Pi Beta Alpha -- Hand over the purple and no one will get hurt.

[jenny105]

I guess the problem lies in that depending on where you look, you get a different list. Ilike on Facebook has a different list than the u2 Website, then a 3rd website has an even different list. That list has Vancouver on it. And Los Angeles. So who knows which one is right??????

I guess we'll just have to wait until it's posted up on the U2 website. I saw the October dates but they aren't officially listed yet. However, it does say on their website that they will also be visiting Vancouver. It just doesn't have the date up yet.

I'm in love with Larry Mullins Jr, the drummer...

Ditto.

The Dress for those who have yet to see it:

This link lets you see the detailing and the back:http://www.maggiesottero.com/dress....eywordType=any&page=0&pageSize=12&style=J1182

I love it! It's gorgeous!! So happy for you!

Does anyone watch the Soup? I love this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKvSvxhdm9c

I love the Soup! I can't see the clip though. Which one is it?

Julianne Moore and Michael Phelps as the Little Mermaid:

Zac Effron and Vanessa Hudgens as Sleeping Beauty:

I've never seen these! I've seen all of the other ones. I love the Little Mermaid one!

Atlantic City was fun, though I didn't win anything. DBf broke even. He always does! That's because he cashes out as soon as he makes a profit on anything, even if it's $5. I'll win but continue to gamble with that. It's ok though. I went down with a set number I could lose and didn't go over that. All good.

We had dinner at Ri-Ra, an Irish Pub in the Tropicana. I absolutely LOVE their reubens. So good!

Yesterday was also spent running errands. I had to get an oil change and then went to Lenscrafters to look for new glasses for DBf. He lost his. They were having a sale on sunglasses, 70% off so I picked me up a pair! I got the white ones.

http://www.lenscrafters.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product|-1|11151|10051|29202|11504|brands|WomensSunglasses|44661

I got them for $35!

And now I'm back at work. There's only me and one other person in my dept today, so I'm hoping it goes by quickly!

Happy Thursday!

 

[jenny105]

I got Vanilla milkshake. I don't like vanilla ice cream!

 

[jenny105]

I just saw JB. We actually said more than hi to each other.

 

[Rora]

It's going OK. I'm almost done with the quiz. I'll probably post it later tonight. If not, then definitely tomorrow. The siggie pictures are harder. I may need to get some help from on of the DISers on the DISigners board. I wish that I was better at this kind of thing!
I'm sure it will all be great!



Here's another lovely bouquet. These are white orchids. Unfortunately, orchids can be pricey, too. They're so pretty, though!

Those are gorgeous!! But you're right, probably a little price-y.

Twilightaholics are crazy as always! LOL We're all going crazy waiting for the movie to come out! A few have cheated and viewed the outtakes online, but a few of us are holding out and it's bugging the bejesus out of us! haha Virtual trip...I'm totally up for it!! Heck yeah!
When does it come out? The 21st?

Rora- LOVE Your wedding dress!! It is gorgeous. I'm sure you'll look stunning in it.
Thank you so much!!
Mom and I went dress shopping for her this past weekend. We're going on a cruise for my parents' 30th wedding anniversary in May and she wanted a simple dress to wear for vow renewal. She was thinking tea length, and I made her try on this gorgeous dress (she didn't want to at first, said it was too long) and it ended up being totally her! Longer and flowy and the fabric overlay was flowery and perfect for a cruise! She bought it!

That's great!! Where are you going and on what cruise line??
I was just looking for a cruise myself for the end of May but then decided against it when I saw a 3 night Disney cruise was $500+.. and, unfortunatley I will never sail with anyone but Disney again.. I got so spoiled on their ships!

Sorry, Rora, I wasn't able to find out the name of that flower.
That's okay! I will take it to my florist and see if they can identify it or at least make something similar!! Thanks for trying Tigger!!!
Could any sorority sisters or lurkers help us out? It's the bouquet in the bottom left-hand corner. Thanks!





An update on the quiz........

OK, here's the deal. I finished the quiz earlier this evening. After I finished editing the quiz, I went to click on "preview". A little sign popped up that said, "Error in preview". I went back to see if I had done anything wrong. It was all OK, so I tried again. I still couldn't preview it. I just decided to submit/publish the quiz and edit it later if I needed to. When I hit the button, a little sign popped up that said, "Error, this quiz cannot be published at this time." I tried again. Same thing happened. I decided to sign out and sign back in again. I went back to my quiz and saw that it had changed back to the pre-editing version. What the heck??? I made sure to click on "save as a draft" before I logged off the first time. (Is this story confusing to you yet? I sure am confused!!) I decided to open up another window and do the quiz over again. When I finally finished, I saved the draft and went to preview. Of course, I couldn't. I went to publish the quiz. Again, I couldn't. I did the log out/log back in thing again.....AND SAW THAT THE NEW QUIZ WAS GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The only thing in my saved draft file was the old, unedited quiz!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON HERE?????????????????????????
Ugh, I am so sorry! I couldn't even understand what you said so I can only imagine how frustrating it must be!!

