summer to-do list: unlearn internalized shame, sunbathe, read some good books

[no beers in] do you think im ever going to belong somewhere

And YES I know what I've said about Hollonov missionary but I stand by it. Crucially, missionary is Ilya's favorite position because he has a domesticity kink and he likes to stare into Shane's big wet eyes, it really does it for him. Shane's favorite position is elbows and knees edge of the bed because he likes to get FUCKED. They can gaze at each other afterwards my boy wants to get it IN.

Genre of character: submissive like a guard dog is submissive

There really really ought to be a book about how the staple crops of different civilizations shape and influence those civilizations, and I really want to read it.

Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky and A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage (three are alcohol, three have caffeine) are not quite that, but may still be of interest?

I read Salt back in the day and it's so so good, second the rec. I have heard of 6 Glasses and not read it but I am sure I would probably love it. Gotta see if the library has it. Thank you!

Gonna throw Empire of Cotton by Sven Beckert in the ring here! You'll never see the modern world the same way again.

I'll throw in a rec for Pickled, Potted, and Canned by Sue Shephard - a very interesting look at food preservation and how the availability of different types of food preservation shaped cultures and cuisines.

Sweetness and Power is this but for the topic of sugar

The Lost Supper: Searching for the Future of Food in the Flavors of the Past might also be up your alley. It's about "forgotten" foods and staples. They talk about different types of wheat, sauces, veggies, etc and a little about the cultures from whence they come

Also: Much Depends on Dinner by Margaret Visser. One of my favourite books.

Also, The Rice Theory of Culture https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1172&context=orpc By Thomas Talhelm

Consider the Fork isn’t about food itself exactly but all about cooking technology and how it changed how and what we eat

self-awareness check, list five things you like that aren't media pieces in the tags now ‼️