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OTDOD 11-5-8 - I Don't Feel Like Working Today Edition

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For your viewing pleasure, today's OTDOD will be broadcast in glistening technicolor.

  • I don't think we've had quite enough Rock Band Two discussion, so let's hear it. What's your favorite song? Insturment? How do you get it to download songs in the background like I've heard about?
  • I'd like to open the floor to questions. There has been pretty good business for this in the past couple days, so why not make it official? Got any problems or questions about your computer, cooking, or just about anything? Let LL solve it*.
  • I can't get to youtube videos here at work, so you'll just have to hum Ramblin' Rod's birthday theme (update: smile contest theme - thanks pdb) to yourself instead.
  • iku iku is "I'm coming" in Japanese. Discuss.

 

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You don't feel like working?

Well, this is what I woke up to today:

I feel like hibernating until April.

by Wilder. on Nov 5, 2008 7:04 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Ohh, snow!

It reminds me of the last time I was in LV.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 5, 2008 7:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yo quiero

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 5, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No shit

That’s literally the only thing I don’t like about living in the Greater Seattle Area. I would love if it snowed more

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hate freezing cold weather.

That is one thing nice about Seattle because it is temperate. I don’t mind driving up to the snow, but I hate when it comes to me.

Live in Seattle, drive up to Snoqualmie Pass, Stevens Pass, or Crystal Mountain, to get my fix.

by Wilder. on Nov 5, 2008 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love the snow and cold

I dislike having to drive to get to the snow, I love waking up to a fresh blanket outside.

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's actually in all my OTDOD, I think.

I recycle most of my tags.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 5, 2008 7:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Or maybe completely not.

I wonder why it’s in my tag listing, then…

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 5, 2008 7:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oops.

But that doesn’t actually tell me where the other ones of those tags went. I know I’ve used it before.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 5, 2008 7:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You have a box that big?

I know HE has a box that big.

by royalcurve on Nov 5, 2008 8:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And here are some excellent job possibilities
Weekend Supervisor of our Sign Twirlers

Bootleg/Bandit sign installers -

by NOLAmarinergirl on Nov 5, 2008 7:31 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Those sign twirlers work hard.

At least the ones I saw in LV. It doesn’t really work that way on the east coast, where they hire homeless people to just stand with signs on sticks.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 5, 2008 7:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Rock Band 2 is my favorite recent game, I think. And it may start challenging for my favorite game ever.

They completely fixed the drum set, which was my biggest gripe about RB1. It now picks up quick hits on the red and green pads, where before I had to drape a tshirt over those pads to increase the sensitivity.

So far my favorite song to play is “Go Your Own Way” by Fleetwood Mac. It’s fun to play on all instruments, and when I was over at my friends house the other day we were all able to step up to Expert, and thus earned our very first band-wide 5 gold star rating. It was epic.

I don’t think the “downloading in the background” thing is going to happen until the Xbox dashboard update on the 19th. Supposedly you’ll be able to queue up 6 downloads and let it run while you do other things.

by Phildopip on Nov 5, 2008 7:34 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I sitll can't do Snow on Guitar.

Even on Medium. Stupid back and forth and my fingers just won’t do that for a whole song.

I agree about Go Your Own Way. It’s a easy beat to get, and that’s half the battle.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 5, 2008 7:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The only way I've gotten background downloading to work

Is by doing it outside of the game, through the Marketplace. Queue up 6 songs and just enter the game

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 9:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can't find the birthday theme

but here’s a Ramblin’ Rod smile contest.

I have no further support questions because Faux is awesome. I would recommend asking him your sophisticated Excel questions.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 7:40 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

That's what I was thinking of. I can't see the video, but just the correct naming brings back memories.

