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Spicy chili!

...is that from experience?...

Yes! Thank you, that was spot on - particularly the "brash and abrasive cheer" part.

I went through a somewhat similar situation about a year and a half ago. I had been thinking about getting a dog (I've always wanted one), but ultimately decided that with my demanding job/long hours and living in a small NYC apartment, it wouldn't be fair to the dog. That's when a friend asked if I wanted to adopt a puppy from him. I completely fell in love with this puppy, and I kept trying to figure out how to keep him, but after two weeks, the best thing I did for him was to personally find him a new home. The bonus: he's now with one of my close friends and I get to see him often!

I have a tote for when I buy groceries, but every so often I get a few plastic bags (they can be really useful). So I'm not sure where I rank on the environmentally good scale - but I guess I could just order more takeout whenever I need plastic bags.

And as far as "pet owners before plastic" - well, (for dogs, at least) wasn't their old solution to leave the poop where it lay? That won't work in NYC...

And if you put the kitty litter in the toilet (and it doesn't clog) or maybe even teach a cat to use the toilet (Meet-the-Parents style), wouldn't someone then argue that it would increase flushings => waste more water?

AHH, I love it! The concept, the execution - awesome. And I agree, it's not at all cheesy - cheesy might have been having old Batman movie posters and memorablia all over the place.

My favorite recipe from Epicurious is for a marbleized pumpkin cheesecake. This would be perfect for me! (and my ever-growing jumbled pile of recipe printouts from the web, clippings, and handwritten scribbles from tv shows and my mother.)

Love Actually :)

definitely burgers, with an assortment of grilled onions, mushrooms, and/or bacon (depending on how crazy we want to get with this thing)

Pot roast! yum.