@teriz Thank you so much Teri!
@barbarmar22 love Jell-O shots any color with or without whipped cream. With vodka of course. ??❤️
@journeywithme2 -use vodka in place of water. Usually they were made in little Dixie cups. It really was a college thing, and made for fun parties.
@barbarmar22 Our local pub in a small mountain town always served jello shots during Bronco games. Orange, of course. A friend of mine always said we all grew up in the jello mold generation. I think I've had every combination possible. Iowa Sunday dinners at my aunt and uncle's farm with a big family always had a variety of jello salads to choose from. I actually still crave my mother's rasberry jello salad topped with blended marshmellows and sour cream she did every Thanksgiving.
For a change of pace, as noted upthread, cole slaw is used as a sandwich topping here in the south. Try it as a substitute for sauerkraut on a Reuben. Yumm...
So I had a weird dream right before I woke this morning.
Apparently I was the host for the upcoming season premiere of SNL.
HAHAHA.
(I have no idea how my mind came up with that scenario, there was no day residue involved for anything SNL related to have made that be the focus of my dream).
While we were not technically having our first meeting to discuss/write the show I did meet many of the cast members at a pre-rehearsal social event. I started exchanging cell numbers with some of the cast and Beck Bennet and I were doing a little improve acting for fun to see what might work down the line when we actually did begin rehearsing for the show. I was hoping I was somewhat funny. He was thinking through what could work. haha
Bowen Yang and Kyle Mooney were there and for some reason so was Kristen Wig, though I think she was either just visiting or going to pop in to do a single surprise scene for the season premiere. I have no idea why I was the host but the cast seemed accepting of me and not judgemental. I think they were trying to figure out who I was, this unknown person, but in a nice way.
One thing I noticed which was interesting was that we knew there was some type of small natural or man-made disaster taking place as we were gathering and we knew we might be referring to it in the season opener as most news worthy things are referenced. By the time our gathering was finished however, the news worthy event had gotten bigger and I thought it was going to be trickier to make comedy out of it. Then I thought: "lots of things are tricky to do comedy sketches out of but that is what SNL does best every single week."
I've got to say it... just this once...
"It's great to be hosting Saturday Night Live!!"
Even if it is in a dream.
hahaha
@jeanne-mayell I needed to hear this about crows. Last summer, the crows had a big party in the trees behind my house, just a squawking and a carrying on. I even videotaped it, it was so amazing. Next step: I need to befriend them.
Okay, I just re-read your post and need to warn you about befriending the crows.
If you start leaving them food, they can become quite demanding. And then they can resent it if you stop. So I suggest something modest for them. And not too regular, unless you plan to continue for years or know you are going to move then. This is based on what I've read. I'm sure there are those here who have extensive first hand experience to share. I do not mean to demean crows.
Today I saw a series in The New Yorker about donating old clothes and house hold items. I couldn't believe they knew my experience on this subject. https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/instructions-for-donating-clothes-and-household-goods? If it's a paywall, I will post the rest. It is worth it just to see what you think.
@jeanne-mayell Oh, I haven’t befriended the crows. I talk a good game and then forget about it. Actually, I’ve noticed that the murder of crows has not returned this year. Was it something I said? Dunno. This year we have goldfinches, purple finches and humming birds entertaining us and our bird bath is a happening place. LOL
Oh, and those instructions for donating household goods is spot on! Right now I have a chandelier and two pendant lights in the trunk of my car and let me tell you, they’ve been there a while.
Today I saw a series in The New Yorker about donating old clothes and house hold items. I couldn't believe they knew my experience on this subject.
@Jeanne-mayell Jeanne - This used to be us. What we finally ended up doing was, on clean out days (or right after watching some Marie Kondo) we bagged, boxed, and put things directly in the back of the car to drive to Goodwill. When we were done we'd drive to Goodwill, make the donation, and then treat ourselves to our favorite coffee drink across the street.
Otherwise - pre-pandemic, this cartoon is SPOT ON for the Dannyboy family.
SIDE NOTE before I make someone grumpy: I'm aware people have feelings about Goodwill - we have very few donation options in our rural area unless you want to drive 45 miles to the bigger city and our local Goodwill has done a lot of good work for the community over all.