Did you get my explanation? I get sort of rambly (and use lots of ellipsi) when I’m trying to map things out to people via text based mediums.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 5, 2008 7:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

For reasons I cannot go into here

i was rather pleasantly intoxicated last night so I didn’t really look at it in any depth. I’ll take a look at it this morning and let you know how much it makes my head hurt.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 7:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, ok. I just want to make sure it works before I wipe the spreadsheet.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 5, 2008 7:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just ran it and it works like a charm

thanks again.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 8:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

and indebted.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 8:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I read this as "inebriated"

and thought “lucky guy…”

by seattlebruin on Nov 5, 2008 8:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I disagree.

I’m just smart enough to get by.

I used to be smart.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 5, 2008 8:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This week's xkcd alt text might be the most awesome thing ever.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 5, 2008 9:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Because I started this whole mess...

RB2 Song: Alive by Pearl Jam – Hands down the funnest song to learn hammers and rolloffs from.

RB2 Insturment: Guitar, because I can’t play the stupid drums or sing, and I haven’t had a chance to plug in my bass.

Question: What’s a good way of getting blood stains out of trunk liner material? (Stupid cheap tarps)

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 5, 2008 7:52 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Alive is great fun!

Other favorite songs: Alex Chilton, American Woman, Any Way You Want It, Carry On Wayward Son, Chop Suey, Feel the Pain, I Was Wrong, Lazy Eye, Livin’ On a Prayer, Lump, Master Exploder, Ramblin’ Man, Round and Round, Spirit in the Sky, Spoonman, Today, White Wedding.

So, yeah, pretty much the whole set list. The only song that I really and truly don’t like is fucking “Tangled Up in Blue”. The vocals are impossible, and the drums and guitar are repetitive and boring.

by Phildopip on Nov 5, 2008 7:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think So What'cha Want has no place in the game

I started out playing through on guitar since I need to spend a lifetime little more time in the drum trainer. That was the most boring thing I’ve ever had to do in a videogame

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 10:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No. NFL network requires an ADDITIONAL charge from cable companies for the games.

I still get the NFL network, but thursday nights they just show some random NFL Films stuff with a crawl at the top of the screen saying “Tell your cable company to pay us!” or something to that effect.

Still not a premium channel here, but it’s a hobbled channel; like if Cinemax ran news programs instead of their softcore movies.

by marc w on Nov 5, 2008 9:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll be a monkey's uncle

I’m looking forward to the MLB network making games impossible to watch

by JI on Nov 5, 2008 9:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

MLBAM is damn good at what they do

and you can be sure that they won’t make the same stupid mistakes as the NFL Network seems to be making. There’s too much at stake for them, and since MLBAM already makes MLB.tv the best package deal in sports, I would think they’d be reeeeeeeeally careful about messing with their televised product.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 9:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, and I think the fact that basically no one's caved to NFL Network's demands

will make MLB reluctant to go the extortion route. The NFL gambled and so far it hasn’t paid off; they’ve just made even more fans angry – first the DirecTV thing for Sunday Ticket and now this weird situation where the Thursday night games are seen by something like 9% of cable subscribers….

by marc w on Nov 5, 2008 9:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

People are so used to seeing 160+ games in their local market

that I think if MLBAM did anything to restrict someone’s ability to that much baseball there would be riots. I see MLB Network as the first step towards revising/eliminating baseball’s stupid blackout rules, and I can’t wait.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 10:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

On top of that,

I don’t think MLB has the pull that the NFL does. The fan base isn’t as rabid to see every game, what with there being 14 games a day and a few thousand games a year.

by Teej on Nov 5, 2008 10:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This confused me too

When my wife is in Cincinnati in a few weeks, we were planning on driving up to Pittsburgh for the Bengals/Steelers game (long story involving my non-football-loving wife having a crush on a huge Bengals fan when she was in the 5th grade and thus still harboring a soft spot for the Bengals), until we discovered that the game is in fact on a Thursday. Is this a new thing?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 8:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

After about week eight, the NFL Network takes one game a week and shows it on Thursday night as a national game

they typically pick the second or third best game of the week as to incite viewers to lobby their Congressmen to get the NFL Network on basic cable (not likely), but they don’t pick the best game because that would just piss everyone off (and most of the time either Sunday Night Football or Monday Night Football has the rights anyway).

