#fruitgoat

What happened last time, in 1918? There must be some info on how things opened up again.

Honestly, a couple of times I’ve gone looking for books or articles about recovery from the pandemic and I haven’t really found much. Part of it is I wasn’t looking SUPER hard; part that I no longer have the extended access to a lot of databases I did, like EBSCOhost and Jstor; part that everyone’s writing so much about what happened IN the pandemic that it’s hard to find signal in all the noise. But it’s very rare to read about pandemic recovery. The last you really see of casual, easily-found scholarship about it is the climax of it.  

mr-chatterboxs-column replied to your post “This is a minor consideration in the scheme of things and not a...”

This is so huge, yeah. I know some things can be scaled down or done in a social distancing way (e.g., my orchestra is doing chamber music instead, my circus studio isn't performing but is doing ultra-small no-hands-on-spotting classes), but entire communal art forms are just... impossible, currently. Normally most of my artistic income (as a vague measure of value) is from playing fiddle in established or pickup bands for social folk dancing, and one of my main hobbies is swing dancing. They're both off the table in their most integrated forms, indefinitely. As a musicologist I was already stressed about the trend of modern society towards a performer/observer dichotomy instead of intuitive integration of tiers of participation, and that's speeding up dramatically

Though that might be an interesting key to recovery -- interactive arts and interaction with arts. Broadening that binary back out from performer/observer would be a really good way of reintegrating everyone post-covid, without the risky crush of stuff like massive concerts. Which at least puts one at a starting point in terms of “What could I make happen.” 

fruitgoat replied to your post “This is a minor consideration in the scheme of things and not a...”

I’ve been thinking a lot about this as well. I’ve got a few underdeveloped ideas that I’ll probably be writing about in the next week or so.

When you do, if you remember, please tag me! I’d love to see your ideas. 

kneesntoess replied to your post “This is a minor consideration in the scheme of things and not a...”

we went to a drive through cinema (which are not really a thing in the uk) and that was so much fun, tbh. esp because it was lion king, so there was lots of singing and dancing

Yeah, there’s been some of those in the US (they haven’t really been a thing here since the 80s, although they never vanished entirely). I was thinking about those but while they’ve had a revival they still haven’t quite “caught on” the way I would have thought they might. 

bomberqueen17 replied to your post “This is a minor consideration in the scheme of things and not a...”

bail out all the lil museums and historical societies and historic sites and roadside attractions :(   just a lil slush fund for all the Priceless Little Bits Of Local Color that will be gone forever

The Marauders are now Millenials... And just like that I feel oh, so very old. (Yes, I do technically know that Millenials are grown ups now, I just don't like to think about it). 

As the self-proclaimed “Oldest Living Millennial” I feel ya. 

lupin5th replied to your post “Despite all the reblogging and a midday grocery run and technically...”

I can just keep repeating that I am SO looking forward to reading this story when you have it ready for us, and also just how gleeful I am that a deadAuthor's ugliness can result in this new story birth (probably plural, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot more people do this) and I just love that the internet and fandom and just human nature will take something that is a bit nice but has lots of crap clinging to it and just say "yeah friends, we can do better can't we" and then do it and this seriously embodies a big part of my hope in humans as a narrative, co-operative species which, with all the sht blowing up in the world, is a very nice, tangible thing to have right now ^_^

Repeating it really does help, tbh. Positive comments keep the momentum going on this one!  I’ve never fully understood why Stealing Harry inspires such a passionate response in so many people -- I love that it does, and I have some theories, but unlike most other aspects of internet fame I don’t truly understand Stealing Harry. But wow, it does inspire an amazing reaction. 

I wish it wasn’t necessary to feel like we have to take a story and own it simply because its author turned out to be a jerk, but at least we have the ability :D 

fruitgoat replied to your post “ranuel replied to your post “Oh god, Remus on Moxie. I don’t know if...”

This reminds me of when my mom got Cracker Barrel and Crate & Barrel confused and wondered why my brother and his fiancée would have their wedding registry at such a random restaurant/store.

A cracker barrel wedding registry would be fascinating to see. 

voyageboots replied to your post “Sam I'm confused. Are you rewriting stealing Harry into origfic or...”

