Thanks, everyone!!
Ten percent of nothing is -- let me do the math here -- nothing into nothing, carry the --
Jayne ,'Serenity'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
lisah - May 10, 2025 9:55:41 pm PDT #7152 of 7159
Punishingly Intricate
Laura - May 11, 2025 7:01:55 am PDT #7153 of 7159
Our wings are not tired.
I hope all were able to get some rest overnight, lisah. Sending lots of healing~ma to Bob's mom. I'm glad you were close at hand to be there for her.
Someone is being Wrong On The Internet
My first thought is always that we need JZ for these issues. It takes a lot for me to get engaged these days, because stupid people gonna be stupid. But there are times when it just hits the right button and has to be done.
I'm sorry about the asshole neighbor, Sheryl. Smiting him with losing his job in a DOGE cut and having to move away.
Laura - May 11, 2025 7:04:50 am PDT #7154 of 7159
Our wings are not tired.
Has anyone been in touch with Todd recently? Today is her birthday and I am hoping her health is improving. She is missed.
Laura - May 11, 2025 7:08:00 am PDT #7155 of 7159
Our wings are not tired.
Turkey post!
Happy Mother's Day to those who enjoy this day. Hugs and love to those who want or need them.
brenda m - May 11, 2025 9:59:44 am PDT #7156 of 7159
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
I am so missing JZ‘s perspective on all this pope stuff.
erikaj - May 11, 2025 10:51:20 am PDT #7157 of 7159
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah. Thought of her today reading a FB post about the Gilmore reboot.(Not interesting enough to share, but nice as a passing, thought.)
aurelia - May 11, 2025 11:26:51 am PDT #7158 of 7159
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
20th anniversary throwback Alinea dinner
I saw the price on that when they announced it. I hope it was amazeballs!
brenda m - May 11, 2025 11:53:38 am PDT #7159 of 7159
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
It was very, very good. Some surprising things, some expected things. I think it was especially nice to imagine the reaction to some of these dishes when they first came on the scene. The shock value isn’t quite there anymore, but nonetheless, some things I would never have imagined. One of our favorite dishes was centered around a broccoli stem, for example. There was a make your own spring roll course that turned out to use some of the table setting as part of the spring roll. And a bridge course between sweet and savory that had a delicious mushroom caramel.
One of the wine pairings, which was shockingly good, was a beet liquor flavored with Nori and some other kind of seaweed. We were kind of stunned to like it as much as we did. There are a couple of others I need to look up to see if they are in anyway affordable to have at home.
Worth the cost? Eh. It’s probably not useful to think of it that way. It’s a splurge experience and I’m glad to have done it but I’m also glad to have only been out of pocket for part of it (at least by my rationalization math). This was a fair bit cheaper than a regular dinner at Alinea, which is both mind-boggling but also makes me curious about how they’ve evolved over 20 years.
We had drinks and small bites at Aviary a couple of years ago (where you can get one of the best items we had on this menu if you order it ahead - the truffle explosion) and I think that was more surprising and and about a third of the cost.