# The improvised MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [September 12, 2011, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036 "2011-09-12T10:43:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/141 "2011-09-15T16:47:20Z")
Sent my resume off for a few jobs and posted more stuff to my portfolio. I have more to put up put I have to fiddle with images and post some PDFs. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/142 "2011-09-15T17:23:43Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > (Also being a veteran of Agnes, I now live 218 feet above flood stage on a different river. If I ever have to worry again, arks are going to be involved šŸ˜ƒ ) Not quite that high here, but if weā€™re at risk of flooding, Iā€™ll be able to tell by all the animals going 2 by 2 down the roadā€¦ Back from class. I finished the tall vase I threw on the first day, partly finished the yarn bowl, and didnā€™t do anything to the big bowl since it was way too wet. heck, the yarn bowl was too wet also, but I messed with it a bit and I think itā€™ll work out. Then I grabbed a blob of white clay and made a fish sculpture for the wall, loosely based on a [yellow tang](http://www.saltwaterfish.com/Yellow-Tang-_p_561.html?gdftrk=gdfV22363_a_7c1401_a_7c7675_a_7c543#), sorta. One of my classmates thought it resembled something else. As long as itā€™s recognizable as a fish, Iā€™m happy. It will be glazed very colorfully. And yes, I did remember the crackers, among other things. I decided supper would be quiche - one with fake crab, the other with ham. There will be plenty left over for breakfasts, so yay! I think the rest of my afternoon will be spent knitting. Iā€™m pretty sure I can finish the afghan for my bro and drop it off when I go to Momā€™s on Wednesday. So Iā€™ll be a knitting fool for the next few days. I think Netflix will be my friendā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/143 "2011-09-15T18:22:28Z")
Hey **Ruble** ā€¦ [Maybe youā€™re going to get a zombie buddy.](http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/09/amish_investor_charged_with_de.html) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/144 "2011-09-15T19:29:54Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > **swampy** , do you have a recipe (receipt) for the pimento cheese? Nothng better than cheese sammiches and chips. Chips are my fave fud. > > Played with my horse last night and made him walk over poles to start building up his weak leg. Then brushed him and gave him carrots. I stayed exact to my Weight Watchers plan yesterday. W00T. One day down, the rest of my life to go. That makes me feel blurfy. Here ya go, **Paula**. > **[Pimento Cheese](https://mumpersrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/05/pimento-cheese.html)** > > Pimento Cheese from swampbear Pimento Cheese is not an exact science. This is my basic recipe: 1 lb. extra sharp cheddar cheese grated. 2 sm... Also, check out all the other Mumperā€™s recipes that have been collected over the years! ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/145 "2011-09-15T20:18:32Z")
Muahaha!! My creation, it lives!!! Well, my silly planā€™s finished, after meaning to get round to it for 2 whole months. Iā€™m going to a juggling convention next week, which is generally rife with odd games, so I decided to make one- you know those steady hand tester things, the ones where you have to get a loop down a wire, without touching? Itā€™s basically a giant one 'o them, but the twist is the loopā€™s mounted on a cycle helmet, which you have to wearā€¦ šŸ™‚ Itā€™s like a steady head tester, which I get to unleash on a lot of drunk people. I gave myself blisters 'cos Iā€™m rubbish at DIY, but it works, so itā€™s all ok. Oh, and **hugs** to the folks with the nasty back stuff, Iā€™m reading it with a bit of dread 'cos the reason I have time to make silliness is 'cos Iā€™m off work with a possible slipped disc pressing on a nerve, (they decided they canā€™t justify an NHS scan 'cos theyā€™d never operate unless it was waaay worse at my age, so just told me itā€™s probably that, and should just get better eventually)ā€¦ Mineā€™s reasonably mild, and itā€™s still \*#~% nasty! ---
**Author:** ![Bri2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/48db29/32.png) [@Bri2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bri2k)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/146 "2011-09-15T20:53:49Z")
Few things get my sympathy like back problems. I hope your hubby is feeling better soon, **Moooooom** and doesnā€™t need another surgery. Itā€™s good the pottery class is going well and I hope youā€™ll post pics of your clay fishie for us. May you be on the mend soon too, **gotti**. That funeral sounds like a wonderful and moving tribute, **swampy**. Once again, condolences on your loss. Yay **Paula**! Keep at it and we might be calling you twiggy someday! You deserve major kudos for helping clean up from the flooding, **kope**. Yoi! Totally above & beyond