The Frying Pan

The woman who was kind of his partner in crime?

A: Community Promotion Ads - 2015

3:57 AM

Possible community ad for gardening:

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it's pretty

The coffee one has made it to 5 votes, one shy of showing up.

Even I will admit that the coffee one is cool.

Cerberus

@Jolenealaska Yes, Miss...'O Neil?

Nice.

She's gone, and I can't remember how.

4:02 AM

I hope this one makes it, less contentious, etc

They kind of cloned her, the woman he's been blackmailing looks like her.

okay you kids have fun

:)

Cerberus

4:27 AM

Oh haha.

Well, she was annoying as hell, but funny.

I wish I could remember how she left.

6:29 AM

@ElendilTheTall I'm watching out for yooouu!

7:49 AM

@jolenealaska why do I feel scared?

@ElendilTheTall I seee you!

:)

In 10 minutes the British Baking show is on again.

I'll watch it again just 'cause.

Just to feel a little closer to little old me

Today, their first challenge was Baklava.

That rings a bell

Pfft, I make GREAT Baklava!

And then I realized.

Fuck me!

They are making their own Filo.

What??

7:54 AM

Haha, yeah. Go hard or go home in GBBO!

These guys are awesome.

I looked at entering once, but i just don't have the experience

OMG! Really? That shit is extreme!

Yeah

Like making filo

It's the obscure stuff I would have trouble with

And decoration, not done much piping

Other than Baklava, they did fussy entresomethingsomething stuff.

Here we go!

on again.

When the contestants are eliminated, they are so much classier than Americans on cooking competition shows

8:06 AM

Hehe

3.5 hours to make two types of Baklava, and there is no frozen Filo.

Yeah, they take the pics with the timing

All Brits are like that in all competitions

That is just nuts.

It's why we suck at most sports

:)

8:08 AM

Americans go in with a 'we will kill you and rape your corpses' mentality, we go with a 'well, it's been nice to get out of the house' mentality

That is exactly right.

It can get annoying actually. They do the pre-game press conference and you get 'well, they're a great team, it's going to be tough' blah blah blah. Why are you giving them a fucking pep talk, idiot?

This is why England gets bowled out for 100 odd runs by New Zealand. New Zealand do a dance before each match detailing how they will slaughter your entire tribe. That's winning talk.

And then you see Americans, "We will eat their BRAINS!"

With relish!

Yeah, but at least you suck at cricket

There is that.

8:17 AM

thedailymash.co.uk/sport/sport-headlines/…

LOL! That's funny.

Even at the elementary school level, we are cut throat here.

My hands are cold now that I have taken my gloves off to chat to you

I hope you appreciate my sacrifice

What??

What?

Gloves? Cold?

One of the GBBC contestants has a cool thing I want.

It's like a long scarf. but it has hand things.

8:28 AM

Gloves, cold, yes

An oven glove?

Or one of those pocket scarves?

So like one very long potholder.

With hand holds at each end.

You don't have those in the states?

I have one hanging over my oven door handle as I type

Everyone has one

Never seen one before.

amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0052R7XK6/…

I will get you one :)

Nice

8:36 AM

They are perfect for getting big stuff out of the oven

These people are incredible.

I wouldn't expect high-level pastry chefs to be able to do this.

A pastry chef at a 5 star French bakery knows what he is going to do that day.

Lol

And I'm guessing Filo is rarely it.

8:56 AM

I've got one more hour in me. A repeat of Downton.

I'm really toast now, but I'll try for one more hour.

@Jolenealaska now you know how we more or less single-handedly held the Germans at bay for 3 years while you lot footled around

grit, determination, and the ability to make filo pastry at the drop of a hat

Heehee

I am ever so sorry that it took us so long.

that sounds like something a Brit would say

evidently I am having a good influence on you

Thank Goodness for Pearl Harbor.

erm, yes

in a round about way

@Jolenealaska do you like this one? got a kind of GBBO feel

amazon.co.uk/Cooksmart-Double-Glove-Vintage-Floral/dp/…

9:04 AM

There is that great OS Star Trek episode...

Of course I love it.

I'll see what I can do

and I'll see if I can throw in some chocolate too :)

You're sweet.

yes, yes I am

:)

I am stupid tired, though.

go, by all means

9:12 AM

I am watching the repeat of Downton, though.

do you not have DVR?

Heehee...Whazzat??

No, I don't

sounds like a wise investment :)

It's kind of sort of on my list.

well, I would get you one, but the voltages are different here

as are the video systems

plus I don't think I could get one in a floral pattern

9:16 AM

It's truly not that big of a deal. At this stage of the game I only care about DA.

So far I have not missed an episode.

I have not cared about a missed episode so much since TNG.

there's always wikipedia synopses

So far I have not needed such things.

I can promise to watch TV for 1 hour each week.

but you can't promise to stay awake

:)

Actually I can... the first showing of the new DA is at 8pm.

Even I can handle that.

vvn

...

9:27 AM

I just like to see it again at midnight.

@vvn morning

to what do we owe your ellipsis?

?"?

He's gone.

hmmm

you probably scared him off talking about Downton

That must be it.

doop de do

well

another week begins

9:43 AM

You know how much I enjoy our time together, but I'm toast.

slightly overdone on one side and smothered in jam?

hmm

maybe?

sounds like you need to sleep it off

maybe put a towel on the bed

I tried to come up with a rejoinder.

But, but, but...

Too tired...

butter?

go on, go to bed

9:52 AM

OK

G'night

night night

mind the butler doesn't bite

1:34 PM

@saj14saj we see you lurking around, come and join us!

4:43 PM

hola

@rfusca yo

how goes it?

@ElendilTheTall how goes it

lol

jinx

not too bad

hows the family?

loveably maddening as ever

yours?

4:46 PM

about the same lol

plus ca change eh

shot a vow renewal ceremony recently for a friend - makes me realize how much I miss shooting professionally

it is fun

yup

I am positively itching to get out and shoot

will hopefully do so next week

4:48 PM

any place particular?

I might trek along to the Lake District

I have been a couple of times before, and every square foot has been shot before, but it's with good reason

gotcha

most of my work has been video lately

500px.com/photo/72231387/…

500px.com/photo/72231385/…

nice

500px.com/photo/72231383/…

so I will see what I can see

4:50 PM

are you out of your B&W period?

no, I still like a B&W

depends on the light

gotcha

500px.com/photo/72508905/…

500px.com/photo/91826851/…

got my extension tubes and reversing ring out the other day

hello, wafer thin depth of field

but found some alien landscapes in the back yard

500px.com/photo/99475095/…

ya, no kidding

biggest issue there becomes lighting and camera movement

yes indeed

I got a Yongnuo 560iii and a wireless trigger at christmas

4:53 PM

nice!

that and a micro apollo softbox works pretty well for macro

500px.com/photo/94605839/…

oh sure, i bet it does

that camera is fun ^: two shutter speeds - 1/200th, and 'as long as you hold the shutter open for'

4 apertures

niiiice

and a beautifully machined stylus with which to write on a special etchable strip on the film

4:55 PM

interesting

they used them a lot in the trenches in WWI

cost me 5 quid

you can get film for it?

sporadically, yes

some factory makes a batch, then it's hard to get for a while, then another factory makes another batch, and so on

there is a Flickr group for it

flickr.com/groups/1589368@N24

interesting

well, i'm off to lunch!

and i am done for the day

what's for lunch

5:58 PM

@elendilthetall lunch was just a burger and some sweet potato fries

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