#fry talks cod

[oilyfry]

I wonder who has him so smitten. Hmmm.

[oilyfry]

Most of them are aware they're missing out. They just don't care. Lore knowledge is not really a prerequisite for getting the gist of x reader fics or looking at fanart, which, let's be honest, is what most of the current codmw fandom is after. Instant gratification with minimal effort, that sort of thing. More power to you if you're able to enjoy fanworks while barely familiar with the source material. What I don't get is the need to make up excuses whenever the topic of playing the game comes up, eg. the ones in the replies of this post.

Because if you're genuinely interested in the game and want to know more than what the surface-level info table and poorly summarized missions the cod wiki provides you, wouldn't it make sense to sit down and watch a playthrough? There are plenty of HQ no-commentary let's plays to choose from. And if you can get your hands on a copy of the game, legally or otherwise, who cares if you suck? cod campaigns are an exclusively single player experience. No one's going judge you for dying too often, taking too long figure out the controls, having bad aim... Hell, it's why first levels usually take place on shooting ranges and have unskippable tutorials. Plus you can adjust the difficulty at any time.

So. This leads to my question: why do people claim that a lack of money or skill or whatever is the obstacle preventing them from getting into cod, when it's obviously not?... I am genuinely curious.

It breaks my heart how some people don't know how much information they are missing out on in the games.

Did you know Gaz specializes in interrogation, not Ghost or Price, Gaz.

Did you know the first mission of the original first game is cannon to Soap? Did you know that not only did he lock a mp in the trunk of a car. Which we all know, but also that while on patrol when they were attacked and the machine gun malfunctioned. So Soap stripped the weapon and reassembled it before firing 150 single shots, re-cocking the gun for every round. And claimed Any and all of his comrades would have done the same thing?

Did you know All Gillied up is still canon and MacMillan still owes Price a favor presumably? Did you know MacMillan was still cannon? That also means Imran Zakhaev is still alive?

There are so many things people just don't know and it breaks my heart because these are some of my favorite fun facts.

[charbon69]

Open for prehistoric animal ramble->

Sigh, paraceratherium anomalocaris opabinia josephoartigasia eretmorphis sacabambaspis and more how I wish I could marvel and stare at yall in alive and in movment but almost all I can get is just speculation 😭 sm1 travel back in time get me a 4k resolution video of a tully monster swimming and eating or just like existing pls or just let me stand next to a life sized recreation or paraceratherium like I would also like to stare at modern nattuli and argonaurts n pet a horse shoe crab also i wish giant orthocones were still around sm1 take me to an aquarium/museum/zoo pls I need enrichment I'm just a fish🎀 sm1 told me I look like opabinia recently I've also been told I'm like a goat, cough cough the g.o.a.t. I need sum triops eggs I should restart my aquariums rip edwardo n petey yall were goated Betta fish but now I have 2 unused 20 gallons fuck, anyway man I love fish n also animals in general but I'm on a prehistoric water creature kick atm anorith and cradily how I adore yall eugh 😭🫶����🪸🫀🐟🐙🐠🦑

[eiraeths]

do you guys want some of my cod 141 headcanons you’re getting them anyways

SOAP

-puts stuff in his mouth a lot to hold it when he runs out of hands (this includes when he’s making explosives, it stresses everyone out)

-gets cute aggression and bites people

-will also bite in a fight

-has bits and pieces of rubble from explosions that he thought looked pretty

-is feral, like he takes a hit to the face during a spar and grins with blood trickling into his mouth

-had a graffiti phase as a teen that never fully left and because of it he writes in all capital letters. this is great when they need something written down where no one can read it. (the 141 probably had a meeting where they went over how to read his handwriting)

-has dreams so realistic he wakes up confused wondering if it was a memory he forgot about even if it didn’t make sense

-military grade anger issues

-never fully grew out of his punk phase

-his childhood room was full of road signs and traffic cones

-is actually a hardass when it comes to training recruits (i think the proper term for privates in the sas is troopers but im calling them recruits cause that seems to be the term everyone uses)(everyone thought his bright attitude meant that he’s laid back and easygoing. no. he’s not. yall ever seen those videos of drill sergeants coming up with the most creative insults? thats him)

-randomly says “i am normal and can be trusted around military grade weapons”

-his journal from the og games is a must in the remaster sorry i don’t make the rules

GHOST

-can play guitar super fucking well, im talking full on fingerstyle ballads

-major staring problem, if he doesn’t want to talk to someone he’ll stare until they go away. sometimes stares at people for no reason. also stares when he wants something. he’s always watching.

-would be interested in getting into blacksmithing if he didn’t grow up poor and hates spending money on himself that isn’t out of necessity (seriously you need like 30k to start a forge)

-can and will obsess over damascus patterns in blades (i feel like his favorite pattern would be fish bone or those really complicated mosaic patterns. he gets soap into it too by showing him fireball patterns)

-never grew out of echolalia and because of this is amazing at mimicking noises (he mimicks smoke alarm battery low noises and phone chimes to troll people sometimes.)

-road rage, but its quiet fuming comments that make you grip the oh shit handle for dear life (“you better turn off your fucking highbeams or i can’t be blamed for the head on collision that’s about to happen”)(no one can tell if he’s serious or not)

-hates tin foil, hearing it or touching it makes him clench his jaw because it feels like he can feel it in his teeth

-secret sweet tooth, but it comes and goes. sometimes he’s disgusted by anything sweeter than white bread and other times he can fuck up an entire box of lil debbie cakes

-can hand sew efficiently and fast as fuck

-his favorite type of blanket is a heavy quilt

GAZ

-is aggressively hydrated and is one of those people who carry around those big 128 oz water bottles

-gets competitive over karaoke (it took him months to convince everyone to join and he only got the idea after finding out soap wanted to be in a band as a teen and that he spent days learning how to properly vocal fry)

-says WOO! when he’s super fucking excited (will throw his arms up as well if soap is around because the two of them are an echo chamber of emotion)(the WOO! might actually be canon theres a voice line in warzone)

-probably the most up to date on modern fashion trends (get this man a long cashmere coat he deserves it)

-he does own a bedazzled cap he found at a gas station though (it’s hideous)

-elaborate skin care routine (he’s conned everyone to have some sort of routine. especially ghost. he got so concerned when it hit him that ghost was always wearing the eyeblack)

PRICE

-listens to black label society (i won’t budge on this its not even a head canon to me anymore its fact it was revealed to me in a dream)

-plays solitaire (he’s a very high level and it took him less than a year to get there. no one knows where he found the time to play for that long)

-drives a manual and shames people who don’t know how to work a stick

-literature nerd (im talking all the classics and philosophy books this man can get his hands on)

-discovered tennessee moonshine and has thought about it ever since

-smacks people on the back of the head when they’re doing something stupid

-if anyone makes a negative comment on his facial hair he gives them the dirtiest side eye

GEN/MULTI

-gaz and soap carry those big contractor waterproof sharpies and leave gaz was here or soap was here everywhere they go (this stemmed from soap’s graffiti phase and gaz turned it into a competition. they once got into a competition on who could leave the most signs until price called them muppets and confiscated their sharpies)

-ghost put soap in air jail once, it was very effective

-gaz and soap go to the gym together and take photos in the mirrors after they’re done (somewhere there’s a photo of the time they got ghost to join and they even got him to flex an arm)

-ghost and soap are professional assholes to each other.

