Like an ogre

Oof. That sounds rough.

Based on the lyrics I always thought it was about werewolves.

Coffee shops. I don’t know why. I just really enjoy sitting in them and having a coffee, especially if they have nice cushy couches or chairs.

I did this for a year and a half, and I never fully adjusted. I worked 4 10 hour days from 10pm til 8am.

One thing that helped a lot was to go to bed straight after work. Then I’d wake up, go do stuff/work out/be social, then head into work again. The only thing that threw a monkey wrench into this for me was the 3 day weekend, where I’d find my body fighting to return to a normal schedule.

I’ve never been able to make non-slimy oat milk. I’ll give this a recipe a try.

Oat milk followed by homemade cashew milk. I found coconut milk and almond milk both to be too watery tasting.

Edit: Here is my recipe for nut/seed milk. This works for cashews, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, and pepitas. I haven’t tried it with other nuts or seeds.

• 1/3c nuts or seeds
• 4c water
• Sweetener of choice (I just use 2 Splenda packets but I’ve also used agave and pitted dates)
• 1/8tsp salt
• 1/8tsp xanthan gum (can be ommitted but it helps the texture IMHO)
• 1/2tsp vanilla (optional)

Blend seeds or nuts with water, salt, and sweetener in a high speed blender. Strain through a nut milk bag. Add xanthan gum and re-blend. Stays good for a week or more.

Recently, my car. I was driving around a 2006 and recently got a 2024. A backup camera is amazing. The collision detection, touch display, and Bluetooth are a nice bonus also.

I have a ginger bug going. I made naturally carobanted “cola” using it. Def would love to try making ginger beer!

That would be pretty neat to do. What would you want to study?

Same. I don’t hate my job, but it’s also not what I want to do any more.

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I just made a batch of tepache. My first time. Delicious!

I used to bake sourdough quite a lot, but then I developed a wheat allergy. Before the allergy I thought quite a bit about switching careers and baking for a living.

I did enjoy what I was doing for a long time, but eventually it got old. It’s like loving chocolate cake but then having to eat it every day for 20 years. Eventually you want something else.

The main thing I really want to do is something that will let me give back and help people, so all of that sounds great. I thought about teaching, but I’m also really sick of IT, so I’m not sure. I did recently get a chance to speak to some college students about IT and really enjoyed that, so maybe that would be OK. Otherwise I’ve considered personal training or maybe even opening a gym.

If you want some basic tips, here is what has worked well for me:

• Surprise enemies as often as you can so you get auto hits (use doors)
• Focus on one character at a time until you win, then move on to the next - each one requires a different strategy
• Save up your enchantment scrolls until you get good weapons, armor, rings, etc. Don’t dump your enchantment scrolls into a dagger or leather armor. Hold out for a great sword, great axe, etc. and plate armor.
• Save up scrolls of mapping and potions of mind vision for the demon halls (last levels of the game). They are full of traps and fairly tough enemies so having maps and knowing where enemies are is huge.

The obligations thing is huge. Like literally anything I end up doing - even work - will be because I want to and not because I need to.

This was a good read! I’m also lucky in that I’m part of an actual retirement plan through the state, although I am also putting money away as well. I actually plan on working, but not in my current industry. Maybe give different things a try and just focus on enjoying myself.

I got good enough at it that I could win with no challenges about 2/3 of the time. Hit me up if you ever get stuck.

I considered this, but I actually kind of want to get away from teaching what I currently do for a living.