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This might be the best police blotter I have ever read omg
Somehow, this sounds like a police report from the city of Teufort, NM.
No no, having lived very near Oceanside and the adjacent Camp Pendleton, in San Diego County-
this absolutely happened in Oceanside.
Yeah, it's just accepted as fact in SD County that the navy guys all be a bit bonkers. Unclear if it's a prerequisite or if they lose their marbles after signing up.
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hey because I am curious. what's your weirdest hobby?
I am really enjoying going through the tags on this post. I know a lot of you asked what constitutes "weird", or prefer the term "niche" but I did say "weirdest" for a reason, because that's for you to decide - of all the stuff you do, what do you think would classify as "weirdest"?
In the 1830s, such books were very popular, as they showed the reader amazing 3D projections.
Honestly, this impresses me infinitely more than the snazziest 3D CGI imagery Hollywood can come up with.
I love a good tunnel book.
wake up babe, new teapot animal variant just dropped!
this little unicorn's patterns are paper napkin decoupage + supplemental handpainting, and she's been gloss varnished to look more like porcelain. she may also finally be the perfect size; still smaller than a real teapot, but a little more substantial and also much less maddening to string than the previous variants. available on my store now.
Hap Kremdos to those who observe. (I think that's just me and Soxford Kremdos here, ngl)
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The thing is, even if you were lucky and your parents taught you how to clean, they probably didn't teach you how to clean the stuff you clean stuff with, like brushes, mops, sponges, rags, and so on. Or how to clean your cleaning appliances, like a dish washer, clothes washing machine, and clothes dryer and its ducts (if you have a ducted dryer), or a carpet cleaner, vacuum, Or how to clean up clean messes, like spilled bleach or detergent.
My parents threw away all of these things (even the vacuum cleaners and the dryer) when they got too dirty to function, because no one even told them THAT they could be cleaned. Cost them thousands of dollars over the years.
All I'm saying is that cleaning is not intuitive, and not knowing how to clean is not a moral failing, but it is something you can learn.
I'm going to reblog this post with resources for learning how to clean things and how to clean cleaning things (I'm not at my desk at the moment). If you have any favorites, please feel free to add them in too!
I like this video because it does a great job of introducing the basic foundations of house cleaning (and because he doesn't use bleach, which is a common allergy in addition to being awful to inhale). He also talks a little about how to clean a vacuum. And why you shouldn't put grease from your pots and pans down the sink drain. I also love that he mentions that different houses and different people have different needs and different versions of what clean and cleaning looks like.
He doesn't mention though that the toilet seat comes off. I take my toilet seat off to clean under the hinges and clean the seat more thoroughly once a quarter.
This is another video from the same guy about cleaning and depression. This advice, especially at the beginning, can feel really really difficult and oppressive to hear. However, I find that it's generally pretty solid. But I'm autistic and so is he, so that gets a massive Your Mileage May Vary stamp on it.
I have a favorite part of this video. It's from 10:52 to 12:36. I think we could all use to hear that. There's a HEFTY pause after that one. I promise the narration does come back.
I'm also going to recommend KC Davis' book "How To Keep House While Drowning"
This is a pair of videos about how to correctly load and use a dish washer.
The first one is a quick 1 minute 30 second overview on loading. I can't find the exact video I'm looking for, so consider this a substitute for that. If I can find the one I'm looking for, I'll swap it in.
The second is a half hour deep dive on dishwashers and detergents. The short form of that is you shouldn't need to pre-rinse anything, detergent pods are overpriced and can cause problems, some dishwashers have a filter in the bottom that needs to be cleaned (but most don't), run your sink until the water is HOT before starting your dish washer, and put a little detergent in the pre-rinse dispenser when you're washing extra dirty dishes (or on the inside of the door if your dishwasher doesn't have a pre-rinse dispenser).
Favorite Scrub Brushes + How to Clean Them. The right tools for cleaning tasks make all the difference! Scrub brushes are great tools and it
Here's a blog post about scrubbing brushes and how to clean them.
And a video for all cleaning tools, including scrub brushes. This video does use bleach. I'll try to find some alternatives to that.
How to clean a front load washer (with bleach). This should be done monthly or every time you wash really soiled clothes.
With expert tips and tricks for all types of washers.
How to clean a top loader (without the removable agitator thing). This should be done every 1-3 months depending on you unit, or every time you wash really soiled clothes.
Regular cleaning of a top-load washing machine will prolong the life of the appliance and leave your laundry cleaner and brighter.
