i am too fat to type
the special was penne pasta with red chilli pesto and shaved fresh parmesan. as if that weren't bad enough i also have hotel chocolat giant salted caramel chocolate buttons.

i may have to sleep under the desk. which is my answer: i HATE that feeling that you are going to fall asleep under really inappropriate circumstances, like in a lecture or under your desk.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 13:46, 4 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

That pasta sounds fantastic.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 13:47, Reply)

it was gorgeous
it was home-made pesto, so it was all chunky, with nuts and stuff.

but god i am sleepy now. so so sleepy.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 13:48, Reply)

Redbull?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 13:50, Reply)

oh jesus no
even the smell of that stuff makes me retch.

i'll stick to bawling at the trainee, that'll fix it.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 13:54, Reply)

When your head starts to bob and you know you won't be able to stop it
Yeah that's annoying. Happened to me in a cinema once. I blame Robin Williams.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 13:49, Reply)

i'm a dreadfully light sleeper, only sleep about 4-5 hours a night normally
put me in a soft, comfortable bed in the silent dark, and i am thrashing around like an eel on speed.

perch me upright on a hard chair in court or in a lecture, balancing stuff everywhere, harsh fluorescent light, very important to make a good impression... and i will be half unconscious in minutes. sooooo annoying.

also on the tube, there is something about the district line that drugs me, so i wake up at my stop in a massive panic clutching at everything and getting stuck in the closing doors.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 13:52, Reply)

Sorry, I stopped reading after the bit about you thrashing around in bed
*rubs thighs*
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 13:59, Reply)

I blame Robin Williams for pretty much all the world's ills.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 13:54, Reply)

Unfair
A good deal of the world's ills are RobBIE Williams' fault.

Would it be unreasonable to neuter every man called Williams worldwide for the sake of future generations?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 13:57, Reply)

There is a head bobbing at the back of the cinema joke in here somewhere
link it to Robin Williams and BAM
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:13, Reply)

Fresh parmesan?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 13:51, Reply)

aye
as opposed to that dried shit that looks and smells like something a tramp might shave off his feet. why?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 13:53, Reply)

Because parmesan is never "fresh"
Fresh parmesan is milk.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 13:54, Reply)

google spits this out:
The production and sale of Parmigiano-Reggiano is strictly monitored by the D.O.C., an Italian government agency that was created to ensure that the integrity of native cheeses is maintained. Under D.O.C. regulations, a wheel of Parmesan must weigh at least 66 pounds and have been aged for no less than 14 months (although most are aged for about two years). Thus, asking for fresh Parm is akin to requesting raw cookies—you can have raw cookie dough, but the name ‘cookies’ means that they have been cooked.




it still sounds miles better though.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 13:57, Reply)

Fresh doesn't just refer to the ingredients, like "Fresh fish" doesn't mean roe.
She meant "Freshly shaved pamesan", and you/monty knew that.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 13:59, Reply)

they're just mean to me, gonz
OMG you should get a load of these salty caramel chocolates. they are like round tongue orgasms.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 14:02, Reply)

Parmesan is a mature cheese. The older it is, the better.
You don't want fresh parmesan any more than you'd want fresh Scotch.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 13:58, Reply)

but i also don't want that dried processed dandruffy stuff
how can i guard against that by not using the word "fresh" but not also sounding like a total kensington wanker?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 14:00, Reply)

'Parmesan shavings' as opposed to 'pre-grated'?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 14:02, Reply)

that fails the "not making me sound like a wanker" test in my book
"hi, your pasta with fresh parmesan. could i just check that you are referring to parmesan shavings as opposed to pre-grated parmesan? thanks."
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 14:12, Reply)

Surely unless you're in some God-awful provincial trattoria
you won't get pre-grated parmesan anyway?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 14:23, Reply)

i suppose you make a fair point
i suppose
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 14:34, Reply)

Salted Caramel? Can this really be nice?
( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:26, Reply)