Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?
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trappedslider
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CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing (He/They)
I'm not sure how it happened, but I sort of stumbled into another hobby over the last few years: food preservation. I know it's a weird one. "What do I do for fun? Well, I like to take fresh produce and pack it in salt and/or sugar, and just like, watch it change colors for a few months. Then eat it." But turns out I have a knack for it, and it's downright useful and interesting. Also delicious.
It started out with basic stuff like pickles, jams, and jerky, then I started brewing my own beer. During the pandemic my hobby expanded to include sourdoughs, krauts, chutneys, and kimchi, after I ordered a water-sealed ceramic crock over the Internet. Then I got a pressure canner about 18 months ago, and suddenly my pantry was overflowing with canned chili, fish, stews, and homemade sauces. The food dehydrator and vacuum-sealer were next, to predictable results. And I've only gotten more unhinged: I'm rolling the calendar back several centuries with mellifications, distillations and tinctures, vinegars and oxymels, hand-blended herbal teas and cosmetics that I've grown in my back garden.
My kitchen looks like what I would imagine a D&D alchemy lab to look like. I'm spending my Downtime to craft all sorts of alchemical preparations and potions. The vendors at the farmer's market know me by name, the local grocer is probably very concerned about the amount of salt, sugar, and alcohol I purchase in a week, and I'm the reason people in Downtown Portland can't find canning jars.
It started out with basic stuff like pickles, jams, and jerky, then I started brewing my own beer. During the pandemic my hobby expanded to include sourdoughs, krauts, chutneys, and kimchi, after I ordered a water-sealed ceramic crock over the Internet. Then I got a pressure canner about 18 months ago, and suddenly my pantry was overflowing with canned chili, fish, stews, and homemade sauces. The food dehydrator and vacuum-sealer were next, to predictable results. And I've only gotten more unhinged: I'm rolling the calendar back several centuries with mellifications, distillations and tinctures, vinegars and oxymels, hand-blended herbal teas and cosmetics that I've grown in my back garden.
My kitchen looks like what I would imagine a D&D alchemy lab to look like. I'm spending my Downtime to craft all sorts of alchemical preparations and potions. The vendors at the farmer's market know me by name, the local grocer is probably very concerned about the amount of salt, sugar, and alcohol I purchase in a week, and I'm the reason people in Downtown Portland can't find canning jars.
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I was always a fan of playing the Hydrans & Tholians.
Not snarking, even a little, but this paragraph contains most of why I haven't gotten into any of this cluster of hobbies.
overgeeked
Open-World Sandbox
It was such a frustrating game to watch. It’s like the Oiler weren’t even trying. So many mistakes, turn overs, flubbed passes, passing instead of shooting, etc. I’m just surprise Florida didn’t get 2-3 more goals with the dumb empty net at the end. In the history of hockey has that ever worked?
It definitely backfires more often than it works, but losing by 1 or losing by 2-3 isn't any different so it's worth the attempt.
overgeeked
Open-World Sandbox
Right. That’s my point. It turns a 1-point loss into a 2-3. But it never seems to result in a comeback tie or win. I don’t remember ever seeing it work.
RealAlHazred
Frumious Flumph (Your Grace/Your Eminence)
My buddy who played with me was a much better tactician and generally won the games. He was a big Federation stan, but since he was better at tactics he generally was able to win anyway...
The most recent game I've seen where the trailing team pulled it off was a PWHL game, Montreal against Minnesota. Minnesota was up 3-2 with like 2 1/2 minutes to go. Montreal pulled their goalie, scored to tie it up, and then proceeded to score a 5v5 goal a minute or so later to win in regulation. I can't immediately think of a NHL example, but I know I've seen it.
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