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if you picked other, tag it please 🥺

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some highlights from my students’ romeo and juliet modern interpretation projects:

- someone made a username for friar laurence with 420 at the end - the same kid who put 69 in romeo’s username like i wouldn’t know what either of those things mean - the girl who added ‘clean’ at the end of all the songs on her juliet playlist like lmao girl i know spotify doesn’t have the clean version - the kid who said romeo and juliet killed each other - the weird dichotomy of kids who put love story on their playlist vs the kids who choose bad blood - the kid who wrote ‘get a room’ as tybalt’s comment on romeo’s couple pic - the kid who said ‘romeo is probably one of those douches who follows a ton of people so they follow him back and then he unfollows all of them’ - the one who legitimately used the word ‘alrighty’ do kids say this in their text messages???? i thought i was the one talking like an elderly person but okay - the one who made romeo’s username ‘montagoose’ - the only kid who acknowledged that posting about your secret relationship on instagram was a bad idea - the girl who wrote that romeo would unironically say ‘#blessed’. she’s right. - the one single solitary girl who wrote mercutio as gay as shakespeare did (she’s also the only one who used mercutio at all which is a tragedy but whatever) - the one who wrote romeo’s insta bio as ‘thus with a kiss i die… LOL RIP ME 😂💀’ - the one who made benvolio’s username benvoliYO

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Almost all the objects in this GIF were suggested by my patrons!

You can see the full list here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/interactive-24015984

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this might be the most unmedicated thing i've ever done

the hardback version has new footnotes and lore

i wrote a letter and put it in a steel briefcase

yes I just mailed it to the studio. please pray

read it at https://monsterinmycloset.tiiny.site/

[if anyone is interested in a free hardcover Monster in my Closet book with the furry wrap, please DM me your e-mail address for an info message. I'm ordering more books from the printer & anticipate more copies being ready a month from now.]

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I'm encountering problems with the measuring tape.

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'this property says it has nine acres but those neighbours look pretty clo-'

oh.

ohhhhhhhhh no

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"What do you want from a remake" I DON'T WANT THEM. I DON'T WANT ANOTHER SOULLESS NOSTALGIA-FILLED CASH-GRAB. I DON'T WANT ANY OF THEM. I DON'T WANT ADAPTATIONS THAT KILL THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE OF THE THING THEY WERE BASED UPON NEITHER THE SHOT-BY-SHOT DESATURATED RECREATIONS. I WANT ORIGINAL STORIES!!! NOT REMAKES OF MOVIES THAT AIN'T EVEN 30 YEARS OLD!!!​AAGGGGGHHH

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Apparently there was some kind of race scheduled at a local park or something so I've been trying to avoid the main trail but a little while ago when I had to cross near it I overheard the following shouted exchange

Higher feminine voice: woo, look at you go! You're jogging! Keep it up!

Lower masculine voice (panting): you know it! Last place is still a place, baby!

And goddamn if that didn't rewire my brain a little bit.

Last place is still a place, baby.

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books made of magic, fairytales, poems and love

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Not So Deer by Richard Lay

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I continue to run into people that are confused as to why Americans have screens on our windows and it’s really quite simple.

Bugs

Diseases carried by bugs

Other assorted wildlife such as dogs and teenagers

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ppl who celebrate fictional character birthdays are annoying pass it on

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'These apps are the enemy. They're thoughtless, joyless, and our friends are powerless aginst them."

Leverage Redemption S03E06 The Swipe Right Job.

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Cooking with Scout Harding: Älplermagronen

For HardingWeek25 day 5, prompt: "cooking"!

We all decided that according to the "recipes" given by Harding in game, she isn't really a big cook, but let me show you that pasta with cheese and apples can be absolutely delicious, as demonstrated by this traditional Swiss comfort food recipe that translates as "Alpine Herdsman's Maccaroni"

To feed 6-8 regular sized humans, elves or dwarves (or 4 big qunari), you need:

500g waxy potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-3cm cubes

500g smooth tube-shaped pasta such as short ziti/macaroni, or if you can't find those, use penne

300ml heavy cream

300g shredded cheese ("gratin cheese mix" or similar is perfectly fine). Gruyère/Emmental is great, but please don't use Mozzarella or processed cheese: wrong taste!

2 large onions, sliced thinly into rings or half-moons

Pepper, salt, nutmeg to taste

3 Tbsp butter

2 Tbsp flour

2 veggie bouillon cubes (enough for 1L of water)

Applesauce, as much as desired. Store bought or homemade both work! Rule of thumb: About one 400g can for 4 humans/elves/dwarves or 2-3 qunari

Optional: 1-2 sour apples, cut into thin wedges or cubes

Preparation:

Toss sliced onions in flour to coat, then fry in butter on medium heat until golden (will take 5-10 mins), set aside

2. Boil 2L of water, add bouillon cubes, and cook the cubed potatoes for approx. 8 mins on med-high heat

3. Add pasta, stir well, then let simmer, stirring occasionally, for another 10-ish mins until tender, drain

4. Add the heavy cream and 100ml water to the hot pan. Add pasta and potatoes and mix well to coat, then add pepper, salt and nutmeg to taste. Don't oversalt, as the cheese will be salty as well!

5. Preheat oven to 200C.

6. In an ovenproof casserole dish, add 1/2 of the potato-noodle-cream mixture, then top with 1/4 of the fried onion and 1/2 of the shredded cheese, then repeat, ending with the cheese.

OPTIONAL: You can add your sliced apple before topping with the cheese if you want it to roast a bit!

7. Bake for 15mins until top is bubbly and golden

8. Serve garnished with the remaining fried onions and a generous dollop of applesauce (and sliced apples if they haven't been added yet). Go ahead, mix everything, and enjoy!

This might not be 100% how Harding would make her Älplermagronen, but I'm sure she'd love it. Let me know if you try this recipe, and happy Harding Week :)

Addendum:

There is actually a shortcut if you don't feel like baking this dish in the oven. In this case, just dump all of the cheese into the pot after step 4 (make sure that both potatoes and pasta are well cooked) and mix everything until melted. Add more spices or salt if needed, then serve immediately with onion, apples and applesauce. That's actually the way the alpine herdsmen used to do it, straight from the cauldron*!

Optional:

You can add store-bought deep-fried onions as topping for added crunch, or add crispy bacon bits to make it non-Nevarran.

Älplermagronen goes well with a side salad such as lettuce with balsamic vinaigrette, and a cup of strong, unsweetened black tea to offset the heaviness of the dish.

*not that Cauldron, luckily!

As always, thank you so much @datvcompanionweeks for organising, it's been so much fun so far :)