How to clean a top loader (with the removable agitator thing). This should be done every month, or every time you wash really soiled clothes.
This video is for pet owners.
These carpet brushes are a LIFE SAVER if you have dogs. This thing allows me to go from vacuuming about 4 square feet before my vacuum is full to vacuuming half the living room (I don't vacuum often enough. You should vacuum weekly, and I just can't.). I have to unclog the vacuum less often. It fluffs up some of the flat spots in the carpet. And I also use the brush to shampoo my rugs in the spring.
A spot cleaner (or a carpet cleaner with a spot cleaner attachment) is another life saver, ESPECIALLY if you can afford to splurge on a heated one. I see them at Goodwill or at yard sales occasionally, and they're worth picking up. The shark one in the video is great too.
This channel is gold. There's tutorials for cleaning EVERYTHING on there. Just go subscribe!
Gonna throw another potential resource at the end of this very long list, which may be potentially helpful for others like me who loathe videos. It's... the weirdest thing that has genuinely been helpful to me in housekeeping. Absolutely full of useful advice, and bizarrely still relevant in large part. (Though, caveat, research ANYTHING to do with chemicals or cleaning products more complicated than vinegar + lemon + water for modern information.)
It's America's Housekeeping Book (1941). Available for free download on the Internet Archive. (Large PDF file at the link here).
The LISTS y'all. The step by step lists. The emphasis on efficiency and arranging spaces for the least resistance possible. The basic concept of "take a tray or basket into a room when you are tidying up so you can put things that belong elsewhere on it and take them out LATER in ONE GO".
My ADHD-having ass could cry.
for future reference
My freshly reset bed is kinda pretty today.
Behold my freshly adopted son. He looks like a particularly smug and dimwitted sock. I love him. …his name is Soxford Kremdos.
News! Apparently Soxford Kremdos brings winter in his wake. After bringing him home and showing him off to the boyf, both boyf and I experienced a noticeable local temperature decrease. I am currently wearing a sweater indoors. This is unusual.
Behold my freshly adopted son. He looks like a particularly smug and dimwitted sock. I love him. …his name is Soxford Kremdos.
Hermann Mies (1929-2001)
1977
I mean, yes, that is very 70's, but what is it
looks like.... a bit of an exploration of right angles and natural vs unnatural form- straight lines and geometry, solid very manmade forms, juxtaposed by the rich colors and natural grains of wood doing whatever it wants as natural things do. It's a neat piece. *nodnod*
See also: Sculptural approximate of how I experience a string quartet performance. I am not kidding. I get visual effects/texture out of some sounds and strings sound like woodgrain, curves, and angles. Idk why.
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kill the shift manager in your brain
you are not wasting time you are vibing. you are not being unproductive you are literally chilling. make a grill cheese with cheddar cheese and slather a piece of the bread with some honey and maybe you'll relax
Innes Keeper's Formula For Fantastic Grilled Cheeses (for nearly no extra spoons!)
Are you hungry? Do you have a hankering for grilled cheese sandwiches like, way more than a normal person maybe? Great news! I am about to give you the secret knowledge I stole, like Prometheus himself, from the Akashic Records—to bring back to Prudencia! And I’m even doing it without a ten hour long lecture about how the Akashic Records makes me think of idfk, 9/11, and how that relates to sandwiches.
I will, however, briefly say this: You gotta trust me when I say cooking grilled cheeses via this formula WILL grant you Bloodborne Insight. There is no fucking reason that making a grilled cheese this fucking delicious should be this fucking easy. I feel like I’m cheating God every time I do it because it takes (nearly) no extra spoons. And here’s where I show you why.
Scientifically Proven Perfect Extremely Easy Grilled Cheese
INGREDIENTS — SEASONINGS -butter, i usually use 2 or 3 tablespoons per sandwich -garlic cloves, I use 3 usually -a source of heat, like red pepper flakes, or szechuan peppers -a source of spice OR a source of sweetness, such as dijon mustard or honey. slather that motherfucker on a slice of your bread. -a source of herbiness, such as oregano, thyme, sage, rosemary, etc in any combination that goes well together or on its own. if someone tries to tell you that you need it fresh, they’re fucking lying, the 2$ crushed powdered sage is fucking great. experiment with other spices such as ground turmeric if you're spicy
INGREDIENTS - THE METAPHORICAL MEAT OF THE SANDWICH -two slices of bread per sandwich. this is actually a massive influence on your sandwich taste and texture as a whole. a basic white or wheat will still be fucking delicious because like I said, I stole this from the Akashic Records cookbook section and found it under “fucking perfect grilled cheeses forever”. However, if you CAN—getting bread like brioche, texas toast, brown bread, rye, or sourdough will make a sandwich already being elevated super easily to “pay 23 dollars at a fancy restaurant” level of elevation.
