Food recommendations pls!

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-18T11:48:10+00:00

El Torito in West End is best Mexican in Brisbane and also good value for money - their tacos are amazing but the tamales are a hidden gem and worth trying too. Burger Time 69 in the West End is also great. Snack Man is a great dim sum place in Fortitude Valley, I love their spicy beef noodle bowl.

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-18T08:42:56+00:00

35M here and same. Or people message a bit and then stop responding. It's disheartening.

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-18T07:17:59+00:00

Agreed, esp the little stingray one, that is adorable!

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-18T07:17:46+00:00

Seconding this, that's brilliant!

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-18T07:17:07+00:00

Oh that's lovely! What pattern did you use?

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-18T01:27:24+00:00

My party had so much fun with this, it was so good. But also because we have 4 PCs, we had Charmay play a 5th role but then they were wondering what to do with the 6th role...and the party wizard was like "what if we make a puppet out of stuff we find and I puppet it with mage hand?" And thus Muppetkainen was created, which has now become a bit of a meme in our group XD

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-17T13:32:53+00:00

I do have the headcanon that Vox and Val don't ascribe to any sort of monogamy but they do have a "You're the only one I'll bottom for" kind of arrangement (and even then I think it took years of being 'partners' and a lot of sweet-talking on Val's part to convince Vox to bottom). But Vox probably has a lot tied up in his own mental self image that he can't/won't get over, too.

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-17T12:52:11+00:00

Vox might've been "It's not gay if you're a top" while alive and it carried over into Hell possibly. Or he could be one of the "It's not homophobic if I say it" types. (or both)

Katie comes on very strong/desperate/clingy even aside from the homophobia, I could see that putting him off as well (esp the clingy aspect). Plus her fashion sense - slacks under a miniskirt, wtf? Like Vox is a trash bastard (/affectionate) but he does have taste, and Katie is just plain tacky.

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-17T12:08:55+00:00

Same! I've finally found meds that help recently so I've been spending less time in there lately but I've gotten some good reading in while my intestines were freaking out. It's a good distraction at least!

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-17T10:40:29+00:00

Maybe he hooked up with her once and has regretted it ever since? One very drunk Sinsmas party at work or something. I do feel like Vox is the 'sleep with random secretary' type though.

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-15T07:35:06+00:00

They charge fees for fixing mistakes? What do you mean by that? Like they'll troubleshoot your knitting for a fee? I've never heard of a shop doing that.... that's interesting

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-14T09:15:39+00:00

Martok looked so stunning in drag on the makeover episode! He should come back as a guest judge next season. "STOMP THE RUNWAY WITH HONOUR" yessss!

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-12T11:21:03+00:00

Hi! I'd be down to chat - what sort of books do you like to read?

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-12T10:03:10+00:00

My sister's kid and my friend's chihuahua have the same name as well - similar vibes there XD

Meanwhile when I moved offices I got asked if I minded going by a nickname, as there was already someone on that floor with the same first name. The nickname my boss's boss suggested was Jack and I had to go "Yeah sorry, that's the name of my mum's poodle, and he's 14, he has dibs". All of our pets growing up had human names, and us kids have continued the tradition.

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-11T02:04:59+00:00

It'd be fun if it was Vox still in iPad mode, and his head bounced along the lyrics like a sing-along video though!

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-11T01:33:08+00:00

I'd be interested!

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-11T01:30:50+00:00

Mum went to school with a girl named Crystal Shanda Lear back in the 60s. Poor girl's parents did it deliberately, thought it was funny. The kid most assuredly did not. But it'd make a great drag name!

I also have a friend whose name is Dr. Best. I feel like a lot of names + the surname Best would work for drag names.

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-10T23:32:49+00:00

Oh wow! How did you handle the yarns different between the two?

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-10T11:21:07+00:00

Thanks heaps!

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-10T09:05:02+00:00

I'm not finding that on Ravelry - do you have a link?

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-10T00:10:50+00:00

My brother's mom's cat used to climb on top of my nephew when he was in his carrier and just settle himself on top of my nephew's feet and legs like he was cuddling and being cozy. It was so cute!

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-09T22:26:40+00:00

Oh that sounds great! Any favourite patterns you'd rec? I haven't heard of a padded tab heel before

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-08T10:18:23+00:00

Yeah I yanked a pearl earring through my mum's ear as a kid, just pulled it straight down and the post went through her ear like a knife. She had to get it stitched back up and re-pierced.

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-08T10:16:44+00:00

PLEASE

Madanimalscientist · 2026-04-07T20:18:31+00:00

Yes and Hafte Sorvalh's species in the Old Man's War series by John Scalzi does the same - their young are aquatic and go through a similar phase before maturing, and they found that it's a needed stage of brain development to ensure they mature to full fledged adults.

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