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Merry Christmas all of you!
Hey, you!
No, you misunderstood me. I said “Yule”.
HAPPYYYYYYY!
That is all.
Hey! A wild dinketry has appeared!
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As a parent I can say with honesty it is incredibly hard NOT to spoil your kids on Christmas.
But, yes, children act as their parents act, not as their parents tell them to act, most people don't understand that.
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As a parent I can say with honesty it is incredibly hard NOT to spoil your kids on Christmas.But, yes, children act as their parents act, not as their parents tell them to act, most people don't understand that.
Drejk gets all the cookies today.
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Get well soon, Tequila Sunrise!
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In other news, today I:
* Helped my parents provide the musical backing for the village carols, and in return, received
* Washed the car, since my Dad had driven it through a puddle of slurry the night before
* Been for a walk with said parents, my brother, my sister-in-law, and my two nephews, plus a dog
* Found a lost black Power Ranger in the dark
* Had my skeleton eaten several times, despite the fact that I was a ghost with a diamond skeleton which grew back as fast as it could be eaten
* Eaten some cheese.
Soon, we will have Christmas dinner, then play Scrabble. As usual, my Mum will achieve a four-figure score in the latter and win by miles, by cheating outrageously.
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If you love Fallout New Vegas you'll love The Outer Worlds.
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As a parent I can say with honesty it is incredibly hard NOT to spoil your kids on Christmas.But, yes, children act as their parents act, not as their parents tell them to act, most people don't understand that.
Wow, thanks for helping me with my math homework, Dad. Can I roll around in the money pile now?
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As a parent I can say with honesty it is incredibly hard NOT to spoil your kids on Christmas.But, yes, children act as their parents act, not as their parents tell them to act, most people don't understand that.
Drejk gets all the cookies today.
And probably tomorrow as well.
I already took care of the gingerbread and the cheesecake...
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As a parent I can say with honesty it is incredibly hard NOT to spoil your kids on Christmas.
...if it were ONLY Christmas...
This is just the apex. I've seen plenty more, but this...last night and this morning were just disgusting.
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As a parent I can say with honesty it is incredibly hard NOT to spoil your kids on Christmas....if it were ONLY Christmas...
This is just the apex. I've seen plenty more, but this...last night and this morning were just disgusting.
No doubt! I have some relatives like that.
I was just warning you for the future.
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Christmas was a rousing success!
Crookshanks is now substantially richer in llamas, unicorns, and llama unicorns. Also I guess she joined Jughead's gang, which I didn't know he was in a gang, but apparently he's hardcore now, I blame rap music.
Tiny T-Rex is now able to reenact several key battles between Optimus Prime and Megatron with numerous fan fiction revisions ("I know every time they fight they're supposed to die, but that's not how I roll").
The General got the high end Victoria's Secret bathrobe she's wanted for years (and all I had to do was buy her a bunch of punitive undergarments, win-win!), Bohemian Rhapsody (the movie) and a couple of books she's had her eye on.
I got the Rise of the Runelords pawn set, so even if we don't play it I have more pawns of people in peacock regalia then I know what to do with.
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I got a hello kitty toaster.
Next year I want the hello kitty rice cooker, but I already have a kickass rice cooker.
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I got an 80V electric leaf blower. It uses the same battery as my lawnmower, so win-win there. Now I just need the weed-eater and the chainsaw from that same line. And I suppose I could use the tree limb chainsaw as well, but that's not as necessary.
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Merry Christmas Ya'all!
;)
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Christmas was a rousing success!
Crookshanks is now substantially richer in llamas, unicorns, and llama unicorns. Also I guess she joined Jughead's gang, which I didn't know he was in a gang, but apparently he's hardcore now, I blame rap music.
Tiny T-Rex is now able to reenact several key battles between Optimus Prime and Megatron with numerous fan fiction revisions ("I know every time they fight they're supposed to die, but that's not how I roll").
The General got the high end Victoria's Secret bathrobe she's wanted for years (and all I had to do was buy her a bunch of punitive undergarments, win-win!), Bohemian Rhapsody (the movie) and a couple of books she's had her eye on.
I got the Rise of the Runelords pawn set, so even if we don't play it I have more pawns of people in peacock regalia then I know what to do with.
...punitive undergarments?
