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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: asdf2231 on December 22, 2008, 08:13:04 PM
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Man ALIVE!
I went into town to do some Christmas shopping for the mancub at Toys R Us and I swear I have NEVER seen traffic like that before in all my life.
There was about a half mile back up in the feeder roads around the mall while people tried to find spots in the parking lots.
The toy store was not so crowded but the actual mall looked like the last 15 minutes of Dawn of The Dead. :p
I have a couple of stocking stuffers to get for my wife and I need to go to the butchers shop tomorrow to get some steak and lobster for Christmas Eve and to puck up the Ham for the big day (Plus a half a rack of unsliced smoked bacon. Yuuuuuuum!) but I am essentially done.
My wife started shopping for me at 5pm tonight. :whatever:
I thought you women LIVED for this stuff! I have been squirreling away gifts for the last 3 months and she waits till 3 days before Christmas. I swear she has guy genes in her system some where.
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Oh, traffic by the mall here has been horrible! I avoid it like the plague.
I did some shopping at a Target near work (while I was "at the bank") and thought I got the last of the things I needed then after I left realized I still haven't gotten anything for my baby nephew. :thatsright:
Plus, I want to get some of those Naughty Kisses that BEG posted about. :evillaugh:
I've been pretty melancholy today and am enjoying a beer hoping it'll pass.
You know, my parents never really did stocking stuffers. My mom did one year, but that's all I can remember. They were mostly for decoration.
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I've gotten a few small gifts for my immediate family, but that's it, given my tiny budget this year. :( My shopping's been done and over with the past couple of weeks.
I'm doing laundry tonight for my trip to Jacksonville for Christmas. I can't wait to see the look on my cousin's face when she sees the fancy new camera she got from her dad and grandma. She's SUCH a shutterbug, and is quite good at it, for a 13 year old.
I'd be watching my tv right now, but until my mom sends the extra power strip, I can't multitask. :( Laptop has to stay plugged into the wall for now.
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I've been pretty melancholy today and am enjoying a beer hoping it'll pass.
You know, my parents never really did stocking stuffers. My mom did one year, but that's all I can remember. They were mostly for decoration.
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Be of good cheer! It's the silly season. :cheersmate:
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(http://www.vedamea.com/photos/meloncollie.jpg)
Be of good cheer! It's the silly season. :cheersmate:
Don't make me post my minnow paws.
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(http://www.vedamea.com/photos/meloncollie.jpg)
Be of good cheer! It's the silly season. :cheersmate:
LOL!
I don't want to be a downer, but I've been "blue" since Saturday. Plus, now I'm upset with someone else, and really it's irrational to be upset with that friend at all. I know I'm just projecting my overall shitty mood onto him. :(
This should end by Wednesday when I tuck into a meal of seafood gumbo. :hyper:
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Don't make me post my minnow paws.
Oh dear God please do! :-)
I'll make a copy for my wife.
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LOL!
I don't want to be a downer, but I've been "blue" since Saturday. Plus, now I'm upset with someone else, and really it's irrational to be upset with that friend at all. I know I'm just projecting my overall shitty mood onto him. :(
This should end by Wednesday when I tuck into a meal of seafood gumbo. :hyper:
If you are having boy problems just always remember that YOU are the prize and if they don't get that they ain't worth the effort.
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If you are having boy problems just always remember that YOU are the prize and if they don't get that they ain't worth the effort.
The overall blueness has nothing to do with a boy, but I've taken it all out on a boy. Just like a woman should always do! LOL!!!
And really seafood gumbo & potato salad on Wednesday! :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:
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I have just a little more shopping to do but I skipped today and was pretty much a vegetable. :yawn:
I'll brave the crowds tomorrow but not the malls. I think I can get the last of my needs at the bookstore and the K-Roger.
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i picked up some chocolate candy canes today. They are tasty!
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i picked up some chocolate candy canes today. They are tasty!
Is it like chocolate dipped candy canes or just chocolate shaped like candy canes?
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No, they're actual candy canes with stripes of chocolate in them. They're really good.
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No, they're actual candy canes with stripes of chocolate in them. They're really good.
Interesting.
Oh darn, I just remembered I have to do my Christmas cards tonight for my co-workers. :thatsright:
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No, they're actual candy canes with stripes of chocolate in them. They're really good.
I bought some of those to add to my gift bags. :-)
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I drive by this place every day going to/from work...
LINKY (http://fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081223/GJNEWS_01/712231310)
Going home yesterday afternoon and looking at the backup on Exit one of the Spaulding, I must say, as a person not easily swayed by locals complaints of traffic, having been born/raised and until recently lived in Southern California gridlock, I was impressed by the backup on the off-ramps and around the mall.
