Yeah, a cat 4 while living 8 miles from the ocean was when I said “okay fuck this shit” and headed inland with the cats.

Following because I was just starting to think about replacing my mattress - 5 yr old memory foam that has memorized my size and weight and is slowly becoming uncomfortable. That’s what I want almost as much as the support for a bad neck - something that doesn’t have a hagrok-sized divot after a couple years.

Following because I was just starting to think about replacing my mattress - 5 yr old memory foam that has memorized…

In many European airports, they don’t even tell you your gate until it’s almost time to board, even on overseas flights, which is a layer of stress that makes up for not having to take my shoes off, especially when I think I’ve arrived early enough to sit down and have breakfast, and I end up grabbing a cold sandwich…

A friend jokingly called his girlfriend a cum dumpster. She paused for a second and retorted, “Cum dumper in the cum dumpster!”

I had corn-flavored candy from Thailand last month and it was GOOD.

- Pick an apartment with a tub big enough that you don’t have to choose between submerging your boobs or your legs.

Warm up some Nutella!

I love Payday. I work in a retail store with mostly only junk food in the snack section, and Paydays are my favorite for those “I am SO HUNGRY but I don’t have time for a meal” moments because the nougat and caramel hit the sweet spot but there are enough peanuts for real energy for a little while.

They have a distinctive flavor to me - they’re not sweet, they’re sharp and zingy, with a little more personality than your average white/yellow. I often use them in dishes that call for red onions but don’t need an entire onion.

They’re very good. Dice them up small, and you don’t need a *lot* - they add some brightness, especially if you also put tomatoes in your guac.

Yes, yes they are. Diced up in guacamole, roasted in the oven with baby reds or asparagus and cherry tomatoes, in mashed po-tay-toes...

TP is back on the shelf. Lysol spray is the new monetary unit.

There was a massive mulberry tree in the courtyard behind my last apartment and it was the staging ground for all sorts of shenanigans, especially for the two weeks or so that the berries were ripe. A huge assortment of songbirds sassing each other, and the occasional raptor snatching one of them up (or being chased…

Necro-commenting as this just popped up again.

I had a neck injury almost 10 years ago and DDs trigger that like a mofo. But the general point stands - I like to plop on the floor and do a few different stretches that are part yoga, part Pilates, to help keep those little fucker psoas muscles from snapping and causing me to walk bent at an angle for a week (once I…

Molasses is pretty thick; I feel like it wouldn’t mix properly? I pour regular molasses (with spices) into flavored coffee at Christmas time and it’s super tasty but there are invariably globs.

Whole Foods used to serve an awesome gazpacho for a few summers in their deli case, then discontinued it, much to my sadness, and it was the sort of thing where I liked THAT PARTICULAR recipe and nothing else lived up to my expectations.

Every time I go back to Baltimore to visit, I make a beeline for Vaccaro’s for the cannoli. I will totally give this a try, and make it with mini chocolate chips.

My mother and stepfather were stationed in Naples in the 90s and smuggled home some Limoncello and Italian peach vodka in the Christmas tree when the tour of duty was over and they returned to the US, and a little bit of each was doled out to the kids on special occasions. I have no idea now what the brands were; my…

I bought an Origins Neuron PC in ... featureless black (and some interior lights). I had originally chosen a red case, but it was out of stock, and I didn’t feel like waiting another three weeks when I was just going to plaster it with stickers anyway!

I bought an Origins Neuron PC in ... featureless black (and some interior lights). I had originally chosen a red…