Mad Hatter Posted October 10 Report Share Posted October 10 On 10/9/2024 at 8:06 AM, sarakingdom said: Ugh, but I have to go to bed... Did you go to bed? Quote Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted October 10 Author Report Share Posted October 10 Scientia potestas est Society of the Wise • Est. 1775 The Folly Russell Square London, WC1B 7ZF 10th October, 2024 Dear Sara, I must ask you to repeat this unit next session. I don't feel we have completed the material covered. I will make a few additions. These additions will be increasingly favorable to you if you finish this week strong. (It will not be a 'villain era'. However, I can sanction certain departures from Folly tradition.) Yours, Thomas Nightingale Detective Chief Inspector, Metropolitan Police Acting President, Society of the Wise 4 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted October 10 Report Share Posted October 10 I find nothing wrong with repeating a unit. I have been informed by my own inner critic that I may wish to spend more time on the selected materials for this session. BUT DID YOU SLEEP? 3 Quote Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted October 10 Author Report Share Posted October 10 9 hours ago, Mad Hatter said: Did you go to bed? 11 minutes ago, Snarkyfishguts said: BUT DID YOU SLEEP? Slight progress was made. Um. A bit of it. 4 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted October 10 Author Report Share Posted October 10 I feel like crap today. Sinus headaches, muscle spasms in my back, weak, achy... nothing awful, just low-level crap. So I took a walk. Not a big one. I feel too crappy for a big one. But maybe I'll take another one later. 6 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted October 10 Report Share Posted October 10 7 hours ago, sarakingdom said: Slight progress was made. Um. A bit of it. It counts. 12 minutes ago, sarakingdom said: I feel like crap today. Sinus headaches, muscle spasms in my back, weak, achy... nothing awful, just low-level crap. So I took a walk. Not a big one. I feel too crappy for a big one. But maybe I'll take another one later. boo to feeling bad. I hope the walk helped? I like slow walks. I hope you feel better 1 Quote Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted October 11 Author Report Share Posted October 11 2 hours ago, Snarkyfishguts said: boo to feeling bad. I hope the walk helped? I don't know, but I can certainly say I have taken a walk, and that is an improvement over not having taken a walk. 5 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Whisper Posted October 11 Report Share Posted October 11 14 minutes ago, sarakingdom said: I don't know, but I can certainly say I have taken a walk, and that is an improvement over not having taken a walk. Taking a walk is rarely a regretted action. Happy you could claim that victory, hope you start feeling much better. 3 Quote We are not sinners trespassing in the garden of an angry God. We are prodigals come home; fully seen and deeply loved. Spoiler Unused for now, Quest Log: Not Silence in the Library but a Whisper in the Academy Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted October 11 Report Share Posted October 11 17 hours ago, sarakingdom said: Slight progress was made. Um. A bit of it. + 10 hours ago, sarakingdom said: So I took a walk. That’s a great improvement! Baby steps and all that. 2 Quote Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted October 12 Author Report Share Posted October 12 Whichever evil river snuck this into my YouTube feed, first, that's pretty cool, and second, you can fuck right off with that hint. Absolutely not. 6 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted October 12 Author Report Share Posted October 12 Yesterday I took a small walk and did a small strength workout and did a small meditation. They were not proper sized, but they were done. (I also dressed a little bit well, but no tie.) 5 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Everstorm Posted October 12 Report Share Posted October 12 Small is beautiful 3 Quote Life before Death Strength before Weakness Journey before Destination Link to comment
Rhovaniel Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 On 10/5/2024 at 9:36 PM, sarakingdom said: (In the interests of being social, I'd like to extend this invitation particularly to other people who might appreciate a short period of letting themselves be awful or the problem in a dark gothic witch coffeeshop, like @Rhovaniel, @Sovalis, and, guessing from how long since she's been seen in these parts, @Scaly Freak . Villains unite.) I accept! This sounds wonderful. And if we're not masking or hiding the problem.... aaah. Lemme just sink into this armchair and stare at nothing in particular for a while to reset my brain, thanks Hope you're feeling better today Sara. Go drink some water! Or tea. Or tea WITH water. Hot and cold hydration! 