Good thing I don't have to worry about my shopping any longer.
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I drive by this place every day going to/from work...
LINKY (http://fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081223/GJNEWS_01/712231310)
Going home yesterday afternoon and looking at the backup on Exit one of the Spaulding, I must say, as a person not easily swayed by locals complaints of traffic, having been born/raised and until recently lived in Southern California gridlock, I was impressed by the backup on the off-ramps and around the mall.
Good thing I don't have to worry about my shopping any longer.
Sparky...you traded southern CA sunshine for NH winters? :o You must have reallllllly wanted to get away from the land of fruits and nuts....
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I JUST finished my last "Oh Heck" fill in Christmas shopping!!! :yahoo:
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Sparky...you traded southern CA sunshine for NH winters? :o You must have reallllllly wanted to get away from the land of fruits and nuts....
If you only knew.
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Man ALIVE!
I went into town to do some Christmas shopping for the mancub at Toys R Us and I swear I have NEVER seen traffic like that before in all my life.
There was about a half mile back up in the feeder roads around the mall while people tried to find spots in the parking lots.
Damn Bush economy!!!!! :-)
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Damn Bush economy!!!!! :-)
We went into Garland and Mesquite today. All three Walmarts we past had full parking lots and cars waiting to park. Traffic was unreal. It took us 45 minutes to travel 15 miles on Belt Line Rd, which runs through both suburbs. Unbelievable, really. Kroger's was crazy too.
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I left here this afternoon at 4.....went to Dollar Tree for less than 10 minutes and took me 20 minutes to drive 1 mile to the interstate. :censored:
Went to Sam's....it was packed, only had 2 in front of me in line when I went to check out.
Drove across the parking lot to finish grocery shopping at Walmart... :rotf:....dug in my purse to call home as it's almost 7. Took my wallet out, laid it on the console....and didn't realize I left it there until I went to pay for my groceries. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: God looks out for idiots...ran to the car and it was still there. :thatsright:
Headed down the pike to Kroger's to get what I couldn't find at Walmart. :censored:
Saw a Krystal's and decided I had to have a couple of chili cheese pups... :-) to help the trauma of shopping in Walmart with half the population of the western part of the county. (the other half were at the mall)
Since there was a Food Lion in the same parking lot, decided to run in there.....found bread flour (Walmart was out).....no frozen tart shells. Go to self checkout....do the cards, 1st bag of flour, stick my thumbnail through the second one. :censored: I just stuck the damn thing in a bag....
Go to Kro-goes...get the last 3 boxes of tart shells.....who's buying all these things? I did remember to buy my sweet of heart a Christmas card.
Driving home...I remembered the grape tomatoes that I forgot....
Oh yeah....and I'm out of "happy" pills....
Call home...it's now 8:35....told the other half I was going to the neighborhood grocer and stopping at CVS to get my Rx refilled.....
Drop off the Rx....go to the grocer...get my grape tomatoes, and some diet tonic and club soda...check out.
Stop at the liquor store...no Godiva dark chocolate liqueur. :censored: The twit tells me the white chocolate is the same... ::) ...he obviously knows nothing about chocolate.
Pick up a couple of bottles of Blackstone Merlot....after he tries to impress me with his wine knowledge. I don't drink wine, I don't need a lecture about sulfites in salad in a restaurant vs sulfites in wine. Hello....I know why I can't drink wine.... :banghead:
In walks 3 cops....looking for Santa Claus.
I am serious.
Apparently some guy was in the CVS further down the street trying to get drugs and was seen headed in the direction of the one where I have to go back to pick up my Rx. He was dressed as Santa Claus.
One cop then said it was a fat guy in a Santa suit.
They went outside...I paid for my alcohol....and the twit complains that the cops standing outside is bad for business and someone needs to go out there and tell them to move somewhere else.
Huh? a guy is being wanted by the cops and the liquor store twit is complaining about the cops being outside?
Then he says....."this neighborhood is full of strange people".
I live a half mile down the road! :hammer:
Jerk.
:-)
I leave and the officers are standing outside and I ask if I'm safe to go across the street to CVS...and one officer says he's walking over there to make sure it's safe. Nice guys. :cheersmate:
The other officer goes into the sports bar next door.
So....since they were so nice....I said...."oh. by the way....the guy inside the liquor store said y'all standing around out here are bad for business." :evillaugh:
As I was getting in my car....the third - very cute - officer turns around and walks into the liquor store.
I'm a redhead....not nice to mess with me when I've spent 4 1/2 hours in Christmas traffic, Walmart, and tracking down :censored: tart shells!!!! :fuelfire:
Went to CVS.....the police officer was in there....got my Rx and finally got home at 9:15.