-one to three types of cheese per sandwich. you can get away with one type but really try for two or three if you can swing it. this is also one of those massive influences over the sandwich—listen, i know, that’s obvious, but stay with me—what matters isn’t the SPECIES of cheese, it’s the TYPE of cheese. getting the deli at your local Safeway or Walmart or whatever and asking for the cheese they gotta cut (or just in general the fancier, better-quality cheeses) is literally the only major requirement that I ask of you. If you are on SNAP/EBT programs, me too, and I promise you: Please do this. Please trust me when I say do not get the cheap Kraft-type cheese because it’s less money. I know it’s a bit extra but it’s only a bit to get like 1/4 or 1/3lb and you have no idea how much I’m actually getting a little emotional about this, because the “rice with butter and beans or top ramen every single day” life is soulsucking and sickening and it is genuinely one of the greatest sources of suffering to human beings I can imagine, I’m serious. Following this formula will genuinely change your life/mental health just a bit because you know that you have one meal that is super delicious, super filling, pretty damn cheap when it comes to how much you get, and super easy to make on days where the idea of doing more than just 15 minutes MAX is gonna make you wanna die.
super sorry for that paragraph btw i just really cannot overstate how this is a lifechanger especially when youre poor/low spoons/depressed. delicious food makes me not be as depressed. this is that.
METHOD
Take garlic cloves and crush them either with the meat of your palm or the flat of a knife or literally anything that would crush good. Take bread slices and put a source of spice or sweetness if you are using one. take a pan and put it on the stove on low-medium heat (aka a 2 out of 10).
Place the butter in the pan, as well as the garlic cloves, the source of heat, and the source of herbiness. Congratulations you have now literally done ALL the extra effort that you need to make a grilled cheese like this. That’s it. No extra dishes. No fussing with amounts or chopping or whatever. That’s it.
The butter will melt in the pan and soak up the delicious ingredients that you also put into the pan. Take each slice of bread and place it in the pan to butter it, OR just take one slice, place the cheese on it, and then put the other bread on. It’s really just a matter of extra effort.
When the bread is in the pan, turn it up to medium heat (5 out of 10) and just sorta let it sit for a bit. When you can see the cheese start to get visibly melty—or when you vibecheck it—flip it once and just do the same thing.
When you’ve grilled your cheese on both sides, take it out of the pan and put it on a plate (or just a paper towel to save on dish spoons. btw paper plates and plastic utensils are a fucking godsend if you hate dishes and/or can’t do them very easily/takes a lot of effort.)
That’s literally it. I really hope this helps.
outta my way gayboy im making this sandwich
oh. oh my god. holy fuck. what. how. why. this is delicious. i kinda burned my bread and my cheese didnt melt all the way but it's still the best thing ive ever tasted?????
oh my god. this is so fucking good. the butter melting and absorbing the spices and herbs already smelled amazing, but then i threw the bread on and it started smelling EVEN BETTER. then i took a bite. holy FUCK this is better than sex. i legitimately believe that Innes Keeper stole this shit from Prometheus, there's no other way to explain why this is so easy to make, yet so FUCKING good, other than cheating a god.
I didn't steal it from Prometheus he's my trophy husband!
