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They look so grown up - no more kitten about them! *sadface*

It’s true, they are Adult Cryptids now. But they will always be my babies!

niennanir replied to your photoset “NaClYoHo day four!  Before and after photos don’t work particularly...”

Whatever its origins the box looks like your standard pastry box of the type I pack Christmas cookies in for gifting. You might be able to find a replacement.

Oh yes! I’m sure I can replace it. But it won’t smell the same, you know? They really do hate change, the little curmudgeons.

rsfcommonplace

Don't the Chicago street signs give you a clue about direction?  In the Denver area I can tell how far north or south or east or west by the addresses and signs.

To an extent, but generally to work it out, especially if you’re new, you have to walk a few blocks in various directions. Much easier to just bust out a compass :D

feanna

Why not use zig-zag or another stretchy stitch to hem the ex-toe opening?

Honestly, I didn’t think of it, but that will be a BIG HELP IN THE FUTURE, thank you :D

swordofomens replied to your photoset “NaClYoHo day four!  Before and after photos don’t work particularly...”

That is a pothos I am pretty sure. Seconding keeping tiny cryptids away from it. But they are really good at cleaning up internal air quality!

Good to know! They generally don’t nibble, and can’t get onto the plant sill in any case, but as soon as I’ve got those properly planted (after clipping) I’ll move them to work, where they’ll do more good anyway!

rhythmelia replied to your post “SALTY PIRATES GET SHIT DONE”

Thank you for doing this cleaning thing! It felt nice to have company around the world while I did house chores :D

It does feel nice, doesn’t it? And every day I get home and I’m like “Do I really want to?” but then I think “THE INTERNET IS WAITING” and I do it anyway! 

ameliahcrowley replied to your photo “I love that the “modern design” or “industrial art” sections of...”

The rope chair looks like it might actually be incredibly comfortable, depending on how much give their is in the rope. I've sat in chairs that were strung something like that, and they sort of moulded to my body and cradled it, hammock-fashion. You see! You *need* to be able to try out the chairs! Or how will you ever know? It would be *educational*. Museums are supposed to be in favour of education.

Rittersporns polnischer Name “Jaskier” ist im...

Von mir aus. Klingt trotzdem bescheuert.

Ist nicht der ganze Punkt von Jaskiers Charakter dass er eben nicht ritterlich ist? Also, nicht im Macho-Drachentöter-Sinne, und auch mit der Minne hat er’s ja nicht so (Liebe ja, höfisch nein).

Dandelion ist jetzt auch nicht wirklich besser mMn. KA ob das im Original funktioniert oder genauso awkward ist. Es gibt halt im dt nicht die Tradition, dass irgendwelche Bezeichnungen für Pflanzen, Tiere, Städte (oder auch einfach nur irgendwelche Substantive) auch Vornamen sein können - deswegen scheuert das bei mir an den Synapsen.

Gibts dafür nen Grund? Ist der inkognito unterwegs und war in einer GeorgeGlass-Situation als er sich den Namen ausgedacht hat? Weil dann würde es Sinn ergeben, dass man einen deutschen Pflanzennamen verwendet.

anyway

A part of this feels really OLD (but could be new using old arguements to be TERFy/anti-trans definitely...) from the time in fandom when there were people who were like: I'm into slash! I can't be homophobic. And the fact that shlash is often much more a medium by/for women (and actually many lesbians included here) that is has to do with actual gay man. Much has been written on that topic...

Oh it’s a VERY, very old topic; going back at least as far as TOS days and “the premise” and all of that. And christ, I remember that argument “I like slash, I can’t be homophobic” like it was fuckin’ YESTERDAY. I do think there’s a productive conversation amongst fans and for fans to have with themselves, so to speak, about how a female-dominated genre (fanfic) that writes a lot of m/m stories can do so in ways that don’t perpetuate stereotypes or ignorance. That conversation has been going on for fifty years at least, and it’s worth having.

(Oops, I didn’t see the no advice, sorry, I was just excited ‘cause I had the same starter)

No worries, your enthusiasm tempered it! :D 

tienriu replied to your post “One of my gifts for Christmas was a packet of San Francisco sourdough...”

this is why I don't understand sourdough starter - it's so time consuming instead of being less????? (but it tastes so good goddamnit)

I honestly don’t really get it, flavorwise. I don’t taste much difference between sourdough and, say, Italian or regular white. It might be a supertaster thing where I’m tasting one underlying note (like with beer), but I spent years and years in San Francisco and never understood the big deal about sourdough. 

feanna replied to your post “One of my gifts for Christmas was a packet of San Francisco sourdough...”

There is a reason why people jumped on the yeast wagon for bread baking when it became widely available. :D I've done the sourdough thing and yes, you have to time it righ! You can adjust the times somewhat by adjusting the temperature, but this will also potentially modify the end result a bit. So you also have to start at the right time of day. The bread does keep a long time though! So, no need to bake every few days, if you wanted to make all your own bread that way.

I think the problem is that whether or not it keeps longer than another kind of bread...I still eat bread, so the need to make more bread is pretty constant. :D A large loaf might last me two weeks if I halve it and put it in the freezer, but honestly I make bread almost every weekend. It’s one reason (texture is the other) that I moved from no-knead bread to more conventional breads; no-knead requires a 12-18 hour rise, followed by a second short rise, which means a lot of pre-planning. If I’m suddenly out of bread, my greek yogurt bread takes about two hours, and my applesauce challah takes a little over three. I can make a loaf of bread in an evening with those, if I really need to. They do require more complex ingredients, but stuff like greek yogurt, eggs, honey, applesauce, I almost always have on hand for other eatin’. 

whatdoyoumeanitsnotawesome replied to your photo “wandererriha: oldfarmhouse: https://weheartit.com/entry/269315318 ...”

that's oor Sam, goin' straight to MURDER

My suggestion would have been liquorice. (It's really not vor everybody, and lots of people even question why it exists, but it definitely exists, and some people like it a lot. (Or any other "oddball" flavour like that. Though I can see the reasoning for rocky road somewhat.)

I have more beef with the "Lebensbaum"(or as my mother calls them "Friedhofsbaum") -Person