-none of the 141 are allowed play card games and gamble with each other because they’re all dirty charlatans

-price tried to stop smoking only once and carried around gum and peppermints. ghost stole the peppermints and soap wouldn’t stop asking for gum

-gaz and ghost are the only ones who really try to adhere to the lights out rule. price and soap can be seen drinking coffee throughout the day

-all of them can hold a grudge for life

-ghost clears his throat loudly when any of them smoke by him. or stares. depends on the say

-if any of the smokers see another outside smoking and decides to join them it turns into a drawn out conversation about the most mundane topics

-the 141 can have full conversations of pure sarcasm nons

[mayflora-18]

Incorrect CoD Quotes #11 (aka Shit I Found On Pinterest That I Thought Was Funny)

*during secure transmission with Shepherd and Graves*

Graves, singing: 🎵 Sherlock, Sherlock, Sherlock… 🎵

Sherlock: …

Graves: 🎵 Are you finally single? 🎵

Sherlock: No.

Graves: 🎵 I respect that. 🎵

———

*in a hostage situation at a store*

Sherlock: Yeah, there’s four of them and only one of me, but I have a lighter. Okay, we get some hairspray, make some flamethrowers, and let’s fry these bitches!

Ghost, deadpan: No one is frying any bitches.

Sherlock: …

Ghost: I know, I’m disappointed in myself, too.

———

Yuri: I know Makarov, and you’re in far more danger than I. He’s coming for you. And I guarantee that his soldiers will find this place.

Sherlock: Not gonna happen. I rent it out under a shell corporation.

Nikolai: Yeah.

Sherlock: My mail goes to a P.O. box in Seattle.

Nikolai: Yeah.

Sherlock: My neighbors think my name is Rachel Fletcher.

Nikolai: Yeah.

Sherlock: People I work with all think my name is Sherlock.

Nikolai: Yea-

Yuri:

Laswell:

141:

Roach: Wait what?

Sherlock: Don’t worry about it.

———

Price: Sanderson, you’re fine. Just be yourself.

Roach: “Be myself”? Captain, I have one day to win over Sherlock and Kyle. *gestures to everyone else* How long did it take before you guys started liking me?

Soap: Couple weeks.

Ghost: Six months.

Laswell: Jury’s still out.

Roach: See, sir? “Be myself”, what kind of garbage advice is that?

———

Makarov: Go to hell.

Soap: Already been. Didn’t agree with me.

———

Nikolai: We didn’t do it.

Price: Then why are you guys laughing?

Sherlock, grinning: Because whoever did it is an effing genius.

———

Graves: Just trust me.

Shepherd: The last time you said that my house burned down.

Graves: Yeah, but you didn’t die.

Shepherd: That’s not the point!

———

Alex: Should I ask why you have a knife in your purse?

Farah: It’s a dagger, actually. And no, you shouldn’t.

———

Krueger: Sir, we’re surrounded.

Nikolai: Excellent, we can attack in any direction!

Krueger: -_-

———

*Gaz beating some asshole up*

Sherlock: Oh, don’t blame them. They did their best to try to kill me.

Gaz:

Roach: O.O

———

Graves: If it wasn’t totally unethical, I would definitely blackmail you with this.

Alejandro: *eye twitching* Because you’re a shining beacon of ethics, right?

———

Nikolai: Oh, look at all the pretties!

Sherlock: *grabs his hand and pulls him away* Can you please stop talking about assault rifles the same way I talk about shoes?

———

*Ghost, Soap, and Rudy break into the old prison to free Los Vaqueros and Sherlock, only for Rudy to find the latter in the kitchen hunched over with a sandwich in her mouth*

Rudy: Camarada, what are you doing?

Sherlock: *muffled by the sandwich* …Eating.

Rudy: You’re being held hostage and you decide to raid the kitchen?

Sherlock: They didn’t say the fridge was off limits.

———

Laswell: Is that blood?

Price: No?

Laswell: That is not a question you’re supposed to answer with another question.

———

Gaz: Are you clinically insane, or incredibly annoying?

Sherlock: I don’t know, probably both.

———

Ghost: How are you feeling?

Soap: I think you broke my fingers.

Ghost: Better your fingers than your face.

———

*Sherlock and Alejandro detained in the same room*

Alejandro: What’s our exit strategy?

Sherlock: Our what?

Alejandro: Dios mío, we’re all going to die.

———

Roach: *swinging his legs back and forth * Sitting around, waiting to get kidnapped. This is the best day ever.

~Later~

Roach: This is the third time I’ve been kidnapped this WEEK. It’s getting old.

———

Price, about Roach: Look, he’s smiling. He’s totally fine.

Ghost: Sir, he’s smiling because he’s terrified.

Roach, “smiling”: 😬

———

Gaz: Did you bring us here to die?

Nikolai: Obviously.

Gaz:

Gaz: I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic or not.

———

Nikolai: Is it still murder if I give them a heads up?

Sherlock: That’s called a threat.

Nikolai: Черт возьми.

(Черт возьми = Damn it)

———

Valeria: Nothing ever pleases you does it?

Alejandro: Nothing you do.

———

Graves: I know there was a compliment somewhere in there and I’ll take it.

Soap: You piece of shite.

Graves: Ah, there it is!

———

*talking about Valeria*

Alejandro: Oooh, she’s angry.

Rudy: How can you tell?

Alejandro: Well, you can see her mood by her hands. Like right now, she has a gun. I don’t think that she’s happy to see us.

Valeria: 🔫😡

———

Graves: Listen up, fives. A ten is speaking.

141:

Laswell:

Nikolai:

Sherlock:

Alex:

Farah:

Graves: Farah, can we talk, one ten to another?

Farah: I’m an eleven, but continue.

[strangegutz]

Hi you recently said eddie doesnt need to eat to survive, which made me wonder, what does he run on? Does he have batteries to change soemtimes or does he plug in to recharge at night or how does it work? (I am so fascinated by this robot man <3)

CompanDroids have an internal battery that need to charge, and usually do so at night when in sleep mode. Eddie, and many other CDroids that are still around have outfitted themselves with 3rd party nuclear batteries. They still should sleep though, they get a bit bogged down when they've been on and active for too long.

Zeki isn't to the point where he needs alcohol to function, but he should probably slow down. Drinking with friends and a glass of wine with dinner or at night are the usual, but when he's stressed the bottle talks to him like the green goblin mask

Red wine for the vampire boy. Zeki totally collects the vintage Avon cape cod glassware collection

His hair care routine is very involved and thorough, which is necessary considering he's always frying it with a straightener. He ties it up in a ponytail or bun at home, and occasionally Ami braids it for him. To bed he just wears underwear and a bonnet, and keeps his silk robe close by to cover up.

