ISO Great Jello Recipe

I thought maybe there would be an insane group of individuals out there who worshiped Jello and had started a community dedicated to the sole purpose of worshiping all that is Jello.
No luck. Although, I did have a few moments in searching through LJ communities when I was completely disgusted. *shudders*

Why am I looking for the perfect Jello concoction?
At dinner the other night, my darling friend Carl asked (no joke) "how do you eat supper when you are at home?"
Read now, laugh later.
I, of course, will continue to tease Carl unmercilessly because of that statement. However, let's give Carl a little leeway. He's a native Californian, so he doesn't understand the way other parts of the world do things. He's also fascinated with knowing someone who comes from "southern roots" (his words, not mine) and asks a lot of questions. To him, it's like I'm from another country.

What Carl was really asking was for examples of the kind of things that would normally be served and he wanted to know differences between everyday supper, Sunday dinners/suppers and holiday dinners/suppers. Which got into this whole big discussion on Jello and how we southerners all have the relative who is known for their Jello concoction. How there were some concoctions we looked forward to and their were some that we would like to just poke sticks at to watch it jiggle. Carl pipes up in the middle of this debate that he has never eaten Jello and will never allow Jello in his house.

Ya'll know that the evil light bulb came on inside my head. I'm taking Jello to Carl. And the more disgusting the concoction, the happier I'll be. I found a frou frou recipe that involved plain gelatin and cordial glasses. Not trashy or classic enough. I was thinking the one with pretzels on the bottom, but then I remembered that I have vintage Jello molds from a yard sale. I was trying to figure out how many layers I could get in one of the molds and how much fruit I could float as well. They are single serving molds so I think I'm limited. Any ideas? I would like a recipe that is actually a good one and not the kind you push to the side of your plate.

Another library excursion

That almost killed me I might add. Geez. I walked because parking would be a bitch. I didn't take my bike because I didn't think I should operate a moving vehicle. Needless to say, I need to rest now. Good thing I picked up an extra book to go along with my regular fare.

The reason for more boring "I <3 libraries" talk is because I have to tell yarbiedoll about the Art and Music section. The 5th Floor. Yes, that's right, an entire floor dedicated to art and music. I actually went upstairs looking for a book on crocheting with beads, but I heard angels singing as I stepped off the elevator and went to explore. I don't think I've seen a library this well equipped in art and music ever.

Movies galore. It's better than any video rental store.
The vinyl records. I think they had just about everything.
A great assortment of cds.
The piece de resistance? An entire wall of sheet music. Scores of piano music. And I'm not talking a 5 x 8 rectangle of wall-space. Think D. H. Hill and think of one of the rows in the stacks, 9th floor is probably a good imaginary space. Imagine one of those filled from Brahms to Stravinsky with two rows dedicated to Haydn. Sheet music as far as the eye can see. I may have blacked out in the glory. I desperately want my piano here so I can check out music.