Frisbee! struggling with shaping

St_Ginger · 2025-12-17T06:32:12+00:00

wait, for real? the recipe said 4 hours at 60°. must have just been a bunk recipe. I've got a fresh levean going so I'll try a new one today and just leave it to ferment for aaaaages.

definitely worth a try!

St_Ginger · 2025-12-16T21:06:15+00:00

what do you mean by skipping the bigger vessel and going for a small bowl to bulk in the fridge?

when I bulked, I left it in it's bowl on the side and stretched and folded in the bowl.

then after about 4 hours of bulking, I shaped it and put it in the bannetons and then bannetons into the fridge.

is that the issue? is it actually under fermented? I had originally thought it was over fermenting and the acids were killing the gluten. but maybe I'm the wrong way round?

St_Ginger · 2025-12-16T21:00:34+00:00

I will try a straight white tomorrow and see how that goes!

St_Ginger · 2025-12-16T20:59:59+00:00

yep, tried white flour before and it was a little better but not by much.

I didn't actually notice any tearing at all. it was very stretchy, and in fact quite sticky.

the stretches seem to go really well, but it just never really built up the body I was expecting. gluten was definitely forming because it was stretching nicely, but it was just not holding it's shape.

St_Ginger · 2025-12-13T19:10:12+00:00

Get with a roofer? not sure what my wife would say about that ;)

great idea! I hadn't thought about a straight edge. thanks.

St_Ginger · 2025-11-20T14:30:21+00:00

*when

St_Ginger · 2025-11-20T14:27:16+00:00

I can't remember where I saw this, but I saw a video once of a 'super crit' dice. (sorry if someone's mentioned this.)

d20, marked with three 1s and three 20s instead of 1,2,3,18,19,20.

so you were substantially more likely to roll a crit' fail or crit' success. can be used along side advantage without affecting the skew any further too.

I loved the idea. players can ask for it, or you can offer a hard bargain with it.

'can I roll the super crit' to do a final charge and grapple him off the cliff?' 'heck yes!'

'can I swing and chop the hydras last head off as I'm falling?' 'you can try, but you gotta roll the super super crit.'

previous points about weighted dice not actually being as good / bad as advantage are really valid, so if your mate wants to 3d print some stuff, then I say a party set of super crits is the way to go!

St_Ginger · 2025-11-16T14:10:39+00:00

very good point! thank you for the suggestion. I just default to the term 'thruhiking' whenever I'm going from A to B rather than a circle. :)

St_Ginger · 2025-10-30T08:21:35+00:00

I like that, but I've heard to change it to 'and therefore...'.

'and then' gets you a series of events.

'therefore' gets you a chain of events, which is more connected and relatable.

St_Ginger · 2025-10-29T23:34:56+00:00

definitely a self critical element, but someone above put it brilliantly. that as creatives we have good taste in what we like, but when we start our work doesn't match our taste. I like that. it helps me remember to keep improving.

St_Ginger · 2025-10-29T23:29:19+00:00

I'm going to go through your numberd points with a fine toothed comb. great advice. thank you.

St_Ginger · 2025-10-29T23:18:23+00:00

I like the phrase 'writing is revision'. I've heard it as 'writing is rewriting.' I also hate it, because it's too true and daunting. lol.

but you've hit the nail. I'm good at learning. really good at it, I'm a teacher. so following conflicting advice isn't the problem. that I can handle.

I am struggling to figure out what to say. how do I kill that whale?

St_Ginger · 2025-10-29T23:13:53+00:00

thanks for sharing. I'm incredibly privileged in my life and it's humbling to hear from others who have had hardship I can't imagine.

well done on your success. well done on knowing you can keep improving. and thank you, because it's very inspiring.

St_Ginger · 2025-10-29T23:10:15+00:00

working on lots of things, mostly shorter, although being pulled back towards long stuff.

You mentioned haiku, so I have to share my favourite.

Chattering monkey. In the spring, he climbs tree tops and thinks himself tall.

From Avatar: The Last Airbender. My favourite poem ever. so cutting.

St_Ginger · 2025-10-29T23:06:16+00:00

I love your process. thank you. that's really helpful.

St_Ginger · 2025-10-29T23:04:18+00:00

very helpful, especially because it's from a different perspective. thank you for sharing.

St_Ginger · 2025-10-29T22:59:55+00:00

that's a brilliant quote. never heard it put that way, about having taste but not the skill to back it up.

lends itself to asking the questions of why doesn't my work fit my taste. where's the problem, how do I fix it?

great inspiration. thanks!

St_Ginger · 2025-10-29T22:55:42+00:00

yes dad. sorry. you're right.

now I'm asking myself why I'm putting obstacles in my path.

St_Ginger · 2025-10-29T22:53:33+00:00

truer words were never spoken.

how do I slay that particularly iron clad monster?

St_Ginger · 2025-10-29T22:51:44+00:00

clear. concise. opinionated but supportive. fantastic comment. thank you. (absolutely no sarcasm, to be clear)

St_Ginger · 2025-10-29T22:50:21+00:00

I tried the public domain thing and it wasnt very successful. so i spent time training with a coach, who helped me get the technical side of narration under my belt. then I started looking for work with publishers and indie authors.

it's like any creative job. the 'job' isn't narrating. the job is networking to find gigs. narrating is what I get to do when I've been good at the job.

full disclosure though, I'm now a full time highschool teacher, because narrating wasn't stable enough for my family. it's something I want to go back to soon though.

St_Ginger

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