#we're going to cracker barrel

[mister-dad]

a happy valentines day to me and arthur morgan!! just us by the way and i already rented out a trailer for us two

[bloomingonionbitch]

(on a lighter note, we got to spend the afternoon on the river - which is a wicked quick drive from our new place! and then a bunch of cows showed up to sip sweet river water and Grover was like !?!?!? he had never seen a cow before and was truly baffled).

[theygotbitchesinmedia]

ive started putting together a master list spreadsheet for all of the stuff I've been through in the past and already want to rec. It's kinda slow going because I've been in the car for the past three days, but once I have that workable I'll post it here.

In the meantime: I've finished teppu! Definitely really good. I'm still not really into sports narratives structurally but the character stuff they did was really enjoyable. I feel like it wasn't to most cleanly executed narrative and maybe could have given itself a little bit more space to work, but taking its length into account it used it's time really well

Since I'm on the road I wanted something kinda brainless and easy to get through for reading in the evenings I started surviving romance last night (note: I have no idea if the content of surviving romance is brainless and easy to get through but webtoon as a format is fundamentally designed for this. So.) But I got immediately distracted because a new flower that bloomed nowhere chapter dropped the second I opened it and I had to do that instead

We're at cracker barrel right now so I'm reading some more of it and all these webtoon comments are talking about how much they like the art. But aside from slightly more appealing color use I really don't see anything here as being visually interesting at all and barely different from any other webtoon style. Sorry I'm a webtoon hater and it'll really take a lot to change that. Visually boring is probably the worst crime a comic can commit and I feel like vertical scroll format simply does not lend itself well to interesting compositions

Anyway I'm gonna give it the first 7 chapters to see if I consider it being worth reading the rest since that's what's free on webtoon meaning that's what they've calculated as being their best onboarding for this.

They don't have butter knives at this cracker barrel they only gave us forks when we sat down and when we asked the waitress for a knife to butter our biscuits she said they didn't have any and brought us plastic takeaway cutlery instead. Which is fine for butter. But really raises some questions

[finniestoncrane]

Ik you’re probably most well known for your DC stuff and the titular Riddler loving but tbh everytime I see a cowboy in media, I think of you. When I watch Longmire, when I watch The Rifleman, when I play Overwatch and see Cassidy, whEN I SEE A PHOTO OF ONE ON THE WALL AT CRACKER BARREL, I just see em sometimes and I’m like “man, his chest is hairy and his tits are big, I wish Finnie was here, she’d like this.”

;-; anon when i tell you this made me actually tear up, my little eyes are LEAKING this is the sweetest thing!! i wish i was there with you looking at big fat cowboy tits ;-; we're holding hands and sharing too many appetisers at cracker barrel (i've never been but i guess they do appetisers, if not we'll go dave and busters i liked it there they had tiny hamburgers and a tasty watermelon cocktail, my treat!! i'll pay you in food to sit and listen to me talk about cowboy boobs) 💚💚💚

[legitalicat]

Get to know Appalachian Sihtric

Collection Masterlist here!

Appalachian Sihtric is getting interviewed for a local newspaper. He has become a pillar in his community, and the people want to know more. These are his real, unedited answers.

If you have any questions you want to ask Appalachian Sihtric, feel free to drop them below or send them in.

Q: You come home after a long day at work. Name three things you're doing first.

Sihtric: Kissing my woman. That is the number one thing. She opens my truck door for me when I get home just for that. And then, I'm probably gonna hop in the shower. It's dirty work I do. And my woman, YN darlin' I love you, she cooks while I'm showerin' so then I get to just relax and eat dinner with her.

Q: What is your favorite meal?

Sihtric: Aw shit, that's hard. I'm a big breakfast person. Love me a good plate of biscuits and gravy. I think otherwise, gotta say chicken and waffles, or French toast if we go to Cracker Barrel, or pot roast. YN's mom makes the best pot roast, especially her Sunday deer pot roast.

Q: What sort of activities do you like to do in your free time?

Sihtric: Keeping YN away from animal auctions, hahahaha. But seriously, I love to go fishin'. I used to go huntin', but YN worries if I go alone and Finan and Osferth can't shut up long enough to get a deer, and Uhtred has enough kids he can't come out.

Q: What would you say is your favorite childhood memory?

