forest rat extraordinaire

girl scout (minus the girl). kit (they/them)

[i-wanna-linger]

i am burdened with the knowledge of every single one of my coworkers' gov names

[i-wanna-linger]

ok so i’m making the stamps for the thanks-a-lots and in doing so i’m using a cube for it so i have spots for six languages... from what i’ve gathered in my research™ (google images) the original thanks-a-lots had english (thank you), spanish (gracias), french (merci), swahili (asante), and also "msem msem" which... i cannot for the life of me figure out which language that is. google translate says it's igbo for "smile smile" when i hit "detect language" but also google is kinda bogged down by genai these days so idk if i trust that... i also swear i remember mandarin being one of the languages but i can't find evidence of it... anyways please help i can't decide what language i want to do for the extra slot (or two extra slots if i can't figure out what language msem msem is)

like obviously the og thanks-a-lots were fairly eurocentric since 3/5 of the languages were european so i do want to make my thanks-a-lots more diverse but idk what languages to use

[i-wanna-linger]

cube

[i-wanna-linger]

welcome back to kit remakes girl scout cookies, the series where i, tumblr user i-wanna-linger, attempts to recreate discontinued girl scout cookies. today's episode is a very exciting one, because we are making thanks-a-lots, which i have been mourning for the past 6 years, ever since i was sat in a socially-distanced lunch circle with the other six cas and our camp director as she informed us that that past season would be the last with thanks-a-lots

many of the girl scout cookies are comprised of shortbread with various additions to the cookie, and the thanks-a-lots are no exception, so for this first test batch i am making a small batch of shortbread (which is, at it's most simple, a ratio of 1:2:3 by weight of sugar:butter:flour). i am using gluten free flour due to my own gluten sensitivity

first cream the (room temperature) butter with the sugar, then add the flour until a crumbly dough is achieved. i forgot to pull out the butter to soften, but with this heat wave, i simply put it on the windowsill and it was softened in minutes (roughly one permanent vacation by 5 seconds of summer) 🫠

rolled out the dough between two pieces of parchment until it came to a thickness that looked right (ended up being roughly 1/4" thick) and it is now chilling in the freezer for the test bake

[i-wanna-linger]

test batch 1 bake: mostly testing the size and spread, as well as how well theyd hold an indentation. not much spread, nor was there much of a difference between temp when baked. as for taste and texture, they were very flaky and not too sweet, so for test batch 2, i will decrease the butter, increase the sugar, and add salt and vanilla

[yarnings]

Are these a stamp before baking or a stamp right out of the oven type of cookie?

[i-wanna-linger]

stamp before baking

[i-wanna-linger]

welcome back to kit remakes girl scout cookies, the series where i, tumblr user i-wanna-linger, attempts to recreate discontinued girl scout cookies. today's episode is a very exciting one, because we are making thanks-a-lots, which i have been mourning for the past 6 years, ever since i was sat in a socially-distanced lunch circle with the other six cas and our camp director as she informed us that that past season would be the last with thanks-a-lots

many of the girl scout cookies are comprised of shortbread with various additions to the cookie, and the thanks-a-lots are no exception, so for this first test batch i am making a small batch of shortbread (which is, at it's most simple, a ratio of 1:2:3 by weight of sugar:butter:flour). i am using gluten free flour due to my own gluten sensitivity

first cream the (room temperature) butter with the sugar, then add the flour until a crumbly dough is achieved. i forgot to pull out the butter to soften, but with this heat wave, i simply put it on the windowsill and it was softened in minutes (roughly one permanent vacation by 5 seconds of summer) 🫠

rolled out the dough between two pieces of parchment until it came to a thickness that looked right (ended up being roughly 1/4" thick) and it is now chilling in the freezer for the test bake

[i-wanna-linger]

test batch 1 bake: mostly testing the size and spread, as well as how well theyd hold an indentation. not much spread, nor was there much of a difference between temp when baked. as for taste and texture, they were very flaky and not too sweet, so for test batch 2, i will decrease the butter, increase the sugar, and add salt and vanilla

[camp-counselor-life]

#gotta figure out a way to make the stamps with the messages

Have you thought about printmaking rubber? You could carve the message in relief and mirrored on the block and then press it into the dough, which would be like a reverse cookie cutter somewhat.

