2-YEAR CHEDDAR

from GRAFTON VILLAGE

I usually try to review cheeses virginally - that is, ones that I’ve never had before. In this case, this is a cheddar I’ve had many times before. But I couldn’t leave it off the blog, what with its obvious appeal to leather and rubber fetishists.

As far as cheddars go, Grafton’s 2-year aged isn’t going to shock you. It’s mild, light on the salt, with a slightly sweet and grassy flavour. It’s got a nice texture. It’s dense, more moist than I expected, and smooth.

So what is the deal with the gummi suit on this cheese anyway? Well, cheese has obviously been around a lot longer than fridges. Fresh cheeses like mozzarella are too moist to last very long outside of a cold place (bacteria and fungi do so love damp places), though I don’t think anyone was too mad about eating that stuff quickly. But cheeses that have been aged (and dried) more have some more preservation options, which is where cheese wax comes in. The wax is a physical barrier, stopping fungal spores from landing, and also blocks moisture and air, making the cheese a pretty unfriendly place to grow. Even drier cheeses can be bandaged in cheesecloth and then slathered in lard to preserve them while allowing some ventilation.

i was tagged by @turneraidan 💖💖💖

🎵 last song: whoomp! there it is - tag team. saw this phm tiktok edit and haven't stopped listening to it.

📺 currently watching: adults fx (yes again. so much better the second time watching it through the panton lens), widow's bay (i want to marry matthew rhys so BAD), and you rang m'lord? (an oldie, used to watch it with my dad and he bought me the box set not long before he died. i never watched them again until now.)

💖 current obsession: adults fx, half man, and project hail mary. also jigsaws (i've been doing so many, we have a little club at work) and going to the cinema (i go at least once a week these days!).

📚 currently reading: still working through young mungo by douglas stuart, about halfway through. idk why it's taken so long, i guess i'm just not vibing with it the way i hoped i would. it's so so similar to half man in a lot of ways but it doesn't quite hit the same. oh! and i reserved butter by asako yuzuki at my library and that just became available this morning so i guess i'll start that soon.

✍️ currently working on: my half man fic that i'm not talking about. i'm about halfway through, trying not to burn myself out so i'm slowing down with the updates as the chapters get longer.

🔍 last google search: picross e7 solutions po86. bcus fuck that puzzle.

📌 tag 10: @apricustar @bambicest @danielsarmand @estpolynesianmary @horrorvampiree @introvertedeviant @lazybakerart @mossterious @noah-wyles @rmilkies

Omg thank you SO much for the tag

🎵last song: autumn town leaves by iron & wine, part of the playlist i listen to most, very good song!

📺 currently watching: leverage redemption (for the first time, though I’ve loved leverage itself for a while, MASH (for the first time since I was a kid), and Columbo! (Watching it out of order using a spreadsheet and a lot of audacity, nearly done the whole thing!) (also for the first time since I was a kid!)

💖 current obsession: Columbo, baking, pokemon, secordle (wordle but you play 16 wordles at once)

📚 currently reading: designing your life: how to build a well-loved, joyful life, by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, as recommended to me by the lovely @shrimptacodaniels , I’ve been reading it slowly cuz it’s a real thinker, oh and I’ve been slowly rereading the ASOUE series!

✍️ currently working on: a big secret project also with her (because… when is this not the case?), also currently working on RESTING MY DAMN ELBOW, oh and am part of a MASH big bang (as an artist!), I really want to write again but 1- my evil elbow and 2- its been so hard to focus on a fic lately

🔍 last google search: old man with cane pokemon, because i was talking about pokemon sprites with my brother and i had such an intense memory of the old guy with cane sprite that i had to find it

📌 tag 10: truthfully I cannot think of 10 and also I have SO much anxiety about cold-tagging people but I am trying so hard and also literallyyyyyy no pressure at all

TEN PEOPLE YOU'D LIKE TO GET TO KNOW BETTER GAME

🎵last song: sneakernight by vanessa hudgens, which is terrifying and fantastic. thanks for your unsettling club beats queen

📺 currently watching: misfits & magic s2!

💖 current obsession: watercolor and bracelet making

📚 currently reading: project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (finally!)

✍️ currently working on: big secret project, little secret project, aaaand an art gallery with my siblings

🔍 last google search: the packing list for my brother’s summer camp! had to double-check we had everything :)

📌 tag 10: i make no promises

@oh-no-here-we-go (no pressure!! I know we’ve only met briefly), @song-jay (👋🥰), and I’ve run out of people I don’t know well yet so let’s tag a darling to keep the chain going @lucy-frostblade

TEN PEOPLE YOU'D LIKE TO GET TO KNOW BETTER GAME

🎵last song: twin skeletons (hotel in nyc) by fall out boy

📺 currently watching: once upon a time recap by haley whipjack on youtube, also rewatching community and legends of tomorrow

💖 current obsession: arcane again, librarians as always, project hail mary

📚 currently reading: gideon the ninth

✍️ currently working on: dinot3 wip, art for my d20 masq fic

🔍 last google search: electric now to see if theyre doing electriccon this year

📌 tag 10: ill try

🎵 last song: Bones Don't Rust by The Mountain Goats! I've been listening to the Bleed Out album a lot while cleaning this week

📺 currently watching: Nothing currently, but I watched Project Hail Mary with my sister a few nights ago. I'd like to rewatch Drawtectives this week though!