Anyway, I decided to forget the whole thing and call it a night. I emailed the Quizilla people and told them about my dilemma. Hopefully I'll get a response from them tomorrow. If I do, I'll probably try again. If not, forget it! I know, I know..........there are worse problems in the world. BUT I'M STILL TICKED OFF!!!!!
I don't blame you!! I hope you hear back from them soon!!!

It's Trivia Thursday!​

We needs to be edumacated, girls!! (No, those weren't typos. ) Feel free to post random trivia questions, useless or semi-useful information, funny Latin phrases ('cause we need to get all cultured 'n' stuff, ya know!), or anything else that strikes your fancy. This is also the day to share recipes! I'll post the recipes for my afternoon tea goodies later today. ​

Have a great day!

Latin phrase of the week: ​

Noli me vocare, ego te vocabo.

(Don't call me, I'll call you.)​

That's so helpful!!

Did you know......​

An apple, a potato and an onion will all taste the same if you eat them while holding your nose. They all taste sweet. ​

(OK, now I can't believe this one. I'll probably try it later today to see if it's true. )​

That sounds kind of gross actually.. Let us know if you do try it!!







ETA: Hey, I just noticed that I'm the 100th poster on this thread!

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Woo hoo!!​

I love it! It's gorgeous!! So happy for you!
Thank you!!​

I love the Soup! I can't see the clip though. Which one is it?
It's the one where newscasters have funny names Gigi and Ju Ju and then the dog Nu Nu, and some other famous lady who's name slips my mind at the time.. they just repeat everything and it's really funny! ​

I've never seen these! I've seen all of the other ones. I love the Little Mermaid one!
I love all her pics! Especially this set though--the Little Mermaid one looks so magical and I think it would be better if Vanessa and Zac were replaced with another, cute, couple..
Atlantic City was fun, though I didn't win anything. DBf broke even. He always does! That's because he cashes out as soon as he makes a profit on anything, even if it's $5. I'll win but continue to gamble with that. It's ok though. I went down with a set number I could lose and didn't go over that. All good.
Hey! At least DBf broke even! Every good! I'm glad you had fun! ​

Yesterday was also spent running errands. I had to get an oil change and then went to Lenscrafters to look for new glasses for DBf. He lost his. They were having a sale on sunglasses, 70% off so I picked me up a pair! I got the white ones.​

http://www.lenscrafters.com/webapp/...051|29202|11504|brands|WomensSunglasses|44661
Nice!!!
I got them for $35!​

And now I'm back at work. There's only me and one other person in my dept today, so I'm hoping it goes by quickly!​

Happy Thursday!

I got Vanilla milkshake. I don't like vanilla ice cream!

I didn't like my milkshake flavor either.. that's okay! I'm so suprised someone doesn't like vanilla ice cream! I thought that it was the most standard flavor! Hmm..

I just saw JB. We actually said more than hi to each other.

WOW! What was said???​

My Thursday Trivia:
Did you know a saltine cracker has 13 holes??​

Yes. It does.​

I learned that from a famous baseball player when I met him who's name also slips my mind... ​

Not quite sure why he knew that. ​

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[jenny105]

I didn't like my milkshake flavor either.. that's okay! I'm so suprised someone doesn't like vanilla ice cream! I thought that it was the most standard flavor! Hmm..

WOW! What was said???​

I've seen that clip on the Soup! "Good morning, good morning, in the news this morning, good morning."
I love the one where they do a fake movie trailer and he's dressed up as Rainbow Brite!

Unless the vanilla ice cream has chocolate syrup on it, I won't eat it. I don't like it plain. I am a chocolate & peanut butter kind of girl!

Some trite conversation about Chinese food and the ice cream truck. I had a bag of Chinese food on my desk for me & my two co-workers. He walked in and said 'Thanks for asking around if anyone else wanted Chinese food' and I was like 'I didn't know I was supposed to' and I told him it was payback for not telling me the ice cream truck was here the other day. So he told me it might be here today. It was stupid but I thought I'd mention it.

 

[MinnieMe87]

Hey Minnie!




Have you cheated or are you still holding out? When does the movie come out?


Yeah, we've definitely got to go on another virtual trip one of these days. Where would you like to go? Hawaii? A mall? IKEA?


An anniversary cruise sounds fun! I hope that you guys have a great time. I'm glad that you were able to guide your mom to the right dress.

Still holding out, but it's hard! LOL It comes out on the 21st, so I don't have too much longer. I preordered it off Itunes so I'd have it the day it came out, because I ordered the hard copy off Amazon and was too cheap to pay the faster shipping! Now that I think about it though, I spent an extra $9 bucks on Itunes..probably would have paid for the faster shipping...hmm..duh..oh well!

