#darael

[spiraledfaun]

okay, cutie. I'll add some thoughts to your head later~

what kind? 😵‍💫

[copperbadge]

lysapadin replied to your post “Is it possible that you're a minor deity or demigod of some sort?”

*eyes the Greek and Romans and eyes you doubtfully* You sure about that?

darael replied to your post “Is it possible that you're a minor deity or demigod of some sort?”

Sam do you know *any* stories from polytheistic religions? Gods are not on top of their things.

arrghigiveup replied to your post “Is it possible that you're a minor deity or demigod of some sort?”

Sam, c'mon the Greek deities, I mean, I don't want to offend, but "on top of their shit" is not quite how I'd describe it

banesidhe replied to your post “Is it possible that you're a minor deity or demigod of some sort?”

Sam, you've read Greek mythology, it really is a low bar they set.

On the one hand you all make a fair point, but on the other you may be overestimating how together my shit really is. :D 

Also per those same myths, generally declaring oneself on par with gods or demigods is a Bad Move, so I’ll stay mortal, as much as it grieves me to do so. 

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darael replied to your post “ravenreyamidala replied to your post: Is This...”

Sam, you've had the flu for the last 38 years. Only explanation.

I mean....it honestly wouldn’t shock me.

arukou-arukou replied to your post “ravenreyamidala replied to your post: Is This...”

Sam, sometimes I am just generally concerned for your existence as a human being.

Yeah, it’s for sure a significant concern in my life as well :D

auressea replied to your photo “So today was the first time I saw the bathroom I’m about to buy in...”

huh. that looks like a PROJECT! it sounds as if you're set on tile- but In case your aren't aware of the option: I had my surround re-done with counter-top laminate. They cut it to size out of a single piece. NO seams. They steam bend in into shape. It cleans SO easy! There are many many choices of surface patterns and colours. I LOVE it.

Oooh, what an intriguing option! I mean I’m not dead-set on tile, it just seems like the nicest and best value-add, but I’ll look into that. (On the other hand it doesn’t sound like a self-installation deal, while I’m hoping to be able to retile myself.) 

sandrayln replied to your photo “So today was the first time I saw the bathroom I’m about to buy in...”

Ah, adventures in tiling. The people who owned this house before us tiled *around* the toilets. Which is... not the way you do that. At all. Our replacement toilet is politely perched on the ring of the old toilet until we decide to retile...

Yikes. It seems people are very afraid of cutting tile. Admittedly I was like “Can I cut tile myself?” but tile cutters are cheaper than I imagined, so I’m gonna go with “yes I can”. 

rommalb replied to your photo “So today was the first time I saw the bathroom I’m about to buy in...”

You can also have the tub reglazed if you want to change the color on that.

I probably will eventually, but honestly I don’t mind the tub, it seems like it’s in pretty good condition. 

timberwolfoz replied to your photo “So today was the first time I saw the bathroom I’m about to buy in...”

We had tiles about that colour in our first place. So unless design trends were different in the US (quite possible) they might be from the late 60's. (Also as a side note, the tiling was shoddy and a wall of them fell on me while I was showering. Ouch!)

Well, the building was rehabbed over from industrial to residential about fifteen years ago, but I would be willing to bet when the rehab was happening the interior guys were like “Hey....we know where to get some cheap tile....”

kitkat203posts replied to your photo “So today was the first time I saw the bathroom I’m about to buy in...”

Re: the tile around the hardware- My mom was a realtor who once sold a house where the owner painted the living room just around the furniture, not behind it. Buyers were not impressed.

I know that probably this was like “painted around bookshelves” but I’m just picturing someone carefully edging around a sofa pushed up against a wall and like...god that seems like MORE work....

[copperbadge]

Answers About Induction

I didn’t reply to everyone who gave their thoughts, but I wanted to say thank you to everyone who did! I know what to look out for and what to avoid now. :D

darael replied to your post “lillianmmalter OMG! Do not get an induction cooktop! I’ve cooked on...”

Induction hobs share one of the great annoyances of coil-electric hobs, which is that they aren't very responsive at all: they take irritatingly long to heat up and cool down. Gas is definitely best (but electric ovens all the way). Without that option I might be tempted to go induction, but *anything* is better than ceramic-plate electric.

I’d definitely prefer gas, for sure. I was given to understand induction was super fast -- I wonder if there’s a difference from a full range to a hob. It occurs to me if I did buy a hob I could test whether I liked it before buying a full cooktop. 

rosestonewrites replied to your post “ranuel replied to your photo “It’s cooking day! In fact it’s probably...”