by seattlebruin on Nov 5, 2008 8:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In my experience

most of the Thursday night games are terrible because everyone looks fatigued

by JI on Nov 5, 2008 8:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is probably true

but usually they look good on paper

by seattlebruin on Nov 5, 2008 8:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm going out there for a weekend

I’ve never seen Cincinnati – It may not be the most thrilling place in the world, but I’ve never been and I’m kinda looking forward to checking it out. I was very pleasantly surprised by both Cleveland and Pittsburgh, I see no reason Cincinnati can’t be fun for a weekend.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 8:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

From what I've been told, it's actually a cool place for a weekend.

Try the Christian Moerlein beers; I’ve only ever had the lager and I’m curious about the Winter Warmer/Oktoberfest/whatever else.

by marc w on Nov 5, 2008 9:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I will indeed, thanks for the lead

MY NAME IS LOOKOUT LANDING. ME LIKE BEER.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 9:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

At least Bryant Gumbel resigned.

So maybe the games will be called by someone who knows what football is.

by Teej on Nov 5, 2008 8:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Asking LLers a question

I’ve booked a reservation for Canlis this Saturday. I haven’t been there in forever. Is there anything I should know about? Anything I ought to try?

by katal on Nov 5, 2008 8:43 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Wear a jacket and tie.

Canlis is one of the few places in Seattle where it’s required. The Canlis Salad is awesome. The view is amazing.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 8:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll try the salad!

I’ve already picked out a shirt/tie/jacket combination, and I e-mailed the restaurant earlier today, asking about what table I have (something I wish I had done a while ago). I’m proposing to your cousin that evening, so I’m trying to make everything perfect.

by katal on Nov 5, 2008 8:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good luck man

Let me now how it goes!

by Robert on Nov 5, 2008 8:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks

I definitely will.

by katal on Nov 5, 2008 8:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's awesome - congrats!

hopefully she doesn’t read this….hahaha.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 8:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nah

She checks LL, but the off-topic threads should be safe.

by katal on Nov 5, 2008 8:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, and when you hear back from Canlis

mention that you’re proposing – that might shake a better table out of them. They love events like that.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 9:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Do they? Cool!

I had asked in the same e-mail how they feel about it, and had outlined my plan. Right on.

by katal on Nov 5, 2008 9:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thaanks

I’m excited that you + RC will be at whatever it is everyone here decides to do during Thanksgiving weekend. We usually do LL events, and she’s almost always the only girl there.

by katal on Nov 5, 2008 9:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Now I'm annoyed I'll probably not meet up with the LL'ers that weekend

I need to meet my cousin, dammit!

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 9:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought you were going to be up here that weekend?

I saw that you’re going to the Green River show, although I doubt I could convince her to see them again.
If you do end up with some extra time that weekend, let me know. We can all grab a lunch or something.

by katal on Nov 5, 2008 9:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Cool, man!

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 5, 2008 9:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hang out in the bothroom all night.

That is where I met Edgar and Carmelo Martinez.

by Sec 108 on Nov 5, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Never been there...

…but you totally have to wear these.

:-)

Congrats to you and the (hopefully) future Mrs.!

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 5, 2008 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

BOTD...

Bacon Doughnuts!

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 5, 2008 9:14 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Oh that sounds good!

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 5, 2008 9:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It is. It's beautiful in its simplicity.

Take a normal maple bar. Lay a single strip of bacon on top of it. That’s all they do, and it’s FANTASTIC.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 9:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Their beauty is in their bizarreness

I don’t love everything they do, but that bacon maple bar is truly amazing. Some of their other stuff is a bit odd for my taste, but I love the fact that they take seemingly random things and see if they taste good as doughnuts.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 9:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh.

Emm.
Geeeeeeee.

