#slice of life :)

[bookgeekgrrl]

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Rook looked to him, "You've made all this talk about Lucanis being kept hidden from you, and you're not coming with us to get him?"

Illario's eyes widened for a fraction of a second before he answered, "There's a chance we've been followed. If we all disappear from the dock, you get to ply the alluring hero."

why hello what's this what's up did you come in here just to eat plastic whoa you can't do that it hurts my feelings ohh big girl your coming here just to eat plastic I'm going to oh eat my plastic ohh you're fine ohh i know i took you away from the plastic all right you talk a lot you know that you talk a lot for a chicken wing ohh for a chicken wing of your density you really do talk a lot talking chicken chicken wing I love you why you so small why are you built like that ohh don't bite me like that chicken wing a whole chicken wing biting me like you beautiful chicken wing okay by thank you for visiting chicken baby]

My housemate's cat came into my room while my dictation was on...

[coelii]

well I don’t think I’m getting my new card today ;-;

[delusioninabox]

Comic #2,533! Noticing my child doing things right and thanking them for it has been the most rewarding thing in parenting for me. ♥️

[amalasdraws]

When your boyfriend works the graveyard shift, so you join with noodles and crossword puzzles

this is a redraw of an old pic and it really was a fun and nice challenge

And I love that it shows how my lineart improved, as well as my understanding of colors and perspective.

[melinaforfun]

🏖Sometimes we need a holiday 🌊

[belzebubsofficial]

Long time no comic! 🤘 There’s a lot buffered up, though, just need to find the time to translate and edit them… 😅

In other news, I’ll be over at the Helsinki Comics Festival this weekend, so hope to see you there! 🔥🙌🔥 And thanks so much to everyone who came over in San Diego Comic Con last month, it was a blast 🤘

[saiaisaiko]

Another note: "Try things out, see what you like." If you don't have any experience in the kitchen, you can start by experimenting with different recipes. When you find out you like a certain ingredient more or less or a cooking technique more or less, you can adjust the recipe and follow new recipes with that knowledge.

I.E. I love pepper and would almost always add it to a mix of vegetables to be prepared. At the same time, I discard any zucchini or eggplant I see in recipes because I can't stand them. (I also discard recipes using them as a base for the dish, unless I want to try them out again or see a way I haven't tried them. But it is not required to experiment with things you don't like.)

For baking, I would always follow a recipe as written. Too much chemistry and too little leeway with the chemical reaction working. I don't say do not try finding adjustments, but be prepared for droughts and batters to not work, if the ingredients are unbalanced or replaced with something that has not the right properties.

Following along with instructions already laid out for you can remove stress and anxiety when trying out new things. Maybe you ant to try out a new style of food, maybe a new preparation technique or even a whole new ingredient. Recipes are like a guideline and friend in that regard and not your enemy when cooking from scratch.

But I have to agree with the above, take the time to wash your vegetables and fruit. Prevent cross-contamination, only handle food with clean hands, and a separate thing from me, clean up while you cook. it can be downright overwhelming when the dishes pile up on you.

A tip for those not able to dedicate a separate cutting board for vegetables and meat. (Like me: I only have one cutting board at my home and my parents wouldn't keep the habit anyway) First, prepare the vegetables and fruits, wash the board in between if you don't want the juices to influence the taste of each other. Then prepare your meat. It serves the purpose of keeping things clean and preventing salmonella or something like that to get from the meat to the vegetables and you have your ingredients already prepared and can concentrate on adding them to the dish as needed.

A lot is habit and experience. You'll need less time and maybe even less advanced preparation for your cooking with experience and also the risks of certain foods. All those pieces of advice are with the thought you're buying your groceries in the store and don't do something like going foraging or farming. Though it is never a problem to just wash your raw ingredients and food with water to add a certain layer of safety to them.

Adding: Keep track of your allergies and sensitivities. And how your digestive system reacts to certain things. When I'm stressed I tend to horribly upset it in a very painful way. Always. And it only grows when I eat greasy foods. It can feel as if I poisoned myself, but I did not.

