5481

Why didn’t anyone ever tell me that chickpeas are delicious?

5482

Hummus. The best thing to ever come about from the chickpea.

5483

I’m not sure I know it. Can you hummus a few bars?

5484

This cheap sandwich grill think I bought works better then I was expecting. I just managed to cook a sausage link sandwich that started with frozen links - it took longer then normal but the grilled bread kept the grease contained and the sausage actually cooked all the way through.

Fastest way to a grilled cheese sandwich as well.

5485

I want a video game where I can use the controller for most of the game, but then during boss scenes or other types of special events, I have to use the sword controller or otherwise flail about in front of the motion sensor for that portion of the game.

Alternately: where I can play the game with the controller and then the (metaphorical) 4-year olds can dance around waving his arms and laughing and stuff to kill the boss.

5486

My dad is a pretty cool guy, and informed me he would have been very disappointed in his only child if I did not take his month-long medical leave from work as an opportunity to point out yet another policy enacted during a Democratic presidency he’s benefiting from*. He’s not strictly a Republican, but tends to vote on social issues & disagree with liberals.

But mostly he’s a pretty cool guy who raised me to approach everything in life with a sense of humor & will be okay after getting some rest (and uh, an epidural!**).

*I believe the laws governing his pay, medical leave, etc. are provisions of FMLA, but please don’t yell if I’m wrong!

**Not preg.

5487

There’s a job opening at a university to look after their honeybees. 5 year contract on reasonable pay looking after 100 hives, queen rearing and working with a big “name” in UK beekeeping. I’m very tempted to apply though it be a big step up from what I’m doing at the moment.

5488

Do eeeet.

I mean, in what way does applying for the job hurt you, right?

5489

Do it. It sounds like the chance of a lifetime. If you don’t throw your name in the hat you will always regret it. And surrenders you don’t have to accept the job of you get it (or.you can tell yourself that, because you know you would take it: at least according to the rules of inspirational tv films)

5490

What would hold you back from that opportunity, Nellie?

5491

Bees have stingers, dude. Those hurt.

5492

Hey man, once you’re in as a beekeeper you’re probably in to stay! And you can tell everyone you’re a beekeeper; everyone will be charmed. And you’ll get to wear a cool bee suit with netting.

5493

This isn’t the most inappropriate thing I’ve ever seen on Sports Illustrated, but it’s definitely up there.

5494

Inexperience and any formal qualifications. If I had another couple of year’s experience I’d probably take a shot at it as there’s more to the role than just the practical beekeeping (training, liaison with “general” beekeepers, assisting with research etc).

It’s the same place I went to earlier in the year (who came up with that formula for working out distance from the bee dance).

5495

But if you got the job, you’re pretty sure you’d love it, right?

5496

You mean garbanzo beans? Same thing, right?

Best part of a 3 bean salad.

5497

Pop-Tarts are evil.

5498

Which ones, though? Britney? Christina?

5499

These ones:

Though I at least did not go as far as my partner, who opined after eating one that they needed whipped cream.

5500

Your partner, eh?

Things are going well with Radio Guy?