[fairydust-stuff]

Black Lagoon BF cross-over snippets.

Balalikia sat cross from Mr Chang “ So your taking a trip to New York babe?” 

“ Some shit about mind control drugs” 

“ Your kidding me”  

Chang scowled  “ I wish, you heard of  Dino Golzine Fry face?” 

Balalikia raised an eyebrow yes she was aware of the head of the French Mafia and all his dirty dealings. The going on’s at Club cod alone were enough to leave a bad taste in her mouth.   “ Don’t tell me” she resisted the urge to groan. “ What kind of mind control, torture, or are we talking bond Villian antics?”  

“ He started his own supervillian organization…..” Chang continued. “ Their trying to take over the world starting with South America” 

“ Oh fuck me!” Balalikia understood where this was going chances are those power hungry shit heads  would create a huge mess, draw more  FBI interest  in the drug trade. There was also a possbility someone far smarter could get their hands on this new substance.  

The CIA is very Adament about me personally seeing to the situation” Chang stressed. 

“ Their people�� are involved then, probly in both the trafficking ring and the experimentation funding. This is going to fuck so many powerful people if word gets out. ” 

“ Not to mention it might remind people their paying for expensive  poisen. “ 

Balakilkia nods  “ And then all of us have to deal with slipping profit margins….” 

“ It gets even better one of papa Dino’s whore’s is running around distroying half of New York.” Chang sounded almost amused. “ He trained his child slave to kill, paid for everything” 

Chang slides a picture of the aftermath of a massacure across the table to Balakikia. She didn’t even flinch seeing far worse over the years. 

He hands her a second picture the aftermath of a tortured body, so mutilated and disfigued it barely looks human.  

“ The work of seventeen year old, Aslan Jade Callenresse, the streets of New York nicknamed him, Ash Lynx.” 

 Another Hansel and Gretal, she thought darkly a self destructive monster with no leash or way to control him. Who only knew how to cause death and destruction. 

“ Former Mafia hit man, debt collector,  and gang leader he went rouge a couple of months ago. He’s so infamous among the locals, I didn’t even have to ask you to look though kiddie porn this time” 

Balalikia gave him a humorless look  “ Given the circumstances I wouldn’t rule out the possibility….I’ll still end up viewing pedophile jack off material”  

Chang reaches for another photo 

“ The Lee’s were massacured recently, they say it was Vietnamese but I have my doubts” 

The picture is shot through the glass window into a room where Hau Lung Lee stands drooling next to a slender figure with long hair. 

“ You think someone used that mind control drug and is puppeteering him behind the scenes” 

“ Unfortunately the Itallians surveillance team didn’t get much, whoever it was knew they were being watched and they were fast…but we did get this” 

Chang hands her another photo which was enhanced to reveal the tattoo of a dragon on the nape of the figures neck. The Lee family crest.  “ Seems the massacure hits a little close to home” 

“ So once again we have to clean up someone else’s mess” 

Chang leans forward  “ I’m going down there see what can be salvaged and what’s just trash” 

They both knew the unspoken implications of what Mr Chang was implying. 

“ I’m meeting a friend for lunch would you like to join?” Chang asked sardonically

“ of course Babe” …

“ Thank you for coming” Mr Chang said politely. 

 Vito  Maranzo the head of the five italian families was sitting across them at the italian resturant. “ I’m glad your here, Chang…..would you like anything? This place has the best Veal” 

“ No Thank you” Chang said politely. 

“ The lady?” 

“ I’m quite fine” 

“I’m going to get right to it,  This Ash Lynx business is out of control” Vito said. 

“ Now he’s gathering allies from your own gangs, as I understand it” Chang stated. 

“ Just the Chinese and the darkies” Vito said dismissively. 

“ Maybe today but tomorrow, you could have a full rebellion on your hands” Balalika mused and she’s know how easy it was to rebell against those in power, who would cast you aside. 

“ The Chinese don’t seem concerned though” Chang said. “ Could  the Lee’s have cut a deal with Lynx?” 

“ Hau Lung lee, never had his dad’s capabilities”  Vito paused  “ Don’t get me wrong Shang Lung Lee was a freak, with his ten year old girl concubines and shit. But hey the guy knew how to run a buiness, and he created one of the largest global networks.” 

 He paused 

“ I don’t like to speak ill of the dead….but  the Lee boys were all pretty dim” Vito takes a sip from his wine glass. “ Shang used to joke with me about just picking his concubines kid, as his heir” 

So Shang Lung lee had another son, interesting. 

“ What did you think of him?” Chang asked casually “ Any good?” 

“ Never met him, honestly….Wang and Hau  Lung, hired toadies….crazied loonies anyone who inflated their sense of self importance. I’m not surprised the Vietnammese wacked em! ” he paused “ If your thinking the kid was responsible, he disappeared one night along with his mom.”  

“ if Hau had died too it would have been a headache inducing shit show.  The Lee’s have blood ties to the Chinese Emperor, distant relation but their the closest thing to Royalty we have.” 

“ I see and Dino Golzine” Balalikia muses. 

Vito cursed in Italian  “ His slut is causing millions of dollars in damages and Dino isn’t making it back” Vito grinds his cigar between his teeth. “ Hey its your business what you do in the bedroom.”  he breathes deeply 

“ But important people are dead, senators ect the press are having a field day. Then I find out he’s spending hundreds on some secret experiment! Now we have the CIA breathing down our necks. The problem is the little menace is too good, Golzine brought in several dangerous people to tutor that boy”

“ Did he pin his suicide note to the kid  as well?” Chang asked dryly 

Vito scowled  “ Its no laughing matter” 

“ Your right, we have a finically crippling situation, i’ll be take care of just give me a couple of months and we’’ll have the situation under control”...

“ You find anything on the mother?” Chang asked Balelikia later on. 

“  A fake passport to get into the country, after she was taken to Shang Lee’s house its as if she creased to exist” 

“ I need you and your team  to find out if any of the Lee’s staff were randomly promoted to a high position without warning?” 

“ Do you want a confession?” Balalikia asked 

“ I have someone else in mind for dealing with them, after all she’s might enjoy getting to come home again” Chang said 

[rabbitcruiser]

National Fried Scallops Day

October is a treasure trove of a month for celebrating seafood, and what better way to start the feast than by celebrating National Fried Scallops Day on October 2? When cooked the right way, scallops become the perfect melt-in-your-mouth delicacy, taking you on a food ride of oceanic excellence. Scallops belong to the Pectinidae family of mollusks. They can swim in the water by rapidly closing and opening their shells using a muscle, which is usually the most consumed part by humans. Scallops are enjoyed in a variety of ways (i.e. in soups, pasta, or sushi), but one of the most popular and loved scallops are the ones fried in butter and a mixture of herbs and other flavors.

