The Bar, Volume #4

[magicmarty]

Dang, been absent too long. Busy with this bloody show. Will all be over on Saturday night Feb 2 and I get my life back. Meanwhile, I miss you all and happy to see so many new faces and old friends. Have a bad case of Reno Envy ... wish I could be with you all!

Cheers

(((LF)))

[Aurelia]

Yggy, actually didn't want to ... but Rhinocort nasal spray and Zyrtec might make the whole of you well..I get this every January
Knowmad glad you are speaking again
Grai my alcohol tolerance is zilch , except for serious and PORT
Marty , thinking of you and your show ...
please do check out the great "its news to me" forum.
as for the day- happiness all
xoA.

[trilobyte]

I definitely weakened my defenses with yesterday's working in the rain, I probably didn't drink enough booze last night to fend off the germs I got a late start and much slower start than I wanted, and it's been slow going. I got sidetracked with some unexpected progress on some other projects I'm working on, so hooray there, but otherwise I'm just now going to get a chance to make a couple runs back and forth between storage joints. Then I've got to get back home and get myself cleaned up to go over to the museum of modern art for an 'artist talk' with Leo Villareal (NYC artist from disorient camp) about his Bay Lights project, which just started doing tests recently (the installation opens officially on March 5).

[media]

Welcome back almost, knowmad, and hang in there Marty - the show will go on and the joy you'll get from it will be worth all those crazy hours and all that effort

[lucky420]

Missed yo face Knowmad!! Glad to hear from you and hope all has been well

[ygmir]

yeah ASD, the steroid nasal sprays would be great, I'm sure, but being un insured, I hate spending 100 bucks on a little sprayer like that.......not to mention the doc charges 100 bucks to exam and write a scrip.

[ygmir]

so, I rendered some fat, that I had the butcher save from my last pig.
cooked slowly and poured off the golden liquid.
and saved the crunchy little things at the bottom.

anyone have suggestions for uses? what did I just ask? uh oh.
I'm sure it's bad for me to eat (much), but, well, just wondering.

[littleflower]

i believe those are called cracklings ......

http://simple-green-frugal-co-op.blogsp ... ortex.html

(((((marty))))) we gonna miss you!

[Sunbeam56]

Eat 'em like potato chips, but with a sprinkling of cayenne and seasoned salt.

[Simon of the Playa]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicharr%C3%B3n

[ygmir]

so, turns out an old friend, is involved in making something, I think, Simon would love.
he had told me all about it, and a friend sent me a link:

http://www.darcorp.com/Consulting/Samson/

[trilobyte]

Mmmm - rendered pig fat, good for having as a secret weapon when cooking up other stuff

It turned out that my sweetie had the dates mixed up on the Bay Lights talk, but it still meant she was home early and we were out and about on a dry and back-to-normal-weather evening in SF. We walked around a bit, then went and tucked in at a fancy new chinese restaurant. Really tasty stuff, then we finished off with a creme puff from Beard Poppa. Very decadent night, food-wise.

[ygmir]

Mmmm - rendered pig fat, good for having as a secret weapon when cooking up other stuff

It turned out that my sweetie had the dates mixed up on the Bay Lights talk, but it still meant she was home early and we were out and about on a dry and back-to-normal-weather evening in SF. We walked around a bit, then went and tucked in at a fancy new chinese restaurant. Really tasty stuff, then we finished off with a creme puff from Beard Poppa. Very decadent night, food-wise.

jealous****

[goathead]

Beats the hell out of dinner at Bruno's

[MyDearFriend]

Beats the hell out of dinner at Bruno's

Oh really??? I hope to be in a position to judge that for myself, some day. Morning, Goathead!

*starts ECM*

I will be leaving here early today to go and catch an AIRPLANE, bwahahahahahaha, gonna see some of you fine folks out on the Left Coast this weekend.

[magicmarty]

Morning GH. Envy, envy, ((((MDF))). Have a good trip. Hope YG is fully recovered and ok to go. Dang, gonna miss seeing LF and all you other outlaws.

[AntiM]

Mmmmm, , thanks MDF.

I wish I were going on the trip, but hey, we're going to PV next week. Sun and sea, just right for me. Sadly, we're still broke as hell from the last vacation, and the holidays, and tickets are also next week. But hell, who needs savings?

[FIGJAM]

[media]

[graidawg]

afternoon all, not being the sharpest tool in the box i just realised the reason my room is so cold is because i have the window open...... yea i know still when i am rich and buy one of those samson switchblades i won't be cold.
lets hope you all have fun at teh amtrack party and come back alive, and in 1 piece each

[goathead]

Beats the hell out of dinner at Bruno's

But every day? I shouldn't complain, they treat me real good.

[winebuff]

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[winebuff]

Good Morning everyone....Safe travels to everyone going to Reno (me too) and we will take lots of pics. AntiM, PV is amazing and hot weather is a bonus. Have u gone to the little island of Yelapa? Fun booze cruise. Ok off to work and try and keep my liver in check until tonight. Yggy, feel better!

[AntiM]

I haven't been yet! I did love Cancun, so this should be a great break too.

[ygmir]

*shuffles in*
well, it's not getting worse, and no fever, so, I'm going with maybe I've either staved it off, delayed it, or it is allergies.

Safe travels MDF!! yay!! have fun with FJ, and hope TSA doesn't see both of you in the same spot.

is it Reds birthday? Happy Happy Birthday, Red!!

[media]

[trilobyte]

Happy birthday Red, and safe travels to all those heading to that thing with the train!

[Aurelia]

Enjoy your trip !
Glad you are holding on Yggy.

[^Rhino!]

so, I rendered some fat, that I had the butcher save from my last pig.
cooked slowly and poured off the golden liquid.
and saved the crunchy little things at the bottom.

anyone have suggestions for uses? what did I just ask? uh oh.
I'm sure it's bad for me to eat (much), but, well, just wondering.

Yggy, I've got just the thing for you. Those crunchy little things at the bottom, the 'cracklin's', friggin taste awesome when you put them atop baked sweet potatoes. Add butter-flavored spray to the bottom of the pan you put the sweet potatoes in. Remember to cut up the sweet potatoes after you peel them before you put them in the pan. They'll cook faster that way. On top, sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon, and marshmallows if you want to really make something rich and yummy.

Yummy, sweet fatty goodness.

[ygmir]

thanks Rhino........I may well try that!!

[Savannah]

Figjam, that video was delightful.

The best part was that I realized the baby was fairly faithfully crossing both arms when Psy was, and waving just one fist when Psy does that.

[FIGJAM]

This one tickled me too!

"Play that funky music white girl, dammit!!!!!!!!!"

[media]

[Canoe]

...faithfully crossing both arms when Psy was, and waving just one fist when Psy does that.

They do copy.
As my sister's friend discovered when her four year old son was discovered dancing on their bed to a video, complete with grabbing his crotch gyrating at the, well, appropriate (?) time.