We could even describe this endeavor as: Stealing Harry

I SEE WHAT U DID THERE

cromverywell replied to your post “drgaellon replied to your post “ranuel replied to your post “Oh...”

the cheese crock, a camp gay hillbilly cafe founded by dolly parton in the 1970s in direct opposition to ronald reagan, aids, and nasty cracker barrell! (although maybe for dolly the Cheese Cake)

Wait, you have a donut, a tortilla wrap and a loaf pillow? No wonder your kitty is doing the loaf thing. Master of disguise.

You know, my interior decor is trending heavily towards breadstuffs....

the-geek-cornucopia replied to your photoset “Cats on cushions. [Description: two images; in the first, Dearborn is...”

They are so cute! How do you stand it? I’d be �� all the time.

Oh believe me, I 100% am. Sometimes I look at them and love them so much that I vow definitely not to murder them the next time one of them pukes on the bookshelf. :D 

kimmiesue13 replied to your photoset “Cats on cushions. [Description: two images; in the first, Dearborn is...”

Love these babies! But I'm laughing at the poster above Polk's ear, which looks like nothing so much as...a penis.

AHAHAHAH I suppose it does, you’re right. It’s actually an airplane -- I think a Mustang? I’d need to look it up. That’s a poster for All My Sons, an Arthur Miller play I worked on in undergrad -- it deals with the fallout from war profiteering during WWII specifically in regards to airplanes. 

srprincess replied to your photo “copperbadge: copperbadge: deannafanafofana: copperbadge: I’m...”

Marginally related - have you tried Canada dry’s new bold ginger ale?

No, I hadn’t even heard of such a thing! I don’t usually drink full-sugar soda so I can’t imagine I’d like it, but if I see it I’ll try it out :D

froofie replied to your photo “I caught a whale shark in Animal Crossing and can’t stop laughing....”

Do you live inside a honeycomb Sam?

That’s my “science room”! I thought the honeycomb wallpaper was appropriate, and also I like how warm it makes the room look. 

arukou-arukou replied to your photo “I caught a whale shark in Animal Crossing and can’t stop laughing....”

You shall have to make your own aquarium.

I wish! I was planning to until I realized they make one for you. My theme for my island is “tacky entertainment park” -- it’s basically built around the idea of cheesy roadside attractions you find off the highway. So there might be a Sharkland or something! Right now the two I’ve started building are Scale Land, where it’s basically just a maze path full of things that aren’t the right size (the small lighthouse, giant teddybears, etc) and Dino Camp, which is the campground they make you install, but all around it are dinosaur skeletons that are poorly and incorrectly assembled. 

The first thing you see when you get off the plane are a) a pizza stand and b) a vending machine. :D

fruitgoat replied to your photo “Polk likes to hide under the sheets and pretend she’s an assassin...”

She also looks like she’s about to jump off the bed and wants to make sure she can land in the convenient pile of laundry, er, I mean, haystack.

Pizza Puffs and Italian Beef exist in Florida, brought to my neighborhood by angry Chicago ex-pats who are nearly as surly as the Brooklyn ex-pats making Pizza across the street from them.

You know, I thought about this for a second and it is absolutely the most a) Chicago and b) Florida thing I’ve heard in a hot minute. OF COURSE the retirees want their pizza puffs and OF COURSE Chicagoans were willing to drag them there. 

levynite replied to your post “asteroiideae replied to your post “I’ve been trying to explain the...”

what are pizza puffs? they sound amazing! are they anything like curry puffs?

So, I had to google a curry puff and a couple of different foods came up, one of which is similar -- but they’re all basically “filling in a thin dough” so it’s kind of yes and no. There’s a good article about the pizza puff here, which has lots of photos and cross-sections, but essentially it’s a tortilla stuffed with cheese, pizza sauce, and a “topping” (usually sausage, but I’ve had pepperoni), folded shut, and deep-fried. 

I’ve had the signature “Itaco” pizza puff and it’s fine, but there used to be a place at the very edge of downtown that made them with some kind of puff pastry instead of tortillas, and those were AMAZING. 

corvuscorona replied to your post “asteroiideae replied to your post “I’ve been trying to explain the...”

