Procrastinating Author

Because what else is the internet good for?

[hartsnkises]

I don't want to be blocked and I'm tired of worrying about it. Yes I'm above 18.

[pacific-rimbaud]

Neither enemies to lovers nor slow burn but a secret third thing called Schrödinger's intimacy. We are in love and we are not in love do NOT open that lid I swear to God.

[rederiswrites]

There really really ought to be a book about how the staple crops of different civilizations shape and influence those civilizations, and I really want to read it.

[alexseanchai]

Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky and A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage (three are alcohol, three have caffeine) are not quite that, but may still be of interest?

[rederiswrites]

I read Salt back in the day and it's so so good, second the rec. I have heard of 6 Glasses and not read it but I am sure I would probably love it. Gotta see if the library has it. Thank you!

[pandorasquillandquotes]

Gonna throw Empire of Cotton by Sven Beckert in the ring here! You'll never see the modern world the same way again.

[vaspider]

A Short History Of The World According To Sheep by Sally Coulthard blew my mind. So many things are tied to wool and sheep and weaving and so many words and phrases are tied to wool, people have no idea.

Example words which come from textiles/weaving, if not specifically wool (go look them up!): subtle, shoddy, tabby, Brazil, rocket, twit, warped, going batty, on tenterhooks, text...

[foxofninetales]

I'll throw in a rec for Pickled, Potted, and Canned by Sue Shephard - a very interesting look at food preservation and how the availability of different types of food preservation shaped cultures and cuisines.

[electronsprotonscroutons]

Sweetness and Power is this but for the topic of sugar

[magneticdeclination]

The Lost Supper: Searching for the Future of Food in the Flavors of the Past might also be up your alley. It's about "forgotten" foods and staples. They talk about different types of wheat, sauces, veggies, etc and a little about the cultures from whence they come

[doctornerdington]

Also: Much Depends on Dinner by Margaret Visser. One of my favourite books.

[bitchwhoyoukiddin]

DO I HAVE A SERIES FOR YOU. University of California Press has a gift for you and it is a 80+ book series on food studies. There are even some that are open access (legally free), but the rest are in libraries.

I also highly recommend Frostbite by Nicola Twilley. It’s about the impact refrigeration has had/is having on food preservation and culture, globally. It was one of my favorite books of this last year.

[calystarose]

Also, The Rice Theory of Culture https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1172&context=orpc By Thomas Talhelm

[karis-the-fangirl]

Consider the Fork isn’t about food itself exactly but all about cooking technology and how it changed how and what we eat

[i-can-kazoo]

Being in a goyish environment is so stressful sometimes because yall have a completely different vocabulary for clothing expectations. All i know is shlumpy, normal, chulamoyd, vort, friday night, shabbos, weddding guest, and wedding host. If your dress code doesnt fall into one of those categories I simply will not have an outfit to wear.

[i-can-kazoo]

For bonus points can any goyim tell me when they get to wear chulamoyd clothing

[jewishgay4il]

they probably dont know what it is lol

[unsolicited-opinions]

Raised Reform, I didn't know what it was either - so I Googled it.

Unfortunately, Google was unable to distinguish this term from Chlamydia.

I'm guessing based solely on phonetics that it is the attire for Chol Hamoed, but I'd like to know more about the practice details if @jewishgay4il or @i-can-kazoo is willing to say more.

From the OU:

Halachos of Chol Hamoed Clothing

The poskim debate the extent to which one's dress should be different from their weekday attire. The Magen Avraham (664:3) holds that one's Chol HaMoed clothing should be the same as Shabbat clothing (but need not be as fancy as Yom Tov clothing). The Shar HaTziyon (Mishnah Berurah 530:4) differs; he believes that one's Chol HaMoed attire should be nicer than for a weekday, but that it does not have to be as nice as one's Shabbat clothing. The Mishnah Berurah also quotes the Shulchan Aruch Harav (530:1) as saying that one's clothing should meet Yom Tov status, which is assumed to be an even higher level than that of Shabbat.

...and Everything in Between: An Overview of the Laws of Chol HaMoed - Kosher for Passover

Chol HaMoed, bridges the first and last days of Passover. It merges the best of both the holy and temporal worlds. During this period of joy

[sizzlingsandwichperfection-blog]

i just want you to love something the way i love the world cup.

[hartsnkises]

What's the quote? "Nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff?"

