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i hate when rich people condescend with the whole 'money can't buy happiness' argument like listen. just because buying your fourth car didn't fill the void in your deluded disconnected-from-reality life doesn't mean not having to worry about food/ bills/medicine wouldn't greatly improve the mental health of literally everyone else on the planet

sixpenceee

The Badlands region in the Utah is famous for its arid and unforgiving landscape, which is decorated by sharp and eroded spires of stone. If you catch it at just the right moment and in the right conditions, however, these apparent wastelands can give birth to an extraordinary explosion of color and life in the form of beautiful wildflowers.

Plants in American desert or desert-like areas have evolved to make the most of their challenging environment. In the spring, when they receive moisture, they spring into action, doing what they can to conserve as much water as possible and to bloom and reproduce quickly. These blooms can be very short-lived to conserve moisture, which is why they can be a rare sight. (Source)

drxgonfly

Wildflowers pt 3 (by imagesofdream) pt 1 | pt 2 Antelope Valley, San Luis Obispo County, Kern County

ndiecity-deactivated20241101

didnt you die

That was weeks ago dude. Things change

kaijuno

I hit a pothole (a Michigan pothole so basically a sinkhole) today and my check engine light came on. I don’t have one of those computer plugins to reset the light and I knew it was just a sensor that got knocked so I was just like “well let’s see if this works” and on the way home I swerved and hit the pothole again and the check engine light turned off

nonlinear-nonsubjective

just-shower-thoughts

The fact that we can accidentally bite the insides of our cheeks has to be the biggest design flaw of the human body.

slightlyfrumiousbandersnatch-de

NO SORRY IT’S THE FACT THAT OUR TRACHEA AND ESOPHAGUS CROSS AND BRIEFLY OCCUPY THE SAME HOLE DOLPHINS DON’T HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

churchyardgrim

WE ONLY GET ONE SET OF ADULT TEETH THAT ARE DESIGNED TO LAST MAYBE HALF OUR EXPECTED LIFESPAN

OUR LOWER BACKS ARE STRUCTURALLY FUCKED FROM MAKING A SHITTY TRANSITION TO BEING BIPEDS

INTELLIGENT DESIGN MY ASS, BUT AT THE VERY LEAST WE’RE NOT HORSES

stephendann

“In conclusion, the humans were extremely angry until they saw the horse, and then thought ‘Well, that bastard’s got it rough, this ain’t so bad’“

midnight-mixology

Noble Pursuit

From The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

30ml White Tequila

30ml Watermelon Liqueur

90ml Aloe Drink (explained below)

3 Spoons of Dragonfruit Flesh

1 Lime

Aloe branch for optional garnish

Cut lime into wedges and muddle in a cocktail shaker with dragonfruit.

Add Tequila, Watermelon Liqueur, and Aloe Drink.

Shake and strain over a large ice rock.

Optionally garnish with aloe and leftover dragonfruit as shown above.

To celebrate the launch of the BOTW sequel, here I am recreating the most interesting non-drinkable drink in the game! Before I get into detail however, here is a quick rundown on the Aloe Drink since it isn't avaliable everywhere.

Aloe Vera Drink: It's basically just peeled and crushed aloe with a bit of sugar syrup and diluted with water. Just look at the ingredients on the back of your usual apple juice and replace apple with aloe.

When making this recipe I tried to be as faithful to the source material as possible. I wanted to find out what a Noble Pursuit would taste like despite it's limited in-game description.

To begin, there are two main fruits that can be found growing around the Gerudo Desert.

Hydromelons and Volfruit which will be swapped for their real world counterparts Watermelon and Dragonfruit. While searching, I also found plants that resemble Aloe.

Furosa describes the Noble Pursuit as a "light sweet taste" and each sip having a "cooling sensation".

She also states that Link looks too young to drink it, cementing it as a cocktail of sorts. With all the cacti surrounding the village, our strongest bet is that they created a tequila or mezcal-like spirit with the cacti.

When mixing all of the ingredients together (and adding a bit of lime since it's a tequila cocktail), it actually came out exactly like Furosa said. The aloe gives it a nice cooling sensation, the watermelon liquer adds a nice sweet taste, and the hint of dragonfruit while faint is a unique flavor.

I used a large ice rock in this recipe since I assume Furosa had to cut off a chunk of what Link brings her during the quest. As far as looks go, I tried to style it in a way that fits the Gerudo Village theme, but you're free to garnish with whatever you want. Also feel free to use whatever tequila you have, I only used white because I thought it would help the light taste.

All in all, this drink is fantastic! It may be the best recreation I've made. I don't know if it was intentional, but Nintendo placed the perfect ingredients around this village for a bomb-ass cocktail!

If you have any questions please feel free to dm me or join our discord. I'm always down to help!

Thanks for reading, enjoy! 🍹

dpaf

ripe

browngirlaestheticc

sistertaxon

republicans will be like “pull yourself by your bootstraps” and then make fun of AOC for having been a bartender

lastvalyrian

that’s because that’s not the Republican approved way to pull yourself by your own bootstraps, which is getting millions of dollars in stock from your parents

moveslikekeithrichards

can u believe some people can see a cat & not immediately be filled with absolute unconditional love for that animal. they dont even get the urge to kiss them right on their little baby cat head. thats incomprehensible to me

seriousjones

the sexual tension between two gas stations on the same intersection

yarking

I’m so sick of this shit. Two gastations can’t even be on the same block without some walnut shipping them, while I can’t find a single fic for dennys/applebees with dennys bottoming.