Not location specific, No rules: Welcome to ILX heaven

The Internet has been a great friend to me since I started keeping goldfish. Plus Mister M loves the science of it. Pipettes, and chemicals that change colour, and everything.

Mr Monkey at home:

http://www.ac-poitiers.fr/anglais/Pedago/GM-JunkFood/Junkfood-Site/lab.JPG

What queer looking fish.

They were fine when he started.

I do like a mad professor to be well turned out, though.

accentmonkey, good luck with your fish friend. Some of my fish ended up constipated, so I had to give them a saltwater bath and try to feed them frozen peas.

I will cheer your animal husbandry skills with TAY-TOS! your random gift skills roXXor!!

Mr. P claimed the smoky bacon flavor and declared them to be one of the best foods ever. then he said "I've never eaten anything from a random internet person before." I snarfed the cheese and onion crisps immediately post-workout! the turtle is hanging out on the table and we're keeping the parrots away from it. postcards and paper things make me happy!

Country relish looks delish, what's it generally used for?

Update on Mrs GB. Her memory is nearly back and the power to her left side is returning slowly. Unfortunately, it means she has remembered that she didn't agree to buy me trousers or a Wii as an extra xmas pressie. Bum.

I like fish.

kv_lol doesn't. (maybe that's just to eat though)

i don't like fish. they look weird and they smell weird and they probably taste weird even though i wouldn't eat them due to weird look and smell and memories of them tasting weird last time i ate them.

Don't love to eat them fishies . . . Fishies what I hate to eat! No biting they little heads off, thank God they've no tiny feet

OKay, why isn't ailsa getting as much of a slagging as me? So unfair...

I did my best...

you know how you can tell you're going to have a great day? you wake yourself up with your own laughter! i woke up a little while ago, and i was chuckling - have no recollection what i was dreaming about, but i'm in the best mood already.

mr white, do you have any fun facts to tell me about the bay area before i move there?

None whatsoever. I wouldn't want the fun of discovery to be spoiled, anyway.

(I R BRANEDED, TODAY)

Don't love to eat them fishies . . . Fishies what I hate to eat! No biting they little heads off, thank God they've no tiny feet

Now, explain me this rhyme, please. When I was ten, someone I knew went to America and brought me back a set of ten notecards with a cartoon cat on singing that song about the mousies, and I had them for so long (because I didn't send a lot of letters and cards to people, being ten and all) that the song has kind of been burned into my mind. Where does it come from?

Also, Patita, I'm glad the package arrived safely. Tayto Cheese and Onion crisps are a national institution, I'm relieved you liked them (also they make excellent packaging). Ballymaloe Relish can be used on burgers, cheese sandwiches, maybe hot dogs, who knows? It's tomatoey and quite sweet, good gear. I'm going to have some with roquefort on toast tonight to celebrate the package's safe arrival.

<a href="http://www.eatmousies.com/";>B. Kliban's Cats</a>

Arse! Wrong code!

accentmonkey, which Tayto, the Northern Irish or the Republic ones?

Oh please. Those Tandragee wankers. As if.

(Um, the Republic ones, I mean)

So I was right to think it's a bit like ketchup (judging by the ingredients)?

I was going to try some on brisket, but Mr. P accused me of being a yankee. Cheese sandwich sounds ideal though! Tonight we'll divvy up the salt n vinegars and dream of sitting in an Irish pub.

B. Kliban's Cats

My notelet cat! Wow. I haven't seen him for 27 years.

Patita, you go ahead and eat it on brisket. It came from overseas and is therefore sophisticated.

trish, i still need to send you whittaker's chocolate! i keep forgetting!

mr white: i'm actually looking forward to exploring the place. but if i get a waitressing job, can i expect to make lots of tips because of my kiwi accent? :)

also: a very old friend of mine turned up at my work last night, completely out of the blue (haven't spoken to him in a year), and when i told him about jordan and moving to the US, he revealed that he's very good friends with the US embassador and also a high-ranking new zealander who works at the embassy, so i'm hoping this will somehow make getting a visa/cutting through redtape, at least a little easier.

yay for friends in high places!

