#but never in a rice cooker

[pizzazz-party]

WIP.

in the confines of your own shadow.

[lokh]

I just read the instruction manual for a new rice cooker and it said not to do this. i have never not done this in my life and im filipino

[moghedien]

ok but as a white person who grew up in a rice eating culture (Cajun), hearing other white people who didn’t grow up eating rice often talk about rice is sometimes the most maddening/insane experience

[angermango]

hello,

black mirror

[sailermoon]

made basmati rice for the first time! she came out so beautiful

[sleepyfemme]

on top of everything else going wrong or breaking, my trusty zojirushi rice cooker that i've had since i was literally 18 years old seems to be broken 😔 i'm gonna look into getting her repaired because at this point buying a new one feels like a huge betrayal

[gayrobos]

I made another tfoc his name’s scup and he’s so annoying and useless his commanding officer keeps trying to get him killed. but he always comes back. and the medic is always mysteriously busy. he has a massive stock of duct tape and drinks dubious nanite boosting powerdrinx to try to heal faster (he is getting scammed)

[clowningaroundmars]

so proud of myself for finally cutting evil dunks out of my budget as much as possible by just making my own sandwiches at home!

i know that's such a "no duh" moment ofc but i never thought i could do it with the tiny mini fridge i have plus the lack of counter space

[rabbithaver]

woke up at 6:40 AM for no fucking reason and couldn't get back to sleep, so i'm spoiling myself by making lap cheong and rice

[todayisafridaynight]

About Judgment: In short, I think RGGS was intending to continue the series. There were indeed rumors at one point that the series would end at Lost Judgment due to a disagreement with Kimura's agency, Johnny & Associates, about porting the games to PC--I'm unclear on why, there was speculation but I don't think it was ever stated. Obviously the PC ports are out now, so either that wasn't the issue or they moved past it. There's also just general disbelief around there being a third entry simply because there's this idea (joke?) that Kimura never does three of anything, which isn't true at this point. It is true RGGS historically hasn't done three of anything in terms of spinoff series (Kurohyou, Mobile+Kizuna, and arguably Kenzan+Ishin), but it's also true that none of their past spinoffs have been as successful as Judgment, and we're seeing a lot of "firsts" from the studio lately. The fact is that Yokoyama himself said something along the lines of "and of course, we won't forget about Judgment" (not literally, just the closest English expression I can think of that can be misinterpreted in the way I'm about to explain) while talking about future works. But for some reason, people took it as if he meant it "in mourning" rather than an obvious confirmation of more to come, I guess? A TV show was also announced, so I really don't get why they'd invest so much into a series they were going to end. I know Kurohyou got a show too, but this seems different. Anyway, that's the most recent information, but it's from some years ago. There is a major new development, however: J&A talents' contracts are being cancelled left and right as of the last couple of months due to the agency's dogshit handling of and response to an investigation into Johnny Kitagawa's serial abuse of allegedly hundreds of his talents. That's been going on since the man died in 2019, basically, but a lot's happened this year.

This has left the talents with the incredibly tough decision of either remaining at an agency that refuses to even change its name and is rapidly breaking down or leaving. It has historically been very difficult to do the latter. On top of what you'd expect, J&A controls their talents to an insane degree and has leveraged their control of the media to suppress the careers of those who leave.

Broadly, in terms of how media companies have responded so far, I understand not wanting to associate with J&A and that J&A would likely benefit from the contracts more than the talents, but it still feels like the talents are the ones being punished... I have to imagine at least some of them were victims, so to be victims of the blacklist on top of that... That, and some of these companies kept the truth from coming out for decades.

With J&A losing its foothold in the media, though, there may be no better time than now to leave the agency. I don't know if Kimura will--rumors have been circulating ever since his idol group were forced to break up years and years ago, but while they all went independent, he never has--especially because a lot of seniors like him feel a responsibility to stay and change the agency for the better. As of right now, I'm not aware of Kimura's contracts getting cancelled, so I can't say one way or another if that'd have an effect.

I don't know what happens from here. I'm not sure if RGGS will look at it as collaborating with J&A or with Kimura or both, and how they'll factor in what's going on right now into working with him. Hypothetically, it would be possible to continue the series even without Kimura (any of the other mains do or would make great protagonists), but at the same time, Judgment is hugely reliant on Kimura's charisma. That's why people who play the dub (or people who don't like Kimura) often come away with the impression Yagami's kind of a dick or doesn't stand out much.

So... that's the state of Judgment right now. We won't know until we know, I guess.

OHHHHH OK saucy... sucks about J&A- it'd be cool if yk. they could face the consequences of their actions LMAO but that Could involve displacing hella workers now wouldnt it

[softwaluigi]

my Dinnar 🔥

[avoidcrowdraws]

First kiss!

[ranseur]

it took me until my mid-20s to learn that the default way of cooking rice was on the stove-top - not because we had a rice cooker, but because my parents always just microwaved it lol

wow i've never heard of that! i had to do a little googling- this method sounds so much easier than stove top for how well it can cook the rice! and it looks as approachable and consistent as a rice cooker. like a best of both worlds type deal

[guerrillamydreams]

Here's a cooking tip. Some of those "salad topper" mixes can be sprinkled right into your rice cooker before you start it cooking. The pedantic culinary school grad in me says it's not a "true" pilaf but it's close enough to call it that if you want. You can buy the ingredients in bulk to make your own custom blend if you don't find a prepackaged one that you like.

[denkies]

My mom woke me up at 2am to say "I just want to let you know that I'm not crazy, but I am the bride of Christ and he needs you to take him more seriously." and no one is hiring me, so I can't afford to move out of this wackass fucking house!!! Bro I hate it here!!!

[fuzzy-robot]

jesus h christ I cooked something good for the first time in what feels like ages and I feel like a new man. I can do fucking anything. an unstoppable force powered by cornbread and salsa verde