I just want it to be my name.
posted to MetaTalk by Evangeline at 7:29 AM on August 27, 2008

I clearly recall taking a piece of chocolate cake with thick, chocolate icing, and carefully eating only the cake -- so as to leave the icing for last

I still do that. In fact, at parties I eat the icing other people leave on their plates, so keep on doing what you're doing, and I'll be there... waiting.
posted to MetaFilter by Evangeline at 11:13 AM on August 26, 2008

Vienna sausages. Loved 'em. What was my mother thinking?
posted to MetaFilter by Evangeline at 11:48 AM on August 26, 2008

Over thinking and over talking killed your chance at a physical relationship with this girl.

Or possibly it was just the fact that she's not sexually attracted to him.

Don't blame yourself. Don't try to pinpoint what you did wrong. I've been on both sides of this, and you're just going to have to give yourself some time. When you're feeling low, repeat out loud, "This will pass." Because it will, and you'll find someone.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 7:45 AM on August 21, 2008

Thanks all. I called BARC but got a voice mail saying they're not taking any dogs right now. Keep 'em coming.

Is that a widespread rumor about the ASPCA - has anyone else heard it? Anyway, I'm certainly glad it's not true.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 7:18 AM on August 19, 2008

Thanks guys. I actually found the Sean Casey Animal Rescue (also called The Dog House, I think) this morning, and passed the number onto my friend. I'm still waiting to hear back from him.

How willing are shelters to perform medical procedures on animals before they put them up for adoption? She has a prolapsed uterus. I can afford to spend some money on her, but I have no idea how much money a surgery like that would take. Poor thing - she's remarkably friendly for a... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 8:40 AM on August 19, 2008

Dogrose, that's so kind of you! I appreciate the offer, but I think I can handle it.

I'm still waiting to hear back from my friend.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 11:35 AM on August 19, 2008

Update! My friend (the same one from this morning) took the dog home. Supposedly it's just until we can find her a permanent home, but I have a feeling this is the start of a beautiful friendship. He's already starting coming up with names for her. This would be his third rescue dog.

So the crisis is over. Thanks again, to all of you - you guys have really impressed me with your compassion and your offers of help.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 6:49 PM on August 19, 2008

One more update: Jerry took her to the vet yesterday for her shots. She's 45 pounds and about 18 months old. I was wrong about the prolapsed uterus - apparently she's just in heat and swollen. I must say, I've never seen anything like that, and I grew up with dogs, but then again, I don't know much about pit bulls.

Here are some pics.

She's going to an adoption fair on Saturday, and we've sent out emails to our friends as well. Things are looking... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 7:33 AM on August 20, 2008

He called them "crazy old folks"? Can you imagine anyone actually saying this?

I don't think the author meant that he actually said that. I think she imagined that's what he thought of them.
posted to MetaFilter by Evangeline at 8:15 AM on August 15, 2008

Great answers, guys!

It's not going to be a super formal affair - in fact I just got a quote from the restaurant I was considering, and it's way over my budget. My plan was to treat them all to a light dinner and then take them all out for karaoke nearby. Another option is renting a room in a pub and bringing in my own food/karaoke.

I want to send paper invitations because, well, like jamaro said, it's just nice to get something in the mail, and... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 10:19 AM on August 4, 2008

Oh, and I'm expecting 20 to 30 people, if that makes a difference.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 10:20 AM on August 4, 2008

I was going to write "No gifts, just your own sweet selves". I know, it's maudlin.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 10:25 AM on August 4, 2008

This is very helpful.

The "formal" invitation is actually going to be pretty tongue-in-cheek. The front is a picture of me on my first birthday, screaming my head off. The invitation will be pink, and the first line is "Come to my party or I'll cry". But the font and layout is going to be very traditional. I thought it would be fun to mix the silly and the classic.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 10:40 AM on August 4, 2008

Thank you!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 11:58 AM on August 4, 2008

If it was me, I'd just write "In a miserable attempt to buy your continued friendship, dinner's on me."

