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by **Bakemaster** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:40 pm UTC

Interesting side note, when I checked my pocketwatch (HEY EVERYONE I HAVE A POCKETWATCH LOOOL?) before I left it read 10:50. Imagine my surprise when I got home and it was past midnight. And I'm sure the watch was accurate when I got off work. In the span of five hours it lost one and a half... I guess it needs more winding.

Stuff turned out really nicely, even though I forgot to mix my spices beforehand and bring them with. And even though there was no meat. There was a goodly amount of TMBG, and if I had to choose TMBG or meat, it would be tough but I think I'd go with TMBG.

by **Sprocket** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:08 pm UTC

YEY! The tofu was really good Bakemaster. (though it was cooked in a skillet, not baked)

We made a total of 3 recipes of zucchini cake out of my one zucchini. I brought some to a party last night, it got eatten, and I have one at work in two sections. Then I have to bring one to the people who gave me the zucchini in the first place.

Oddly, Bakemaster had nothing to do with the baking. He was currying the whole time, and we started baking before he done showed up.

Noug - get rid of the brunch message, unless we plan on brunching soon.

by **Sprocket** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:36 pm UTC

Thanks to all (cough Bakemaster cough) who showed to Wednesday's ANYONE CAN IMPROV

it was good fun and I didn't win, but Skippy did so yey. :-)

Yesterday Noug and I saw Superbad. It was not. In fact it was pretty good and rather cute.

In other Cambervillian news I'm down to the end of my last chocolate zucchini cake, having given the rest away! :-)

So it's Sunday and I just wanna dance, dance, dance! Er...do something... cuz tomorrow is labor day, how ironic that we do no labor.

Who wants to do something? Eh? Eh?

by **Sprocket** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:18 pm UTC

Brunch? Johnny D's? Sound Bites? that place on the corner with the name I can never remember? I'll be at Deisel with my cell phone on reading harry potter.

by **PictureSarah** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:22 pm UTC

CatProximity wrote:Brunch? Johnny D's? Sound Bites? that place on the corner with the name I can never remember? I'll be at Deisel with my cell phone on reading harry potter.

And I would come join you if I weren't waiting on my luggage!

by **Sprocket** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:31 pm UTC

PictureSarah wrote:
CatProximity wrote:Brunch? Johnny D's? Sound Bites? that place on the corner with the name I can never remember? I'll be at Deisel with my cell phone on reading harry potter.

And I would come join you if I weren't waiting on my luggage!

You know NorCal makes me thing North Carolina every time. I'm just clearly not very bright. Sorry about your luggage. Better luck.

by **Sprocket** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:18 pm UTC

PictureSarah wrote:
CatProximity wrote:Brunch? Johnny D's? Sound Bites? that place on the corner with the name I can never remember? I'll be at Deisel with my cell phone on reading harry potter.

And I would come join you if I weren't waiting on my luggage!

Next time you want to go shopping, post it here, call me or PM me.

In other Cambervillian news: Bakemaster and I saw one of the Mooninite fiasco guys at Blueshirt Cafe yesterday.

Also - Ask me about Buffy Nights. Thursdays in Davis Square!

by **Bakemaster** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:34 pm UTC

What time is Buffy night? I am going to see an apartment at 8 on Thursday.

Yeah, we saw Peter (the one with dreds) at Blue Shirt but I didn't recognize him until just after we left.

by **Sprocket** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:07 pm UTC

buffy is at 8. thursdays. davis square. boo yah.

by **Azrael** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:27 pm UTC

CatProximity wrote:buffy is at 8. thursdays. davis square. boo yah.

Buffy is still on? Wow, takes me back to the Tufts dorms in '00 when we'd host Buffy night just to piss Jessica Beal off.

('Cause 7th Heaven was the next night and clearly in direct competition? Eh. Who knows.)

She was a lousy hall mate.

by **Princess Marzipan** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:12 pm UTC

bAkemasterfLEX suggested a night at Fire and Ice to plan meetupy things.

Next weekish works best for me, Mondays and Tuesdays suck for PictureSarah - I'm thinking either this Thursday or next Wednesday. Also, Duran Duran was neither a Duran nor a Duran. DISCUSS!

by **Azrael** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:48 pm UTC

Next weds? Tues & Thurs are mountain bike nights...

by **Bakemaster** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:43 am UTC

CreemyNougat wrote:bAkemasterfLEX suggested a night at Fire and Ice to plan meetupy things.

I see what you did there.

