I love Emperor Norton. I think about him every time I go past the Federal Reserve, which is every work day.
I'm just trying to tell you that we have nothing in common besides both of us liking your penis.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
juliana - Jun 28, 2007 3:48:19 pm PDT #5347 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
juliana - Jun 28, 2007 3:58:28 pm PDT #5348 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
From DJ's article: 'And, surprisingly enough, the general public’s reaction was apparently “Cool. We have our own emperor.”'
Which is a good summation of the City's attitude in general.
sarameg - Jun 28, 2007 4:04:57 pm PDT #5349 of 10001
Whaooooo.
Teaching algebra is haaaaaaard.
§ ita § - Jun 28, 2007 4:18:03 pm PDT #5350 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Do you have a microplaner?
Yes. Those are things of miracle. Not that I'd use one to peel a tomato, but still--very nice.
The part of piemaking that I most dislike is the apple peeling and coring. I have a new corer doohickey that needs to be tried, but I balk at those skins.
sarameg - Jun 28, 2007 4:34:42 pm PDT #5351 of 10001
The part of piemaking that I most dislike is the apple peeling and coring.
My mom has a peeler, corer and spiral-cutter. Doesn't use it much but chortles with glee when she does. Her mom had a similar device on the farm.
Nutty - Jun 28, 2007 4:40:02 pm PDT #5352 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
FYI, my secret to apple pies is I never bother to core the apples. (I do peel them.) I was talking to a caterer, who does this for a living, and she was like, "Why do the apple slices have to be all neat, and shit? Just peel that apple and cut chunks off it till you get to the core, and throw the core away."
Less work, less agita, no need for a cutting board, and anyway it looks basically the same in the pie pan. And tastes the same.
(I don't think you can get out of peeling the apples.)
sarameg - Jun 28, 2007 5:01:38 pm PDT #5353 of 10001
I was promised thunderstorms. Nice violent ones.
Where the fuck are my thunderstorms?
meara - Jun 28, 2007 5:06:42 pm PDT #5354 of 10001
Sara, I had violent thunderstorms maybe 45 minutes ago....perhaps they're on their way?
msbelle - Jun 28, 2007 5:13:06 pm PDT #5355 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
today mac: saw the beach for the first time, ran from the ocean (it is, you know, scary), decided standing in shallow ocean tide was ok, discovered playing in really wet sand is fun, rode amusement rides for the first time, worried about people laughing at him in a sleeveless shirt but later went out in pajamas and one of my scraves tied around his neck as a cape, AND met his first non-friend or family babysitter (first babysit date is in 2 weeks!).
tomorrow - first swimming pool, and hopefully a bike rental with training wheels.
Sean K - Jun 28, 2007 5:23:50 pm PDT #5356 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I am agog that there are Buffistas who had not heard of Emperor Norton before today.
He's like a saint to me, or something.