The 44th TPBM Random Chat and Leg Lamp Compactor

What a daaaaaaaaaaaaaaay....

Client = annoying. Had to stay at work for an extra 2 hrs, because the client was a prick
Subway rails were busted half way home. So they got us off the train to "shuttle bus" us home...
The crowd was worse than the crowd last night when Boston won. So either wait 1.5 hrs for a bus, or walk home. So I walked home with a backpack for my laptop, and a 6 million dollar bag for the camera in 88°F....

I need a stronnnnnnnnnnnnnnng drink

Skrim17 wrote in post #12606879
so you got dinner and ***d?

hahahaha I so almost said something but the pollyanna in me let it pass

BearLeeAlive wrote in post #12606861
Judy works for a large engineering firm too. Her discipline is only a small part of what they do. Sounds like they do pretty much the same thing.

I hope Zoe gets over whatever is ailing her.

Same schedule around here.

I got home late to a dinner of curried chicken and corn on the cob. Lisa fried me up some papadums too. Tasted wonderful, and I was ravished.

Hi Jim, thanks. *googles papadum thingies*

Skrim17 wrote in post #12606879
so you got dinner and ***d?

Makes Harm one of my "Texas Tea"

<------Now knows what a papadum is

Permagrin wrote in post #12606915
Makes Harm one of my "Texas Tea"

Sweeeeeeeeet jebus, what is in this stuff?!?

short5 wrote in post #12606923
<------Now knows what a papadum is

Ahhhh, Popadoms or Papadums....regular or spicy that is the question?

very nice!!

Harm wrote in post #12606929
Sweeeeeeeeet jebus, what is in this stuff?!?

hey, you said you wanted something strong...should be nice and smooth tasting though

Permagrin wrote in post #12606940
hey, you said you wanted something strong...should be nice and smooth tasting though

I neeeeed more!!

Okay, we are all family, may I bring up an awkward subject? Okay you have no choice. We put man on the moon and we can't have the little bidet nozzle on our toilets? I mean come on, every toilet in Turkey , other than the ones that are just a hole in the floor, had one. What a wonderfully civil and hygienic concept. We are a great nation of great achievements and we are all walking about with funky bums I don't get this Okay, you all can go back to your regularly scheduled forum now, thanks for listening even though you had little choice other than skipping my post.

I'll sub for your polly-anna anytime you need Lisa

short5 wrote in post #12606956
Okay, we are all family, may I bring up an awkward subject? Okay you have no choice. We put man on the moon and we can't have the little bidet nozzle on our toilets? I mean come on, every toilet in Turkey , other than the ones that are just a hole in the floor, had one. What a wonderfully civil and hygienic concept. We are a great nation of great achievements and we are all walking about with funky bums I don't get this Okay, you all can go back to your regularly scheduled forum now, thanks for listening even though you had little choice other than skipping my post.

ah careful...you'll touch off that old argument about the government funded toilet paper conspiracy theory. I'm serious, states have threatened cessation from the union if whole forests cannot continue to be leveled for the sole purpose of cleansing the nether regions. It's ugly. (no really) And (forgive me for saying this aloud) using common sense instead of massive natural resources would definitely undermine the present government...really, just don't go there...

Skrim17 wrote in post #12606879
so you got dinner and ***d?

...I kinda meant famished, but the other does not sound too bad though.

Harm wrote in post #12606929
Ahhhh, Popadoms or Papadums....regular or spicy that is the question?

Just the regular ones.

short5 wrote in post #12606956
Okay, we are all family, may I bring up an awkward subject? Okay you have no choice. We put man on the moon and we can't have the little bidet nozzle on our toilets? I mean come on, every toilet in Turkey , other than the ones that are just a hole in the floor, had one. What a wonderfully civil and hygienic concept. We are a great nation of great achievements and we are all walking about with funky bums I don't get this Okay, you all can go back to your regularly scheduled forum now, thanks for listening even though you had little choice other than skipping my post.

I just trail a garden hose into the bathroom is all.

Skrim17 wrote in post #12606984
I'll sub for your polly-anna anytime you need Lisa

lol!

monkeygirl wrote in post #12601667
Good Luck Jenn (and enjoy your mani/pedi)

Night Zane

Thanks heather!