Wow, it's like you KNOW me!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 12:07 PM on August 4, 2008

I'll second Trashy Diva. I have a few and they're very well made. That Trixie dress is a bargain.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 11:59 AM on July 15, 2008

Now if only someone would make a montage of female reality TV show contestants proudly saying, "Yeah, I'm a bitch - so what?" or "I always get what I want".
posted to MetaFilter by Evangeline at 1:37 PM on July 11, 2008

Yeah, I couldn't read the booger thread, though I kind of admire the guy for his utter shamelessness. He was all like, "I eat my boogers - DEAL with it, haters".
posted to MetaTalk by Evangeline at 7:36 AM on July 11, 2008

"YOU'RE a twat!"

"No, YOU'RE a twat!"

"Mom!!!!"
posted to MetaTalk by Evangeline at 12:55 PM on July 9, 2008

This reminds me of a funny story when a white friend of mine was walking through East Palo Alto and pointed out a raccoon to his girlfriend while shouting out coon. He had to talk fast after that to avoid a beatdown. Eh, guess you had to be there.

My husband and I were taking the subway home from rehearsal one night when I brought up the possibility of hanging curtains upstage to create a backstage area. In theatre, curtains are called... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Evangeline at 2:33 PM on July 9, 2008

... faggot [which comes from a word for an old woman, itself]...

It's also a delicious meatball made from offal! Hey, when life gives you lemons...
posted to MetaTalk by Evangeline at 2:47 PM on July 9, 2008

Shakespeare's sonnet XLIV:

If the dull substance of my flesh were thought,
Injurious distance should not stop my way;
For then despite of space I would be brought,
From limits far remote, where thou dost stay.
No matter then although my foot did stand
Upon the farthest earth remov'd from thee;
For nimble thought can jump both sea and land,
As soon as think the place where he would be.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 9:05 AM on July 9, 2008 marked best answer

I think dark eyebrows look kind of neat with blonde hair, and they should be at least a little bit darker than your hair at any rate. Would you consider just covering the gray instead of bleaching them lighter? When I was a redhead, I had them dyed at the salon, and I did them at home, with equally good results. You could try something like this.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 8:40 AM on July 9, 2008

I've had two major laser resurfacings, but I think in the end, the TCA chemical peels benefited me the most. I had pretty serious melasma, and the peels pretty much took care of it. If you get a series of TCA peels, you should see a difference. TCA peels were once only done in a doctor's office, but now you can get them in some spas.

It does burn while they're applying the chemical, but afterwards there's no ongoing pain. Your face will turn a little pink, and for a few... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 8:35 AM on July 8, 2008

And yes, I am absolutely fanatical about sunscreen now.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 8:36 AM on July 8, 2008

Pipti - the first set of peels I had done when I lived in Cincinnati. The second peel was done in Manhattan at GKay Skin Care.

Melasma is a little bit more involved than just a few brown spots. "Melasma" translates to "mask of pregnancy". I had large patches of discolored skin all over my face. If it can take care of that, I imagine you can benefit.

By the way, my melasma wasn't a result of pregnancy. It came about as a result... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 8:57 AM on July 8, 2008

I think it might be a good idea to go to a dermatologist first. Look for one who does peels and laser treatments. Ask him what he thinks will be the best option for you. You might be able to have it done right then. Or you could wait and have one done at a spa - might be a bit cheaper.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 9:06 AM on July 8, 2008

Here's a tortoise-pattern bakelite clutch from Ebay.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 12:56 PM on July 3, 2008

Yes, I read your comment about Ebay. Thought this might be newly posted.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 1:18 PM on July 3, 2008

"Great googly moogly!"
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 12:08 PM on June 25, 2008

Calamari is squid, right? Are squid as smart as octopode? Because I really love octopode, but I also really love calamari.
posted to MetaFilter by Evangeline at 7:54 AM on June 25, 2008

Eyebrow waxing before and after. One more.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 12:38 PM on June 20, 2008

The panda is a giant raccoon.

