I smell like copper now

[cleolinda]

Hmm. I wasn't sure if we were going to get our weekly fix of Qdoba's 3-Cheese Crack Queso for dinner tonight. On one hand, $12 more or less isn't going to pay our taxes. On the other, it adds up. Do we raise the troops' morale with queso, or do we further tighten our belts? That kind of thing. We ended up going anyway, but saving half the food for

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[vampirepig13]

Bothers me: Isn't "queso" spanish for "cheese"? Three-cheese cheese?

[cleolinda]

Yeah... I think the implication here is that "queso" means "cheese dip," but yeah, strictly speaking, it is.

[particle_person]

Up there with Panera bread and café mocha, I guess.

[particle_person]

By the way, you guys all have Qdoba cards, right? Ten swipes = a free entré. They aren't credit cards, just "you give us your personal information and we give you free food" cards.

[kosher_jenny]

I'm the same way when it comes to change. Except that I usually use my quarters on buses, so now I have a big bag full of pennies, nickels, and dimes that probably doesn't amount to much.

Even though I'm supposed to be on a spoiler-free diet, I couldn't help but click on the Dark Knight link. ._. The stuff they describe sounds wonderfully creepy, but at the same time I can certainly understand why they might cut it before the film is released.

Re: the Scifi clothing link:

Oh my god, the chucks. I want a pair in black and white SO MUCH now.

[cleolinda]

I know! I've wanted a pair of Chucks, any Chucks, for a while now. But especially those.

[kosher_jenny]

My current pair is about to fall apart, so I actually do have an excuse to buy those, but at the same time I'm not sure if I could stand to see them undergo the usual wear and tear that I put my old ones through (since they are my Default Shoes). They'll go from sleek b&w to old newspaper yellow and black within weeks.

Totally unrelated, but this thread on Metafilter put me in a good mood today. The link about lies told to kids is pretty good, but the real fun is in the comments thread, where Mefites share stories about the amusing lies they were told as kids (or tell their own kids today). There are some great stories in there (if nothing else, the father/daughter early morning walk one deserves a read).

[falco_conlon]

This isn't even vaguely related to anything you posted on, but I really feel like it's an important current event: Raid on FLDS ranch yesterday. Something like...419 children are now in custody of the state. It's a really chilling story. I don't know if you've heard of FLDS, but it's a crazy ass polygamist cult that marries 14 year old girls to 50 year olds (as most polygamist cults do) and expel most of their young men onto the streets. Their leader, Warren Jeffs is standing trial as an accomplice to the rape of a fourteen year old and sexual exploitation. He's been on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list for a year.

Also: The Jezebel community has some really interesting commentary on it

I guess people are scared that this sect, the Yearning for Zion Ranch, could turn into another Waco or Jonestown.

In other news, Uwe Boll is a douche.

[cleolinda]

Oh, no, I've been keeping an eye on that story. I think I even read the Jezebel article. Have you ever read Under the Banner of Heaven?

[falco_conlon]

No, but now I really want to.

[delle]

Do. It is most excellent and creepy as hell.

[notemily]

I always hated the term "Three-Cheese Queso." Queso means cheese! Three-cheese cheese? It's like saying "PIN number" or "ATM machine."

[glass_radical]

'Idol': Best performances ever. All I know is, none of 'em were last night.

Thats for damn sure.

Did you see Brooke White's face? From the look of it, she imagines seeing puppies getting run over whole she sings.

My friend: "Man....she..feels too much..."

[cleolinda]

I don't know--that was still better than the time she twinkled through "Every Breath You Take." At least the emotion was somewhat appropriate last night.