Cooking question I'm too embarrassed to ask someone IRL: how easy or hard is it to accidentally poison yourself?

I know not to eat things that are too old (past the best-by date, changed color etc), I know not to eat things that were burned. I know to be careful about handling raw meat. I know how to store leftovers. I know to pay attention to instructions on the package and to check if the package is damaged etc.

But at the same time... well, a lot of cooking advice I've seen over the years includes some variation of "try things out, see what you like!" and I'd kind of like to do that. But if the results turn out inedible, I'd like them to be "inedible" as in "tastes very bad" and not "inedible" as in "going to upset your stomach" or "send you to the hospital"

If I try to cook/bake/roast/fry/whatever a food that can be eaten raw, like fruit, what are the odds that the result will be safe to eat?

What about lettuce? I'm aware it would probably taste bad, but would it be safe to try?

If I mix random liquid-y things from my pantry to make a sauce for whatever vegetables&meat I'm frying, what are the odds the result would be safe to eat? (Assuming all the components are edible by themself, I'm NOT talking about cleaning solutions or dish soap or whatever)

What might be some questions I don't even know I should check?

If I try to cook/bake/roast/fry/whatever a food that can be eaten raw, like fruit, what are the odds that the result will be safe to eat? If I mix random liquid-y things from my pantry to make a sauce for whatever vegetables&meat I'm frying, what are the odds the result would be safe to eat?

100% safe. There is a ZERO (0%) percent chance of accidentally creating a poison when cooking a safe-to-eat-raw food item.

You're not going to accidentally create a poison when you mix spices, sauces, or various edible ingredients together.

It's just not how chemistry works. With no exception I can think of, you can't take one safe-to-eat plant or animal and cook it or mix it with another in a way that will create a toxic substance.

Cooking lettuce to eat is safe. Cooking whole fruit is safe. Mixing a hundred sauces together is safe. Go for it.

I could take a sample of every single individually edible item in my fridge, pantry, and spice cabinet, blend it all into a big slurry, cook it & eat a portion of that concoction with confidence that I won't die from it. While it may be gross and taste bad, it won't actually harm me. It won't be a poison, no matter how many different types of food ingredients are tossed into the pot.

I cannot guarantee that you will never upset your stomach, because you could be sensitive to or allergic to an ingredient that I don't know about. It's not a poison to all humans, but it'd be uncomfortable to you. You can only learn about that through experience.

What CAN be dangerous:

Improper sterilization and improper technique can accidentally leave poison-producing bacteria or mold to breed when canning or fermenting foods.

Eating large amounts of a couple specific foods can be risky. There's not a lot of these, so here's a list of the big names to keep an eye on:

Cassia (common) cinnamon has a chemical that is toxic in larger quantities, but harmless in small quantities. If you eat 2 teaspoons a day, every day, you'll run into trouble. If you use Ceylon cinnamon instead, you can eat pretty much as much as you want.

Don't eat a whole nutmeg. It's wonderful when used sparingly, but can be poisonous in large amounts. Same rule as Cassia cinnamon: 2 teaspoons a day, every day, will get you into trouble. Eat less or less often.

Eating too much Liver (the organ) can cause copper toxicity and Vitamin A toxicity. It's great for you when added to a meal once a week, or a couple times a month, but shouldn't be eaten daily or in huge amounts.

Don't swallow cherry pits. They're generally harmless when swallowed whole, because they pass through digestion unscathed, but if they're crushed or cracked open first they release a compound that turns into cyanide when digested. Our body handles cyanide pretty well, but 4-5 cracked pits can become harmful. So: Don't chew them, and don't swallow them on purpose.

There are some foods which need special preparation to be made safe. They're safe COOKED, but not RAW.

