Not me, but my cousin: She wanted to take romantic outdoor pictures underneath a tree. You can probably guess where this is going... we hear a "pitpitpitpit" and wonder "is it about to rain?" for all of two seconds before realizing that definitely was NOT rain. A whole flock of birds emptied their bowels on her… Read more
Thankfully this was *before* I got ready, but it was humiliating. I was a ball of nerves on my wedding day (aren't we all?) and had only coffee in my system during my hair appointment. One of my bridesmaids drove with me to my parents' house where I was getting ready, and I let one slip. Only it wasn't just a cute… Read more
Yup, sure did. I had a dress that I only had tried on once in the store before the big day. Two weeks before, went bra/spanx shopping with mom. We glance at slips. "Do you need a slip?" "I'unno." (I don't do dresses normally. I'm a web developer and pretty much rock the T-shirt/jeans developer look.)
So yes, I put this…
I was a bridesmaid that "forgot" a bra. Sitting at the head table at my sister's wedding, somehow a round of the "wave" broke out and my ladies were set free. Most embarrassing moment of my life so far. No one mentioned it so hopefully a very few amount of people saw it. Read more
Not even terrible but (entire story NSFW)......Two days before my wedding, I got my period. My period is usually fairly well behaved- first day heavy, tapers off fairly quickly, lasts about 4 days total, move on with life. Not this time. We arrived in Vegas (Vegas wedding for the win) and had sex which made our hotel… Read more
For my wedding I had decided to have the center aisle lined with ivory silk rose petals and brass lanterns containing electric (thank God) candles. I tasked my dad with placing the lanterns, telling him to leave room for us to walk. Apparently he didn't take my dress in to account. As I started down the aisle, I… Read more
We very narrowly averted one. We didn't realize until the morning of that Mrs. Boourner's dress was transparent, and also we didn't realize until the morning of that she was colorblind, so she'd signed off on two different shades of blue for her bridesmaids' dresses, and in the meantime my aunt was trying to find a… Read more
Re: the giblets - If you can determine which one is the liver (I can't, but my mom can), pull it out, quickly sautee it with a bit of diced garlic, then mash it in a bowl with a little heavy cream and salt, and you've got a taste-portion of pâté. Turkey liver leaves enough for 2. Read more
I used to have a job roasting chickens at a market to make chicken salad. I typically cooked 16 a day. Read more
Just a little thing I noticed: Years ago my gf had a huge problem with fruit flies. She had no fruit, or anything rotting, etc. We figured out that they were being attracted to some of her scented candles. So even when the place was squeaky almost OCD level clean, they hung around because of the candles. Read more
I had a massive infestation from a forgotten pineapple about 7 months back. Read more
Try one of these:
Our town has a program where composting is picked up weekly, so I'm not dealing with long-term composting in my house (thank goodness), but I line the plastic compost container with a BioBag (they're biodegradable, so don't defeat the purpose of composting), and then just tie off the bag when it's full and dump it… Read more
I have experimented with all types of liquids. I see you, beer and wine! Shout outs, cider vinegar! Where bourbon at?! There he is, looking fly as usual! Read more
I live in Seattle where we also have mandatory composting. I live in a apartment and what I do is a)make sure that you don't have residual food lying around. B) use a fruit fly trap. And C) we have a metal cylindrical container that we put a green composting bag in, they are the bio degradable ones. The lid on top… Read more
I second the Apple Cider Vinegar. I'd gone out of town for a few days and left part of a melon I'd eaten for breakfast in my sink. Fruit flies everywhere, horrifying. Put out a couple dixie cups of apple cider vinegar and they were gone in a day or two. Read more
The soap doesn't coat the flies wings, it actually removes the surface tension in the liquid which causes flies to sink. Without the soap, flies can actually stand on the surface of the liquid. Read more