ok me and my partner went back and made this. exact words upon eating were “we’ve cheated god” and “i feel like my world just got rocked” and then we were both energized to get back to drawing. proof:
please make innes keeper’s scientifically proven perfect extremely easy grilled cheese
I'M PUTTING THIS ON THE FRIDGE (WHERE I KEEP ALL MY CHEESE)
Been thinking a lot about being brought up as a girl, recently, and the fact that the women and other people brought up as girls in my life consistently understand the stories of extreme, highly structured violence common in my solo imaginative play during childhood without much explanation, while the men who were raised as boys are frequently(though not universally; men who are also lgbtq often do not have this reaction) shocked and appalled, and think I'm some sort of outlier. Girls' play, with dolls, with stuffed toys, with each other, with nothing but our own imaginations, often involves themes like capital punishment, torture, mad science. These are the lighter, broader strokes. Built-in, purposeful cruelty is a staple of girlhood. We do not choose this play without reason. We do not, perhaps, choose it at all. It is handed to us by the world, our first and sturdiest plaything, and we are never allowed to discard it. Girls and those of us who are mistaken for girls at birth are brought into a world that tells us, from the moment we can understand, that we are in danger. It tells us to trust and admire certain people, as these will protect us from the dangers of the world around us. Soon, we are told that those same people are the greatest threats to us, but we must still trust and love them. After all, it has already been made clear that when someone hurts us, for that is inevitable, it will be our fault. It is not our fault. That doesn't matter. It will be our fault anyway. Little girls play at societies full of intentional, cruel violence because we are born into them, told we must be kind and caring and forgiving of all that hurt, told that any pain we suffer is our own fault, that we must make the world better by being better, but never too loudly, never too openly. We must serve and nurture and be gentle and pure and sweet and good and silent, and when we are hurt and killed it is our fault, we were bad, we were too loud, we were too quiet, we were too sweet, we were too cold, we were too covered up, we were too exposed. To be raised a girl is to be taught a thousand subtle strategies for self-defense that can all fail, taught that those closest to you are the greatest dangers. It is to be brought up in an atmosphere wherein fear and paranoia are a low and constant hum, the normal light of day, the background noise of daily life, only to be blamed for the cruelty we suffer and our own violent deaths, and still be expected to forgive and forget. Is it any wonder that as children we have to let that poison, that anger out in play? It is the first thing we are given, and we're forced to hold it all our lives.
the thing that confuses me about the whole deconditioning argument for ME/CFS is that nearly everyone I come across with ME/CFS seems to be in a constant cycle of overestimating their energy levels/pushing themselves too far and then exacerbating their symptoms…how can I be deconditioned when I’m consistently doing the thing I’m supposedly avoiding
So much this
And also the fact that after a crash I can do the thing. I can go up the stairs or open the fridge or lift a glass again. So I was deconditoned last week and by resting I have reconditioned myself?
Yeah the literal week, days, before my health collapsed and in one day I went from Active Nerd to Severe ME/CFS? I had been hiking all over SAN DIEGO ZOO, SD ZOO SAFARI PARK, AND DISNEYLAND, because I was on a vacation in Southern CA USA. These places are not small. I logged many miles per day stomping around the Happiest Place on Earth and MY Happiest places on Earth (i was a zoo kid and still am)
and then I drove a long way home, felt sick went to bed and never got better.
Deconditioned is not what happened to me. I invite anyone needing to state a case to "prove" to some fool that we don't get this from deconditioning to cite my case.
Frankly the Deconditioned argument is just Puritan Ableism. the idea that we're like this because we failed in our moral duty to work on being health and if we'd WORK HARDER we would fix our problem- and that we "refuse to" so we can then be blamed for our own illness. THis prevents them having to realize it could happen to them in spite of all their leftist praxis, kale, church, or yoga.
Can confirm those locations are massive, I have gone to all of them and spent all day open to close multiple times without ever seeing the whole place. Admittedly I am a slow walker, but I used to go to the zoo once a week because I had a student membership for part of college, and I've still never managed to walk the whole thing. Rosslyn was doing The Biggest Walkies immediately prior to illness onset and that is nothing to sneeze at, the zoo and and Safari Park are built on canyons like most of the rest of San Diego so not only are they immense, they are both also almost entirely STEEP.
i decided to turn my project around on the table so it could fit properly and i could see the spread of the wings :3
might i ad its so big that my 5’3” ass had to stand
on a chair because the wings are defo taller than I
some normal unicorns (and one bicorn)
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Siltbones
I do not prefer pronouns You may not call me by name Do not speak of me Do not think of me Do not perceive, preserve, recall me Let my face and form slip into the backdrop of your vision Let the shape of me be a plain stone, unremarkable Toss me into the vast sea of all things you’ve ever forgotten Let me sink below the surface and be lost to knowledge Let the water grind the stone of me to finest silt And scatter me And make of me Nothing The kindest thing that you can do for me Is to unmake all you know of me That I may pass without sign or trace Into ten thousand other shapes And cease to be
I think I have failed to post about this here, but, I have this little project going in the patio container garden called "Tomato Belligerence" wherein I try to grow tomatoes from pieces of grocery store snackin' tomatoes I bought in a medley. I ate most of them, saved a few of the varieties i liked best, and planted half of one of each variety in a pot. There are four pots, and each pot contains two plants, except one which contains three. This is the first plant that came up, is still the tallest, was first to start blooming, and is now the first to bear baby tomatoes. I am SO excited I hope the outside critters don't beat me to them before they can ripen.
