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[vaspider]

If you have celiac or otherwise can't eat wheat, btw, and you like bread, I highly recommend investing in a breadmaker. Even the best store-bought gluten-free bread does not hold a candle to the stuff that comes out of our breadmaker, and it's cheaper per slice even when we buy bread mix in single-loaf bags.

This is our breadmaker. Evie got it on sale, but it is an investment. I'm not going to pretend it isn't a chunk of change up front. There are cheaper ones, but the reason I like this one and think it's worth the money:

It has two smaller paddles, where our older bread maker that my mom got us and got destroyed by getting construction dust in it had one big paddle in the middle. This leaves a big hole in the middle of the finished loaf, which makes the bread much less useful for, like, sandwiches.

Zojirushi is not as well-known a brand in the US, but it's a Brand Name in Japan for good reason. Evie's had our Zojirushi rice cooker for over a decade & we had to replace the inner bowl once bc someone used metal utensils in it and scratched the non-stick coating. We expect to use this machine for at least a decade.

You can program your own cycles, which we found really useful. Evie built a custom cycle that removed the punch-down sections (gluten-free bread tends not to rise as much) and that made our perfect loaf.

A lot of bread machines produce very tall, square loaves, which are awkward to slice, store, and make sandwiches with. This produces loaves that make good sandwiches and toast, and the French toast slices don't crowd the pan.

The top heating element on this gives a really amazingly browned top crust that we definitely didn't get on our old machine.

It's so pretty.

So how is it cheaper in the long run if the machine costs $300+? A little like this:

We use Pamela's Bread Mix bc it's really consistent and easy - you need the bread mix, water, yeast, 3 egg whites, and oil. (We use avocado oil and find it best and most consistent, but regular vegetable oil works!) We buy Pamela's in bulk, and without any subscription discounts or whatever, the $48 pack of 3 bags makes about 11.5 loaves. With the cost of yeast and eggs and stuff, it ends up costing about $4.50 a loaf. (If you buy your yeast in larger bags & store it in an airtight container, you can create less waste and it's also cheaper.)

By comparison, a loaf of Franz GF Bread costs $7-8, and Canyon Bakehouse usually runs about the same.

However, that's not an apples to apples comparison because the Franz loaf is an 18 oz. loaf, whereas our breadmaker makes a 2 lb. loaf. Assuming even the lower-end cost for getting a Franz loaf at the store, an equivalent amount of bread would cost $12.42, and it's not nearly as good.

(Yes, gluten-free bread is fucking expensive. That's part of why I'm writing this post in the first place.)

Anyway, assuming you eat 2 lbs. of bread a week in your house - a breadmaker loaf, basically, to make the math simple - you'll end up spending $7.92 less on bread every week. That means that even at the most expensive cost for the Zojirushi, if you buy it at its highest price (don't do that! wait for a sale!) it'll take 50 weeks - about a year - before the breadmaker pays for itself. If you manage to get it on a 25% off sale (which we did), it pays for itself in about 9 months.

Nine months, I must stress, in which you are eating much more delicious bread.

We tend to go through a couple of loaves a week because toast, sandwiches, and melts are great food for people with low spoons.

Evie and I perfected the Pamela's mix recipe for this particular machine - I'll get it typed up when I'm downstairs next, along with the quasi-babka recipe. (Really, it's like a marble cake and babka and bread had a baby, and it's a family favorite.)

Bread good. The end.

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[thebibliosphere]

Anyone order a newly discovered praise kink with a generous side dish of soft-dom?

Vlad wrinkled his nose. “How do you ‘positively humiliate’ someone? Surely that’s a contradiction of terms?" Nathan shrugged easily. “It depends on the person. Pet names can be a good way to get inside someone’s head. Making people say things they’re normally too shy to say. Getting them to show off while they get themself off. Praise, compliments.” A hot flush stole over Vlad’s cheeks. “Mostly, it’s just making people feel good about things they want but are usually too shy to ask for." Vlad’s ears burned. But he couldn’t stop himself from asking, “But how does that work?” Nathan observed him for several long moments, and then something in his mannerism shifted. An air of authority rolled over him as he righted his posture and patted the meat of his thigh invitingly. “Why don’t you come over here and find out?”

Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites by Joy Demorra, book one, available now in two different editions.

Buy the (high heat) Flirting With Fangs Edition Here.