Cooked beans & legumes are safe to eat. But if you're starting from a totally DRY bean or lentil (canned are pre-cooked) make sure to soak them in water for several hours and boil until they're FULLY COOKED before you eat. (Fully cooked is when you can crush them easily with a fork, with no gritty or hard center) Undercooked or uncooked beans & legumes can fuck up your guts real good. Very painful, horribly unpleasant, but probably won't kill you.

Cassava (the root vegetable that tapioca is made from) MUST be thoroughly cooked before eating. Raw cassava can be toxic. It's another cyanide bro.

Don't eat raw potatoes - always cook them. If your potatoes have sprouted, don't eat the sprouts & peel any green skin off. Tbh tho, an adult would need to eat at least a pound of green potatoes to get sick. Be reasonably cautious about it. Don't feed green potatoes to small children.

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Note: This advice is intended for someone who shops at a grocery for their food, not someone who is foraging for ingredients or is growing their own. There's a lot more opportunities to poison yourself when working with whole plants in the wild, and not the prepared-for-sale ones at a store.

[externalmemorycomic]

In honour of webcomic day, here's one of my favourite longer comics I've made, called "the worst ice cream in town". As always, you can find many more comics on my patreon, which is linked in my pinned post.

[bucketofchum]

My fave coworker and I are normal

[thebarontheabyss]

This tale starts with your death.

Read WIP here

(Current wordcount: 240k!)

You remember only the moth, carrying you through the cosmos.

And so, the Abyss beckons you.

Now, you are a spirit, immortal. After a meeting with the Grim Reaper, Death, you were gifted with a peculiar inheritance: a bar.

This mysterious establishment and the Abyss around it serve as a nexus, connected to every realm in existence. It's a haven where spirits and deities, devils and angels, converge to drink and revel.

Yet, beneath the surface, an unease stirs. A voice calls out in your dreams—a loneliness that echoes through the Abyss. Why does it seek you?

A motley crew of spirits and immortals, each hailing from distant corners of the realms, stands with you. Bonds are waiting to be formed, or even love that transcends death itself—perhaps even with Death themself.

Manage your bar, where serving a drink to a god or an eldritch entity is just another day's work. Unravel a cosmic mystery, go on a date in infernal Hell, witness the universe's creation, or unlock the arcane secrets of magic.

Your new afterlife awaits.

A narrative-driven experience focused on character development and storytelling.

Play as any gender or none.

Shape your personality through meaningful choices.

Engage in deep and complex relationships with a diverse cast of characters.

Romance mortals and immortals alike - if you want poly, purely physical, or asexual - they will respond in kind.

Explore the afterlife, visit realms of immortals and gods, and uncover the dark secrets of the bar.

M\F\NB (Poly or Monogamous paths) Death reveals a surprising warmth beneath their eternal duty.

Is there room for love within their everlasting embrace? Read more >>>

M\F (Poly or Monogamous paths) This devilish being, a powerful magnet of desire, seeks more than power in the bar’s shadows.

Who dares to pursue the heart behind the flame?

Read more >>>

M\F (Poly or Monogamous paths) The Witch, with their feline companion, seeks a lost soul, their magic stirring trouble and passion alike.

Can a mortal love thrive in the spirit realm?

Read more >>>

M (Monogamous path)

A mercenary turned security guard, Hastur carries an immortal burden, guilt born of past battles and sacrifices.

Will your love heal his wounds?

Read more >>>

NB (Monogamous path) The spectral diva enchants with their voice, their performance a dance of beauty tinged with the sorrow of eternal life.

Can your love find a new song for them?

Read more >>>

M\F\NB (Monogamous path) A shade keeps the bar’s order, and his silence holds the weight of cosmic secrets and the tapestry of existence.

Will your heart fall for the being behind the shadow?

Read more >>>

With feathers dark and wit sharp, The Raven’s history is as rich as the bar itself. He offers piercing insight beneath a layer of humor.

Read more >>>

The stern soothsayer-turned-accountant Yaga guards the bar’s fortune while wrestling with her own spectral regrets and wisdom.

