tbh consuming less AND switching to alternative energy sources might have done something meaningful 20 years ago, as of now, although I'm forever optimistic, I don't see how we're going to make it much further
And the claim "the current oil crisis wouldn't exist if we all drove EVs and used solar/wind" when generously only 15% of all crude oil goes to petrochemicals (plastics, lubricants, asphalt, _etc_) is just good math
the framing choice to group everything that isn't gasoline into "plastics, etc" makes for a compelling argument and yes, I'm noticing the _etc._ doing the heavy lifting of encompassing diesel fuel, jet fuel, other fuels, heating oil
this is not an accurate breakdown, off top of my head ~5-7% goes to plastics production. check your sources
as of rn, banana water, plackers mouthguards, trade joe's frozen caneles (they are back!!), a specific muji cotton voile dress
tonight wheeze laughing bf pointed out that you're supposed to have your actual signature on the state ID and not the receipt scribble. Honestly, I didn't even realize it was there and the old ID has an equally shitty one too that matches nothing else
students today were complaining because the only snacks in the studio kitchen left were Cheetos and new to me Glitterati Deluxe Mints. I don't like mints, but - obsessed. So tiny AND Glitter ✂️✂️✂️✨✨✨
I wonder if I developed a cough-variant asthma or if it's just allergies after 40
I go through periods of total burn out, but then I get to write a report on how Wirtschaftlichkeitsgebot is influencing the design of medical equipment and this comes on
this is like my angel numbers the universe guiding me one shit europop video at a time
I picked this up on a whim at the Russian store this weekend, and it tastes like my memory of v8, the texture is a bit smoother but with some doctoring up with herbs and black pepper, I can have a Bloody Mary (in taste)
after almost a decade of my nightshade allergy, I can cobble together a very convincing nomato sauce, mashed cauliflower is not quite potato like, but it does the trick, celery can replace bell pepper in salads (taste/crunch), but I still missed tomato juice/Bloody Mary...UNTIL TODAY
bf shared the superhero+sport man box (he's batman + fencing imo, he thinks he's Spiderman+ballet) I'm celebrating, so after half a bottle of wine I'm working on a lady version, it's angel/vampire, tame/feral, with true perfect (Sade), perfect angel and perfect vampire in the middle, + mashup TBD
contractors gave me back my keys today, after caulking a countertop, adjusting a faucet, and replacing a dimmer. I'm finally done with my cheeky little remodel that I started in September 2024 lol. Many life lessons later here we're, celebrating with ham and tiramisu
got so little sleep because neighbor was replacing his HVAC unit on our roof at 6 am, and the installers BROUGHT IN THE WRONG CRANE, so I will have to be dealing with 6 am crane street blockade another time, how do you get a whole wrong crane when it's your entire job to get the right crane
My compost is very romantic tonight, wilted white hydrangeas and scallop shells
Went to Ikea to sell back some stuff and on impulse picked up a a balance board (it's for kids but rated for adult weight) so fun to just randomly dick around on it throughout the day
imagined an alternate universe where instead of multiple Crocodile Dundee movies we got multiple Withnail and I movies where they just go to different places by mistake
overheard tonight, "...to be fair, Snowball was a working dog..."
extracted more info, one bit at a time - the cape is green colored with this giant graphic on it, about knee length, with some body to it, no "proper cape clasp" just tied around the neck
Unclear.
bf keeps mentioning this guy who was at an event, "...he wore a Hegel cape, but not any Hegel cape, The Science of Logic cape"
are capes like sweatshirts now, a capelet with an iron on graphic, or is this guy the coolest person ever in a floor length velvet appliqué Hegel cape with silk lining
I'm out of the loop, but why are we asking about grandpas only
Career military, school teacher, photojournalist, mom's mom worked in telecommunications and oversaw a telephone station for a mid-size city as her last job in the late 80s
these useless scallion trefoils
someone had to stage 9 lbs of cooked sea cucumbers on a charcuterie board, in a colander and a baking dish for it to become the crown jewel of this cursed Costco spring deals spread
would love to figure out a non-chaotic way to display my treasures, previously they were piled on a stone platter on a window cill
I'm so good at organizing, in the box labeled " ̶m̶a̶s̶k̶s̶ ̶" were stored not masks!
I guess another reason I loved it because it has Robinson Crusoe elements, reading about his clay pots is my happy place
Marshmallow Fluff
Caught up on most of the recent movies (except The Testament of Ann Lee), and Predator:Badlands was the one that stood out (I will watch anything from the Alien universe, the same way I will play any Zelda game) but I really didn't expect it to be a Pixar buddy adventure movie