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I like to sit in an exit row because there’s a little more leg room. I have no idea how you tall motherfuckers can deal with it. My knees are throbbing by the time I’m done flying.

how this tall motherfucker deals with it, i get cramps in my back because i have to sit with my legs going diagonally as my femurs are freakishly long.

i changed it to 6c going down and 5c coming back just so i can get off the goddamn plane quicker. i won’t be checking any bags so i just want to bolt.

oh, and yes, i prefer exit rows too but they weren’t available.

I don’t like sitting in exit rows, but that’s where my paranoia ends. I like to sit in front so that I can get off the plane sooner, but I always forget to do online check-in so I usually end up in the way back.

xpost

Exit rows are the f’n king. Aisle after that, but watch out for my shoulders. The upper body thing for me is actually worse than the lack of knee-room.

i’m all leg so i need the space. now i’m pricelining one-star hotels.

window seats > aisle seats > middle seats

wrong

xpost I was once like you! Now I must go without the pleasure of looking out the windows :(

i prefer the window, because if i nod off i can position myself to fall towards the window. if i’m on the aisle i’m either going to pass out (and likely drool) on the person sitting next to me or have my giant canetloupe head blocking the aisle and likely getting whacked by the beverage cart.

the cart got my knee the last time i was on an aisle. never ever again.

wtf, priceline has a hotel i stayed at before listed as a one-star whereas orbitz has it listed as three. PRICELINE IS TELLING THE TRUTH. although the hotel appears to have a new name.

i don’t like my ability to go to the bathroom to be limited by other jerks

My elbows always hurt after flying, too. I’m just all aching creaking joints by the time I get off the plane.

I like the window because then I don’t have to deal with people on at least one side.

Window is good for sleeping against! And once I was seated between two fattish (well, middle-aged sales types who were pudgy and florid-faced) who ended up talking to each other ACROSS ME for most of the flight and leaning into my knees and stuff until I offered to move. They never excused themselves for the leaning or crowding me, NEVERMIND the sales talk. Grump grump.

only thing you have to watch out for with sleeping against the window is bell’s palsy. the vibrations from the plane tranfer through the glass to your facial nerves and can paralyze them. happened to ralph nader!

jenny, how much longer ‘til you’re done school?

I’m too retarded to answer that difficult question.

omg you did not just mention bell’s palsy. it happened to my aunt and i lived in FEAR OF IT for the first 18–20 years of my life. my mom told me that i was NEVER EVER to go to sleep with wet hair while a fan was blowing cold air on my face or else i would wake up with a half-paralyzed face like aunt betsy.

Also I answered that difficult question on the DC thread, but the answer is: December 19th.

How did Aunt Betsy get Bell’s palsy?

From going to sleep with wet hair while a fan blew cold air on her face! Also truckers sometimes get it when they drive with the window open. Or so my mom said.

that sounds like an old wive’s tale!

Of course I’m googling it now . . .

I love that the Mayo Clinic says that it can “be a blow to your self-esteem” . . .

“The condition may result in a droopy appearance of your face. This can be a blow to your self-esteem, but most often Bell’s palsy isn’t serious.”

They also claim that most cases clear up within weeks or months for most people. Is Aunt Betsy’s still active?

i know. but i believed it all the way. i know for sure that aunt betsy had a partially paralyzed face for a good 6 weeks or so. i guess in a way i still believe it, just to be safe. who wants a partially (or entirely?) paralyzed face?

aunt betsy has been fine for many, many years — way longer than i’ve been alive, but her legacy remains. avoid bell’s palsy at all costs!

i googled it too, and it looks like it’s idiopathic, meaning they don’t know the cause. a friend of mine in high school had it, but it wasn’t that noticeable at all.

bell’s palsy: worse than boogeyman because it’s REAL

omg pwned by finals

one site i read said that it’s possibly linked to a virus, one of which could possibly be herpes simplex. so the cold sore on yr lip could lead to (gasp!) bell’s palsy!

think bells brewery would ever come up with a ‘bell’s palsy brew’?

Oh no, Evan! Did you just take one or are you being pwned by the study process?

study process. barfcity. t-minus 4 hours until i’m pwned by the actual test itself.

OTM re: barfcity on the studying but you won’t be pwned! You’ll do good. You’re going to RUIN THAT EXAM’S DAY.

In ten minutes I’m leaving work, taking house keys to the cat sitter, and then it’s home to my own barfcity study time. I am in cross-country solidarity with you!

...am i the little bunny creature?

must’ve been the tempeh i had for dinner last night.

You can be whichever you want but you’re cute like a bunny so it would fit.

A wee, pink bunny.

for the record jenny is not retarded.

Speaking of retarded, that “tofu makes you gay” ding dong said that tempeh doesn’t have the fagola compound. Only raw tofu has it. So yr cool, Evan.

yeah, tempeh does make you bi-curious though.

Miso soup makes you grow a third boob.

I know. [hides face in shame]

using soy milk with coffe turns you into a compulsive masturbator.

boca burgers make you gay AND impotent

soy ice cream leads to a tendency towards scat.

using soy milk with coffe turns you into a compulsive masturbator.

I’ve got to go and... um... get some coffee.

Bulgar wheat leads to porn.

i have had TWO cups of coffee today.

careful, don’t want to get that shit raw

wow I bet that game blows

i don’t know if someone’s been dosing me with soy or what but from the time i first read that awesometacular shoe thread until now i have abandoned what i was supposed to be doing in favor of looking for shoes.

i hope i remembered to tivo “the view”.

i have been enjoying my new boots. wearing them today.

i am crazy bored and feeling overwhelmed with nerves for some reason.

i am crazy tired, a couple of nights with less than optimal amounts of sleep after a mostly sleepless weekend have finally caught up to me. my patience for shopping at target is gonna be pretty damn thin. but after that i will go to the grocery store and i will buy hummus and everything will be ok.