Read more >>>

Shelly, the bar’s assistant, brings life-affirming warmth but seeks a new family to fill the void of her lost one.

Read more >>>

Welcome to the cosmos: the tapestry of existence, a complex weave of ever-changing realms. Each domain is a thread in the grand design.

Read more >>>

Feedback on any typos, grammatical errors, or other textual issues.

Notes on any continuity errors to ensure a smooth and logical progression.

Thoughts and opinions on the plot, characters, and overall narrative experience.

Don't be shy about sending your feedback - as small as it may be. I'll be answering and taking each into consideration. You are very welcome to post your reviews here!

The game explores themes of Death in various forms, including suicide.

Alcohol indulgence and its various side effects (hangovers, vomiting, etc.)

Sexual themes (currently only non-explicit)

[silencedminstrel]

ENIGMA - THE WATCHERS ARE CALLED TO ASSEMBLE IN AN UNKNOWN SUB DIMENSION IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE

So maybe this is it then, the All-Seeing Eye relinquishing control to this Semyaza guy, who were supposed to be our actual leader? Don't get too hasty now, Zen-Kakara! If we

Didn't hear it from The Executives (the top ten) then we wouldn't know for sure...! But then why were we summoned for a meeting today, Xtana? Every single one of us? (The

Watchers were never known to have ceased all activities for anything since its inception) (Sigh) I don't know...! We're still in the dark about this Third Sephiroth three days ago

And now this...! So I guess we can just find out for ourselves...though I heard stories that we're once a very different organizat--Look! They've arrived...our Boss...and...Semyaza...!

[elodieunderglass]

For the purposes of this post, the children are Bear(7), Bug(4) and Mouse(1).

Bear: MUMMY AND DADDY. Bug wants company in the bathroom

Me: daddy will do it, I’m cooking dinner and I’ve got Mouse!

Mouse: (standing on a chair furiously screaming at the kitchen sink because water cannot be scooped with a sieve)

(Keeping Bug company in the bathroom usually involves reading The New Complete Guide to Self Sufficiency to them for about 15 minutes, boringly)

Dr Glass: I have a mysterious toe-related injury.

Me: I’ll do it! You make chicken piccata with Mouse!

Mouse: (still cannot scoop water with a sieve and making this everyone else’s problem)

Dr Glass: … I’ll do Bug.

Me: we really need to give Bug more confidence to be alone in the bathroom before they go to school

Bear: (in an infinitely world weary tone) I’ll say!

Dr Glass: (halfway up the stairs) hey that would be a good project for you Bear, you could give Bug your confidence

Me: yeah Bear! Be the change you want to see in the world.

Bear: the change I want to see in the world is having EVERYONE BE TREATED EQUAL AND NO DIFFERENCE between POOR PEOPLE AND RICH PEOPLE

Me: oh wow.

Bear: it would be a waste of my WISH.

Me: what a good wish…. Where did it come from?

Bear: (infinitely world weary) I have lived in this town for SEVEN YEARS!!!

[infamouslydorky]

Deactivated my Twitter. Gonna try a different site besides tumblr ig

[silencedminstrel]

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SMALL TIME PROSPECTORS IN THE DELTA QUADRANT

Well those reports were wrong Edgar--Rho Cancri-7 is flowing with Hoswef Gas! (Rare and valuable oxygen isotope that is used in the production of trans warp flight fuel)

Hey but...why does the Decorum-58 (human owned galactic mining conglomerate) lie to us, Xethophon? Wouldn't they profit from this planet too? (Sigh) Beats me, Edgar! But

We'd better get out of here fast before those Union Patrols came back; we're not exactly on public property and...why do you think like that? (Lep-Omarchians can read minds)

Well I've heard rumors that, reformed deviant tech cultists have been secretly relocated into this region and--The Union are keeping them here? Alright, that's it! We're outta here!

Peter Elson

[mochiwei]

How to know someone loves you(r) back 💖

[mangadore]