The Bar, Volume #4

[theCryptofishist]

*pokes in for a moment*

Good morning! Things have been crazy busy (in a good way). Pandorra's off on holiday break and we were doing a bit of running around yesterday and ran into Eric at lunch yesterday, that was fun.

Just how drunk did he get you?

[trilobyte]

He didn't get me drunk at all (the bastard!), but in fairness everyone was in the middle of a day of running errands. I didn't start seriously boozing it up until after getting home and unloading the van.

[aserendipity]

Me three. Thanks Yggy perfect !

fav song of this moment Alabama Shakes singing "Hold On".

NIMBY is doing big Xmas ..wonder if I could mix it up with them and not abandon my fam too much.

[Elliot]

*quietly joins line, holding an over-sized platter and wearing an I-survived-the-end-of-the-World grin*

[pink]

*snuggles into NEB for a nap before party tonight*

Yggy, your stove looks a lot like mine, but mine doesn't have all that yummy food on it. Can you come down the hill and remedy that?

[ygmir]

hey pink:
well, maybe.........we ate all the lamb chops, though, I'll have to cook more.

[kvon]

helloing to all friendly friends.
our team is out of custody, and all assemble again, to try for power generations.
Will anyone know if "power to the playa" subterranean structure is still exist on playa from our time?

Happy Christmas to all and, the new year

[Elliot]

Say, folks.... I played back and forth with Babelfish and my spotty German language skills but could not make sense of the above post by Kvon. So I searched his posts and read a bit in two or three threads about his "power" project. Looks like it would take hours of reading to make sense of it. So I ask those who were involved at the time: Was this for real, or was it art?

(No offense intended, Kvon.)

[magicmarty]

Dang and Dang, what a feast to miss!!! Fills plate with a second virtual dinner joining Elliot, MDF, Fishy, UD, asd, Trilo and Pink. Once sated, dives into the NEB for a snuggle.

Cheers

(((LF)))

[thisisthatwhichis]

Dang, it's still *cozy* in here................ As it should be.........






I'll try to make a New Years resolution to drop in more often....... *toast*

[aserendipity]

Good Morning everyone !
wonderfully wet

going out and work off my kinks while listening to Alabama Shakes singing "Hold On"

Elliott, German one is a language I use if you send me KVN's old stuff I will try to read it

[gyre]

Kvon, ist alles klar.

The mesh will have to be moved if you want it under the city again though.

[ygmir]

*wanders in, starts ECM*
Makes CCCP*

Hi gang!!

Hey, it's Kvon!! howdy sailor!!
where ya been? Last I remember reading, something about being in jail or something about customs, and your "Mentor" having some issues with German authorities?

What was it, 3 or 4 years ago? I know it was the same time as "Ein Hammer", the super project by Jellyfish.
I see your English is getting better and better. I hope your studies and project are still under way.

IIRC Gyre, it was not a mesh, it was some sort of fibrous pipe, I believe made to ultimately decompose, laid along/near and some distance under the trash fence.

And dang, missed TITWI, too!! *waves and salutes*, notes handprints on dusty Cap'n Morgan bottle**

*heads to ROS, strokes TV*

phpBB [video]

[littleflower]

* peeks out of NEB, looks through the leftovers, pouts *

Where is the homemade huckleberry sauce and ice cream????????



snow is expected here to-day, and i am flying south for tomorrow .... yee haw, christmas travel! crowds and roller coasters in the air!!!! is anyone else traveling? hope y'all stay safe and enjoy your long weekend!!!!!!

(((((((marty))))))

[ygmir]

*slides bowl of ice cream and huckleberry sauce under NEB*

[magicmarty]

Wanders in and dives directly into the NEB to snuggle with (((LF))). So good to see ya in here. Stop off in SF on your way home?? Holy smokes, ice cream, huckleberry sauce, LF and the NEB! My cup runneth over! Thx YG

Morning YG, ASD and Gyre. No tennis today due to wet courts. Determined to create some pottery today. Heard that the world pottery supply is becoming seriously depleted and I must do something to correct this dangerous state of affairs.

Purring, peeks out of the NEB, wipes away the huckleberry sauce and wishes all a wonderful day.

[ygmir]

*hands Marty a wet wipe*

Hi Marty!
see, the little yellow balls are thanking the Dawgs for rain, to save them from your punishments. I'm tellin' ya..........