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Of course the problem with your family scheduling the holiday party after Christmas is, it's now after Christmas.
Today Crookshanks drives out with Grampy Yesterday and her rich uncle with a Tesla to retrieve the out of state nephews from Nebraska, which means we get to worry about that for a day and a half, and then there's the actual party on Saturday.
Unfortunately the worst three brothers who feed off each other's douchebaggery will all be there.
Unfortunately for them, Crookshanks and Tiny T-Rex have gotten really good butchering sci-fi series, so we'll see if they can cut me down while fending off Tiny T-Rex piping up "Wash shot first!" In between.
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...punitive undergarments?Christmas was a rousing success!
Crookshanks is now substantially richer in llamas, unicorns, and llama unicorns. Also I guess she joined Jughead's gang, which I didn't know he was in a gang, but apparently he's hardcore now, I blame rap music.
Tiny T-Rex is now able to reenact several key battles between Optimus Prime and Megatron with numerous fan fiction revisions ("I know every time they fight they're supposed to die, but that's not how I roll").
The General got the high end Victoria's Secret bathrobe she's wanted for years (and all I had to do was buy her a bunch of punitive undergarments, win-win!), Bohemian Rhapsody (the movie) and a couple of books she's had her eye on.
I got the Rise of the Runelords pawn set, so even if we don't play it I have more pawns of people in peacock regalia then I know what to do with.
I got the line from 3rd Rock From The Sun. "It's okay, Dick, I don't mind being the woman. I can handle the catcalls and punitive underwear, because when I think of the alternative, I just have to laugh!".
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As a parent I can say with honesty it is incredibly hard NOT to spoil your kids on Christmas.But, yes, children act as their parents act, not as their parents tell them to act, most people don't understand that.
Drejk gets all the cookies today.
And probably tomorrow as well.
Agreed.
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I got a VERY interesting Xmas present.
50 Shades of Worf.
I am making a breakfast worthy of such a book before I read it.
Here's what I found on 50 Shades of Worf...
A back-alley brawl between the furries and the bronies. Deadpool cosplayer keeps stealing all the erotic pegasus artwork. Someone's necronomicon opened a tentacle portal in the men's room. Two cops go undercover at a comic-book convention to stop Wil Wheaton's murder.
Obviously Freehold was targeted by the author.
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I did keep my eye on deadpool cosplayers, they were always up to something.
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I have the dogs so I sent Tiny T-Rex into the coffee shop solo, it's a big moment for him!
Of course I have complete confidence in him.
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Its past 11 now, and my dad has not returned from his christmas party.
I know he's a sensible adult. And he doesnt drink.
But other people arent sensible and do drink.
*sigh*
Eventually we become our parents.
PARTY HARD WORAN DAD
He was out with his girlfriend.
Its really funny. After he started dating again, he was really popular with the ladies, and he just couldnt comprehend why.
C'mon dad. you're tall. Slim. Have a full head of hair. Good sense of humor. Helpfull. And your kids are fully grown andd out of the house.
You're the best on this whole freaking island.
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Not bad for my first experience in both table saws and hardwood floors...
(Yeah, still have to sand and stain and sand and stain and sand and stain, but I'm tired.)
Looks good!
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My dad lost two and a half fingers to one, though the half did manage to get recovered and repaired. It's easily the most traumatic memory of my life and I do not do well around any kind of motorized saw to this day.Well, today will be an interesting day:
- My first time ever using a table saw
- My first time ever trying to lay a hardwood floorIf my typing tonight is missing every 10th character, you'll know what happened...
Ah, the table saw.
My dad managed to cut of half his thumb with a table saw.
I was luckily not traumatized, altough it gave me a great life lesson as my dad tried to hide it from my mom, which gave me the first true look in how incredibly stupid men can be.
My dad is generally a smart man. But I still dont know what he was thinking.
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The worst is when a single ex-beatnik dad starts dating. And likes them young. I have stories which, in the interest of good taste, I will not share.Its past 11 now, and my dad has not returned from his christmas party.
I know he's a sensible adult. And he doesnt drink.
But other people arent sensible and do drink.
*sigh*
Eventually we become our parents.
I will never forget the day I did the math and realized how much older dad was than mom.
The older man/younger woman thing in my culture is very, very real.
My mom was older then my dad.