Absolutely get an induction cooktop, omg. My mother's been replacing every stove in every house we've lived in for the last few years with induction ones and I figured it was just one of her idiosyncrasies; now that I'm living on my own with one of the heated-up-metal sort.... AUGH. So slow. I've never come around to her point of view so quickly :P

LOL! Well, if you happen to think of it next time you’re talking to her, get the brand name of the cooktops she’s using :D Sounds like they’re a good brand. 

ameliahcrowley replied to your post “lillianmmalter OMG! Do not get an induction cooktop! I’ve cooked on...”

I have an induction hob and hate it: there are a lot of things that are probably useful if you like them (like the fact that it doesn't lose heat immediately, so you can turn it off and finish cooking on the residual heat) but there are a lot of things that annoy (like the fact that you can't cheat and boil water in the kettle before adding it to the pan as the hob won't heat up with a hot pan on it). I suspect it's very much a case of personal cooking-style.

Do you know it had never occurred to me to boil water in a kettle and then add it to a pot? I suppose it’s because I don’t make much tea. I can see how that would be an issue if it’s something you’re used to, though about half the commenters reported that an induction cooker is much faster for boiling water anyway, which is interesting. 

junker5 replied to your post “lillianmmalter OMG! Do not get an induction cooktop! I’ve cooked on...”

My nephews broke their induction top with the cast iron skilket. My brother just swallowed hard and dropped the cash to get a new gas range. But that's easier in a house than a condo. I know you are limited by what the building will allow.

It’s more what the infrastructure will allow -- for a gas stove/oven you have to have the building itself connected to the city gas line, and I would imagine it was too expensive for the landlord when the building was apartments and then the condo board when it went condo just never bothered. I think probably everyone would be okay with having gas, it’s the getting it -- connecting to the gas line, piping it into everyone’s unit. That gets costly fast. I’m surprised that the cooktop, being glass, didn’t come with some kind of repair guarantee, but I suppose those run out after a while. 

whatdoyoumeanitsnotawesome

@copperbadge the induction eye is kinda amazing tbh? (fucking magnets, how do they work?)

i can boil an 8qt pot of water in 2 minutes!!! that’s so cool!!! the biggest pain is definitely replacing all your pots and pans. remember anything that will stick a magnet will work on the induction eye. one thing i have noticed (after having one for like 5 years) is that they do started to loose a bit of power after a while but it’s only a little bit and it hasn’t impacted my cooking at all.

the only other annoying thing is that if you have all the eyes going at once sometimes it makes this weird high pitched whine, but apparently (according to my spouse) only the dog and i can hear it, so ymmv

Well, most of my pans are Induction friendly anyway -- cast iron and aluminum-clad copper (though I don’t know how well the aluminum-clad will work, a magnet still sticks to it!). It sounds like you’re getting a lot more speed out of yours than some people -- what brand do you use?  (Also has your username ever been more apt :D)

lillianmmalter replied to your post “lillianmmalter OMG! Do not get an induction cooktop! I’ve cooked on...”

My mom's is neither responsive nor intuitive to use (and I have one at home). Mine is not responsive, except if you happen to spill water that runs over the buttons, thereby turning all the burners off at once. Or if you happen to set a hot cookie sheet on top of it, then it beeps. Or if you set anything on top of it, then it beeps. Heaven forbid it locks and you need to unlock it to cook anything. It will not recognize your fingers wet, dry, warm, or cold. It hates you.

When you say it will not recognize your fingers, you mean the button panel, yes? I can see how that would be ultimately annoying. It sounds like user interface is definitely something to look at, as well as perhaps some of the safety features (I do use my stove top as a cooling rack for cooking sheets often). 

[spiraledfaun]

Pretty boy, I offer you: Guinea Bigs sharing watermelon

they're so good at sharing

capybaras teach the world your ways of being chill 🙏🏻

[nangbaby]

I'm sorry that I don't have the brain capacity to understand, because this does not logically follow. Here's an idea. Argue using my exact words (except obvious errata, of course) and not the strawman you built up.

[karamessyart]

Inktober day 23

My really old character Darael! Someone remember the big softie angel? There he is!

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

What if we got a bunch of nerds and a great big boat...?

this is how u get drowned nerds

(i’m answering old asks rn, the box isn’t open yet, im trying to get through a shitload of requests)