Sacrifices in the name of love!

**Loot** · 02-12-2008, 09:47 PM

I'm going to teach myself how to sew in less than twenty hours in order to fix up a small tear on a stuffed white tiger I'm giving to Amy (Crap, I hope she doesn't find out that I use her name. I hardly say that my name is Tyler online, for God's sake!). Boy, I can just feel my testosterone leaking out as I hold a small sewing kit in my lap.

Oh well. I have to say, I'm pretty excited about actually being able to go through with this. First Valentine's Day I'm actually doing something and not just doing wishful thinking. Huzzah!

(I do apologize for how much I'm obsessing over this. It's just so fresh and new to me, like Spring when I can actually enjoy being outside without attempting to commit genocide on an insect population.)

User Name · 02-12-2008, 10:08 PM

^I think this is so sweet! Honestly, if a stitch was broken in a stuffed animal I was going to give someone, I wouldn't give it a second thought. But the fact that you're fixing it yourself just shows how much you care.

Good luck, buddy!

**Crazyswordsman** · 02-12-2008, 11:20 PM

I REALLY want to learn to cook. I think that's an important skill for a man to know if he wants to impress a girl. -CSM

Eagle Eye · 02-13-2008, 01:02 AM

I makes good Sketti, and Chili, and many grilled foods.

The Missing Link · 02-13-2008, 01:39 AM

Good luck with sewing! It's a skill even I haven't bothered to try out yet.

And CSM, cooking is easy. And you're one day going to HAVE to learn. College years beckon.

Eagle Eye · 02-13-2008, 01:41 AM

CSM is in college if I recall correctly.

**Loot** · 02-13-2008, 07:16 PM

Cooking rocks. It just comes oh-so naturally to me.

I finished working on the leg three hours ago. I had to use my experience from working at the vet clinic for this, which just feels slightly odd. I don't know how well the stitching will hold, but I'm hoping that the way I tied the ends, it should be fine. I mean, it's hardly noticeable even if I look at it.

Granted, I really should be showing my love for her more often, it's just that the one thing about V-Day that I have to admit is good is that it helps set a deadline for some to follow. Once IN a relationship, however, it should just be a kind of holiday. It's been said before, the love shown on Valentine's should be shown every day.

**Crazyswordsman** · 02-13-2008, 08:56 PM

I actually am trying to teach myself French Toast. I'm getting better. -CSM

Blake · 02-13-2008, 09:38 PM

Meh, if you can excuse me for going off topic, but while we're on the conversation about cooking, does anyone here have any awesome methods of cooking hamburgers?! The only hamburgers I rave are restaurant quality ones(whether that's good or bad quality I don't know). It just seems the restaurant ones are filled with flavor. I'm suffering from meat that seems tasteless. But it could be cause my mom buys lean meat (I think 85/15, or vice versa, I forget).

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 02-13-2008, 10:03 PM

Congratulations on sewing, loot! I love sewing, and understand how fulfilling it can be to fix something or make something well. If you ever want some advice, just ask, and I'll try and explain ^_^()

Hamburgers? Mostly all I can tell you is you can add a tonne of different things to the mince/ground meat. Don't over-salt it. Finely chopped onion (white/brown/yellow) and minced garlic are great for extra flavour, as well as parsley, oregano and chives/spring onion. Premixed spices like a general "season all" are good too, if you like them, or your favourite sauce (BBQ, ketchup, brown sauce, etc) can be mixed in. To hold the meat together so it keeps the shape of the patty when cooked, you can add an egg to the mix if you need.

And yes, lean meat makes it not as tasty. Meat fat = flavour when it's all cooked and juicy. Whee.

