many thanks!

Yeah it’s pretty weird how a lot of actors are cast to play russians, except people of actual russian background. I wonder why that is, holdover from cold war sentiment? or are there just too few Russian actors in hollywood?

Few things frustrate in the same way as technical difficulties, so I hope you don’t have to suffer them for long. Here’s to hoping you’re fully on your digital feet again shortly!

Gulden Draak (spelling?)

You are correct :)

Joost mag het weten.

While it is possible for others who do not speak the language to be sufficiently fooled into believing he spoke it fluently, it would be really weird if a university lecturer would give lectures in a nonexistent language without anyone commenting on it.

The zen coin flip was the first thing I thought of when reading OP’s post.

Like you states, it does not replace the act of choosing.

But you can gauge by your own reaction to the result of the coin flip, which option you think deep down is the best.

Thanks I’ll give it a try!

Used to play a lot of RTS, both single and multiplayer. The last one I bought was the new AoE game. It did scratch a bit of the itch, but on the whole was a letdown. Before that it was Iron Harvest, which was visually pleasing but clunky. I am still looking for an RTS I can really get lost in.

Any recommendations?

You might like the game tyranny. Just finished playing it and it was quite enjoyable.

Sounds great, I will give it a try

How are the red potatoes with regard to taste? Are they sweeter or about the same as general brown potatoes?

Which seasoning would you generally use?

Ooh, I have my own version of this:

Ingredients:

4 large Crumbly potatoes

1 Onion (large)

2 Eggs (large)

Grated cheese (preferably Gouda)

Herbs: Salt, pepper, oregano, paprika powder.

Cut the potatoes in equal sizes cubes, Par-boil the cubes.

Then put them in a large frying pan with lots of butter, bake until browning\Maillard starts.

Then throw in the onions, fruiting them, then add the two beaten eggs.

Add the cheese on top, with the salt, pepper and herbs.

Put the lid on, let it settle on low heat for ten minutes.

Great hangover food.

Do you mean Dutch kwark or German ?

Another easy auto-battler would be Super auto pets. Easy to play on short breaks.

That’s a heavy thing to experience. Thanks for sharing. I could see why these experiences would lead you to return, in any case it’s a good thing that you are still here.

Elize Caram was humming softly as she was putting the finishing touches on her latest creation. Marie O’Bain observed her target carefully through her scope, hoping to catch her in the act of cheating, with regards to the rules and regulations governing this particular endeavor. Not as in the act of cheating between lovers or companions in an exclusive relationship, but the far more serious kind of cheating that goes on in televised baking competitions.

Marie trained her rifle on Elize, as she moved from counter to oven. Elize being the person moving that is, not Marie. It would be really weird if Marie would try to shoot Elize from a considerable distance while simultaneously decorating a cake. No Marie had been clever and had already baked her cake this afternoon. She was sure it was going to be a winner. She’d bribed one judge already, blackmailed another, and arranged for the sudden removal of another judge’s lower intestines.

Nothing nor nobody was going to stand between her and the ultimate prize. The only threat left was Elize, with her dimply freckled charm up the wazoo. Oh gosh I can’t believe you guys picked me, I’m positively gushing with undeserved glee, “blegh” Marie thought. Baking is no place for twee feelings, not an environment for the giddy or the soft-hearted. “Baking is hell,” Marie thought, pulled the trigger.

A shot rang out in the amphitheatre, destroying a beautiful Schwarzwalder kirsch torte and killing a surprised woman in the same moment. The stage was strewn with blood and brown cake. As Marie moved from her position in the skybox down to the floor, she smiled to herself. When she reached the corpse of her rival, she bent down and rifled through her pockets. Elize’s pockets, not her own, of course, she could be looking for something at that moment in her own pockets, but in this case, they were the pockets of the corpse below her. Also, she was not using her rifle to rifle through the pockets, which would be weird. She did have a second pocket rifle with her at the time, though mentioning this would be superfluous.

Due to not appearing the next day, Elize was disqualified, and Marie won the competition. The remaining judges praised her for her innovative use of meat in desserts, and her bold choice of flavor in the pink icing.

Thanks for the reply. I do wonder about the miracle though it might be pretty personal.

People find it weird when I say I actually like doing the dishes by hand. Good to see I’m not alone.