Let's go anywhere! How bout a trip around the world? We could go somewhere different every couple of weeks or so! Heck yeah!!

I hope we have fun on the cruise! I think we will. We'll be spending a couple of days in New Orleans before the boat leaves, so I'm hoping that'll be fun too!

 

[jenny105]

I hope we have fun on the cruise! I think we will. We'll be spending a couple of days in New Orleans before the boat leaves, so I'm hoping that'll be fun too!

Is it your first time cruising??

 

[tiggerfan1]

Still holding out, but it's hard! LOL It comes out on the 21st, so I don't have too much longer. I preordered it off Itunes so I'd have it the day it came out, because I ordered the hard copy off Amazon and was too cheap to pay the faster shipping! Now that I think about it though, I spent an extra $9 bucks on Itunes..probably would have paid for the faster shipping...hmm..duh..oh well!

Good for you for holding out! The 21st will be here before you know it.

Let's go anywhere! How bout a trip around the world? We could go somewhere different every couple of weeks or so! Heck yeah!!

I like that idea!!

I hope we have fun on the cruise! I think we will. We'll be spending a couple of days in New Orleans before the boat leaves, so I'm hoping that'll be fun too!

I'm sure that will be fun.

That's okay! I will take it to my florist and see if they can identify it or at least make something similar!! Thanks for trying Tigger!!!

That's a great idea! Oh, and you're welcome.

My Thursday Trivia:
Did you know a saltine cracker has 13 holes??

That's interesting. I wonder why it's 13? OK, let me get a picture and see for myself.

Yup, there really are 13 holes!

I learned that from a famous baseball player when I met him who's name also slips my mind...

You met a famous baseball player? That's awesome!

 

[jenny105]

Hey Tig

Where did you go?

Wow, I'm bored. I'm spinning around in my desk chair.

 

[tiggerfan1]

Hi Jenny! AHHHH! Sorry to leave you hanging! I got a long, two-part PM from Soarin and I was responding to it. I didn't realize that you were on the DIS.


OK, I've got nice timing haven't I? You leave in, like, 2 minutes. Sorry about that. Anyway, I'm so glad that you had a nice time in Atlantic City. Too bad you didn't win anything. Well, at least you got to relax and have some fun. That's awesome that you got to have a little conversation with JB!

 

[tiggerfan1]

Here are the afternoon tea recipes that I promised!





Ginger Lemonade


2 (1/2-inch slices) fresh ginger root

4 cups of water

3-4 lemons, juiced (depending on size)

1/2 cup sugar (or to taste-- I prefer mine without any sugar)

1 lemon, sliced (opt.)


- In a medium-sized pot, combine ginger slices, water and sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.

-Stir in lemon juice. Cool 15 minutes. Remove ginger slices. Refrigerate lemonade at least 1 hour, or until chilled.

-Serve over ice and garnish with lemon slices.



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Cucumber Sandwiches

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. onion powder
1/4 tsp. salt (or to taste)
1/8 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp. dried dill
36 thin slices of bread (it's best to lightly toast the bread, in my opinion)
1 cucumber, sliced


-Combine the cream cheese, mayo, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and Worcestershire sauce. Spread the mixture on the bread and top with cucumber slices. Sprinkle the cucumber slices with a little salt, pepper and dill.



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Egg Salad


6 hard-boiled eggs, cooled and peeled and chopped
1/4 cup mayonnaise (or more, if needed)
1-2 Tbsp. sour cream
1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard
salt and pepper (to taste)


-In a medium-sized bowl, mix all the ingredients together until thoroughly combined. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.


(This recipe is really simple, just the way I like it.)


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Chicken Salad


http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/chicken-salad-recipe/index.html


I just boiled the chicken in some chicken broth until it was completely cooked, about 20 minutes. I also decided to shred the chicken instead of dicing it. I used dill instead of tarragon and diced the celery very finely. I also used a little less than a 1/2 tsp. of onion powder instead of scallions.



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Butternut Squash and Caramelized Onion Galette


http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/butternut-squash-and-caramelized-onion-galette/


This recipe made 8 mini galettes. Since my galettes were small, I decided to cut the cooled, roasted squash into smaller pieces before I mixed them with the onions. I didn't have fresh sage, so I just lightly sprinkled a little dried, ground sage over the top of the onions and squash before mixing them together. I divided the dough into 8 equal-sized pieces, rolled them into balls, lightly flattened them, and rolled them into 5-inch circles. I put about a tablespoon of filling into the center of the dough, leaving a 1 1/2-inch border. The mini galettes took about 25-30 minutes to bake.



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Chocolate Cream Puffs


I used one recipe for the cream puff shell and another recipe for the chocolate filling.



