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Man, I make good-ass coffee. My roommate has started to discriminate against other people's coffee. But I've had roommates who take the leftover, dairyed and sugared coffee from their Dunkin Donuts go-cups, dump it in the coffee pot, and heat it back up again.

Well . . . yeah, you would.

Not to quote myself, but . . . Turducken got brought up in Poultry class today, so I had to revisit Klink's awesome Imagestation photos. I think I am getting over turducken now. I have enough trouble with the birds on their own. Maybe.

"Words of wisdom, Lloyd, my man, words . . . of . . . wisdom."

I asked this question at school today and the Chef said: "who cares why? That's all bullshit. Just do it." Do you think that means he doesn't know?

If my boss told me to scrub a toilet at work, I would. I'd use his tongs and a piece of paper towel to do it.

Bogarted Coq au Vin. Chicken (dark meat parts), browned, then garlic, deglazed with brandy, then stock and red wine, and a sachet (bay leaf/thyme/parsley stems). Then chicken back into the pan. I finished it on the stove top, to avoid turning the entire apartment into an oven. Separate pan for the bacon, peeled pearl onions, and mushroom wedges. Finished sauce with beurre manie, boiled a minute, strained. Roasted red potato wedges. Pilsner-Urquell. It were good.

When I had a broken heart, I dropped out of college, moved to the city, and went to culinary school. He came back.

Your vet can bring kitties back to life? Whoa!

What's an antler dance?

Mooncakes sound good. Moonpies are shite.

Taking a bath and watching the dough, that's the best. I don't know about this recurring bathroom vs. kitchen debate. Wasn't there a rather nasty thread on this before? Back in the days when tommy was a po-liceman? In my own home, when I clean the kitchen floors and whatnot, I clean the bathroom floors and whatnot too. I would say they are equally clean.

We have one of those machines here at school where the coffee squirts out into a little paper cup. It's foul. I always press the Extra-Strong button, but it doesn't really make a difference. You'd think at a culinary school they'd have decent coffee available, but all the good stuff is in the Cafe, and only for The Public. They served the good coffee at orientation, and I remember thinking "geez, this is great! The coffee here is really good!" Then, once they had my money in hand, they yanked the good coffee away.

On to the Skittlebrau project. Why didn't I think of that?

I don't have McGee. I find it hard to believe that eating a Saltine cracker before eating a bowl of carrots has the same effect as eating salted carrots.

Do you cook in your bathroom? I proof bread dough in mine.

What's wrong with that?

Forgive me if there is already a thread on this topic (and point me to it if there is). I accept that salt is a flavor enhancer. I embrace it! But why? Scientifically, I mean. Dave the Cook?

*shrug* I dunno. I asked about them, and was told that students simply are not allowed to wear them. I didn't harp on the issue, as I had so many other things I wanted to ask. I feel like calling up and asking, as it would be nice to know why clogs aren't acceptable. Ask them! It seems rather like that scene in Austin Powers when Dr. Evil says: "OK. Now I'm going to give some arbitrary orders. You . . . go stand over there," etc.

3 cocktails and 8 glasses of wine for me. Me too. That list of choices was the most confusing thing I ever saw, so, I'll just go along with what everyone else wants to do.

Wait . . . *why* can't you get clogs?

What! No shit? EDIT: anyone been to Charlie's in Missoula, Montana?

Doesn't beer make you shit enough as it is? They ought to try Bell's Kalamazoo Stout, if there are any doubts.

It is Visine. Trust me. EDIT: I didn't know it gave you the shits, though. Around here, it's used to make someone puke a lot.

I *hate* that no restaurant in Michigan is BYO. Down with The Man!