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Initial estimate on my car is in. $10,800 to repair. The insurance company is opting to repair the car.
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Initial estimate on my car is in. $10,800 to repair. The insurance company is opting to repair the car.
Woooow...
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Initial estimate on my car is in. $10,800 to repair. The insurance company is opting to repair the car.Woooow...
...my two cars combined aren't even worth half that much...
When you live anywhere in the Midwest, aside from the heart of Chicago and the other urban centers, you end up spending a lot of time in your car. I believe that when you spend that much time in something, it should be a good experience (depending on your means, obviously). There is no corner grocery store. There is no shopping or real services at all within at least two-three miles of my house, and that also happens to be the closest stop for the city bus. So yeah, I could walk that, but I don't usually have the time it would take to walk there, get the groceries, and carry them back. Also Zelda is 40 miles from me, my mother's is 90 miles away, other family is anywhere from 45-100 miles from us...Aiymi's office is 40 miles...we end up driving a LOT.
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So, here's a question for you hardware types: Even though I own two of the things, I've never really used an orbital sander before. So I started sanding the floor patch to prepare it for finishing.
And holy carp! The little hook-and-loop sanding pads that you use? I ripped through FOUR of them just to do roughly 8 square feet of flooring!
I mean, yeah, it's hardwood, so I'd expect it to be hard to sand, but I was seriously expecting to use up 1 pad per coat, not 4.
I guess now I know why they sell the pads in 15-packs, but is this "normal" wear and tear, or did I get some really crappy pads?
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When you live anywhere in the Midwest, aside from the heart of Chicago and the other urban centers, you end up spending a lot of time in your car. I believe that when you spend that much time in something, it should be a good experience (depending on your means, obviously). There is no corner grocery store. There is no shopping or real services at all within at least two-three miles of my house, and that also happens to be the closest stop for the city bus. So yeah, I could walk that, but I don't usually have the time it would take to walk there, get the groceries, and carry them back. Also Zelda is 40 miles from me, my mother's is 90 miles away, other family is anywhere from 45-100 miles from us...Aiymi's office is 40 miles...we end up driving a LOT.Initial estimate on my car is in. $10,800 to repair. The insurance company is opting to repair the car.Woooow...
...my two cars combined aren't even worth half that much...
Well, there's where we differ. Just because a car is old doesn't make it uncomfortable for me. I spent thousands of hours driving a 1970 Volvo through the Sierras and back on many, many personal and chaperoning trips, and I never thought, "Wow! I wish I had a more comfortable car!"
I drove the Prius to LA and back (7 hours each way) in the wee hours, and never found myself uncomfortable.So for me, I just buy a car and drive it until I decide the cost to repair it exceeds it value to me, which is typically 25-30 years. I never think of newer as "more comfortable".
Maybe it's just because I'm short. I know my taller friends are FAR more particular about what they drive.
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So, here's a question for you hardware types: Even though I own two of the things, I've never really used an orbital sander before. So I started sanding the floor patch to prepare it for finishing.
And holy carp! The little hook-and-loop sanding pads that you use? I ripped through FOUR of them just to do roughly 8 square feet of flooring!
I mean, yeah, it's hardwood, so I'd expect it to be hard to sand, but I was seriously expecting to use up 1 pad per coat, not 4.
I guess now I know why they sell the pads in 15-packs, but is this "normal" wear and tear, or did I get some really crappy pads?
That was my experience with my finishing sander, but that was the sander that exploded in my hand, so I had just assumed it was a POS and determined never to buy a Ryobi product again.
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I'm really tired and trying not to be cranky. Thank goodness the fridge is full of leftovers. Tonight the game is going to be, pull random container out of fridge and ask, "Can I put this in a taco?"
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When you live anywhere in the Midwest, aside from the heart of Chicago and the other urban centers, you end up spending a lot of time in your car. I believe that when you spend that much time in something, it should be a good experience (depending on your means, obviously). There is no corner grocery store. There is no shopping or real services at all within at least two-three miles of my house, and that also happens to be the closest stop for the city bus. So yeah, I could walk that, but I don't usually have the time it would take to walk there, get the groceries, and carry them back. Also Zelda is 40 miles from me, my mother's is 90 miles away, other family is anywhere from 45-100 miles from us...Aiymi's office is 40 miles...we end up driving a LOT.Initial estimate on my car is in. $10,800 to repair. The insurance company is opting to repair the car.Woooow...
