Comments on: My Dinner with Russ http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/ More than you ever wanted to hear from Bestselling Author Jenny Crusie. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Mary Stella http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1440 Mary Stella Sun, 01 Jan 2006 15:03:46 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1440 Eyebrows, upper lip, chin -- those are waxing necessities. Brazilian? No way am I letting anyone approach that area of my body with hot wax. I'd have to be unconscious and in need of life-saving surgery. Which is also how I feel about eating squid in any way, shape or form. ;-) Eyebrows, upper lip, chin — those are waxing necessities. Brazilian? No way am I letting anyone approach that area of my body with hot wax. I’d have to be unconscious and in need of life-saving surgery.

Which is also how I feel about eating squid in any way, shape or form. ;-)

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]]> By: Nora http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1439 Nora Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:00:22 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1439 Jenny dahling...read about the experience here: http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/09/03/bikini/index.html I say GO FOR IT! It changed Gweynth's life...it can change yours too! ;) Jenny dahling…read about the experience here:

http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/09/03/bikini/index.html

I say GO FOR IT!

It changed Gweynth’s life…it can change yours too! ;)

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]]> By: Brooke C. http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1438 Brooke C. Fri, 30 Dec 2005 14:59:52 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1438 I seem to remember a poem about the artichoke clause of the Squid Question. *goes to look up* Ah. "Artichoke" by Henry Taylor, which ends "what mind, what hunger, first saw this as food." Calvin also spoiled Hobbes's breakfast cereal once by speculating aloud about cow's milk. "Who was the guy who said, 'I think I'll squeeze these things and then drink whatever comes out!'?" Personally I wonder about cheese, which combines the milk question with the rotting-for-several-weeks. Even the best cheese would seem kind of...odd...as a taste if you weren't familiar with the idea, and I'm guessing the first cheeses weren't all that great. And does one even want to know how rennet got involved? P.S.: I'm in my 20s and live in LA, and I'm still kind of flabbergasted by the notion of trends in pubic hair dispersal. Surely the word "trend" implies a high degree of...exposure...eek. I think I'll just keep brazilian waxes in the drawer in my mind labeled "Things Done By Nip/Tuck Characters" and leave it at that. I seem to remember a poem about the artichoke clause of the Squid Question. *goes to look up* Ah. “Artichoke” by Henry Taylor, which ends “what mind, what hunger, first saw this as food.”

Calvin also spoiled Hobbes’s breakfast cereal once by speculating aloud about cow’s milk. “Who was the guy who said, ‘I think I’ll squeeze these things and then drink whatever comes out!’?”

Personally I wonder about cheese, which combines the milk question with the rotting-for-several-weeks. Even the best cheese would seem kind of…odd…as a taste if you weren’t familiar with the idea, and I’m guessing the first cheeses weren’t all that great. And does one even want to know how rennet got involved?

P.S.: I’m in my 20s and live in LA, and I’m still kind of flabbergasted by the notion of trends in pubic hair dispersal. Surely the word “trend” implies a high degree of…exposure…eek. I think I’ll just keep brazilian waxes in the drawer in my mind labeled “Things Done By Nip/Tuck Characters” and leave it at that.

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]]> By: Plantgirl http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1437 Plantgirl Fri, 30 Dec 2005 14:59:22 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1437 The natives are getting restless. I hope you are able to post something soon. The laughter from reading your entries keeps me going while waiting for your next title to be released. The natives are getting restless. I hope you are able to post something soon. The laughter from reading your entries keeps me going while waiting for your next title to be released.

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]]> By: mary beth http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1436 mary beth Tue, 27 Dec 2005 14:58:56 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1436 An amazing post that everyone should read. Thanks! An amazing post that everyone should read. Thanks!

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]]> By: Corrine http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1435 Corrine Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:56:45 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1435 As always, I'm astounded by the amount of humor that can be conveyed in one article of writing. Why is that anytime I try it I wind up giving myself away as the nerd I am? And I think the same person who saw squid and said "I wonder how that'll taste" is probably first-cousins to the guy who saw a fish lay some eggs and thought "Now all I need is a cracker." I, too, have done things that people always give me askance glances at. Like stating I will never return to college. But you know - your gut knows - when a decision is right and when it's wrong. As always, I’m astounded by the amount of humor that can be conveyed in one article of writing. Why is that anytime I try it I wind up giving myself away as the nerd I am?

And I think the same person who saw squid and said “I wonder how that’ll taste” is probably first-cousins to the guy who saw a fish lay some eggs and thought “Now all I need is a cracker.”

