About the same here today as well. Pretty big swing, 30 degrees. I agree, I hope we get an early spring as well. Temps are usually pretty moderate around here by the end of the month, in the 60's and 70's.

When I was in elementary school, I remember February being spring like, mostly. The weather pattern changed bringing ice and a smattering of snow unexpectedly and late into Feb and March, after the trees started budding.

Farmers Almanac says the same. I can't tell for your region since it doesn't include temps. Having 60 degree weather early seems nice.

I finally set up my new tv! I've been putting it off, because to do so meant removing my old telly and hoiking it upstairs out the way (not just laziness, have had bad elbow and shoulder - basically right arm is currently fucked), but then a couple of days ago the old one died completely.

Well, i got by watching BBC i-Player for a couple of ays, but tonight there's loads of good tv on, so I decided to just grit my teeth and get the fucker sorted out.

So: I now have my shiny new LED tv all set up and ready for tonight's entertainment. First off a new horror drama on ITV (though may go for Louis Theroux in the Jewish settlements instead, choices choices). Followed by 10 O'Clock Live with my tv heroes Mitchell, Brooker and Carr.

Any minue now my Chinese takeaway will arrive, just in time to eat in front of the tv :)

I'm having: spring rolls and won ton soup for starters, followed by beef chop suey and egg fried rice, and ending with banana fritters in syrup.

Dani - good night to choose to set it up, I approve.
Have negotiated with the 'rents that they watch Not Going Out rather than Sky+ it, meaning I can Sky+ 10 o'Clock Live and start watching it when they go to bed (usually just after the news headline). I'll be watching it live by the third advert break :)

I'm happy that I made some cake pops.
A little messy, but my first successful attempt. The first time was a disaster as I used too much frosting to bind the last lot - greasy and unstable - AND overheated the chocolate - went into a glutinous lump mess. So I learned from that, and I'll learn from this set as well. I hope that by the May Fayre I'll have a product to sell that will blow people's socks off. It's either these or Semtex Pops anyway.

Wow, they look frikkin awesome!

Is it Ice Cream?

Nooo. Cake pops.

Cake and frosting balls, firmed up in the fridge, then melted chocolate over the top, plus sprinkles and chopped up Matchmakers to act as Flakes.

I guess I will have to look that up. I don't know what that is.

Going on a Best Buy mini Shopping spree:):)!!!!!!!

Ohhh they're match makers! I was going to ask where you'd found the ikkle flakes :P

Lunch.

Time to get in touch with my inner carnivore.

All you can eat meat. They keep coming around putting more meat on your plate until you tell them "Please, god, make it stop." I'm not kidding. Any restaurant that dispenses dental floss in the washroom is *serious* about meat. Leaving now. Wish me luck.

Dana, it sounds like you are going to have a great night.I love Chinese food.

Sundae, those look so gourmet. I can just see you selling in your own little shop.

Good luck Big V.

This thread is making me hungry! :p:

i would love those for dessert!! or anytime really....

some of you know that i'm an avid online poker player. today i was in a freeroll tournament on pokerstars.net to try and win a seat to big show game. kinda like winning a seat to the world series of poker...anyway enough of that....here was the first hand i had today in the tourney. wound up 7th out of 35 but this hand made my day.....i'm in the upper left seat.