#palaeopathological

[lostinhistory]

palaeopathological replied to your photo: “It’s very scenic #newfoundland”:

woahwoahwoah what brings you to NL?

New job in St. John’s!  

[wilwheaton]

Your coffee roasting instastory was fascinating! I've worked as a barista for close to ten years but I've never seen such a thorough and detailed look into the roasting process. I'm curious, how did your semi-lightly roasted Nicaraguan beans turn out? Also, how do you brew your coffee? French press? Thanks for the little peek into Wheaton Café!

Oh thanks! I’m not an expert by any definition, and I’m still learning, but one of the ways I deepen and affirm my understanding of a thing is to share that thing with others.

The beans came out almost exactly the way I wanted. They should express flavors that are soft and gentle, like tea biscuits, honey, and a very light cacao nib finish. I realize that all of that sounds like a bunch of pretentious bullshit, but I’ve cupped enough coffee to know that sometimes beans are given really overwrought descriptions that are very accurate, from “lemon zest” to “chocolate covered almonds”. 

Knowing what the grower gets out of the beans gives me something to aim for, as well, so it was kind of a big deal to me this morning when I got a cup that had a lovely, gentle, biscuit flavor with a hint of raw honey.

The thing about beans is that they tend to reach the peak of their flavor complexity between three and five days after they are roasted. I guess it has something to do with the nitrogen inside of them coming out (it’s called “offgassing” which is a term I love) so if they are this satisfying now, I can’t wait to taste a cup on Monday morning.

Anyway, thanks for watching my dumb story and letting me know you liked it. I never know if people I don’t know find those dumb things interesting or amusing or whatever.

[remembertherandler]

One word prompt: easy

There was a time when it was easy. Easy to be what they were meant to be. Easy to listen to the words and doctrines of another and adopt them with a whole heart. 

Choices were made out of loyalty and tradition more than examination and self-awareness. What it was to be a good southern gentleman overrode any creeping doubts they may have had. 

Be a good Christian and spread His word. Be a good student and get an engineering degree. Be a good son, find the right girl, and settle down. 

But somewhere along the way, their truth began to shine through. Curiosity turned to questions, and those questions would no longer go unanswered or ignored.

Something mythical this way had come, and though it brought with it a flood of change and a shift in the fundamental framework of their lives, nothing had been easier than embracing it wholeheartedly. 

[cockymclaughlin]

the-crepes-of-wrath

  scrolling through tumblr and i notice that...

aaaahh congrats to your family!!!

pringlesaremydivision scrolling through tumblr and i notice that...

oh my gosh congrats and tell the little baby hello and welcome! ������

palaeopathological scrolling through tumblr and i notice that...

congrats!! :DDD

thanks y’all!!! it’s super exciting and we love her a lot <3 <3 

[lunar-winterlude]

palaeopathological replied to your post: Who the heck would want to exercise naked. Ewww…...

i always assume that when Jessie and Locke are travelling it’s diving related…

@palaeopathological Oh yeah I forgot about that. Maybe so?

[cockymclaughlin]

1, 12, I, K -ratchetrhink ;D

1.  What was the first fic you remember reading?

oh, man. i’m awful at this. i’m sure it was something by isra? because when i enter a fandom i automatically go to ao3 and search by kudos. and i’m really bad at reading serial fics? so like, porny oneshots are my jam. especially when i’m new and don’t know the fandom that well yet. 

12. What makes you click on a fic?

i just answered this for sarah, and it got a bit winded so i won’t do that again. but basically, like good tags, good description. gotta have them kinks in order and gotta sell that fic to me fam make me wanna read your stuff

I.  What fic or author, if any, inspired you to start writing fanfic?

oh, gosh. i’ve been writing since i was??? 12?? and the first fandom i wrote for was the criss angel fandom? and it was all garbage and ridiculous of course. but for this fandom it was really just like the fandom as a whole. i hadn’t written in a while and i was like “hm yes let’s do this” 

K. Tease a line or idea you have in your drafts right now.

i quite literally have 5 word docs open and 3 of them are blank because i got distracted. but there’s this? 

He’sbeen tying them together with ripped bits of cloth, saying he’s working on araft with a sparkle of sarcasm Link hasn’t seen in a while. 

[cockymclaughlin]

palaeopathological replied to your photoset: archie only wants two things: to be brushed and to...

b r u s h him

i did!!!! there's so much cat to be brushed and he just won't let up!!!!!

[cockymclaughlin]

palaeopathological replied to your photoset: turns out i put on makeup for no reason today but...

i am d y i n g to get a pair of big round shades like you don’t even UNDERSTAND

forever 21!! they have them for dirt cheap, and a bunch of different ones to choose from. i think mine were like $3?? or something ridiculous like that