Bacon + Donuts = death to PositivePaul…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 5, 2008 1:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So my department is being treated to a movie today at lunch

I guess there was some huge project that they finished about a month before I got here, and the department that we did the project for is taking all of us, including me who wasn’t even there, to a movie to thank us. It’s The Bucket List, which….meh, but still it’s nice that they’re doing that and it gets me out of work for a couple hours.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 9:14 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

The Bucket List was a wonderful idea in theory

In practice, not so much.

Although in one of his recent columns, Bill Simmons’ wife wrote in the sidebar about her bucket list idea for their aging dog. That, I felt, was brilliant.

by katal on Nov 5, 2008 9:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it seems sorta cringeworthy

and it’s not something I’d choose to see in the theater, but free movies are good.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 9:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't know but I like the free movie idea

this is a nice change of pace. When there’s free food, people circle like ravenous carrion, grab what they want, and go back to their desks; this’ll get everyone out of the office for a bit.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 9:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm a big believer in rewards that both require effort and provide a reward

In the corporate world, it’s so common to just order a bunch of t-shirts or a Subway party sub and call that a “reward”. I’ve always thought that any sort of project recognition should cost the giver a tangible amount (don’t order a gross of commemorative pens at wholesale cost through your office supply vendor, take everyone you want to reward out to a movie or something) and should be something that makes the recipient feel like some thought was put into the gift being given (oh joy, another logo pen….aaaaaand into the desk it goes, never to be seen again).

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 9:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I actually work for an incentive company.

Companies will give you points to get stuff from us (electroncs, etc.).

I still like the “go on a trip” method better. My last company did a paintball day, and that was the best time ever.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Nov 5, 2008 9:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd much rather do a paintball day once every year or so

than get another coffee mug.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 9:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like time off as a reward.

I dislike forced interactions with co-workers because co-workers generally suck.

by Matthew on Nov 5, 2008 11:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

Forced fun is the worst.

by royalcurve on Nov 5, 2008 11:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anybody have an awesome favorite sandwich I can steal inspiration from?

I hacked down my tomato plants last night (long overdue, really) so today I’m mourning the fact that I won’t be able to have a decent BLT for a long time. My favorite of the season was a soft shell crab (cooked in a 1/4 inch of olive oil over low heat with scads of slivered garlic and red pepper flakes), salt and peppered heirloom tomato slices (I think they were Purple Calabash, for any heirloom tomato lovers out there), thick slices of bacon, some speckled romaine wilted a tad in bacon grease, fresh mayo spiked with some white wine/tarragon mustard on ciabata. ‘Twas heaven and I miss it, so if you’ve got a sandwich obsession, I’d like to hear about it.

by Hit By Pitch Brewing Company on Nov 5, 2008 10:09 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Not going to get any good input from me

My favorite sandwich has always been Ham, Turkey, and Lettuce on Wheat Bread. That’s it, no condiments, cheese, or anything else. Simple, healthy, and very tasty

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bacon Basil Tomato Sandwich.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 5, 2008 10:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You rule.

This sandwich looks delicious.

by Phildopip on Nov 5, 2008 10:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought so at first, but now I'm thinking it's mayo.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 5, 2008 10:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

BOOOO!

Go w/mozzarella and it’s a beautiful caprese sandwich. But with bacon!

I’m going to try this….

by marc w on Nov 5, 2008 10:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Actually...

Preparation

Split a piece (about 3 1/2 by 5 in.) of ciabatta bread (or a crusty roll) in half lengthwise. Toast lightly. Spread cut sides generously with mayonnaise. Cover bottom half with 4 to 6 large fresh basil leaves and a thick layer of 4 to 6 slices firm-ripe Sunset’s Red Horizon or similar large tomatoes. Sprinkle with salt and fresh-ground pepper to taste. Top with 2 slices crisp-cooked bacon. Cap with top half of ciabatta (or top half of roll).

Link

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 5, 2008 10:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But I agree with the mozzarella.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 5, 2008 10:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

True!