Sihtric: Aww man. My favorite thing ever was when my grandparents used to take me to flea markets and yard sales. I'd find so much cool shit, I was like a dragon and would hoard all the little things. It was so much fun, and I still have a couple things. Like a guitar, I got it hanging up in our bedroom, and I made my grandpa sign it for me. He was crazy talented musically and to this day, that thing is my favorite thing I've ever owned.

Q: Last one for now. Where is your favorite place to go with your wife, YN?

Sihtric: This may be the hardest question ever, hahaha. There are no bad places with her. I think the most beautiful times we have together are like, the really mundane stuff. Going to the grocery store and the like. Something that reminds me, shows me, we're working together and building a life and a future together. She gets really happy when I take her to buy video games, too, so anything that gives her that level of joy is always amazing. As far as like, date spots go? Probably Cracker Barrel. It's probably the simplest place I could take her, I know, but gods above. She loves the food, loves the atmosphere. She loves wandering the gift shop, especially around the holidays and they get a bunch of really neat stuff.

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[thebiscuiteternal]

Dad: We're gonna need you to watch Charlotte tomorrow. Your Uncle J2 and Aunt D want to meet at Cracker Barrel at 7:30.

Me: ...A.M.????

Mama: (huge sigh 'cause she's a huge introvert and doesn't wanna go) Yeah.

[zutraeumen]

The Final Course

Chef Julian Slowik didn't know what to do with himself.

He didn't know how to feel about his ruined Menu, or about the two guests who made it so.

There was no time to waste on unnecessary thoughts other than salvaging what was left and finishing it. Although, looking at the corpses of his loyal followers, he regretted that not all of them had made it to the end with him. They deserved to feel liberated too.

Alas, death was nothing. He was the Chef, the Man. He worked with death every day. How could he call himself a chef if he didn't experience death? Two cooks tipped the barrel on its side, and a vicious liquid poured out across the floor.

Resigned to their fate, the diners didn't even bother lifting their feet. By now, some even felt as if they deserved it.

Servers began draping thick sheets of marshmallow, strung together with candy floss, over the diners. The staff continued to hustle, creating elaborate Jackson Pollock splatters and swirls of melted chocolate, graham crackers crumbled atop the tables.

Slowik stood still as an owl and thought. He looked around his restaurant: the ferocious beauty of his food, the havoc he had caused, the totality of his life. And somehow, he knew this wasn't the perfect ending to his menu. He shook his head, dismayed.

It was time for him to be done with it. "So, before our final course, there is the matter of the bill."

Servers placed checks on the tables, along with little Hawthorn gift bags.

"We're on a no-tip system, so gratuity is included. Please enjoy your gift bags. A few goodies in there – a booklet of our local suppliers, some house-made granola, one of Doug Verrek's fingers, and a copy of tonight's menu."

Lillian Bloom reached for her wallet, but Ted stopped her. "No, this is on the magazine." He noticed that Lillian was almost about to cry. "I know."

"No, it's just... I just realized I'll never get to write about this."

Richard reached for his wallet with his one good hand and gave it to Anne.

"Can you take out my Amex?" He looked at her. "Anne?"

"I don't want an apology, Richard."

The man looked at his wife solemnly, glowing with shame and subsequent regret. "Happy Anniversary."

Each tech bro tossed in a credit card—they're going Dutch.

The movie star put down his card.

"I am your friend," Felicity sniffled.

The movie star smiled at his only friend. "Told you you weren't leaving."

"Again, thank you all for dining with us tonight. You represent the ruin of my art, and my life, but now you get to be a part of it. A part of what I hope is my masterpiece."

With Chef's prompting, the guests slowly began to clap. The movie star couldn't help but give it up sincerely for himself and for a fellow artist. The cooks applauded as well.

"And now, our final dessert course is a playful twist on a comfort food classic..."

"The S'more: the most offensive assault on the human palate ever contrived. Unethically sourced chocolate and gelatinized sugar water, imprisoned by industrial-grade graham cracker. It's everything wrong with us, yet we associate it with innocence. Childhood. Mom and Dad."

Chef glanced at his mother, who was passed out at her table.

"But what transforms this fucking monstrosity is fire. The purifying flame. It nourishes us, warms us, reinvents us, forges and destroys us. We must embrace the flame."

Tears welled up in the eyes of the diners. They knew what was happening, and some even began praying. Slowik grabbed a handful of hot coals straight from the grill, not even registering how they burned his palm, and slowly made his way to the center of the dining room.

