What made you smile/frown/mad/sad/cry today-thread for all your emotional needs! V4

Acoshla

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/missing-mum-pregnant-with-twins-body-found-in-sea-3044497.html

So sad, the poor woman

Just did the penguin bar and tea trick there. Forgot how good it was. Mmmm.

Posy

EmilyO wrote: »

Posy, wanna finish my assignment for me and hand it in to my college in Dublin for me?

kthanxbai

[SIZE="1"]Told you you'd regret it [/SIZE]

What's the assignment on?

Posy

Acoshla wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/missing-mum-pregnant-with-twins-body-found-in-sea-3044497.html

So sad, the poor woman

Oh no, her poor family. That's sad.

Links234

I'm thrilled that my weight loss still seems to be on-track

I did over-indulge a little last weekend and had a really awesome chocolate cheesecake, and a quite excellent banoffi pie the night before... (I had a lot to celebrate!) which is especially bad because I've been avoiding dairy. but yay, I'm still going good

Cherry Blossom Girl

Hey Posy wanna write an essay for me too?

Am I the only one here who hates cheesecake? I think it's vile.

Ilyana

Posy wrote: »

What's the assignment on?

Nervous Shock! It's...eh....easy! :rolleyes:

#rollontomorrowevening

Ilyana

Bright__Eyes wrote: »

Hey Posy wanna write an essay for me too?

Am I the only one here who hates cheesecake? I think it's vile.

I'm not a big fan either, although Bailey's Cheesecake is nice. As a rule, if it's not mozzarella on a pizza or cheddar in a toastie, I probably won't eat it.

Most cheesecake is pretty nasty, as is fruit cake. The one thing that annoys me about most Irish weddings/at Christmas time, is that the majority of the cakes you get are fruit cakes.

Boo!

Sephiroth_dude

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

Hotel in NYC.

I'm actually gobsmacked at the price difference.

what hotel you staying in?we booked the edison in time square,I must check that website out

Acoshla

Bright__Eyes wrote: »

Hey Posy wanna write an essay for me too?

Am I the only one here who hates cheesecake? I think it's vile.

I hate baked cheesecakes, I like the chilled ones.

Deleted User wrote: »

Most cheesecake is pretty nasty, as is fruit cake. The one thing that annoys me about most Irish weddings/at Christmas time, is that the majority of the cakes you get are fruit cakes.

Boo!

Good fruit cake is nice, Irish people like to stupidly "feed" it with raw alcohol for months, makes it rank and wet and gross, no need for it. I have had only one person ask for an entirely fruit wedding cake in the last 2 years, most have at least 3 different flavours, always with one tier Chocolate Biscuit so way less fruit wedding cakes out there.

Honey-ec

My back is freaking killing me. I need a small child to trample all over me for a while to sort it out.

Honey-ec

Honey-ec wrote: »

My back is freaking killing me. I need a small child to trample all over me for a while to sort it out.

Very specific about it being a small child. Sounds like you know it works from experience ...?

Acoshla

I need a grown adult to elbow my back repeatedly, never mind your small children!

Honey-ec

Deleted User wrote: »

Very specific about it being a small child. Sounds like you know it works from experience ...?

Yep. You need a three-year-old, or thereabouts. Old enough to take direction, but not too heavy...

Stench Blossoms

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

what hotel you staying in?we booked the edison in time square,I must check that website out

New York Helmsley. Nice location and a nice hotel as well.

I've stayed in Millenium Broadway, Fitzpatricks and the Helmsley. Helmsley is by far my favourite. Not sure why. Just really like it.

ShiftStorm

Dolorous wrote: »

I'm getting to try on that wedding dress I was looking at tonight so I've got that to look forward to! It may not even be nice but it'll be the first I've tried on

Yippee!

Acoshla

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

New York Helmsley. Nice location and a nice hotel as well.

I've stayed in Millenium Broadway, Fitzpatricks and the Helmsley. Helmsley is by far my favourite. Not sure why. Just really like it.

I've stayed in the New Yorker and one just off Times Square that I can't remember the name of, it was cheap and close to stuff but pretty rank New Yorker is lovely.

pampootie

Off to work soon, dreading it after yesterday. There's only ever about 6 people in on a Thursday evening so that's me, two girls who had a blazing row yesterday evening which resulted in one crying and one threatening to quit, and three others. Marvellous.

Acoshla that's not the hotel carter by any chance? Myself and my boyfriend stayed there for one night once... Decided to leave somewhere between seeing our tenth cockroach and eighth prostitute within our first two hours there. Googled it when we came back and found all these news stories about finding dead bodies in there!

Ilyana

Honey-ec wrote: »

My back is freaking killing me. I need a small child to trample all over me for a while to sort it out.

I can provide a four month old retriever who loves jumping on people. Close enough?

Stench Blossoms

pampootie wrote: »

Off to work soon, dreading it after yesterday. There's only ever about 6 people in on a Thursday evening so that's me, two girls who had a blazing row yesterday evening which resulted in one crying and one threatening to quit, and three others. Marvellous.