I, too, have done things that people always give me askance glances at. Like stating I will never return to college. But you know – your gut knows – when a decision is right and when it’s wrong.

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]]> By: Toni http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1434 Toni Thu, 22 Dec 2005 14:56:22 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1434 I was once adventurous and had fried 'Pulpo' in some roadside cafe in Spain--YUK! Fried chopped octopus tentacles, swimming in grease, put me off for life! Waxing and tattoos? I can't cope with all that pain! Happy Festivus and Merry Christmas I was once adventurous and had fried ‘Pulpo’ in some roadside cafe in Spain–YUK! Fried chopped octopus tentacles, swimming in grease, put me off for life!

Waxing and tattoos? I can’t cope with all that pain!

Happy Festivus and Merry Christmas

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]]> By: talpianna http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1433 talpianna Tue, 20 Dec 2005 14:55:42 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1433 How about Saturnalia? How about Saturnalia?

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]]> By: Nora http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1432 Nora Mon, 19 Dec 2005 14:55:17 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1432 Oh at last...another person who appreciates Festivus!!!! A holiday I celebrate with my beloved husband as often as I can manage... ;) Oh at last…another person who appreciates Festivus!!!! A holiday I celebrate with my beloved husband as often as I can manage… ;)

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]]> By: Bob http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1431 Bob Mon, 19 Dec 2005 14:54:50 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1431 Happy Festivus Happy Festivus

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]]> By: Finally Found a Voice http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1430 Finally Found a Voice Mon, 19 Dec 2005 14:54:22 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1430 I love the books, love the blog, and finally decided to add a comment - due to food talk (which would surprise no one who knows me!). I got "How to Read a French Fry" as a gift, and have really enjoyed learning about how food works. The writing informs in a way that demystifyies the magical processes by which raw materials become so much more than the sum of their parts. Also, I looked back at the book after seeing that Russ Parsons was related to my FAVORITE author, and found a recipe for holiday cut-out cookies from "Grandma Smith", who I am guessing is one of the shared ancestors. I haven't made them (no time, between the cranberry chutney and the cranberry apple tarts and, oh, yeah, WORK!), but I'll have to try them the next time I make cut outs! And there are lots of other great recipes, too. My mom and I made the Chicken Marsala from the site last Christmas, and, as Peg Bracken fans ("The 'I Hate to Cook'Book"), enjoyed the wording of the recipe as much as the result! For those who restrict their seasonal enjoyment to a single day, Merry Christmas, and to everyone else, Happy Holidays! I love the books, love the blog, and finally decided to add a comment – due to food talk (which would surprise no one who knows me!). I got “How to Read a French Fry” as a gift, and have really enjoyed learning about how food works. The writing informs in a way that demystifyies the magical processes by which raw materials become so much more than the sum of their parts. Also, I looked back at the book after seeing that Russ Parsons was related to my FAVORITE author, and found a recipe for holiday cut-out cookies from “Grandma Smith”, who I am guessing is one of the shared ancestors. I haven’t made them (no time, between the cranberry chutney and the cranberry apple tarts and, oh, yeah, WORK!), but I’ll have to try them the next time I make cut outs! And there are lots of other great recipes, too.

My mom and I made the Chicken Marsala from the site last Christmas, and, as Peg Bracken fans (“The ‘I Hate to Cook’Book”), enjoyed the wording of the recipe as much as the result!

For those who restrict their seasonal enjoyment to a single day, Merry Christmas, and to everyone else, Happy Holidays!

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]]> By: Brandy http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1429 Brandy Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:53:54 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1429 Tattoos? Squid? Brazillian waxes, ouch! The first thing I did after having power back on after 3 days is check Jenny's blog. Soooo glad I did! Tattoos? Squid? Brazillian waxes, ouch! The first thing I did after having power back on after 3 days is check Jenny’s blog. Soooo glad I did!

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]]> By: ButterflyLane http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1428 ButterflyLane Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:53:33 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1428 Tattoos tend to be addictive. I wanna know who was the first person to say "Hey, what happens to me if I eat that mushroom growing on a buffalo patty?" and "What happens when I lick the slime off of that lizard?" Tattoos tend to be addictive. I wanna know who was the first person to say “Hey, what happens to me if I eat that mushroom growing on a buffalo patty?” and “What happens when I lick the slime off of that lizard?”

