On to another "sourdough revival mission" - let's see whether my long neglected two strains come back or not.

And good evening to you!

Still hot at your place?

Frustrating here. This year's strawberries are good for nothing - too little sun causes them to be only vaguely aromatic and the sweetness us seriously lacking. So no homemade jam. Not worth the trouble.

And this afternoon I pulled out my long-sleeved shirt.

Speaking of too little sun:

Tonight Iceland is playing in the quarter finals of the soccer Euro cup.

Which is pretty sensational. And I have to watch it.

I bet on Iceland

please give me moneyz

if they win I can go to the Michelin starred restaurant here for free

hello Arrowfar

@Huy not looking too good for your fancy meal

it was just 5 bucks, so it's okay

would have been pretty pissed if they had won and I didn't place a bet

:P

Heyo

Just made some guac

Hoping it will keep, dumped a load of lemon juice in there

But it's quite runny now

Heard adding a layer of water helps, but bit sure if it'll work for the batch I made

Thoughts?

@Stephie Are you implying I'm Welsh?

@ElendilTheTall nope, refering to your office sweepstakes.

<stands down Army>

poor Iceland though

hi

wow, they've scored another

go on Iceland, 3 in 6 minutes!

stranger things have happened!

The first few minutes were bad...

Did't you say you don't watch sports?

And it's been every bookie's dream, I guess. (Or just the opposite? Help me here, @ElendilTheTall!)

never placed a bet in my life :)

@ElendilTheTall any other cliché you are porposefully avoiding? You hate beer, don't bet. don't eat fish and iirc you also dislike tea...

:-D

I don't dislike tea, I just prefer coffee.

@Arrowfar Walaykum salam wa-rahmutAllah wa-barakatuhu akhii

@ElendilTheTall Ah.

Yeah long time no see, how are you keeping?

I'm not sure what other clichés you're referring to :P

@ElendilTheTall pick your favourite one:

amazon.com/Watching-English-Hidden-Rules-Behavior/dp/185788616X

;)

@Stephie looks like an interesting read!

The German version is probably an 8 volume work

@Arrowfar good night!

@ElendilTheTall it is. We both enjoyed it very much. And there is no German version, afaik... ^_^

And nine volumes? More like a ten-page booklet?

> Every Englishman knows he's expected to wait his turn for service, or to board a bus, or to buy a ticket. Queuing is a fundamental part of behavior and no one has to think about it. And that, like so much of the English personality, comes down to a passion for fairness, which underlies everything. An Englishman also hates to stand out, which he accomplishes by continual self-deprecation. (This is a real problem when you have to "sell" yourself to a personnel manager.)

I hardly think that is typically English.

Same for reflex apology, money-talk taboo, class anxiety...

Getting late - good night!

Oo, so many old buddies / nice people in here!

I should hang out here more.

Yo yo.

That is correct.