I woke up this morning with the thought of William Shatner guesting on Highlander.
"There.....Can.....BEonlyone."
"It's...bettertoburnOUT...thantofade...away..."
I offer no excuse.
Because there is none.
Zoe: First rule of battle, little one. Don't ever let 'em know where you are. Mal: Whoo-hoo! I'm right here! I'm right here! You want some of me? Yeah, you do! Come on! Come on! Aaah! Whoo-hoo! Zoe: Of course, there are other schools of thought...
'The Message'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Miracleman - May 22, 2009 6:25:56 am PDT #10589 of 30000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Connie Neil - May 22, 2009 6:33:17 am PDT #10590 of 30000
brillig
I like Olive Garden. There's a Carraba's here, but it's way out of my price range. Olive Garden is a pricy restaurant, in my life.
DCJensen - May 22, 2009 6:35:44 am PDT #10591 of 30000
All is well that ends in pizza.
I have as yet to visit nor eat at a Buca, even the aforementioned one is the closest restaurant to my workplace.
P.M. Marc - May 22, 2009 6:43:35 am PDT #10592 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Jessica and I have the same full body shudder horror reaction to Buca, it seems.
amych - May 22, 2009 6:47:35 am PDT #10593 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Still, the chirpy service at a lot of chains is a good use for the giant manly penis-replacement steak knives they seem to want to give you with everything, whether your food calls for it or not.
brenda m - May 22, 2009 6:48:44 am PDT #10594 of 30000
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
Though I have gotten takeout from there before - it's a decent option to feed a group and avoids the cringy atmosphere.
Gris - May 22, 2009 6:51:08 am PDT #10595 of 30000
Hey. New board.
I rather like the Macaroni Grill, in terms of semi-common "Italian" restaurant chains. Certainly better than Olive Garden or Buca di Beppo. Delicious bread. I like the pasta selection at the Cheesecake Factory more than any of them, though.
Laura - May 22, 2009 6:51:48 am PDT #10596 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Carrabba's has much yummier food than Olive Garden, but I have enjoyed plenty of their garlic sticks. There was an OG near our old office and we had many a lunch there. Never got sick and enjoyed the comforting pasta.
Chain restaurants have their issues, but there is a certain value in knowing what you are getting. OG worked well with us and the boys. They can eat some bread.
Polter-Cow - May 22, 2009 6:56:50 am PDT #10597 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
We've done Macaroni Grill as well. My family loves chain restaurants and considers them "fancy." Like, appropriate-for-special-occasions-such-as-anniversaries fancy.
WindSparrow - May 22, 2009 7:02:01 am PDT #10598 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Ginger, acupressure is cheaper than acupuncture because you can do it yourself. I found this book [link] to be very useful for helping with what I now know was a nasty bout of plantar fasciitis, and the tooth pain leading up to my abscessed wisdom tooth. IIRC that book has a section on TMJ. I got it at the library first, and found it so useful it was worth buying. You could probably get it through ILL, and then it wouldn't cost you anything.
It's wonderful that you made it to the five year mark - and you deserve some pain relief that does not cost you an arm or a leg.
The one in Cleveland also used to make some wicked good tiramisu.
I've never tried Buca. My favorite Italian place in Cleveland was Frankie's Pizza. Which wasn't exactly in Cleveland, but in North Olmsted.