"Please—" Anne begged, her voice trembling.

But was she pleading for him to stop... or to continue?

"We must be cleansed. Made clean. Like martyrs or heretics, we can be subsumed and made anew."

Tears welled in Chef Slowik's eyes. He paused, taking a deep breath. Somehow, he had found... release.

The chef tossed it into the flammable pool. A watery curtain of blue flame billowed across the floor, casting a warm, metamorphic glow that illuminated the faces of the diners. Despite everything that had gone wrong, Chef Slowik was prepared to perish from this world, which had grown so inhospitable to him, his smiling face bathed in the firelight.

Screams of agony echoed around him, but it was as if the man had already ascended to Heaven.

That was, until the Devil came knocking at the door.

And dragged him hastily out of the restaurant.

[schizononagesimus]

I AM SO HOMESICK FOR THE SOUTH I WANNA DRIVE 70 DOWN A DESERTED HIGHWAY I WANNA STOP AT THE ONE GAS UP IN SOME RANDOM LITTLE TOWN BLASTING FUCKIN LUKE BRYAN OR SOME SHIT I WANT SWEET TEA AND CORNBREAD I WANNA LAY IN THE GRASS AND DO NOTHING WHILE HOLDING HANDS WITH MY ONE FRIEND WHO LIVES OUT IN BUTTFUCKED NOWHERE I WANNA SMASH A COLD BEER IN THE BED OF A RUSTED UP TRUCK AND WASH THE RED MUD OUTTA MY NICE JEANS I WANNA ROLL DOWN A HILL I WANNA FEEL THE HEAT ON MY SKIN AS A PICK BLACKBERRIES I WANNA SHUCK CORN FROM MY GRANDDADDY'S GARDEN AND EAT BLACK PEAS FROM THE DEEP FREEZE I WANNA HEAR THE CRICKETS AND CICADAS AT NIGHT I WANNA DANCE IN THE HONKY TONK WITH MY BOOTS BEAT UP ON THE TOE FROM MY SHORT FRIEND STANDING ON ME TO DANCE I WANNA PASS ABOUT SIX WOODEN PENTECOSTAL CHURCHES ON THE SAME DAMN HIGHWAY I WANNA PULL OFF AT A CRACKER BARRELL AND GO TO THE WAFFLE HOUSE WHILE WE'RE ALL DRUNK ON BAD BUT COLD BEER (NOT ME) AFTER SPENDING THE DAY DOING NOT SHIT CAUSE THEIR AINT SHIT TO DO BUT SIT AROUND AT SOMEONE'S HOUSE I WANNA I WANNA!!!!!!!!!!!

[malbecmusings]

Juneau, Alaska

July 26 & 27 - A warning that was stressed over and over and over by guides we talked to while planning this trip: DO NOT underestimate the bears. A grizzly has a sense of smell exponentially better than a bloodhound. With the ability of said 1,000lb plus behemoth to hit 40, yes f-o-r-t-y, miles an hour for up to 2 miles nonstop, shit could hit the fan faster than you could imagine. The prep we've done, including for a potential unfriendly wildlife encounter could be a book in itself. We're all carrying bear spray; the boy scout and I are each carrying a different type (potency/volume vs range). Everyone is also carrying chest holsters with big bore handguns, and yes, praying we don't have to use them.

My first thought this morning was one of of gratitude for not having any large, nosey critters come into camp in the middle of the night. My second thought was about how good I felt. We spent for-effin-ever trying out different tens, sleeping bags, and sleeping pads before we found a combo that we liked. Although it was in the 50's we stayed warm and didn't wake up feeling like we had spent the night sleeping on rocks, which is exactly what we had done.

Half our party was already up having coffee around the fire when I unzipped the tent to assess the world. The clouds were pretty low so there wasn't a need to get in a hurry. While everyone primarily responsible for flying is instrument rated, meaning we could get up and call for a clearance to fly into Juneau.... why?

Instead of rushing to get everything packed up, we decided to make a big breakfast and chill while we waited for the weather to lift. There wasn't as much concern about cooking this morning because we'd all be up and *might* be able to see or hear something coming. Our resident chefs went wild and made the biggest, best tasting breakfast burritos and pancakes I've ever had. My contribution to the feast was virgin Bloody Marys which were almost as good as the high test variety.

