shift+click works for me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 9:04 AM on June 12, 2008 marked best answer

Of course you'll go to Schwartz's, right?

right?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 9:57 AM on May 31, 2008

if you're tea-drinkers, it would be nice to have one of those cast-iron teapots from the morioka-ish region of japan. They're fancy, and they're the kind of thing you would probably talk yourself out of buying unless you had an excuse [but then you'd actually enjoy having them, of course]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 5:27 PM on May 28, 2008

I see you are in vancouver.
you should talk to these folks:
http://www.manhunt-vancouver.com/
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 3:28 PM on May 27, 2008

in song format:
Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier by Corb Lund.

It is especially surreal because it's told entirely first-person.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 6:07 PM on May 21, 2008

Watermelon!
It's like not eating anything, but you get really full.
and it's tasty.

just cut it up before bed so you're not groggily wielding a knife in the middle of the night.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 5:59 PM on May 21, 2008

is the jar like reeeeally sealed?
Botulism is anaerobic, so with any kind of home-saving-this-for-later sort of laziness, you might not have botulism [in specific] to worry about.
unless - maybe I read this wrong. Are they drowning in oil?

It doesn't matter; I think you should eat them.
Prove your friends wrong!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 7:48 PM on May 12, 2008

Another chutney-from-jar eater adding to the pile.

It's delicious!
Or mango chutney on a brownie!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 7:02 PM on April 20, 2008

I've serviced units that are contained on the *side* of a captain's chair before, and those ones were super easy, which led me to believe that there was some obvious step I was missing in these wall-mounted ones.
When it stops snowing, I'll see what I can see re: scrapyards.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 7:29 PM on April 19, 2008

Well.
Surprise and excitement!
I hope this free and exciting plan works!

[will update thread when I get a chance to cajole the car owner into trying this out]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 6:56 PM on April 20, 2008

um.
'You are my sunshine'?

The original lyrics to 'Have yourself a merry little chirstmas'?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 4:56 PM on April 18, 2008

Or,
Q: What is my relationship lacking that I feel the urge to stray every now and then?
A: Nothing.

Human beings [in my experience] are fickle things. They get bored with good things, distracted by new and shiny things.
Choosing to *commit* to someone is choosing to acknowledge this fact and to realize that while new desires are natural, and very human [and keep life interesting, of course], that whether or not you do anything about... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 12:56 PM on April 12, 2008 marked best answer

Let me be among the first of the inevitable pile of people to say:
this is not complicated.

You do not need to be with either of these girls.
You will be better off if you take some time for yourself and find somebody who [I know this will sound crazy, but] respects you, and treats you well.

In the meantime - it's spring!
Go walk in the woods, or whatever kind of nature you have at your disposal. Learn to... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 7:59 PM on April 11, 2008

just get one of those super sexy sheep's-hide things.
it has the benefit of being cushier, too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 11:48 AM on April 3, 2008

http://www.butterfingers.info/
the first song that plays [warning! song plays right away!]
is called 'yo mama'
it tells about how yo mama's on the top of [my] things to do list.

I see you in your office
Sending and receiving checks
But I know the quest for money
Comes from a quest for sex
So I cut to the chase
And forgot about my job
And decided to stay home wit yo mama on my knob
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 5:44 PM on April 2, 2008

one slab mozzarella, topped with dulce de leche.
eat with knife and fork.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 5:39 PM on April 2, 2008

I'm an old pro at the pretending-like-I'm-staying-at-fancy-hotels game. It's great!
I never thought of it as a date activity, but that's pretty clever.

We will have a month together to do all kinds of fun stuff like that, and I'm pretty sure that things won't be too predictable. We'll be hitchhiking and staying in monasteries and diving in the red sea and going to egypt to visit relics on mount Sinai and stuff.
I'm not knocking the thinking... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 11:10 PM on January 25, 2008

Before we get too far off track [off track note: I asked her on this date in a series of *gasp* letters written in puzzles and invisible ink that she won't be able to decode until she gets them all. So I guess I'm doomed ;)] I want to clarify here:

I'm looking for specific advice about this city so I can plan something to do in Haifa.
Yes, I'll look at guidebooks, but I want the inside track on something spectacular, if anybody happens to know. She's been... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 12:06 AM on January 26, 2008

Dear Everybody:
Thanks for the advice and encouragement.
Super special secret thanks to the guy who just opened a vegan bakery with a dance floor and mailed me the details so that they wouldn't show up on the...
d'oh!

That's a pretty good note re: flowers getting squished. I will keep it in mind.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 7:13 PM on January 28, 2008

so - update:

no plans stayed plannish, but change for the carmelit [ridiculous!] was indeed in pocket.