I don't have to go out tomorrow.... :-)
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I got my world famous Charo Beans combined, partially cooked, and now in the rest mode. I've removed the lime halves. These things take two days to cook. I roasted my own peppers, onions, and garlic. I sacrificed one beer. By Christmas Day's Mexican Fiesta Dinner, they ought to be able to walk by themselves.
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I got my world famous Charo Beans combined, partially cooked, and now in the rest mode. I've removed the lime halves. These things take two days to cook. I roasted my own peppers, onions, and garlic. I sacrificed one beer. By Christmas Day's Mexican Fiesta Dinner, they ought to be able to walk by themselves.
If you're willing to part with your bean recipe PM me. :-)
Tomorrow on Christmas Eve I'll have a cajun Christmas with seafood gumbo. Thursday with my brother and SIL's family it's tamales. :)
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We have Christmas dinner tomorrow night. I'll start cooking in the morning.
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I left here this afternoon at 4.....went to Dollar Tree for less than 10 minutes and took me 20 minutes to drive 1 mile to the interstate. :censored:
Went to Sam's....it was packed, only had 2 in front of me in line when I went to check out.
Drove across the parking lot to finish grocery shopping at Walmart... :rotf:....dug in my purse to call home as it's almost 7. Took my wallet out, laid it on the console....and didn't realize I left it there until I went to pay for my groceries. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: God looks out for idiots...ran to the car and it was still there. :thatsright:
Headed down the pike to Kroger's to get what I couldn't find at Walmart. :censored:
Saw a Krystal's and decided I had to have a couple of chili cheese pups... :-) to help the trauma of shopping in Walmart with half the population of the western part of the county. (the other half were at the mall)
Since there was a Food Lion in the same parking lot, decided to run in there.....found bread flour (Walmart was out).....no frozen tart shells. Go to self checkout....do the cards, 1st bag of flour, stick my thumbnail through the second one. :censored: I just stuck the damn thing in a bag....
Go to Kro-goes...get the last 3 boxes of tart shells.....who's buying all these things? I did remember to buy my sweet of heart a Christmas card.
Driving home...I remembered the grape tomatoes that I forgot....
Oh yeah....and I'm out of "happy" pills....
Call home...it's now 8:35....told the other half I was going to the neighborhood grocer and stopping at CVS to get my Rx refilled.....
Drop off the Rx....go to the grocer...get my grape tomatoes, and some diet tonic and club soda...check out.
Stop at the liquor store...no Godiva dark chocolate liqueur. :censored: The twit tells me the white chocolate is the same... ::) ...he obviously knows nothing about chocolate.
Pick up a couple of bottles of Blackstone Merlot....after he tries to impress me with his wine knowledge. I don't drink wine, I don't need a lecture about sulfites in salad in a restaurant vs sulfites in wine. Hello....I know why I can't drink wine.... :banghead:
In walks 3 cops....looking for Santa Claus.
I am serious.
Apparently some guy was in the CVS further down the street trying to get drugs and was seen headed in the direction of the one where I have to go back to pick up my Rx. He was dressed as Santa Claus.
One cop then said it was a fat guy in a Santa suit.
They went outside...I paid for my alcohol....and the twit complains that the cops standing outside is bad for business and someone needs to go out there and tell them to move somewhere else.
Huh? a guy is being wanted by the cops and the liquor store twit is complaining about the cops being outside?
Then he says....."this neighborhood is full of strange people".
I live a half mile down the road! :hammer:
Jerk.
:-)
I leave and the officers are standing outside and I ask if I'm safe to go across the street to CVS...and one officer says he's walking over there to make sure it's safe. Nice guys. :cheersmate:
The other officer goes into the sports bar next door.
So....since they were so nice....I said...."oh. by the way....the guy inside the liquor store said y'all standing around out here are bad for business." :evillaugh:
As I was getting in my car....the third - very cute - officer turns around and walks into the liquor store.
I'm a redhead....not nice to mess with me when I've spent 4 1/2 hours in Christmas traffic, Walmart, and tracking down :censored: tart shells!!!! :fuelfire:
Went to CVS.....the police officer was in there....got my Rx and finally got home at 9:15.
I don't have to go out tomorrow.... :-)
Yeah, but the question is:
"Did you use your cell phone while driving?"
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Yeah, but the question is:
"Did you use your cell phone while driving?"
Eupher, you KNOW the answer to that........
(of course she did!!)
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If you're willing to part with your bean recipe PM me. :-)
Tomorrow on Christmas Eve I'll have a cajun Christmas with seafood gumbo. Thursday with my brother and SIL's family it's tamales. :)
No secret.....
