Pendrift@18: yes, actually, especially now in the middle of Friday afternoon at the office...
thanks for the heads up, especially the link to Anti-Malware. I've been looking for an anti-malware program that scans thumb drives.
I can take lager if it's the only thing available, but the dark stuff goes down so much easier.
I love Kilkenny, which is a nice Irish cream ale. Very hard to find in Asia, though. I saw it on the menu at an Irish pub here in Manila, and my hopes went up a little, but of course it was out of stock because I'm the only one who'd order that kind of thing. Oh well at least they had decent Guinness.
Actions and reactions, over the weekend:
1. Visited Making Light
2. Read first post on top, i.e. Open thread 102, i.e. Abi's delightful mashup involving brain-eating zombies and our hostess's Voice
3. Wondered at the feeling of déjà vu
4. Realized, it's Making Light, déjà vu and other paranormal experiences are par for the course
Made sense to me!
did you get word on how the Asus EEE is holding up? it's very attractive, but I don't know how worthwhile it'll be in the long run. the prospect of eye strain alone is making me dizzy.
just had my first (and second) hendrick's gin & tonic last night, and I remembered this thread. it's delightful! refreshing and sneakily strong. and I admit, I did get a kick out of having a slice of cucumber in my glass ;)
I only started drinking recently (and no, I'm not that young) and in general I still don't like the taste of alcohol (though that's part of the reason I like to try new kinds in search of the ones I can enjoy).
But for me, sometimes the taste is a little beside the point, as there are times in one's life when it is just fun to drink with friends, and yes, on occasion, get drunk ;)
I like a nice Irish stout like Kilkenny or Guinness. Can anyone here identify what flavor they have in common and what would be a drink with similar taste? Stout is sadly difficult to find here in Asia. We mostly have lager, and the dark lager I prefer isn't common either. Thank God for San Miguel's Cerveza Negra!
My friend mixed Johnny Walker and Bailey's on a recent night out, and it was surprisingly not bad, once you got over the weirdness of it.
Getting pretty curious about that rye whiskey.
I was really hoping it would turn out that Percy Weasley, on Dumbledore's instructions, had gone over to the Ministry's side in order to spy on them. Wouldn't that be interesting? And all the family drama he created was a necessary sacrifice to make his story believable to the Minister. I couldn't believe that a Weasley kid would go over completely, though he still did come back in the end.
Oh well, at least one of my other pet theories was right -- the Snape-Lily connection ;)
mythago@208: I also wanted more exploration of what finally attracted Lily to James. I liked Rowling's twist that James was an arrogant kid who had much to learn. But we never did get to see how he shrunk his ego enough to redeem himself in Lily's eyes.
To Jörg at #47 re strange cheeses: Ewwwwww.
Being aware that people do consume the strangest things, I wasn't surprised to read that. And we actually have comparable "foods" around these parts (not elaborating in case those with delicate constitutions are reading this), so I'm not really casting aspersions here.
Still. Just wanted to react ;)
Haven't tried pickles with cheese, but am now intrigued, thanks to the acidity and digestion factor mentioned in #15.
Another good companion is grapes. The tartness of the skin and the sweetness of the meat goes well with cheese, especially the sharper ones. I love seedless grapes with a chunk of Cambozola or Gorgonzola (both are smelly, blue cheese types by the way).
That is a beautiful recipe, though I think I'll be skipping the bell peppers. Or maybe I'll replace them with something else. Any suggestions?
Normally we just slice the Raclette thinly, lay out the slices on a non-stick pan, and microwave for about 45 seconds. Use crackers, melba toast, or croutons (which you can make using same microwave) to scoop up the melted cheese. It's a simple preparation but still enjoyable.
Gruyere is also good for melting, but it comes out oilier than Raclette.
I love cheese.
Re: Origami serving dishes
Posting this a little late, but anyway these may yet prove useful:
This is one of my favorite patterns for origami boxes. Quite useful for holding any number of small, light objects. I make them when I want to share a large batch of popcorn. (As demonstrated here, using a slightly different size of paper gives you a handy box cover.)
This is another simple pattern, with a cute star-type decoration.
There are more choices here, but I haven't tried those.
There's a particular pattern I like to use that looks like a shallow dish or pot, but I can't seem to find it online. Oh well.
and Patrick posted the above just after I said the problem was fixed! reporting: I'm on Firefox 1.5.0.1, Windows XP, and after refreshing my page, the clickies are still working fine.
(looking at the timestamps, it's exactly 12 hours earlier here in our part of the globe. how cool is this internet thingie that people can have discussions whether it's day or night where they are?)
ooh this is fascinating. as I read this thread and followed the toggling, I have just discovered that though my first instinct is to prefer a large font size, Teresa's preferred format for "Being able to scan larger blocks of text" does increase my reading comprehension and speed. huh. that'll be something to throw at my bosses when they complain about small text in our documents and webpages.
apologies for deviating from the main topic, (Patrick seems to have solved the problem so I feel safe in asking this), but can I ask a question about cookies? are they or are they not safe to use? there seems to be some dubiousness about them because they get information from users' PCs, which may pose a privacy/security issue and may supposedly be forwarded to companies and/or spammers looking for that very information...
a quick peek into wikipedia shows that I didn't just imagine the above dubiousness.
hope somebody here can enlighten... thanks much!
aha! open thread!
I've been reading jonathan carroll's blog and I'd like to start reading his books. they're not widely available here, so I'll have to order them, so I'll have to be selective. can anyone please give me suggestions on which book/s to begin with? chronological is always an option, but maybe those who have read the books have better ideas.
thanks :)
Ooh, it all looks so interesting!
Do people ever print highlights or transcripts from these conventions? I live halfway around the globe, so no chance of attending, but I would love to hear about some of the discussions.
sorry, I take that back, too inflammatory.
my point was, it's not up to you to decide what is or isn't allowed, whether or not your opinions of somebody else is correct.
and, if you sincerely want to have a serious discussion about this, it doesn't help to include so many insults in your comments.
funny, you seem to be a pretty big faaaan of Doug and Carlos.
oops, sorry, was that too flippant for you?
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