Acoshla that's not the hotel carter by any chance? Myself and my boyfriend stayed there for one night once... Decided to leave somewhere between seeing our tenth cockroach and eighth prostitute within our first two hours there. Googled it when we came back and found all these news stories about finding dead bodies in there!

:eek: I would freak the fook out if I had seen a cockroach let alone knowing there was a dead body found there.

I need a new phone. I keep getting the same messages repeatidly sent to me. I know someone else with the phone with the same problem but the wonderful folk in Meteor said 'hmm never heard of it'.

Lord give me money please!!

pampootie

Stench I did freak! Knew nothing of it until I came home, we only ended up staying there out of desperation after our other accommodation fell through. Could have been worse, i think it's tripadvisor that has a review where some guy was woken at 4am by a pimp knocking on his door offering him a prostitute. At least myself himself and the cockroaches had an uninterrupted night!

Honey-ec

EmilyO wrote: »

I can provide a four month old retriever who loves jumping on people. Close enough?

It'll have to be, send him round...

Starokan

pampootie wrote: »

Acoshla that's not the hotel carter by any chance? Myself and my boyfriend stayed there for one night once... Decided to leave somewhere between seeing our tenth cockroach and eighth prostitute within our first two hours there. Googled it when we came back and found all these news stories about finding dead bodies in there!

Ha Ha the hotel carter is unreal, i booked in there, walked into the room , there was a box upside down on the floor , lifted it up there was a mouse dead under it, ex gf then saw cockroach , that was it , went straight back down checked out, took about an hour to get my money back from them

Some days.. I just wonder.

confusticated

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Some of the blood donation rules get on my nerves! I'm allowed to give blood in Ireland. But I wanted to donate the cord blood after the birth (it goes to people with leukemia and other similar diseases) and I couldn't cos in France you can't give blood if you lived in the British Isles in the 90's...I don't see how my blood is more dangerous in France than in ireland!

That's weird, does it depend on the region maybe? I gave blood there last year and they never asked that, and it was pretty clear from my atrocious accent that I'm not a native French speaker!

texasgal

Rude intolerance .. just sux.

x Purple Pawprints x

Acoshla wrote: »

Absolutely anybody can bake or cook as long as they follow recipes and learn from mistakes. Many, many people try baking or cooking, but mess with the quantities, change ingredients, use wrong temps or oven settings and then say "Ah it didn't work, I'm sh*te at this", but they fundamentally messed up before they ever gave it a chance! See it on CDWM all the time.

The Lovely Muffin wrote: »

Persevere Jane.

I too, thought I couldn't cook or bake, was convinced I was utterly useless at it, but I persevered at it and I've improved a lot.

As Acoshla said, don't mess with quantities, ingredients etc, follow the recipe and you should be OK.

Thanks guys. Yeah I'm actually really careful about following recipes. I'll only add a bit of flour or water here or there if it really really needs it. My mam calmed down and I've made scones and buns today.

Acoshla

Jane also a good idea is to use half butter/half Flora or two thirds Flora/one third butter to make them some bit healthier, but you need the bit of butter for the flavour.

Lads this kitten is killing me, it's on Athenry Pet Clinic's facebook page:

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/429371_360031310703423_115986581774565_1070587_397173747_n.jpg

Orla K

1st butter is healthier than chemicals, I mean flora.

2nd, landlord changed letting agents and the woman just came over, she was sound but she's way taller than me and nearly hit her head on my pull up bar:o It's not even that low on the door frame!


Oh, and that kitten is far to cute to be homeless!

x Purple Pawprints x

Acoshla wrote: »

Jane also a good idea is to use half butter/half Flora or two thirds Flora/one third butter to make them some bit healthier, but you need the bit of butter for the flavour.

Lads this kitten is killing me, it's on Athenry Pet Clinic's facebook page:

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/429371_360031310703423_115986581774565_1070587_397173747_n.jpg

Oh my God that kitten is adorable!!!

Yeah I was kinda thinking of ways to make them a bit healthier. I'm using margarine most of the time actually. Also wanted a way to make my cupcakes a little bit fluffier or something. Not really sure what I'm trying to say. I think I'll try water instead of milk in the scones as well. Was looking online and it's okay to do that.

fluffier is better beating of sugar and butter on its own first iirc

Orla K

Jane_LS_88 wrote: »

Oh my God that kitten is adorable!!!

Yeah I was kinda thinking of ways to make them a bit healthier. I'm using margarine most of the time actually. Also wanted a way to make my cupcakes a little bit fluffier or something. Not really sure what I'm trying to say. I think I'll try water instead of milk in the scones as well. Was looking online and it's okay to do that.

Health wise butter>margarine

x Purple Pawprints x

bluewolf wrote: »

fluffier is better beating of sugar and butter on its own first iirc

Yeah I've been doing that but maybe not for long enough. I'll experiment and see.

Orla K wrote: »

Health wise butter>margarine

So butter is healthier? (The meaning of those symbols is escaping my memory.. )

The Lovely Muffin

Just polished off the last of the icing from my birthday cake.

Wouldn't say no to more, love icing.

