9059 - mon

[scottobear]

Several women on the metro look like ninja / secret agents today. Black turtleneck sweaters and slacks, longish hair pulled back into a bun, small briefcase or carry-bag, and occasionally even a pair of Clark Kent style Spex.

How many La Femme Niktas / Diana Prince / Spy Girls are out there in "secret agent garb"?

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Even though I don't eat it, I am still composed mostly of meat. Apparently Gordon Ramsay feels that vegetarians have no palate. I'd like to see some documentation on that. I'd think that most have a very sensitive palate, save for other flavor blockers like booze and smoking.

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Dinner out tonight with in-laws, east cafe. They're pretty good... sauces are a bit sweeter, but I think that I like the way the tofu is prepared more than Panda's. After, Larry came by and fixed the commodes - no longer running past the flow line. We got a Call from Jimmy - Amanda bought him a PS3 - he'll be coming over sometime this weekend to play the simpsons game with us, and to see the Wii. I can't believe he hasn't been over since august!

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We're hitting the sack early, so a brief one today, dear journal!

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1 year ago - grab a bagel and go!, swap shop, flushed away

• Pictures taken - Vizcaya and etc

2 years ago - poorhouse w/liz, monkey beer, gg mood theme,newt pics

3 years ago - bro issues, newtie love, lost, getting it,link sponsor

4 years ago - TG poll, paid links began, GP recovers, Twistyland

5 years ago - better living through chemistry, Jude Law a bad papa, French comics, wolfsonian

6 years ago - Evil news, EL Dildo Bandito!, went out with Dave & Cathi

7 years ago - Rush, Bee-man

Comments

Ssssssssshhhhhh! Top Secret.

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

Well..you know you DO commute around in the city that hosts the DOD, FBI and CIA. Soooooooooooo........

Re: Ssssssssshhhhhh! Top Secret.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

So true!

Dang ninja ladies!

[missv.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I dunno what it is with famous alpha male chefs. They love picking on vegetarians. Tony Bourdain is the same way. Its really pretty lame.

I think they're irritated that vegetarians force them to think outside their normal flavor box. They can't rely on duck fat or veal demiglasse to make something taste "fancy"...and they're just too lazy to try to find deliciousness elsewhere. So, they marginalize vegetarians by accusing us of being food philistines. How dare we not love calves' brains?? We must be fools...right? We couldn't possibly have any valid reason for avoiding meat. We're just stupid.

Personally, I have a very sensitive palate. And I love food. But I simply cannot digest most meat. Never could. I used to have miserable stomach cramps and constant diarrhea when I was a kid. And I suffered most when my mom made something really meaty for dinner. But when I moved out of my parents' house and started cooking for myself, I was too poor to be able to afford meat and...voila!...my stomach troubles ended.

Meh. Screw those guys. Its not like I'll be finding myself in one of Ramsay's restaurants any time soon. And there are great chefs who do respect special diet requests. When Josh and I ate at that Michelin 3-star place in Belgium, the waiter spoke with the chef and he was more than willing to accommodate me. In fact, he made me the best meal I ever had. And really, at $100+ a head, he damned well better have been willing to make me something special.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I wonder how keeping kosher might change a palate... no pork or mixing of dairy might make for some tasty combos, too.

I'm glad the chef made a point of serving you... you're the audience, and what you say should go!

[kat78731.livejournal.com]

ew, now, just 'cause I'm a carnivorous doesn't mean I'll eat any whacky bit of anatomy some dude in a poofy hat decides to fry up -- no cow brain or pig feet or other body part that really should be made use of only by the original owner on my plate please. And no veal because damn, I'm hungry not mean, my pallet doesn't require the virgin blood of babes... But I'd starve myself without cheeseburgers and ham sandwiches.

Bork bork bork - put de chikkin in de baskeet

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Cheeseburgers and a tasty ham sammich are certainly both fine-flavored stuff... I know that if I was to eat something of a four-legged bent, it would certainly be meat over organ matter, for sure.

I didn't know you didn't do veal! Cheers!

If I were to go back to anything cow-y, I suspect meatloaf and/or burgers would be the thing.

I'd probably get a pretty bad bellyache... I'm not sure if my gut is up to it or not. It probably is, since I can still gobble a mound of french fries with wild abandon.