#87 Late Arrival (part 1 of 2)
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dialecticdreamerLate Arrival
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 2
Word count (story only): 1108
[Friday, May 15, 2020, 9:15 am]
:: On Friday morning, Garegin and Leto arrive late. Part of the Edison’s Mirror (Teague Family) story arc. ::
Back to Fresh Morning Air (part 1b)
To the Edison's Mirror Landing Page
On to
Aidan looked away from the sheet of paper that Ed had been scribbling on when someone opened the front door downstairs. “That’s odd,” he mused.
Ed folded the paper and stuffed it into a pocket. “Go see,” he suggested. “Are you late for work?”
Narrowing his eyes, Aidan checked out the window, frowning at the thickening cloud cover. “Not yet, but I should leave in only a few minutes.”
Vic tapped the bedroom door in sharp strokes. By the time Aidan opened the door, the teen had his arms crossed, and his weight centered on his heels. “Rory rushed downstairs to open the door despite me asking her to wait,” he murmured.
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By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 2
Word count (story only): 1108
[Friday, May 15, 2020, 9:15 am]
:: On Friday morning, Garegin and Leto arrive late. Part of the Edison’s Mirror (Teague Family) story arc. ::
Back to Fresh Morning Air (part 1b)
To the Edison's Mirror Landing Page
On to
Aidan looked away from the sheet of paper that Ed had been scribbling on when someone opened the front door downstairs. “That’s odd,” he mused.
Ed folded the paper and stuffed it into a pocket. “Go see,” he suggested. “Are you late for work?”
Narrowing his eyes, Aidan checked out the window, frowning at the thickening cloud cover. “Not yet, but I should leave in only a few minutes.”
Vic tapped the bedroom door in sharp strokes. By the time Aidan opened the door, the teen had his arms crossed, and his weight centered on his heels. “Rory rushed downstairs to open the door despite me asking her to wait,” he murmured.
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i don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you
Feb. 22nd, 2026 07:30 pmmusesfoolI got up to watch the hockey this morning and despite Team USA pulling it off in OT, I do not accept that Bill Guerin was proved right in his choices. Eighty-five percent of the game was played in their defensive end and they only won because Connor Hellebuyck stood on his head. Maybe a little more scoring power on the team could have given them some breathing room. I am just saying. I'm happy for Hellebuyck and the Hughes brothers, and I got a little teary when they brought out the Gaudreau jersey and his kids, and I'm not gonna lie, watching Jon Cooper and Connor McDavid (along with Sam Bennett, Tom Wilson, and Brad Marchand) lose was pleasing to me on a deep, personal level, but overall, I'd still have preferred the Finns or the Swedes take home the gold.
I then baked some oatmeal for breakfast for the week, and made macaroni salad for a few days of lunch, and then for dinner, I made angel hair as planned, though when I actually read the recipe, it was not anything new to me - it was what I always do for a super quick tomato sauce, except they were adding chile crisp to it, which I guess is the thing nowadays - every recipe I read has chile crisp in it, but I'm not really a chile crisp person. I have the heat tolerance (in terms of spiciness, though I also don't like my food super hot temperature-wise either) of the whitest baby you know.
Anyway! It is a super easy but delicious meal and if you don't mind waiting a few extra minutes, you can do it all in one pot. Boil your pasta - angel hair is best for this, imo - and reserve a cup of pasta water before you drain it. Return the pot to the stove over low heat and add in a nice glug of olive oil (2 tbsp if you need a measurement), and then add a whole can or tube of tomato paste to the oil (so between 4 and 6 oz). Stir it around and season it as you like - I used garlic and onion powder, oregano and red pepper flakes and salt, but if you want to get fancy, you could probably saute a diced shallot and some minced garlic in the oil for a minute or two before adding the tomato paste - for 2-3 minutes, until it's all hot and sizzling. If you are so inclined, add chile crisp to suit your taste. Then add the pasta back, and about half the reserved water and toss it until the pasta is coated. I only used 4 oz of angel hair, so if you have more, you might need more water. Then put it in bowls and sprinkle it with parmesan cheese. If you are in an even bigger rush, you can sizzle the tomato paste in a frying pan while the pasta cooks and then combine it all back in the pasta pot. The couple of minutes you save isn't worth having to wash an extra pot to me, but it might be to some people.