Acoshla

Jane_LS_88 wrote: »

Yeah I was kinda thinking of ways to make them a bit healthier. I'm using margarine most of the time actually. Also wanted a way to make my cupcakes a little bit fluffier or something. Not really sure what I'm trying to say. I think I'll try water instead of milk in the scones as well. Was looking online and it's okay to do that.

Butter is healthier unless you're watching your cholesterol, which most of my family are as we have naturally high cholesterol.

Yep beat the butter and sugar well but don't beat it too much once the raising agent is added or you knock the air out.

x Purple Pawprints x

Acoshla wrote: »

Butter is healthier unless you're watching your cholesterol, which most of my family are as we have naturally high cholesterol.

Yep beat the butter and sugar well but don't beat it too much once the raising agent is added or you knock the air out.

I'm glad I mentioned it now actually. I think I'm beating it too long after I add the flour. This is the recipe I'm using.

herisson

its getting to the stage where i am watching Batman with Adam West instead of doing my essay!

Stench Blossoms

Pixie-Fairy wrote: »

its getting to the stage where i am watching Batman with Adam West instead of doing my essay!

Who's doesn't love Adam West. I especially love him in Family Guy. He cracks me up.

x Purple Pawprints x

My stupid phone has stopped notifying me of new messages, it's so annoying. My vibration alert isn't working either.

krudler

in spain, its warm, yay. flight was held up by a bunch of stupid loud women on a hen who were bitching they couldnt sit next to each other to the flight attendants, there was about 9 of them on a packed flight, and they were the last people to arrive on the plane, the **** did they expect?

herisson

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

Who's doesn't love Adam West. I especially love him in Family Guy. He cracks me up.

he is hilarious in Family Guy!!

This is just so stupid that its good!!

but i seriously need to do this essay! hopefully ill be finished by monday!!!

Scarinae

I’ve only just realised that it’s International Women’s Day today! The theme this year is ‘Empower Women – End Hunger and Poverty’

According to the Guardian, Ireland is 85th (out of 143 countries) in terms of women's representation in politics

KittyeeTrix

Fishie wrote: »

I’ve only just realised that it’s International Women’s Day today! The theme this year is ‘Empower Women – End Hunger and Poverty’

My hubby gave me "international wimmins breakfast" in bed today:D

x Purple Pawprints x

I fixed my phone!

The Lovely Muffin

I'm so hungry today, I don't know what is wrong with me

I'm hungry again now, my thighs and arms are shaking with hunger.

Think I need to get some Vitamin tablets.

In London last week, we ate so much that I think I've actually put on some weight, all my bra brands are too tight for me now

Seriously considering taking up running or something during the summer time, or at least when it's a bit brighter in the evenings, I hate being out in the dark, unless I'm with someone else.

mariebeth

Days like today make you realise how handy facebook is. My friend's 5 year old has been on the list for a partial liver transplant for the past year and a bit. Well they got the phone call in the middle of the night that they had to fly to London. Been getting updates on FB all day, he's now in the op, it'll probably be sometime in the middle of the night before he's out, and it's been great being able to see her & her family's occasional updates on how they're getting on. Fingers crossed now that everything will go ok, and hopefully he'll be recovered and home in no time at all.

Cherry Blossom Girl

If I see that stupid ad for 'The Devil Inside Me' one more time I'll cry
It really creeps me out! It's even on a banner on the 4od page :mad:

Orla K

Jane_LS_88 wrote: »

So butter is healthier? (The meaning of those symbols is escaping my memory.. )

The only reason I remember those symbols is the greater than bit has the wider end because it's bigger. Butter is better but it also doesn't take well to too much heat, if you say fry something in butter it's not healthy but a low heat should be fine. To be honest the flour is the worst thing in scones!

Acoshla wrote: »

Butter is healthier unless you're watching your cholesterol, which most of my family are as we have naturally high cholesterol.

Having 'high' cholesterol myself (I'm only 27) and with a family who have problems with blood pressure and all that, butter is still better! My cholesterol isn't really caused by diet, it's a medical problem which causes increased cholesterol. My ratios are still good, and cholesterol is needed for pretty much every single organ you have. I don't think anyone should watch their fat intake, fat is good for you!
Getting so distracted, anyway I really don't want to argue here about fat but if people want some more info I can give links.

Acoshla

The Lovely Muffin wrote: »

Seriously considering taking up running or something during the summer time, or at least when it's a bit brighter in the evenings, I hate being out in the dark, unless I'm with someone else.

If you can get to Belevedere House during the summer it's such a lovely spot to go for walks.

Orla K wrote: »

Having 'high' cholesterol myself (I'm only 27) and with a family who have problems with blood pressure and all that, butter is still better! My cholesterol isn't really caused by diet, it's a medical problem which causes increased cholesterol.

I'm 27 too, have high cholesterol, doctor gave me a sheet of things to avoid - Don't drink too much coffee (I don't drink any), Don't drink red wine (at the time I had never had a glass of it), Don't smoke (I don't, never have), Don't eat too much processed food (I don't), Don't drink too much alcohol (I don't), and reduce butter and salt (neither of which I have ever eaten a lot of). I nearly lost it at him, wtf was I supposed to give up??!