h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Night, Ben - me too as I said just before and did sod all about

So A didn't get the funding to do a Masters degree in Birmingham.

This means I'm buying the house on my own, which is rather scary really. Not money wise the morgage would be based on my income! But actually meeting all the repayments is scarier than meeting half of them.

Mind you I could always get a lodger couldn't I? I'd have to clean more often, but it would make it a lot easier.

Ha. I got that television culture reference, Lentilla. And I have been known to stick a chocolate bar in the peanut butter when necessary. And when it gets necessary, stand back. I'm not to be reasoned with.

David, I've canned two types of homemade jams so far this summer: blueberry and huckleberry (three batches!). And I've canned one batch of rhubarb chutney. I'm currently looking for an easy recipe for rhubarb jam. All the ones I've found have candied ginger, raisins, figs or--blech --strawberry Jello in them. All I want is rhubarb, sugar, pectin. Is that so hard? Apparently so. Later, when the persimmons are in season, I plan on attempting a persimmon jelly.

[GDZ]

I am depressed as ever. What has happened to the world? How could anyone stab a holy man in a church? Brother Roger was such a kind man and all...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4158886.stm

[Mol]

How is it that I've never heard of such a man!?

I'll see what I can do about most of the cheese requests, but no downright smelly ones...it can overwhelm the rest (sorry about the chaume).

the ex-BF finally grew some and came to get his stuff after I emailed him 3 weeks ago and said "stop calling. if you want your stuff, come get it". But apparently, he was forced into it. He lives with a friend of mine in my friend's mother's house (the thing is enormous...6 bedrooms!). He told the mother he was going to take me to court to get his stuff back, and she told him either grow up or get out of her house. This woman has met me all of 4 times, mind you.

I love when jerks get their comeuppance.

Scotch! Macallan! Happiness ensues.

Me too!

Drove all the way to Ruidoso in the rain and got stood up. At my age!

At least there was an email when I got home, apologizing, and explaining. But I will still bill the state for my time.

[MTExhausted{KEA}]

{Courtesy}

Ack! The last night with a roof over my head. Until Saturday, anyway. Tomorrow they start ripping the old thing off my house.

Happy birthday, Sporky? What, 3 days late now? And I'm on the map too, and can confirm that it absolutely does work on a Mac.

d'E, I'm wishing you sunny weather.

Lil, I think they should have made an effort to contact you before you left. How rude. I'm glad you can charge them anyway.

>> I want to know how the miracle of mayonnaise came about. Who thought that whipping eggs and oil together would be a good idea?

*ahem* A2043398

Yup. And I was thinking of that article when I wrote that sentence! Although I don't agree with your hypothesis it's certainly an amusing intellectual discussion.

> the ex-BF finally grew some and came to get his stuff....He told the mother he was going to take me to court to get his stuff back, and she told him either grow up or get out of her house.

He sounds like much of a moron if he wanted to take you to court after you told him to come get his stuff... It's depressing how stupid some people can be.

[GDZ]

*Lil can be heard over in the library, giving instructions to several workbots*

Congratulations, Hypatia on your forthcoming elevation! *ponders over her wardrobe* Hmmm, what to wear?

Do you have a digital camera, B? If so make sure the date and time stamp is set. Get a few photos of the builders turning up and email them to the Council. That's what my brother did when builders across the room from broke the restrictions, the firm got fined heavily as a result. They did then stick to the building restrictions after that.

Ag, you couldn't insist on frosted windows that overlooked you? It's usually part of the planning application and most councils would agree to adding it. I only know stuff like this these days as so many friends and relatives have been under attack from new builds and extentions, ourselves included.

Next door have had a rather nice conservatory put up, I'm a little envious. But as this house had a flat roof extension put on in the 70s, making the sitting room over twice it's original size, a conservatory stuck on the back would look a little odd.

Someone mention pizza? H is going to be very late tonight and SWG is down for eight hours. So I have time to get the bread machine on for the dough, make two small pizzas, tomato sauce from scratch, and as I have a tub of olives in the fridge, I shall apply them liberally to mine.

What are huckleberries?

Apparently a cousin of the blueberry:
http://www.themediadrome.com/content/articles/food_articles/black_pearls_huckleberries.htm

For Brother Roger. A number of my Catholic as well as Protestant friends had the priviledge of hearing him at the Tiaze community. How could someone doing so much foe peace and reconciliation face such a violent death at such a great age?