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 5, 2008 10:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am a sandwich obsessive.

Unfortunately I don’t have the time at the moment to outline my favorites. But I will get to it in a few hours. I had to chime in now though because i LOVE the Purple Calabash.

by royalcurve on Nov 5, 2008 10:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah,

This was the first year for my trying to grow tomatoes and I over did it a bit. I had 6 differant plants jammed into a roughly 4×12 area. They grew together into a tangled gnarly mess. The purple calabash were certainly my favorite. I saved seeds from a dozen differant varieties this summer and I fear I’m going to go nuts trying to choose which to plant next year.

by Hit By Pitch Brewing Company on Nov 5, 2008 10:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've done tomatoes every year for about 10 years, and I always do heirlooms only.

Sometimes I grow from seed, sometimes starter plants… one year I had 45 plants. I am the crazy tomato lady.

by royalcurve on Nov 5, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hear you.

Funny thing is, I spent my first 30 years thinking that I hated tomatoes. I ended up talking to a guy I know at my farmers market who runs a small organic farm and I found myself eating these little golden grape tomatoes like candy. I had no idea what they were until he told me…I thought they were some kind of pitless plum or something. Since then I’ve spent the last few years trying to eat as many varieties as I can find in the small window allowed. I still think grocery store tomatoes a frigging horrible though.

by Hit By Pitch Brewing Company on Nov 5, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nothing like home grown.

We struggled with out tomato crop this year for some reason. At first it was too hot, then we lost a bunch to hard rain and hail.

I think next year I’m going to build a “greenhouse” type structure to protect them.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 5, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I struggled with mine a bit this year too, but only a bit. I did half container half in ground.

I could talk about tomatoes all day. Good thing I have one or two other things to do today.

by royalcurve on Nov 5, 2008 11:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And I'll send my wife over to join in the convo...

One of the suckiest things about moving this summer is that we avoided having a garden. I LOVE me some fresh tomatoes. Didn’t have but a handful of cherry toms that I bummed off a friend whose garden I was photographing…

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by PositivePaul on Nov 5, 2008 1:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 5, 2008 10:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Romaine.

If I’m going to eat a vegetable, it needs to actually be a vegetable.

by Teej on Nov 5, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There is little worse than going to (a somewhat) nice restaurant and receiving an iceberg lettuce salad.

Sad how often this happens.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 5, 2008 10:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Try ordering a caesar salad in North Dakota

and let your mind boggle at the plate full of iceberg lettuce and olives you receive.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 10:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What in the hell is wrong with people?

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 5, 2008 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

North Dakota's a meat state

salad’s just something to fill the gaps.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Like midwest Canada.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 5, 2008 10:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have to say I'm a fan of the portabella sandwich.

I like it topped with sauteed red peppers and red onions, and with a bit of red oak lettuce. I just make a bit of garlic mayo and spread it on ciabata.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Nov 5, 2008 10:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Funny portabella memory

The first time I tried a portabella sandwich was in the early ’90’s at some upscale kind of lunch counter in NYC. I was minding my own buisness looking at the menu when a guy sits down beside me and right away orders the portabella with roasted red peppers and balsamic dressed greens. I looked up and it’s David Byrne. I had what he was havin’.

by Hit By Pitch Brewing Company on Nov 5, 2008 10:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have two go-to sandwiches that I make

Both are pretty simple, but are immeasurably enjoyable.

Sandwich A:
pastrami + dijon + garlic spread + onions + baked at 350 until crisp
It isn’t anything terribly complicated, but it’s easy and wonderful.

