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I got a slow cooker and brisket from the store last week. I slow cooked the meat for 18 hours and it was so good and tender, but I forgot I lived alone I guess? Bc after brisket tacos, bbq brisket sandwiches, hot honey brisket over rice, etc. I got so tired of it.
I was telling a few friends about my issue with finishing it and a few were down to take the leftovers off my hands. I prepped everyone some deli containers of brisket (and a side of coleslaw, I’m southern sue me!) and delivered it around this afternoon.
I love cooking and do it often, but was quite nervous about having ppl eat my leftovers. Turns out I had nothing to worry about bc two ppl already proposed to me bc it was so good.
Very validating day!
Sep 15, 2024
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work catered chipotle for us today, slay! and there was a decent amount leftover, and i was debated making a plate to bring home. for a moment, i was worried about seeming greedy, but then i realized, who actually cares! if i don't bring home some, someone else will, and so it goes on. or, it would be wasted, which the thought of that is just.... devastating! you deserve to bring home the leftovers 🍴
Aug 23, 2024
Wasn’t feeling great on Sunday, so I canceled my evening plans. Wound up making myself a batch of tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich, enjoyed from the couch with my dog. I really needed this and I’m glad I gave it to myself.
Bonus points for eating out of my very special vintage Beatrix Potter bowl.
Mar 5, 2025
I threw a dinner party last night and it was so much fun! It’s winter and it’s been pretty bleak, so I thought it be nice to have friends over. This was my first time hosting something completely solo and I thought it would be very stressful but it was smooth sailing and the night was merry and cute! For me this past year has really been about platonically putting myself out there and forging local friendships and last night felt like a cumulation of that effort :-) It wasn’t a super fancy meal, but still, very nice. It’s great to be invited but its also like sometimes you gotta make the magic happen
Feb 17, 2025
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When I got into college, I had this thing where I would pick a class crush and a class enemy for every class I was enrolled in. It was fun and a way to ensure I was actually going to class and not skipping (to impress your crush you have to say insightful things and seem smart so you keep up with the course reading/to be a good enemy, you have to be well versed in the course reading to make a good counter argument to whatever your enemy is yapping about). It’s always been fun and now as a Ph.D. student finishing up coursework, I am proud to say that I declared what might likely be my last class crush/enemy ever.
This is all to say that recently I have been letting the crush/enemy paradigm bleed out into other aspects of my life and that I’d recommend it to others. If you wanna meet new people or make new friends, find a crush and enemy everywhere you go. Charm the crush, get into an argument with the enemy. It helps pass the time and you might fall into a friends to lovers or enemies to lovers dynamic which is always a good time.
Sep 12, 2024
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I made the decision to "downgrade" to a flip phone and I genuinely think it is the best decision I've made in a long time. It's weirdly connected me to my inner-child. Which, in retrospect, I reckon I should have expected. The camera quality sucks in the best way, but I carry my Canon camera around too in case I need to capture something more important. I've been calling my friends more because T9 texting is a drag. Haha, I've been texting like "do u wanna c a movie l8er?"
I talk to strangers more when I'm waiting in line, when I can't look something up. I've been writing questions in my journal because I can't look it up in the moment, I have to get onto the computer later in the day and satiate my ever-flighty mind. Don't get me wrong, it sucked at first, but the intrigue absolutely helped. It has just been a fun way to spend the summer I guess. Screen time is down, my boredom has breed creativity, and I feel far more present in the world.
If you've been thinking about trading your smart phone in for a dumb phone, take this as a sign. I recommend it immensely.
Jul 15, 2024
Not sure how many other Doctor Who fans are on this site but I always thought the weeping angels were so baller. They hide in plain sight posing as these angel statues, but the moment your eyes are off them they try and get ya. I thought they were so scary as a kid and have a great affinity for them now.
Oct 9, 2024