gdp's Comments

The Toast : Cyber Friday Bargain Bin

Sat, 5 Dec 2015 02:41:05 +0000

Seconding this recommendation. N1 is better for my pale skin than most foundations, even expensive ones. And I never put it all over my face, just in red areas. It's pretty sheer and gives buildable coverage. Now, though, I usually use Stila tinted moisturizer in "fair", because it doesn't have chemical sunscreens - my face skin doesn't like chemical sunscreens.

The Toast : Cocktail Hour: Open Thread

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 21:38:08 +0000

Wow, a person could spend a lot of time on ravelry, I see.

The Toast : Cocktail Hour: Open Thread

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 20:50:34 +0000

See, awesome! I'm so excited somebody with experience answered. I have to go the non-fancy Joanne craft store in the suburbs to get a loom, but now I can't wait. I've seen those wrist-warmers - I think you knit them *around* the rectangle? Or that's what youtube says. First I shall make a rectangle, for sure.

The Toast : Cocktail Hour: Open Thread

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 20:48:15 +0000

Thanks for the links! These are definitely fancy. I just came from the hoitiest of hoity-toity yarn stores, where I didn't buy anything but they were very nice? I will go back there if I decide to go the garter-stitch route, for sure. Which I may. My dad might need a sports-ball-team scarf in stripes..........

The Toast : Cocktail Hour: Open Thread

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 20:38:17 +0000

I like it!

The Toast : Cocktail Hour: Open Thread

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 20:37:40 +0000

Now *that* sounds like a great idea.

The Toast : Cocktail Hour: Open Thread

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:22:39 +0000

No, I'm just an outlier. My aunts would very much disapprove if they saw me make it. My mom just rolls her eyes, but she's used to my froo-froo ways. Peeling celery, zesting oranges, using fresh parsley in the stuffing - I'm a freak, really.

The Toast : Cocktail Hour: Open Thread

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:02:31 +0000

I would take him to a professional kid-hair-cutting place, but if he's super anxious about it, maybe let it go for awhile? Some kids don't like hair cuts :( (Is it terrible that it cracks me up that in your attempt to un-waif him he now has jacked-up partially cut hair? Because that is just hilarious to me......) (p.s. make sure you take pictures!)

The Toast : Cocktail Hour: Open Thread

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:56:54 +0000

Any knitting board/loom people here? I am thinking of trying it. I want a fancy scarf and in regular knitting I can only knit, not purl (I've tried!), which very much limits my options. Loom knitting looks easy-ish? Is it fun?

The Toast : Cocktail Hour: Open Thread

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:51:10 +0000

Are you in my family? My one innovation in making the cranberry relish is that I carefully remove the zest of the orange, chop it up first in the processor with some sugar, then add the cranberries and the flesh of the orange with the white stuff (pith) removed. It really improves the dish. (I hate the white stuff.)

The Toast : Cocktail Hour: Open Thread

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:47:19 +0000

That baby seems awfully small, and why is it blindfolded? Aaand just noticed the skeleton. Wat.

The Toast : Cocktail Hour: Open Thread

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:41:48 +0000

Blackberry bushes in flower - they smell SO GOOD. It's PNW thing, I think. Also linden trees, clean sheets in the linen closet, nature's gate herbal shampoo & conditioner......so many. You know how some people are more visual, auditory, tactile? I'm olfactory. I agree with everyone on the fake-food smells, tho. Besides the general fakeness that I don't like, they also make me hungry! I don't want to smell like a cookie, or be thinking about them when it's not cookie-time.

The Toast : Link Roundup!

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:50:22 +0000

My understanding is that this MIGHT work, for SOME children, but it's medically supervised and starts with micro doses. It's not like you just feed the kid a little of whatever food might kill them, and see what happens. Not that you're saying that, but those grandparents were def too stupid/stubborn to be trusted. (edit: here's one article that talks about the protocol http://stanmed.stanford.edu/2014fall/i-can-eat-it...

The Toast : Dad Magazine: November 2015 Edition

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 19:49:55 +0000

Dicks is the best! Did you know a Deluxe only cost 24 cents in the 60's?

The Toast : Dad Magazine: November 2015 Edition

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 19:46:06 +0000

I feel you on this one! Unfollowing is the only way I can continue to like/look in the eye several relatives. In my family we never really discuss politics and religion face to face - I wish they didn't on Facebook, either. I used to like some people a lot better before they forced me to know their terrible opinions :(

The Toast : Link Roundup!

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 18:43:42 +0000

Yes he is the worst. So glad I'm not the only one who isn't sorry to see that particular blog go.

The Toast : Link Roundup!

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 18:06:49 +0000

yeah, those are bullshit. Gloves all the way :)

The Toast : Link Roundup!

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 18:03:09 +0000

Yes to the gloves! Or at least one glove. Use it every time! Buy one that fits! I like the Microplane brand. I love mandolines, but am a klutz.

The Toast : Cocktail Hour: Open Thread

Sat, 7 Nov 2015 01:24:31 +0000

Very smart! Getting or staying in the game, professionally, is invaluable, especially if all you have is tech experience. Volunteering and internships count, too, if they are meaningful, e.g. developing programs, leading projects, etc. Another little piece of advice is that, if you want to work in a particular city, consider going to library school in a different city - like on another coast or in another country. Being from "elsewhere" educationally means you'll bring a different intellectual and experiential perspective, which is a sought-after quality in a candidate, especially at entry-level.

The Toast : Cocktail Hour: Open Thread

Fri, 6 Nov 2015 22:32:54 +0000

Question about commenting on this here site: is it possible to get back to your own (or others') comments directly? I seem to just get sent to the top of the thread, which isn't useful when there's hundreds of nested comments. Help, please, and thank you.