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At 8/5/10 05:55 PM, SevenSeize wrote:

At 8/3/10 01:23 AM, fli wrote:

Aside the fries, I'm not sure what I'm seeing--

Monte Cristos differ depending on where you get them. I had always heard of them but never seen them. I finally ended up in a place that makes them. That particular one has ham, turkey, 2 cheeses, assembled on a club sandwich, then dipped in batter and fried, then sprinkled with powdered sugar. You dip it in strawberry/raspberry preserves. I have no idea who thought that recipe up and how it came about. "Let's make a sandwich and then fry it"

Looks good, but I couldn't imagine eating something like that without getting a stomach ache.

Are you dead set on the Navy? You could try another branch. Or even look for a civilian job in relation to that program, if nuclear science is what you're really into.
I'm sorry you're having trouble but we all know there's only one government conspiracy: 911. Wait. Nvmnd.

Perhaps the Airforce? The recruiter I talked to today sounded a little more eager about signing me up, I'll try for something alone the lines of cryptology or electronics.

And everyone knows 9/11 was done by aliens.

Off to London for a bit over a week. If anyone sees a sarcastic sunglasses suited man, it's probably not me.

Pics may or may not follow.

So many people having children. Reminds me of my own immaturity.

At 8/6/10 03:33 PM, RydiaLockheart wrote:

At 8/6/10 01:40 PM, JMHX wrote: So many people having children. Reminds me of my own immaturity.

Dude, I'm 27 and I'm not emotionally ready to have kids. Don't sweat it.

I think that's the major difference--I at least KNOW I can't handle them yet, as opposed to people who have them and then find out.

I don't really have any intention of having children until my late twenties, depending. Children just eat into earning power too much, and I'm not yet ready to sacrifice my career and profligate spending habits for a child.

At 8/6/10 03:04 AM, Tony-DarkGrave wrote: heres the little whelp he's adorable and I think he's giving his favorite uncle the finger.

quick learner

Aww.... He looks tast.... I mean, adorable.

At 8/6/10 04:07 PM, JMHX wrote: I don't really have any intention of having children until my late twenties, depending. Children just eat into earning power too much, and I'm not yet ready to sacrifice my career and profligate spending habits for a child.

something's telling me that people who are ready to have children aren't exactly worried about lost earning potential or the ability to spend their money on new TVs rather than baby food. Honestly, beyond time lost for parental leave if you choose to take it and maybe a couple of visits to the pediatrician, your earning potential will stay the same.

If you were coasting along so that you could live comfortably, you may even put more time in at the job to support the same level of comfort while raising a child. and the money you spend will be prioritized differently.

I think when you have a child your priorities totally change and your career is no longer as important of an issue. I highly doubt that when my father passed up further promotion he was heartbroken about it. If he were any higher up we'd of had to move every 18 months. Right now you think that's pretty cool and the fact that his family would stop him was giving something up in order to raise kids, but to him it wasn't a big deal anymore.

At 8/6/10 03:04 AM, Tony-DarkGrave wrote: heres the little whelp he's adorable and I think he's giving his favorite uncle the finger.

quick learner

Oh yeah. I was 3 before I was giving the finger on that level. He's a cutey wooty prodigy

At 8/6/10 06:27 PM, Tony-DarkGrave wrote:

I know he is already pissing my sister off he's a godsend then I get phone calls....

Oh yeah. Nieces and nephews, or, more specifically ,the loud toys you can get them for Christmas, are great for that

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cup rolled ("old fashioned") oats
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp cinnamon
1/2 cup clover honey
1/2 cup smooth applesauce
1 tbsp molasses
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Combine wet ingredients and blend until smooth, then add in oats. Steel-cut oats will work too, if you want a smoother final product. Combine all dry ingredients in a separate bowl, blending with a fork. Add into wet mixture gradually and then fold in raisins and chocolate chips. Chill dough about half an hour. Heat oven to 325. Drop dough in rounded tablespoons onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake 15-20 minutes depending on desired softness.

Here's the result:

At 8/6/10 10:47 PM, Tony-DarkGrave wrote: are those oatmeal raisin cookies skunky?

The recipe's right there sweetie ;)

Oatmeal raisin chocolate chip. Much less sugary than the Toll House recipe, much higher fiber content, so they're actually kind of "good" for you. Nice soft texture and not nearly as overpoweringly sweet as some cookies. The original recipe I based it on called for vegetable oil - I think that's absolutely disgusting, so I substituted applesauce. It makes the batter less smooth, but, come on, they're oatmeal cookies, they're going to be lumpy.

At 8/6/10 11:41 PM, RydiaLockheart wrote: My boyfriend just said he wanted to go buy oatmeal raisin cookies...maybe I should give him this recipe.

Everyone knows chocolate chip cookies are the best and nothing can beat them. By the way, all you Newgrounders, I am very proud to say that we finally managed to get over 1,000,000 views on this forum! This is the highest record obtained by any forum on the entire website! Shouldn't we have a celebration or something? Maybe make a "Forum Day" right now where we submit a ton of flashes about our experiences on the forum.

At 8/7/10 10:50 AM, Ericho wrote: Everyone knows chocolate chip cookies are the best and nothing can beat them.

That's part of why I always add chocolate chips to my oatmeal cookies. Loves me some oatmeal raisin, but if there's no nice semi-sweet chocolate dotted throughout, it's just not the same.

If anyone is going to try them, I neglected to mention that the best way to handle the honey is to spray the inside of the measuring cup with a little Pam or whatever, or put a tiny bit of vegetable oil in it and swirl it around if you don't have cooking spray. That way the honey doesn't stick to the measuring cup and just slides right out into the mixing bowl.

Also, a half cup of applesauce is exactly 1.5 of those little Mott's cups for putting in lunches and stuff. You can use an equal amount of canola oil, but I hate putting oil in my cookies.

I'm tempted to buy some big chunk applesauce for the next time I make these and see if that enhances them. I kind of like cookies that aren't uniform throughout, and having chunks of apple sounds good.

Sometimes I think if I were illiterate I'd have a lot more money. Must've blown about $200 this week just on books in an effort to learn about the Julio-Claudian line of emperors. It's an expensive hobby, reading. You never think about it at the time.

Those cookies look yummy.

I don't know if I want to make you cookies, Seven. You're never on IM anymore, I'm feeling very neglected! I thought we had something special :(

Reading this book on the life of Caesar Augustus, and I'm struck by one thing:

Even the wealthiest people had pretty garbage lives by modern standards. I mean, no iTunes.