OHHH DID YOU KNOW portillos lemon cake was only recently reintroduced after having been discontinued for years! someone online missed it and put a bounty on the recipe and somehow it snowballed into the restaurant saying "oh we didn't know you all liked it so much" or whatever and bringing it back. a success story!! I still like the strawberry shortcake better though ��

Yes! That was why I initially tried a slice. There was an error with my order that meant I had to wait around a while, but I wasn’t bothered, so I didn’t yell or anything, and we made small talk about the lemon cake coming back. When I got home and checked my order they threw in like, an entire other meal and a slice of cake for free, and since then whenever I go back I end up with a slice of cake in my bag that wasn’t on my order :D 

fruitgoat replied to your post “I’ve been trying to explain the regional foodstuff known as Italian...”

I think Portillo's ships some meal kits nationally. I know I had to look this up for at least one Boss at some point... Oh, I remember the problem; the smallest kit is for 8 sandwiches and will still run you $80.

Thank you for this. I was just thinking “I NEED an extravagant amount of lights.” I was going to finish wrapping presents and venture out. But this will do in a pinch.

Oh well if you want an extravagant amount of lights, let me share the full collection: 

Can confirm after wearing the mask all day - this is one of the best fitting ones I have. You seem to have put more room in the front, making it (seem) easier to breathe, but it's still nice and snug all the way around the edges. And no Dumbo ears! Huzzah!

Oh yay, I’m so glad! Yeah, that’s the “duck bill” design, plus some mods of my own -- a friend wanted to be able to speak more clearly in his mask than he could with the smaller design, so I rounded the “bill” more and dropped the chin. 

fruitgoat replied to your photo “I mailed out the masks from the fundraiser this past weekend! They are...”

I got mine in Oregon! It sits on my face more comfortably than the one I've been using, but I might pre-stretch the elastic a bit before I wear it. (Also thanks for picking the absolutely perfect fabric for me; it's exactly my style.)

Yeah, the elastic is an issue for some people -- those aren’t the elastics I prefer, but they’re the ones I was able to get, sadly. There are thinner ones that work better but those are hard to come by. 

ohgreatblackbunny replied to your photoset “Every once in a while I want to find the person who pitched and...”

@copperbadge in regards to the jalapeno limeade eh, I think it's more of a "people who shop at trader Joe's are experiencing it now" thing. It's been a pretty popular flavor combo in latinx circles for awhile.

This sounds completely on brand for you. Probably as a lead-in to accidentally becoming a celebrity guru and then being injured by an armadillo.

Being a guru just seems very stressful. At least, the hollywood kind of guru. Perhaps if I avoid that I can avoid the armadillo too :D

kc-crawfish replied to your post “Sam you're the resident food expert, so I'm curious to hear your...”

Whenever someone says they don’t like mayonnaise, I think about the fact that most commercial brands make it wrong. It’s supposed to be made with egg yolks only, but almost all of the ones in grocery stores use whole eggs instead. That’s why I’m a Blue Plate snob (and because I’m a New Orleanian).

I think for me it’s a texture thing -- although making it only with the yolks might solve that problem too. But it’s the thin oiliness of it that I don’t care for. Mind you, I don’t mind it in cooking, like in deviled eggs or egg salad or similar, and I’ll eat lobster roll if it’s a lobster-salad type of deal, but mayo straight on a sandwich, no thanks. 

punchholesinthesky replied to your photo “Whenever I go out on my bike (and if I go running outside), I use an...”

is that strava? I always use the follow my ride option when I head out on my own

No -- it’s RoadID/eCrumb, it’s designed more to let other people track you than to track yourself, the functionality’s quite basic. I do have a fitbit that I use for run tracking. 

delphia2000 replied to your photo “So uh. You guys remember that Breadroom Set post?  A generous Anon...”

Is the bread pillow firm enough for good support? I could use a new body pillow.

Not really, it’s quite soft, but I will say that the pillowcase is removable, so if you wanted to stuff a firmer pillow into it you probably could. It’s also not reaaaally a body pillow -- it’s longer than a normal pillow but not quite long enough to be what I’d think of as a body pillow. 

kitsparrow replied to your post “,Snape is trans!! How delightful. I had to reread SH with all the talk...”

Possibly also the "slow-burn" feel came from when it was more like twenty short chapters before you combined them?