Tuna Fish Surprise:
Tuna fish from a can (it doesn’t have to be anything too great. Chicken of the Sea is fine) mixed with relish, dijon mustard, either garlic salt or garlic powder, olive oil, salt, and pepper. It’s a wonderful alternative to the classic variations of the tuna fish sandwich. Chopped-up apples also taste good mixed in, if you want to try that.

by katal on Nov 5, 2008 10:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

grapes! Good call

I’ll try that.
Curry powder also sounds like a fine addition.
Can’t wait for lunch today.

by katal on Nov 5, 2008 10:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's kind of amazing how many things curry powder improves

My wife always makes a butternut squash soup each winter – she likes it fairly simple (what I call "bland") with just a drizzle of cream on top. I add the curry powder, and marvel at the winter-y goodness of it all.

by marc w on Nov 5, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

For reasons I don't know, I have always hated curry. And I love spicy foods.

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by kevin_ess on Nov 5, 2008 10:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You realize you just identified your food-krptonite to your nemesis, right?

I can’t imagine hating curry – probably my favorite food group. Thai, Indian, whatever. Love ’em.

Ok, Ok, my food nemesis? Mayo. That’s part of the reason why I’m so insistent the sandwich above MUST contain mozzarella instead (besides, it just makes way more sense).

by marc w on Nov 5, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dammit. There's going to be curry powder in an envelope in my mailbox, isn't there?

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by kevin_ess on Nov 5, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The most delicious terrorist attack ever

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's mutually-assured destruction, though.

I simply wouldn’t survive a mayo-based attack. I know, he knows it, the American people know it.

Detente it is.

by marc w on Nov 5, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd be the same

I have not intentionally ingested mayonnaise in several years, and I’m pretty sure I’ve not even unintentionally ingested it. Again, with the exception of chipotle mayo because it does not taste of mayo, thus making it acceptable

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mayonnaise is GROSS

I cannot stand it, at least in it’s native state. Chipotle mayo is acceptable, depending on the application, but plain ol’ white mayonnaise will instantly make me not eat something

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You are my true nemesis. I love mayonaise. Love it.

Funny – isn’t weird how most nemesi(?) actually like one another, but stand firmly on either side of something?

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by kevin_ess on Nov 5, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mrs. ess puts ranch on everything.

So gross. She even dips her pizza in it.

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by kevin_ess on Nov 5, 2008 10:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My fiancee does that!

I almost gagged when she started to do it. I couldn’t believe it. WTF?

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Jeanuts does that as well.

I prefer my pizza straight.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 5, 2008 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Even then, I still think it's wrong

Just makes no sense to me

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bleu cheese is >>>> life

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 5, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not a big fan of it myself.

But I respect your right to consume it.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 5, 2008 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't get the ranch/buffalo chicken thing either.

Why dip something that’s already coated in a superior sauce?

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by kevin_ess on Nov 5, 2008 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly

It’s supposed to be hot. Ranch defeats the purpose of that heat. Don’t eat it if you can’t handle it.

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

See above

Makes me mad

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

seconded

get the mild wings if you don’t like the sting.

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by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

But not everyone feels that way, which is how blue cheese and celery got started in the first place.

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by Thingray on Nov 5, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But what's the point of the wings if people use something else to negate the heat?

I just don’t understand it. It’s like buying a million dollar sports car, and never driving more than 25 miles per hour because going fast scares you

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You're obviously a communist then

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 11:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fair enough

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm really not big on condiments.

Ketchup and barbecue sauce are basically the only 2 things that get on my burgers/chicken sandwiches at restaurants, unless there is a special hot sauce that goes with them (chipotle, buffalo, etc.)

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love condiments.

Ranch, ketchup, BBQ, sirachi, the syrup left over from a jar of pears….

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 5, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm a ketchup junkie.

Really, I’m just a tomato junkie.

by Phildopip on Nov 5, 2008 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes to this

I use ketchup pretty liberally when I find use for it

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hate ranch

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 5, 2008 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I tend to feel this way as well

Other than dipping veggies in it, I’m off

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Absolutely not

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 5, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

how meta

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by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Kick

Ass.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 5, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have no idea why

but your comment prompted me to go out and find this commercial.

by Phildopip on Nov 5, 2008 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That ad always frightened me.

