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All further commentary on tourne will now cease: I got an A.

I'm in.

Word I'm reading Susan Faludi's "Backlash," and an history book of my roommate's called "735 Baffling Bible Questions Answered." OK, so not food-related. I'm on vacation.

It sure does! Yowza!

7/14 is the only day that doesn't work for me. My friend's wedding shower is the night before, and I'll be on the bus back to the city.

"If she happens to swing by the brewery." As if! We would never do that! Fritz, how's about Bell's? Tomorrow night?

The funnest!

Yargh. I'm leaving this one alone. I still love my Wusthof, and as for veg prep, well, I guess you could say: I approach the task like a chap.

Would those letters happen to be ", idiot"?

I need to find me a significant other like that. "Here, let me build you an outdoor kitchen because I can't stand having a dirty indoor one!" Wow. Do you think you will be able to post pictures if/when they build it? I'd be very interested in seeing them.

Ha! Watch out, most of Chicagoland. Watch out. Seriously, it's the same as ever. Watch out. Food-wise, I have less of an appetite in the summer. My apartment is not air conditioned, and the thought of approaching the stove is enough to drain me of the last energies I have left. This kind of weather, I go in for tapas, finger-foods, spicy things . . . beer, salads, etc. Beer. But curiously, as joler says, when I'm at the beach, I'm starved.

Count me in! Yay! Any day is fine. My classes next term all end at 5.

Thanks eddie. I've been seeing these at the supermarket and wondering if they were worth the expense.

What? I strike you as the type of person who'd piss in a catbox? The funny thing is, my roommate . . . ach, never mind. My point: You'd do this because you're a Nice Person. Carry on. Our cat would argue with you on the Nice Person point. You all can bring your extra vegetables to my place and I'll compost them. What with the state of our refrigerator, our compost heap is threatening to take over the entire block.

It's 2,000 degrees outside, finals week, and I'm broke. I'd drink the shit out of some Sutter Home right now. drink the shit out of a rose from rhone instead. Whatever. So long as it comes in a jug, and is sold at Pepe's, I'm there.

Hey, my 8" Wusthof WIDE suits this boy just fine. PJ I'm sure it does.

No fluted mushrooms. I haven't even attempted that shit. Maybe if I get super-bored over vacation . . . . . . probably not.

The Dread Tourne has returned, this time for the final CUL 101 practical. Da da duuuummmm! Have been practicing it after classes, in "Skills Lab." Although it's very warm in the Skills kitchen and not as pleasant as my porch (and a stray beer or two), I'm getting better. Our Chef will grade more harshly for the Final, as he says, "mark my words." My arm hurts and I'm feeling the twitch of that "tourne muscle" Zilla spoke of. I'm going home.

Too many food sanitation courses? Botulism grows at a pH of 4.6 or higher. Fermented Sauerkraut has a pH of 3.5. That's a difference of over 10 times, so I'm not worried. Damn. I got that one wrong on the State test.

It's 2,000 degrees outside, finals week, and I'm broke. I'd drink the shit out of some Sutter Home right now.

What? I strike you as the type of person who'd piss in a catbox? The funny thing is, my roommate . . . ach, never mind.

Who's "they?" And where?

Be careful, guaj. Botulism.

Escrow? Your landlord sounds like a jackass. If our toilet broke, my landlord would come in, start crying and waving her hands around, and we'd feel so guilty that we'd just piss in the catbox. Sorry to hijack this thread. Will now stop.