#New Year's Drink

[inkskinned]

probably time for this story i guess but when i was a kid there was a summer that my brother was really into making smoothies and milkshakes. part of this was that we didn't have AC and couldn't afford to run fans all day so it was kind of important to get good at making Cool Down Concoctions.

we also had a patch of mint, and he had two impressionable little sisters who had the attitude of "fuck it, might as well."

at one point, for fun, this 16 year old boy with a dream in his eye and scientific fervor in heart just wanted to see how far one could push the idea of "vanilla mint smoothie". how much vanilla extract and how much mint can go into a blender before it truly is inedible.

the answer is 3 cups of vanilla extract, 1/2 cup milk alternative, and about 50 sprigs (not leaves, whole spring) of mint. add ice and the courage of a child. idk, it was summer and we were bored.

the word i would use to describe the feeling of drinking it would maybe be "violent" or perhaps, like. "triangular." my nose felt pristine. inhaling following the first sip was like trying to sculpt a new face. i was ensconced in a mesh of horror. it was something beyond taste. for years after, i assumed those commercials that said "this is how it feels to chew five gum" were referencing the exact experience of this singular viscous smoothie.

what's worse is that we knew our mother would hate that we wasted so much vanilla extract. so we had to make it worth it. we had to actually finish the drink. it wasn't "wasting" it if we actually drank it, right? we huddled around outside in the blistering sun, gagging and passing around a single green potion, shivering with disgust. each sip was transcendent, but in a sort of non-euclidean way. i think this is where i lost my binary gender. it eroded certain parts of me in an acidic gut ecology collapse.

here's the thing about love and trust: the next day my brother made a different shake, and i drank it without complaint. it's been like 15 years. he's now a genuinely skilled cook. sometimes one of the three of us will fuck up in the kitchen or find something horrible or make a terrible smoothie mistake and then we pass it to each other, single potion bottle, and we say try it it's delicious. it always smells disgusting. and then, cerimonious, we drink it together. because that's what family does.

[floccinaucinihilipilificationa]

[nartothelar]

a new year, a new start

- since ingo’s return from hisui, elesa and emmet plan more outings/take more time off to spend more time with all three of them (and skyla too, when she has the time)

- ingo’s alcohol tolerance is even better now since hisui has much stronger drinks there

[a-cipher]

etho has had his keyboard for 20 YEARS. WHAT

[cubbihue]

Does Mr. Turner like rubbing his “son’s” successful career in Dinkleberg’s face??

He does! He brags about Timmy's success to every person within the neighborhood's vicinity. Mr. Turner loves how successful his son is! It really secures his reputation at the neighborhood HOA meetings they host at their house.

Timmy's worked very hard to gain more successes than failures. The more successful he is, the greater his family's social standing!! And the less he gets to overhear his dad ranting to the neighborhood about his failures.

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[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

putting my prediction on record now that the coming decade is going to see the rise of viral-marketed fancy at-home water filtration systems, driving and driven by a drastic reduction in the quality of U.S. tap water (given that we are in a 'replacement era' where our current infrastructure is reaching the end of its lifespan--but isn't being replaced). also guessing that by the 2030s access to drinkable tap water will be a mainstream class issue, with low-income & unstably housed people increasingly forced to rely on expensive bottled water when they can't afford the up-front cost of at-home filtration--and with this being portrayed in media as a "moral failing" and short-sighted "choice," rather than a basic failure of our political & economic systems. really hope i'm just being alarmist, but plenty of this already happens in other countries, and the U.S. is in a state of decline, so. here's praying this post ages into irrelevance. timestamped April 2023

[borschandsmetania]

FESTIVE DRINKS TRAY v.1

DOWNLOAD FULL VERSION HERE (EARLY ACCESS)

DOWNLOAD BASE VERSION HERE (PUBLIC, 3 drinks out of 10)

