Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[lilac_jive]

Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Well, I thought I was going to be purchasing a new car today, however, last night one of my cats seemed a little off somehow, so I took her to the vet first thing this morning. It looks like she's got cancer.

She's too anemic to have surgery, so they are going to give her some blood tonight, and see if they can get her hematocrit up to something approaching normal and operate tomorrow. There's a large mass that is surrounding her spleen, and that's got to come out. I doubt it's benign, but there is always a slim hope, right?

I spent the rest of the day, seeing doctors and getting prescriptions filled. I also went by the local Ford dealership to see if they had any cars worth looking at. I may have found my next car .... but I'm going to need to run the numbers tonight and see what make/model is best for me.

No time to read. No time to argue about philosophical beliefs. No time to bitch and moan about Texas (and, of course, today one of the guys from the plumbing company came by to check on me and see if I needed any help with anything in the house .... why can't everybody be like that?).

I am about to take my meds again, after which I will be in a fog once again.

I'll keep you and kitty in my thoughts I hope she's OK.

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Marc: Do like I do every time Adrian comes over for Friday afternoon "drinks": look in a mirror and write your name on your forehead so it is backwards to teh world and you can read it in the mirror. Works almost every time...

I wrote your name on by forehead backwards, and everyone kept asking me for psych advice. I just gave them some ZCD Concentrate and said "Take two and call me in the morning if reality persists". They then each gave me $300. So, win-win really.

Um...err...on-topic...well, today I bought a new sofa for the atrium (and a telephone table) and finally bought my new DSLR, since I heard the price is going up significantly in a few days. Came home, went for a swim, had a spa, walked the dogs, about to have Chicken Biryani for dinner.

Cheers,
Marc

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Watching my brother's new animation -- his first with motion capture he says, but I like it!

I guess one could buy the book and learn Greek! They sell them for home schooling people. And anybody, I guess.

hmm -- did I do the Youtube embed right? --- THAT's better.

That was brilliant!! I am beyond impressed.

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Sure, go for it. You won't be lonely in there; there's a whole crowd apparently (bastiches never invite me to their parties though).



Okay, these are for you, since I've been saving them for an opportune moment. You've probably seen a couple of them...




and, finally, a particular favourite of mine:



(I like to think they're dancing to an extra-long extended dance remix of Squeeze's Cool For Cats)

Cheers,
Marc

These two made me pee my pants!!

[justlizz]

I am having a marathon pie making to use up my apples that I stored last year so far 20 pies 15 crumbles and daughters have knicked a few
lizz

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by justlizz

I am having a marathon pie making to use up my apples that I stored last year so far 20 pies 15 crumbles and daughters have knicked a few
lizz

that's a lot of pies !!! what will you do with all of them ? (i could take a couple off your hands if that would help you )

[justlizz]

I would love to deliver them to you but not getting to France till late May and I dont do cities I go to the villages and small towns but I am putting them into the freezer if the daughters dont pinch them all
lizz

[zelda_pinwheel]

wow, i would love to have an endless supply of pies in my freezer... but even if i ever tried to do that, my freezer is not that big and it almost always crammed full already. clearly i need to fix my priorities : pie should come before broccoli, right ?

[ShortNCuddlyAm]

Pies before broccoli, definitely. Or put the broccoli in a pie, with some other veggies and a cheese sauce.

[ravenne]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

wow, i would love to have an endless supply of pies in my freezer... but even if i ever tried to do that, my freezer is not that big and it almost always crammed full already. clearly i need to fix my priorities : pie should come before broccoli, right ?

Depends on what comes with the broccoli...

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Pies before broccoli, definitely. Or put the broccoli in a pie, with some other veggies and a cheese sauce.

mmm !! broccoli pie....

speaking of food (when are we not ?) i've got a new favorite soupe : carrot, cauliflower and cumin. i started with my typical soupe base (olive oil, onions, black pepper, fresh garlic, fresh ginger, and a vegetable broth cube) and stuck the carrots in whole or cut only in half, and about equal portions of each vegetable or maybe a bit more carrots. then when everything was cooked i puréed it with my little in-the-pot mixer. you could add a potato or two but i didn't have any. a little cream would be good too but it's not necessary either.

it's so delicious you will want to make it all the time. and luckily i made a giant pot full, so i'll have to figure out a way to tetris some into my over-full freezer for lazy days when i don't feel like cooking.

it's a lovely soupe for spring time because it such a nice sunshiney orange colour. and it's a warm taste.

[ShortNCuddlyAm]

Oooh that soup sounds delicious. If I put potato on as well, I htink I'd stick some tumeric in too - works very well with cauli and spuds.

[ravenne]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

mmm !! broccoli pie....

speaking of food (when are we not ?) i've got a new favorite soupe : carrot, cauliflower and cumin. i started with my typical soupe base (olive oil, onions, black pepper, fresh garlic, fresh ginger, and a vegetable broth cube) and stuck the carrots in whole or cut only in half, and about equal portions of each vegetable or maybe a bit more carrots. then when everything was cooked i puréed it with my little in-the-pot mixer. you could add a potato or two but i didn't have any. a little cream would be good too but it's not necessary either.

it's so delicious you will want to make it all the time. and luckily i made a giant pot full, so i'll have to figure out a way to tetris some into my over-full freezer for lazy days when i don't feel like cooking.

it's a lovely soupe for spring time because it such a nice sunshiney orange colour. and it's a warm taste.

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Oooh that soup sounds delicious. If I put potato on as well, I htink I'd stick some tumeric in too - works very well with cauli and spuds.

Okay, you two. That did it. I´ll see what I can find in the fridge now...

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Oooh that soup sounds delicious. If I put potato on as well, I htink I'd stick some tumeric in too - works very well with cauli and spuds.

hm, maybe i'll try that next time. although the potato would really only be to thicken it ; the dominant taste is the sweet carrot and cumin.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by ravenne

Okay, you two. That did it. I´ll see what I can find in the fridge now...

[ravenne]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

While eating some carots (yes, I´m a good girl!) I´m taking a look at the pics I took of the Tina Turner concert four days ago. This woman is almost 70 and still soooooo hot!!!!