Pinto beans is the main ingredient. Dump 'em in a big pot of water. Bring to rolling boil. Let boil for a while. Drain them and put them back in a fresh pot of water. Bring to a rolling boil. Meanwhile, on a cookie sheet in a 475 oven, roast (slathered in olive oil) a poblano pepper, a bell pepper, three chili peppers, an onion, and four big cloves of garlic (the olive oil will smoke, so get over it). Seed the chili peppers and chop everything. Add to pot. Add a can or box of chicken broth and two cubes of tomato bullion. Throw in a palmful of cummin, a good bit of sea salt, and a lot of fresh ground black pepper. Open two beers. Add one to the pot and one in you. Cut a small lime in half. Squeeze both halves into the pot. Drop the halves in. Let it boil. Chop a small fresh onion and about three cloves of garlic and add to pot. Let it boil. Take the lime halves out. Take off stove and let cool. Throw in some torn up cilantro leaves. Refrigerate a day. Bring to rolling boil the next day, and then allow to simmer forever, stirring every two seconds, or until you are tire of screwing with them. Serve.
Day-um! I knew I was forgeting something: The bacon.
Fry up about six slices of bacon until they are kind of on the wilty/not-yet-crisp side. Tear them up and throw in the pot, along with the grease, at the same time as the roasted peppers, etc.
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No secret.....
Pinto beans is the main ingredient. Dump 'em in a big pot of water. Bring to rolling boil. Let boil for a while. Drain them and put them back in a fresh pot of water. Bring to a rolling boil. Meanwhile, on a cookie sheet in a 475 oven, roast (slathered in olive oil) a poblano pepper, a bell pepper, three chili peppers, an onion, and four big cloves of garlic (the olive oil will smoke, so get over it). Seed the chili peppers and chop everything. Add to pot. Add a can or box of chicken broth and two cubes of tomato bullion. Throw in a palmful of cummin, a good bit of sea salt, and a lot of fresh ground black pepper. Open two beers. Add one to the pot and one in you. Cut a small lime in half. Squeeze both halves into the pot. Drop the halves in. Let it boil. Chop a small fresh onion and about three cloves of garlic and add to pot. Let it boil. Take the lime halves out. Take off stove and let cool. Throw in some torn up cilantro leaves. Refrigerate a day. Bring to rolling boil the next day, and then allow to simmer forever, stirring every two seconds, or until you are tire of screwing with them. Serve.
I'll have to try that next time I do pinto beans. I just always do some garlic cloves, pinto bean spice and pork salt. They're good that way, but not great.
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Eupher, you KNOW the answer to that........
(of course she did!!)
that's what I'm afraid of...... :thatsright:
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I'll have to try that next time I do pinto beans. I just always do some garlic cloves, pinto bean spice and pork salt. They're good that way, but not great.
I have an edit up there.....
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No secret.....
Pinto beans is the main ingredient. Dump 'em in a big pot of water. Bring to rolling boil. Let boil for a while. Drain them and put them back in a fresh pot of water. Bring to a rolling boil. Meanwhile, on a cookie sheet in a 475 oven, roast (slathered in olive oil) a poblano pepper, a bell pepper, three chili peppers, an onion, and four big cloves of garlic (the olive oil will smoke, so get over it). Seed the chili peppers and chop everything. Add to pot. Add a can or box of chicken broth and two cubes of tomato bullion. Throw in a palmful of cummin, a good bit of sea salt, and a lot of fresh ground black pepper. Open two beers. Add one to the pot and one in you. Cut a small lime in half. Squeeze both halves into the pot. Drop the halves in. Let it boil. Chop a small fresh onion and about three cloves of garlic and add to pot. Let it boil. Take the lime halves out. Take off stove and let cool. Throw in some torn up cilantro leaves. Refrigerate a day. Bring to rolling boil the next day, and then allow to simmer forever, stirring every two seconds, or until you are tire of screwing with them. Serve.
Day-um! I knew I was forgeting something: The bacon.
Fry up about six slices of bacon until they are kind of on the wilty/not-yet-crisp side. Tear them up and throw in the pot, along with the grease, at the same time as the roasted peppers, etc.
have you ever considered trying that with fresh side pork instead of bacon?
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have you ever considered trying that with fresh side pork instead of bacon?
I've done it with pork, which I prefer, but my particular crowd likes bacon....so I adapt.
I've made Beef Wellington out of ground sirloin meat loaf, so I am VERY adaptable
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Eupher, you KNOW the answer to that........
(of course she did!!)
Moi? :innocent:
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that's what I'm afraid of...... :thatsright:
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:lmao: