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jamoche1 replied to your post “sir are the tvtropes usefulnotes on chigago accurate”

Surprised Google Maps hasn't picked up Chicago's "East Side" - they've done that to other marketing-based names https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/02/technology/google-maps-neighborhood-names.html

Man, cartography is a whole new adventure in the digital age. Chicago formerly had a fictional sanitarium due to a Google Maps error, Hal Sanitarium. 

mythologist replied to your photoset “One month ago and today.”

AAWWW! Deebs is on the edge of the tower now to protect Polk from falling :))

I think she’s actually there because Polk was there first and she was going to cram her way in any way she could :D 

persian-slipper replied to your post “rcxeira mentioned you on a post “Almost all of Indiana is terrible,...”

I thought I saw somewhere (possibly from you) that Seward Johnson doesn't even do his own sculpting, he comes up with a concept and has minions do the actual work. Which is even worse.

Yeah, I believe that’s in the comments somewhere on the Seward Motherfucking Johnson post. He comes up with the idea, has someone else sculpt it while he makes input on how it’s coming together, and then chooses the paint colors. 

justalurkr replied to your photoset “I tried to take a sweet picture of my kitten napping on the blanket...”

Punk Rock Yoga

Polk definitely is a bit of a punk rocker :D 

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jamoche1 replied to your photo “We interrupt kitten spam to bring you cinnamon rolls for Monday...”

Not that different from Pumpkin Spice, and if you used that you'd be so hipster.

LOL! That’s actually why I bought the cake spice -- I love pumpkin pie spice, but everyone puts too GODDAMN MUCH cinnamon in it :D So for almost anything calling for cinnamon and everything calling for pie spice, I use cake spice instead. 

I guess you could say I liked pumpkin pie spice until it went mainstream. 

daroos replied to your photo “They slept like this for three (3) minutes before Polk woke up and...”

LB here: roos and I were cooing over this and Frigga's ears went back as if she KNEW we were admiring Cats Who Are Not Her XD

LOL! She knows of these kittens and curses their names! 

cacklebarnacle replied to your post “A GRAVE MISJUDGEMENT WAS MADE I thought since Polk was the more...”

She might actually try to eat the button if she gets it loose. My cat managed to pull the laces out of one of my hiking boots and just fucking ATE it.

Yeah, that’s one reason I didn’t let her even try -- I don’t want to encourage the eating of buttons (or the mauling of my clothes). 

kissmeagainarthas replied to your post “missjmelville replied to your photo “We interrupt kitten spam to bring...”

Re: floor rectangles, I had a mouse pad fall on the floor outside the bathroom recently and my boy cat came to sit on it very daintily and stare at me. It's such a weird urge to see played out in brickspace after hearing about it online a ton.

The rectangle was a failure, alas -- they had zero interest in it. They also won’t sit on the one “open top” pet bed I got them, they only want to sit inside beds that have roofs. Which admittedly means they will sit in their carrier pretty nicely, which should make getting them to the vet a lot easier. 

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annechen-melo replied to your post “wandererriha replied to your photoset “Behold the Harmony “Aero...”

"They say that the one thing that universally unnerved Hydra soldiers was the sound of of a duet of ukulele and harmonica.” 

Little known fact the original Helicarrier scene from Winter Soldier was actually filmed like: 

Steve: Please don’t make me do this.  Bucky: *dead-eyed, unrecognizing stare*  Steve: *whips a ukulele out from behind his back* Bucky: *eyetwitch* Steve, I swear to fuck if the next thing you do is play “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” I will shoot you. Steve: IN THE JUNGLE, THE MIGHTY JUNGLE, THE LIOOOOON SLEEPS TONIIIIIIIGHT Bucky: *immediately joins in on a harmonica that appeared from nowhere*

jamoche1 replied to your post “wandererriha replied to your photoset “Behold the Harmony “Aero...”

My grandfather was the guy who could play whatever stringed instrument was available, and during the war there was always somebody who had one. With the serum's learning boost, Steve would be that guy too.

This is my thought! Plus he probably already had the basics down anyway from the Star Spangled Show. I bet one of the chorus dancers taught him. 

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 mangy-mongrel replied to your post“Someone needs to write a fic where a Guy Fieri wannabe decides to do a...”

I'm guessing the brewpub would be considered a diner? Eliot would keep it too clean to be considered a dive (unless I'm getting the concept of a dive wrong)

Having extensively watched the show, I believe the criteria are as follows:

Diners: DO they serve something fried 

Drive-ins: ARE they in a truck

Dives: CAN you get a drink there

I think the brewpub would be considered a dive just because there’s a significant focus on alcohol. I mean, he goes to a lot of sort of unknown, family-owned small businesses, which is why I cut Guy Fieri a lot of slack. But I wouldn’t qualify most of the places he goes to as any of the above :D 

jamoche1 replied to your post “Someone needs to write a fic where a Guy Fieri wannabe decides to do a...”

Even worse - they invite him because it's part of the con. Eliot holds back as long as he can but then finally goes full Ramsey on him. The producers love it.

LOL. Eliot goes viral...again....

justalurkr replied to your photo “Pressure cooked turkey roulade with mashed potatoes and onion-rosemary...”

Sounds & looks amazing! Sweet dreams for your turkey nap.

Oh man we DID all go to bed super early (at least by their definition). 

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anachronisticmayhem replied to your post “anachronisticmayhem replied to your post “do you think you’ll ever...”

I got that backwards. young *Teddy* and adult *Harry*. Bah, but yes.

Oh man I don’t remember that one either! Unless you mean the one where Teddy ends up with James Potter? (it opens with toddler Teddy being shown James as a baby and being VERY UNIMPRESSED.) That one is technically complete but the very initial posting of it had no link to the second and third chapters so some people do think it’s incomplete. Whole thing is here if you want it. 

jamoche1 replied to your photo “obeechris: snackiies: i drew this for rdj once but i never actually...”

First thought: Tony has made sure the chihuahua pups Steve rescued never get scared of anything again

THE ARMORED CHIS! “I am Iron Spot.”

persian-slipper replied to your post “anachronisticmayhem replied to your post “do you think you’ll ever...”

I read Stealing Harry the way other people eat comfort food.

I hear that a remarkable amount, actually, that Stealing Harry is comfort reading, which I love to hear. I’ve put some thought into it and I think it’s because Stealing Harry basically opens with a happy ending. Like, the entire premise of the story is “this starts out better” because it comes from the idea that an adult sees something wrong and fixes it. 

There is conflict in the story and pain and unhappiness, but the characters face all of that from a position within a much stronger community -- Harry has adults who support him in canon, but in Stealing Harry they are actively present and constantly fighting for him in a way that’s absent in canon. This isn’t necessarily a criticism of canon -- Harry is the protagonist in the books and needs to have a certain level of unsafety for the narrative to work. Whereas in Stealing Harry it’s arguably Remus and Sirius who are the protagonists, and casting adults with social and economic power as the protagonists makes for a book where the former protagonist can be a child in a way Harry can’t in the canon.   

josette-arnauld replied to your post “thesallowbeldam: copperbadge: scribetuesday: Sitting in a pub in...”

You're Internet!Sam in our household. None of the rest of my family is fannish, but I get asked for updates on your life periodically...

Aw, that’s nice! Say hi to them for me. 

Every once in a while my mum turns to me and says “don’t put this on the internet”. Usually I listen to her, but not always :D 

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annechen-melo replied to your post “Tonight in Sam Plays the Ukulele”

I'm going to be the difficult one and ask, "Are you working up to The Axis of Awesome's Four Chords?"

It’s so interesting actually, because of seeing that video I went looking for the Four Chord Progression and it turns out there is an insane level of musical theory surrounding four chord progressions, including gendered chord progressions. Like, it goes DEEP. It’s one of those dives you don’t want to go on without a safety line. 

hinerdsitscat replied to your post “Tonight in Sam Plays the Ukulele”

So many BNL songs are this way. "Call and Answer" is just D and G for the entire song until you get to the bridge and it demands your fingers as a sacrifice.

Yeah, it reminds me of the old joke -- you can make a decent album on three chords and win a Grammy on four. :D BNL clearly has a lot of theory knowledge because they’re capable of the really complicated stuff and they throw it in there from time to time, but I think they’re aware that their audience is more focused towards the less complex stuff. Probably one reason I like them so much, I have no real ability to appreciate complicated music :D  

nehirose replied to your post “Tonight in Sam Plays the Ukulele”

sammmmmmmm. i know you don't do, like, Your Face On The Internet, but would you ever consider video of, like. Your Hands And The Uke While Possibly Singing From Out Of Frame? (or even just the first half.)

No, I think not tbh. I’m not really all that good (yet) and I’m not comfortable on camera, so I don’t think that’s in the cards. Trust me, the posts are more entertaining than my music :) 

jamoche1 replied to your post “Tonight in Sam Plays the Ukulele”

Oh, yeah, there are guitar chords where you do that on purpose, and also some cheats for barred chords where you just skip the strings you were meant to bar.

