The idea of the accidental celebrity strikes me as something of a fallacy altogether. The people you mention all self-published in a mass-media format. The internet celebrities just aggregated more popularity than we are used to expecting from such minor talents in the pre-internet tradition, due to cult appeal. The only people I can think of who gain celebrity without intent are crime victims or other figures in the news, like Patty Hearst or Joey Buttafuoco. I don't know where you're going... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 2:13 PM on July 25, 2008

Jan Terri.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 2:45 PM on July 25, 2008

She could join a camera club like this one, but it wouldn't be a very intensive learning experience, more of an ongoing improvement course.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 2:23 PM on July 25, 2008

Be honest. Why should it be a big deal?

"Look, I don't drink as much as you do, but I do want to have alcohol I like on hand. From now on, can we buy alcohol separately and only share with consent?"

She should be able to acquire the alcohol to satisfy herself without your help.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 2:04 PM on July 25, 2008

Jerk Halibut is sooo good.

Halibut fish tacos, too. Just cube halibut, toss in taco seasoning, grill in a basket, and stuff into tortillas with cabbage, pico, and mayo/lime/tapatio sauce.

Pita sandwiches wrapped in foil: I like rice, feta, olives, peppers and onions, but a good savory tuna melt that was would be wicked, too.

Chapatis!

Mussels! Oh they open up just beautifully. Then douse them with... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:30 AM on July 25, 2008

I'm with ya, Meatbomb. If you look up shiksa in the dictionary, my picture's right there. But starting at an early age, I felt an affinity for something, the humor, probably, in Jewish culture, and had very positive spititual experiences at Rosh Hashanah services and Passover Seders. I was raised loosey goosey whichever church is pretty Protestant, and though I like the tenets of Christianity, the tradition that is so much more at the center of Judaism seems to me to be the whole point of... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 10:18 AM on July 25, 2008

It's important to determine how much of the sexual desire each of you experience is physical and how much is emotional.

If your husband gets driven to distraction by lack of sexual release, and only requires a few peace-of-mind orgasms more per week than you are willing to provide, there should be no problem with his attaining them on his own. However, if he's overcome with desire to be with you for intimacy's sake, more often than you want that, I... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 6:53 PM on July 24, 2008

Wellll... Santa Cruz is pretty perfect. The commute time would be the main consideration. It's like eh, 30 minutes to SJ and Saratoga, but over the windy forested 17, and then another 45-60 to the city. But it's not LA driving, the 280 is preeeetty.

I always felt perfectly satisfied with the access to "big culture" events over the hill and up in the city, and the beauty and pleasant small town qualities of SC are really well-paired with its politics and... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 1:31 AM on July 23, 2008

Well, Live from Shiva's Dance Floor, which is short... but otherwise I can't think of any other movies like the three you've named. Good taste, though! IMDb's got a One Man Show tag and a Monologue tag, you can check there!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:45 PM on July 21, 2008

Most noodles are shaped for fun of eating and exciting mouth feel. Bow ties? Tubes? Spirals? It's fun food! Some noodles also have surface area considerations, orzo for one, or structural features, like lasagna or manicotti, but of course, that's for making food fun, too. You could just pile the cheese and meat on the noodles, stuffing them instead is just an interesting trick! If we didn't shape pasta all wackylike, it'd be dumplings!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 4:13 PM on July 21, 2008

I would say:

"Aw, kiddo, being down on yourself isn't going to help matters. I think you're lovely just the way you are, and really fun, to boot. I do feel lucky to be naturally thin; I know it's not really fair that some people struggle more with their bodies than others."

I think that's a nice way of communicating that you care about how she feels, and are sympathetic, but not about to suffer the foolishness of the ridiculous... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:50 AM on July 21, 2008

There seem to be two sets of answers in this thread: those for compliment fishers who aren't fat, and those for compliment fishers who in fact are.

That difference should be treated as irrelevant.