But yes.
Things could not have worked out better.
[things continue to be suspicously awesome]

thanks to everyone for advice and encouragement.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 12:41 AM on March 5, 2008

false-bottomed drawers. hide something ridiculous in there.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 7:11 PM on February 25, 2008

Never have I ever heard anyone address these things by any specific name.
[and the majority of my life has been spent in the winter]
You guys are all nuts.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 10:56 PM on February 23, 2008

A lot of temp agencies will help people find full-time jobs [and some that don't suck too hard, even].
Sure, they'll take a huge chunk of the pie, etcetera, but if the aim is to definitely get a job of some sort right away, try 2 or 3 of the biggest temp agencies around and see who finds the best offer.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 10:55 PM on February 23, 2008

I started at 17, stopped at 20.
Then at 24 I had an accident that left me unable to work.
Guess what was waiting there to pay rent?
Thanks, past-self!

[the point being, start early because you never know when you're going to need the money. There was already a bunch more in there than I put in myself ]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 6:32 AM on February 19, 2008

I know that one more body on the pile won't finally make you start moving, but -
Get out of that house.
Leave the cell phone behind [although mailing it is still a hilarious idea]
stay with friends
stay at a hotel
stay with anybody who is not a relative [they will likely tell your dad and feel like they're helping you unless they really know your situation, and maybe even then].

just go.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 9:00 PM on February 18, 2008

I tried to make shoes once ["how hard could it be?" I said], but was defeated by ineptitude.

It's harder than it looks, but I'm sure that it's possible. I highly recommend not starting with leather. If I were trying again right now I would build a shoe out of something like cardboard and newspaper, then graduate to something stiffer like canvas and [probably still cardboard, or maybe rubber].

If you can do that without having weird... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 7:16 PM on February 18, 2008

also - vaseline up the nose [I use a q-tip] keeps you breathing all day long.
The downside is that you smell vaseline all day long, but hey.
[that's what my doctor recommended for me]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 9:18 AM on February 16, 2008

Oh, nuts.
You're returning it.
Now we'll never know!

But yeah. While I'm always and "eat it!" guy, I can only imagine the horror stories that would erupt from this.

"what did you get for v-day?"
"the plague."
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 5:14 PM on February 14, 2008

Seconding hoods.
I ride bullhorns for that reason.

Drops are nice on long, long rides, but if you're just starting with them in traffic, I'd treat the drops as a luxury place if you feel your wrists are getting pounded from always being in the same spot, and you're on an otherwise safe-looking bit of road.

Your road bike is meant to be ridden fast, and will feel uncomfortable and wobbly at low speeds, but it isn't unstable. It's just... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 11:59 AM on February 13, 2008

Here's the thing from ObscureReferenceMan's post that is the takeaway lesson.

"Cyclists Fare Best When They Act And Are Treated As Drivers Of Vehicles."

Which means that if you need a full lane to stop idiots from scraping you against parked cars, move left and TAKE YOUR LANE. You've got the same rights and responsibilities as a car does [sort of], so if someone is honking and yelling behind you because they want... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 12:07 PM on February 13, 2008

Note:
if you feel like the creepy man on stage is staring into your eyes for the whole show, don't panic. Everyone feels that way.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 9:37 AM on February 13, 2008

[I don't know the current conditions]
In adverse weather conditions, I find hwy 3 to be more frightening than hwy 1.
that said, if any part of the coq is open, that's where I [and the traffic...] would be.

Your option #1 sounds best to me.
Plan on this taking a lot longer than it normally does. Conditions in Alberta are terrible at the moment, and who knows what friday will bring.
You will not average 90kph. I'm pretty... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 6:08 PM on February 12, 2008

Overtrain / overcompensate.
Shaky on a bicycle? Learn to ride a unicycle.
Trip on the cracks in the sidewalk? Try parkour.
Tipsy in general? Learn to walk on a tightrope or stand in the subway without holding on to anything.

Dropping things? Learn to juggle.

Find opportunities to do things in the hardest way possible when nobody's looking. Sing to yourself, while you're at it.

Soon you'll be the person you're currently envying.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 5:45 PM on February 12, 2008

Wow, Citizen Premier, I came in here to say:
insects, word roots, and that dastardly arrow.

So I guess what I really notice are coincidences. And the stitching in clothes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 12:35 PM on February 12, 2008

not precisely what I feel you're looking for, but the 22 Band is good times for sure.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 12:36 AM on February 10, 2008 marked best answer

For ease of reading and anthropomorphic characterizations of races [while still being touching and informative], try Maus.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 4:04 PM on February 7, 2008

Dammit dammit dammit.
I could have sworn I read your whole question twice!

