Comments on: Tuesdays With Dorie – Pumpkin Muffins (and a drawing)

By: Nancy (n.o.e.)

Nancy (n.o.e.) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:58:03 +0000

Hey, lots of progress on lots of fronts – including admitting that baked goods are ho hum. I thought the muffins were fine, but nowhere as good as my usual (recipe on my post) pumpkin goodness. Keep on keeping on.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:58:42 +0000

Life, I’ve learned, is definitely a process. We may not all start out in the same place, but as long as we’re moving forward, that’s all that matters. There is nothing I respect more that honesty. That and a sense of humor, the ability to cook some decent comfort food when life sucks, and a sense of perspective is sometimes all it takes to make it through. I know it’s worked for me!

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:23:08 +0000

Too bad these didn’t knock your socks off — better luck with some other recipes!

Speaking as someone who spent a long time trying not to feel much of anything because she was so depressed, yeah, feeling is better even if you have to go through the bad parts. I send you good wishes on your journey to better mental health.

By: Review the World

Review the World — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:46:17 +0000

glad to hear you’re feeling better, bud.. – being social is great, too.. i taught myself to at least act confident (even when on occasion i’m totally not) when out in the real world, communicating with people, etc. and it really helped me.. – many of the world’s marvels (and free to boot!) for us personally will come as a result of interpersonal communications, sometimes even with complete strangers..

By: Em

Em — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:53:26 +0000

I felt the same way, dude. They were good but nothing exceptionally rave-worthy. I did like the batter a heckuva lot though! LOL

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:55:09 +0000

Oh, Mike, you make me laugh. People who talk too much are high on my list of favorites. It’s the quiet ones that make me nervous. I’m sure I would have like you in high school, college, and even preschool.

By: Kristie

Kristie — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:34:07 +0000

Feeling actual feelings is a very dangerous road down which to begin. Be careful with that. I find that casual bouts of alcohol numbing slow the progression and make for a smoother ride.

Now, as for your comic (which was very funny) I have an entirely true, no bullshit, swear to God story for you.

About 2 years ago, I found this comic and it made me laugh so hard I almost puked. I was born in ’82, so the timing is priceless. Go view it: http://xkcd.com/210/

Now, I had posted this comic on my MySpace page under “about me.” After a few weeks of this, I got a random email from some guy telling me it was hilarious, and he had clicked on my picture because he liked something about me. I call it “my second x chromosome.” He then saw the comic, and felt compelled to tell me how awesome it was. I wrote back a smart-assed reply, and a slew of emails progressed from that one, single comic. The moral of this story is that I am marrying that guy in May.

Do you see how similar the two comics are? You’re basically responsible for my lack of spinsterhood by proxy.

By: Rigby

Rigby — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:28:50 +0000

Yay for pumpkin muffins! I made a second batch with chocolate chips….very good that way

By: Jules

Jules — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:54:01 +0000

Nice looking muffins. Silly comic. Good on social and emotional growth. See what cooking and baring your soul to a bunch of online strangers can do!

By: food librarian

food librarian — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:22:21 +0000

Ha ha ha. You crack me up. Sorry these weren’t your favorite muffin, but the do look nice!