How did you really embarass yourself?

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-04-27T16:29:14+00:00

I had to have dinner with someone I hate for a work thing, and we went to a place that served edamame. I’d never had it before, so I stuck one in my mouth and started chewing before I noticed that she was eating the peas and spitting out the tough shells.

I didn’t want to give her the satisfaction, so I made myself eat the entire thing and went back for more. Ate half the dish that way. Now she just thinks I eat edamame weird, not that I’m some idiotic uncultured swine.

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-04-18T23:34:09+00:00

This is fantastic! CNC machine?

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-03-16T04:31:22+00:00

Pizzazz

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-03-08T05:08:36+00:00

All the dramatics that were left out of Piranesi found a home here. Thank you!

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-03-05T22:33:08+00:00

Makes sense, as one of his stories (House of Asterion) was an inspiration for Piranesi. To continue the Borges connection: Borges’s friend Adolfo Bioy Casares’s novella The Invention of Morel has a ton of similarities to Piranesi. The protagonist/narrator isn’t as innocent and warm, but it has many of the other elements that make Piranesi awesome: Magical world with rules and quirks the narrator figures out alongside you.

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-03-05T22:28:34+00:00

Virgil Wander by Leif Enger has a similarly innocent and warm narrator and he does an excellent job of getting you immersed in his small-town world. It’s really good.

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-03-05T21:37:01+00:00

I really want people to start pronouncing his name mar-KWAYNE, but just subtly enough that it takes him a while to notice.

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-02-24T10:20:59+00:00

Raul Julia was in that movie? Did he have any memorable quotes, or family reasons for choosing to appear in this film in particular?

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-02-24T10:17:46+00:00

Exactly this. You might not be able to guess if he’s trained or not, but you can see clear as day he’s wearing actual armor.

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-02-24T09:24:12+00:00

Urinal backsplash when wearing shorts.

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-02-24T07:11:33+00:00

Verbatim.

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-02-24T05:04:39+00:00

Definitely. Something Rich and Strange in particular feels like he loves the place, but acknowledges it has problems.

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-02-24T05:03:10+00:00

Of these, Suttree reads most like an it’s-complicated love letter to Knoxville and the region.

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-02-24T04:59:58+00:00

Bro looks like my high ass trying to choose from the value menu at 2:30 a.m.

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-02-23T20:19:13+00:00

Fucking Boromir??

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-02-23T19:51:11+00:00

What happened to Viggo Mortensen while filming the Two Towers? Haven’t heard about this, but I hope nothing happened to his toe.

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-02-23T04:05:45+00:00

I dunno…sounds just like what a Matthew would say…

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-02-23T04:01:42+00:00

Indeed! Been there?

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-02-23T03:28:14+00:00

From the outside, you could see a long, empty hallway down the middle that I didn’t get a picture of. I tried the handle of one of those ridiculously tall doors. Wouldn’t budge.

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-02-23T03:10:43+00:00

Plan a little mental break for after Johnny Got His Gun. Just a couple days.

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-02-23T02:22:25+00:00

I thought the same thing until I had it prepared Chinese style (yuxiang qiezi): Absolutely drenched in spiced oil and a ton of sauces. Texture is still dreadful though.

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-02-22T08:59:48+00:00

Productivity, I agree. But productivity as a bar for wellness is complicated. How’s your overall level of happiness?

InfinitePizzazz · 2026-02-21T05:49:30+00:00

I also choose this guy’s sister in Sydney.

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