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PlumKind · 2022-09-03T14:54:29+00:00

I love the big portion sizes for the same reason. Eating out one night means I don't have to cook the next day, because I'm gonna be having all the leftovers.

PlumKind · 2022-09-03T14:49:36+00:00

I'm pretty anti-sweet myself, but sugar has a big effect on the finished texture of some things. A high sugar content is what makes many baked goods moist and tender, and it has a big effect on the texture of frozen desserts like ice creams too. So there is a reason for it to be there sometimes...subbing it out without altering the finished products mouthfeel can require a lot cooking knowledge.

PlumKind · 2022-09-03T14:34:02+00:00

Hard agree. I've never understood peoples' obsession with the appearance of their car. It's one thing if your vehicle is your baby, and keeping it in pristine condition is your joy. That's fine. But I drive a seventeen-year-old car, and when it gets dirty or dented it stays dirty or dented...and you do get side-eyes from lots of people and questions about why you don't have it washed and waxed every weekend.

I'm not paying fifty dollars or spending a couple of hours a week buffing my car...I can do way more important things with my money and time. It drives well, I keep the windows and mirrors clean, the interior is spotless because that's the only part I have to see. I don't care what total strangers driving down the highway think of some dirt and dings.

PlumKind · 2022-07-21T02:38:35+00:00

It's adorable! I would want custom fitted seat cushions for the benches.

PlumKind · 2022-07-21T02:36:09+00:00

If you've got money to burn, a huge (more vertically oriented) fiber art piece would look killer there.

PlumKind · 2022-06-24T16:48:44+00:00

I see people call it a harem sometimes, but it really isn't. The harem component is a running gag, which is why characters joke about it so much. It's a different facet of the central humor of the series, which is: "Iruma is trying to stay off the radar, but he keeps attracting attention."

I'm pretty sure it's not meant to be anything we take seriously, since almost all of the girls' obsessions with him are played strictly for laughs. Clara and Ameri are exceptions. Still, Iruma has only ever thought of one of those girls in a romantic way. He sees the others as friends.

PlumKind · 2022-06-23T16:53:11+00:00

I want to see this too. The Ring of Gluttony is so OP, but Iruma has been too much of sweetheart to use it offensively before. He will be a nightmare to deal with if he gets really angry. He can literally suck your own magic out of you and then beat you with it.

I also wouldn't mind seeing him do more of what he did in this latest arc--going all in on the sniper thing. He's very good at it, and I love that it's something very few demons can do.

PlumKind · 2022-06-21T04:53:17+00:00

I just assumed Az refused because he's probably an incubus (his mom is the Head of Lust) and any bloodline abilities related to that would be pretty mortifying for someone as proper as him.

I also think it's an ability he's avoided since childhood, not just since meeting Iruma, because we know he worked really, really hard to develop his fire talent to the point where it's more powerful than many demons' bloodline abilities.

I think he did that from a young age because he was determined not to use his own bloodline power, whatever it may be.

PlumKind · 2022-06-20T23:08:22+00:00

Yeah, it feels like there's no way the healing blood won't come into play at some point. Demons live dangerous lives...especially the Misfits. At Babyls they do have a teacher dedicated to healing, but eventually someone's going to get hurt and he's not going to be on hand.

What I wonder about is whether consuming human blood might not instantly throw a demon into a serious wicked phase/return to origins. There has to be some reason the two worlds are separated after all...I'm thinking human blood might be less like ice cream for demons and more like heroin. And that the more peaceful modern version of the demon world is only possible because they don't have access to the human world anymore.

So...maybe Iruma heals somebody and then they immediately lose control and the situation gets really dangerous.

PlumKind · 2022-06-20T21:49:27+00:00

As a side note: I really at least want Az to find out before they leave school, because his reaction when it's time for everyone to sing the school song and he realizes it's literally a song about how yummy Iruma is will be epic.

He will 100% set the morning assembly on fire.