Mands! What are you wearing them with? I wish I could see. :(

so... what are you wearing.

hey will someone remind me how to make that mexican chicken soup that was on some thread somewhere? i know it’s easy, but i can’t remember what’s in it.

i am wearing jeans, red/black mod boots, stretchy red long sleeve shirt with black short sleeve cashmere t-shirt sweater over it for modesty. also black belt with large silver buckle that i have been wearing since 1990. AND i washed my hair so even my hair looks ok. i feel alright about myself today.

I love you today, plus you’re wearing my colors! I wear red/white/black about three days a week.

this outfit would look 75% better if i had slim-cut white pants on. i love you everyday laurel. tofu has made me gay.

New glasses gettin’ compliments, makes me feel alright about myself too!

...now will one of you gaywads tell me how to make that soup?

i was told “wow, you don’t look so good. are you sick?”

NO, THIS IS JUST WHAT I LOOK LIKE ALRIGHT?

fuck, i’ve only worked with you for 7 months, you ought to be used to it by now.

amanda, i don’t know how to make that soup but i know you put a lot of soy in it.

Amanda, you could even WEAR white cigarette pants, you are Legs Malone!

If I can’t be Busty Russell, I might as well be Legs Malone.

I think the ingredients include

chicken

broth

onion

cumin

chili powder

sweet potatoes

???

tacos?

Stupid Google cache. Waht was name of last real-ILX Chicago thread?

sweater weather?

I will totally throw some tacos in there, thank you.

amanda’s gay for tacos.

I really am. I think tacos are one of my favorite foods. I really really really love tacos. Last time I made them I ate 5.

i feel the same way.

Can. Not. Make. Google. Cache. WORK. TODAY.

Anger growing, desire to find soup recipe falling... sorry.

Plz do not do a GIS on “pink taco” without safesearch turned on. I was going for a joke, and instead I got gash.

Keep using words like “gash” and you’re going to get a knuckle sandwich.

for reals

however, sheep’s testicles are less disgusting than american hamburger is, as described in the book that julia was reading in august.

I have read that they are v. good indeed. ANTHONY BOURDAIN STRIKES AGAIN.

Hi. This is Sarah. In case anyone CARES, I’m home with the FLU. I feel craptastic. Thankfully, Nick just got home from work so he went and got me a movie and poured me some more gingerale.

What did I miss? Let’s see...

The boots sound way cute. OMG what am I going to wear Thursday? I have my xmas party in the early afternoon and then Nick’s office party that night.

I always get a window seat, preferably one right behind an exit row where there’s lots of extra leg room. Whenever I get tix, I pull up the diagram of the plane to see the available seats and which ones have more leg room.

I never had a slut phase. I was going to start one around the time I met Nick, but look what happened!

Ok, back to being miserable.

gas face to the motherfuckin’ flu

Oh, Sarah! I hope you feel better sweets.

Amanda—was it the slow cooker sweet potato and chicken stew or was it the Puerto Rican chickan and rice soup?

Oh man Cesar Milan is totally schooling a vet on how to deal with dogs. Jutzpah!

In Puerto Rico, they are called “chickans.”

however, sheep’s testicles are less disgusting than american hamburger is, as described in the book that julia was reading in august.

it seems that we could start a new chicago thread...

I will take whatever chickan soup recipe you think is the tastiest. I think it was the crockpot chickan-n-yam though. is it zesty?

Aye. I’ll post it to the blog. Both of them.

OMG there are these adamndorable little poofy poodle/chi mix doggies on Dog Whisperer that BATTLE like fucking pit bulls and I know it’s terrible but they are hilarious when they fight!

chi’s are insanely protective and fearless dogs, they have no sense of relative size. when we lived on the west side linus used to go ape shit at any of the numerous rotweillers in our ‘hood.

These three little poofs are battling each other. It’s like watching stuffed animals come alive and start attacking each other.

i’m jealous.

Amanda, I posted the chicken and rice soup recipe, but I can’t find the stew recipe. I think it went like this.

Put all this in a crock pot: Pound of boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into stew-sized chunks, two medium peeled and cubed sweet potatoes, one chopped onion, a can of diced tomatoes, frozen corn... Maybe something else but I can’t remember. The spices were salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, nutmeg and I added a dash of pumpkin pie spice b/c we were out of cinnamon.

I’m not sure how right that is, but I’m sure you get the idea and can take it from there.

awesome, that’s what i thought it was. i think i might add some chipotle powder (or pepper?) for smoky goodness. thankee.

That sounds like a nice addition. Sweet potatoes and chipotles are good together. Witness:

Peel and cube some sweet potatoes and cook (steaming is recommended, I understand) until soft. Mash with one diced chipotle pepper (canned in adobo) and butter and a little sour cream and salt.

Amazing.

if you could use some exotic booze theres a bar in far bombay...

i could really go for a stiff drink right now.

2x, today has been brutal

I’m fighting off a cold so I’m going to have a greyhound with my chicken wings tonight.

test in t-minus 15.

let’s do this thing!

ps—if someone can tell me how to annotate the genome of both eukaryotes and prokaryotes in 50 words or less, i’d really really appreciate it.

also, alternative transcription lol

I just looked in my spam folder and I have email from:

Humiliating E. Gaiter

Phosphorus E. Handymen

Handgun O. Mendocino

Rectory L. Mentor

Hassle H. Malignants

There is also a new twist on the Nigerian bank account spam that comes from Captain Scott Morgan (US Marine Force) and invites me to help him deal with $10.2 million he found in a box in Iraq.