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raven ([personal profile] raven) wrote2006-09-16 03:13 am
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A very scientific and important question, omg.

I got twelve hours' sleep, the weather was cold, clean, windswept and marvellous, and I spent hours and hours by the marina lake, talking about religion, politics and fandom with [livejournal.com profile] hathy_col, as today was her last day down here, and really, those are all the ingredients required for a simple good day. Apart from the bit where my best friend is moving back to Scotland tomorrow, but shush. I am going to go to St Andrews to see her in Wyrd Sisters and now I've said I will in LJ, I have no excuse not to get my tickets.

But now I cannot sleep, and it's three am and I want something with my low-fat (urgh) hot chocolate. So, in the interests of science, a poll! Which you must all answer, and then tomorrow I shall go and load up on provisions for my week's insomnia.

[Poll #822143]
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[identity profile] rosariotijeras.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
As the resident vegan, I felt complelled to select the last option.

And also I have no idea what the hell any of that is.

[identity profile] loneraven.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
They are all weird and wonderful types of biscuit. (And I believe rich tea are probably vegan.) I didn't know you were vegan! How so?

[identity profile] rosariotijeras.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
I've been a vegetarian for...almost four years now, and have always wanted to go vegan. And I finally did last month!

It's not for any concrete reason...I just was introduced to the culture of it and it felt more right than just about anything else ever has.
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[identity profile] jacinthsong.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
You could make them? I haven't tried yet myself, but vegan margarine and soy milk are completely indistinguishable from dairy and...I'm sure there must be an egg-substitute out there too.

[identity profile] rosariotijeras.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 02:07 pm (UTC)(link)
You'd be amazed at the spread of egg-substitutes! There's things marketed as substitutes, some people use tofu, soy yogurt, apple sauce, bananas...I made a carrot cake over the summer using melted soy-based ice cream, actually.

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[personal profile] that_mireille 2006-09-16 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
None of the above, for I am American and must pay exorbitant prices if I want any of those. ;)

[identity profile] loneraven.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
That is WOEFUL. I didn't even think of that. My sincerest and deepest condolences. :)
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[personal profile] that_mireille 2006-09-16 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
It is very woeful. At least now I can GET them, though, which is good because a lifetime of cons (with British attendees bringing goodies) has spoiled me.

[identity profile] loneraven.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
*laughs* Say the word and I will send you a package.

[identity profile] gamesiplay.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
...I don't know what any of that is. (And I kind of do live on the equivalent of celery these days, so.)

[identity profile] loneraven.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
Each one is a type of biscuit. I am being very profound in my insomnia, yes. Also, I thought you lived off mashed potato and lemon... er, lemon wafer-type things. :P

[identity profile] gamesiplay.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
*laughs* Lemon bars, rock hard. Mashed potatoes and lemon bars are delicacies; they have to be made. Most days it's raw carrots and yogurt for me.

[identity profile] apestaartje.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
I love chocolate digestives (The McVitties kind) but we can't get those here. It's been years since I've eaten them. We ca get the regular digestives which is better than, I suppose.
Are custard creams the same as regular custard? Can't get custard here either but my great aunt sends me a package every few months.
I've heard of jammie dodgers but I have no idea what they are.
Hobnobs! I've had those! And they don't have them here either.

[identity profile] loneraven.livejournal.com 2006-09-17 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
Custard creams are small, two-layer biscuits with a sort of custard-flavoured cream in between. They're nice. Jammie dodgers are similar, only they're circular with a tiny bit of jam in the middle. All very nice.

[identity profile] ressie-noldo.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
I was compelled to vote for 'all of the above', because as Deep and Profound as my love for chocolate digestives/hobnobs/jammie dodgers (!) is, I'm not about to buy them at a hundred and fifty rupees per packet.

Alas.

[identity profile] loneraven.livejournal.com 2006-09-17 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
Rs. 150? Seriously? *flaps hands about* That's obscene.

(Er, just for reference: you lived in Britain before, right?)

[identity profile] ressie-noldo.livejournal.com 2006-09-19 01:35 pm (UTC)(link)
It is, yeah. (They claim 'imports' as an excuse to hike prices by ridiculous amounts; the only thing odder than the prices is the people who buy said imports in bulk, leaving me with a vague sort of fascination with their wallets. ;) )

And yes, I did. (Sort of aeons ago, though, to be honest.)

[identity profile] ladyfalcon.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
Many of these things are different from what we have in America, so I went pretty much at random:

Custard Creams, because I like every incarnation of custard that I've tried so far, and rich tea, because I... like tea? I also like rich things, so double yeah, and bourbons, because I like bourbon. Actually I've never had bourbon and hate the taste of alcohol generally, but that was the thought process.

[identity profile] loneraven.livejournal.com 2006-09-17 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
Custard creams do not, to me, taste like custard. That may just be me, as I do like them and I don't like custard. It is a mystery. Also, rich tea biscuits are sadly mislabelled. They are dry, flat, barely sweetened things designed for dunking in tea. And er, I have no idea what the connection is between bourbon biscuits - oblong, flat, filled with chocolate cream - and actual bourbon. Um, I am not helpful with the explanation today, clearly. *g*

[identity profile] forthwritten.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 08:12 am (UTC)(link)
Am packing for university to leave in the next hour. Do I have my double pack of milk chocolate hobnobs? Yes, of course. Do I have all my clothes and know where my toaster is? Er...
Priorities dammit!

[identity profile] loneraven.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Indeed! I am yet to pack, but I know what food I'm taking and I know where my towel is, by god.

[identity profile] forthwritten.livejournal.com 2006-09-17 12:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Massive spider fell out of my housemate's towel onto her FACE the other day after her shower. Who knows the evil that towels contain?

Am in Liverpool by the way; the offer to meet up with a random stranger stands, but I won't be offended if you decline.

[identity profile] loneraven.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
YES. Can I come to the House of Copious Food and be fed Penguins? *hopeful smile*
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[identity profile] jacinthsong.livejournal.com 2006-09-16 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Please do! Whether or not we have any confectionary will depend on how much money we have, but I miss you. Yes.

[identity profile] loneraven.livejournal.com 2006-09-17 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
I will bring you Penguins as a housewarming present. I am itching to be back in Oxford again, srsly.
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[identity profile] jacinthsong.livejournal.com 2006-09-17 08:21 am (UTC)(link)
Aw :) When are you getting back?
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