History of National Fried Scallops Day

While all our attention will be on some delicious fried scallops this National Fried Scallops Day, did you know that it is usually oysters that tend to get all the love whenever shellfish is being talked about? Yes, oysters are great, but scallops are pretty on par with them. Scallops have been around for a long time now. They have been found in fossil forms that are as old as 300 million years. The marine bivalve mollusks come from the general family of Pectinidae. Their cosmopolitanism means that they can be found in every ocean in the world, making them a good source for studying the science of oceans. Scallops are known to travel short distances, but they are also capable of traveling great distances by simply moving their shells rapidly on the ocean floor. Apart from their delicious meat, scallops are also appreciated and prized for their aesthetically colorful shells. Many vacationers and beach enthusiasts collect the shells to keep as prized possessions in their collections.

Scallops started gaining popularity in the U.S. in the 19th century only, as before that the food item wasn’t considered to be the choice food for many. When people started immigrating to America in the 1600s, they found the shores to be rich with food, ranging from shellfish to cod, and it was the latter that was harvested more. Clams, lobsters, shrimps, and oysters were the most popular of the shellfish, while mussels and scallops were not a favorite due to their unconventional sweet flavors. However, as more and more people came to America, scallops recipes started evolving, and by the 1920s, the food item had become a staple in American households and on restaurant menus. People enjoyed it by sauteing it and frying it in butter. Many also liked it baked, stuffed, and pickled.

National Fried Scallops Day timeline

300 Million Years Ago: Fossilized Scallops

Scientists discover fossilized scallops, giving evidence of their presence on planet earth.

1846: Earliest Written Recipe

A recipe of sauteing and stewing scallops appears in “Miss Beecher’s Domestic Receipt Book,” which is recorded as one of the earliest books to have a recipe for scallops in it.

1920s–1930s: Scallops Popularity

The evolution of new scallops recipes takes the food item to levels of fame it never experienced before.

1950s: Scallops in French Restaurants

Many French restaurants start serving unique scallops dishes like Coquille St. Jacques.

National Fried Scallops Day FAQs

Is a scallop a mollusk?

Yes, a scallop is a mollusk. To be more precise, it is a bivalve mollusk (like oysters and clams), which is a shellfish that has a two-part hinged shell containing soft invertebrates.

Where are scallops found?

Scallops are found in all oceans of the world, especially in the Indo-Pacific region. Specific species of scallops will be found in specific areas. For instance, bay scallops are only found in bays and shallow waters.

How can you tell a real scallop from a fake scallop?

Real scallops will have distinct fibers running lengthwise, having the same thickness all around their edges. On the other hand, a fake scallop will most likely have fewer fibers and will be uneven.

National Fried Scallops Day Activities

Fry scallops

Visit a clam shack

Try a new scallops dish

Fried scallops are one of the simplest dishes out there, but it does require a certain level of cooking experience to prepare it properly. It’s very easy to overcook it, and if you do that, you will have scallops that are rubbery and chewy to eat. Perfectly cooked scallops simply melt in your mouth. So try your hand at frying some scallops.

You may have tried fried scallops from a five-star restaurant, but have you tried one at a good ol’ clam shack? Oftentimes, the fried scallops being served at such places come from freshly caught produce, so the flavors will hit differently in the best way possible.

Fried scallops are a classic in their own right. The dish’s versatility also means that it goes great with many other food recipes. Try your hand at pasta or soup with scallops as the star of the dish.

5 Facts About Scallops That Will Blow Your Mind

Rings on their shell indicate their age

Shell is always partially open

Symbol of birth

Cleanest shellfish

Eyes on shells edges

The rings on a scallop shell point to its age, with a ring being added for each year of its life.

A scallop shell will always remain partially open, unlike oysters or mussels.

Scallop shells are a symbol of birth in Christianity and Greek mythology.

Unlike their cousins like clams, scallops are one of the cleanest shellfish out there as their muscles do not filter water.

Scallops have around 50 eyes around the edges of their shells, using them to detect light and movement around them.

Why We Love National Fried Scallops Day

It’s a celebration of scallops

It’s a celebration of natural cosmopolitanism

It’s a celebration of food variety

Scallops might have been underrated in the past, but today we celebrate them with full fanfare. Their amazing qualities relating to their biological features and movements are fodder for fascination and imagination, so much so that, apart from the food world, scallops have become an important part of religion, culture, art, and literature.

If humans won’t understand the value of cosmopolitanism, then who will? Cosmopolitanism has been of immense benefit to many around the world. From experiencing new cultures and languages to getting exposed to newer perspectives, it has shown us how things are meant to be. Scallops, which are just one example of nature’s cosmopolitanism, show us how to adapt according to the environment we are in.

Because scallops are found in every corner of the world, the ways you can enjoy them are countless. Have it in butter or with soup, pasta, or stew — the choices are endless. There’s something for everyone here.

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[oilyfry]

Heyo Im gonna rant about a horrendously bad and disingenuous take I saw on twitter concerning pricesoap

Undermine and invalidate???

What Price says is that the radiated wild dogs feeding on human corpses in Pripyat are more fearsome than the regular domesticated Russian K9s. That is all he says (and he's right). To think what Price is doing is invalidating Soap, of all things...christ

For the sake of the argument though, lets imagine Price said something along the lines of "You think these are scary? You haven't seen the dogs in Prypyat." it still would not be invalidating Soap's feelings. Do you know ribbing eachother is what soldiers do all the time? Do you honestly think Soap would be hurt over this???

But yeah I mean, they should have had a long heartfelt convo instead, and on the same freq. channel for Roach to hear, in the middle of a covert infil on enemy ground. Yes.

First of all, Price most likely didn't know about the rabies. In the journal, Soap writes he doesn't want to tell Price, and Nikolai "seems capable of keeping a secret".

Second of all, again--Price literally says none of those things oh my goddd. Soap doesn't bring up his personal experience with Russian dogs, but his feelings towards dogs in general. All what Price does is fucking talk about his own, not Soap's, experience with dogs.

Third of all, AGAIN-- they are special forces operators. If Price knew about the rabies all he would likely do is tease Soap about it, just like Soap teases Price about his age, moustache, and Price about Soap's near death experiences. This is normal for them, they're bloody soldiers not HR office workers, graveyard/offensive humour is a coping strategy and a part of the military culture as is banter!!!

Third of all, Soap is happy because his friend/mentor he thought to be gone is alive and kicking. When Soap says "good to have you back" it's an indicator of how much Soap values Price. Soap likes to keep the comms clean. During 'the gulag' mission, Soap tells Ghost off for yapping, but here in 'Contingency' Soap is so glad to have Price back he breaks his own standards to tell him that. Price doesn't leave Soap hanging either and acknowledges it with a situation appropriate "Roger."

So like. How the hell did that person inferred toxicity where there is none? Idk but i guess it's part of this strange phenomena whereby you have to have an argument for why you don't like a ship, even better if you can paint the ship as toxic or other flavour of problematic.

But yeah Soap and Price's relationship could be interpreted in many ways, not all of them being healthy of course, but toxic? Get outta here

[marcoshassanlevy]

Señor Lechón keeps its recipes simple and the environment snug, resulting in a tasty and extraordinarily welcoming experience. The West Palm Beach restaurant serves traditional and delicious Puerto Rican dishes like mofongo, chicharrón, and the undisputed star of the show, lechón (a full-roasted pig)—all inspired by authentic, original recipes from Puerto Rico. Señor Lechón lets the flavor do the talking and empowers a community to form around itself.