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I then baked some oatmeal for breakfast for the week, and made macaroni salad for a few days of lunch, and then for dinner, I made angel hair as planned, though when I actually read the recipe, it was not anything new to me - it was what I always do for a super quick tomato sauce, except they were adding chile crisp to it, which I guess is the thing nowadays - every recipe I read has chile crisp in it, but I'm not really a chile crisp person. I have the heat tolerance (in terms of spiciness, though I also don't like my food super hot temperature-wise either) of the whitest baby you know.
Anyway! It is a super easy but delicious meal and if you don't mind waiting a few extra minutes, you can do it all in one pot. Boil your pasta - angel hair is best for this, imo - and reserve a cup of pasta water before you drain it. Return the pot to the stove over low heat and add in a nice glug of olive oil (2 tbsp if you need a measurement), and then add a whole can or tube of tomato paste to the oil (so between 4 and 6 oz). Stir it around and season it as you like - I used garlic and onion powder, oregano and red pepper flakes and salt, but if you want to get fancy, you could probably saute a diced shallot and some minced garlic in the oil for a minute or two before adding the tomato paste - for 2-3 minutes, until it's all hot and sizzling. If you are so inclined, add chile crisp to suit your taste. Then add the pasta back, and about half the reserved water and toss it until the pasta is coated. I only used 4 oz of angel hair, so if you have more, you might need more water. Then put it in bowls and sprinkle it with parmesan cheese. If you are in an even bigger rush, you can sizzle the tomato paste in a frying pan while the pasta cooks and then combine it all back in the pasta pot. The couple of minutes you save isn't worth having to wash an extra pot to me, but it might be to some people.
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advice from camera nerds
Feb. 22nd, 2026 04:43 pmjadelennoxI take a lot of pictures of three classes of things:
- Cats: This pictures are good on any camera, including my agéd single-lens SE.
- Birds: These pics are shit on the aforementioned handheld phone.
- Moss and lichens and bugs: These pics are fine on the phone, but could be much better.
My real constraint is my hands and arms. I can't hold my arms above my head, I can't hold a phone still very long, the non-ergonomic controls and shape of a phone are shit, I realistically can't carry a tripod on a hike, and I can't bear weight on my shoulders or the back of my neck for any length of time. (I recognize that this collection of constraints means my pictures will never be great, and that's okay.)
So, questions:
- Are there any cameras that have particularly good ergonomics, are particularly light, or have a good reputation for accessibility?
- I believe I could get a remote shutter trigger & a remote focus, so I could prop the camera somewhere and get a good pic from a less painful angle; do you know how to choose a hand-friendly one? (Not finger-fiddly, easy to attach & detach, easy to click buttons.)
- On a modern camera, is it possible to get lenses good enough for bird pics that are not, you know, heavy? Last time I had an SLR I was taking pictures on film, so that tells you how out of date my knowledge is.
- What's the lightest tripod that works well for people with shit fine motor control and no finger strength? I can sort by weight on hiking sites, but hikers put up with a lot of fiddly controls that I can't handle.
(I'm only looking for advice from your experience or from the experience of people you trust. Please don't GoogleKagiGoPT it for me!)
Dance the Eagle to Sleep by Marge Piercy
Feb. 22nd, 2026 09:33 amjames_davis_nicoll
Can America's well-financed, highly-experienced, heavily-armed war machine hope to prevail against a numerically insignificant, poorly-armed, American teen movement?
Dance the Eagle to Sleep by Marge Piercy
#86 Fresh Morning AIr (part 1b of 1, complete)
Feb. 21st, 2026 10:06 pmdialecticdreamerFresh Morning Air
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1b of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 1075
[Friday, May 15, 2020, 9 am]
:: On Friday morning, Ed prepares to discuss something serious with Vic and Aidan, but Garegin and Leto arrive with a surprise for the Teagues. Part of the Edison’s Mirror (Teague Family) story arc. ::
Back to Fresh Morning Air part 1a
To the Edison's Mirror Landing Page
On to
Ed leaned back, surprised. “Of course. I’m planning to start very small.” He sniffed, blinking several times. “I miss…” His voice faded.