For the cream puff shells:


http://www.joyofbaking.com/CreamPuffs.html


(It's best to chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking to make it easier to handle.)



For the chocolate filling:


http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/recipes/detail.asp?id=5180&page=32&per=25



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Gingersnaps


http://www.joyofbaking.com/Gingersnaps.html



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Mini Sweet Potato Cheesecakes


http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/detail.aspx?ID=28492


I just used plain, mashed sweet potatoes instead of pumpkin and added a 1/4-cup more sugar and a 1/4 tsp. more cinnamon. Oh, and I didn't use the sour cream topping. That was kinda weird to me.


(This recipe was really good, but I think that I will try another recipe next time or tweak this recipe somehow. I felt that it needed to be a bit smoother and creamier. I probably should have baked these in a water bath.)


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Pecan Tassies


http://www.joyofbaking.com/PecanTassies.html



(This recipe was also good but, again, I will experiment with another recipe next time. I prefer my pecan tassies to be a little more gooey like a regular pecan pie is.)

 

[Rora]

I've seen that clip on the Soup! "Good morning, good morning, in the news this morning, good morning."
I love the one where they do a fake movie trailer and he's dressed up as Rainbow Brite!
I've never seen that but I bet it's hilarious!!
Unless the vanilla ice cream has chocolate syrup on it, I won't eat it. I don't like it plain. I am a chocolate & peanut butter kind of girl!
YES! That's me too. We are Unicorn Sisters!
Some trite conversation about Chinese food and the ice cream truck. I had a bag of Chinese food on my desk for me & my two co-workers. He walked in and said 'Thanks for asking around if anyone else wanted Chinese food' and I was like 'I didn't know I was supposed to' and I told him it was payback for not telling me the ice cream truck was here the other day. So he told me it might be here today. It was stupid but I thought I'd mention it.

So cute! I love awkward conversations like that

I hope we have fun on the cruise! I think we will. We'll be spending a couple of days in New Orleans before the boat leaves, so I'm hoping that'll be fun too!

I'm sure you'll have tons of fun!

Yep!! There they are!

Yup, there really are 13 holes!



You met a famous baseball player? That's awesome!

His name is Bucky Dent-- I just remembered. He's a NY Yankee.. I had no idea when I met him and someone was like "This is Buck Dent" (like I was supposed to be impressed) and I was like "uhh.. Hi?"


Hope everyone is having a nice night!

 

[tiggerfan1]

Jenny's quote:

I am a chocolate & peanut butter kind of girl!

I missed this when I read through the posts earlier. I love chocolate and peanut butter, too! I also love chocolate and pumpkin.

His name is Bucky Dent-- I just remembered. He's a NY Yankee.. I had no idea when I met him and someone was like "This is Buck Dent" (like I was supposed to be impressed) and I was like "uhh.. Hi?"

Don't worry, I've never heard of him either! That's still really cool, though!





OK, girls, I've got good news and bad news. I'll give you the good news first. When I signed into my Quizilla account, I saw that there were two items in my "My Stuff" folder. (Remember, last night there was only one item because the new quiz that I had created had gone poof!) I clicked on the folder and saw that the new quiz was back in the folder!!!!! I was soooooo relieved. I really didn't feel like doing that quiz all over again. I was able to get it published with no problem this time. However (bad news coming up), when I clicked on the link to the quiz, I got the "this page cannot be displayed" thing on my computer. I clicked on the link several times, but the same thing kept happening. Well, I will try it again later.

 

[Soarin08]

Ok, ladies, I have returned!!! Been a busy few days....

Ok, sooooo here-

Food first:

And guys:

 

[Soarin08]

Tig, I'm stealing these recipes! I need things to make when we have our monthly dinners at church. Oh, and your PM is coming up!

 

[tiggerfan1]

Hi Soarin!

Food first:

And guys:

Thanks for all the purple desserts and hot guys! I like these the best.


How was your day?

Tig, I'm stealing these recipes! I need things to make when we have our monthly dinners at church. Oh, and your PM is coming up!

Go ahead and steal away! I'll try to post new recipes every Thursday.

 

[Soarin08]

Tig, I told Honu you said to feel better. I hope her headache goes away!

And Rora- OMG I LOVE YOUR DRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So there's my opinion on your choice.

 

[tiggerfan1]

Tig, I told Honu you said to feel better. I hope her headache goes away!

Thank you! Tell her we all miss her, too! I hope her headache goes away, too. She's been having really bad headaches for a while now. How is she surviving without the internet?

 

[Soarin08]

Thank you! Tell her we all miss her, too! I hope her headache goes away, too. She's been having really bad headaches for a while now. How is she surviving without the internet?

I guess she has no choice! I'd die though without my internet.

 

[Soarin08]

So Tig, what do you think about my new signature addition?