[william-s-churros]

i think i saw a movie like this once

[maidslime]

Ok I needed to know the story and

Guy makes a really stupid decision and gets in a car accident -> no real damage from accident but insurance goes up -> starts beating himself up over his stupid decision -> gets depressed -> starts to realize he's single and had crash been worse he'd die alone -> realizes he's never had a relationship or even a crush and starts wondering what he'd want out of a relationship -> starts to realize he doesn't really like girls so he thinks he must be gay -> realizes he likes girls and boys about the same amount, so he must be bi -> later realizes that "same amount" is none at all -> he's ace

[hartsnkises]

Fairy is back?

[hartsnkises]

Just just just. The power of stories to ring through generations, to lay the dead to rest and keep their stories, to promise in one voice peace and freedom.

And the way this only happened because of everyone. Because dwarves and fairies and humans that lived up to their ideals and not to their birthright and elves were there to fight for this, were there, side by side with the orcs whose birthright this is

[hartsnkises]

The fairies came!!!

[hartsnkises]

AND THE DRAGON WILL COME WHEN HE HEARS THE DRUMS

[hartsnkises]

Not Liam/Hal quoting Pirkei Avot

[hartsnkises]

Still not over the way Shadia turned a weapon forged to win freedom into a tool to pass the story to a freed people with nothing but (okay magical) paint and the will to tell the story. And it's not just that it's her story, because it is her people's story, but it is also her swords, because they were made by her family

[hartsnkises]

Still not over the way Shadia turned a weapon forged to win freedom into a tool to pass the story to a freed people with nothing but (okay magical) paint and the will to tell the story. And it's not just her story, because it is her people's story, but it is her swords, because they were made by her family

[thestuffedalligator]

I’m going to level with you. I have listened to The Devil Went Down to Georgia for most of my life. We were a country music household, this was a staple of my childhood along with Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, and that one Chipmunks country album.

I have no idea what “Fire on the mountain run boys run/The Devil's in the house of the rising sun/Chicken in the bread pan picking out dough/Granny does your dog bite no child no” means and at this point I’m too scared to ask.

[dementian]

For once I can be of assistance.

Each of the lyrics comes from an old-time hickory song for fiddles, and is a lyric from that corresponding song.

"Fire on the Mountain" --> "Fire on the Mountain, run boys run"

Fire On The Mountain - Fiddle Player POV

"The House of the Rising Sun" --> "The Devil's in the house of the rising sun"

House of the Rising Sun

"Ida Red" --> "Chicken in the bread pan peckin' out dough"

Ida Red - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

"Granny Will Your Dog Bite" --> "Granny does your dog bite? 'No child, no'."

FTC #149 Granny Will Your Dog Bite

And for your furthered education, The Mountain Whipporwill.

Mountain Whippoorwill (aka How Hillbilly Jim Won the Great Fiddler's Prize)

[impossiblepackage]

this is the key part of the song, that a lot of people miss. people have this misconception that the contest between Johnny and The Devil is about who is the better fiddle player. but it isn't. its about who is the better fiddler.

in a time before things like radios and record players, every time you heard music was because there was somebody in the room with you playing an instrument. and many, many, many social events involved dancing, which requires music. so, if you're planning any kind of gathering in the american south or appalachia, you need to find a fiddler. and the fiddler's job is to play music that everybody knows and likes and can dance to.

the mistake The Devil makes in his bet with Johnny is that he misinterprets the contest as being about technical ability, so he has this big flashy song. he plays fast and impressively with a band of demons playing unfamiliar instruments in unfamiliar rhythms. he's definitely more skilled at playing than Johnny, and thinks he has it in the bag.

but Johnny wins because the contest is about being the best fiddler. the song uses these lines mentioned above as a shorthand for saying that Johnny is playing these songs. Johnny launches into a set of the most popular songs, played well, and that's what gives him his big win. A good fiddler knows all the hits, and can read the room to know what to play next. The Devil loses because he completely fails to read the room, and doesn't know the right songs.

[rosey-thorns]

also! another point about why johnny wins is that these songs are cultural touchstones. the devil launches his big flashy number, but johnny beats him with the power of connection to his culture. it's not a story about a guy being so good at fiddle he kicks the devil's ass, it's a story about a guy using the strength of his culture to win against someone who thinks he knows how to do it better

[cronenburger]

[molabuddy]

3 hours of sleep = i hate people who laugh

0 ours of sleep = waouw 🌼🌼🌼🌼🐎

[molabuddy]

we all need to take better care of our selfs or we might Pass away

[moringmark]