans of the sizes needed for rose's cheesecake recipe not available at bed, bath and beyond.
why the fuck is "in the kitchen" in a completely different forum category than all the other cooking forums? and why the hell is "general food discussion" in yet another category?
| QUOTE (mongo_jones @ Nov 21 2005, 10:38 PM) |
| cake pans of the sizes needed for rose's cheesecake recipe not available at bed, bath and beyond. |
I got mine at Sur La Table (8x3) and a restaurant supply store (10x2). Sur La Table had the 10x2 one as well, but I went to the restaurant supply store first.
Large people on public transport sitting in small seats.
I'm in the process of packing and moving over the next several days. God, have I got a lot of shit. Why?
Also, if you ever list anything for FREE on Craig's List, be prepared to be inundated with calls, emails, test messages.
Also, if you ever list anything for FREE on Craig's List, be prepared to be inundated with calls, emails, test messages.
it took more than 5 minutes to find a parking spot at the safeway this evening. stupid thanksgiving rush.
Brining the turkey. Like watching grass grow.
| QUOTE (mongo_jones @ Nov 23 2005, 08:21 PM) |
| it took more than 5 minutes to find a parking spot at the safeway this evening. stupid thanksgiving rush. |
Stupid is as stupid... Oops! I mean, Safeway is like a box of chocolates...
One of my T'giving guests called last night to ask if she could bring a friend - someone we've never met, with whom she just had a first date.
I was so taken aback I said yes.
I was so taken aback I said yes.
Oh, I kind of had that -- guest called yesterday asking if it was okay to bring someone. But since I had already invited next-door-neighbor and agreen to his bringing 2 more, how could I say no? 
So it's a good thing I bought another duck yesterday: 2 ducks for 6 people, plus calamari for 1 plus whoever wants, should be fine.
So it's a good thing I bought another duck yesterday: 2 ducks for 6 people, plus calamari for 1 plus whoever wants, should be fine.
The guy turned down her invite - he thought it might be awkward since they don't know each other that well. Sensible fellow. 
And she got me out of the weeds, same as last Thanksgiving.
And she got me out of the weeds, same as last Thanksgiving.
| QUOTE (Cathy @ Nov 25 2005, 07:43 AM) |
| And she got me out of the weeds, same as last Thanksgiving. |
what a bitch!
wait, what sort of weed are you talking about?
Mongo, you bad boy.
Weeds as in too many dishes, too little kitchen help. She watched over the Brussels sprouts while I was carving turkey.
Weeds as in too many dishes, too little kitchen help. She watched over the Brussels sprouts while I was carving turkey.
We are waiting for our new bed to be delivered here upstate. Delivery window was 9 - 11. They called at 11:30 saying the road to the house is too snowy. I'm looking right at the road. It is completely clean and sanded - and it did not snow here yesterday or overnight. We drove in last night at 11pm and the roads are completely clean. Then the dispatcher said they would call back in a few minutes. That was 40 minutes ago. I am supremely pissed off.
| QUOTE (omnivorette @ Nov 25 2005, 12:12 PM) |
| We are waiting for our new bed to be delivered here upstate. Delivery window was 9 - 11. They called at 11:30 saying the road to the house is too snowy. I'm looking right at the road. It is completely clean and sanded - and it did not snow here yesterday or overnight. We drove in last night at 11pm and the roads are completely clean. Then the dispatcher said they would call back in a few minutes. That was 40 minutes ago. I am supremely pissed off. |
If I remember correctly, this was Sear's, no? Same group that promised a repairman for my washer between 9 - 5 one Thrusday and sent no one...when I called that evening, they said the guy had called three times during the day, looking for directions. Which is weird (read: bullshit), because I was home all day and kept the portable phone at my side the whole time & no one from Sears called. And even if I hadn't had the phone at my side, there's always caller ID...
They did reschedule, though, and made us the first stop of the day, at 8:30, and the repairman couldn't have been nicer or more helpful. Win some, lose some, I guess.
| QUOTE (molecule @ Nov 23 2005, 10:00 PM) |
| Large people on public transport sitting in small seats. |
Public transportation with seats for dwarfs and children.
| QUOTE (GG Mora @ Nov 25 2005, 06:41 PM) |
| They did reschedule, though, and made us the first stop of the day, at 8:30, and the repairman couldn't have been nicer or more helpful. Win some, lose some, I guess. |
Similar thing here. Sears kept telling me the driver couldn't get to the house because the roads are too icy. Even though I'm looking out the window at completely cleared roads. In the end, I made enough of a fuss so that they put me in touch with the trucking company directly. Got a very, very nice guy who rescheduled us for first stop tomorrow morning, with a new truck crew - and I gave very clear instructions on how to get to our road from the main road and not via the small hill in the other direction.
Fingers crossed.
It's always nice when you get to retrain other peoples employees to do the job they were hired for. You both seem to have a lot more patience than me.
You both seem to have a lot more patience than me.
Patience??? I was so pissed off that I forced Sears to let me talk to the trucking dispatcher (an outside contractor to Sears) directly. I refused to take no for an answer. Then I forced the trucking dispatcher to give me his name, the name of the trucking company, and their phone number so I don't have to talk to Sears again. If there's a problem tomorrow morning. Which there better not be.
My maintenance fee is going up by 9% in January. This is the 3rd rate increase in as many years, all due to rising fuel costs. (Of course, it might help if they didn't always run the heat so darn high.) And, unless it takes effect in December, the raise I was promised that was supposed to happen this month hasn't come through--those lying sons-of-bitches.
Anyone want to hire an editor?
Anyone want to hire an editor?