The ceilings lifted by the time we finished breakfast, got everything cleaned up, and the planes packed. We flew upriver in search of more gravel bars to do touch and go's on. I made two full stop landings in a slight crosswind that even I was proud of. It pays to sleep with know a good CFI.

Juneau holds the distinction of being one of only two state capitols that are wholly inaccessible by an outside road system. In addition to being a government town, it's also tourist central, with a yearly average visitor count of more than a million tourists. That's a lot, especially considering the metro population is barely 36K. But, it is stunning. Turn in any direction and you'll find mountains, the ocean, glaciers, and wildlife within arms reach.

We got lucky and found a VRBO big enough to house all of us rather than staying at a hotel. Bonus points for it being close to the airport. Our host was quick to recommend the Salmon Bake for dinner. Her instructions were to dress warm and go hungry. Imagine a rustic outdoor Cracker Barrel buffet. It was a bit very touristy, but isn't that the point? You can belly up to the bar, chill around a campfire and roast marshmallows, pan for gold, shop for stuff (of course), and enjoy an "Alaskan experience" while feasting on pretty decent food. Two tips: get a table by the creek if you can and get the glazed salmon.

Juneau Part II: We had a chill night and crashed early because we had a fishing charter scheduled this morning. Another cool, beautiful but wet morning. To hopefully minimize the risk of a lung issue flareup, I broke out both the layered cold weather and foul weather gear. It took two boats to haul all of us and the better part of an hour to reach the fishing grounds, which looked an awful lot like ALL the water we passed before reaching that spot. Our guides were amazing though. Between us, we caught a literal boatload of halibut, salmon, and rockfish surrounded by some of the most mind blowing scenery imaginable. The guides are going to process everything except what we saved for dinner and ship it to us when we get home.

We were planning to hike up to Mendenhall Glacier when we got back but pulling all these fish up from the bottom of the damn ocean wore us out. Instead we built a fire in the fire-pit, had a few drinks, and enjoyed a chill night. Tomorrow we head north again for another few nights off the grid. Our first stop will be the town of Cordova where we'll refuel and provision before heading to a Forest Service cabin on Hinchinbrook Island.

[justicefanged]

"Well now, who is this?" Though he had approached the young man with goodie-bag in hand, the moment Sigurd laid eyes on the puppy he had become distracted, depositing the goodie-bag into Linus's hands to kneel to the dog's level, smooshing the dog's cheeks affectionately. "I had seen that we would be expecting a four-legged friend, but I hadn't expected such a good boy!" 

(The bag is of a plush sapphire velvet with braided gold drawstrings. If he were tempted to peek inside, he would find the festive goodies of the typical Chalphy holiday season: roasted nuts coated in a caramelized warming spice mixture, a hand-pulled twisted peppermint stick, decadent candied orange peel, and a holiday cracker to be pulled later with little knick-knacks within.) 

It took a moment of this for Sigurd to recall that he'd also a human guest to attend to, and he rose, laughing, to clap a warm hand on Linus's shoulder. "Welcome, my friend – we have met before, have we not?" Winking, Sigurd recalled the moments he had seen Linus as a blur during trick-or-treating, when he had barreled to his door and snatched handfuls of candy in truly spectacular fashion. "But now you are not here merely as friend, are you? Or, perhaps you are – you are close with my niece, are you not?"   

Sigurd's eyes flicked across the young man in assessment; built hardy and strong, with large calloused hands. But it wasn't the ability to destroy that made a man; it was the ability to create. 

Sigurd smiled. "I hope that the two of you enjoy the party. Ah! Apologies - " He knelt, rubbing the pooch's ears vigorously, "The three of you!" 

Linus barked out a laugh as the goodie bag is handed off to him, and then he's almost completely forgotten in favor of the puppy that had been padding alongside him. He didn't really mind -- after all, puppy's had this effect on a lot of people -- and it gave him a second to poke around in the bag. He pulled out the peppermint stick with a noise of appreciation and promptly shoved it into his mouth; it really wasn't meant to be eaten in such a way, and was sort of awkwardly placed in his mouth, but all it took were a few well placed crunches and that was all sorted.

Honk is ecstatic to be here and get attention right off the bat! The puppy is quick to scramble closer when Sigurd kneels down, doing his best to slobber over the hands that are squishing at his face. His whole body is being wiggled by the forceful wagging of his tail, the little green and red bowtie that has been incorrectly tied around his neck looks like it'll come loose any second.