[i-wanna-linger]

that's definitely a good idea, i’d have to look into it to make sure that whatever rubber i use is food safe since a lot of rubber can be porous and therefore a breeding ground for bacteria

if i can find a foodsafe rubber tho itd probably be easier than my initial idea to carve it out of wood

[i-wanna-linger]

welcome back to kit remakes girl scout cookies, the series where i, tumblr user i-wanna-linger, attempts to recreate discontinued girl scout cookies. today's episode is a very exciting one, because we are making thanks-a-lots, which i have been mourning for the past 6 years, ever since i was sat in a socially-distanced lunch circle with the other six cas and our camp director as she informed us that that past season would be the last with thanks-a-lots

many of the girl scout cookies are comprised of shortbread with various additions to the cookie, and the thanks-a-lots are no exception, so for this first test batch i am making a small batch of shortbread (which is, at it's most simple, a ratio of 1:2:3 by weight of sugar:butter:flour). i am using gluten free flour due to my own gluten sensitivity

first cream the (room temperature) butter with the sugar, then add the flour until a crumbly dough is achieved. i forgot to pull out the butter to soften, but with this heat wave, i simply put it on the windowsill and it was softened in minutes (roughly one permanent vacation by 5 seconds of summer) 🫠

rolled out the dough between two pieces of parchment until it came to a thickness that looked right (ended up being roughly 1/4" thick) and it is now chilling in the freezer for the test bake

[i-wanna-linger]

test batch 1 bake: mostly testing the size and spread, as well as how well theyd hold an indentation. not much spread, nor was there much of a difference between temp when baked. as for taste and texture, they were very flaky and not too sweet, so for test batch 2, i will decrease the butter, increase the sugar, and add salt and vanilla

[i-wanna-linger]

welcome back to kit remakes girl scout cookies, the series where i, tumblr user i-wanna-linger, attempts to recreate discontinued girl scout cookies. today's episode is a very exciting one, because we are making thanks-a-lots, which i have been mourning for the past 6 years, ever since i was sat in a socially-distanced lunch circle with the other six cas and our camp director as she informed us that that past season would be the last with thanks-a-lots

many of the girl scout cookies are comprised of shortbread with various additions to the cookie, and the thanks-a-lots are no exception, so for this first test batch i am making a small batch of shortbread (which is, at it's most simple, a ratio of 1:2:3 by weight of sugar:butter:flour). i am using gluten free flour due to my own gluten sensitivity

first cream the (room temperature) butter with the sugar, then add the flour until a crumbly dough is achieved. i forgot to pull out the butter to soften, but with this heat wave, i simply put it on the windowsill and it was softened in minutes (roughly one permanent vacation by 5 seconds of summer) 🫠

rolled out the dough between two pieces of parchment until it came to a thickness that looked right (ended up being roughly 1/4" thick) and it is now chilling in the freezer for the test bake

[i-wanna-linger]

decided for work playlist-related reasons that i should redo my "camp appropriateness of my favorite music artists" spreadsheet but this time counting how many curse words each song has/how much violent or sexual content instead of the more subjective "camp/kitchen/none" categorization i did before... while this will definitely make curating work playlists easier so i dont have to worry with each song i put on there, it does feel kinda ridiculous to be putting "fuck shit bitch ass damn pussy" into nearly 20 tabs in a spreadsheet

[i-wanna-linger]

now the real question here is how am i gonna categorize violence or sexual content in a non-subjective way... bc this early 2000s pop punk banger does not have a single curse word but it does detail why the lyricist's ex-girlfriend should die a painful death for daring to break up with him

[i-wanna-linger]

maybe i should add a "death threats to an ex-girlfriend" column specifically to the fall out boy tab lmao

[i-wanna-linger]

this is, quite possibly, the most ridiculous spreadsheet i have ever made... and i’ve made some pretty ridiculous spreadsheets (i love spreadsheets)