[magicmarty]

You getting snow up there, YG? A bit warmer here today. Really needed that wet wipe.

[ygmir]

nope, Marty, no snow yet.....we're right on the edge, get flakes, then rain, back and forth.....pouring rain, though. The power went out for a min.......so......

[tattoogoddess]

WOOT WOOT WOOT! I am in the running to win a $400 gift card to one of my favorite hair tool companies.

[Elorrum]

Wow. slept late today... had a long movie of a dream... sort of unraveled at the end, and now I can't remember it. Was nice. I don't know what to do today, but will start with the weekend basics. Then get the Christmas pile wrapped and labeled. I found a soup pot and that had burnt rice in the bottom, I remember scouring it and then giving up. Still a smooth thin layer of rice shaped black burn spots. I bought some coca cola, and have been soaking it, might work. Does anyone know if you need to replace the soda after a period of time to keep it's effectiveness up?

*goes to fridge, and finds some ice cream and huckleberry sauce* Yay! That's some good vanilla ice cream. *picks tiny huckleberry stem from between teeth* So hard to clean those isn't it? Thanks ygmir. Howdy Kvon!

[ygmir]

hey Elorrum!

have you tried oven cleaner? I use that when stuff gets really stuck.
I think it's the phosphoric acid in the coke that does the work, along with carbonation (and associated carbolic acid from infusion in water).
I'd bet you do need to add some from time to time, for most effect, in that the alkaline/base nature of the starches and carbon my neutralize the acids with time.

we do cheat on the huckleberries and buy them "wildcrafted/picked" on the slopes of Mt. Ranier, but well cleaned by the sellers.
I once got the chance to go to a wild blueberry patch up there.........oh heaven..............

[Bin Noddin]

Hang on, I've cheese and mac in the oven, almost ready. Line up with your bowls and spoons. If any of your arteries are still not clogged from Yggy's meaty feast, I'll take care of them. Meanwhile, some brandy shots to keep warm with.

[Bin Noddin]

READY! Dig in, barflies.

[aserendipity]

Yggy that toon was fun,thanks
used to take the fam to Okanowgan blueberrie patch and just lay on ground sucking em up..yum
Happy day to all of you !

[pink]

*snuggles into NEB after deciding to put off Xmas shopping*

Hi all!

Played hard last night and its catching up to me. Need a nap before trying to ressurect what's left of the day to do necessary shopping. Gave up on getting Xmas cards out. Thank god my sister isn't expecting her Christmas box til Russian Orthodox Xmas!

[trilobyte]

Mmmm Mac n Cheese…. thanks, Bin Noddin!

It's not cheating in my book, Yggy. You support a local/independent seller, and get awesome freshies…win win!

[winebuff]

Great info from all of you, thx! I just snuck in the chocolate chip cookies into the house and hid them for me

Nice AntiM! The stevia mix is gluten free right? My son just got diagonosed with a high gluten intolerance so now my search is on for things that are gluten free.

thumps ECM

Cookie baking day! I have requests for nut free (can do) and vegan (yeah, yeah). I have some stevia baking mix, and Smart Balance baking spread, but you bet some batches are going to be pure butter and egg and sugar creations!

There are a lot of gluten free cookie recipes out there that have black beans in them.

I will tell you: It works. As awful as it sounds, they're good. The directions will say "Allow to cool completely"... I ignored that the first time I made black bean brownies. Don't! The cooling time allows it to no longer taste like black beans!

I'll be making these over the next few days: http://www.acouplecooks.com/2012/12/cho ... n-cookies/

[Ugly Dougly]

... get awesome freshies…win win!

I could use a freshy right about now. I don't know what it is, but it sounds good.

Preparing a holiday meal for my lady tomorrow.
Crawled under the house to see why the bathroom is freezing. Looks like they laid the tile right over the subfloor. I can see the tiles from under the house between the subfloor planks. Guess it's time to caulk and insulate down there.
The fireplace doesn't have a damper neither. I need to find a damper that goes on the top of the chimney. There's a cap on there right now, and I'll have to pry that off without breaking the flue and hope I can find a chimney cap damper that will fit. Wish me luck....

[aserendipity]

Good luck with the fireplace /chimney /damper
exactly what happened to me and why I put an insert in
what's for dinner ?
we were going to the Glide for Handels Messiah but somehow I am home polishing up instead
Merry Christmas