Pointless Announcements
Oh! And Gabe just walked by on his way to bed and said
"You make really good pies."
And at the work party everyone seemed to be trying to figure out who brought that steaming hot apple pie.
You have to be really selective about the apples you use.
These ones I used two thirds honey crisp and a third fuji.
Layer of honey crisp, pats of butter, cinnamon, little sprinkle of ginger, brown sugar put on by hand until it looks just right. Next layer the same, but with fuji apples. Last layer a mixture of both apples.
bake bake bake
crisp topping, third of a cup of butter, enough brown sugar tho really get a good cream going and then blend in cinnamon and just enough flour to make it that crumbly pea consistency. This part must all be worked by hand, by finger tips. Spread it all out on top, bake bake bake till a beautiful crumbly crust of candied sugar has covered it all.
don't forget the love.
It was really nice. The judge even asked the children if they would like to sign the certificate, under the official witnesses signatures, and they went forward and did (even the baby made a scribble I think)
The particular judge has known my friend since she was a very little girl and a ward of the state, as the judge that presided over her then, and then again when she was a teenage delinquent getting herself in trouble, and when she was a young adult and had her own difficulties with drugs and having her children removed from her until she could get her act together.
I think it was special for the judge too, to see her a fully adult woman now and to preside over something so important that was not a negative in her life.
It was sad too, after the ceremony when we were all talking the judge asked about her former husband, and she had to tell her that he was passed on five years ago of an overdose.
Over all it was a pretty meaningful day.
These ones I used two thirds honey crisp and a third fuji.
Layer of honey crisp, pats of butter, cinnamon, little sprinkle of ginger, brown sugar put on by hand until it looks just right. Next layer the same, but with fuji apples. Last layer a mixture of both apples.
bake bake bake
crisp topping, third of a cup of butter, enough brown sugar tho really get a good cream going and then blend in cinnamon and just enough flour to make it that crumbly pea consistency. This part must all be worked by hand, by finger tips. Spread it all out on top, bake bake bake till a beautiful crumbly crust of candied sugar has covered it all.
don't forget the love.
WANT.
Will Give You Someday.
I WANT TOO!
You're really awesome, Amber. I'm really glad I know you.
You are really awesome too and someday I Will Give You Pie too!
the other thing, about my friends wedding, they were both dressed in their everyday clothing, spiffed up a bit, brushed and combed and earrings and stuff, but basically how they look everyday.
I have always loved a fairy tale wedding, but also love when a couple chooses to do it that way too.
It is like "This is me, everyday. Who you will wake up to and who I will wake up to and how we will be day in and day out. This is who you are promising to, and this is who I am promising to. This is just Us."
...I think I might be a little high off of this today.
Like I said before, I am still nervous for her, but it really was all so wonderful and I am going to choose to believe the best for her and the children. And, she is the friend with no family so her friends are her family, which means her husband is now my family.
That wedding sounds awesome!
I woke up with a headache today and stayed in bed till 9.30. Still hurts, but tomorrow I'm going shopping for gifts for myself and my friends, so YAY! I hope I find jeans and a nice sweater.
That wedding sounds really nice, and I'm glad it gave you good feelings, Amber. You deserve a good healthy dose of warm fuzzies!
PA: Why are teenagers so dumb about some things? It's 34 degrees outside and Giancarlo still has a bit of that seal-bark cough going on, and when I remind him to wear his jacket he glares at me like GOD YOU ARE SUCH A DRAG UGH.
Amber, that wedding does sound nice. I like them quaint with no Drama. Mine on the other hand had some issues, namely a meth-head uncle and his annoying junkie GF showing up at the last minute unannounced with complaints about the wedding dinner plans. Me trying to be accommodating at the time(never again!) I ended up not even eating with the rest of the wedding party cause those 2. That and the preacher pissed me off. We specifically told him to make it short and sweet and that we are not religious at all. So what did he do? Took the opportunity to praise Jesus and do a 20 minute prayer. We were rolling our eyes at each other the whole time.... Sorry ranted a bit there.
“The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
Did you marry in a church or not?
We got married in a Presbyterian church and met with the pastor several weeks prior to pick out/customize our vows and the content of the whole ceremony (the kids got to stand up and say a couple things and light the unity candle with us...it was awesome). We had a full rehearsal the evening before the wedding, too, so we knew ahead of time everything that was going to be said and how the ceremony would be structured. I can't imagine a reason a pastor would veer from that if it's all arranged before hand.
I had a really really lovely day. Nerveracking, but lovely.
I'm sure they don't realize it's bothering you. If you let them know and asked them to try and turn it off I'm sure they would. Or, if they are decent human beings they would.
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
These ones I used two thirds honey crisp and a third fuji.
Layer of honey crisp, pats of butter, cinnamon, little sprinkle of ginger, brown sugar put on by hand until it looks just right. Next layer the same, but with fuji apples. Last layer a mixture of both apples.
bake bake bake
crisp topping, third of a cup of butter, enough brown sugar tho really get a good cream going and then blend in cinnamon and just enough flour to make it that crumbly pea consistency. This part must all be worked by hand, by finger tips. Spread it all out on top, bake bake bake till a beautiful crumbly crust of candied sugar has covered it all.
don't forget the love.
Drool, drool, drool.
Also, that wedding sounds so nice.
I always say that I'll go put my glasses on, after I read something completely wrong. But, I never do.
We got married on a Chapel in a casino in Vegas. However it was a nice casino and we got a 1250 sqft room for the weekend and a Limo as a part of the package deal. It was called The Aladdin back then. The rooms were pretty nice.
“The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
I had a really really lovely day. Nerveracking, but lovely.