Buy the (medium heat) Fluff and Fangs Edition Here.

Why are there two versions, and what’s the difference? Glad you asked!

Don’t forget to check out the listed content warnings and corresponding heat ratings on my website at www.joydemorra.com

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Image ID: Two book cover images side by side. The one on the left is red, with the words "Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites, from International Bestselling Author, Joy Demorra, Flirting with Fangs Edition."

It depicts two male characters, one wearing a light shirt, a visible arm brace and hearing aids. The other is wearing a dark suit and has visible fangs. They are walking side by side, their arms around each other. Both are turning to regard the female character on the right who is wearing a purple flowing dress and is in turn looking over her shoulder at them in an implied bisexual parody of the "distracted boyfriend" meme.

The cover on the right depicts the same image, but the background color is blue, and the text reads, "Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites, from International Bestselling Author, Joy Demorra, Fluff and Fangs Edition."

[animenostalgia]

Head's up! - Viz's English release of Ai Yazawa's Neighborhood Story vol 1 is now up for pre-order! You can use my affiliate links at Rightstuf or Amazon to help support the podcast! Connected to her later manga, Paradise Kiss, vol 1 will be 312 pages and is scheduled for release on Dec 5, 2023.

[tiffyfoundsomething]

Looks like the Celestial Ponies are now available on Amazon for $15 each.

Here's the link for all four: https://amzn.to/45lQufQ

I don't know why but I can never get the links to work from a certain blog. It gets hung up on the hrefli script I think.

Either way, the Celestial Ponies are a G1 concept that never made it to production way-back-when, and now they are being produced.

A lot of people are excited.

[riniredrum]

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[joydemorra]

Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites, synopsis, and purchase links.

In a world of dwindling hope, love has never mattered more.

Captain Nathan J. Northland had no idea what to expect when he returned home to Lorehaven injured from war, but it certainly wasn’t to find himself posted on an island full of vampires. An island whose local vampire dandy lord causes Nathan to feel strange things he’d never felt before. Particularly about fangs. When Vlad Blutstein agreed to hire Nathan as Captain of the Eyrie Guard, he hadn’t been sure what to expect either, but it certainly hadn’t been to fall in love with a disabled werewolf. However Vlad has fallen and fallen hard, and that’s the problem. Torn by their allegiances–to family, to duty, and the age-old enmity between vampires and werewolves–the pair find themselves in a difficult situation: to love where the heart wants or to follow where expectation demands. The situation is complicated further when a mysterious and beguiling figure known only as Lady Ursula crashes into their lives, bringing with her dark omens of death, doom, and destruction in her wake. And a desperate plea for help neither of them can ignore. Thrown together in uncertain times and struggling to find their place amidst the rising human empire, the unlikely trio must decide how to face the coming darkness: united as one or divided and alone. One thing is for certain, none of them will ever be the same.

Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites by Joy Demorra. Book one is available now in two different editions.

Flirting with Fangs Edition is full of romance, lots of kissing, and all the steamy scenes for those who want them. Available now in Ebook, Paperback, and Audiobook.

Fluff and Fangs edition. Full of romance, lots of kissing, and fade-to-black scenes for those who prefer not to read graphic depictions of sex. Available now in Ebook, Paperback, and Audiobook.

You can also buy all digital formats of the book directly from my Payhip store.

Why are there two versions, and what’s the difference? Glad you asked!

Don’t forget to check out the listed content warnings and corresponding heat ratings on my website at www.joydemorra.com

This post will be updated if/when new buy links become available.

[vaspider]

Hey so while I'm rambling about things I like:

Let me tell you how happy my autistic ass is to have a toothpaste that tastes like Orange Creamsicle & how much easier it is to get myself to brush my teeth now. I look forward to it rather than it being a Chore. My teeth feel fucking great.

We got both the Lemon and Lavender & Orange and Cream. There's also Coco Ginger, Watermelon Mint, White Cranberry, and a regular Mint. It's flouride-free, gluten-free, vegan, and supposedly remineralizing.

Note: it does have xylitol in it. Our dogs are never in our bathroom unsupervised and rarely ever in our bathroom at all, period, but if your situation is different, please be aware, as xylitol is extremely toxic to dogs.

[magicalshopping]

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[thebibliosphere]

Hi Joy!

