HI EVERYONE "FRIENDING" POLICY UPDATE

[petronia]

As far as I can tell, the theory behind Dreamwidth's design is that I shouldn't be bothered with whether anyone is reading me unless I have locked content I would like him or her to access. Since there won't be any lock-worthy content posted here for the foreseeable future, I have taken the step of DE-ACCESSING EVERYBODY. XD Please however continue to subscribe, as there will be little to no crossposting between here and LJ.

If you have changed your user name from what it was on LJ, let me know who you are/were in the comments, because otherwise I am liable to get your identity wrong. XD;; (Just the other day I had a whole LJ comment exchange with someone while for some reason thinking they were someone else, the person in question must have been confused as to why I thought she lived in Toronto...)

SWITZERLAND IS JUST LIKE HOW IT IS ON CHOCOLATE BAR WRAPPERS AND IN HEIDI STOP. THE CHEESE IS AWESOME STOP.

Comments

re: Switzerland

[flamebyrd]

ISN'T IT JUST? Switzerland is awesome.

I am still trying to get myself into the DW access vs. reading mindset. It's hard having to make a decision!

[skylines]

enthroned@LJ~

[charmian]

OMG, you have de-accessed me!!!! T_______T /weeps and wails. XD

If the cheese is awesome, then definitely I must go ther someday. <3s Gruyere.

[jetsam]

thephoenixboy@lj and rather relieved to no longer sound 14

The cheese is awesome, how about the chocolate?

[alyknight]

ramble_corner@LJ
You probably will not recognize me as I just lurk around... a lot

[dipping_sauce]

BRING ME BACK A CUCKOO CLOCK :D :D :D

[petronia]

Apparently if I de-access everyone your IP addys show up? Hmm.

Every time I go to Europe my body goes out of whack because I start living off espresso and cheese.

[petronia]

I've only had kind of normal supermarket type chocolates so far. XD

[petronia]

They don't really seem to do cuckoo clocks! How about a cowbell, they do those. XD

more cowbell

[ex_tongari766]

enjoy switzerland! i would recommend speculoos but i can't remember if they are german or swiss. also i think they are rather lowly (but gosh they taste awesome if you are into spiced biscuits)

the replication issue across DW/LJ is becoming quite a headache (though not so much for me since i have reduced access to everything else BUT DW at work)

[briar_pipe]

CUCUMBER SANDWICHES STOP.

Enjoy your trip!

[briar_pipe]

Zurich. About four blocks uphill from where the ferryboats come in. A whole damn half-block of cuckoo clock stores.

They require winding, alas.

[charmian]

Huh, that is weird... Did you have it set before?

That sounds really hard on the digestion (sadly I have a delicate digestive system).

[dipping_sauce]

:D

Re: more cowbell

[petronia]

I've had it before! But not yet here XD (they've fed us stuff like cornbread bits in the name of national cuisine, though, so I doubt lowliness is a factor).

[petronia]

Very true. XD

I've also acquired a complimentary Swiss Army knife, except I only have carry-on luggage...

[bladderwrack]

Awesome as in HERE IS YOUR SANDWICH -- WHERE I DO NOT SEE IT -- IT IS HIDDEN UNDER A BLANKET OF MELTED CHEESE

THAT EXTENDS TO THE EDGE OF THE PLATE

D:

(I mean I like cheese and all but. XD Wh00t you're on the same continent as me wait does that sound wrong (am currently in France plumbing depths of my language-teaching fail, sob why do we have to do this) I can't actually remember much about Swiss cheese that isn't like AIE TOO MUCH MAKE IT STOP so will have to take your word for it. The lunch canteen here has properly-ripe brie with the centre all soft X3~ and some kind of nice loose-grained blue stuff, it's pretty cool)

[petronia]

Dude, I think toward the end I was freaking the Swiss-Germans out with the way that I was hoarding the stuff; like on the last day I made pasta with my host and was like, "Maybe I should use up the cheese I bought in the fridge before I leave--oh and this other stuff that was in my bag--"

Best cheese: the local stuff (Appenzeller), and the mind-blowing garlic-stuffed Brie I bought at a farmer's market in Zurich the first day.

Strangely enough they never fed us cheese fondue, although there was a melted chocolate fountain at one point.

[bladderwrack]

Garlic-stuffed brie! X3~~