the call in my book. I had no idea you were nuts about juggling, **Fill**! I hope you have fun at the convention! Well todayā€™s sammich supper was the last of my balogna with some Colby cheese & mayo, a kisher dill on the side. Tomorrow might be the last of my Colby in a cheese sammich and I still have a couple of pickles left too. Weā€™ll see. The landlordā€™s son left a message on my phone saying the plumber will be here Saturday to replace my can. I need to give the bathroom a major cleaning first. Maybe I should celebrate the new pot by stocking up on some TP? Maybe the swanky kind with the lotion? After all, I am down to a mere four rolls. Anyway weā€™re a day closer to the weekend. Yay! Bri2k ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/147 "2011-09-15T21:28:17Z")
I had to take a library book back yesterday and I remembered your remark about the Julia Child book, **GT** , so I went upstairs and looked and there it was. So now I am reading along with you. Looks like a very interesting read, not only because I loved Julia Child, (although I donā€™t much care for French cooking), but because Iā€™m old enough to remember Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson, and Joe McCarthy, or, as I call him, Karl Roveā€™s illegitimate father. Got a call a few minutes ago from one of the local B&Bs. They desperately need 200 little bars of soap and 30 of the bigger bars! Tomorrow morning! :eek: Iā€™d better quit screwing off and get to cutting and labelling. Laters. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/148 "2011-09-15T21:33:29Z")
[quote=ā€œVunderBob, post:131, topic:596036ā€] The second was several hundred topless wimmin holding a protest like the one **Spaz** avoided a couple weeks ago inside an apartment I was renting. [QUOTE] You say that like it was a _ **bad** _ thingā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/149 "2011-09-15T21:53:01Z")
Still blurf. The insomniaā€™s back. I have a special brand of it. I can spend 5 hours not sleeping and as soon as the sun starts to come up, Iā€™m out like a light and can barely function if I wake up before the sun sets. The stupid sleeping pills arenā€™t even working. So, I have 2 options - either I go back on a night schedule or I try to stay up for over 36 hours til Iā€™m so tired that I can sleep at night - trying to jumpstart the night sleeping thing again. I love school and Iā€™m glad that getting my degree will most likely mean I never have to work in a factory again but I have to admit that I miss working nights. When I get my degree Iā€™ll just have to find a morgue that operates at night. Creepy. šŸ†’ The mosquitoes are getting to be worse than ever. Weā€™ve had so much rain that the whole state is saturated to the point of being the perfect breeding ground for the little bastards. Theyā€™ve been swarming my back door so every time I let the dogs out, more come in the house. But, I canā€™t complain too much because at least itā€™s raining here and weā€™re not in a drought. Then again, West Nile was found fewer than 5 miles from my house about a month ago. **CatDude** - Congratulations! Thatā€™s wonderful news! **Nava** - I used to have a bank like that and it pissed me off. I got a new bank. My bank is now open 7 days a week and the only thing about them that annoys me is that I canā€™t deposit my own checks into my sweetieā€™s bank account any more because of some new system they have. Dumb. I donā€™t get checks often but when I do, they go to him. I donā€™t imagine that TDBank is in Spain though so this information doesnā€™t help you at all. Sorry šŸ˜› **VunderBob** (I canā€™t remember your nickname) - Iā€™ve been having bizarre dreams lately too. Yesterday I dreamed that my boyfriend and my ex-brother-in-law smoked pot together and then made lunch by putting a bunch of pressurized cans in the microwave of a local diner. I caught it before they exploded though. My boyfriend has never smoked pot and he hates my ex-BIL (who lives about 1000 miles away anyway). Last night I dreamed that my sister and her ex-husband (who was actually my other sisterā€™s ex) were living in my house to share custody of their daughter. Then there was a huge fight and I kicked my sister out and kept my ex-BIL and niece at my house (even though my ex-BIL is an abusive bastard and I hate him). Finally came to my senses and kicked the jerk out and let my sister back in and we all went to some street fair in Virginia, where a random stranger gave me a quarter with a picture of Elvis on it. I have no idea why Iā€™m mixing up my sistersā€™ ex-husbands. Hell, I have no idea why Iā€™m even dreaming about my sistersā€™ ex-husbands in the first place. And, what was with the Elvis quarter? Iā€™m not an Elvis fan or a coin collector. I also had the dream about the Zombie Vampires but thatā€™s a normal dream for me. I am starting to long for the days of not remembering my dreams. Din din last night was pork loin with an herb rub, scalloped potatoes, and peas. Din din tonight is leftover night. We have 2 small pieces of chicken with Southwestern herbs, meatball grinders, and the leftovers from last night which were supposed to be my lunch today. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/150 "2011-09-15T21:55:18Z")