[i-wanna-linger]

decided for work playlist-related reasons that i should redo my "camp appropriateness of my favorite music artists" spreadsheet but this time counting how many curse words each song has/how much violent or sexual content instead of the more subjective "camp/kitchen/none" categorization i did before... while this will definitely make curating work playlists easier so i dont have to worry with each song i put on there, it does feel kinda ridiculous to be putting "fuck shit bitch ass damn pussy" into nearly 20 tabs in a spreadsheet

[i-wanna-linger]

now the real question here is how am i gonna categorize violence or sexual content in a non-subjective way... bc this early 2000s pop punk banger does not have a single curse word but it does detail why the lyricist's ex-girlfriend should die a painful death for daring to break up with him

[i-wanna-linger]

maybe i should add a "death threats to an ex-girlfriend" column specifically to the fall out boy tab lmao

[i-wanna-linger]

decided for work playlist-related reasons that i should redo my "camp appropriateness of my favorite music artists" spreadsheet but this time counting how many curse words each song has/how much violent or sexual content instead of the more subjective "camp/kitchen/none" categorization i did before... while this will definitely make curating work playlists easier so i dont have to worry with each song i put on there, it does feel kinda ridiculous to be putting "fuck shit bitch ass damn pussy" into nearly 20 tabs in a spreadsheet

[i-wanna-linger]

now the real question here is how am i gonna categorize violence or sexual content in a non-subjective way... bc this early 2000s pop punk banger does not have a single curse word but it does detail why the lyricist's ex-girlfriend should die a painful death for daring to break up with him

[i-wanna-linger]

decided for work playlist-related reasons that i should redo my "camp appropriateness of my favorite music artists" spreadsheet but this time counting how many curse words each song has/how much violent or sexual content instead of the more subjective "camp/kitchen/none" categorization i did before... while this will definitely make curating work playlists easier so i dont have to worry with each song i put on there, it does feel kinda ridiculous to be putting "fuck shit bitch ass damn pussy" into nearly 20 tabs in a spreadsheet

[i-wanna-linger]

i have long since accepted that i will be that bitch that gets a camp themed tattoo

[i-wanna-linger]

i keep getting instagram ads from like three different councils (none of which are my own) to apply for work at girl scout camp 😭😭😭 like i escaped u can't drag me back (i miss it so fucking much)

[i-wanna-linger]

just remembered that volunteer camp nurse we had two days a week in 2018 that didn't pick a camp name so me and my (at the time) camp bestie decided his camp name was sketchy gary bc he was not qualified in any way 😭 he went to another camp in our council the next summer but by then decided his camp name was gonna be spirit but me and my friend kept calling him sketchy gary 😭😭😭

[theworstcreature]

There are two rules of camping.

1. Overpack

2. Engage in Tomfoolery

3. Beware The Beasts

[i-wanna-linger]

truly is ridiculous that we had one (1) summer where staff members were allowed to wear cutoffs and tank tops (and iirc bikini tops as well but i never went in the pool) as long as your tits weren't fully out and then they immediately backtracked one year later (and the wording of the new dresscode subtly implied that if u were bigger or had a bigger cheat u had to cover up more)... bestie girl-scout-camp said it but why do you think it's a good idea to send a message to these young girls that their bodies are inherently shameful their bodies are inherently sexual and even more so if they're not skinny. like wtf is wrogn with y’all. all because (allegedly) one staff member had beef with another one. how fucking petty can you get. like that's actually embarrassing

[girl-scout-camp]

You are absolutely remembering correctly that we were allowed to wear sports-style bikini tops that one summer. The new dress code was a bit too puritanical for me- when I was a kid my counselors regularly went in the pool in jorts and their sports bra and I see nothing wrong with that

[i-wanna-linger]

truly is ridiculous that we had one (1) summer where staff members were allowed to wear cutoffs and tank tops (and iirc bikini tops as well but i never went in the pool) as long as your tits weren't fully out and then they immediately backtracked one year later (and the wording of the new dresscode subtly implied that if u were bigger or had a bigger cheat u had to cover up more)... bestie girl-scout-camp said it but why do you think it's a good idea to send a message to these young girls that their bodies are inherently shameful their bodies are inherently sexual and even more so if they're not skinny. like wtf is wrogn with y’all. all because (allegedly) one staff member had beef with another one. how fucking petty can you get. like that's actually embarrassing