Yay! glad you liked it.

you have a sympathetic community of virtual strangers rooting for you.  And who knows?  Didn't some avclub commenters meet on the internet?

you have a sympathetic community of virtual strangers rooting for you.  And who knows?  Didn't some avclub commenters meet on the internet?

I forgot this as part of the crock pot thread last week:

I forgot this as part of the crock pot thread last week:

You could also do some version of chicken cacciatore or chicken piccata. Great way of using leftover wine and that half jar of capers that lives in the fridge.

You could also do some version of chicken cacciatore or chicken piccata. Great way of using leftover wine and that half jar of capers that lives in the fridge.

This is the laziest, fancy thing I can think of:  One small, round brie, one sheet of puff pastry, one jar apricot preserves (or orange marmalade or blueberry compote if you're feeling it).  Smear brie with a generous dollop of preserves, wrap in puff pastry and bake until the puff pastry is golden.  Serve with…

This is the laziest, fancy thing I can think of:  One small, round brie, one sheet of puff pastry, one jar apricot preserves (or orange marmalade or blueberry compote if you're feeling it).  Smear brie with a generous dollop of preserves, wrap in puff pastry and bake until the puff pastry is golden.  Serve with…

The founders of modern political consulting, Baxter and Whitaker, knew as early as 1936 that the key to the US electorate was simplicity.  The more a voter has to think - the more they have to listen - the less likely they are to pay attention.

The founders of modern political consulting, Baxter and Whitaker, knew as early as 1936 that the key to the US electorate was simplicity.  The more a voter has to think - the more they have to listen - the less likely they are to pay attention.

I forgot about them!  If they can survive working together and having like a bajillion kids, things just got to work out, right?

Anyone else read the trend piece article in the NYT about renewable short term marriage contracts?

Anyone else read the trend piece article in the NYT about renewable short term marriage contracts?

The reason people went batshit on the show is that a) Lena Dunham is talented but caters to a limited audience b) she is a talented person who happened to have a network of rich/creative/connected people to give her a leg up and a lot of struggling writers resent the fuck out of it c) is 26 and d) she is ballsy enough…

The reason people went batshit on the show is that a) Lena Dunham is talented but caters to a limited audience b) she is a talented person who happened to have a network of rich/creative/connected people to give her a leg up and a lot of struggling writers resent the fuck out of it c) is 26 and d) she is ballsy enough…

Paz de la Huerta is probably looking for work.

Paz de la Huerta is probably looking for work.

(shakes magical writing snowglobe)The Asian girl will be a student at FIT/they will put a hipster grifter subplot at the magazine where Lena Dunham will inevitably land a low paying writing gig.

(shakes magical writing snowglobe)The Asian girl will be a student at FIT/they will put a hipster grifter subplot at the magazine where Lena Dunham will inevitably land a low paying writing gig.