Dikachu, you fool! It was there, THERE, that we saw the dawn of the Paleo food movement! Gluten free, devoid of wheat belly, clean protein! All hail the DoubleDown! Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

So, 1 KFC DoubleDown = 2 feline lives?

Wikipedia has the song appearing on Christmas albums as early as 1964, after debutting in the Broadway version of The Sound of Music in 1959.

How much longer until someone should call 911?

Her irises (especially the black part) are bigger than usual and she's a bluer shade of purple.

He's already started to look significantly older than he did 6 months ago.

When possible, I like to use cheap Czech beer to simmer brats in.

Actually, vodka is well regarded as a laundry stain pre-treatment and a good replacement for ice water when making pie crusts.

I may have found a career mentor? Had a phone conversation with someone who's in the sort of position I want to be in - we met years ago, and have occasionally tweeted at each other (see, not all of Twitter needs to die in a fire). He's willing to send me his CV as a model for transforming my resume into something…

You're in a hard, scary place. I hope you succeed and get rewarded. *hug*

It's not fiction, but I'm trying to write up a short essay for submission to a journal, on the topic of EU's 'right to be forgotten' and how it's been implemented for search engines. Feeling like I've lost my analytical writing mojo, but pushing onward - even if it's rejected for publication, I can revise and resubmit…

What's the main ingredient in the Nomato sauce?

Which Jane Eyre movie did your Belle see? There are some half a dozen out there, if you include BBC adaptations.

So, I actually bought that FitBike thing from last week's Income Disposal - folding exercise bike with a desk. Put it together Monday night, tried it out last night. It's fairly sturdy, not too uncomfortable (padded seat FTW) and yes, I can pedal and be on my laptop at the same time. That said, it's hard to…

Dang, I hadn't heard. Thank you.

My Geek and I found a Dongbei restaurant in Union City and it became a favourite. Didn't notice a lot of grain-based starches, but so much potato …

No, just a mushroom-loving husband. Ironically (or perhaps just tragically), he's slightly allergic to truffles.

Where did you go in Silicon Valley?

Hmm. I'll use the Geek as food tester. Which is cool, he likes looking for hidden mushrooms, as long as he likes the dish generally.

No. 3 is Riley from Buffy.