💖 current obsession: HLVRAI and Project Hail Mary

📚 currently reading: Finished the PHM book last week and haven't started anything new yet, might be starting A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett soon

✍️ currently working on: Lots of cleaning and a short comic. Definitely need to start my Artfight refs soon

🔎 last google search: "a drop of corruption book" I forgot the author's name lmao

📌 tag 10: No pressure of course! Only respond if you'd like to!

📺currently watching: Witch Hat Atelier as it airs but outside of that nothing really

💖current obsession: oh there’s just so many right now. Drawfee and drawtectives is basically always on the brain, slay the princess is another one that’s like obvious, got into camp moonmirror recently and that’s been rotating in my brain like crazy, also bunch of friends I’ve been watching a lot of them lately

📚currently reading: nothing unfortunately not even some fanfics rip

✍️currently working on: a lot of things mostly fanart though. I have a few slay the princess drawings I want to get to, I keep on making moonmirror art, and I have a sketch of the drawtectives I want to get done. I’m also planning to do art fight for the first time this year and need to submit some ocs still.

🔎last google search: “white claw” I saw that what’s your wolf name post and mine was white claw and I went to double check that white claw is in fact just a beer

📌tag 10: if you’re a mutual I didn’t tag you are absolutely welcome to add on as well and if I did tag you there’s no pressure to respond. You know the usual.

🎵last song: Im listening to music right now as usual, so the last one I listened to as of right now is Us and Pigs by SOFIA ISELLA.

📺currently watching: I have so many things I still need to watch, but currently I’ve mostly just been watching some indie animation stuff on YouTube and some comfort YouTubers

💖current obsession: Scarlet Hollow, as shocking as that may seem/silly. Im also super obsessed with an oc i made for it so yk. Also StP is always in the back of my mind, of course

📚currently reading: I haven’t been great at reading stuff either lol. Some of @/writingdevil’s fics that I have yet to read and I have a lesbian book I need to finish on the back burner.

✍️currently working on: So many things lol but my main priority is art fight prep and hopefully getting comms off the ground this year.

🔎last google search: “cyberchase” because me and some friends were talking about it but I’ve never really seen much of it.

📌tag 10: no pressure tags, and like before, anyone else is welcome to join!

🎵last song: Affection Addiction by KAT

📺currently watching: does listening to podcasts count for this? Bc I'm currently listening to TMA

💖current obsession: Slay the princess. This has been my fixation for over half a year. Send help.

📚currently reading: Nothing :( I really need to get back into reading for fun smh

✍️currently working on: ig I'm working on some character designs for a new story idea of mine?

🔎last google search: pride month days. I needed to know which day belonged to trans women for Reasons :)

📌tag 10: ALL pressure tags and NO ONE ELSE is welcome to join!!1!1! /vsilly /j

Currently Watching- Uhhh i've been watching witch hat atelier with my family?

Currently reading- If manga counts i've been reading Hello, Melancholic at @lovely-ghostly's recommendation

Currently Working On- uhhh i'm trying to learn how to mod minecraft. and like also the things i'm usually working on

Last google search- 'Renpy 8.5 html export'

Currently Watching — Young Sheldon

Current Obsession — Music

Currently Reading — The Prescription

Currently Working On — A Stupid-Ass Song

Last Google Search — “my feet are always either freezing or in pain”

@pyxilate @ratttailz @s0apboxtao @fallingstar-rainbow @ttpd-era @heatherphim @fayprocastinates @moash-in-the-moat and @opalitetv

currently watching - doctor who series 12 !! i love you thirteen nobody gets you like i do...

current obsession - everything everything, fall out boy, project hail mary, or danganronpa trigger happy havoc !!

currently reading - the emperor of all maladies by siddhartha mukherjee

currently working on - plushie for a dear friend (looks around nervously. it's a surprise and he'll probably see this fhshsjss helloooo ry :3) and getting info together for my uni applications 😔

last google search - random number generator (for a biology practical lol)

📺watching- working my way thru supernatural, i’m almost done season 4 :3

🧠obsession- project hail mary/bloodymary ship, destiel

📖reading- project hail mary

🎨projects- premade hyena mask for my shop

💻last searched- a03 for gracerocky fics 🥲

📺 watching: house md #homomd

🧠 obbession: BOOK OF MORMON!!! I LOVE YOU BOOK OF MORMON ^_^

📖 reading: project hail mary

🎨 project: i’m gonna make some kevin figures cause . no plushies or Normal ones

💻 last searched: “its pride month you know what that means”

📺 currently watching: Twin Peaks!! (s2)

💖 current obsession: Project Hail Mary, Silksong, and a littleeeee bit of Reanimal

📚 currently reading: Uhhhh nothing </3

✍️ currently working on: My silksong themed final art project!

🔍 last google search: Guard lady from Madagascar (??)

📺 currently watching: everymanHYBRID

💖 current obsession: IRON LUNG, Project hail mary, Demonology...

📚 currently reading: Dungeon crawler carl <3

✍️ currently working on: OC STUFF </3

currently wtaching: miraculous….

current obsession: aubrey

currently reading: kill order maze runner

currently working on: nothing i don’t do shit

Ok so I just finished playing Dispatch and I freaking LOVED it! Sooooo I thought it would be fun to combine my two current hyperfixations and make a Hermitcraft Dispatch AU!

past life spoilers!!!!!

We got the rest of the team assembled!

Jimmy Solidarity is the Water Boy of this universe and you CANNOT convince me otherwise XD

(og doodle !!)

(og doodle !!)