From carne frita to mini tostones, Señor Lechón offers a variety of great Puerto Rican staples ideal for game day. The restaurant’s dishes pair perfectly with the blend of rich caramel and bright citrus notes from an ice-cold PEPSI®.

Presented by NFL Por La Cultura and sponsored by PEPSI®, Game Day Antojos brings together our rich and varied food traditions across our cultures with football. This series explores how scrumptious Latin food–suitable for snacking with our seres queridos–is enjoyed while watching the number one leading sport in the United States.

For Game Day Antojos, Señor Lechón expertly served a spread that goes amazingly with what we need during a good football game. Their game day menu included tasty dishes like carne frita and mofongo, chicharrón con papitas fritas, alitas, mini tostones, and mini sandwiches with lechón. They also presented an incredible appetizer sampler that included alcapurria—a traditional deep-fried fritter made from masa of green plantains and Yucca and filled with meat—bacalaitos, and surullos; along with an equally mouth-watering empanadilla sampler with four types of fillings: pizza, lechón, chicken, and morcilla.

Their seasoning and taste best define Señor Lechón. According to owner Edwin Rivera— also known as Eddie—he saw an opportunity to bring authentic Puerto Rican cuisine to South Florida. After starting with a food truck, Rivera opened a small restaurant with open fire pits for the roasted pigs. “For Puerto Ricans, it brings them back to their roots,” he says. “But [for] people from other places, we offer something they have never tried. When I get Colombians, Cubans and Dominicans in the restaurant, their first impression is, ‘Wow, this is really good.’ That’s why we focus on the food.” This is how we come together under one flavor.

This passion is a cultural aspect that goes beyond food and into every aspect of Latine life, including football. From the season’s first kickoff, nuestra gente follow their favorite teams through every game, a ritual best defined as a lifelong commitment—sporting team colors and passing the love from generation to generation. In our community, it’s now a time-honored tradition to gather around to watch the game and get wrapped up in the excitement.

For game day, Rivera says that their menu—and Puerto Rican cuisine in general—offers much more than what is typically associated with watching sports. “We have such a diverse menu that we can put together,” he says. “You don’t want something healthy. You want greasy, you want to be able to lick your fingers, and you want to be able to eat with your hands. We have plenty of that.”

Their delectable carne frita is made from cushion meat, or “macita de cerdo,” and left to marinate overnight for maximum juiciness before deep frying it. The result is crunchy and meaty, and it’ll be difficult to stop eating!

Their scrumptious mofongo is made into two-inch bite-size bites with a plantain and chicharrón filling, while their rich morcilla—rice-based blood sausage—is topped with cilantro and onions. Both promise to fly off the plate as soon as they’re served.

Speaking of their show-stopping chicharrón, they make it from diced-up pork belly, while their yummy bacalaíto is a deep-fried “pancake-like” mix of flour and cod fish. These bring variety but offer distinctive savory options for your craving. With their distinctive spices and full-bodied flavor, Señor Lechon’s dishes are complemented perfectly with PEPSI®’s unique flavors. The rich caramel notes in PEPSI® enhance the delectable flavors of the empanadillas, while the bright citrus notes bring out the best of the mini tostones’ distinctive, crunchy taste.

Rivera was born and raised in Massachusetts and has been self-employed since he was 19. He arrived in South Florida in January 2017 and opened his first food truck immediately. Many brick-and-mortar branches followed before shutting down in December 2023. Once he ventured to establish Señor Lechón, he had his mission clear: setting up an open fire pit with wood-based charcoal outdoors to lure customers in. Ever since the restaurant has grown, it’s common to have a long line of customers waiting to be delighted by their food. Once inside—or at their outdoor seating—the clientele is treated to a lively, homey environment punctuated by live music on the weekends.

Señor Lechón is about serving traditional food that feels like home for Puerto Ricans and anyone willing to be part of their family and delivering delicious and greasy food to make game day an even bigger event. Game Day Antojos is about the most delicious bite-sizes best enjoyed with a refreshing and bubbly ice-cold PEPSI®. Let your passion take over and get into the explosive thrills only the NFL can provide.

[qsycomplainsalot]

Somehow I forgot to mention it when I wrote this, perhaps because it's a fairly personal, innocuous event, but I have a pretty good example of the brain rot that seems to underlie all these issues. I've worked two years as a fish wife in a supermarket, following my experience in a proper fish shop. My colleagues and I worked really hard to both run a profitable fish stand and provide good service and advice to all our customers, the last part being invaluable when you sell fish so far island. Alsatian people know cod and they know shrimps, but anything else they tend to need a little nudging to come around to. So anyway it's my last day of work, I just got tipped by a nice old man for my cooking tips, a lady is coming to the stand and starts thanking me. The day before, we'd had a sale on calamari rings because we'd overstocked a bit, and that same lady had asked how even you could make them and I'd given her a handful of ideas from frying them, marinating them etc. So we get to talking about qualified workers, I mention that one customer I've had one christmas who asked me to help him making a seafood platter and ended with "I'm coming here for my seafood now, the other store's filled with imbeciles". So this lady I'm talking to, turns out she knows the owners of the supermarket I'm working at. This is very common, the owners are nouveau rich assholes who rub elbows with everyone who will have them, and many of our customers know them. So far I haven't met a single friend of theirs tho. Apparently the owner once loudly said "all of these, the deli stand, fish stand etc, in three years tops they'll all be gone. I don't wanna have to wait when I do my fucking groceries !" This from the person who has us make him a seafood platter and charcuterie board for every holiday mind you. And I think that's the real root of the problem, that these rich assholes are stuck so far up their own ass that they can't even conceive that anyone "below" them could have have anything to teach them, that they're not just an hindrance that they're paying just to waste time. They look at the numbers and they see our salary not knowing what purpose it serves, they don't see the number of people I've steered towards buying more exotic fish, that I've convinced to get the half off stuff that was getting a little stale by making it into a stew, the dozens of customers who, no bragging, chose to get their fish here because of me. The owner was paying minimum wage to hire me, someone who had been trained by the best fishmonger in Lyon and provided a skillset unique to his store, but all he saw was money coming out of his bank account and he didn't like it. They sold the supermarket recently and it's actually been doing better. Rich people are dipshits, they're just too rich to ever face the consequences.