"Figured it'd be good to let y'all know 'bout him." A rare instance of foresight on Linus' part. "Think we did -- ya know, bit of a fast an' furious first meetin'," he grinned, "Nice to know that first candy run wasn't a fluke!"

At least some rich folks didn't have a problem with sharing their good food around.

Linus swallows at the question -- ah, minty fuck -- coughing a little. "Definitely more than friends, but I dunno if we're at the...y'know...Goin' at her comfort. Whatever, uh--"

Wow, that was weird and awkward, and more than a little embarrassing.

"'M mostly here for, like...if 'Tena needs a quick exit. I want her to have a good time, if she can. You're her family, yeah? That's...important, even if it's also messy and complicated, and a major fuckin' pain in the ass sometimes," Linus huffed out, stashing his opened goodie bag into one of the pockets of his jacket to keep his hands busy.

He was lucky that his brother was alive, that his sister was here. But there were others that were missing. Blood and chosen family alike. There would be no more gatherings like this. No stupid jokes told over cheap ale. No more songs or stories shared by firelight and dancing shadow on sturdy walls that kept cold winds at bay.

Linus wasn't going to have that sort of connection anymore with those of his family that were gone now. But Altena had a chance. Whether it turned out good or bad, he wanted her to be able to make that choice.

"It's a party, what can go wrong?" Linus tries to recover the utter embarrassing sappiness that had been this greeting so far, forcing out a laugh that was too loud. "I'm sure we'll have a blast!"

Honk, who had been exceptionally disappointed that he was not the focus of attention anymore, had been clumsily dancing around the two men's feet while yapping away. He almost bowled himself over in a rampant return of excitement when Sigurd returned to rub at his ears, oversized puppy paws making uncoordinated attempts to hold on to such good scritches.

[shamefulsinnerethan]

It's story time..Pt.1

Because I got into and witnessed physical fight with 2 of my aunts family members and they're all psychotic.

So, Sunday, June 8th, I was at my aunt's (Btw she's not my real aunt I just call her that bc we're close) house for a funeral because her mom had just passed. The funeral was Saturday.

There are two members of her family that live with her in the basement that I don't like we're just gonna call them Hansel & Gretel. They're 20 & 21, and a married couple. But they act like toddlers. Leaving my aunt's kitchen messy..leaving dishes everywhere, cooking and leaving food open, not taking out the trash and letting BAGS AND BAGS of trash just lying around everywhere taking my aunt's food without asking out of HER refrigerator like it's an all you can eat buffet. And also have a habit of taking her other things without permission. You understand the backstory? Alright

So anyways. It's Sunday now. Around like maybe 1:45-2:00pm-ish, (because after the funeral I was exhausted so we didn't wake up till that time.) Anyways I wake up, everybody chillin', brush my teeth, get dressed, b/c we were planning on getting out the house to get brunch. So, I go downstairs & get me a cup of tea. My aunt, her aunt and her cousin, are sitting at the dining table just chillin'; laughing and ha ha kee kee-ing. And then my mom comes downstairs basically saying yo places are about to close so brunch isn't really an option and by that time it was like 2:15pm and brunch places closed at like 3pm, so, we just decided to go to cracker barrel.

I FORGOT I HAVE WORK TO DO SO ILL DO PART 2 LATER...AS WELL WITH ANOTHER STORY THAT HAPPENED TO ME...

[the-firebird69]

Furthermore we have a lot of stuff to do and announcements.