Well, Rubyredd, I would love chocolate, but if you've continent-moving things to do, don't worry about it.

And work those connections!

Kliban was big here when I was a kid - everyone had one of his books.

Ruby, yes and because you're cute. (Also competent, so triple threat, really.)

Hi!

Hi Sunzor.

hi sunny! what's up on the island?

I. Have. A. Damned. Fever. Blister.

I am the prize pig this week, I tell ya.

Is that like a cold sore? If so, my heart goes out to you. Those things are miserable.

trish, the moving thing is at least a few months away :( :( :(
...unless i win the lottery this weekend... so i will make valiant efforts to send chocs this week.

coolest gift ever: an original painting by blaine fontana (one of my favs) just given to me by my boy. well, strictly speaking he hasn't physically given it to me: he bought it for me and was going to send it over, but we figured it he might as well keep it since i'd just have to find a way to safely bring it over.

Yep, an unpopped one. It hurts and looks revolting.

also: my little sis sent me a really sweet card and a box of chocs, completely out of the blue. i'm having an excellent week, so far!

luna, you poor thing! cold sores are the WORST. have you got any stuff for it? like zovirax?

Rubyredd, actually, rather than chocolate, please to send Promite.

I find those Compeed cold sore patches good. They don't make it go away any faster, but they stop it from hurting (and you can put lippy on over it).

Luna I have two ringworm spots. :(

Ya'll are busy! I just took an hour-and-a-half lunch/shopping trip. So nice.

Ruby, I was just thinking about you earlier and how I didn't think I'd seen you around lately. Hi! (Could be me that's not been around though.)

I've got some Lysine + stuff I got at the drugstore last night, and I've iced it and put a hot teabag on it, but nothing is really doing much good. (It doesn't help that people look at you as though you have the plague... "oh my god, you have HERPES!" Yes, but just the cold sore kind, fuck off.)

Oh that blows, Sam, can you do anything about them?

There's OTC antifungals, yeah. But in the meantime there's an unsightly red ring which must be covered by bandaids and it itches like hell.

Mis, how's the wee kittle doing?

Bah, having started a Scrabulous game I now have to go out and see Battles.

ms misery, i have been very busy and very stressed and having big dramas! but now things are settling down. in fact, i've had good sleeps for the last 3 nights in a row - TOTAL AMAZEMENT!! considering i've been averaging 5 hours a night for months and months, this is a big deal, and may be contributing towards the great mood i've been in for the last couple of days.

trish, what is this promite you speak of?? i know only of marmite and vegemite... (i hate vegemite, but i ADORE marmite, although i've heard the british version tastes different).

Promite is like Vegemite but is not made by Kraft. We lived on it in New Zealand, pretty much. You add water to it to make a soup and you chuck in veggies and noodles and you have yum yum dinner. Brilliant for camping.

I thought it would make a cute present to make a NZ hostel dinner for Mister M some night.

Bah, having started a Scrabulous game I now have to go out and see Battles.

A likely story.

Oh I miss Promite! Used to get it in Australia, but I always liked Vegemite better.

A likely story.

IT IS TRUE. My inexpert placement of tiles is just making you think otherwise.

xpost trish: then i shall find you promite! :)

but i will also send whittaker's as a bonus.

xxpost luna, my mum used to only buy vegemite: "it tastes JUST LIKE MARMITE, so just eat it!". interestingly, my mum HATED marmite despite the fact they apparently taste the same.

I know none of these mites you speak of.

Mis, how's the wee kittle doing?

She's well, not as sick as her relatives outdoors. She's playful and keeps everyone (dogs included) on their toes. She's black/brown so blends in beautifully with the slate.

I don't think Marmite and Vegemite taste the same at all! (Granted, it's been a while since I've had Marmite, but I eat Vegemite all the time).

i agree! my mother is crazy :/

ms misery, send me your address and i shall send you marmite!