Aidan put a hand on the boy’s shoulder, then pulled him close. The arm shifted to snug Ed closer. “That’s understandable.”
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By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1b of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 1075
[Friday, May 15, 2020, 9 am]
:: On Friday morning, Ed prepares to discuss something serious with Vic and Aidan, but Garegin and Leto arrive with a surprise for the Teagues. Part of the Edison’s Mirror (Teague Family) story arc. ::
Back to Fresh Morning Air part 1a
To the Edison's Mirror Landing Page
On to
Ed leaned back, surprised. “Of course. I’m planning to start very small.” He sniffed, blinking several times. “I miss…” His voice faded.
Aidan put a hand on the boy’s shoulder, then pulled him close. The arm shifted to snug Ed closer. “That’s understandable.”
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it would be so fine to see your face at my door
Feb. 21st, 2026 09:15 pmmusesfoolThis afternoon, I made this lemon cake because 1. I had an open container of ricotta I wanted to use up before it spoiled, and 2. I've been looking for a nut-free alternative to my favorite lemon cake since one of my nieces has a tree nut allergy. It turns out I did not have enough ricotta, but I made it up with sour cream, and the cake seems fine. It did stick to the pan in one small spot so I didn't take a picture of it since it had a gash in it, but it tastes great. The trick of adding turbinado sugar to the glaze to make it crunchy is a good one, too.
I also made dressing for coleslaw, which I've never done before - always just bought the pre-made deli version - and it's ok, not great. Not tangy enough, tbh. I wonder if replacing some of the mayo with buttermilk is the way to go. I ate some with a steak I pan-fried for dinner and that was nice. I don't have steak very often, but sometimes it goes on sale and I get it.
We're supposed to be getting between 12"-18" of snow tomorrow/Monday (wait, I just checked, and the current forecast is 39% likelihood of at least 18" if not more, wow), and I'm supposed to go into the office on Tuesday, so I guess we'll see what actually materializes, whether the streets are cleaned, and how I feel on Tuesday morning. Supposedly we're getting a free lunch, but I don't know when the consultant who is supposed to be buying it for our in person meeting is flying in, idk what is going to happen. There was some back and forth on Teams today about the storm and they are notifying everyone to be remote on Monday, which is the smart choice.
Anyway, my menu is not very cozy - I was planning on making that lemony macaroni salad for lunches, and some baked oatmeal with cherries and chocolate chips for breakfast. I do have bread, milk, and eggs, so there could always be French toast! Though I did make that on Wednesday when I realized it was Ash Wednesday (and that I'd completely forgotten Shrove Tuesday). I'll probably have pasta for dinner tomorrow regardless, since it's Sunday.
Today, I watched Batman Ninja, which features the Batfamily time traveling back to feudal Japan (but so much Joker and I am so tired of Joker), and then its sequel, Batman vs. the Yakuza League, which I enjoyed more because it has Wonder Woman in it and she's fantastic as always. It also features ( I guess this is a spoiler ) It was weird to me though that we got 4 Batboys (Jason's feudal Japan headgear is HILARIOUS), but no Cass or Babs at all, and I didn't love the art for Selina. Someday we'll get an animated version of Wayne Family Adventures and the girls and Duke will get their due!
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I also made dressing for coleslaw, which I've never done before - always just bought the pre-made deli version - and it's ok, not great. Not tangy enough, tbh. I wonder if replacing some of the mayo with buttermilk is the way to go. I ate some with a steak I pan-fried for dinner and that was nice. I don't have steak very often, but sometimes it goes on sale and I get it.
We're supposed to be getting between 12"-18" of snow tomorrow/Monday (wait, I just checked, and the current forecast is 39% likelihood of at least 18" if not more, wow), and I'm supposed to go into the office on Tuesday, so I guess we'll see what actually materializes, whether the streets are cleaned, and how I feel on Tuesday morning. Supposedly we're getting a free lunch, but I don't know when the consultant who is supposed to be buying it for our in person meeting is flying in, idk what is going to happen. There was some back and forth on Teams today about the storm and they are notifying everyone to be remote on Monday, which is the smart choice.