--the rad was very high for 10 minutes when our son was out there it was 69 bja was out there part of the time and couldn't take it and he can't take it for long outside doesn't have air doesn't have the air conditioner and just sits there and roasts and it really is still up around 30 there's no special roofing or shielding it's not even lead but it's part concrete but still the windows are huge and they don't have lead liners the guy is an idiot and it shows so that level of radiation today got a decent amount he's outside off and and he had a several trips across to Stan and he is got an exposure today that is a lot it's very high and it went in and he didn't feel anything just stronger and he will be reaching a level which is pretty low coming up pretty soon and it is going to be about 20 tonight and it's very low it is perfect it's supposed to be you would want it to me and it really has to be and we think that by tomorrow morning because of today he will probably drop down until about 18 for real it's going to be a quick and sudden drop and people are not expecting it but it is true it will happen and pretty soon 18 is pretty low it's Friday and he's going to be at the laundromat and that counts as kind of being outside it's kind of like here it's a little bit more because it comes in off the water and it's combined and usually sits outside or in a breeze if he sits outside or in a breeze it'll be about 68 a couple of times but when he's there he'll be once but still the exposure will bring him down in the morning he'll probably be 19 or so and that evening probably 18 but these are cumulative it doesn't stay in the lipoma but it goes in and out and it weakens and makes little pathways and eventually do you like homo will be empty it's permeated on the way in but much more so as the chemicals escape as they deteriorate they find a way out and yes like caverns with that being said the duration and the level he's been at for about a week and a half about half of them are weakened and have pathways and they seek the pathway a lot of times by gravity and this will force the chemicals out they will find their way out of the body and the oxygen levels tomorrow tomorrow night will be up fairly high and Saturday very high and stay very high for the season. They will rot and he will be dropping almost 2% today for about 5 days so he'll go down to about 9% by Thursday night and after that it will be another session no it will only be a few days before it starts to drop faster until then it will be an average of 75% of 1% a day so two and a half points or something for a few days after Thursday night so Sunday will drop from a little under 7 to 4:00 and in a couple days he will be at zero so that would be the week after this week is over and I believe that's the third of December an odd day for that to happen. And he probably is going to paid far in advance or some weird thing. So we helped orchestrate the FedEx package being misdirected he already has probiotics and he has enough to last until Monday but we want him to go up there into excite the weirdo to rip him apart and it's worked for a couple years very well.

Thor Freya

Wow so that's great it's really only until a little after the end of the month and it was going to go on but he's going to be outdoors several times maybe even more he's thinking about Thanksgiving but you have a line out there is very big at Thanksgiving Day and that would be the day after tomorrow and Sunday too so it's kind of late he might go over to cracker barrel it's kind of far though he says that's up the road and then you go up the other road yeah it is kind of far so he probably will have to forgo that event he sees a jet airliner and thinks it's fun. But we're approaching the time when he will actually go on trips. And it's not long from now when he's going to be going to Worcester that's what the lawyer's office is and they put his mom through hell and they're a bunch of weirdos who don't think it does that much we have other news but we're going to print

Hera

Olympus

[ionizers]

Finished a 25 hour fast today! Light work. I was feeling okay, just a bit more anxious than usual. The hubby and I drove across four states today. We went to cracker barrel for lunch, I ordered a 1200 calorie meal but I didn't finish it. I don't know how much to count for that. Haven't eaten since. Problem is that now we're at our destination we're thinking bout going out for drinks. I love me some drinks but drinks are calories and calories ruin a fast. What to do what to do.

No weight updates since yesterday, didn't have a chance to step on the scale before running out the door this morning! But I'm feeling good. On track. There's even a gym where we're staying! Maybe I'll do an hour on the bike before grabbing those drinks.

Stay motivated! Never recover!

[heatherdiariez]

What we've eaten, ever since we started going on our diet;

6/17/24-

BREAKFAST: Trail mix, 1/2 cup (340 cal)

LUNCH: N/A

DINNER: Quesadilla, 1 whole (760 cal) ]

WATER: 32 oz

TOAL: 1,100 cal - not good, i know, but we were just starting out.. trying to ease us into it

6/18/24-

BREAKFAST: N/A

LUNCH: Cashews, 0.5 oz (86 cal) Pickles, 3 spears (0 cal)

DINNER: Edamame, 1 1/2 cup (180 cal) Grilled chicken, 2 tenders (105 cal) White rice, 1/4 cup (95 cal)

WATER: 96 oz!

TOTAL: 466 cal - We went over our budget (444) a bit, but we said it is okay because originally we weren't gonna eat the rice, but we did, just to hide our ana eating from our partner. And we will take a few extra cal if it means we don't trigger them.. I still feel a little gross about it though.

6/19/24-

BREAKFAST: Bagel thin, 1 bagel (110 cal) Cream cheese, 0.5 oz (50 cal) Baby spinach, 0.2 oz (1 cal) Baby arugula, 0.2 oz (1 cal) Onion, 0.3 oz (3 cals) Cherry tomatoes, 1.2 oz (11 cal) Balsamic glaze, 1/2 tbsp (20 cal)

LUNCH: Boiled egg, 1 egg (78 cal) Cashews, 1 oz (172 cal) Strawberries, 4 strawbs (15 cal)

DINNER: Chili mac, 1 cup (200 cal) Fried rice, 1 small bowl (est 200 cal) Pickles, 1 1/2 spears (0 cal) Pineapple juice, 2tsp (6 cal)

WATER: 112 oz :)

TOTAL: 866 cal - Originally our budget was 666 for that day, but our partner made fried rice and we felt really bad not eating any. So we just ended up having a little... so we decided the next day we'd make our budget 666 instead.