...my two cars combined aren't even worth half that much...Well, there's where we differ. Just because a car is old doesn't make it uncomfortable for me. I spent thousands of hours driving a 1970 Volvo through the Sierras and back on many, many personal and chaperoning trips, and I never thought, "Wow! I wish I had a more comfortable car!"
I drove the Prius to LA and back (7 hours each way) in the wee hours, and never found myself uncomfortable.So for me, I just buy a car and drive it until I decide the cost to repair it exceeds it value to me, which is typically 25-30 years. I never think of newer as "more comfortable".
Maybe it's just because I'm short. I know my taller friends are FAR more particular about what they drive.
As I tell the boss or co-worker every time they give me the keys to the Flintstone truck or Deathtrap, I don't care, I'll drive anything.
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When you live anywhere in the Midwest, aside from the heart of Chicago and the other urban centers, you end up spending a lot of time in your car. I believe that when you spend that much time in something, it should be a good experience (depending on your means, obviously). There is no corner grocery store. There is no shopping or real services at all within at least two-three miles of my house, and that also happens to be the closest stop for the city bus. So yeah, I could walk that, but I don't usually have the time it would take to walk there, get the groceries, and carry them back. Also Zelda is 40 miles from me, my mother's is 90 miles away, other family is anywhere from 45-100 miles from us...Aiymi's office is 40 miles...we end up driving a LOT.Initial estimate on my car is in. $10,800 to repair. The insurance company is opting to repair the car.Woooow...
...my two cars combined aren't even worth half that much...
I remember when Brooklyn was similar.
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So, here's a question for you hardware types: Even though I own two of the things, I've never really used an orbital sander before. So I started sanding the floor patch to prepare it for finishing.
And holy carp! The little hook-and-loop sanding pads that you use? I ripped through FOUR of them just to do roughly 8 square feet of flooring!
I mean, yeah, it's hardwood, so I'd expect it to be hard to sand, but I was seriously expecting to use up 1 pad per coat, not 4.
I guess now I know why they sell the pads in 15-packs, but is this "normal" wear and tear, or did I get some really crappy pads?
Ive only used belt sanders. Or elbow grease.
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So, it pays to be tasteless eccentric and a loyal customer.
I bought 1/4 pound of finishing nails for the floor. I got home and was rather horrified to see that the guy at the store had charged me for 1/4 box. (Google tells me that a box of nails weighs 192 pounds, which, given the $146.50 per box price, puts the nails at around $0.76/pound, which aligns very well with the price of finishing nails I see on Amazon.)
So, $36.50 for a tiny baggie of nails. It was absolutely worth driving back. The manager took one look at the baggie and said, "We've already wasted the man's time. Just give him a full refund." Because 1/4 pound of nails is so stupidly cheap it would've wasted everyone's time.
Observations:
(1) I doubt a box store would have ever done such a thing.
(2) I suspect the manager recognized me as a regular because today is tomato pants day.
(3) The salesman did not understand the difference between a box of nails and a pound of nails and insisted he'd charged me the correct price. I pity his customers.
And LM, thanks for the feedback on the sander! I was just appalled that the thing ate pads that fast.
I'll post a picture once it's been fully sanded and finished, but I'm pretty d**ned proud of myself. The wood looks really good, and even though the finish is obviously much lighter than the rest of the floor, give it 17 years of filth like the rest of the floor and I think it'll fit right in.
So all in all, I think I really nailed this project (assuming I don't manage to screw up the ludicrously easy sand-finish-sand-finish rest of it), and I'm pretty pleased with my first hardwood flooring project.
Though no, I would never try to do this for a full room. 8 square feet was enough of a taste to convince me it's worth paying someone else to deal with it.
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That was my experience with my finishing sander, but that was the sander that exploded in my hand, so I had just assumed it was a POS and determined never to buy a Ryobi product again.So, here's a question for you hardware types: Even though I own two of the things, I've never really used an orbital sander before. So I started sanding the floor patch to prepare it for finishing.
And holy carp! The little hook-and-loop sanding pads that you use? I ripped through FOUR of them just to do roughly 8 square feet of flooring!