Radio City Music Hall Christmas show. Rockefeller Center tree-lighting. Bah. Humbug.
I actually love Christmas, I just wish that everyone in the world celebrating it wasn't doing so quite so close to me and inconveniencing me so horribly.
I actually love Christmas, I just wish that everyone in the world celebrating it wasn't doing so quite so close to me and inconveniencing me so horribly.
ditto
150 abstracts to review by December 7th. I think I'll just throw them in the air and give the first 15 I pick up a mark of 1, the second 15 a mark of 2 and so on.
| QUOTE (g.johnson @ Nov 30 2005, 01:56 PM) |
| 150 abstracts to review by December 7th. I think I'll just throw them in the air and give the first 15 I pick up a mark of 1, the second 15 a mark of 2 and so on. |
you mean in your line of work people actually keep to their review deadlines? the 2-3 month decision window on a couple of articles i have out there in the ether ended 2 months ago. still no word. which is an annoyance, since if they get rejected i can expect a similar turnaround from wherever i send them next and then i'll be cutting it very fine come re-appointment time. which will be a bigger annoyance.
| QUOTE (mongo_jones @ Nov 30 2005, 04:58 PM) | ||
you mean in your line of work people actually keep to their review deadlines? the 2-3 month decision window on a couple of articles i have out there in the ether ended 2 months ago. still no word. which is an annoyance, since if they get rejected i can expect a similar turnaround from wherever i send them next and then i'll be cutting it very fine come re-appointment time. which will be a bigger annoyance. |
These are abstracts for the main annual meeting. Scores for about 3500 abstracts have to be collated for a planning meeting in early January so people will start squealing if I miss the deadline by much.
Journals are a bit more lax but they've been tightening up recently -- I get threatening emails if I haven't reviewed a paper within three weeks. Papers are generally reviewed within two months.
Dark, stormy, rainy and generally miserable day. Lucky I got nowhere to go. Also cold.
Ah, the East Coast beats you for once. Sunny and mild. Annoyance factor added by ridiculous numbers of tourists, munching rice and blocking escalators.
| QUOTE (winesonoma @ Dec 1 2005, 11:01 AM) |
| Dark, stormy, rainy and generally miserable day. Lucky I got nowhere to go. Also cold. |
Sounds like a red wine kinda day.
Red wine and Pasta.
Eyebrows bought caffeine-free diet coke instead of regular diet coke. Yuck.
All the people who moved into my neighborhood after I did and ruined the place.
| QUOTE (omnivorette @ Dec 1 2005, 03:43 PM) |
| Eyebrows bought caffeine-free diet coke instead of regular diet coke. Yuck. |
just be happy he didn't buy lime diet coke by accident.
Oh my god that stuff is vile.
i drink caffeine free regular coke, and it tastes exactly the same to me as caffeinated regular coke. diet anything is vile, however. i cannot abide the flavor of that artificial sweetener.
What's the point of drinking caffeine-free coke? Outside of water, which I drink all day, I only consume beverages which promise to deliver either caffeine or alcohol.
Water is overrated.
I can't stand regular coke. It's so sweet, and tastes medicinal to me.
I love diet coke. And I definitely can taste the difference between regular and caffeine-free.
I love diet coke. And I definitely can taste the difference between regular and caffeine-free.
| QUOTE (Daisy @ Dec 1 2005, 12:55 PM) |
| What's the point of drinking caffeine-free coke? Outside of water, which I drink all day, I only consume beverages which promise to deliver either caffeine or alcohol. |
| QUOTE (Daisy @ Dec 1 2005, 01:55 PM) |
| What's the point of drinking caffeine-free coke? Outside of water, which I drink all day, I only consume beverages which promise to deliver either caffeine or alcohol. |
i like the taste of coke. had to switch to caffeine-free for medical reasons.
Wimp. If we all stopped doing what we enjoyed for medical reasons, well, I mean, where would we be?
| QUOTE (mongo_jones @ Dec 1 2005, 12:52 PM) |
| diet anything is vile, however. i cannot abide the flavor of that artificial sweetener. |
Diet Dr. Pepper is good if you like Dr. Pepper.
| QUOTE (hollywood @ Dec 1 2005, 04:45 PM) | ||
Diet Dr. Pepper is good if you like Dr. Pepper. |
I love Dr. Pepper. I loathe Diet Dr. Pepper.
| QUOTE (GG Mora @ Dec 1 2005, 01:51 PM) |
| I love Dr. Pepper. |
With or without the peanuts?
| QUOTE (mongo_jones @ Dec 1 2005, 03:52 PM) |
| i drink caffeine free regular coke, and it tastes exactly the same to me as caffeinated regular coke. diet anything is vile, however. i cannot abide the flavor of that artificial sweetener. |
Diet Sprite/7-Up aren't too bad.
[QUOTE=GG Mora,Dec 1 2005, 04:51 PM] Diet Dr. Pepper is good if you like Dr. Pepper. [/QUOTE]
I love Dr. Pepper. I loathe Diet Dr. Pepper. [/QUOTE]
Totally agree.
I love Dr. Pepper. I loathe Diet Dr. Pepper. [/QUOTE]
Totally agree.
| QUOTE (hollywood @ Dec 1 2005, 04:55 PM) | ||
With or without the peanuts? |
Sorry, only RC Cola with peanuts.
I am diet Sprite regular - although it's called something fancier now. Good for flushing out the mouth after whisky binges.
| QUOTE (Wilfrid @ Dec 1 2005, 03:56 PM) |
| Water is overrated. |
Fish piss in it
(was it W.C. Fields who said that?)Fly
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