I've been following you for a while, and you've been a source of constant delight/empathy/solidarity for some time now, so thank you very much for existing <3 I'm sure you've answered this before, and I apologize for asking again, but just in case things have changed- I've finally come into a bit of disposable income and I'd like to buy a paperback copy of your book, and I was wondering what source would give you the best cut?

Thanks so much for all you do!

Aw, thank you. That means so much to hear <3

Paperbacks are generally the same across the board for me in terms of income, but if you are in the US, I'd really love it if more people bought from bookshop.org. Not just because they give a percentage of their profits to independent bookstores but because they also give authors the best affiliate rates if you buy using our links.

So if you're in the US:

Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites - Flirting with Fangs Edition.

Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites - Fluff and Fangs Edition.

If you're not in the US, anywhere works! I just prefer to direct money to indie stores where I can :)

[animenostalgia]

News - Viz Media recently announced some new releases coming from them this fall: including some classic shoujo titles! First, new 3-in-1 omnibus editions of Chie Shinohara's shoujo isekai fantasy series Red River! After the original release has been out of print for so long, it's nice to see a new omnibus edition to come out this October. A listing for the first omnibus is already up on Amazon, which you can pre-order using my affiliate link here!

Viz also announced that they'll be releasing for the first time in English, Ai Yazawa's Last Quarter this September! From the creator of such beloved series as Neighborhood Story, Paradise Kiss, and Nana, Last Quarter is a romantic mystery with a supernatural twist. A listing is up for volume 1 at Amazon, which you can pre-order with my affiliate link here as well!

Other announcements include an English release of the Jojo-A-Go! Go! art book, the Diamond is Unbreakable spin-off manga, and more! Check out the complete list of announcements here.

[alpinevibe]

Oversized linen dress perfect for warmer holiday days and for those who love a sustainable and ethical lifestyle.

[tiffyfoundsomething]

I've been working on a doll house. Sort of. It's an old Barbie house that was missing a lot of parts.

One of the things I've done is build new parts out of paperboard and foam board, and then cover them in paper.

You know, and I know, that when you get paper wet with glue it wrinkles. There are a few ways to get around this.

One is Tombow Mono Multi glue.

Which is here: https://amzn.to/3OU5tbv

The trick to using this glue for wrinkle-free paper application is to squeeze out a bunch of glue not on the paper, but on what you want to put paper on, smooth it out as well as you can (make sure you get the surface you're wanting to apply paper to completely covered) and then let it dry until it's transparent. It'll stay tacky.

Then apply your paper and smooth it out.

That's how I applied scrapbook paper directly to the plastic wall as wallpaper, and colored printer paper (which is very prone to wrinkles when wet) to both paperboard (recycled food box) and foam board to create the refrigerator door and a curio cabinet.

I find the Tombow Mono Multi is less prone to wrinkling than glue sticks, too, as long as you let the Mono Multi dry fully before applying paper.

Tombow Mono Multi can also be applied to the back of plastic-coated stickers that have lost their stickiness, like the ones that are default to this doll house, and then those stickers can be reapplied.

It's worth noting that you don't get a second chance with this glue. Once you've stuck something, it's not coming off cleanly. If you put the paper on wrong it'll tear to bits if you try to peel it off again. Tombow Mono Multi is very good at sticking.

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Another option is double sided tape. If you're going to be doing something like gluing shelves to the paper covering, then full coverage adhesion is better, like with the Tombow.

If you're doing a decorative or small item (in this case, the faux drawer fronts on the curio cabinet), then double sided tape is a great option with no drying time.

I like this one, because it's the same width as the foam layer between the sheets of paper on foam board and because it's easy to remove from plastic toys.

And that's here: https://amzn.to/3s8BELl

I like to use this to stick small decorative items to the shelves, too. It's easy to remove from plastic surfaces, but it can rip the paper like I have on the curio cabinet.

Every deco item in the doll house has a little bit of this tape on it to keep it in place but I can remove and reposition those items as I wish.

I learned about both of these products watching people make those little room box kits years ago. You know those little bitty fabric things you're supposed to sew or use a wet glue to adhere and then wait for it to dry? This tape is an excellent alternative to that, too.

Like this kit, for example (https://amzn.to/3YCLz7Z), I would use Tombow Mono Multi to apply the wallpaper so it would go on nice and smooth, then use double-sided tape to put the fabric on the chair, adhere the table cloth, and make the little pillow.

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