I think that's only the red panda, isn't it?
posted to MetaFilter by Evangeline at 2:01 PM on June 19, 2008

Thanks Greg Nog. Turns out her friends have changed the theme again (they're walking in the Mermaid Day parade). It was "The Lost City of Atlanta", and they were all going to dress up as southern belles and wear paper maiche fish heads. Now it's mermaid cats, or something like that.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 12:29 PM on June 19, 2008

I am by no means an expert, but when I was a child I was covered in mosquito bites in the summer. Now I never see a mark and haven't for years. I've been told that mosquitoes don't single anyone out, but some people are allergic to their bites, and that's what causes the swelling. Since allergies can sometimes resolve themselves, you've probably just outgrown it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 9:16 AM on June 19, 2008

The most obvious conspiratorial connection between them that I could see was that they are all missing persons.

That, and the fact that they're each missing a foot.
posted to MetaFilter by Evangeline at 2:02 PM on June 18, 2008

So turns out the glove had a still-warm hand in it, with a wedding band attached to the appropriate finger. He went crazy when he got back, locked himself in his room for ten years, and drank himself into oblivion.

See, now I'm just confused. I kinda' want to favorite this comment because it's a good story and it's well-told, but on the other hand, post traumatic stress syndrome is not funny, right? And war is bad. So is losing a hand. Very bad. And... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Evangeline at 4:39 PM on June 18, 2008

Now these are some scary sentient trees.
posted to MetaFilter by Evangeline at 10:08 AM on June 18, 2008

From the aforementioned Catprin Q&A:

Although I want to dress with dress extravagant with my cat, doesn't a cat dislike having" clothes on?

It is impossible that continue for time long to be sure, and you continue dressing a cat. But about [ to which you dress a cat and take a commemorative photo on special days, such as a birthday of a cat, ] is OK.

Ahhhh, I see.
posted to MetaFilter by Evangeline at 2:33 PM on June 17, 2008

I too have the flexibility of a two-by-four, at least on my right side. My trainer swears by foam core rolling, as do many others I've met. He said he had to stop running because of injuries until he discovered the foam roller, and now he can run again.

I've done it in the past and it's painful, but it works.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 9:01 AM on June 17, 2008

Seconding the pigs in blankets, but I use cocktail franks. People turn into drooling lunatics over those things.

Also dates wrapped in prosciutto and chicken livers wrapped in bacon.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 11:24 AM on June 11, 2008

Oh my fucking god I am so embarrassed. Someone shoot me, please.

Then can I eat you?
posted to MetaFilter by Evangeline at 3:15 PM on June 10, 2008

Alien autopsy pana cotta! Alien autopsy cocktail! Some really cool spaceship cakes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 4:32 PM on June 9, 2008

That's really pretty funny.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 5:24 PM on June 9, 2008

[ ] in Little Rock, had a childhood sweetheart...
posted to MetaTalk by Evangeline at 2:00 PM on June 9, 2008

[ ] on a mountain top in Tennessee.
posted to MetaTalk by Evangeline at 4:21 PM on June 9, 2008

Sleepy sex can be good.

Yes, sleepy sex can be very good. It's nice to wake up in the morning when you're all warm and relaxed and in no particular hurry. But that warm fuzzy morning feeling is not the same as being tired. Tired is coming home after working until 10:00 pm and then riding the subway (which is going local because of construction) for another hour and a half and your feet hurt and you're hungry but you don't even have the energy to make... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Evangeline at 7:37 AM on June 8, 2008

JanetLand, I remain mystified by your pants taste...

So you managed to apologize for one snark and at the same time, throw in another. Bravo!
posted to MetaTalk by Evangeline at 8:04 AM on June 5, 2008

The bacon in my refrigerator is 70 calories a slice according to the package, and it's just regular old bacon. That comes out to 420 for 6 slices, which is more than the website states, but it's still not 850!

Are you guys battering your bacon and deep frying it? 'Cause that might explain it. Don't do that.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Evangeline at 1:41 PM on June 4, 2008