The rant thread

[JenT 0]

Ok - I have a rant. From yesterday.

A friend of mine came over and we were experimenting with some recipes for Black Forest Cake... that's going to be our wedding cake and I want it to be as authentic tasting as possible...

So we looked for recipes - she has a German cookbook... I found one online, and I posted a thread here and was given a link to a wonderful recipe which I have yet to try.

My rant?

Units of measure. What a pain in the a$$. Why can't the entire world agree to ONE set of measurements? We did the best we could with the conversion tables on line, but it would be nice to cook using a 'foreign' recipe without having to have a math degree to do the conversion....

Our results tasted ok, but do you think we'll be able to recreate it? Ha.

Jen

[djcess 0]

ok... so i wanna get married on the 26th but since my name's not yet registered, i wont be able to get my SSN till a month from now... not to mention we also need to get a marriage certificate (another 1 week for that).. why on the 26th?? because it's our monthsary/anniversary and between his birthmonth(august) and my birthmonth(october) there's really nothing to look forward to in september... and there will never be.. grrr!

oh well... i feel better now.

[Caladan 19]

I hate the entire 'wedding-industrial complex.' Had my first argument with my mother because I offered to pay for my sisters' bridesmaid dresses. Because that's not Done in the oh-so-hallowed customs handed down from Modern Bride of 1975.

'What will his parents think? That's not right!' Well, they're not going to be here, it's his money, and ya mighta noticed the damn visa paperwork that makes the normal lameass rules of wedding even lamer.

[Alex+R 0]

My rant?

Units of measure. What a pain in the a$$. Why can't the entire world agree to ONE set of measurements? We did the best we could with the conversion tables on line, but it would be nice to cook using a 'foreign' recipe without having to have a math degree to do the conversion....

Ha, if you asked my boyfriend that, he would say, "the entire world DID agree on one set of measurements--YOU PEOPLE just decided not to go along with it." Then I bring up England, but that usually doesn't help.

[Ban Hammer 13,776]

My rant?

Units of measure. What a pain in the a$$. Why can't the entire world agree to ONE set of measurements? We did the best we could with the conversion tables on line, but it would be nice to cook using a 'foreign' recipe without having to have a math degree to do the conversion....

Ha, if you asked my boyfriend that, he would say, "the entire world DID agree on one set of measurements--YOU PEOPLE just decided not to go along with it." Then I bring up England, but that usually doesn't help.

this should help.

http://www.onlineconversion.com/cooking.htm

[iceyspots 0]

My rant?

Units of measure. What a pain in the a$$. Why can't the entire world agree to ONE set of measurements? We did the best we could with the conversion tables on line, but it would be nice to cook using a 'foreign' recipe without having to have a math degree to do the conversion....

Ha, if you asked my boyfriend that, he would say, "the entire world DID agree on one set of measurements--YOU PEOPLE just decided not to go along with it." Then I bring up England, but that usually doesn't help.

lol... are there any other countries who don't use the metric system other than the US? I havent researched but have yet to find one.

[no name 1]

I hate the entire 'wedding-industrial complex.' Had my first argument with my mother because I offered to pay for my sisters' bridesmaid dresses. Because that's not Done in the oh-so-hallowed customs handed down from Modern Bride of 1975.

'What will his parents think? That's not right!' Well, they're not going to be here, it's his money, and ya mighta noticed the damn visa paperwork that makes the normal lameass rules of wedding even lamer.

did you pick a date already?? I:m only asking since you just filed....

[iceyspots 0]

I'm on the home depot rant!! LOL

[JenT 0]

My rant?

Units of measure. What a pain in the a$$. Why can't the entire world agree to ONE set of measurements? We did the best we could with the conversion tables on line, but it would be nice to cook using a 'foreign' recipe without having to have a math degree to do the conversion....

Ha, if you asked my boyfriend that, he would say, "the entire world DID agree on one set of measurements--YOU PEOPLE just decided not to go along with it." Then I bring up England, but that usually doesn't help.

this should help.

http://www.onlineconversion.com/cooking.htm

Thanks. I found this one to be more comprehensive...

http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/cookingconversions.asp

My rant?

Units of measure. What a pain in the a$$. Why can't the entire world agree to ONE set of measurements? We did the best we could with the conversion tables on line, but it would be nice to cook using a 'foreign' recipe without having to have a math degree to do the conversion....

Ha, if you asked my boyfriend that, he would say, "the entire world DID agree on one set of measurements--YOU PEOPLE just decided not to go along with it." Then I bring up England, but that usually doesn't help.

Yeah, ok... so perhaps it IS just the US.... equally annoying though.

[anya-D 8]

umm...

Last Friday I had my Colonoscopy done... the doc said I'm ok and everything looks fine.. But I'm still has the effect of the drugs i have to take to clean out my system and now i lost my appertite and couldnt eat aything without running to a restroom

[chri'stina 190]

I have to go to the Dr. today because I think I have another UTI!! Not happy.

[Fuzzness 2]

minor rant:

a friend of ours, a very good friend, complains that she is sick and tired of having "gay" shoved down her throat. She doesn't agree with it and is very prejudice towards it because of her religion. Well... I'm sick and tired of having religion shoved down my throat! and just want to say before anyone says anything, most people here don't do that

[Alex+R 0]

Today at work when I got a little bored and had no e-mail, I did what I always do: visit VJ. But lo! All message boards and forums had been blocked! Egads! So I can't sit on VJ all day at work anymore.

This is awful because they also announced that for the next two weeks they need me from 6 am to 11 am and then 4 pm to 9 pm, M-Sat. To accomodate the schedules of Northwest airlines employees. GRR. So I have a nice unpaid 5-hour gap in my work day and I live too far to drive home. ####### am I going to do at the airport for 5 hours with no work? And how am I going to get any sleep when I'm only going to be physically in my home seven hours out of every 24, assuming all I do is drive from home to work?

GAH!

Edited September 12, 2006 by Alex+R

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I just got my bill from Verizon for my local telephone service and DSL - $1,900! ...of which $1,680 of it is for 5 hours of calls I made to Jinky at the rate of $4.88 per minute! I called them this morning and the person I spoke with put in a request to have me rebilled at the .16 per minute charge that I was told I had before I made the calls. I have to wait at least a couple of weeks for them to sort this out. At least she admitted that no one in their right mind would have made those calls at that rate. I laughed...but I'm sure my laughter sounded like someone already out of his mind.

[Caladan 19]

I hate the entire 'wedding-industrial complex.' Had my first argument with my mother because I offered to pay for my sisters' bridesmaid dresses. Because that's not Done in the oh-so-hallowed customs handed down from Modern Bride of 1975.

'What will his parents think? That's not right!' Well, they're not going to be here, it's his money, and ya mighta noticed the damn visa paperwork that makes the normal lameass rules of wedding even lamer.

did you pick a date already?? I:m only asking since you just filed....

No, not yet, but we're thinking next July. Trying to explain that we can't set a date yet has ALSO managed to flip out my mother and innumerable aunts.