[sorry]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 4:05 PM on February 7, 2008

while you're putting this together, it might help to have this page from orisinal open in another window.

Also - blue eyes crying in the rain by willie nelson is as maybe not exactly what you're looking for, but still.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 12:03 PM on February 1, 2008 marked best answer

I've done a similar length of commute before, and - looking back - I should have used a bike.

But yes, I think your commute distance/time/etc. is plausible, given time to get used to it.

nth-ing everyone re: rain. You can't stop! Yikes!

You can replace your bearings easily and cheaply enough [ebay] that you shouldn't worry about rust or dirt or whatever. And they have the most direct bearing on your speed / ease of... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 12:00 PM on February 1, 2008

A note of caution:

should you be foolhardy enough to own rock band or guitar hero, don't try to sneak in just one song while cooking. Because if the pot boils dry, the aluminum will melt before anything else, and the copper will keep it contained. And then you will remember about the pot [!], lift the pot up off the element at something other than a 90 degree angle, and the molten aluminum will splash on your foot. And the pot will still look like it used to, with a... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 11:24 PM on January 30, 2008

I am not a fashion expert [or any other kind of expert], so I'm not going to try and persuade you that dark brown looks classy and not hippie-ish just because I think so.

What I will say is that if you're buying this bag to look more professional in the future, brown leather looks better with age+use than black leather unless you use black polish and potentially have that transfer to your jacket/shirts.

What I really want to say is: no matter... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 1:13 PM on January 30, 2008

I have to take painkillers all the time or else I won't be able to get to get to a place where I have more pills, so my strategy is to have many, many small stashes. everywhere.
I have one main childproof little pill bottle that I try to use exclusively, and which I recommend you use [you know what I mean. the little yellowy-brown snap-top things that have been around forever and are indestructible]. Other than that, I do the following trick:
Get duct tape and cover a... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 12:48 PM on January 30, 2008

Oh.
I didn't read where your pills are large, so sorry.
But!
Waterproof match containers [available at places that sell camping supplies] are small, don't come unscrewed accidentally, and really durable. Probably about a dollar or two, and worth many times that.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 12:59 PM on January 30, 2008

I know that the art seems really arcane and kind of useless, but sharpening straight razors is the way of champions. With proper stropping technique, sharpening doesn't need to be done very often at all, which makes the actual sharpening a ritual you can look forward to.

It's like meditation.

I haven't found any resources on line that really really teach you how to do this right [it's more of a 'feel' thing for me, or maybe I'm just no good at... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 11:45 AM on January 29, 2008

Just in case there's a really cheap and easy option... take the holder with you to the grocery store / drug store and see if the straight razor blades [sometimes they're double-sided, sometimes single sided] that they sell next to the disposable razors might happen to fit.

It's not entirely likely, but it's possible and potentially very convenient and cheap for you.
These blades, despite most frequently being used for cleaning and scraping are actually... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 6:56 PM on January 29, 2008

Eye contact isn't weird [unless it's weird], so I'd vote for that.
If it's a few words back and forth, it's not *creepy staring*, so it's ok.

If it's more than a few words back and forth, try:
look in eyes,
look down at desk as you push your chair back to...
stand up! [lean or slouch as necessary if she's short and you're tall]
then continue looking her in the eyes.

I still feel awkward... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 2:09 PM on January 23, 2008

I'm with Corduroy: put it in the top shelf [ie: tank] of their toilet, where it will eventually cause a problem and be discovered, but hopefully not too soon.

Apart from that, any item that your family routinely buys in bulk [flour? rice? firewood?] is a prime location for an eventual lobster reveal.

In with the giftmas decorations is also fine at this time of year. Everyone will think the joke is forgotten until grimastime.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 7:10 PM on January 21, 2008

well, I'm reading this right now.
It's more self-helpy, but not aggravatingly so.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 8:25 PM on January 17, 2008

[Redneck answer]
If you load it up and most of it falls out at the first corner, that's too much.
If you load it up and then bounce on the tailgate and there's no travel in the suspension, that's too much.

If it fits in the truck bed, and it's not wet [like, muddy] dirt, that's the right amount.

I don't have experience with your particular truck, but with every other truck I've driven 1 cubic yard of dirt is... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 3:24 PM on January 17, 2008

Dear OP:
I'm precisely one thread north of you, and I've got to say thanks for your awesome sense of timing. These are questions I have, too, and I am going to STEAL ALL OF YOUR ANSWERS!
Bwaha!
Har!
I'm learning for free, and I didn't even have to type first!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Acari at 12:31 PM on January 17, 2008