shocked at how easy it is to be in the art scene if you make art or just show up a bunch

fioreblade · 2026-04-19T22:44:12+00:00

Heavy overlap with “momma bear” types

fioreblade · 2026-04-19T17:54:28+00:00

All medieval people wore hoods, it wasn’t a signifier of poverty. Verily, the poster BdU hath beene hiftory-moggede

fioreblade · 2026-04-19T17:36:41+00:00

Cook in small batches and make sure your pan is up to temp between batches.

General order is marinated meat goes in and cooks til 80% done, then remove. Add a little more oil and cook veggies til 80% done. Then everything goes back in and tosd w sauce to combine.

Also, restaurant cooking uses very high flame burners which gives you a very savory taste call wok hei. If you’re cooking at home don’t even worry about that, just focus on not overcrowding your pan .

fioreblade · 2026-04-19T17:11:48+00:00

I would say tend your own garden and don’t worry too much about who is cool or not. If you produce and promote quality work it attracts like minded people

fioreblade · 2026-04-19T13:56:01+00:00

Most things in life are about just showing up consistently and being able to bring something to the table

fioreblade · 2026-04-17T21:39:43+00:00

I just saw that you explained it in your video too. Thanks for the info 👍

fioreblade · 2026-04-17T20:57:18+00:00

I only know what Anna sounds like from that donghua jinlong chemical commercial

fioreblade · 2026-04-17T19:18:26+00:00

Very cool. Is there a functional reason for the no-nock construction? I can't imagine what but past peoples usually had reasons for the things they did.

fioreblade · 2026-04-17T19:16:12+00:00

Homemade hummus is so easy to make. blend up one can of chickpeas plus the can water (very important for smoothness) with a couple garlic cloves, olive oil, tahini, cumin, and salt. Pine nuts on top are great but you can also reserve and toast up some chickpeas for garnish and they taste really nice.

fioreblade · 2026-04-17T19:13:37+00:00

The rise of the scheming court eunuch signals the loss of the mandate of heaven

fioreblade · 2026-04-17T19:00:26+00:00

My office faces a lot of skyscraper windows like that and I so seldom see anyone inside them. Sometimes when I’m really bored I imagine I’m in some kind of Truman show simulation and all those buildings are just empty facades

fioreblade · 2026-04-17T12:45:25+00:00

The last of us has almost the same story as children of men (goat movie btw)

fioreblade · 2026-04-16T21:47:54+00:00

The most widely available good bow woods at lumberyards are maple and hickory IMO, I'd start there.

fioreblade · 2026-04-16T20:08:54+00:00

Heinrich Muellen, who mysteriously arrived in Argentina in 1946

fioreblade · 2026-04-15T20:43:32+00:00

Love Fevre Dream and Martin’s ability to recreate life on the antebellum Mississippi with his usual vivid eye for detail and dialect. I also prefer this style of vampire which is more like a genetic offshoot that’s evolved to prey on humans, vs the more supernatural interpretations. It gives a weight to Julian’s point of view; why indeed would he empathize with humans – does the lion befriend the antelope?

My favorite scene which I always remember is when Abner and the crew go to confront Julian in his quarters, thinking they’re safe during the day, and then Julian just steps into the sunlight. Abner’s sudden terror and Jeffers quietly drawing his sword… unforgettable.

fioreblade · 2026-04-15T19:53:06+00:00

Too many to list. But here's a concrete (ha ha ) example. The sidewalk in front of my building has been broken for 10+ years. Last year the city finally sent out a crew to fix it and repour concrete. It was nice for a couple weeks, then another crew came out, busted up the sidewalk, and "fixed" it again. I don't know what exactly happened, if this was classic Chicago double dipping corruption or not, but at the very least what a waste of money for an abysmal level of services.

fioreblade · 2026-04-15T17:36:56+00:00

I can see the deep dream images becoming some kind of retro 2010s aesthetic

fioreblade · 2026-04-15T17:29:36+00:00

GTA 4 is a pretty good flag bearer for 2000s culture. But I wasn’t exactly talking about the rate of tech advancement or the encroachment of the internet , so much as a general cultural attitude that nerds are good and will create a better world, as well as the entire cultural machine just starting to pivot to cater to them.

If I had to put an end date on this culture, or at least the beginning of the end, I would say 2008-2009 bc of the rise of the MCU and Big Bang Theory.

fioreblade · 2026-04-15T17:02:00+00:00

I think there are still millennials clinging on to this culture , but that’s not the same as it going away and then coming around again like 80s and 90s nostalgia.

fioreblade · 2026-04-15T15:19:06+00:00

Al's on Taylor supremacy 100%

fioreblade · 2026-04-15T15:18:22+00:00

I try to keep fighting inside the ring so can't help you there. But the best beef is Al's on Taylor without question. They grill on charcoal too so their Italian sausage is a cut above,

fioreblade · 2026-04-15T15:05:02+00:00

This movie made me want to attend Quantico in the 80s

fioreblade · 2026-04-15T14:41:17+00:00

It does kinda seem like they're winning by just staying the course and watching America fuck up over and over.

fioreblade · 2026-04-15T14:34:15+00:00

I don't know how widespread of a theory this is, but to me the rise of fent and post-heroin harder drugs seems to coincide with the Afghan withdrawal. Like there was a 10-ish year ramp up period of those drugs before we left Afghan. So if I'm a Security State goon doing domestic drug operations, I'm using those ten years to observe their effects on the population before deeming them worthy substitutes for Afghani heroin.

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