6/20/24-

BREAKFAST: vape <3

LUNCH: Chicken, 2 tenders (74 cal) Pea pasta, 1 bowl (253 cal) Pickle, 1 spear (0 cal) Strawberries, 7 medium (27 cal)

DINNER: Salad, 1 bowl (294 cal) Halo top ice cream, 2/3 cup (109 cal)

WATER: 156 oz!

TOTAL: 757 cal - We went over our budget. AGAIN. I don't have an excuse for this. We just wanted a salad and we didn't want to skimp out on any ingredients because we wanted it to taste good. I regret it though.

6/21/24-

BREAKFAST: Oikos pro greek yogurt, 3/4 cup (160 cal) Oats & honey protein granola, 1 oz (118 cal)

LUNCH: N/A

DINNER: Wawa cheesesteak fries, 1 bowl (390 cal) Wawa double cheeseburger, 3/4 burger (705 cal) Wawa birthday cake cheesecake, 16 oz (530 cal)

WATER: 88 oz

TOTAL: 1,903 cal - We went WAY over budget today. Charlie begged us to stop doing any cal limits below 800, so we agreed to make that our consistent limit. The only reason I'm trying to not be too hard on us for what we ate is because a little was eating dinner and she was very, very upset. I'm just glad we at least didn't go OVER 2,000 cal, but we're gonna have to make up for it tomorrow.

6/22/24-

BREAKFAST: Bertolino Bridgford salami, 1 serving (130 cal) Cracker Barrell yellow cheddar, 1/2 serving (55 cal) Whole grain garden salsa chips, 1/2 serving (70 cal)

LUNCH: Crepe, 1 crepe (108 cal) Hazelnut spread, 1 tsp (33 cal) Strawberries, 2 medium (8 cal) Whole grain garden salsa chips, 1/2 serving (70 cal) Pickle, 1 spear (0 cal)

DINNER: Crepe, 1 crepe (108 cal) Wawa double cheeseburger, 1/4 burger (353 cal) Edamame, 1.8 oz (62 cal) Salad, 1/2 bowl (37 cal)

WATER: 178 oz!

TOTAL: 1,046 cal - We only went slightly over budget today, which is better than yesterday at least. If it weren't for that damn cheeseburger we probably could've stayed under budget. 353 for that tiny ass quarter of a burger... fucking ridiculous.

6/23/24-

BREAKFAST: Planters trail mix cajun, 19.3 grams (~110 cal)

LUNCH: N/A

DINNER: Fried Rice, 2 servings (~400 cal) Cottage Cheese, 1 cup (160 cal)

WATER: 96 oz

TOTAL: 670 cal - Much better today!!! The fried rice was real hard to calorie count bc our partner made it, but I just kinda threw an estimate out there. But bc we were like, 330 cal under budget today I can pretty much guarantee we were not over that day.

6/24/24-

BREAKFAST: Bagel Thin, 1 bagel (110 cal) Philidelphia cream cheese, 1/2 serving (50 cal) Dominos marinara sauce, 1 serving (8 cal) Boiled egg, 1 large (77 cal) Basil, 4 leaves (0 cal)

LUNCH: Sour cream & chive instant mashed potatoes, 2 servings (220 cal) Corn, 54 g (36 cal) Crepe, 2 medium (216 cal) Hazelnut spread, 1 tsp (33 cal) Strawberries, 2 1/2 medium (10 cal)

DINNER: Chicken tenderloins, 7.8 oz (195 cal) Baby bella mushrooms, 1.5 oz (10 cal)

WATER: 98 oz

TOTAL: 965 cal - Doing alright. Still under budget so it's fine. Thank god for mashed potatoes!!