Anyway, my menu is not very cozy - I was planning on making that lemony macaroni salad for lunches, and some baked oatmeal with cherries and chocolate chips for breakfast. I do have bread, milk, and eggs, so there could always be French toast! Though I did make that on Wednesday when I realized it was Ash Wednesday (and that I'd completely forgotten Shrove Tuesday). I'll probably have pasta for dinner tomorrow regardless, since it's Sunday.
Today, I watched Batman Ninja, which features the Batfamily time traveling back to feudal Japan (but so much Joker and I am so tired of Joker), and then its sequel, Batman vs. the Yakuza League, which I enjoyed more because it has Wonder Woman in it and she's fantastic as always. It also features ( I guess this is a spoiler ) It was weird to me though that we got 4 Batboys (Jason's feudal Japan headgear is HILARIOUS), but no Cass or Babs at all, and I didn't love the art for Selina. Someday we'll get an animated version of Wayne Family Adventures and the girls and Duke will get their due!
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Books Received, February 14 — February 20
Feb. 21st, 2026 09:02 amjames_davis_nicoll
Seven books new to me. four fantasy, one horror, one ostensibly non-fiction, and one romance. Three are series. Yeah, there does seem to be a shortage of science fiction.
I had a bunch of stuff come in just after the cut-off time for these. Next week will look very different.
Books Received, February 14 — February 20
Poll #34247 Books Received, February 14 — February 20
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 43
Which of these look interesting?
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I Want You to Be Happy by Jem Calder (May 2026)
3 (7.0%)
In the Realm of the Last Man: A Memoir by Francis Fukuyama (September 2026)
5 (11.6%)
A Divided Duty: An October Daye Novel by Seanan McGuire (September 2026)
14 (32.6%)
Wickhills by Premee Mohamed (September 2026)
16 (37.2%)
Hallowed Bones: A Sons of Salem Novel by Lucy Smoke (October 2026)
2 (4.7%)
Falling for a Villainous Vampire by Charlotte Stein (October 2026)
6 (14.0%)
I Am the Monster Under the Bed: A Novel by Emily Zinnikas (September 2026)
14 (32.6%)
Some other option (see comments)
0 (0.0%)
Cats!
36 (83.7%)
#85 Fresh Morning Air (part 1a of 1, complete)
Feb. 20th, 2026 10:03 pmdialecticdreamerFresh Morning Air
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1a of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 557
[Friday, May 15, 2020, 9 am]
:: On Friday morning, Ed prepares to discuss something serious with Vic and Aidan, but Garegin and Leto arrive with a surprise for the Teagues. Part of the Edison’s Mirror (Teague Family) story arc. ::
:: Author’s note: Another long day, but I’m not going to post bad writing. ::
Back to Ferry Folly part 2
To the Edison's Mirror Landing Page
On to
Ed paced back and forth at the foot of the bed in the bedroom. In the kitchen, Vic was tending to the breakfast stir fry, Rory was showing Mac how to arrange silverware at a place setting, using the coffee table, and Aidan was downstairs helping Nik with something.
There were too many people in the apartment. He wanted to talk to Vic and Aidan, but just those two, but when trying to figure out how to make that happen, Ed ended up volunteering to make the bed that Rory had slept in.
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By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1a of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 557
[Friday, May 15, 2020, 9 am]
:: On Friday morning, Ed prepares to discuss something serious with Vic and Aidan, but Garegin and Leto arrive with a surprise for the Teagues. Part of the Edison’s Mirror (Teague Family) story arc. ::
:: Author’s note: Another long day, but I’m not going to post bad writing. ::
Back to Ferry Folly part 2
To the Edison's Mirror Landing Page
On to
Ed paced back and forth at the foot of the bed in the bedroom. In the kitchen, Vic was tending to the breakfast stir fry, Rory was showing Mac how to arrange silverware at a place setting, using the coffee table, and Aidan was downstairs helping Nik with something.
There were too many people in the apartment. He wanted to talk to Vic and Aidan, but just those two, but when trying to figure out how to make that happen, Ed ended up volunteering to make the bed that Rory had slept in.
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Big Finish Time Lord Victorious
Feb. 20th, 2026 03:45 pmbeccaelizabethI have been listening to the Big Finish parts of the big multimedia Doctor Who thingy from back in 2020.