If you find yourself judging of the accuracy of their bait line, using one response or the other based on whether you agree, you've already lost. They are trying to get you to show whether you think they are the dreaded "fat,"... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 2:19 PM on July 21, 2008

Tape

My Dinner with Andre
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 1:13 PM on July 18, 2008

I came of age sexually just before I would have had access to p2p/pornotube/torrented video porn, but did in fact use the net for other sorts of erotic exploration as a teenager in the 90s. It seems to me that for my generation, adopting a porn-heavy lifestyle has bee a choice some have made and some avoided. I think the idea that it's a habit-forming sank in quickly enough, and it has not been used widely in my milieu as a satisfactory substitute for real sex or relationships.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 9:57 AM on July 18, 2008

There's a new game from Cranium called Whoonu that you should pick up. Gameplay consists of selecting a card from your hand that you think the Whoozit in that round would like best, and the Whoozit ranks the submissions from best to worst liked (origami or brownies? Staying ip late or sleeping in?) by them, for points. It's short, a good getting-to-know-you-BETTER game, where everyone gets to be the center of attention, with the added benefit of requiring the players to thing of pleasant things... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 3:44 PM on July 17, 2008

I'm guessing you're dreading dealing with cramps and fatigue and mess at BRC.

Getting Aunt Flo to hurry up is a fool's errand. Sorry, kid. Woman up and drug it out! Painkillers and, well, uppers of the best kind you can get, if you feel like partying through a menstrual fatigue. A ton of advil and red bull... or their more expensive counterparts, oxycontin and coke, if you can get 'em. It's a special occasion, right? *shrug* Herbs are lovely, dear, but not for every... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:36 AM on July 17, 2008

I think a black or dark colored ribbed tank with nice tailored pants and an accessory of some sort (hat, ascot, bracelet?) would look appropriate, and be comfortable.

There are at least two queer clubs right off the strip now, girlbar and the place next door, and neither one was hard for us to get into, without a single sequined tube dress in the group. I don't know if you're considereing them.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:45 AM on July 15, 2008

Oh, the place next door to girlbar is krave.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:50 AM on July 15, 2008

Cashmere is easy to dye, by the way. You just need Acid Dye. This stuff. So, if you can find a one you like in a fair color, and have access to a nice yarn store, the chances are great that you can do this yourself. I'm always finding ugly cashmeres and angoras and re-dyeing them.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 8:07 PM on July 14, 2008

I wear the Monochrome Blacks and they don't seem to fall apart as fast or look as worn, because of the black blackness (like my heart).

I've also used rubber cement under loose flaps of the rubber to keep them from getting looser.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 1:04 PM on July 14, 2008

Quads have better traction than blades, more surface on the track, which does equate to better control. Imagining roller derby on blades is imagining a dogpile of skaters.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 12:35 AM on July 10, 2008

Also, quads allow for finer turning than blades, since they're closer together, and share the load with greater surface area. The flexibility between the trucks and your ankle assists this too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 12:39 AM on July 10, 2008

Usually, when someone you're infatuated with say something pleasing to you about yourself, you're consumed with "aw shucks" and can't effectively come up with a specific compliment. Just let him know how you feel. Usually the way it makes me feel is like throwing my arms around him and giving him a big thank-you smooch. Often this is accompanied by a general praise compliment, like "You're so adorable," or "You make me feel so great!"
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 12:31 AM on July 10, 2008

I just finished The Kid Stays in the Picture. It was like the audiobook equivalent of being unable to look away from a car accident, and I did I eat up every minute of it? You bet your ass I did!!!!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 2:26 PM on July 7, 2008

It's really a shame that I've read some of these books already! I bet The Time Traveller's Wife was great as an audiobook, but you know how it is, it's hard to listen to a book all over again when there's other great works yet unmet! A few best answers for the lucky ones which have most piqued my interest!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 12:24 PM on July 8, 2008

Hey, if anybody in here uses cassettes and would like my copies of Shopgirl and The Kid Stays In The Picture, memail me your address. First come, first served.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 7:06 PM on July 9, 2008

Next time, put your weed in something airtight in the fridge, yo.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:39 AM on July 9, 2008

There is one at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk if nowhere closer.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 4:12 PM on July 8, 2008

Take some ibuprofen, for crying out loud.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 1:27 PM on July 8, 2008

If you don't want to abrade them off, which is what I prefer to do as a first step, using a file, nto a pumice stone, you could skip to my preferred step two: Pretty Feet and Hands, a lotion that removes dead skin, by being slightly basic I always assumed.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 1:50 PM on July 7, 2008

If your best intentions would to be to explain the truth of these scars in such a way that encourages the child to avoid similar behaviors by your regretful example, I think it's actually a pretty neat trick to do the same thing, to tell the story based on some other undesireable behavior, some other boneheaded decision, like the glass-punching story.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 10:11 AM on July 7, 2008

Banked Track Roller Derby at The Doll Factory in HiFi.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 3:24 PM on July 6, 2008

"Dynamite" which is found in Japanese restaurants in various forms:

Scallops, shrimp, perhaps a white flaky fish, chopped onions, covered in a mix of mayonnaise, Sri Racha and tobiko. Bake.

