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[Xorkoth]

I have always enjoyed eating out, but these days I get much more satisfaction from cooking for myself....and more bang for the buck. You can get pretty creative on minimal dollar thingys.

I totally agree. It's gotten to where I make better food now than most restaurants (certainly not all though)... occasionally I have a burst of genius, the very best fish dish I have ever had was one I made, absolutely amazing (trout with bourbon glazed onion cream sauce and bourbon caramelized peaches).

 

[elucidator]

A belated reply and jovial hello to a fellow australien though I am from the east (ie Melbourne). Have you thought of growing salvia? It is not, or wasn't at least- not that difficult to grown, and I daresay that the difficulty of growing it has not changed in the last several few years.

I just got SO fucking confused

I am grateful that the Japanese have been 'banned' from whaling in the Southern ocean for 'research'. I am really 'happy'.

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Hi willow, I hope your triptamine excursion is going swimmingly. I have thought about it and would love to grow salvia, but WA quarantine laws are incredibly strict on live/wet plant material, and I could not find anyone that would send cuttings here. The quarantine laws are weird here, I was able to get shroom spore syringes and kilos of ayahuasca vine past customs no worries, but if I tried to get something like pedro cuttings, they would be confiscated.

I am incredibly happy about the end of the organized whale slaughter in the southern seas too. Wonderful news.

^'bout darned time, what entity put an end to Japan's ill-concealed poaching? I must send thankful vibes their way.

The not for profit organization called Sea Shepherd is at the fore front of defending the whales from poaching.
They have been directly attacked by several large whaling boats, and I think that though some of their methods of defense may be a bit extravagant, they are providing the sea life with a great service and defense against the poachers in the southern seas.
thisand this show the sort of offence that they have been up against.

I want to visit Australia one day. You Aussies know hows the visa system nowadays, how long can I stay there if I dont work? Or do I need to get a job to stay there more than a month or two? I could ask my friend tho as he's been living there for a year or something. He's somewhere in Victoria, near Melbourne. Quite an adventure for just a little over 20 year old guy from little city from Finland to just leave everything and start a new life in the other side of the world. He found a girlfriend there too and they're coming to visit Finland this summer, im excited to see one of my best friends.

Iirc , you can only stay for up to 3 months if you don't work, but need a fair amount of savings. Can stay for up to a year on the working holiday Visaworking holiday Visa, which is the one that all the backpackers that I know are on. I am sure there are longer semi-permanent visas, but I am not sure and am too high to do any more thinking.
Australia is a great place, very chill, and I highly recommend it. The only bummer about it is that it is so big, to travel from one city to the next takes several hours (days even) and due to the sheer expanse of it, it would take a long time to see all of it.

stuff about food

My folks are right into the fine dining occasionally, and sometimes spend ridiculous amounts of money on food that is undersized, over flavoured and over priced. I much prefer to cook for myself than buy out, as I have a better idea of how fresh the ingredients are when I have prepared them myself. I am currently trying to perfect my Thai Curry Laksa recipe. Alwasys seems to need a bit more of something and a bit less of something else.

about eating gold leaf at a resaurant

What did the gold taste like? Tangy? How did it compliment the spice cake and icecream? First time I have ever heard of anyone eating a precious metal for taste alone. Sounds Yum.

Breakdancing firemen are being summoned.

LOL

 

[Xorkoth]

My folks are right into the fine dining occasionally, and sometimes spend ridiculous amounts of money on food that is undersized, over flavoured and over priced. I much prefer to cook for myself than buy out, as I have a better idea of how fresh the ingredients are when I have prepared them myself. I am currently trying to perfect my Thai Curry Laksa recipe. Alwasys seems to need a bit more of something and a bit less of something else.

Same here on both counts, though I love going out to dinner with my parents and experiencing that. But for me, at home, I'd rather cook. I've been inventing Indian-inspired dishes, recently I've been making a red curry tomato/cream-based dish that I created that is inspired by Chicken Tikki Masala/Butter Chicken (I realize they're not exactly the same, and that Butter Chicken isn't authentic, but I love them both and they're quite similar).