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EN: I still can't believe it's happening! 🥹Finally, after a few weeks of hard work 'm happy to present you a functional Festive Drinks Tray - something that I'm pretty sure will add a lot of christmassy vibes to your game and bring your sims some cozy mood ✨🎄

The mod currently has 2 versions: "base" which is public right away and have 3 drinks:

Hot Cocoa with Cream

Apple Cinnamon Tea

Gingerbread Latte

Another version - "full" - currently is under early access and has 7 more drinks:

Cocoa with Marshmallow

Eggnog

Mulled Wine

Sea Buckthorn Tea

Caramel Apple Hot Toddy

Cranberry Mint Tea

Peppermint Mocha

Base Game compatible.

Category - Small Appliances, its name is: bosch&smetania - Festive Drinks Tray

All drinks give different custom buffs 🙌

✨Members of the "borsch with a pumcake" Tier will have access to the full version right away;

✨Members of the "borsch with sour cream" Tier - access on 11.12;

✨Members of the "regular borsch" Tier - access on 17.12;

✨Public access - 24.12 

Big thanks in advance to everybody who would join early access tiers - this means a lot for me and you support will motivate me a lot! ❤️

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UA: Я все ще сама не вірю, що я дійсно це зробила! 🥹 Після довгих тижнів праці, нарешті, мій перший комплексний мод. Рада вам представити - функціональний Піднос на Святкові Напої. Сподіваюсь, він додасть ще більше різдвяних вайбів у вашу гру, а вашим сімам - затишного настрою ✨🎄

Наразі, мод має дві версії: "базова", що уде публічною одразу та має 3 напої:

Какао з Вершками

Чай з Яблуком та Корицею

Латте з Імбірним Пряником

Друга версія - "повна", доступна із ранім доступом і має ще 7 напоїв:

Какао з Маршмелоу

Егног

Глінтвейн

Чай з Облепихою

Яблучно-карамельний Гарячий Тодді

Чай з М'ятою та Журавлиною

Пеппермінт Мокка (не знаю я, як його українською перекласти, не бийте капцями)

Доступний для Базової гри;

Можна знайти в категорії "Малі побутові прибори" під назвою bosch&smetania - Festive Drinks Tray;

Кожен напій має різний кастомний мудлет 🙌

 ✨Підписники рівня "borsch with a pumcake" отримають доступ до підносу повної версії одразу;

✨Підписники рівня "borsch with sour cream" - доступ відкриється 11.12;

✨Підписники рівня "regular borsch" - додступ відкриється 17.12;

✨Публічний доступ - 24.12

Величезне ДЯКУЮ кожному, хто доєднається до раннього доступу- це дуже багато для мене зна��ить! Я правда дуже дуже старалась зробити цей піднос класним!❤️

СКАЧАТИ ПОВНУ ВЕРСІЮ ТУТ (РАННІЙ ДОСТУП)

СКАЧАТИ БАЗОВУ ВЕРСІЮ ТУТ (ПУБЛІЧНИЙ ДОСТУП, 3 напої з 10)

[pinkfairiesteaparty]

[thesargasmicgoddess]

Cheers to 2025!🎉🥂

Thanks for spending another year with me ❤️! Wishing everyone a lovely, happy, and healthy 2025!😘

Xo-Sg

[kmpshitposter]

- I know you now. You are The Laughing Magician. I dreamt you once.

- Yeah? Hope you didn't wake up screaming.

[tragicvampireromanceisland]

had a rarepair moment and then all of these doodles suddenly appeared. 💙🧡 i just think they are SO underrated.....sadxiety nation where ya at [me talking to myself in the mirror]

[floccinaucinihilipilificationa]

[heybiji]

"It must hurt her feelings."

[truth-01001001-liar]

So I’ve never needle felted before but uh? Kwama forager?

just on a whim.. idk that he looks good but he’s a kwama 👍

[sensoryserenity]

Starry Champagne | celineyrs on Instagram

[toyastales]

Smoky Apple Cider Paloma