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#ImposterSyndrome #Burnout

Growing up, my grandfather would make an enormous and delicious breakfast. He was basically a schoolteacher-farmer and the breakfast reflected the second one: Pancakes, sausages, bacon, and eggs. He would make this every morning we visited.

For years, I tried to figure out why his pancakes were so good. He’d said he used buttermilk, so I tried pancakes with store bought buttermilk, making my own buttermilk, and … nope. Nothing tasted as good. I eventually concluded it was nostalgia or something.

At some point, with all my yogurt experiments, I found a yogurt pancake recipe I like. Using my whole milk yogurt, butter, and more salt than I’d generally expect: BOOM! That taste. 😻Though not with all the sides because at this point I don’t want to be cooking all day. 😂

All that to say, I’m eating pancakes this morning and am really enjoying it.

I mean, I feel like, psychologically, I’m super sensitive to CO2. It’s basically what my mom died of (COPD, with repeated CO2 poisoning, which I often saw as unexpected confusion that health professionals chalked up to “old age”). So I might be imagining things with myself. And also, that’s super weird to notice with a CO2 monitor.

One weird thing that I’m wondering about: I can hang out in a common area, with all of two of us. Get tired, and head into an unused bedroom.

Then the CO2 drops from 900 something to 200 something and I simultaneously am like “Not tired anymore!”

………Are those related things? 🤔🤔🤔 (Probably?)

Got my little AirValent Co2 sensor yesterday.

It is so wee and cute! And kinda sparkly in its 3d printed case. I love it and will totally travel with it.

While I’m babbling about food tonight, I’ve realized a thing (that I’m not the first to realize): In many instances, slower prep is strictly better.

Example: My dad is giving me literal bucketful of herbs. Last year, I tried to use the dehydrator for them. They didn’t fit (too many), the dehydrator is SO loud, and it just kinda took longer than I expected and never quite worked right.

This year, I’ve just tied them in bundles and hung them up in my laundry room like I’m some sort of medieval witch.

You know what? It’s not loud! It works better! They’re more flavorful! I don’t have to fuck with them, I can just leave them there and come back later and they’re done.

…and I get to feel like a crazy medieval witch as a bonus. 😂🤣 A+++ much better.

And, like, I know I’ve said this before, but… I’m just super charmed (still!) by things that are hyper micro super local. Like, I regularly make filmjölk yogurt because I am lazy but want yogurt, and it cultures at room temperature. And that also means it’s a natural choice for cheeses.

Ya know what I can’t find anywhere near me in the US? Parmesan-like cheese made with this culture. Because it’s not commonly here and may not work at an industrial level. And so I have This Thing that’s totally unique, local, tasty, and fun. And it makes me smile every time I eat it. I’m still working through my feta version of it and the kefir feta, and they are also both good.

Just tried some of my first grating cheese made with Filmjölk yogurt. YUM! Made in early August, it’s a bit salty but I think that’s because I didn’t have a good mold and ended with cheese that was slightly too thin (so the salt to surface area ratio is kinda off). But I have better molds now so next batch will be better. This is likely going to be my Parmesan replacement.

Made using this recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVkKdSKSGsU

#cheesemaking

Moved off of Google Maps a while ago due to de-Googling, now thinking of moving off of Apple Maps due to incoming ads.

It looks like if I want mapping+traffic information, really my only choice is MagicEarth at $20/year.

Anything else I should be looking at? I have OsmAnd but honestly not having traffic information is kinda a dealbreaker around here.

#askfedi

RE: https://saturation.social/@clive/117186526607056854

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The “giant pumpkin genetics” in “Linkfest” and the weird market responses to the desire for giant pumpkins was my favorite for this month.

At a playground watching some kids play and so far not a single one has used either slide in the “correct” way. Do any kids actually ever use slides butt down, feet up? 😂

Fediverse, I need your thoughts! What’s your favorite smallish festival celebrating a craft, art, or otherwise interesting activity?

I’m thinking things like fiber festivals, zine fests, bluegrass festivals, local LinuxFests, or … things I haven’t even thought of? Particularly that last one.

I’m looking for search terms for fun community activities in my area 🙃🤞🏻But I don’t know what I don’t know.

#askFedi boosts appreciated

Much excitement in the #WeeFreeCommunityLibrary! I had jailbroken 3 different Kindles a while ago and put them out in the library. One ("Lupin") had copyright free murder mysteries. One was loaded with a selection of adult sci-fi and fantasy ("Mahit"), and one was loaded with YA fantasy ("Aerin"). For the non-murder mysteries, queer and women's themes were throughout.

For WEEKS, the kindles just sat there, to the point where I worried that maybe people didn't know how to use the old ones? Then, suddenly, one by one, they all disappeared. They were then gone for weeks, to the point where I started to wonder if people were just keeping them.

But, nope! Yesterday I looked in on the library, and all three were back, fully charged (as the README on them requests).

It's a small thing but it makes me happy to both see them used and returned.

Apparently the left instrument above is a “dobro” (which I swear I heard as “dude bro” 🤣 initially), not a steel guitar. #learning!

Yeah, okay, I think I’m done with #Marymoor concerts, at least getting seats. These are NOT set up for American bodies. I’m bumping shoulders on each side and barely have space for my purse in between my feet. And this is in a goddamn 640 acre park.

I am excited to see #AllisonKrauss though.

#Seattle #Redmond

Oh damn. Whey in bread is fucking delicious. Says the budding cheese maker.

If I must eat at one restaurant in Seoul, what is it and why?

Boosts appreciated! #food #travel

Creating props for a murder mystery and printing (almost) everything in 18+ point font, because we are all getting older. And it's more fun when you can quickly see A Thing while playing.

Hmmmm. I was trying to avoid buying a cheese press before knowing if I’m going to do this a while (they’re kinda weirdly expensive for being glorified clamps), but this isn’t the best solution either. I’m a bit worried about putting even more pressure on the canning glass that I’m using as a follower for the mold. 🤔

#cheesemaking