 

[Pagey]

I'm going through a life-changing trip right now I wanted to share with the PD community

A few months ago, one of my best friends in the world killed himself. Earlier tonight, I read back for the first time some of the last conversations we had and suddenly realised he was gone. It was horrible, absolutely fucking horrible. But I had this sudden feeling that if I took a tab of acid I'd get to this inner peace I've been needing about the whole thing and accept that he's gone and that that's okay.
And I really have. This one tab of LSD is making it all okay. I know none of you probably care about my life story but I know you all like to hear positive stories of what psychs have done to people, so here's one

to everyone

 

[Xorkoth]

That's so great to hear (and sorry to hear about your friend, that's terrible) Psychedelics definitely have the ability to facilitate positive and even transformative experiences. Thanks for sharing!

 

[elucidator]

Same here on both counts, though I love going out to dinner with my parents and experiencing that. But for me, at home, I'd rather cook. I've been inventing Indian-inspired dishes, recently I've been making a red curry tomato/cream-based dish that I created that is inspired by Chicken Tikki Masala/Butter Chicken (I realize they're not exactly the same, and that Butter Chicken isn't authentic, but I love them both and they're quite similar).

I love curries and experimenting with new flayvours in my dishes has become a new interest now that I cook only for myself. Finding the perfect proportion for the spices and things takes a lot of trial and error, and I consider it a form of art. Maybe we could trade recipes at some point?

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..edit, Incredibly sorry to hear about your friend Pagey, these times can be hard, when you have something as horrible as this happen. I am glad to hear that the LSD is helping you accept things. It is an excellent compound for therapy when taken with the right intentions.
much and I will send good vibes your way.

 

[Pagey]

That's so great to hear (and sorry to hear about your friend, that's terrible) Psychedelics definitely have the ability to facilitate positive and even transformative experiences. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for replying

Yeah, it was really, really terrible...but for the first time I'm at peace with that. Psychedelics have changed my life in so many ways but being able to suddenly realise death is okay is not one I was expecting any time soon haha

But I hope reading this made a few people smile, I know I always love hearing about how psychs have helped other people

 

[amanitadine]

Awesome Pagey, good to hear! Too sad about Tom, and I only knew him through the forum.... I am sorry for your loss....

Been a rough year for the EADD community...too much

I know you've been going through a rough patch lately, and I'm glad you are feeling better A little insight and acceptance goes a long way.....easier said than done however!

Hope Aussie is treating you well....

 

[Pagey]

Awesome Pagey, good to hear! Too sad about Tom, and I only knew him through the forum.... I am sorry for your loss....

Been a rough year for the EADD community...too much

I know you've been going through a rough patch lately, and I'm glad you are feeling better A little insight and acceptance goes a long way.....easier said than done however!

Hope Aussie is treating you well....

Thank you

Tom's death was a tragedy...it's been an absolutely awful year for the EADD community, yeah. I can't go on there anymore.
Just hit me particularly hard with Tom because I knew him outside this forum and knew him very well at that

But like I said, for the first time it's okay, thanks to dear old Lucy
Feels like I'm back with Tom for a bit. It's nice

 

[Bob Loblaw]

I'm going through a life-changing trip right now I wanted to share with the PD community

A few months ago, one of my best friends in the world killed himself. Earlier tonight, I read back for the first time some of the last conversations we had and suddenly realised he was gone. It was horrible, absolutely fucking horrible. But I had this sudden feeling that if I took a tab of acid I'd get to this inner peace I've been needing about the whole thing and accept that he's gone and that that's okay.
And I really have. This one tab of LSD is making it all okay. I know none of you probably care about my life story but I know you all like to hear positive stories of what psychs have done to people, so here's one

to everyone

That's great to hear

 

[Thorns Have Roses]

What did the gold taste like?

It was tasteless, though there was certainly a placebo enhancement of the dessert's enjoyability. Plus, I've had a life-long flair for the theatric.

I ate pretty much on the sustenance diet for a good portion of my twenties...I think my then heroin/coke/meth habit *might* have had something to do with such)...

My fondness for sumptuous foods grew exponentially after a few years of prison food.....I would like to think anybody's would, but based on my experience the majority of my fellow inmates were eating comparatively well inside compared to their diets before ("mmm this moulded Salisbury steak ((that was actually made of "mechanically separated turkey" (((???))) as were all "meaty" protein stuffs)) doused with semen-esque gravy is grrrreat dawg!")....

