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shadowkat1. Watching a rerun of Great British Bake-Off and it's a good example of how confusing the English language can be...basically we use the same words to mean completely different things. To determine the meaning, you have to figure out where the speaker hails from.
Biscuit -- in the US this is basically the British version of a bun meets a scone. Often served with butter, jam or gravy in the US. In Great Britain this is the US version of a cookie. Usually sweet, usually crispy.
Pudding -- in the US this is basically the British version of a saucy custard or runny custard. In Britain its a soft cake with a filling like the US lava cake or filled cake.
I remember when I was first introduced to figgy or Christmas pudding...and I thought, so a soft cake that you dip in sauce?
2. Saw the flick Dead Pool #2 - which wasn't very good. The mistake was trying to hook Dead Pool up with the X-men verse. They'd have been better off letting the series stand outside the series. Too many characters, none of which I cared that much about, and I'm an X-men fan and actually recognized them.
Most of the jokes fell flat or felt forced.
It lost some of the sardonic wit of the first version.
I do however like the casting of Josh Brolin as Cable. He looks like Cable. Also Domino was by far the best character. Although in the comics she's more Asian/Native American than African American.
I'm no more a fan of Colosses in the film than I was in the comics. They couldn't get another character?
3. Finished Victoria S2, which was okay. Liked the final episode more than the rest, although the issue of the week, about the slave trade felt forced, and the downstairs bits did not work for me. What I liked is where the writer/series excels - which is the relationships between Albert and Victoria, Ernst and Albert, Ernst and Harriet, and the Royal Family.
4. Went shopping on Saturday at the Fulton Mall in Downtown Brooklyn, which is a bit sleazy and in the process of being gentrified. Looking for size 16-18, basically big and tall. I had gained the weight I lost back and as a result have nothing to wear to Seattle. Plenty of summer clothes, but nothing for 50-70 degree weather. Rather frustrating that. I will most likely lose it again, but it's not happening this week.
The problem with being part Viking, is everyone else in NY seems to hail from Southern Europe and is well tiny. They come to my waist and chest. In short it is very difficult to get anything that is long in arms and comes a little below the hips.So, I tend to find the whole thing highly frustrating. What I like I can't fit into, what I hate, I can but it looks horrid, so I find something in between that I can fit into and makes me feel good. But it requires loads of patience and time.
Everything is too short. And they are designed for women who have very narrow shoulders, not broad shoulders, or for that matter have any bust. Or if it's plus size or big -- they are designed for women with tiny arms, big busts, and big buts. (ie curvy.) I'm not really shaped like that. I have a big bust, long arms, long legs, high waist, no but, and not wide hips.
So, I tried Lane Bryant. I hated the clothes. Too flowery. Too bright. And for people who were much bigger than me.
H&M - opposite problem, these were made for tiny women. The larges were mediums, the XL - large. Loved the styles for some of it, but they were designed for people who came up to my waist or had no shoulders, no bust, and short arms.
Century 21? People shop here? Why? Ugh.
Old Navy? Bleagh. The one at Atlantic Avenue is better. This one...my god, the designer should be shot.
The Gap? See Old Navy. Except the sizes are for tiny people from Lilliput.
I gave up finally and went to Macy's and found a relative gold mine with Style and Kate Prescott, a broad range of sizes. XXL and XL. They also had XS, Petite, Medium and Large. The problem though with Macy's is a shortage of fitting rooms, fitting rooms in poor condition, and racks too close together. Possibly this is due to the fact that they are currently under construction.
I'd have gone to L&T, but the trains going into the City were a mess.
Trying to shop online via Amazon, but really hard to determine fit and size. Am considering doing Stitch Fix in the future.
Biscuit -- in the US this is basically the British version of a bun meets a scone. Often served with butter, jam or gravy in the US. In Great Britain this is the US version of a cookie. Usually sweet, usually crispy.
Pudding -- in the US this is basically the British version of a saucy custard or runny custard. In Britain its a soft cake with a filling like the US lava cake or filled cake.
I remember when I was first introduced to figgy or Christmas pudding...and I thought, so a soft cake that you dip in sauce?
2. Saw the flick Dead Pool #2 - which wasn't very good. The mistake was trying to hook Dead Pool up with the X-men verse. They'd have been better off letting the series stand outside the series. Too many characters, none of which I cared that much about, and I'm an X-men fan and actually recognized them.
Most of the jokes fell flat or felt forced.
It lost some of the sardonic wit of the first version.
I do however like the casting of Josh Brolin as Cable. He looks like Cable. Also Domino was by far the best character. Although in the comics she's more Asian/Native American than African American.
I'm no more a fan of Colosses in the film than I was in the comics. They couldn't get another character?
3. Finished Victoria S2, which was okay. Liked the final episode more than the rest, although the issue of the week, about the slave trade felt forced, and the downstairs bits did not work for me. What I liked is where the writer/series excels - which is the relationships between Albert and Victoria, Ernst and Albert, Ernst and Harriet, and the Royal Family.
4. Went shopping on Saturday at the Fulton Mall in Downtown Brooklyn, which is a bit sleazy and in the process of being gentrified. Looking for size 16-18, basically big and tall. I had gained the weight I lost back and as a result have nothing to wear to Seattle. Plenty of summer clothes, but nothing for 50-70 degree weather. Rather frustrating that. I will most likely lose it again, but it's not happening this week.
The problem with being part Viking, is everyone else in NY seems to hail from Southern Europe and is well tiny. They come to my waist and chest. In short it is very difficult to get anything that is long in arms and comes a little below the hips.So, I tend to find the whole thing highly frustrating. What I like I can't fit into, what I hate, I can but it looks horrid, so I find something in between that I can fit into and makes me feel good. But it requires loads of patience and time.
Everything is too short. And they are designed for women who have very narrow shoulders, not broad shoulders, or for that matter have any bust. Or if it's plus size or big -- they are designed for women with tiny arms, big busts, and big buts. (ie curvy.) I'm not really shaped like that. I have a big bust, long arms, long legs, high waist, no but, and not wide hips.
So, I tried Lane Bryant. I hated the clothes. Too flowery. Too bright. And for people who were much bigger than me.
H&M - opposite problem, these were made for tiny women. The larges were mediums, the XL - large. Loved the styles for some of it, but they were designed for people who came up to my waist or had no shoulders, no bust, and short arms.
Century 21? People shop here? Why? Ugh.
Old Navy? Bleagh. The one at Atlantic Avenue is better. This one...my god, the designer should be shot.
The Gap? See Old Navy. Except the sizes are for tiny people from Lilliput.
I gave up finally and went to Macy's and found a relative gold mine with Style and Kate Prescott, a broad range of sizes. XXL and XL. They also had XS, Petite, Medium and Large. The problem though with Macy's is a shortage of fitting rooms, fitting rooms in poor condition, and racks too close together. Possibly this is due to the fact that they are currently under construction.
I'd have gone to L&T, but the trains going into the City were a mess.
Trying to shop online via Amazon, but really hard to determine fit and size. Am considering doing Stitch Fix in the future.