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Don't Cry for Me, I'm Already Dead
Wow. I really, really liked the art. The artist obviously has TONS of talent, as shown by the car-wreck drawing. On the whole, this was touching and gave me a lot of hope for the genre.
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 12:29 PM on July 23, 2008
MeFi post:
The Breakfast Manifesto
From the CNN link: "But the good news is, those are very short-term effects and have no long-term consequences whatsoever."
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *breath* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! How many times have we said THAT before?
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 11:17 AM on July 22, 2008
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Old dangerous playground equipment.
flotson and mbd1mbd1, I was thinking fondly of this one in Clear Lake (home of the Johnson Space Center). Not my picture.
They've actually repaired/updated that one a little since my childhood -- for the longest time it was just rusty and rickety and it would lean and shake if you were up in the top. SCARY. The graffiti up there (and occasional beer cans) was puzzling and alluring as a kid.
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 9:00 AM on July 22, 2008
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Insta-Cake
Mugcakes!
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 10:11 AM on July 21, 2008
Also: I can't WAIT to get home and put my thousands-of-dollars'-worth of pastry school to use making A Better Microwaved-in-a-Mug Cake. Brace yourself, Metafilter, for I have ideas.
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 10:20 AM on July 21, 2008
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Extraordinary Renditions
Agreed, The Gooch. It was a horrible moment when I first heard that. Ugh. And they changed "Deadhead" to "Black Flag." Ugggghhhhhhhh.
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 10:17 AM on July 21, 2008
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"That kid at your door with a magazine order form will tell you a story -- part sad, part hopeful."
This is why, living in Austin, I miss the Houston Press. Investigative reporting. For more fine examples from the Press, see these:
Run Over by Metro
Catching Elevators
Thrilled to Death
Quiet Rage
All the Austin Chronicle ever features is entertainment news, but I guess since we have no problems in Austin and all we... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 6:45 AM on July 18, 2008
(And yeah, I'll be the first to admit that the editing leaves much to be desired, but I'm glad that they are using their publication to highlight actual issues in the community.)
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 6:47 AM on July 18, 2008
OK, OK, one more: Bootlegging Dr Pepper
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 6:53 AM on July 18, 2008
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Museum Makeover
Holy shit, The Straightener, that was the first thing I looked up. Guess it made an impression, huh?
I am so happy about this. Their site was impossible before and now I can visit whenever I want!
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 4:49 PM on July 13, 2008
MeFi post:
Neuroses of the Rich and Famous
Peter McDermott, the high price is paid whether one attends or not, with this rationale:
Most of the therapists interviewed said the rich were also far more able than the average patient to not show up for a session or give up on therapy altogether. “It starts with the way it’s so easy for them to not show up for an appointment because it means nothing to them if they’re out the $300 or $400,” said Dr. Stone. . . . Part of the therapeutic model for many... [more]
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at 12:00 PM on July 9, 2008
MeFi post:
Sitting With Fire
Thanks! I've been reading about Tassajara lately. I never would have thought they had a fire blog.
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 6:01 AM on July 8, 2008
MeFi post:
"This mighty garden" and its "methods of culture"
And mighty props to jammy for cluing me in to the realization of my teenage utopian-fiction-reading dream. :]
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 9:35 AM on July 7, 2008
I'm not trying to babysit the thread, but the way this differs from orchards is that you are not planting one species, but multiple species that benefit each other. In addition, it's not supposed to be highly intensive farming of species that require a lot of outside chemical intervention (fertilizer, pesticide, et al.), but a number of levels of natural controls -- through selection for shade/sun, beneficial insects, encouraging birds/bees/fungus, etc.
It's not an... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 11:42 AM on July 7, 2008
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Totally outrageous!!!
Gah. This is GREAT. I had forgotten about those picture-puzzle cards. I was never very good at folding the corner to get the sticker off, and I remember bugging my mom to help me. I bet my perfectionism has something to do with trying to get those damn stickers to line up right with my crappy little-kid dexterity.
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 10:19 AM on June 26, 2008
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Crack Lung
Amy, Amy, Amy. This makes me very sad. I hope this will be enough to make her realize that she needs serious help, but I'm not convinced it will be.
Forktine, I would love to read that article if you can dig it up.
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 6:38 AM on June 23, 2008
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No glove boning for me.
I read that as "MTV asks:". In which case I guess the dealbreaker would be anything that comes raw or needs a kitchen tool other than a microwave.
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 8:30 AM on June 10, 2008
As someone who graduated from pastry school, I'm pretty sure I should be ashamed of this, but I don't do caramel past the "golden" stage, and I don't do caramel if I have to mix the sugar with anything (cream, butter, what have you). Scrubbing fifteen people's burnt caramel mixtures out of steel pans for days pretty much broke me of ever wanting to do that again. That and the horrible, horrible burns.
But roux? I make a damn fine DARK roux.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 8:40 AM on June 10, 2008
At least two people have mentioned artichokes. Y'all are scaring me.
All you have to do is put them in a pot big enough to cover them with water. Boil till the leaves come off with only a bit of a tug. Drain and serve with a dipping sauce (I like melted butter with lemon juice, my partner likes balsalmic vinegar with olive oil, pepper, and a splash of beer).
When you get down to the choke-y part, scrape it out with the tip of a table knife. Then... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 10:21 AM on June 10, 2008
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He meant "Character Assassination"
This is bullshit, and it's bullshit that they made him take it down. How many people think that Mapplethorpe or Finley or hell, even Rothko or Picasso or Monet or Mondrian aren't artists? The artist in question here didn't DO anything punishable. He didn't yell fire in a crowded theater, he didn't bring guns to the candidates' debate, he didn't hurt anyone. This kind of unpopular speech is what we are supposed to be protecting. Whether you personally think it's art or not is not the point.
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 6:36 AM on June 5, 2008
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Read at work
So awesome. So beautiful. Love it.
And to those of you with your "offices" and your "doors" -- shouldn't you be too busy to read at work? Bastards. You probably have "windows," too, whatever those are.
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 8:57 AM on May 29, 2008
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It's always a race condition.
This series of incidents contains practically every element needed to scare me. If I had known about this at the peak of my radiation obsession (6th-7th grade) I probably would have cried about it at night.
Thanks for the great post, it really takes me back ;]
posted to MetaFilter by fiercecupcake
at 9:38 AM on May 20, 2008