I mean, yeah, it's hardwood, so I'd expect it to be hard to sand, but I was seriously expecting to use up 1 pad per coat, not 4.
I guess now I know why they sell the pads in 15-packs, but is this "normal" wear and tear, or did I get some really crappy pads?
Considering we bought a corded Ryobi line trimmer which should have been as powerful as, if not more powerful than, a gas-powered trimmer, and it utterly sucked to the point we threw it out, I think you're spot-on on Ryobi.
You could go up to 25cc on the gas trimmer, but I could up the amperage and efficiency of the electric motor to get there, too.
So I can easily match any gas trimmer up to around 28cc, which is all except the really top-end models.
Long story short, a hopelessly powerless line trimmer was an indication of poor design by Ryobi, rather than lack of available oomph from the outlet.
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NobodysHome: Hey, Impus Major! Look at this! It's the first-ever picture of you! Your first ultrasound!
Impus Major: My, what an unflattering picture!
Boy has a way with words, he does...
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What I learned about my dad's dog.
No matter where you are in the house or how loudly you say it, if you say "ta da!" She will come ready and alert for anything.
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Also, no matter the breed of dog, if you say "Did Timmy fall down the old well again!" They will instantly look around in alarm.
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I am going to try this with my brother's dog tomorrow.
I bet it doesn't work, but only because my sister-in-law has sprinkled his bandana with various homeopathic remedies and essential oils, making him the mmmmellowest pup on the Jurassic Coast and unlikely to be alarmed or excited by anything (except sticks).
EDIT: And people. And shadows. And the wind. And unfamiliar smells. And familiar smells, etc etc etc.
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I got the line from 3rd Rock From The Sun. "It's okay, Dick, I don't mind being the woman. I can handle the catcalls and punitive underwear, because when I think of the alternative, I just have to laugh!"....punitive undergarments?Christmas was a rousing success!
Crookshanks is now substantially richer in llamas, unicorns, and llama unicorns. Also I guess she joined Jughead's gang, which I didn't know he was in a gang, but apparently he's hardcore now, I blame rap music.
Tiny T-Rex is now able to reenact several key battles between Optimus Prime and Megatron with numerous fan fiction revisions ("I know every time they fight they're supposed to die, but that's not how I roll").
The General got the high end Victoria's Secret bathrobe she's wanted for years (and all I had to do was buy her a bunch of punitive undergarments, win-win!), Bohemian Rhapsody (the movie) and a couple of books she's had her eye on.
I got the Rise of the Runelords pawn set, so even if we don't play it I have more pawns of people in peacock regalia then I know what to do with.
An Excruciating Brassiere would make for a good cursed magical item.
Or perhaps not...
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I've decided The Witcher show is not for me.
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Castlevania is pretty good though.
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I got the line from 3rd Rock From The Sun. "It's okay, Dick, I don't mind being the woman. I can handle the catcalls and punitive underwear, because when I think of the alternative, I just have to laugh!"....punitive undergarments?Christmas was a rousing success!
Crookshanks is now substantially richer in llamas, unicorns, and llama unicorns. Also I guess she joined Jughead's gang, which I didn't know he was in a gang, but apparently he's hardcore now, I blame rap music.
Tiny T-Rex is now able to reenact several key battles between Optimus Prime and Megatron with numerous fan fiction revisions ("I know every time they fight they're supposed to die, but that's not how I roll").
The General got the high end Victoria's Secret bathrobe she's wanted for years (and all I had to do was buy her a bunch of punitive undergarments, win-win!), Bohemian Rhapsody (the movie) and a couple of books she's had her eye on.
I got the Rise of the Runelords pawn set, so even if we don't play it I have more pawns of people in peacock regalia then I know what to do with.
An Excruciating Brassiere would make for a good cursed magical item.
Or perhaps not...
Step one. Go winter camping in your panel van with no generator when it's ten degrees F.
Step two. Decide to leave your underwire brassiere hanging from a clothes hook against the steel wall, instead of putting it down at the bottom of your sleeping bag as is sensible, because you don't want it to smell like Old Sleeping Bag.Step three. Put it on in the morning.
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Leftovers tacos:
Pierogi Ruskie tacos with smoked jalapeno sour cream and cilantro.
Probably an abomination, but such a tasty abomination.
And ribeye roast tacos with guacamole.