Something very sad and dumb is happening. During the slow collapse of the Roman empire we lost many "luxury" trades and techniques due to them not being sustainable in a post-roman less connected world. People didn't get dumber, and they kept using and inventing new things to improve their quality of life, but, to take an exemple out of many, the recipe of the seawater concrete that was so closely tied to Rome's monumental architectural projects was forgotten for over a thousand years simply because for quite some time there just weren't cities vast enough to attract the kind of patrons to fund them, which stopped the process known as euergetism to take place. Somehow we have been going through the same process again over the past hundred and so years, not because there's no upper class to chase civic recognition by sponsoring the arts, but because the upper class has lost interest in sponsoring the arts at all. It seems like rich people have become more and more into the idea alone of accumulating money, and just can't think of ways to spend it that wouldn't also be thought off by the most basic dudebros around. Not to glorify rich people at any point in time but it used to be that when you had an insane amount of money you'd use it to foster a court of artist, build gigantic public baths or commission a rank in the navy to discover new continents. Nowadays it all goes towards a dick measuring contest of yachts, mansions and what just seems like the least satisfying way one could ever spend their money. This wouldn't be so much of a problem considering the lower class has had more spending money than ever before in history, but aside from that and in lock step with exponential capitalism, rich people seem to take personal exception to the arts existing at all, opting instead to commodify everything, copy it and sell it for cheap. We're staring down the barrel of losing thousands of crafts honed over dozens of generations simply because the mercantile hellscape we live in does not, for whatever reason, value having the best possible teapot ever produced, or the best knife, or the best brush, etc... instead these products are undermined by cheap imitations sponsored by rich assholes wanting the appearance of quality over the real thing for revenues' sake, possibly because the idea that an ultra-skilled artisan class getting paid insane amounts of money completely proportional to their labor feels alien to this bunch of parasites. And I don't think that trickle down economics has ever been a thing, but it sure as hell feels like we went from being the paid monkeys of the elite, to them not being willing to spend the piss it would take to save us from a fire.

[minecraftfanatic]

Brunch--A Wildfire Fic

It started simple at first. Two slabs of bread slathered in honey and cheese slices, grilling in chili oil. Three boiled eggs with salt for taste. Cheap stuff you'd find on the market.

But screw it. Lucan had waaaaaay too much home cooking from Skorch and he desperately needed to wash his palate. Man's a good cook, he'll give him that, but his dishes had too much blood and pork and mushrooms-fungi-whatever the difference. Give him his vegetables dammit!

(If it left Skorch with less ingredients for awkward--ugh--meals together, no skin off Lucan's back.)

So he escalated. Skorch wasn't here and the kitchen was his for the taking. Lucan wasn't going to call himself a bonafide chef but he had taken on a lot of odd jobs over the years and when you were a street rat it made sense to learn how to use what you had, especially when one of the easiest ways to get fresh food was from foraging close to city limits.

Bamboo shoot stir fry, beef and green peppers enhancing the aroma brought by a dash of wine, soy sauce, sugar, and salt. Apple fries dusted in cinnamon still warm out of the pan. An oak barrel is opened for that delicious, scrumptious cider--praise be! He was getting sick of high quality Nether drinks he was damn sure outdid his usual budget.

To finish it off, a loaf was cut into half for trenchers. One held fried cod and the other thick bacon strips, oil and juices soaking stale bread. It fit nice and snug in his bamboo hamper, sparing just enough space for his three eggs.

There's more than enough on the table for him. Marcus couldn't risk a letter if he was investigated but good food made anyone's day.

Heh, look at him, helping his warden transition to convict. Slavery wasn't doing anyone good and Marcus had it even worse since he was 'valued' for his work. Getting him to Niika with all Lucan's intel was top-notch important.

Sorry Marcus. He had no clue how to bake cake but fish was workable. Just gotta wait for sunset. Until then he'll shove this under the cabinet. Now, time to--

WHY THE FUCK WAS HE HERE??? IT'S STILL EARLY--WHY ISN'T HE WORKING???????????? GET AWAY FROM MY FOOD YOU BASTAAAAAAARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Excellent presentation," Skorch notes nonchalantly, free hand keeping Lucan at bay. "The sandwiches are simplistic but the scent is divine. I'd lament the lack of meat were it not for your balancing of tastes. I didn't consider using sweet ingredients in combination with spices."

Sheer rage and Skorch's infinite punchableness let him finally yoink his stolen sandwich, shoving it into his mouth in an act of defiance.

In hindsight, not his smartest idea, as proven by Skorch's eyes crinkling into that damnable grin. "Little rabbit, were you that hungry? Your feast is too much for one person. I'm touched."

Lucan stewed. He stewed in the fuckin' brunch that bastard ruined, plopped down his chair like a goddamn baby with a pat on the head as that bastard made himself comfortable eating his food. Dick.

"You know, I was wondering why you rarely spoke on my cooking. I was starting to get worried until today." Oh yeah. That one time he said he felt bad for whoever Skorch made into his fulltime chef, only to learn Skorch was the fulltime chef. Because why not. "Why won't you say anything on my work? I can't determine whether you like it or not if you won't tell me."

"Because fuck you, that's why."

It took Lucan a solid three minutes to reconnect his mouth to brain. Seeing Skorch sputter on stir fry made those three minutes the best goddamn moments of his life. "I don't like you, don't want to be with you, and I definitely don't want to compliment you. You enslaved my home, made life a living hell, and to top it all off you literally locked me inside this house with barely anything to do. Why wouldn't I resent you?"

This was going to end his life but Worth It. "I'm literally forced to eat with you and listen to a slavemaster talk about how great he is and how he's going to ruin someone's day before vanishing for hours, leaving me alone to do nothing but twiddle my thumbs until you come back and you expect me to stroke your ego? Yeah right."

Maybe he should stop. Funny as getting Skorch all purple and choking is he did want to live.

…Nah. "A relationship isn't all about you. If you wanted this courting thing to work out, maybe think back as to why it isn't working in the first place." To punctuate he swiped Skorch's plate and cup, chomping aggressively on his beef. His cider didn't deserve entering that asshole's mouth.

Skorch twitched. Violently. "You bratty insolent little..." He took a deep breath, fist clenching and unclenching. His veins brightened and eyes alight in murder--"If you wanted to spend more time together, then why didn't you say so earlier?"

"...Say what now?"

"The last of my recruits have arrived and made themselves useful. It shouldn't be difficult getting order settled." Why was he pensive instead of infuriated? Why was he looking at him like that? When did he snatch his cider--oh that cheeky glowball, that was his! "I...have been neglectful of you. You've been surprisingly helpful in my endeavors, what with your advice in past days. It wouldn't do to leave you unrewarded."

Advice? What advice? All Lucan could recall was insulting his meal partner about obvious facts like how Felden rained often ("Wow, how dumb. Don't you know how wet jungles are?"), how shoving folks into one city was a terrible idea ("Are you seriously trying to cram thousands of people into a single city?"), how burnable...Felora was...

Shit. Fuck. Uhhhhhh-

"We should get you a proper wardrobe," Skorch continues, oblivious to Lucan's ohshitohfuckohcrap aura in his head. "I know a tailor who promises he can fit humans. You've been in those rags I scavenged and that won't do at all."

Fuck you Ardonia. Fuck. You.

[sohannabarberaesque]

So just imagine these possibilities:

Scooba-Doo, the dive-happy cousin of Scooby-Doo (and an original character of mine, know), and his handlers and dive mates spending an extended weekend at the diver's camp of Peter Potamus and his dive crew, who can get to be rather surprised at how a Great Dane can get to enjoy diving as he does, and how he can pull it off as well as he can.

