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Signs that maybe, just maybe, you frequent a restaurant too much:
(1) The owner comes to your table and thanks you for your business
(2) Your favorite waitress comes to your table to chat with you, even though you aren't at her station
(3) You have a favorite waitress
(4) The bartender leaves his station at the front of the restaurant, comes to find you, chats a bit, and then asks whether he can try out some new drinks he's been working on on you
(5) As you're leaving, the new head chef comes out of the kitchen to say, "Hi!", introduce himself, ask what you thought of your dinners, and asks whether there's anything you'd like to see on future menus.
Yeah, it was a good, good dinner. But it was my mother's 84th birthday dinner, and it was the first time she's had the "Rivoli experience" with us, and I have to say, it was a bit over-the-top. Once we were out the door she immediately asked, "Just HOW often do you eat there again?!?!?"
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Yes, Captain Yesterday, if you ever come out I'll treat you and your First Mate.
But your kids have to stay at home with mine.
And we can take bets as to whether the house ends up barricaded against all outside intruders, or with interior barricades separating the factions, or both...
I can just see it now:
Impus Major: I'm the oldest. I'm in charge.
Penelope (is that right?): Viva la Revolution!
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Today's discovery: My tablet connect to my wi-fi from the bench in front of the building.
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Yes, Captain Yesterday, if you ever come out I'll treat you and your First Mate.
But your kids have to stay at home with mine.
And we can take bets as to whether the house ends up barricaded against all outside intruders, or with interior barricades separating the factions, or both...
I can just see it now:
Impus Major: I'm the oldest. I'm in charge.
Penelope (is that right?): Viva la Revolution!
If I know Penny, it will seem normal, if a little quiet maybe, inside will be a maze of traps, with the kids camouflaged and quite possibly feral.... :-)
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If I know Penny, it will seem normal, if a little quiet maybe, inside will be a maze of traps, with the kids camouflaged and quite possibly feral.... :-)Yes, Captain Yesterday, if you ever come out I'll treat you and your First Mate.
But your kids have to stay at home with mine.
And we can take bets as to whether the house ends up barricaded against all outside intruders, or with interior barricades separating the factions, or both...
I can just see it now:
Impus Major: I'm the oldest. I'm in charge.
Penelope (is that right?): VrazorShaoiva la Revolution!
Inform the children that i will award the lead child with the razor sharp throwing disc and protective glove from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
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After Freehold's post, this is sounding less like Home Alone and more like The Hunger Games.
I didn't know you'd met our kids...
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Oh, and because we did it a few pages ago, I've posted a couple more pictures of myself in various states. I'm still looking for the epic 1990 French-Maid-for-Halloween outfit. It was so convincing that little children cried out in terror when they heard my voice (more so than usual) and my future co-workers (who already knew me quite well) didn't even recognize me when I walked in with NobodysWife, instead asking, "Where's NH tonight?"
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Am trying to make gluten free cookies for PFPL. They've been in the fridge for an hour and a half and are still not firm enough to slice. Something has gone wrong, but what?
This is the first time I've tried to bake since making recreational confectionery at college, so some sort of cock-up was inevitable. Still, never mind. If it doesn't work we'll just eat the dough raw LIKE BEASTS.
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Am trying to make gluten free cookies for PFPL. They've been in the fridge for an hour and a half and are still not firm enough to slice. Something has gone wrong, but what?
This is the first time I've tried to bake since making recreational confectionery at college, so some sort of cock-up was inevitable. Still, never mind. If it doesn't work we'll just eat the dough raw LIKE BEASTS.
Gluten free baked goods are a pain. That said, they will never ever get the same consistency as normal wheat based stuff. Even if you've been fortunate enough to get a tasty version. It's basically like having to relearn baking all over again. It takes five different flours just to make a pie crust that doesn't taste like sawdust and sadness for example. Anyhow, good luck. :)
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After Freehold's post, this is sounding less like Home Alone and more like The Hunger Games.
good point. I don't want them getting confused with that Battle Royale wanna-be tripe. I'll be sure to teach the kids how to file their teeth to points so there is no confusion. I'll also shave the girls heads.
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...to make a pie crust that doesn't taste like sawdust and sadness...
THAT is going into my next campaign. Somewhere. Somehow. My PCs will eat a meal that tastes like sawdust and sadness. THANK YOU!!!
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Gluten free baked goods are a pain. That said, they will never ever get the same consistency as normal wheat based stuff. Even if you've been fortunate enough to get a tasty version. It's basically like having to relearn baking all over again. It takes five different flours just to make a pie crust that doesn't taste like sawdust and sadness for example. Anyhow, good luck. :)Am trying to make gluten free cookies for PFPL. They've been in the fridge for an hour and a half and are still not firm enough to slice. Something has gone wrong, but what?
This is the first time I've tried to bake since making recreational confectionery at college, so some sort of cock-up was inevitable. Still, never mind. If it doesn't work we'll just eat the dough raw LIKE BEASTS.
FHDM: Hey,this tastes like...melancholy. is there melancholy in here?
Lynora: yup. Along with spelt.
FHDM: It's good AND good for me!