... the chatty bits afterwards are all people saying how weird it is recording at home in their little improvised studios and I may have wound myself up a bit about that era. It's so weird everyone being upbeat about the technology and cheerful about needing to call people who could work from home and then just talking about the acting of it all.
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-time-lord-victorious-short-trips-master-thief-lesser-evils-2260
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-time-lord-victorious-he-kills-me-he-kills-me-not-2257
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-time-lord-victorious-the-enemy-of-my-enemy-2258
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-time-lord-victorious-mutually-assured-destruction-2259
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-time-lord-victorious-echoes-of-extinction-2262
are the ones I listened to. they did a skip between enemy of my enemy and mutually assured destruction which the chatty bits insisted works quite well because one ends with setting out to work together and the next begins with everything on fire and you can in fact accurately guess all the context you need from there.
I'm going to listen to this one next https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-time-lord-victorious-genetics-of-the-daleks-2354 but I am not doing great at finding all the parts and listening in order so I think that was meant to be listened already.
I like the ambition of a big interlinked story but I mislike the experience of not knowing what is going on so you see the problem. I liked the parts of the story but I do not quite get how to get all the parts. The Big Finish bits work well together and I feel I understand the shape of the set up but. Well. Puzzlement ensues as soon as I zoom out a bit. Big picture is... not.
Which is fine, it's like reading comics crossovers when they never arrive in order and the shop doesn't get all the parts.
... which was never my favourite thing either.
So! I have no complaints about the stories I have got, they were fun to quite good, but the stories I don't got are... trickier.
Enjoyed these, liked hearing the Torchwood audio actors be in different parts, but on the whole prefer to collect All The Things.
(also the power tools in the hall thing was still ongoing today but I listened to the audios mostly successfully anyway, so that was progress. though I look forwards to them being done.)
... the chatty bits afterwards are all people saying how weird it is recording at home in their little improvised studios and I may have wound myself up a bit about that era. It's so weird everyone being upbeat about the technology and cheerful about needing to call people who could work from home and then just talking about the acting of it all.
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-time-lord-victorious-short-trips-master-thief-lesser-evils-2260
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-time-lord-victorious-he-kills-me-he-kills-me-not-2257
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-time-lord-victorious-the-enemy-of-my-enemy-2258
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-time-lord-victorious-mutually-assured-destruction-2259
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-time-lord-victorious-echoes-of-extinction-2262
are the ones I listened to. they did a skip between enemy of my enemy and mutually assured destruction which the chatty bits insisted works quite well because one ends with setting out to work together and the next begins with everything on fire and you can in fact accurately guess all the context you need from there.
I'm going to listen to this one next https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-time-lord-victorious-genetics-of-the-daleks-2354 but I am not doing great at finding all the parts and listening in order so I think that was meant to be listened already.
I like the ambition of a big interlinked story but I mislike the experience of not knowing what is going on so you see the problem. I liked the parts of the story but I do not quite get how to get all the parts. The Big Finish bits work well together and I feel I understand the shape of the set up but. Well. Puzzlement ensues as soon as I zoom out a bit. Big picture is... not.
Which is fine, it's like reading comics crossovers when they never arrive in order and the shop doesn't get all the parts.
... which was never my favourite thing either.
So! I have no complaints about the stories I have got, they were fun to quite good, but the stories I don't got are... trickier.
Enjoyed these, liked hearing the Torchwood audio actors be in different parts, but on the whole prefer to collect All The Things.
(also the power tools in the hall thing was still ongoing today but I listened to the audios mostly successfully anyway, so that was progress. though I look forwards to them being done.)
The Friend Zone Experiment by Zen Cho
Feb. 20th, 2026 09:10 amjames_davis_nicoll
A successful businesswoman has the opportunity of a lifetime offered to her, only to have an old friend greatly complicate matters.
The Friend Zone Experiment by Zen Cho
#84 Ferry Folly (part 2 of 2, complete)
Feb. 19th, 2026 10:31 pmdialecticdreamerFerry Folly
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 2 of 2, complete
Word count (story only): 1019
[Thursday, May 14, 2020, 7 am]
:: At the ferry terminal, things get complicated for Garegin, almost before he can catch his breath.Part of the Edison’s Mirror (Teague Family) story arc. ::
Back to Ferry Folly
To the Edison's Mirror Landing Page
On to
Aidan watched Ed pick up the last three sticks of deep fried sweet potato, fit them between his fingers, and drag them through the remnants of the puddle of catsup in the bottom of the paper boat dotted with grease stains despite the waxed surface. “You have an impressive ability to consume roughly your own body weight per meal,” the auburn-haired man teased, in a voice as dry as a sirocco.
