You'll find me staring at lichen @chronically-a-bacteriophage - Tumblr Blog

Hello! I'm Eli, previously @/chronically-enthusiastic!

Lichen blog: @lichen-spotted

Audio drama blog: @chronically-listeningtopodcasts

Artblog: @chronicallyartistic

^ Commissions! See https://www.tumblr.com/chronically-a-bacteriophage/807206637114949632/commissions-open for more information!

My interests include:

BACTERIOPHAGES!!!!! (theyre my main special interest, please ask me about them XD)

Lichen (I have a blog for them but they make their way here sometimes too)

Biology in general (I am a very big biology nerd, if you cannot tell)

Audio dramas (The Bardic Hearth, The Strange Case of the Starship Iris, Wooden Overcoats, and so many more!) I made a uquiz for them if you want recs!! https://uquiz.com/swnl0m

LOTR

I block the tag #body horror.

drifting-knightjar

The new ep (s2e4) is really making me realize how thematically relevant s1e3 was. Aalos truly set up all the ideas that are underpinning the incoming war between the gods, framed as one man's internal philosophical struggle. Clever...

embroiderycrafts

Snail with gooseberries: first of a pair. Freshly finished, still needs blocking ang framing. Based on a Victorian illustration by Anton Seder. by 9-year-cicada on reddit.

vetchtibbles

dead serious WHAT did they put into claire de lune to make it do all that

caralarm-bicycles

his whole debussy

fuckyeahfightlock

. . .I think OP was asking about BBC Sherlock (2010 - 2017)

vetchtibbles

I don’t think OP was doing that actually

#WOAH vetch on the dash #hello there beloved mutual #its not a surprise at this point but tis always a delight

lgbt-tiktoks

Description: [A video of a woman riding a galloping horse bareback while holding a large rainbow flag.]

nattousan

i felt like these tags really added to the experience, thanks @cynderxdustypaws for your knowledge

naamahdarling

This is one of the most powerful images I have ever seen, and I will reblog it every single time because every single time it brings tears to my eyes.

vetchtibbles

I remember back when I was new here and I'd never really used social media before so when I reblogged something I would sometimes just stare at the resulting post I'd caused to appear on my dashboard in wonder

#Oh i remember the days of a 1 Vetchtibbles post every 3 days #they were dire times #/lh #I too marvelled at them in wonder

kaity--did

Absolutely love how emotionally aware my child is for a 4 and a half year old do not however love stubbing my toe on the island for the 100th time today and hearing "hey mama it's okay to cry! It's not okay to throw a fit though, and we hafta re-...we have to reconitize the difference"

kaity--did

When I immediately say "oh no thanks" to a food she offers me she says "oh mommy, chefs try new foods. Can you take one , two, bites for me and if you really don't like it then I won't ask forever again deal?"

like you know what fine sure I'll try your truly heinous concoction because I do in fact hafta respect the deals

vetchtibbles

hii sharing my friend’s post here! please do what you can to rb or donate tyy

eixd-deactivated20150710

The rest of the space is going to be pretty pissed when they see this.

thesassycat

did you google how to take a screen shot

segamascott

tj-crochets

My grandma just called and, among other things, said “You have hips. That’s good! Men like hips!” and then she interrupted herself to say “Women like hips. People of your preferred gender like hips. I can never remember” And I was like “Thanks grandma! My preferred gender is none of them, no thanks.” and she was like “Okay, no one will comment on your hips!” very self satisfied, like “aha, I have figured it out” I think like half her grandkids are some variety of not-straight and she can’t always remember which is which but she is the epitome of like “she’s a little confused, but she’s got the spirit!”

tj-crochets

Update: I gave it some thought and my estimate was wrong. Of the grandkids that are out, it’s 1/3, not ½

tj-crochets

I told my grandma that I’d told my friends about what she said and that some of y’all had said you wished she was your grandma, and she said “Well, you can never have too many grandkids!” So like…consider her your honorary grandma* I guess? *if you want an honorary grandma, that is

tj-crochets

Update on my grandma: I told her my hair was standing up, but instead of straight line it was diagonal and she said “That’s okay, you’ve never been straight!” and then laughed so hard at her own joke I thought she was going to drop the phone

tj-crochets

Happy almost pride month! Have my confused-but-supportive grandma!

tj-crochets

An update: my grandma just called me to ask if I knew it was pride month

tj-crochets

Happy pride month!!

cheesefags

2-YEAR CHEDDAR

from GRAFTON VILLAGE

I usually try to review cheeses virginally - that is, ones that I’ve never had before. In this case, this is a cheddar I’ve had many times before. But I couldn’t leave it off the blog, what with its obvious appeal to leather and rubber fetishists.

As far as cheddars go, Grafton’s 2-year aged isn’t going to shock you. It’s mild, light on the salt, with a slightly sweet and grassy flavour. It’s got a nice texture. It’s dense, more moist than I expected, and smooth.

So what is the deal with the gummi suit on this cheese anyway? Well, cheese has obviously been around a lot longer than fridges. Fresh cheeses like mozzarella are too moist to last very long outside of a cold place (bacteria and fungi do so love damp places), though I don’t think anyone was too mad about eating that stuff quickly. But cheeses that have been aged (and dried) more have some more preservation options, which is where cheese wax comes in. The wax is a physical barrier, stopping fungal spores from landing, and also blocks moisture and air, making the cheese a pretty unfriendly place to grow. Even drier cheeses can be bandaged in cheesecloth and then slathered in lard to preserve them while allowing some ventilation.

I gotta admit: hot wax isn’t really my thing. But cheesecloth bondage and grease… it has potential.