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[magid]

(Though neither Mater nor Crue.)

From TJ's:
The pouches of Indian food are quite nice. However, one boil-in-bag does not two servings make.
In the why? department: slices of dried orange. I have no idea what I'd use them for.

Calendar of arts events at Brandeis.

Online buzzword dictionary.

The new T machines have signs on them not to put hands through. I don't understand why: the little door things never meet, nor even get very close.

Tower Records is going out of business. I suppose I should get some discounted media before they close.

Just what I need for those office combat situations: a way to shoot fat-free projectiles, aka a marshmallow blaster.

Moadim l'simcha to the Sukkot celebrators!

edit, 1425 There are new "crops of America" stamps. I couldn't resist buying them (food stamps...). They've got five images: long peppers, corn, beans, sunflower, and winter squashes. Which are all very well and good, but what about cranberries? chocolate? tomatoes? I can't believe they didn't include tomatoes! (Especially with so many pretty heirloom kinds to choose!)

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[geekosaur]

In the why? department: slices of dried orange. I have no idea what I'd use them for.

Chuck 'em in the small crockpot with the steel-cut oats that cook overnight. My kind of cold-weather breakfast (and it kinda feels like a good idea again as of today. mmmm...).

The other thing that occurs to me is roll-your-own "trail mix".

[magid.livejournal.com]

The thing is, they're slices with the peel on, but they're not organic certified, so I don't know that I'd want to eat the peel. And cutting the peel off to put the rest of the slice into oatmeal seems like far too much work compared to tossing in some raisins/other small dried fruits.

Also, a bit too large for trail mix, still being over 2 inches in diameter.

[bitty.livejournal.com]

The new T machines have signs on them not to put hands through. I don't understand why: the little door things never meet, nor even get very close.


Here, you *have* to put your hands through most of them to open, even if you've swiped your card. (The ones at Back Bay require a good kick - and they're brand-spankin' new.)

[magid.livejournal.com]

I've been tending to put my hand through so I won't have to slow down so much; it's annoying how much they interrupt the flow (if they're not open already, that is. But I try to be one of the first people off the train at the right exit, if I can.). I'm glad they kept one of the vertical-axis rotating things at the back outbound exit at Central (even though I otherwise dislike them).

[fetteredwolf.livejournal.com]

Actually, I saw someone stuck outside the back Central entrance the other night- the machine had swallowed his pass.

[magid.livejournal.com]

I know I've heard the irritating 'something not right' sound a number of times when people were going in that entrance (as I was leaving; I never think to go in there)... maybe the machine's messed up.

Sucks for that guy.

[bitty.livejournal.com]

The machines at Back Bay have a habit of taking the pass, deducting money from it, and then not opening the gates.

Have I mentioned they really screwed up at Back Bay?

[magid.livejournal.com]

Impressive. In that "really, it takes talent to make it work this poorly" sort of way.

er, it's bitty, not logged in

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Welcome To The T.

(At least Forest Hills has finally fixed some of the more egregious problems.)

[queue.livejournal.com]

Chocolate isn't a crop of (the United States of) America, is it?

[magid.livejournal.com]

It's a new world plant, though now it's apparently mostly grown in west Africa. It came into broader use when European explorers got to central America and found this neat drink the locals made. And I should've typed "crops of the Americas", so chocolate would fit the profile (ie, "new world" rather than USian).