> [@Bumbazine](#): > > Got a call a few minutes ago from one of the local B&Bs. They desperately need 200 little bars of soap and 30 of the bigger bars! Tomorrow morning! :eek: > Iā€™d better quit screwing off and get to cutting and labelling. What could possibly cause a B&B to need that much soap all at once? Since Iā€™m new hereā€¦you make soap? What kind? ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/151 "2011-09-15T22:53:25Z")
Just for the record, I make goooooooooood quiche. One ham and spinach, one fake crab and mushroom. Iā€™s stuffded. Temps have plummeted to mid 60s, and theyā€™re still falling. Yay!! šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/152 "2011-09-15T23:45:37Z")
> [@The\_Vorlon](#): > > You say that like it was a _ **bad** _ thingā€¦ It was, hence use of bizarre as an adjective. ---
**Author:** ![ems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@ems](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ems)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/153 "2011-09-16T00:08:20Z")
A high of 58 today brrrrrrrrr šŸ˜ƒ I am a single girl for the next few days. **mr ems** has gone to visit his momma. What should I cook this weekend? Other than that very quiet round here ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/154 "2011-09-16T00:46:29Z")
Ooh, if it was me **ems** , I wouldnā€™t cook. Iā€™m perfectly content with a bowl of steamed peas or something like that. Seriously, when my husband was an OTR trucker, I rarely cooked a meal for myself. I just ate salad, or steamed some veggies. Once in awhile, Iā€™d make myself some kind of stir fry dish. On the other hand, I have to cookā€¦a lotā€¦ so, I look forward to not having to cook. ---
**Author:** ![ems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@ems](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ems)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/155 "2011-09-16T02:06:06Z")
**taters** I was bordering on the side of ordering pizza šŸ˜ƒ I said I would make chili for Sunday so he can re-heat some when he comes in. Not worth cooking for one reallyā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/156 "2011-09-16T02:43:16Z")
Worked, came home, made dinner. for me and roomie. Tested a bit with ā€œjust friendā€ šŸ™‚ **Taters** , I love to cook. and clean. And alphabetize spices. and yet Iā€™m still single.:dubious: **congo** , my dreams typically run towards the "sungod robe with pickles"type. Hope yours get normal. **gotti** , hope you get the back gets better. Iā€™d rather have my arthritis than back issues. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/157 "2011-09-16T02:54:43Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > \ Iā€™d rather have my arthritis than back issues. No. No, you wouldnā€™t. Trust me. Theyā€™re equally awful. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/158 "2011-09-16T03:02:14Z")
**mmmmmmmmm** , eat something he hates! ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/159 "2011-09-16T03:28:01Z")
> [@congodwarf](#): > > What could possibly cause a B&B to need that much soap all at once? Since Iā€™m new hereā€¦you make soap? What kind? I make whatā€™s called cold-process soap, a.k.a. lye soap. I sell to about 6 B&Bs and they usually buy 2 to 4 months worth of soap at a time. They are required by law to throw the used soap away when guests check out, so they want little bars. My little bars are about 0.8 ounces and are good for a day or three at best. My half bars are about 2.4 ounces and are good for about a week. They go to the rental cabins owned by the same person who ownes the B&B I made the little bars for, since she rents the cabins by the week. **Mmmmmmmmm** , I suggest haggis. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036/160 "2011-09-16T03:29:13Z")
Glad you found the book, **Bumba**. Hope you like it. I was born while Eisenhower was still president, but the first president I remember (and only just barely) is Kennedy. Iā€™ll look forward to hearing what you think about it. Hmmmm, apparently I was still tired when I got home, even though I slept quite well last night. I started to cook some rice, sat down to watch a show online, and woke up more than an hour later. Fortunately, I had the rice on super low heat, so the bottom got kind of crusty, but nothing burned. Went for a walk, but Iā€™ve been kind of groggy all evening. Iā€™m hoping this doesnā€™t mean that Iā€™ll be awake all night. Iā€™m already up past my bedtime, but Iā€™m pretty yawny, so I hope Iā€™ll be able to fall asleep soon. Read everything, but not much stuck, Iā€™m afraid, so \*\*rosieā€™s \*\*sig and extra hugs for all. GT [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-improvised-mmp/596036.md?page=9)