Or just spoon a dollop of the sauce onto Green Lip Mussels in their shells and bake.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 4:27 PM on July 3, 2008

In many cases, as when foods advertise some mostly irrelevant health property "McDonalds is now Trans-Fats FREE!" I think of that as damning with faint praise.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:17 AM on July 3, 2008

I guess for the kind of language you're talking about, I don't totally agree with your premise, because I think your examples are language that brands would use to attempt to get a leg up on their competitors. If you're standing at the vegan cheese case, the brand with the empty promises of magical victory over a product-wide failing sounds better than the one that's not even acknowledging it.

So, Empty Promises? Wishful Marketing?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:22 AM on July 3, 2008

I love sardines! Ate somw for lunch today as a matter of fact. My favorite right now is smoked sardines on Ak Maks.

One thing I like to do with them is my made up "Finnish Reuben."

Grilled Rye
Sweet Hot Mustard
Sardines (or tinned herring, and I'll nth to mash them to get rid of bone texture)
Sauerkraut
Swiss
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:55 PM on July 1, 2008

Oh, and you might want to check this book out: Tin Fish Gourmet.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 7:31 PM on July 2, 2008

So far unmentioned: Light Blocking Face Mask and Moisturizing Gloves.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 10:45 AM on July 2, 2008

Well, first, go read up on all the new abilities.

Call your local gaming shop to see if they have gaming events there or if they can hook you up with a venue that does. Also ask if they sell individual cards. I don't mind buying booster packs, but if you had a color preference, or a favorite theme deck, why not beef up your strength and revisit it, by buying loose cards before buying more widely? I like to have three or so decks that I continually revamp, and having... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 6:05 PM on July 1, 2008

Oh, and nthing draft nights for sure.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 6:06 PM on July 1, 2008

The fact that your opinion of the women you date takes a nosedive when you have sex with them sends up huge red flags, indicating that you have some problem with sexual intimacy, and want to push people away who have shared it with you. This could be based in any number of subconscious wrongheadedisms, from some kind of moral rectitude to the fallout of a repressed molestation. If you won't seek professional help, you need to start trying creative ways to figure it out yourself.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 4:38 PM on July 1, 2008

O hay.

I am a big drinker of inexpensive Pinot Grigio. It's agreeable to everyone I drink wine with and offers enough variation and subtlety bottle to bottle to keep my interest without dropping me too hard. I love Barefoot, which is peaches and raspberries to my palate, a rather sweet choice, and Bargetto, the smoothest tart white I can recall.

May I suggest you share your choice for AskMe prosperity?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 12:57 AM on July 1, 2008

Heh. Facercise. I play that video with the sound off at parties. It's incredible. Definitely get it.

I don't recall a neck exercise from it in particular, but I learned one somewhere, because I've got a double chin I hate: Look up, way up, and stick your chin out, with your bottom teeth protruding into an underbite. You'll feel your neck muscles stretch. Do this in sets of reps, and maybe you'll see some tightening.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 12:19 AM on July 1, 2008

Here's a couple I've come up with, but I'm still not decided, sorry.

Ayn Rammed
Floorgasm
The Mad Madam
Pain Rae
Bitch On Wheels (I cannot believe this is available.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 10:48 AM on June 30, 2008

When I went to The Met in NYC, I ran through the whole place in about 25 minutes looking for a Rossetti or some other Pre-Raphaelite work. You guys should go and take a photo in front of Beata Beatrix, also one of my favorite paintings, just to mock me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 12:00 AM on June 30, 2008

Okay, everybody relax. Here I am. Mwa ha ha. *has awesome sex while typing this, just accidental like*

I take a startlingly practical, goal oriented approach to sexual pleasure, and damned if it's not effective. Here's the basics.

1. Read the menu, and try everything on it. Not once. Not twice. Till you love it. Like your olfactory palette, your sexual palette needs to be introduced to new flavors repeatedly, to figure out the pattern of... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:38 AM on June 29, 2008

Oryx and Crake
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:39 AM on June 27, 2008

klang, did you find anything to do? You wanna do California Adventure? We're going if for nothing other than the Tower of Terror. It's a pitch black freefall/chuck you randomly downward ride. I could use some hoarsening. I dunno if it's "worth it" for or not, at $60 or so for the ticket, but at least you'll have company.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 9:48 AM on June 27, 2008

Medium Cool!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:38 PM on June 26, 2008

Lunatics.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:02 PM on June 26, 2008