I'm sure they don't realize it's bothering you. If you let them know and asked them to try and turn it off I'm sure they would. Or, if they are decent human beings they would.
They are very nice quiet ladies. I need to remember to mention it when one of them is in the yard one day, because knocking on their door at midnight about it probably isn't a good plan.
I had a really really lovely day. Nerveracking, but lovely.
I'm sure they don't realize it's bothering you. If you let them know and asked them to try and turn it off I'm sure they would. Or, if they are decent human beings they would.
They are very nice quiet ladies. I need to remember to mention it when one of them is in the yard one day, because knocking on their door at midnight about it probably isn't a good plan.
No, probably not.
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
I'm off to bed, tomorrow I'm seeing Santa!*
*family idiolect that means buying gifts
I got a Christmas card from Amber! Yay Christmas!!!
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
I keep finding more things to buy, but I've made myself stop.
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Yay!
I wrote yours last. I was sitting there after I was all finished and it just seemed like someone was missing but everyone on the list was checked off.
Finally you came to mind and then i had to search for your address.
I need a drink.
or six.
I'mma have an even dozen.
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No drinks for me. 
We're off to the in laws for the night.
I could use some drinks. Still having that awkward conversation about semen.
"We're developing a new citizenry. One that will be very selective about cereals and automobiles, but won't be able to think."
— Rod Serling
"Chuck calls Noah fortnightly on his bakelite rotary phone and gives him publisher's insider information and stock tips."- Tuffy
yay drinks
all the drinks
allthe drinks
all thedrinks
allthedrinks
owdadrks
dhsfizk
where's ma drink?
found it
Last night I had a bottle of wine. Tonight I want to have another bottle of wine.
Tomorrow I am going to shop maybe.
Right now I am pissy.
As usual.
I relize I am pissy at work, but love people outside of this place. Love random naps. Long useless showers and I am a cat.
As your attorney, my advise to you is to start drinking heavily(er).-Tuffy
Right now I have Jubelale, I must get some PBR before I cannot drive from dinking all of all this Jubelale.
I'm so happy I can buy ALL THE PRESENTS now!
"We're developing a new citizenry. One that will be very selective about cereals and automobiles, but won't be able to think."
— Rod Serling
"Chuck calls Noah fortnightly on his bakelite rotary phone and gives him publisher's insider information and stock tips."- Tuffy
unosandmonkey is online and looking at Irina's profile, who are you unosandmonkey?
!
No doubt.
Irina has had enough of this sort of nonsense.
Show yourself, speak, write.
Or depart and begone and make no more eyes at our beautiful girl.
Nice Christmas party tonight. I entertained many with the story of last night.
Si vis pacem, para bellum
He/she joined in 2011 though so it's probably no one from nowadays.
Well, I scrubbed scrubbed scrubbed the heck out of my livingroom, bathroom and kitchen. And did all the laundry.
Music and beer too. Family safe in their beds so I was not alone as I did so. Just before four am, now.
I think cleaning everything and then going to sleep is so much better a way to live than waking up and being expected to clean up everyones everything just to have them muss it up again before bed. Always thought this, always said this.
(tough I would think it would be nicer if this could be accomplished without it being four before it was finished)
(Not to mean everything was that yucky, just, I wasn't going non stop with the cleaning)
Goodnight you all. 
I got everything for Christmas for myself and my girl friends. I didn't find jeans, but I bought a million other things and I'm happy and I'm gonna have some mulled wine and read.
This is my last weekend in cali before i leave. we went out for a couple drinks and im tipsy and feel old because we were lame. Cant wait for hawaii. three more days...two actually.
You know how rappers do that thing before some of their songs where they have a theatrical skit of a car creeping up and a guy says, "There he go. There he go. Dat nigga Wamby dat's HIM GET HIM! WHAT UP, WAMBY??!"
(BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM)
(Car screeches off)
And then Wamby starts rapping about how people want to kill him.
Why aren't those at the end of the song? Wamby just got up and started rapping with a dozen bullets in him. I mean, I'm glad he's okay, but...didn't he learn?
There should be a rap album where that happens at the end of Disc 1, and then Disc 2 begins with him in a church, repenting and giving up the crime life and all that, and then, out of nowhere, the whole album is God gospel songs and church music. People would wonder if it's real or if Wamby's trolling, because he would be so passionate. It's sisxteen songs of him like, "OOOOOH I USED TA BUUUURRRNN!!!! OOOOHOOOOO LAWD I USED TO BURN!!!!" And the choir ladies behind him go, "HE USED TO BURN! LAWDY LAWD HE USED TO BURRRRN!!"
People would buy it and like it ironically as a joke, unsure of his sincerity. TMZ shows Father Wamby walking around in a robe or whatever. We would just think he's crazy.
Who is Wamby? And,
Is Ritt a black dude from England? Because that's what I'm getting from that verbage.
Is Ritt a black dude from England? Because that's what I'm getting from that verbage.
Hahaaha, love it. We don't know about Ritt, he's a man of mystery.
Is Ritt a black dude from England? Because that's what I'm getting from that verbage.
Congratulations. I do believe you are the first new person to have so quickly guessed this about Ritt without him simply saying so.
heh
Whaaaa?!
Really? I thought Ritt was a blonde chick from Cali.
hahahahhaha!!!
wow.
I repeat,
heh
Ritt is actually a cat with a keyboard. A black one (cat...I'm not sure what color the keyboard is).
Not really though because he has pictures here that show he is clearly a Caucasianish thing.
My nest door neighbors often leave their back porch light on and it lights up my entire bedroom. Sucks, can't sleep when they do that at all.
I had a really really lovely day. Nerveracking, but lovely.