Wednesday is better for me as well.

by **hendusoone** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:45 pm UTC

Wednesday works for me, assuming a start time of no earlier than 6:30 pm.

by **Okita** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:34 pm UTC

How does one get to Fire & Ice on the T anyway? I've heard so much about people going there and I always forget to ask what kind of place is it/ where is it.

by **Fantastic Idea** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:36 pm UTC

It's right in Harvard (the Cambridge one is anyway) so take the red line to Harvard or the 66 bus, and it's on Church Street. Super easy to find.

by **Sprocket** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:48 pm UTC

So instead of eatting too much and paying 16.95 to make my own food (aka - Fire & Ice) and talk about the meet up, how about we pay much less, I make you all pasta and we come over to mine or meaux's place to talk about the meet up? $5/head should cover expenses easy, plus there will be either cookies or baklava for dessert, if PictureSarah and I make it, already.

:-)

We can plan decorations and directions and crap. It'll be extra-citing!

by **hendusoone** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:51 pm UTC

Meaux_Pas wrote:It's right in Harvard (the Cambridge one is anyway) so take the red line to Harvard or the 66 bus, and it's on Church Street. Super easy to find.

And the other one is here.
But for our purposes, I am assuming the Cambridge one.

by **Sprocket** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:29 pm UTC

So Meaux, Bakey and I went last night. Just so y'all know. To discuss meet up stuff, I saw my place. We need to design shit and stuff. Get a p-lan. Take some measurements, etc.

by **Okita** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:44 pm UTC

Don't forget the Giant direction signs to Danehy! And a sign for the time.

And tape measures!

Hold the grape juice though.

by **Bakemaster** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:15 pm UTC

Okita wrote:How does one get to Fire & Ice on the T anyway? I've heard so much about people going there and I always forget to ask what kind of place is it/ where is it.

Let me know if this works correctly, it should have placemarkers and line-things.

by **Princess Marzipan** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:43 pm UTC

You make me lol rather routinely.

by **Okita** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:47 am UTC

Bakemaster wrote:
Okita wrote:How does one get to Fire & Ice on the T anyway? I've heard so much about people going there and I always forget to ask what kind of place is it/ where is it.

Let me know if this works correctly, it should have placemarkers and line-things.

Wow, thanks. Maybe I will go sometime now that I have such a good map.

by **Azrael** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:20 am UTC

Bakemaster wrote:
Okita wrote:How does one get to Fire & Ice on the T anyway? I've heard so much about people going there and I always forget to ask what kind of place is it/ where is it.

Let me know if this works correctly, it should have placemarkers and line-things.

I totally took that red route once.

You believe me, right? :oops:

Also: It is the next building left (down, west) AND $5 pasta night sounds fine to me. I'll bring ... October-y beer?

by **Bakemaster** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:16 am UTC

The red route is the #1 place to die in Harvard Square that doesn't involve the homeless or Pit Punks.

So... #3 overall, I guess.

Pasta sounds good. Cat, didja have a sauce in mind? I'd be totally up for bringing a batch of my four pepper marinara. Or I can do garlic bread, or just help with whatever other people are making. Or I can just eat all the baklava and drink all the beer.

by **Sprocket** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:49 pm UTC

Bakemaster wrote:
Okita wrote:How does one get to Fire & Ice on the T anyway? I've heard so much about people going there and I always forget to ask what kind of place is it/ where is it.

Let me know if this works correctly, it should have placemarkers and line-things.

Awe Google still has the Ukrainian house where it used to be ::sniffle::

Bakemaster wrote:The red route is the #1 place to die in Harvard Square that doesn't involve the homeless or Pit Punks.

So... #3 overall, I guess.

Pasta sounds good. Cat, didja have a sauce in mind? I'd be totally up for bringing a batch of my four pepper marinara. Or I can do garlic bread, or just help with whatever other people are making. Or I can just eat all the baklava and drink all the beer.

If you want to make a sauce and I'll make another sauce, that works for me.

So who's up for working on painting signs and figuring out other things for the meet up?

by **jtniehof** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:20 pm UTC

Bakemaster wrote:Let me know if this works correctly, it should have placemarkers and line-things.

I'd just go out the Brattle Square exit and walk up Brattle St. to Church St. myself. Walk out the main faregates, bear right, go up the ramp, turn left, up the stairs to Brattle Square, turn right, walk to Church, turn right.

by **PictureSarah** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:29 pm UTC

CatProximity wrote:
Bakemaster wrote:
Okita wrote:How does one get to Fire & Ice on the T anyway? I've heard so much about people going there and I always forget to ask what kind of place is it/ where is it.