The massage, mani/pedi was AWESOME!

Becky N wrote in post #12602784
ZANE thanks for quoting Crissa's link, I'm listening now. Very nice. Then I shall let my phobias go rampant and watch Neil's video.

And Kimchi is a Korean dish, fermented they say, I say more like rotten, vegetables mainly cabbage. If I recall it is mixed up in clay pots and the pots buried during the fermentation.

From the news this morning it sounded like it was Vancouver that had the not so nice party. I don't get it and one of the reasons I'm glad I've never been swept up by sports.

JENN good luck at the interview.


During our walk this morning not only did I see a deer go behind a neighbor's house, but when she came out from the other side a fawn came with her. My day is made.

Thanks Becky!

Harm wrote in post #12603434
Good luck, Jenn!

Thanks Harm!

I'm finishing up my prep for the interview tomorrow... For the first time I've been asked to bring work samples... to show how comfortable I am with computers... Taking my net book and a power point presentation and a couple of printed documents of things I've created. One will be pretty fancy as I did the layout for our department's brochure... it's printed all fancy on glossy paper in color. None of that will show what I truly can do on computers but that's ok... *shrug* It will be enough for them I think...

short5 wrote in post #12603858
Hi Deb You are very right about how lucky I am. I have no right to complain about anything.

On a side note we are a bit concerned about Z-dots but it may be fro not. She was sick for a few days before we left, throwing up, a bit off her food. She seemed to recover and was only pukey once while we were away and that was after eating something nasty. My sis thought she looked thin and even rounded her cups a bit while she cared for her. Well when we got home we were both struck by how thin she was. Turns out she is 51 pounds down from 58 in February. She is thin. We took her in yesterday and her blood work is fine, will have poop sample results back today but other than that she is happy and active. It may be she was a bit thin to start and we did not notice then the illness and added stress of us away took a few more pounds, not sure. If the poop is clear she is probably fine short of some unseen major disease process but she does not act like she has something major. We bumped her food amount up a bit, will wait for fecal results and just hope it is nothing.

Awwwww! She missed you guys! Hope she's ok!

misspix wrote in post #12606144
*drops in with fab recipe*

A classic summer favorite, caprese salad, lends its flavors to this easy chicken dish. The chicken is stuffed with mozzarella and basil leaves and then served with sautéed cherry tomatoes and a sprinkling of torn basil.

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
4 (1-oz.) slices reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
8 large fresh basil leaves
1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup torn fresh basil

1. With small knife, make horizontal slit in chicken breasts to create pockets, being careful not to cut all the way through. Sandwich 1 cheese slice between 2 basil leaves; stuff into pockets. Secure with toothpicks. Sprinkle chicken with 1/8 teaspoon of the salt and pepper.

2. Heat large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add oil; heat until hot. Cook chicken 5 minutes; turn. Scatter tomatoes over chicken; sprinkle with remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, covered, 4 to 5 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Sprinkle chicken with torn basil. Remove toothpicks before serving.

4 servings

PER SERVING: 275 calories, 12 g total fat (5 g saturated fat), 35 g protein, 5 g carbohydrate, 90 mg cholesterol, 370 mg sodium, 1.5 g fiber

Printed! Can't wait to try it!

Skrim17 wrote in post #12606984
I'll sub for your polly-anna anytime you need Lisa

Permagrin wrote in post #12606998
ah careful...you'll touch off that old argument about the government funded toilet paper conspiracy theory. I'm serious, states have threatened cessation from the union if whole forests cannot continue to be leveled for the sole purpose of cleansing the nether regions. It's ugly. (no really) And (forgive me for saying this aloud) using common sense instead of massive natural resources would definitely undermine the present government...really, just don't go there...

Wow, I never thought of that. We don't really log over this way so we are not in tune to the issues around it. My friend worked as the spokes person for the pulp and fiber lobby in D.C. I will have to see what he says, interesting.

BearLeeAlive wrote in post #12607002
I just trail a garden hose into the bathroom is all.

Hmmmm, and a little duct tape, you may be on to something here.