Captain Caveman and his cousins, The Slag Brothers, taking some time in that "lost world" close to Messick Mountain (per the film Scoob!) that amounts to Cavey's ur-ancestral home, finding much in the way of prehistoric relaxation such as includes quite the breath hold diving experience, long soaks in hot spring pools and a rather direct and candid approach towards sex and sexuality as turns out being rather enjoyable by even prehistoric standards of candor.

Top Cat and his clowder being invited by management of the Original Farmer's Market in Hollywood to do some twilight glee club performances as turn out being rather bemusing with the audience of late shoppers at 3rd and Fairfax.

Another inline skating exhibition by The Skatebirds taking our intrepid trio of Knock-Knock, Satchel and Scooter to some "quiet little drinking town with a fishing problem" (to borrow the T-shirt trope) up in northern Minnesota for their Friday-evening fish fry as includes turns sampling batter-fried, pan-fried and broiled cod and walleye for the sake of variety, and yet managing to avoid the notice of tourists as probably never recognised them--or did they?

Being some miles from a decent motel, yet close to a hot spring pool somewhere out West, compels The Banana Splits to as much make camp at said hot springs as relax in same, with Bingo and Snorky being especially delighted to the point of "wet dreams" releasing themselves into the spring's waters, and not even Fleegle batting an eye, such being the effect of hot spring waters to begin with.

Talk about young love: Peter Potamus' nephew Perry II and niece Penelope (a/k/a Penny; those, too, being original characters of mine), together on a breath-hold dive somewhere in northern Minnesota, just innocently sensing the awe and wonder thereof (and their uncle not objecting in the least).

[flexistentialism]

194.7

part of who we are is our manner of the living the 'already' and the 'not yet' of our existence, made concrete by how we handle our immersion in the everyday

I have not been consistent with my eating. I haven't created a program. All I did was start this blog. I am still waking up every day and winging it.

But I know what a healthy work-from-home day looks and feels like. Today, I will do that.

5a wake up, start the coffee, read a few pages in this existentialism book. 5:15a drink coffee, lounge of the family room sectional with my laptop.

5:50a get off the couch to brush my teeth and dress for running, 5 min later than I wanted to because I proscrasticated getting up for no discernable reason.

6:15a run for 3.1 miles, less than I initially planned due to the 5 min delay above + I talked with my wife for a 10 min or so as we needed to touch base on plans, a delay I welcomed because we won't see much of each other on Tuesdays with the kids' updated soccer schedule.

7a drive my younger son to school, drink coffee in a disposable travel cup.

8:15a back home, work, drink water.

12p break for lunch, heat olive oil in a pan, take a daily multivitamin before starting cooking, throw some baby spinach in there, we have too many red peppers, chop one up and throw that in there, slice up one chicken sausage and add that, there's a few pieces of leftover flank steak, add that, fry an egg in another pan, sprinkle on everything bagel season on both pans, toast two slices of organic wheat bread, throw everything into a bowl, add salsa and shredded cheese, spread guac onto the toast, put that on the bowl, have one last cup of coffee and drink some water, eat 2 slices of mozzarella cheese after.

1p back to work, more water.

3:45p thought about not snacking but opted for a protein bar, more water.

6p dinner, steak, (NY strip, probably a tad too much but not an absurd amount maybe 8-10 oz, should be able to hold myself to 6), roasted red potatoes, steamed broccoli, sparkling water, ate at home with my older son and daughter as my wife and younger son were at soccer, I think this will be our routine on Tuesdays with our Feb-May soccer schedule, it's nice to mix up the intra-family groupings from time to time, after we ate, we did a Mount Rushmore snake draft of peninsulas, I had third pick and took Iberian, UP Michigan, Denmark and Cape Cod, walked the dog while the kids cleaned up the kitchen.

7p drove my daughter to soccer, ate 2 squares of 70% cocoa dark chocolate in the car to end the night, more water, last sips around 7:30p, brushed my teeth shortly thereafter to signal I was done eating and drinking for the night

Today, I did it, I visualized a healthy day and I sort of did it.

[writer-fennec]

My IRL friend @japanese-jackass-josuke compliments your art! Also I'm laughing to an extreme at the representation of a sleepy fennec LOL:)

Since my friend also requested this here is a paragraph of shit about them:

JJJ and I knew each since elementary school, we bonded in middle school on anime like Naruto and Bleach, now we are still obessed with anime but I also annoy them to death talking for hours at a time about CoD (They played a bit of cod mobile, they are more honourable than me since I've only watched gameplays) and they probably want me to stop by bonking me with a frying pan or shit like that.

He also wants to say (despite their phone being dead RN) that fennec looks very fucking tired (and kinda suicidal looking)

I will always be the first to say-

I am *so* brain-rotted.

I see things, I immediately think of other things. Please enjoy a shitty drawing I made of this phenomenon.

I'm sorry Scottish people, you are now nothing but a fictional character to me 😔

(no I wasn't gonna draw those flags. Y'all get emojis, deal with it)

[jacoblindberg]

My bloomprint: rules for life

This google document contains rules for living a healthy life

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18EPAsRkR0msFnglCpyWr9gPzAoVHwm0m5Agdnxo3Ka8/edit

Below I have copy pasted the items that I believe are correct (which are most ones). I also indicate whether I adhere to this rule via the following notation

[x] I'm doing it

[ ] I'm not doing it MY COMMENTS ARE CAPITALIZED WHICH ARE NOTES TO SELF

sleep

[x] Sleep >7h/day uninterrupted

[x] Sleep in a position that maintains natural curvature of your body

[x] Sleep on a mattress with firmness that supports natural curvature of your body

[x] Sleep at 15.6-20°C

[x] Sleep naked

[x] Wake up naturally without external wake-up aids

[ ] Sleep with head on copper-infused pillow as it Improves facial skin by reducing bacteria, wrinkles etc. It could also help elsewhere but there are few studies for other body parts on healthy patients. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4556990/ and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1468-2494.2009.00515.x

diet

[x] Consume ~2.7-4 litres water/day

[x] Consume at calorie maintenance/week such that you maintain a healthy body fat percentage

[ ] Consume only water, edible plants, edible fungi, edible microbes and some edible animal food (eggs, fermented dairy, fish & white meat) I DO EAT RED MEAT SOMETIMES

[ ] Consume things only raw, processed only to be made edible, or processed to be at least as healthy as prior to processing NO, I OFTEN FRY

[x] Do not consume >400mg caffeine/day & stop >=6h before sleep

[x] 16 hour intermittent water fast >=1x/week

[ ] 24-48 hour water fast ~2x-12x/year

[ ] Consume slowly and chew ~>=32 times per small bite and ~>=5 times per small sip

[x] Split daily calorie intake into 2-3 meals

[x] Do not consume anything <1h before sleep and avoid heavy meals <4h before sleep

[x] Women: Do not take the pill

[x] Consume >30 different types of plants/week

[x] Consume fruits and vegetables fresh or frozen

[x] Do not consume food from animals raw ALMOST ALWAYS COOKED EXCEPT FOR 1X PER YEAR

