#idk I was thinking about this

[ddlcbrainrot]

we need more loser monika content. yes she is the most popular girl in school so everyone thinks she is like the coolest person ever but once she feels comfortable enough to act more "authentically" instead of her usual "mask" she is literally the most uncool person ever. nerdy rants about literature and music? check. goody-two-shoes attitude on everything? check. she is that one friend everyone teases for having the lifestyle of a grandma. natsuki in particular has a blast teasing her about it, since everyone is like "wow ur friends with monika? she must be so cool im jealous" (she is not)

[ohgoddamnit]

So I know the sourdough trend is long gone, but, now looking back.. I find it very odd that essentially everyone did a flour and water starter when, to me, that’s a super tedious way to do it. If you’re looking for that very strong tang and yeasty flavor then yeah do that, but if you don’t mind a milder flavor and basically just want some wild yeast?

Fruit yeast waters. You take some fruit* cover it in water and leave it alone, covered. Shake and burp the container once a day and by day four you should have active yeast and fermentation. There will be a hiss, basically, when you open the container.

Strain it, add equal parts flour, let it bubble up, and you have starter.

Idk. I’m not meaning to deride the traditional method because it has its place but I find it odd that not a single person I’ve seen has used it and it’s extremely easy and much faster than the other method.

*berries, apples, pears, grapes, etc. nothing like kiwi or pineapple; anything too acidic and with an enzyme (don’t remember the name) will destroy the gluten.

I did a side by side of blueberry and strawberries (use trash fruit that’s bruised or kinda old) and both worked but the strawberry one is definitely more active, presumably due to the higher amount of sugar.

[muttmoxley]

sometimes im like "wow holy shit im being really fucking annoying. i should stop talking" and then i pull out my magic 8 ball and it says "youve always been annoying and your friends chose to talk you anyways. youll be fine" and im like wow thanks magic 8 ball. and then the ogre attacks me

[evidently-endless]

i think we should remind musicians they can absolutely make up little stories for their songs btw. it doesn’t have to be about them at all. you can invent a guy and put him in situations to music. time honoured tradition in fact.

[sheepydraws]

The secret Dungeon Meshi sauce that's getting people to eat better is that it's so non-judgmental. Senshi and the rest of the gang never talk about what not to eat besides things that taste bad and literal poison. They don't even talk about "health" that much besides the importance of a balanced diet. It's so much easier to eat well when you think of food simply as something your body needs, and that it's often worth the extra effort to make it taste good, especially when you understand how to connect "things your body needs" with "things that taste good"

[some-pers0n]

I'm always entertained by people doing those "canon VS fanon" memes where both are misunderstanding characters to such a violent degree 'cause like

[inkedberries]

after patrolling, unwinding in a diner somewhere ...

throw the man a bone batman geez

[frankierotwinkdeath]

Y’all want Taylor Swift to be gay so bad but you won’t even write femslash about her

[batcavescolony]

Katniss is such an unreliable narrator. She says "Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me" girl you deliver strawberries to the Mayor, you hunt and trade for the district, when you fell at Prim being chosen someone caught you, when you went to Prim people parted for you, when you volunteered EVERYONE stopped. Idk how to tell you but I think you're a pillar of the community.

[inkskinned]

she's singing in another room and my dog is asleep at my feet. my grandma asked me why i haven't found a man yet and i laughed. oh, you know. i like my house clean.

my girlfriend is also my man is also "my partner" if i'm in a professional setting. yesterday we went to a ren faire and a man mimed at me - you're together? and at my delighted nod, his baffled, you're gay? made me laugh. a woman with rainbow hair said i love the two of you together. you're both so beautiful it's absurd.

my dad introduced my partner as my "..... friend. or whatever" the other day. he knows we're dating. in the same way, i was never able to get my sister's husband to stop saying that's gay like it's 2008. he still uses the word fa***t, and my sister's defense of him has always been well, he's just kidding.

my lover and i dance to old music in a tiny kitchen. we judge new music together and take food critique very seriously. we watch love is blind before we fall asleep and agree that if they had a queer season, it would be bloody but also make for excellent tv. of fucking course queer people would know someone for only 2 weeks and agree to get married. what are you saying.

at a bar with friends, a man puts his hand on my wrist. got a boyfriend? and yes, i do have a boyfriend, she's amazing. i am texting her while i wander around a gas station named after geese. i am visiting a swing state for a wedding. in the candy aisle i overhear: she's actually like a lesbian it's disgusting. two teenage girls with packaged sandwiches in their hands, giggling. no literally, like. i'm not, like. okay with her being there while we're all, like, naked and changing.

my girlfriend and i tailgate, drink gin and cider out of cups. from the frat group beside us, a man corrects himself with one of his friends: bro, i mean, nonbinary entity, and it makes everyone around him laugh, myself included. he razzes his friend the same way i would have killed for at 19 years old - like nothing happened, he continues: you apply sunscreen like an alien. he does a little sassy (and fairly accurate) dance interpretation of the motion. his friend is laughing so hard they're crying.

i am lucky, i live in a safe neighborhood in a safe state. my masc passenger princess comes up from DC. i drive her for an hour to where all the leaves are a violent arrangement of color. we walk along the trails, letting autumn into our blood. in this part of the state, there's a lot of pickup trucks and trump signs. when we chastely kiss before getting into the car, i accidentally make eye contact with a woman holding her child's wrist. she looks disgusted. she looks fucking pissed.

two hours later my girl and i are eating dinner on a patio, soaking in the last warmth of new england sun before the chill of winter sets in. we are giggling and trying to talk through plastic vampire teeth. at another table, i see a young woman sit up straighter. i watch her watch us. she blushes and takes her partner's hand from across the table. shy, like the taste of evening has just become something deeper.

it's worth it for this moment, i think. my lover is still humming the same song she's been singing for four days straight and i don't want to kill her for it. her guitar is beside my bed. her toothbrush is in my bathroom. in a few moments i will make us lunch. we are lucky enough to have found each other. it is lucky enough to be in love.

[wuntrum]

the brushes you use for digital art dont Actually matter that much and its more about core art principles and technique or whatever. but maybe this next brush will be the one

[cloudcastor]

We finish this, Together.

[creetchure]

i was in the height of depression back in february 2020. the quarantine saved my life.

In july 2020, i was well enough to ask for help and get therapy.

in july 2021, i though 'wow, i'm actually happy now', while dealing with shit that would come and bite me in the ass not much later.

in july 2022, i thought "wow i'm much better than i was last year", and i was right.

in july 2023, i moved away from my parents' house for college, and i thought "wow, i didn't think i'd make it this far, but i'm happy now, actually" and i was right.

in april 2024 i went through an awful month and almost bombed my semester. in july 2024, i moved in with roommates whom i love, and who provide support i so deperately needed when i was living alone, and i thought "wow, i'm happier than i was last year".

the point of this, i guess, is that it doesn't just "get better". you do wake up one day realizing you want to live, but that's not the end of it. i'm happier now than i was a year ago, and fuck, i expect to be happier yet in years to come. it does get better, but it keeps getting better is my point.

[illusioncanthurtme--art]

Physically? I am sitting in my bedroom. Mentally? Spiritually? I AM DEAD ON THE FLOOR!!!!! THESE TWO HAVE KILLED ME!!!!

(Another drawing! This was originally attempt #1 at drawing stan, and then fiddleford just showed up. Kinda feels like them five minutes after the above acting like nothing happened though, so it works sdjkgkjfshj)

[mennany]

Tiny god of destruction gives his ward questionable dating advice

[sangthael]

jimmy doesn’t practice knife safety