2 Quote “All You Have To Decide Is What To Do With The Time That Is Given To You.” - Gandalf Journey to the Mountain of Knowledge - Chapter One: A Pocketful of hope (current challenge) Spoiler Previous Challenges: 1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13 14| 15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27| 28 29|30 A Bold New Year Rhovaniel forges herself anew The Chronicles of Rhovaniel, Dúnedain Ranger: Vol I, Vol II, Vol III, Interim| Vol IV|Vol V Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted October 13 Author Report Share Posted October 13 7 hours ago, Rhovaniel said: Lemme just sink into this armchair and stare at nothing in particular for a while to reset my brain, thanks Encouraged. No one will say a word. I could use a few more visits to the coffee shop of communal antisocialness. I'm doing pretty good, but my brain slips when it's tired. A cozy place to park it for a few hours to rest wouldn't be bad. 7 hours ago, Rhovaniel said: Go drink some water! Or tea. Or tea WITH water. Hot and cold hydration! It is indeed the season for both! I even made high-hydration soup and added rehydration salts to it. Water just doesn't always go down quickly in quantity. 5 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted October 14 Author Report Share Posted October 14 Things to do before my next challenge: Order more vampires Organize the vampires I have Get my new magic practice schedule from Nightingale Get my new horrible boarding school discipline instructions from Nightingale Do Halloween baking Write magical holidays on my calendar 7 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Everstorm Posted October 14 Report Share Posted October 14 What does Halloween baking consist of? Quote Life before Death Strength before Weakness Journey before Destination Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted October 14 Author Report Share Posted October 14 36 minutes ago, Everstorm said: What does Halloween baking consist of? Pumpkin cookies, pumpkin cake, possibly a cranberry curd tart if I'm feeling ambitious, candied nuts. I might get ambitious and try a pumpkin spice sandwich cookie. No Halloween candy fits my macros, and I want to celebrate Halloween, so I need to do it myself. Alas. 5 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Mistr Posted October 14 Report Share Posted October 14 What is your preferred method for making candied nuts? I have tried a simple approach of tossing with butter, sugar and salt and baking them. Not a win. There is a shop near the dojo that makes wonderful candied pecans. They are addictive. And expensive. Of course, they are not revealing their recipe. I would like glazed walnuts and pecans for salads (and snacking). Quote Level 80 Viking paladin My current challenge Battle log Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted October 14 Author Report Share Posted October 14 1 hour ago, Mistr said: What is your preferred method for making candied nuts? I have tried a simple approach of tossing with butter, sugar and salt and baking them. Not a win. I don't have one yet, but I know I can with the ingredients available. My understanding is that the oven method tends to requires an egg white, and the butter and sugar only method tends to require making a stovetop syrup. Ugh, I'm just so tired of nuts and cooking from scratch and worthy homemade foods. I want things that come in boxes. In technicolor wrappers. Highly artificial colors and flavors, and cute shapes. Things made by other people into bite-sized hyper-palatable pieces I can mindlessly snack on during a horror movie marathon. 2 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted October 14 Author Report Share Posted October 14 Whichever annoying wizard snuck this into my YouTube feed, first, that's nice, and second, no, not even if it were feasible. (But maybe I'll remember to put your weekly game on the TV more often.) 1 1 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Sovalis Posted October 16 Report Share Posted October 16 Mmm, have been hiding, but absolutely loved and appreciated your invitation to the CoffeeKlatch. ❤️ Thank you. 4 Quote Past Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16 Current Challenge: #17 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted October 16 Author Report Share Posted October 16 Well, I finally started the ginger liqueur/infusion I meant to do over the summer. The added benefit of procrastination is that I'm making it with ginger that I grew. (Not much in this climate, but I don't need much.) Next up, fennel. I feel like I should probably make this magical and kitchen witchy, given the season and the challenge theme. I'm not really very good at that, though. 4 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted October 16 Author Report Share Posted October 16 Also hydrated a bit and took a walk after lunch. Today is not an easy day, but stuff will get done, dammit. 4 1 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Mistr Posted October 16 Report Share Posted October 16 Wow, you grew your own ginger?!? I know it was a specialty crop in my area in the '80s and '90s. I suppose your growing season is similar. ? You are wiley and powerful. You will get the difficult things done. 1 Quote Level 80 Viking paladin My current challenge Battle log Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted October 16 Author Report Share Posted October 16 32 minutes ago, Mistr said: Wow, you grew your own ginger?!? It's not really worth doing anywhere that isn't tropical, except I was in the mood to Plant All The Things. Ginger needs a really long growing season, like ten months of warmth. I can't give it that, but I can get a little baby growth. A few knobs. (Cue snickering.) It also does well indoors as a houseplant. As long a growing season as it likes, that way. It just needs a wide pot, it spreads horizontally. Just jam in some stuff from the grocery store and water it. 3 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
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