Pushing Daisies, odds and ends

[rubberbutton]

How much do I love Pushing Daises? Sooooo much. Normally, it's a certain character or relationship that interests me in a show but with Pushing Daisies, it's got to be the setting. I enjoy the bright colors and the whimsy. And Chuck's clothes! I'm a strictly jeans and a t-shirt type of girl and fashion bores me, but I adore her pastiche-y wardrobe.

Plus, any one else catch the Dead Like Me reference to Happy Times Temp Agency (which is where George worked)? It made me happy.
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I was reading Dear Abby yesterday and a woman wrote in wondering if she was wrong to ask her live-in boyfriend to split the cost of her birth-control pills (about $40). Her boyfriend refused and her friends agreed with him. For some reason, I was surprised that Abby sided with him, as well -- she felt that the pills were a personal expense and therefore not the BF's responsibility. The reason the woman was on the Pill wasn't discussed (she wasn't taking it for reasons other then to prevent spawn).

I guess I felt that $20 a month was still cheaper than child support, so the BF should consider it a pretty good deal.

IDK. What do you guys think?

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Druggie Doggy Exchanges

We're walking the dogs and Toula stops to roll in someone's yard, which she loves to do.
Mom: *as Toula* "Boy, these people sure have good grass!"
Me: And their lawn's not bad either.

Me: *walking into the kitchen* Hi, dogs!
Dogs: *perk up*
Me: Oh, sorry, I don't have food for you.
Mom: Then why are you talking to them -- they can get "hi" anytime.
Me: That explains a lot.

I've decided that Buddy's the pot-head, Toula's the meth addict, and Callie is really into party drugs.

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Anyone have a good vegetarian recipe for butternut squash? I've got a boat-load I don't know what to do with.  ETA: Never mind. I've made a bisque. It tastes pretty good, but probably wasn't worth the effort considering it took me ages to peel the damn squash (squashes? what's the plural of squash? Now the word just looks funny to me. Squuuuash.)

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[purridot.livejournal.com]

I was in such a bad mood yesterday until Pushing Daisies. I think it is my favourite show on television, seriously. (Sorry, House). I love everything about it -- the costumes, the sets, and OMG THE DIALOGUE!

I think too it is the mythscape that draws me in -- the way it hovers in its strange universe between hope and danger.

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Why doesn't the Dear Abby inquirer just take the money for the pills out of the grocery or other household account? I think they should split the cost.

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I don't like butternut squash! Although it is very pretty.

[rubberbutton.livejournal.com]

I love everything about it -- the costumes, the sets, and OMG THE DIALOGUE!

Also! THE PIE. I get hungry every time I watch. I also get the urge to try making my own pie. Which I've never done before and it seems intimidating, but I'm pretty motivated!

I don't like butternut squash!

I'm not that keen on squash in general ... but maybe if it's in something? Like how I don't like zucchini, but zucchini bread is delicious?

[purridot.livejournal.com]

Pie is easy! Hence, the expression "easy as pie"!

I make pies all the time. As long as you have a rolling pin, you're good to go! What kind of pie do you like?

[rubberbutton.livejournal.com]

Pie is easy! Hence, the expression "easy as pie"!

Heh, I always thought that was an allusion to the ease with which one might eat pie, not the skill required to bake one. Like "piece of cake". :P

As long as you have a rolling pin, you're good to go!

Ooo, I don't know that I do... Does this mean I'm not allowed to use the pre-made crusts? *shifty eyes* You have to remember I'm not some kind of confectionary genius like you. Anything beyond brownie mixes from a box really push my abilities.

What kind of pie do you like?

Every kind. Maybe not rhubarb. Though to be fair, I've never actually had rhubarb, but it has always sounded quite dodgy, and I'm afraid my prejudice might never be overcome. My mother makes a really excellent chocolate pecan pie. I suppose apples are in season now. Do you have any suggestions?

What kind of pie do you like?

[rubberbutton.livejournal.com]

Er, didn't mean to repeat myself there. XP

[purridot.livejournal.com]

If you're going to buy a pre-made crust, you might as well buy a whole pie! Part of the fun is making the crust. For a potter like yourself, that should be the easy part!

You do need a rolling pin though. Although a wine bottle might do in a pinch.

I think I will make a pie tomorrow. You and the show have inspired me. I like all pies -- EXCEPT raisin. I think Apple, Peach, and Key Lime are my favourites :D

[ignazwisdom.livejournal.com]

I don't know if the boyfriend should pay for half the pills ... but I do know that it'd be awesome if the girlfriend declared that SHE was only gonna pay for half the pills, and see how he likes that.

This is the recipe I use (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Butternut-Squash-Bisque/Detail.aspx).

[rubberbutton.livejournal.com]

The recipe I used was pretty much the same. Only it seemed to make a LOT of bisque. I mean, I like bisque all right, but I'm going to be eating it for a fortnight. And I put too much pepper in -- my hand slipped. I fear my gifts are not in the culinary arts.