Let me know if this works correctly, it should have placemarkers and line-things.
Awe Google still has the Ukrainian house where it used to be ::sniffle::

Bakemaster wrote:The red route is the #1 place to die in Harvard Square that doesn't involve the homeless or Pit Punks.

So... #3 overall, I guess.

Pasta sounds good. Cat, didja have a sauce in mind? I'd be totally up for bringing a batch of my four pepper marinara. Or I can do garlic bread, or just help with whatever other people are making. Or I can just eat all the baklava and drink all the beer.

If you want to make a sauce and I'll make another sauce, that works for me.

So who's up for working on painting signs and figuring out other things for the meet up?

I am! When, where and bring?

by **Sprocket** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:40 pm UTC

So the idea here is that we have said pasta dinner next week Mon, Tue, Wed. or we could do it Saturday, and we get our meet-up planning on.

PictureSarah, we are doing Baklava when?

by **PictureSarah** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:07 pm UTC

CatProximity wrote:So the idea here is that we have said pasta dinner next week Mon, Tue, Wed. or we could do it Saturday, and we get our meet-up planning on.

PictureSarah, we are doing Baklava when?

Friday or Saturday, up to you (my Friday night just opened up). As far as pasta and painting are concerned, if it happens on a Monday or Tuesday night, I'm out.

by **Sprocket** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:12 pm UTC

Ok, well let's do Baklava tomorrow, shopping first, then baklava. You have my number.

by **PictureSarah** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:20 pm UTC

CatProximity wrote:Ok, well let's do Baklava tomorrow, shopping first, then baklava. You have my number.

I have no school tomorrow, but it's likely you have work. When is good for you?

by **Sprocket** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:22 pm UTC

ALso, tonight is buffy night.

PictureSarah wrote:
CatProximity wrote:Ok, well let's do Baklava tomorrow, shopping first, then baklava. You have my number.

I have no school tomorrow, but it's likely you have work. When is good for you?

Well...I work but I can get to allston easily RIGHT after work on the 57 bus. :-)

Or I can get to harvard square and meet you in Inman to hit the garment district first? I can get out at 4:30.

I'd like to get as much stuff done for the meet up this weekend as possible, so if y'all want to meet, food or not on Saturday around 1ish? We can plan some positions, paint some signs, and kill some people.

by **hendusoone** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:52 pm UTC

CatProximity wrote:and kill some people.

a la Mystic River? Or The Departed? Or Boondock Saints? Or Jurassic Park? I'm not a raptor, I swear!

I am willing to assist, if I am welcome (being a relatively low post count newbie who has not yet met anyone from the forums, that is). My art-ish skills are quite lacking, but there are probably other things I could be useful for. Perhaps a thread should be created in September Meetup, with a list of supplies known in advance to be needed?

I will leave thread creation to whoever is hosting this shindig...

by **Sprocket** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:53 pm UTC

So I'm thinking of taking over Buffy Night this Thursday to instead be XKCD preparations night? We can make signs and shit. It'll be fun. Also I may need to farm some stuff out to people.

by **Okita** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:18 pm UTC

If y'all make signs, you should have a bunch of normal sized paper ones that you can put up that say "Go this way". Have them leading from one of the subway stations and then leading toward the park.

And of course, if you need extra personages, I'm sure there are plenty of Bostonians (myself included) who are available.

by **Princess Marzipan** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:52 pm UTC

Thursday's Police Activity is:

Arts and Crafts!

by **Sprocket** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:29 pm UTC

PictureSarah and I had wonderful Baklava making time on Saturday, followed by some good shopping. I still need shoes...buggery.

Sarah - How was the baklava the next day?

by **PictureSarah** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:31 pm UTC

Tasty. And you were right, the honey and such was more concentrated towards the middle of the pan. I think it's slightly more "solid" and not as flaky as it's supposed to be, but I'm unsure of how to remedy that.

by **Sprocket** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:46 pm UTC

PictureSarah wrote:Tasty. And you were right, the honey and such was more concentrated towards the middle of the pan. I think it's slightly more "solid" and not as flaky as it's supposed to be, but I'm unsure of how to remedy that.

So I think a more even pour would have been good. Solid is odd...I used to keep mine in a big tupperware, and stick a peice in the toaster oven to crisp it up when I wanted some.

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