Who's doing an Advent Caledar this year? We just started our Playmobil calendar last night and Matilda is jazzed about it.
B. has a Lego Star Wars, C. has a Playmobil. Made just down the road from our house!
Every nightmare I have that doesn't revolve around academic failure or public nudity is about that thing. In fact, once I dreamt that it attacked me while I was late for a test and naked.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
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.
Fiona - Dec 03, 2011 3:37:50 am PST #9653 of 30001
Theodosia - Dec 03, 2011 4:02:59 am PST #9654 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
We never had Advent calendars when I was a kid. I swear, my parents were the most unimaginative couple ever, who pretty much thought that if they provided a backyard and a swingset their kids were set for entertainment forever after.
Jessica - Dec 03, 2011 4:14:10 am PST #9655 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I updated Dylan's iPod with the Angry Birds Seasons Christmas level that opens like an Advent calendar. Since we're Jewish, I'm assuming that's close enough?
Calli - Dec 03, 2011 4:29:51 am PST #9656 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm enjoying the Advent calendar over at Sherlockology. [link]
Kat - Dec 03, 2011 4:35:29 am PST #9657 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
My mom just called, which got my heart racing. I thought something had gone awry with my dad. But no. She forgot about the time difference.
Jesse - Dec 03, 2011 4:55:08 am PST #9658 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Because I never had one, I think tha advent calendars with stuff in them are So Fancy! I always had just paper, and the good ones had a picture inside the little doors that went with the overall picture.
My mom just called, which got my heart racing. I thought something had gone awry with my dad. But no. She forgot about the time difference.
Oh, family.
Jessica - Dec 03, 2011 4:56:22 am PST #9659 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Hil (or anyone) - what's a good starter vegan cookbook? (I want to get my brother The Bacon Cookbook for himself and also a vegan cookbook so he can cook for his girlfriend.)
I'm inclined right now to go with Veganomicon because it has an awesome name, but I understand that's not actually a good reason to buy a cookbook.
Hil R. - Dec 03, 2011 5:04:32 am PST #9660 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hil (or anyone) - what's a good starter vegan cookbook? (I want to get my brother The Bacon Cookbook for himself and also a vegan cookbook so he can cook for his girlfriend.)
I'd go with either Veganomicon or Vegan With a Vengeance. Vegan With a Vengeance is probably more of a "starter" cookbook, with easier and faster recipes, while Veganomicon is more of a "How to Cook Everything" sort of style, with a ton of recipes and suggested variations, ranging from pretty simple to somewhat complicated.
Laura - Dec 03, 2011 5:07:39 am PST #9661 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Is there a bad reason yo buy a cookbook? My family seems to think I have an issue because I have such a large collection, and yet I almost always get my recipes on line The real issue is not enough bookshelves in the kitchen.
sarameg - Dec 03, 2011 5:08:32 am PST #9662 of 30001
I broke out of my routine and got a chorizo empanada today. Oh man, so good.
I need to get a vid of the typical Loki/Pumpkin bathtub wrestling match. It starts out with face nuzzling, which turns into neck biting, then full body wrestling & thumping around the tub, with neither able to get any purchase. It's pretty funny. They're good for each other.