October 3, 2013

  • This & That

    Last night's experimental pie was a failure. The flavor had some potential I might be able to work with in the future, but overall, I'm not really inclined to move ahead with that particular experiment. I still needed a dessert for tonight, though, so I grabbed a couple of jars of last summer's spiced peaches out of the basement and threw together a quick peach crisp to go with the pot roast that's simmering in the crock pot. And then it will be about three nights of leftovers because there's no room in the refrigerator for me to keep cooking.

    I had hoped to accomplish some things today, but I didn't get a lot of sleep last night and I've been dragging all day. Supper will be my main accomplishment of the day. The trip to the mall area was a waste of time and gas. I may go back tomorrow and try again, but I'll have a loaner car and I don't like to drive the loaners unless absolutely necessary because they usually reek of cigarette smoke, body odor and gasoline.

    I need new brakes on the van before I drive it to Arkansas in less than two weeks. On my way home from the mall, I was thinking that I need new brakes before I drive much more around here. So tomorrow I'm getting new brakes. Can you feel my excitement?

    I really, really miss the xanga community. I miss my inbox and my subs page and recs and reply notifications - the stuff that kept us connected. I hate having to scroll through page after page after page of posts to see if I missed one by one of my favorite people. After the second or third page, I usually just give up. I am feeling sad and disconnected. I hope we start seeing some of our favorite features again soon. And whenever the Xanga Team is ready, I have my Xanga Wish List ready.

    What is on your Xanga Wish List?

     

Comments (10)

  • why did I think you had a new vehicle? anyway...brakes are very important! I want the old xanga back...why couldn't we have just bellied up our money and stayed the same =(

  • The new Xanga is sick indeed. My bucket list for it is very long.

  • Aw, sadness about the strawberry rum pie. Maybe not enough rum? ;)

    I mostly just miss reply notifications. If they fix NOTHING ELSE I want to be able to have comment conversations. :P

  • Sorry the pie recipe didn't work, but I know you'll make others that are good!

    Xanga -- I miss the privacy and security we had (don't really like my IP address on others' sites), then the UI, the ability to continue a commenting stream (even if it wasn't threaded), and lots of other things that made it a community. Is the XangaTeam still there?

  • I want all the things you want from Classic Xanga. I too miss the connectedness, but I am still very happy to be connecting in some way. As long as you, Brett and some other wonderful Xangans are around I'm content.

    I'm sorry the pie didn't work out, but hey you've still got the coconut rum!

  • I've never been a big fan of strawberries as the sole fruit in a pie - they just don't hold up well. Maybe a different fruit? Sparky votes for pineapple coconut rum pie...

    My biggest issue is not being able to see replies to comments I've made on other blogs. If someone makes a comment to me and I reply I don't think they know unless they return to my post and check! Grr. Also the future post is broken and that was a feature I used all the time!

  • I miss all the things that made it easier to communicate with each other ~ private messaging, knowing when someone's replied to you on their posts, even tagging. This place doesn't feel like a community anymore. It's more like a very busy street, and we're just bumping into people and uttering a quick "hello" before continuing on our way. I don't like it.

  • I miss the subs page. It's why I'm not even reading so much!

  • I would like to taste the potential of the pie !!! :-)
    Xanga? I try to adapt myself. I made a SIR in a private post.It is not too long since so many have left a long time ago to go to facebook. But some remains firmly.
    Take care to your brakes.
    Love
    Michel

  • I feel exactly the same way chronic masticator does. This is no longer a community. It's a hunt through a city for something/someone who seems familiar. I'll be contacting you through snail mail this wek. You are a treasure for sending me a treasure on one of my sickest days ever. (I'm on Facebook. Are you?)

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