i unironically believe electricity is the closest thing we have to magic in this universe. consider:
it's basically what human "souls" are made of (your consciousness is the result of miniscule amounts of electric charge jumping between neurons in your brain)
when handled incorrectly or encountered in the wild, it is a deadly force that can kill you in at least half a dozen different ways
when treated respectfully and channeled into the proper conduits, it is a power source that forms the backbone of modern society
if you engrave the right sigils into a rock and channel electricity into it, you can make the rock think
there is a dedicated caste of mages (electrical engineers) tasked with researching it in ivory towers
whatever the fuck Galvani was doing with those frog legs
look at this and just try to tell me it isn't a kind of summoning circle
the masculine urge
the feminine urge
the human urge to yearn for the existence of dragons
I can’t show anyone because I forgot to take pictures but I tried last night and
Holy Fuck IT WAS
BEAUTIFUL
okay so here's how you get really good rice (source: asian)
Rinse the rice TWICE with COLD water, and then when you fill the rice pot up for the 3rd time, have the water about an inch or so higher that the level of rice.
it will be soft and fluffy and reheat really well
I will absolutely try this because I yearn for Chinese takeout quality rice so so badly.
I also have a dumb follow up question, but precisely what kind of rice is it that Chinese restaurants use? Of course it's white rice, but I mean when I'm standing in the rice aisle and there's 10 different variations of white rice, what do I really want? I'm rice-savvy enough to know it's not like, jasmine or basmati. But there are so many other categories. Short grain, medium grain, "something which might be sushi rice but is being coy about it". The Hmart near me has like 12 shelves stacked high with rice and I am simply clueless.
It’s that time of year to say no to the Salvation Army.
Never forget they let a Trans woman die instead of helping her.
Never forget they have tossed entire families on the street for having an LGBT child.
Never forget they tell non Christian families that unless they convert they will not help them.
Never forget that the Salvation Army is bigoted and hateful, many of the bell ringers routinely heckle and harass LGBT couples.
You have been visited by the Poilu of Plenty, reblog to bring yourself a boon of charcuterie.
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Jokes on all of you
I can read sideways AND upside down
I feel lied to. This is where the bugs bunny NO meme cokes from
Well now where am I supposed to get some
My friend said he looks like a kitten ¦>