02-12-2008, 09:47 PM	#1
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	Sacrifices in the name of love! I'm going to teach myself how to sew in less than twenty hours in order to fix up a small tear on a stuffed white tiger I'm giving to Amy (Crap, I hope she doesn't find out that I use her name. I hardly say that my name is Tyler online, for God's sake!). Boy, I can just feel my testosterone leaking out as I hold a small sewing kit in my lap. Oh well. I have to say, I'm pretty excited about actually being able to go through with this. First Valentine's Day I'm actually doing something and not just doing wishful thinking. Huzzah! (I do apologize for how much I'm obsessing over this. It's just so fresh and new to me, like Spring when I can actually enjoy being outside without attempting to commit genocide on an insect population.)

02-12-2008, 10:08 PM	#2
User Name Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gotham City Gender: Posts: 7,209 Thanks: 701 Thanked 536 Times in 367 Posts	^I think this is so sweet! Honestly, if a stitch was broken in a stuffed animal I was going to give someone, I wouldn't give it a second thought. But the fact that you're fixing it yourself just shows how much you care. Good luck, buddy!

02-12-2008, 11:20 PM	#3
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	I REALLY want to learn to cook. I think that's an important skill for a man to know if he wants to impress a girl. -CSM

02-13-2008, 01:02 AM	#4
Eagle Eye Diddy bops Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Birmingham, AL Gender: Posts: 15,014 Thanks: 1,616 Thanked 1,084 Times in 597 Posts	I makes good Sketti, and Chili, and many grilled foods.

02-13-2008, 01:39 AM	#5
The Missing Link Professional Lurker Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: New Hyrule, Washington, US Gender: Posts: 17,128 Thanks: 405 Thanked 606 Times in 368 Posts	Good luck with sewing! It's a skill even I haven't bothered to try out yet. And CSM, cooking is easy. And you're one day going to HAVE to learn. College years beckon.

02-13-2008, 01:41 AM	#6
Eagle Eye Diddy bops Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Birmingham, AL Gender: Posts: 15,014 Thanks: 1,616 Thanked 1,084 Times in 597 Posts	CSM is in college if I recall correctly.

02-13-2008, 07:16 PM	#7
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	Cooking rocks. It just comes oh-so naturally to me. I finished working on the leg three hours ago. I had to use my experience from working at the vet clinic for this, which just feels slightly odd. I don't know how well the stitching will hold, but I'm hoping that the way I tied the ends, it should be fine. I mean, it's hardly noticeable even if I look at it. Granted, I really should be showing my love for her more often, it's just that the one thing about V-Day that I have to admit is good is that it helps set a deadline for some to follow. Once IN a relationship, however, it should just be a kind of holiday. It's been said before, the love shown on Valentine's should be shown every day.

02-13-2008, 08:56 PM	#8
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	I actually am trying to teach myself French Toast. I'm getting better. -CSM

02-13-2008, 09:38 PM	#9
Blake Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: A generic place such as a house Gender: Posts: 4,628 Thanks: 1,489 Thanked 206 Times in 148 Posts	Meh, if you can excuse me for going off topic, but while we're on the conversation about cooking, does anyone here have any awesome methods of cooking hamburgers?! The only hamburgers I rave are restaurant quality ones(whether that's good or bad quality I don't know). It just seems the restaurant ones are filled with flavor. I'm suffering from meat that seems tasteless. But it could be cause my mom buys lean meat (I think 85/15, or vice versa, I forget).

02-13-2008, 10:03 PM	#10
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	Congratulations on sewing, loot! I love sewing, and understand how fulfilling it can be to fix something or make something well. If you ever want some advice, just ask, and I'll try and explain ^_^() Hamburgers? Mostly all I can tell you is you can add a tonne of different things to the mince/ground meat. Don't over-salt it. Finely chopped onion (white/brown/yellow) and minced garlic are great for extra flavour, as well as parsley, oregano and chives/spring onion. Premixed spices like a general "season all" are good too, if you like them, or your favourite sauce (BBQ, ketchup, brown sauce, etc) can be mixed in. To hold the meat together so it keeps the shape of the patty when cooked, you can add an egg to the mix if you need. And yes, lean meat makes it not as tasty. Meat fat = flavour when it's all cooked and juicy. Whee.