[x] Consume small and short-lived fish ~2-3x/week. Good: Cod, Salmon, Sardine, Shrimp, Squid, Light/Skipjack Tuna etc. Bad: Albacore/Bigeye Tuna, Carp, Halibut, Shark, Swordfish etc. For a 2,000 calorie diet, consume ~227–340g/weeK

[ ] Consume probiotic foods regularly E.g. Kimchi, Kombucha, Natto, Sauerkraut, Tempeh, Tofu, Yoghurt TODO EAT MORE PROBIOTIC FOODS AND UNTIL I DO TAKE SUPPLEMENTS

[x] Consume spicy food ~1x-7x/week

[x] Consume food cold or warm, not burning hot

[x] Consume plants with peel and stalk where edible

[x] Wash all plants/fungi prior to consumption/preparation

[x] Wash and rinse rice extensively before & after cooking

[x] Do not wash raw fish/meat

[x] Seperate raw animal food from other food all the time

[ ] Do not consume anything that has been in contact with plastic or that has been canned. I.e. no canned foods, plastic bottles, plastic cutlery etc. If you cannot avoid it make sure to 1. Transfer all foods that were in contact with cans / plastic to something else and wash it pre eating. 2. Especially avoid heating plastic / can packaging Tips: Use stainless steel, glass, porcelain as containers, cook beans yourself

[x] Only consume chia seeds soaked, not dry

[x] Do not consume fish skin, internal organs or fatty tissue

[x] Do not consume bitter zucchini/squash/gourd due to possibility of high cucurbitacins (toxins)

excercise

[ ] Do not sit >4h/day MY BIGGEST PROBLEM, TRYING TO SOLVE IT WITH WALK & TALK, STANDING DESK. FAILING OFTEN.

[x] Stop an activity immediately if it leads to pain

[x] Exercise ~>=30min/day (he also writes “but ~<=450min/week” which I ignore due to Attia)

[x] Do aerobic exercise (cardio) >=150min/week

[x] Do anaerobic exercise (strength) of all major muscle groups (chest, back, arms, legs, shoulders, abs) >=2x/week

[x] Mix up the aerobic & anaerobic exercises regularly

[x] Maintain good posture when sitting and standing: Chest forward, shoulders back, head up

[x] Do >=5-10min of dynamic stretches of muscles to be trained before exercise

[x] Do >=5-10min of static stretches of muscles trained after exercise

[x] Do >=5-10min dynamic stretches of full-body every morning

[ ] Do >=5-10min static stretches of full-body every evening IT'S ON MY EVENING ROUTINE LIST BUT I OFTEN SKIP IT

[ ] Limit exercises to non-contact sports with a low risk of injury NO, I PLAY FOOTBALL AND I KITESURF

[x] Wear recommended protective equipment when exercising

[x] Take the stairs

[x] Smile >=1x/day

[x] Do not engage in excessive sport eg marathrons

[x] Be conscious of you're movements and actions, feel your muscles

[x] Men: Do not keep laptop on lap for >28min continously, not even with a lap pad in between

[ ] Interact with electronic devices at eye level without bending forward (e.g. phone) TRYING TO BUT FAILING

skin

teeth

[x] Do not share tools that may come in contact with blood e.g. toothbrush & razor blade.

[x] Brush teeth 2min >1hr after last food every evening

[x] Brush teeth 2min before first food every morning

[x] Brush your tongue after teeth

[ ] Use waterpik after flossing and before brushing I.e. Floss -> Waterpik -> Brush teeth -> brush tongue -> Rinse TODO OMNIFOCUS

[x] Floss every morning before brushing or every evening after your last calories but before brushing

[x] Replace toothbrush head every <=4 months or if the bristles are worn out

[ ] Pour hot water over toothbrush head before and after every reuse TODO START SOON

[x] Let toothbrush air dry in upright position after use

[x] Do not let toothbrush touch other toothbrushes

[x] Avoid covering toothbrush or storing it in containers

[x] Use toothpaste with fluoride & do not swallow it

[ ] Rinse mouth with aloe vera or tea tree oil after brushing TODO START SOON

[ ] Use electric toothbrush TODO BUY

shower

[x] Shower after sweating

[x] Shower both cold & warm with a preference for cold

[x] Completely dry yourself after washing

[x] Use a dry towel

[x] Do not apply any cosmetics to your skin

[x] Do not apply excessive friction/pressure to your skin

[x] Avoid skin contact with things that harbor many germs e.g. door knops, public toilets, etc. Wash hands after.

[x] Do not pick your nose

[x] Wash bed sheets 1x/week & other bedding 1x/2weeks

[x] Wash towels every ~5 uses

[x] Wash clothes in close contact with skin daily or after sweating

[ ] Use nail clipper to keep nail edges at ~2mm past the nail plate TODO ADD TO OMNIFOCUS EVENIGN

[ ] Disinfect nail clipper prior to use with 70%-90% alcohol, rinse in hot water and then dry properly

[ ] Do not remove nail cuticles

[ ] Do not chew your nails

[x] Do not use cotton swabs to clean your ears

social

[x] Socialize >=1x/day face-to-face in person TODO ADD TO HABIT TRACKER?

[x] Have >3 close social contacts you regularly interact with

[x] Only have sex with a partner who has no STIs

[x] Men: Ejaculate ~2-7x/week

[x] If penetrating the anus, always use a condom regardless of STIs

[x] If receiving vaginal/anal sex and switching to anal/vaginal use a new unexpired fresh condom

[ ] Practice kindness >=5x/day I SHOULD IMPROVE HERE

[ ] Get a massage ~>=1x/month TODO BUY IT MORE OFTEN

[ ] Do not greet people with a handshake I DISAGREE BETTER TO GREET THEM JUST WASH OFTEN

[ ] Spend >=30min/week in nature https://www.nature.com/articles/srep28551 and https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27493670/

eye

[x] Never look directly into the sun, not even during an eclipse

[x] Avoid eye exposure to blue light <3h before bed

[x] Do not let eyes see light during sleep with >5 lux and 180 lux

[ ] Avoid looking at things with too much glare for long periods of time

[ ] Take a 20-second break to view something 20 feet away every 20 minutes spent using a screen or focusing on a single thing.

ears

[ ] Avoid any noise >70dB https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/hearing_loss/what_noises_cause_hearing_loss.html This is surprisingly difficult. It usually means no nightclubs, concerts, sporting events, bars, high-volume headphones & avoiding combustion vehicles (EVs are quieter) etc. Tips: Shield your ears with your hands e.g. when a train is approaching

[x] Avoid any noise during sleep with >30dB. Even if it doesn't wake you up it impacts sleeping stages, e.g. traffic, crying children, adhan etc. https://www.sleepfoundation.org/noise-and-sleep

lungs

[ ] Only breathe in through your nose, even during exercise. MOSTLY YES BUT NOT ALWAYS.

Posted 2023-11-14 Updated 2023-11-14