And I can’t figure out why you thought of it either!

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 5, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

*isn't IT weird

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by kevin_ess on Nov 5, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is incorrect

Put mayonnaise on almost anything and it is automatically delicious

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 5, 2008 10:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is a false statement and, as such, I do not concur

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

For me...

….it depends on the mayo. I’m very, very picky about my mayo. Best Foods — the low-cal/low-fat variety in the light blue container – is about it for me. But I have to have it on my sandwiches.

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by PositivePaul on Nov 5, 2008 1:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Noooo

No Low cal/Low Fat in mayonnaise!! I agree with Best Foods though

AKA Thingray's Fiancee (not a Midget)

by Jeanuts on Nov 5, 2008 1:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can only eat light mayonnaise at home.

If I’m eating out my tolerance for decadence gets kicked up a notch, but at home regular mayo grosses me out.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Nov 5, 2008 1:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mmmmmm...

I’m thinking that hot pastami might be my go to thing for a bit.

by Hit By Pitch Brewing Company on Nov 5, 2008 11:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

THCP sanwich.

Turkey, ham, cheddar, provo, bacon, lettuce, tomato, on either wheat or sourdough.

TO DIE FOR.

by Phildopip on Nov 5, 2008 10:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, and mayo.

Though if you substitute a chipotle mayo for regular mayo, it’s also quite good.

by Phildopip on Nov 5, 2008 10:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Two words

Ham. Salad.

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 5, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

the shame of my failure returns.

I tried to find some, I really did.

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by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

don't worry

I spent weeks trying to find it up in Seattle too and never did

This by the way is reason #2 for moving to Missouri is I’ll finally be able to enjoy a delicious ham salad sandwich again

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 5, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"Why'd you move to Missouri?"

“Sandwich”.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 5, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Steak 'n Shake too

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 5, 2008 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have no idea what that is.

I still think responding with a simple “sandwich” is better though.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 5, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

:O

http://steaknshake.com/default-home.asp

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 5, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Most underrated Denny's style restaurant ever

They were quickly making their way west until a few years ago, now they’re on pace to hit Seattle in roughly 2050

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 5, 2008 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wish we had more restaurants up here.

I’m so sick of Jack in the Box, BK, McD’s, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, KFC.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 5, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

We don’t have any delicious regional fast food places around here- Dick’s is too small of a chain

I love going to Eastern Washington to get me some Zip’s

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 5, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There used to be a Zip's just north of Ballard, wasn't there?

With the car on the roof? But yeah, we don’t have nearly enough regional chains. Try to find an Ivars nowadays, that’s about the only one I can think of.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 5, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Kid Valley too.

Although I’ve never really care for their food.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 5, 2008 11:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They've got a Firehouse Club chicken sandwich there

Grilled chicken and Jalapeno Bacon, as well as lettuce and tomato. Mayo, too, but I always leave that part off. It’s really really good, and the Jalapeno Bacon makes the sandwich

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Huh, I might have to try that one.

There’s a Kidd Valley not too far south from my work. I couldn’t go there daily, but I could venture that far for lunch occasionally.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 5, 2008 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You work in Shoreline, right?

The Kidd Valley is basically next door to my work, so I eat it sorta often. At least it makes for something different compared to the other fast food

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 11:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Right next to Ballard High, yeah

I think it’s still there.

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by pdb on Nov 5, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Haven't been down there in ages.

I wasn’t sure if it was torn down to make room for more condos.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 5, 2008 11:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes

And as I’ve said before, my local choices are even more slim than that. It’s boring

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 5, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

From work I have JITB, KFC/A&W and Arby's.

Used to be a Taco Time up the road, but they closed for remodeling, then tore the entire building down. Nothing’s happened since.

Also used to be a BK up the street, but they tore that down and put in a Discount Tire (not nearly as edible).

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 5, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like a drastic remodel on the Taco Time

Same thing basically down on my stretch of Aurora, though I don’t have an Arby’s super close

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