#Protein Sorting

[beneathsilverstars]

made my number one safe food wrong two times in a row a couple months ago and i still can't bring myself to eat it again... i didn't even make it bad it tasted adequately fine which is why i still ate it, but apparently i shouldn't have bc it was still just wrong enough that the whole food is basically evil to me now. fuck my baja blasted life

[cuttledreams-bugs]

quickie question-

Anyone got any blog recommendations that have a focus on posting/writing about neat things like bugs, plants, space, architecture, etc? I'm aiming broadly at science-adjacent topics but tbh I'm always open to curiosity about things unfamiliar as well :v

I'm specifically looking for such accounts that post that sort of stuff, and don't post/reblog a lot of misc, memes or news stuff. Especially the latter, my main goal is to refocus my online experience away from constant doom-news-spam and into a place of rest and learning, while keeping news reading boxed into its specific place and time.

Some examples of the vibe I'm loosely aiming for:

Artifacts and Arthropods, Arsanatomica, Snailfish Enthusiast

Also down for really neat artist suggestions like Plastiboo and Mason Lindroth too :o

[tj-crochets]

Hey y'all! Another weird question for you: How long do you have to fast for a blood sugar reading to count as a fasting blood sugar measurement? Also, does drinking soda (like, full sugar soda) slowly over the time before the blood test count as not-fasting? Asking because I keep testing* in the fasting blood sugar range when I am pretty sure I am not supposed to. Like, two hours after eating a meal when I've been slowly drinking soda the whole intervening time, or half an hour after drinking a whole full-sugar gatorade *with the home blood sugar test thing, not like doctor's office tests. though I test in the fasting range there too? I do know the word for the tester thing but I am brain fogged at the moment

[stopmyhearts]

I am. Feeling so bad today

[trebeksfault]

got a bunch of tomatoes to ring in summer for my household but didn't wear my walking boot to the store. major tactical error

[yoidki]

brunch + dogwood flowers. awesomesauce morning

[monopeptide]

has anyone ever written about where the biological usage of “degenerate” came from the way they have about like linear regression. I feel like someone should

[kintatsujo]

anyways the fact that I can't go more than a few days without meat before I start to feel like my body is slowly breaking down is part of why I'm so vehement that any movement that insists on one diet for everyone is inherently ableist

not everyone CAN eat meat

some people absolutely need to

[peapod20001]

Probably one of the more horrific food related things just happened to me

[arttsuka]

how are you?

I'm ok I guess. A little nervous because I have to pack clothes etc and clean the house

Also I'm cooking my signature 'I'm leaving in less than 48 hours and I still have veggies on the fridge' dish

[all-thestories-aretrue]

Me: I really need to start prioritizing my protein intake again since I will be going back to the gym.

Also me: *eats bread for breakfast*

[tj-crochets]

So on the plus side I did correctly identify a thing I was experiencing (low blood sugar) and how to treat it (food and sugary beverages) but on the minus side I did not identify it immediately so I made a very, uh, not great pierogi plushie? Apparently low-blood-sugar-me is similar to benadryl-me in that I'll forget things like "limbs for a hamster plushie" or "making the pierogi look like a pierogi and not just a beige blob" I'm okay now, my blood sugar didn't even get to what technically counts as hypoglycemia, it's just been a while since it got to the very shaky hands stage without me noticing it

[frecht]

no more than 4 hours of sleep <3

[naomiknight-17]

We had a nutrition class at cardiac rehab today and usually I'm like "UGH I KNOW stop lecturing me" but today a few people got involved in discussion and it was kinda neat

Someone said they didn't know how to replace red meat in their diet cuz they don't like fish, people suggested chicken or pork or Impossible Beef or seitan (sp?). One lady commented that she'd never tried chickpeas and didn't think she'd like the bean-y texture and I was like "Oh you gotta try them roasted they get so crunchy and tasty" and she was like "Ooh, I like crunchy!"

I mentioned I find lentils too mushy, and one of the therapists was like "Were they red lentils? Try the green, they stay firmer!"

And I could go on but like

Instead of coming out of that nutrition class feeling browbeaten and annoyed, I'm kind of excited to go to a nice grocery store tomorrow and pick out some new foods to try :)

[lupismaris]

Either my meds or my body are trying to ruin me today so it seems a perfect opportunity to test the theory - can I make a full meal via the instapot rice cooker setting and nothing else

[jakes3resin]

Hi, big fan of your work. I was wondering if there will be any updates on the Biker Gale! au?

Head in hands moment rn

There will be, eventually. I swear it! I'm just genuinely still getting fucked by bronchitis rn. Good news I finally finished most of the meds I was prescribed (except an inhaler who is my best friend and I love her because she helps me breathe), meaning I'm on the mend. Bad news, the withdrawal from one of the meds is kicking my feeble ass.

I will say this: I'm finally going to go see Bikeriders this weekend so hopefully some inspiration will hit and Biker!Gale will have his day.

None of my projects are ever abandoned btw. A/B/O fic is slowly getting worked on in the background as is the silly fic I mentioned a few days ago. Biker!Gale will get published I promise.