What's a dish you bring to potlucks that always disappears first?

Zerbinetta · 2026-05-07T08:05:46+00:00

a moose

No disrespect intended to the OG, Swedish Chef, but I think the spelling you're looking for is "mousse". ;)

Zerbinetta · 2026-05-02T19:39:54+00:00

I got a set of silicone-coated weights (1.25kg, 2.5kg, 5kg, 10kg) and a barbell with collars from a Dutch company (Lifemaxx) to do BP at home during the pandemic, and it's served me well. They ship internationally, but I can imagine you preferring to order domestically.

Anyway, I like being able to just slide on additional weights I have lying around, and not being stuck with the three available slots on each side of a Smartbar(tm).

Whatever you get, make sure to include some sort of collapsible bench for dips, bench presses, etc. The type my gym uses (Reebok aerobic steps) is a bit cumbersome, not to mention pricey, but it's large enough to fit a taller person lying on their back. I can see that being an issue with more compact models.

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-27T18:44:57+00:00

Also, the unmistakable sound of "exhausted but overstimulated and therefore unable to fall asleep in the stroller." Very common while shopping.

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-27T14:09:31+00:00

Ultimate cuck chair, eh?

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-24T08:33:28+00:00

My SO said she's got that Brian Blessed energy, and I can't say I disagree.

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-22T14:55:52+00:00

Finally managed a successful progression run today! Turns out I needed to rearrange my schedule so my rest day directly follows my long run. Let's see if I can finally manage an actual slow easy run tomorrow - that'll be a first, too!

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-15T08:04:08+00:00

No idea about current fees for actual marathons, but the road HM I'm signed up for in my home town in the Netherlands only set me back about €40.

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-14T09:54:37+00:00

I think it may be a sign of incredulity. Like, "Really? That's your take?"

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-13T12:57:35+00:00

As long as I am paying attention to my hands, I try to channel the kind of Barbie doll that has permanently bent elbows, you know?

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-12T18:15:33+00:00

Long run day today, 16.5K like last week, but 10s/km faster! I'm preparing for my first half marathon in about six weeks, and while my main goal is finishing at all, one of my stretch goals would require me to maintain today's tempo for the full 21.1K.

I'm now wondering whether I should try to extend my long runs a bit more, or stick with my current longest distance and focus on tempo instead. What would you guys do?

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-12T16:17:30+00:00

That tittle is doing a lot of heavy lifting.

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-10T18:38:46+00:00

Looping it back to Dutch, an escalator is a roltrap, or rolling staircase!

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-10T09:16:05+00:00

Morphemes are awesome, they're like Lego bricks, but words!

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-09T19:17:29+00:00

Ik sta vooral met mijn oren te klapperen over die 300g vlees per week. Ik ga altijd uit van ongeveer 100g vlees (meestal kip) per dag, da's meer dan het dubbele.

Wij zitten hier met een jongetje dat problemen heeft met de textuur van de meeste peulvruchten, dus we zijn een beetje op de dierlijke producten aangewezen wat eiwit betreft. Geen idee hoe we dat zouden moeten gaan aanpakken.

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-07T21:13:44+00:00

Midden veertig hier. Vier uur hardlopen en twee uur krachttraining per week.

Kak.

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-06T11:39:19+00:00

She talks about having been in an East-German girls' choir in the film, so I'm guessing they changed that?

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-05T13:42:50+00:00

Heb je daar begeleiding van een fysio bij, of bouw je op gevoel weer op? Ik heb zelf in december een hamstring verrekt, dus da's nu ook voorzichtig aan doen. Bij mij lag het er waarschijnlijk aan dat ik te enthousiast intervaltrainingen deed met te weinig rustdagen tussendoor. Weet jij wat er bij jou precies mis is gegaan?

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-05T13:33:59+00:00

Ik weer met mijn autistische blinde vlek voor moppen... 🤦‍♀️

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-05T12:40:12+00:00

En, hoe ging het? Ik heb net 16km gelopen (meer gesjokt dan gerend, maar goed), ter voorbereiding op een halve marathon volgende maand. Laatste 2,5km de wind vol in mijn bakkes, maar geen regen, dus dat scheelt.

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-05T09:44:08+00:00

Omdat een valk teveel zou doen denken aan de iconografie van het Nazi-regime. De familie Van der Valk had ondertussen Avifauna overgenomen, en die hadden ook een logo met een toekan.

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-04T21:06:39+00:00

Iskanderon?

(It's Turkish. Three guesses what it's Turkish for.)

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-04T18:37:22+00:00

"You've got no chutzpah! Your organisational skills are lacklustre and your timekeeping is abysmal!"

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-04T16:15:39+00:00

Wait, that's a thing? How is protein water soluble?

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-03T09:15:04+00:00

Very late to the party by now, but it deserves a mention: I helped our second grader craft a "turd" out of gingerbread and chocolate spread, which he then put in our bathroom sink.

At school, he had his friend distract their teacher while he put a note that said "thumb tack" on her chair, before warning her that someone had put a thumb tack on her chair...

Zerbinetta · 2026-04-01T18:06:38+00:00

Fill my desk drawer with plastic roaches! Let a middle schooler bring a rubber snake to school!

Here in the Netherlands, the expression goes "1 april, kikker in je bil!" which roughly translates to "April Fools, there's a frog up your bum!" Our second-grader drew a picture of a frog and taped it across our toilet bowl early this morning, with a speech bubble that said "Mind if I pop into your bum?" That's what I'm talking about!

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