6/25/24-

BREAKFAST: N/A

LUNCH: Chik-fil-a chicken sandwich, 1 serving (490 cal) Chik-fil-a waffle fries, 1 serving (420 cal) Honey mustard, 1/2 serving (50 cal)

DINNER: Dominos parm spinach pizza, 1/2 pizza (900 cal) Dominos honey bbq pineapple bacon pizza, 1/2 pizza (810 cal)

WATER: 94 oz

TOTAL: 2,670 cal - This was the worst day yet. I'll cut us a little slack, because it was El who was high and eating pizza. Ann wouldn't have gotten chik-fil-a if she knew we were gonna have pizza though, so shit happens I guess. ugh.

6/26/24-

BREAKFAST: N/A

LUNCH: N/A

DINNER: Fried calamari, 3 rings (36 cal) Spider sushi roll, 1 serving (404 cal) Hawaiian sushi roll, 1 serving (342 cal) Crab rangoon, 2 pieces (92 cal)

WATER: 48 oz?

TOTAL: 874 cal - We did okay I guess. We were originally gonna OMAD from yesterday but Kris+Apollo wanted to go on a sushi date. The restaurant also didn't have calories so these are all estimates.. but it's sushi, I highly doubt we went over 1,000 cal.

6/27/24-

BREAKFAST: N/A

LUNCH: Oikos pro greek yogurt, 8 oz (213 cal) Hazelnut spread, 6 g (32 cal)

DINNER: Dominos mushroom pepper pizza, 3 slices (540 cal) Cashews, 1.3 oz (211 cal)

WATER: 56 oz?

TOTAL: 996 cal - We've been real bad about tracking water recently but oh well. Also we were just BARELY in the budget and Eli ate a fuck ton of gochujang but didnt count it so we probably were over. :,)

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[keegan-fabray]

Staying put in one place doesn't mean we won't travel. I'm sure we'll travel all the time, [Aiden said easily.]

And even when we don't want to travel... We're going to be living in the biggest city in the country. There's always going to be something to discover basically right in our backyard, [Aiden assured.]

...But enough about the future. Let's talk about the present. ...Any ideas on what you're gonna say during your interview? [He asked as he pulled into the Cracker Barrel parking lot.]

Sure, but let's try not to move much while the kids are little. Those formative years matter and they need stability to flourish.

[maeamian]

I tend to be less amused by the genre of post where we laugh at the angry reviews of conservatives who don't like that there are queer people in art than many of you, that whole "I don't get it how could this be queer" and "How come they're shoving this down our throat now when the comics..." style comment about Sandman being the specific animus for this post.

Where, like, obviously someone who sincerely wrote those things would have drastically missed the point of the show, but there's a key word in that phrase 'sincerely', a I don't think they're actually operating in a way that adverb applies. I think this scenario is a bit more like that Sartre quote, that they're just fucking around with words because serious people believe in words and they believe in power, fundamentally this isn't different from that news clip the other day where people got mad at Cracker Barrel for introducing their non-meat sausage, no one actually cares about the sausage qua the sausage the sausage is a stand in for how a large movement in our culture is tending towards greater inclusivity and the people who don't like inclusivity don't like *that* and that's what the yelling is about

I think something that people miss when they pick out the absolute point-missingest ones to highlight how dumb our foes are is that said foes don't care they're being dumb on purpose and also, we, the audience, aren't the actual intended target, they don't care if we laugh. The actual point, I think, and the place of critical stress, is on the publishers and creators, firstly they need a one star review that won't get scrubbed for calling someone a slur and will pass the extremely generous faith of the moderation algorithms over at Amazon/Twitter/Whatever and possibly even a casual human perusal, "I hate gay people they put gay people in this" is gonna get that review removed but "I was confused by the presence of gay people" sounds like it's in good faith if you refuse to apply any context to anything, which those algorithms and their overworked moderators do.

The other thing that I think we miss is the scale, we're just looking at like... the four dumbest reviews and going 'oho' but when you're the creator, if you're looking at your reviews you go 'Jeeze there's hundreds and/or thousands of people hating this for this specific reason' and depending on why you were putting that art into the world that can hit you in a lot of ways but plenty of them extremely discouraging. I'm drawing on my experience here as a part of a mildly successful YouTube channel and knowing a few other people with them as well, but that sort of backlash can absolutely make an artist go "I would like to not touch this live wire again" which is far more the point than expressing any sincere confusion about anything. Anyhow this is probably too many words about something that doesn't really matter, I definitely am not *so* annoyed that I think you shouldn't, but it does feel a little bit like by highlighting this sort of review you're helping (not substantially or anything) with their actual goal of making it more annoying to make diverse art.