That thing about "best friend"? I have been saying that EXACT THING for years.

And not just about who pays for a date. It is for all aspects of the relationship. If I wouldn't put up with certain crap from a friend, why would I from a fella?

Side note -- never have I been in an abusive relationship. I wonder why that is?

But I know I am wired differently.

Long before feminism was a big important concept to me, I went on my first date with a young man I didn't know well.

I was 13 years old, in 1967. We went to a matinee at the local movie theater. Fifty cents a ticket.

I remember standing behind him in line, as he awkwardly paid, and I awkwardly didn't know what to do or say.

And my main thought was -- I have a job. I can afford my own ticket. (I cleaned test tubes in the junior high science lab. I still have sense memories of moldy agar in a petri dish.)

I never got over that. I still feel that way. Go ahead and treat me to something special that you can afford. Next time, it'll be my turn to pick the activity and I'll pick something I can afford.

I was lousy at dating. But I was clear about the basic equality necessary in order to respectful to both of us.

Nah, not so so much, considering the labels mean very little beyond which "team" you side with. Dualistic governments blow shit-chunks, shit-think and sleight-of-hand created the agar for our current world petri-dish.

Used to make it alla time-Half-gallon atta time.
Whatever type of yogurt is your favorite, buy a single container of that kind, plain.

Add one heaping spoonful of yogurt to milk that has been heated to just prior to boiling and cooled to b/t 105 and 112 F-Maintain that temp range over night and, voila.

(If you want your yogurt a bit stiffer add to your whole milk, about 2/3 c dry milk , or maybe some agar agar if you prefer.)

I like mine runny, so I nix any thickeners-Whole, organic milk and really really good Greek or premier yogurt-

I remember being on my very first date. I didn't know the guy very well.

I was 13-14 years old. It was a matinee at the double feature at the Lompoc Movie Theater.

Tickets cost 50 cents.

I remember standing there, awkward as hell, thinking -- why is this guy I barely know paying for my ticket? I have my own money. (I worked in the biology lab at the junior high, cleaning petri dishes and test tubes, nasty with sprouting moldy agar. I doubt I made $1 per hour -- I can't remember.)

I never was any good at dating. I certainly never asked for, expected, or accepted any shoes.

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Stropharia Cubensis

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Amanita Muscaria(Fly Agaric)

Not really easy to confuse the two-

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Pretty toxic mushrooms:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria

I like this part:

The active ingredient is excreted in the urine of those consuming the mushrooms, and it has sometimes been the practice for a shaman to consume the mushrooms, and the rest of the tribe to drink his urine: the shaman, in effect, partially detoxifying the drug (the sweat- and twitch-causing muscarine is absent in the urine).[52] This was also not an uncommon practice in Siberia, where the poor would consume the urine of the wealthy, who could afford to buy the mushrooms.[52] If a fly agaric is eaten, it is usually not fresh, but in its dried or cooked form, where ibotenic acid is converted to the more stable and far less poisonous muscimol.

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Beginning Friday the 13th, the eve of the New Moon, and running until the Full Moon on the 30th, the All Night Horror Show will be presenting a non-stop freakshow of all the Monsters, Murderers and Miscreants we can hunt down and bring back here for your amusement... a veritable Fortnight of Fright!

All members (give me a hollar if yer not already!) are invited to join in the fun and encouraged to contribute to the madness. Whoever contributes the most posts to the HorrorShow within that period will be rewarded handsomely, 2 *saves and 2 *promotes from me!... to be used as designated by the winner, who will also be featured at the HorrorShow for the following two weeks after the full moon!

So start hunting down some utterly fabulous horrorshow material, the contest begins this Friday at 12 am EST!

Wild Card Bonus! I am still desperately seeking a full length version of The Mole People, starring John Agar... if this is posted during the Fortnight of Fright it will count as two... yes, count 'em... TWO posts towards a win!

This film is awesome. Watched it together with The Brain From Planet Arous one night, also starring John Agar. Great stuff.

Don't know if there's a streaming version that can be sifted, but the full film is out there on the internet...

One of my all-time favorite movie lines comes from this movie.... delivered by none other than the insanely pompous John Agar:

"Archaeologists are underpaid publicity agents for deceased royalty"

Here's my first cooking collective vid! A cook's wet dream, eating in the greatest kitchen in the world, with the chef at the table with you.

Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a clip on youtube of the carrot air, or beef consomme noodles made with an agar based hot gelee. The carrot air in particular was one of my favourites on this show.

I have personally experimented with the spherification process and the "air" process that are used in this meal. I'm not yet sold on the spherification, but the lecithin froth is GREAT. I've used it make a mint froth, a ginger-soy froth, and a cranberry froth. It's super cool.

The stuff that he did LAST year... makes my head blow up. I have NO CLUE how he does what he does.

Enjoy!