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]]> By: Gennita Low http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1427 Gennita Low Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:53:10 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1427 Tal, Noooooooooo! You dare bring up tentacle sex in a blog about the wonders of dining and waxing?! Oh wait, that was octopus. Sorry, folks. You never know the darkness in Tal's mind. Which segues nicely to how Jen C has the fans with great imaginations ;-). At least when we're drinking wine and watching sunsets.... One more bottle, please. Tal,
Noooooooooo! You dare bring up tentacle sex in a blog about the wonders of dining and waxing?! Oh wait, that was octopus. Sorry, folks. You never know the darkness in Tal’s mind. Which segues nicely to how Jen C has the fans with great imaginations ;-) . At least when we’re drinking wine and watching sunsets….

One more bottle, please.

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]]> By: talpianna http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1426 talpianna Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:52:48 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1426 Hey, Gennita, what happens when the squid meets Lobster? Hey, Gennita, what happens when the squid meets Lobster?

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]]> By: Sundre http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1425 Sundre Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:52:06 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1425 Hallo. Much love to the books. I don't wonder as much about the weird things people eat as about the miraculous ones. The evolution of chocolate, for example. And I quietly submit Hanzi Smatter which has evidence of errors in tattoed translation. Alternately sad and hilarious. Hallo. Much love to the books.

I don’t wonder as much about the weird things people eat as about the miraculous ones. The evolution of chocolate, for example.

And I quietly submit Hanzi Smatter which has evidence of errors in tattoed translation. Alternately sad and hilarious.

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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1424 Anonymous Sat, 17 Dec 2005 14:51:27 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1424 Russ Parsons is one of the best food writers I have read. He makes things seem possible and his love of life and the seasons come through in his writing. How great to have him as your cousin. After the Trib bought the Times and has slowy decimated the old staff, it is great that Russ is still on board. Kelly Temple City, CA Russ Parsons is one of the best food writers I have read. He makes things seem possible and his love of life and the seasons come through in his writing. How great to have him as your cousin. After the Trib bought the Times and has slowy decimated the old staff, it is great that Russ is still on board.

Kelly
Temple City, CA

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]]> By: Gennita Low http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1423 Gennita Low Sat, 17 Dec 2005 14:51:02 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1423 Warning: Do not let that girl named Sandy anywhere near wax. The woman's going to be bald one day.... That said, I'll never look at rhinestones and not think about Squid and Brazilian waxes again. Pass more wine, please. Warning: Do not let that girl named Sandy anywhere near wax. The woman’s going to be bald one day….

That said, I’ll never look at rhinestones and not think about Squid and Brazilian waxes again. Pass more wine, please.

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]]> By: Sheri Rescue Cherry http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1422 Sheri Rescue Cherry Sat, 17 Dec 2005 14:50:31 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1422 And is no one going to post the obvious question? I noticed not one, but TWO references to Bob in this blog... so now he is going to family dinners, eh?! What else don't we know?!! And I categorically refuse to eat anything that hangs on to the plate when you try to fork it into your mouth. I will ask the Squid Questions, but I will NOT eat squid--I don't care WHAT kind of fancy name you come up with for them!! Again, you can ask the same question about lobster. I mean, who ever looked at one of these incredibly ugly sea bugs and thought "Oooo. I bet that would be tasty if I threw it alive and screaming into a pot of boiling water..."!! It does make one wonder.... And is no one going to post the obvious question? I noticed not one, but TWO references to Bob in this blog… so now he is going to family dinners, eh?! What else don’t we know?!! And I categorically refuse to eat anything that hangs on to the plate when you try to fork it into your mouth. I will ask the Squid Questions, but I will NOT eat squid–I don’t care WHAT kind of fancy name you come up with for them!! Again, you can ask the same question about lobster. I mean, who ever looked at one of these incredibly ugly sea bugs and thought “Oooo. I bet that would be tasty if I threw it alive and screaming into a pot of boiling water…”!! It does make one wonder….

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]]> By: Nora http://www.arghink.com/2005/12/15/my-dinner-with-russ/#comment-1421 Nora Sat, 17 Dec 2005 14:50:05 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/?p=33#comment-1421 Question from this unsophisticated Michigan Mama, what in the HECK is served during a 17 course meal? It sounds divine and a wonderful time, but I'm not worldly enough to envision a meal like that... Fellow blog readers...can anyone fill me in? Question from this unsophisticated Michigan Mama, what in the HECK is served during a 17 course meal? It sounds divine and a wonderful time, but I’m not worldly enough to envision a meal like that…

Fellow blog readers…can anyone fill me in?

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