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As someone experienced in Gluten free baking from my days as a hippy baker in Seattle I can in fact reiterate it does in fact taste like sawdust and sadness, it's a terrible allergy to live with:-(
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As someone experienced in Gluten free baking from my days as a hippy baker in Seattle I can in fact reiterate it does in fact taste like sawdust and sadness, it's a terrible allergy to live with:-(
True dat. There aren't words for how much I miss donuts. Word to the wise, gluten free donuts are never gonna happen no matter how hard you try. :(
But hey, nothing I can do about allergies. And at least I've figured out how to make pie crust. And some types of cookies. Now if I can just figure out cake. That will make birthdays so much better. But I've totally given up on bread. I just can't get that right.| 1 person marked this as a favorite. |
As someone experienced in Gluten free baking from my days as a hippy baker in Seattle I can in fact reiterate it does in fact taste like sawdust and sadness, it's a terrible allergy to live with:-(True dat. There aren't words for how much I miss donuts. Word to the wise, gluten free donuts are never gonna happen no matter how hard you try. :(
But hey, nothing I can do about allergies. And at least I've figured out how to make pie crust. And some types of cookies. Now if I can just figure out cake. That will make birthdays so much better. But I've totally given up on bread. I just can't get that right.
I will look around some of the more famous places here for you. Gluten free is practically on every block, at least in manhattan and hipster hell.
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Oh! My wife has a great vegan cupcake recipe, I'll post it later or maybe just maybe she will, you can't even tell they're vegan :-)
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Oh! My wife has a great vegan cupcake recipe, I'll post it later or maybe just maybe she will, you can't even tell they're vegan :-)
As long as they're also wheat free, sounds great. :)
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Gluten free goodies and as a bonus Alton Brown
:-(
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Gluten free goodies and as a bonus Alton Brown:-(
If it makes you feel any better, his gluten free cookie recipe is kinda not so great.
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If it makes you feel any better, his gluten free cookie recipe is kinda not so great.Gluten free goodies and as a bonus Alton Brown:-(
it does.
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It's been 4 weeks, but this weekend it's back to Numeria for a good long session, we're at 2nd level, should be a fun time :-)
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It's been 4 weeks, but this weekend it's back to Numeria for a good long session, we're at 2nd level, should be a fun time :-)
Good luck and have fun. :)
It can be tough to get back into things after a long break.This weekend we will be heading to [redacted] as our brave (and more than slightly traumatized) heroes continue attempting to save a generally ungrateful Cauldron in Shackled City. :)
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That sounds like a blast:-)
It was just one thing after another, at least I have my Fallout Rampaging to see me through :-)
Now off to check CNN to see if they capped that other escaped convict in NY
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No. They only got the one.
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I have a feeling I'm going to have a troubled night of sleep.
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I miss miss door...Something::rattles around::
Wow....it's so empty...and quiet...
....
Somebody say something!!!!
me too
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gaming today
"iron crypt of the heretics"
I can play my elven bard
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since my regular "every friday group" is in its first hiatus in 20 years, the dates with the "from time to time saturdays" most precious
but there is hope that the friday group will gather next friday after 4 month
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I am going to sleep and there are people in my flat. I am getting up and there are people in my flat. I will go out and there will be people in my flat. Weird.
Of course there will be people were I am going out as well.
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Morning fawlt peoples. I'd say good but I gets to work on a Saturday. WHY ARE WE WORKING WE ARE STOCKED UP ON UNITS! Also 18 hours of overtime this week though 10 of those was by choice. Getting up at 3 am sucks.
Err that is to say picked up destiny last week oh the fun to be had.
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The party's over now.
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What party, and why wasn't I invited?!?
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The best Damn party in town, that's what party!!
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Completed Operation: Anchorage in one epic rampage last night, best part was when I opened a door with 3 chinese soldiers and went all Russell Crowe in 3:10 to Yuma on them, shot all three so quickly they were all sneak attack critical hits!
The last two missions I went full on missile launcher rampage and then talked the Chinese General into committing Seppuku
Rampage!!
What party, and why wasn't I invited?!?
what he said!
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*Makes cute cricket face* Pwease Fweehold?Morning, all. What did I miss?it has finally happened.
After all this time.
It has HAPPENED.
What, you ask?
Well...that's a secret.
I am closer to being able to tell. But first, brunch.
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'Why do birds suddenly appear, every time you are near?'
Dashed if I know, but the same thing happens with me and squirrels (really) which is why PFPL has started calling me Squirrel Magnet.
Also, I have Edwardian Prowess. Oo er.
Also, she's coming around to my house next week, so the few days before that will be spent frantically trying to cover up Evidences of a Prolonged Bachelor Existence. Oo er x 2
She quivered involuntarily and blushed when I mentioned (entirely innocently) that we needed to be disciplined. Oo er x 30000.
This bodes well for the future ;-) ;-) ;-) !!!
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Back from grill.
Negative side effect of having flatmates now: I need to return home more quietly during night than I could in the past to avoid waking them up.
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At work now, not a good crowd tonight, at all:-(
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Tiny T-Rex has come up with an imaginary friend to take the heat from his pranks.
"It wasn't me! it was Mr. Nobody!" is his new refrain:-D
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Darklight sisterhood game today. May be able to share afterwards. Maybe.