On Nothing Tastes as Good as Not Being Cut Open Feels
@Genghis Khat You should take that class! The proper technique is to hold the onion or whatever with your fingertips bent under, so your nails are flat against it. You'll probably feel safer once you learn.
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On In the Walls
@Scandyhoovian Me too. Not the wisest Google search I've ever done.
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On The $625 Apartment
Nicole, you are a secret evil genius for getting all of us to tell you where we live and how much rent we pay. The US Census should recruit you.
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On The Wine Scout: Rosé State of Mind
@wallsdonotfall Sherry is what you drink if you're a hot young Spaniard, with your 10pm jamon and olives. (Not that there's anything wrong with tipsy old aunts!) Try a dry one rather than sweet.
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On The Wine Scout: Rosé State of Mind
@wallsdonotfall You might like white or rosé wines that have been aged in oak - (that gives them some smoother caramel-leather-wood flavor) or that have been made with extended skin contact (for more tannin and deeper flavors). Lots of French and California Chardonnay are oaked, and if you ask at a wine store, you can probably find an oaked rosé, too.
Lots of Italian white wines are made with extended skin contact, and they can turn out golden in color (they're called "orange wines"). Some regions (like the Tavel region in France) do extended skin contact for bigger-bodied, more tannic rosés rather than acidic and fruity ones.
Also, pick up some Fino Sherry. It's dry and light-bodied, but with nutty, woodsy, saline flavors. mmmmmmm.
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On Friday Open Thread
@cmonster You never know, you might find a great place at a good price anywhere! A good resource for apartment-searching is HousingMaps, a mash-up of GoogleMaps and Craigslist. It helps to see how close you are to a subway/graveyard/highway/grocery store. Plus you can kind of tell what the neighborhood is like by seeing the businesses there.
Oh, and I will totally show you around!
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On Friday Open Thread
@plonk Yeah, that bugs me, too. Maybe he had to go find his fortune as a sailor, like some Austen gentleman? Who knows.
I had a strong interest in NEVER seeing that movie, but then I saw an ad with Chris Pratt from Parks and Rec also in in, and now I think I might see it, just for him.
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On Friday Open Thread
@cmonster Yay! Welcome to our city! Finding a place to share is pretty easy via Craigslist (you can uuusually tell who's crazy via email), but I (and other NY hairspinsters, probably) will keep an eye out for friends who have open rooms. And yes, come to a pin-up post-haste!
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On Loretta Lynn, You Ain't Woman Enough to Take My Man
@Meredith L. Brilliant. If I were not at work, I would be sharpie-ing that on myself right now.
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On Bad Fan Fiction: Dune
Whyyyy is Dune not on Netflix Instant? I need to watch it right now.