I doubt I'd care about the food, but I can't imagine living without a private bathroom. Also, my compliments for the evocative phrasing in "semen-esque gravy."

write short stories instead. You have a way. Use it.

I have not attempted fiction since....well, we had to do it in elementary school, my 5th grade stuff was garbage, but I keep my folder of second grade stories. I will reproduce them if anyone wants, I dunno, sometimes I read'em when I'm feeling down, they make me laugh. I can't think of a single instance since then, they were too busy making us analyze Shakespeare. Thankfully, I always neglected my English homework, and actually broadened my literary interests, when most kids were turned off of classic literature.

I'll raise you on your gold eating. I once ate a meteorite....it was small, and well curved, gentle for me GI tract.

Well then, I'll go all in: I once engaged in post-cremation funerary cannabilism. It was healing, and I do not regret it.

 

[Roger&Me]

Well then, I'll go all in: I once engaged in post-cremation funerary cannabilism. It was healing, and I do not regret it.

oh yeah well i once lived for a year with a group of aghori sadhus in a cremation ground and covered myself in the ashes of the dead while i ate only partially cremated human remains

true story iirc

 

[Thorns Have Roses]

^I maintain that the ubiquity of grief counselors is a symptom of our culture presenting us with woefully inadequate tools to deal with death (burial is viable for pious Abrahamic-religious persons who believe the dead will be resurrected on Judgment Day, and scattering ashes is prolly adequate for the emotionally robust), and our prevailing narrative of "your loved ones will live on in your heart" would work better if it were to be combined with endocannabilism.

I guess most folks see that as squicky, while I see it as one of the purest expressions of love.

Okay, some grim pictures:

Sweet baby Jesus, and here I thought the Eisenhower Executive Office Building was aesthetically lacking. I'd put that stuff between Soviet Prefab and Brutalist architecture.

Speaking of architecture, the one thing that'll drag me overseas, that I absolutely must see before I die, will be the completed Sagrada Familia. It has been under construction since 1882, estimated to be finished by 2026.

Gentlemen....

NSFW:

BEHOLD!

The not for profit organization called Sea Shepherd is at the fore front of defending the whales from poaching.

Ah, those guys. I never would have thought their efforts would be successful, I assumed that Australia would reign'em in (or maybe a China pissed off by territorial disputes with Japan).

 

[Xorkoth]

oh yeah well i once lived for a year with a group of aghori sadhus in a cremation ground and covered myself in the ashes of the dead while i ate only partially cremated human remains

Me too, my family and I do that for summer vacation every year. It's pretty awesome if you're into that sort of thing.

I just blew the leaves off my deck and parts of my yard and driveway, I was so depressed this past winter that I didn't get to it before the snow. I also cleared the leaves out of my natural spring. Then I cleaned the kitchen. Feels good. And soon, this weekend perhaps, I am going to rent a pressure washer and get the deck and house sparkly clean (I love doing that, it's so fun).

 

[Thorns Have Roses]

^I would have thought the theological positions of the aghori would be unpalatable to PDers. Does their deliberate violation of cultural mores grant them a redeeming edginess?

 

[Xorkoth]

I actually have no idea what that is, I was just fucking around. I'm going to look them up... after I eat this macaroni and cheese I made.

 

[pharmakos]

i've got a job interview on friday

i smoked some weed last weekend, hopefully it won't be an issue. drinking a bunch of water just to make sure.

 

[Xorkoth]

Nice, good luck!

Yeah, just drink a lot of water, lots of it every day, and exercise, get your metabolism going.

 

[pharmakos]

its actually best to not exercise in the day or two before your test.... exercising releases the metabolites from your fat and into your blood stream... the day of your test, its better to leave any cannabinoids safely stored away in your fat.

if you know a few weeks ahead of time when you'll need to pee, though, its best to exercise a lot for sure. but stop in the day or two immediately before your test.

eating a lot of fiber helps, too -- it sends any cannabinoids floating around in your system to your bowel instead of your bladder.

 

[Thanatos]

First day back in on the saddle in the culinary industry tomorrow. It pays way less than Im qualified for but I get a promised 9-5 5 days a week which is nice.
I hope food doesn't make me self destruct like it has in the past. I'd rather be a pastry chef(my specialty) than a line cook but oh well. At least I don't have to worry about where my meal is coming from.