Ed giggled. “Thanks. It’s a natural talent.” The boy’s giggle cut off under the weight of the shadows in his eyes, but he offered a lopsided smile. He set two of the three fries against the edge of the paper boat, and took a bite out of the third piece.
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By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 2 of 2, complete
Word count (story only): 1019
[Thursday, May 14, 2020, 7 am]
:: At the ferry terminal, things get complicated for Garegin, almost before he can catch his breath.Part of the Edison’s Mirror (Teague Family) story arc. ::
Back to Ferry Folly
To the Edison's Mirror Landing Page
On to
Aidan watched Ed pick up the last three sticks of deep fried sweet potato, fit them between his fingers, and drag them through the remnants of the puddle of catsup in the bottom of the paper boat dotted with grease stains despite the waxed surface. “You have an impressive ability to consume roughly your own body weight per meal,” the auburn-haired man teased, in a voice as dry as a sirocco.
Ed giggled. “Thanks. It’s a natural talent.” The boy’s giggle cut off under the weight of the shadows in his eyes, but he offered a lopsided smile. He set two of the three fries against the edge of the paper boat, and took a bite out of the third piece.
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the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat
Feb. 19th, 2026 05:25 pmmusesfoolIn what is likely the only time I will be all "USA USA" about these Olympics (or basically anything these days), the US Women's hockey team won gold in OT over Canada! 🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅
Hilary Knight with the game-tying goal with 2 minutes left and the goalie pulled - she became the all time leading US scorer at the Olympics! GOATed! (She also got engaged yeserday{? I think it was yesterday? to a lady speed-skater} so she's having a time in Milan!) And then Megan Keller won it in OT - right through the 5-hole on Desbiens (who I do feel bad for - she had herself a game today after getting pulled in the previous US-Canada game)! What a sick goal!
(I don't think the overtime in a GOLD MEDAL GAME should be 3-on-3, but at least they were scheduled to play a full period - no shootout in the gold medal game.)
Of course, I was supposed to be working so people kept emailing me and calling me and I couldn't be like, "Don't you know the US women's hockey team is in OT against Canada in the gold medal game!??!" so ugh. work.
In other news, last night I was struck with a mighty strong craving for an Orange Julius, and i had an unopened 11 oz bottle of OJ in the fridge so I stuck it in the freezer, and then this morning I pulled out the blender to make it, and I think the part that defrosted enough to get scraped into the blender was all water, because it had only the vaguest of orangey taste. But I have the other half of the bottle left, so I will try again tomorrow. I'm sure nostalgia is playing a part, but there was something so amazingly good about an Orange Julius at the mall when I was in high school.
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Hilary Knight with the game-tying goal with 2 minutes left and the goalie pulled - she became the all time leading US scorer at the Olympics! GOATed! (She also got engaged yeserday{? I think it was yesterday? to a lady speed-skater} so she's having a time in Milan!) And then Megan Keller won it in OT - right through the 5-hole on Desbiens (who I do feel bad for - she had herself a game today after getting pulled in the previous US-Canada game)! What a sick goal!
(I don't think the overtime in a GOLD MEDAL GAME should be 3-on-3, but at least they were scheduled to play a full period - no shootout in the gold medal game.)
Of course, I was supposed to be working so people kept emailing me and calling me and I couldn't be like, "Don't you know the US women's hockey team is in OT against Canada in the gold medal game!??!" so ugh. work.
In other news, last night I was struck with a mighty strong craving for an Orange Julius, and i had an unopened 11 oz bottle of OJ in the fridge so I stuck it in the freezer, and then this morning I pulled out the blender to make it, and I think the part that defrosted enough to get scraped into the blender was all water, because it had only the vaguest of orangey taste. But I have the other half of the bottle left, so I will try again tomorrow. I'm sure nostalgia is playing a part, but there was something so amazingly good about an Orange Julius at the mall when I was in high school.
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