Yep, that seems to be mostly what I’m doing. I really like the app I found, The Ukulele App by Corona Labs, where you can look up any chord and it will give you all the variations. It gave me a simpler version of E minor that I’ve been using, but I’ve gotten good enough at the simple version I can now start doing the more complex version. It’s a great help to a beginner. 

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jamoche1 replied to your post “It’s not that Return of the Jedi is in any way comparable to the...”

Are you watching the extended cut? Some of that was added.

Nope! I managed to find the original theatrical releases for all three, which apparently is akin to finding the Holy Grail.

I heard about the, uh, musical number. :D 

rachel-el replied to your post “I don't understand what you mean when you say that the communities...”

Ok, but there's posts and discussions in communities. I just haven't seen enough to see how it's going to look from the user view.

Yes, absolutely! And nothing I’ve said about communities looking like messageboards is a criticism. It’s just a visual observation -- I’m trying to share my experience of the platform with fandom because I feel like if Pillowfort can get its feet underneath it, it’ll be a really great platform for us. 

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somethingwittythiswaycomes replied to your post “Prestigious kitten marine biologists Dearborn and Polk prepare to...”

Omg Sam, where did you get that toothbrush holder?!?! I need it in my life!

I wish I could tell you -- Mum got it for me like 15 years ago. It came as a set with a soap dish and a cup in the same motif. I did find one example of the set online but it was a pinterest pin of an ebay sale that had ended. 

If it helps, Circo was the brand, and it looks like they did/do a lot of novelty sets like that. I would be willing to bet that if it’s sold anywhere it would be sold at somewhere like Bed Bath & Beyond, and you can find Circo sets on ebay and Target. 

madmaudlingoes replied to your post “Prestigious kitten marine biologists Dearborn and Polk prepare to...”

Did Polk get a little water up her nose? Poor kitteh.

She seems to have survived her ordeal :D Sometimes we must suffer in the interests of Science! 

vana-tallinn replied to your post “Prestigious kitten marine biologists Dearborn and Polk prepare to...”

They're so cute man you're so lucky

I do feel how lucky I am to have the bbs in my life.

jessamygriffin replied to your post “Chicago: if the pigeons don’t get you, the...oversized goalie masks...”

At least it's not in homage to the Blackhawks and Patrick f-ing Kane, the Wolves were affiliated with the Vegas Golden Knights last year

Yeah, I avoid on principle anything to do with the Blackhawks :D 

ali-chan replied to your post “Prestigious kitten marine biologists Dearborn and Polk prepare to...”

A lot of cats like to drink running water! You can even buy little kitty drinking fountains! ��

I’m not sure if they’re willing to drink from one -- I think Mum’s going to get me one for my birthday, but they’re very suspicious of vertical water :D 

jamoche1 replied to your post “THIS WEEKEND...WE BAKE. My early birthday present has arrived! I am...”

Anything where you have to beat the hell out of something - waffles (egg whites), whipped cream. Also, ice cream (or any other) custard, because the trick to not making scrambled eggs is to slowly pour the hot milk in with one hand while the other is touching the outside of the bowl where the milk lands. When it's hot, stop pouring until it cools down again.

Oh shit that sounds like an AMAZING way to make a custard! 

pringlesaremydivision replied to your post “memprime replied to your post “Chicago: if the pigeons don’t get...”

OH! i was just thinking about modifying peanut butter cookies into almond butter cookies. if it works, will you please post the recipe?

Well, for what it’s worth, if the recipe just calls for straight-up peanut butter (ie, doesn’t need chunky or ground up peanuts) then you can substitute 1:1 and I’ve never seen it fail. It’ll have a different flavor of course and if you have unsalted almond butter you should add a few pinches of salt, but I’ve made peanut desserts with almond butter before. 

quinfirefrorefiddle replied to your post “memprime replied to your post “Chicago: if the pigeons don’t get...”

Only if you have almonds. The recipe involves grinding up (a lot of) actual peanuts and adding them to the mix. It is the most concrete batter I have ever tried to stir, by far. Please be careful of your mixer, when I made them I got convinced I was going to kill mine and finished by hand. Soooo worth it though.

See, that what my concern. Especially since almonds aren’t as crumbly as peanuts even when toasted, so you have to be careful when actual peanuts are called for. It’s still possible but it sometimes takes some experimenting. 

junker5 replied to your post “memprime replied to your post “Chicago: if the pigeons don’t get...”

My nephews are allergic to nuts. I've used sunbutter (sunflower seeds) and wow butter (soybean) with fairly good results. I've never tried almond butter. I bet it's good. That peanut butter soup of yours is so yummy. Can you still enjoy it with the almond butter?

Oh yes. Again it’s a 1:1 substitution, and it comes out quite nicely.