I'm not sure how precisely to fix the sandwich (i.e. what are the right condiments for it), but I do have some suggestions on how not to mess it up. Thankfully my standard sandwich-fixings spiel involves turning down pickles, otherwise this might have been even weirder.
Inara: Who's winning? Simon: I can't tell. They don't seem to be playing by any civilized rules that I know.
'Bushwhacked'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Feb 16, 2010 11:31:35 am PST #8731 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Daisy Jane - Feb 16, 2010 11:31:49 am PST #8732 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Here you go [link]
Calli - Feb 16, 2010 11:41:07 am PST #8733 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
My sweet tooth seems to be off-line today. So instead of a King Cake, maybe I'll get a thick crust cheese pizza and call it an autonomous collective pie instead.
Amy - Feb 16, 2010 11:55:16 am PST #8734 of 30001
Because books.
Aw, smonster, that's excellent news! Go you guys!
Calli - Feb 16, 2010 11:56:55 am PST #8735 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Yay, smonster!
sarameg - Feb 16, 2010 11:59:12 am PST #8736 of 30001
Wonderful, smonster!
Dreading the commute home. I have some tricks up my sleeve, but the bottom line is that unless they've opened 39th again, it'll be bad.
SuziQ - Feb 16, 2010 12:00:52 pm PST #8737 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Yay! smonster!
Any clue what the final margin was?
I'm 30 minutes away from making it through a full day in the office. It has been a while since I've been able to do that. Maybe that good review today helped see me through.
Hil R. - Feb 16, 2010 12:03:28 pm PST #8738 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
This morning:
Me: "Happy Mardi Gras."
Officemate who has a missal on his desk, a calendar with pictures of Mary on his wall, and a rosary hanging from his bookshelf: "It's not Fat Tuesday yet."
Me: "Yes it is."
Him: "No it's not, because tomorrow isn't Ash Wednesday."
Me: stare
Him: google "Oh. You're right."
I want king cake. I have a recipe, and I was thinking about making it yesterday, but I had no flour.
smonster - Feb 16, 2010 12:06:47 pm PST #8739 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Any clue what the final margin was?
When I checked around 11:30 pm, it was about 400 votes. We kicked their permaculture booty!
Burrell - Feb 16, 2010 12:07:54 pm PST #8740 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
congrats smonster!