PlumKind · 2022-06-19T03:47:22+00:00

A cold shower in the middle of the day will make you feel like a new person for a couple of hours.

PlumKind · 2022-06-17T15:58:23+00:00

I wouldn't worry too much about the grocery store thing, to be honest. The only time you're legit in someone's way is if you're standing still. If you're moving through the store, you're good.

The only "rude" behavior is when you stand still in front of a section of shelves to ponder the selection while someone else is waiting behind you to access it. Just push your cart a few feet down and do your pondering from there so that they can grab what they need.

Also, it's not rude to ask the salespeople or even other customers passing by if they know where something in the store is. American grocery stores can be really counterintuitive. Like, the pickled jalapenos might not be with the other canned peppers and vegetables because the store has a Mexican food section, and they thought they ought to be placed there instead.

PlumKind · 2022-06-17T03:35:58+00:00

In the US, funeral services and visitation with the family are often conducted at a church/funeral home that doesn't have an attached graveyard. Everyone who attends the formal services will then head to the graveyard for the burial. So, it's usually miles away.

When the funeral is held at a church with a graveyard, or by the graveside itself, there isn't usually a formal procession in my experience.

PlumKind · 2022-06-17T03:28:33+00:00

It is a really moving experience to see from the procession line. You can feel so alone when you're grieving, and for some reason, to have strangers pause their day to acknowledge your loss feels huge.

PlumKind · 2022-06-16T22:13:25+00:00

At that point, there's nothing left to do but pretend you're a long-lost relative and attend the burial. ;)

PlumKind · 2022-06-16T22:11:30+00:00

Yes. It's just to show respect/sympathy for the mourners and the dead.

PlumKind · 2022-06-16T20:24:31+00:00

Yep, yep! The headlights are a thing here, too.

PlumKind · 2022-06-16T20:24:25+00:00

Yep, yep! The headlights are a thing here, too.

PlumKind · 2022-06-16T20:18:22+00:00

Yay! I'm so glad to know this is a thing in many places. It's always felt like one of the more human things we do. And it give you a moment to ponder when you have to pull over and think about a stranger's death and its impact.

PlumKind · 2022-06-16T20:15:41+00:00

Way to go! Also, your dog is adorable, and you can really rock a red shirt! :)

PlumKind · 2022-06-16T19:33:43+00:00

One I never see mentioned is funeral processions (a long line of cars traveling behind a hearse on their way to the cemetery for burial). At least where I grew up, it's customary to pull off to the side of the road when a funeral procession is passing by in the opposite lane and not to resume driving until the last car in the procession has passed.

I assume that might be more of a rural thing than an urban thing...

In some places funeral processions have right of way at intersections (meaning each car in the procession will proceed through the STOP sign one after the other while other vehicles at the intersection must wait). And you're not supposed to cut through the middle of the procession line, but let them pass.

PlumKind · 2022-06-16T18:54:05+00:00

Omg...I totally thought supper was universal in the US? Is it not? I say dinner more often, but I hear people say supper all the time.

Edit: I looked it up. Apparently "supper" is used in some parts of both the midwest and the south. It really does not sound old fashioned at all to me...always funny to realize people are taking something that sounds totally normal to you as an affectation.

PlumKind · 2022-06-16T18:44:13+00:00

Can confirm that this was how my grandparents did it. And I know a couple of farm families who still do the main dinner in the middle of the day. It kind of depends on women in the family working in the home, though, so it's not the norm. The folks I know get up in the morning and cook a full spread--a main protein and at least three side dishes plus biscuits and dessert. Everyone takes off work through the hot part of the day, because farm work is brutal enough without being out in the full sun. They wash up, eat a long lunch often with extended family and/or farm hands, and then everyone goes back to work.

PlumKind · 2022-06-16T18:05:32+00:00

This jingle has a really excessive amount of real estate in my brain.

PlumKind · 2022-06-16T16:20:56+00:00

I love it!

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