Oh, and I thought me having 4 yet to start, 2 active WIPs and 2 on hold was a lot 😂
OK it turns out I have no idea how Etsy works. I just googled her name in Latin letters, followed by Etsy, a bunch of patterns appeared, some of which in her style, and one of them was something I've bought. Sadly, it wasn't her work. I saw she's from Russia so maybe that's why her Etsy is closed.
While the EU's food safety regulator did not identify any "critical areas of concern" for human, animal and environmental health from glyphosate use in agriculture, it noted that the risk assessment could not be completed for a number of key endpoints. EFSA also acknowledged that there is evidence linking the use of the herbicide to neurotoxicity, damage to the microbiome and harm to biodiversity.
Then on what grounds did they decide that it's "safe enough"? The billions of € that Bayer lobbied to keep their blockbuster chemical on the market?
Oh wow that looks amazing. I'd buy it if I didn't have about 4 patterns that I've yet to start 😅
~~Edit: Just looked at Viktoriya's Etsy store and realized I've followed here and even have a finished piece from her!~~
Not sure if related but my nsfw account is unusable on jerboa. My subscribed feed is empty as if I'm logged out and I appear as anonymous on the account selection but my all feed is from lemmynsfw. Account settings do nothing because I'm effectively logged out as soon as I log in. Everything is normal on web.
Power blade series on the NES has to be my first encounter with cyberpunk after Total Recall. Amazing soundtrack too.
Tales of Maj'eyal. A free to play open source roguelike that I hate. This game is amazing. Fuck this game. Also definitely recommend. But fuck this game. After numerous 10-12 hour long runs, I have yet to win.
We're from all over the world, here's mine for Bulgaria. The top 5 largest cities are about 4-5 hours away from each other by car so it's all "local".
- Varna: Jasmin coffee. Three words: Yirgacheffe blueberry explosion!
- Sofia: Martines coffee. They seem to like spicy coffee if that makes sense.
- Sofia: Daboff. By fast the most popular in the country with a huge assortment. Too boogie for my tastes and their more affordable coffees didn't exactly make me go wow. BUT, I had a Costa Rican coffee at 20€/200g that smelled of cocoa and chocolate, extremely light bodied, almost like tea so they deserved a mention.
Radev is a clown but he was the only half-decent candidate at the time. That's one of the tamer things he said. The other day during Zelenskiy's visit he straight up told him in his face, that this war won't end with sending more weapons so we shouldn't send our rusty good for nothing junk to Ukraine in case we need to defend our country.
You know, seeing someone being beaten up and not helping them so it's over sooner. He was propped up by the pro-russian party and remains pro-russian regardless of what he says.
Also Zelenskiy(perephrasing): These weapons will be useless if Russia comes at your doorstep. This isn't to say that your army is weak but you can't defend from a country of 150 million by yourselves.
On the other hand I believe this is a PR move. The role of the President is mainly ceremonial, even though he can veto laws he doesn't like. People here still believe Russia is our saviour and liberator. That we would speak Turkish on the streets and be Muslim if it wasn't for them. In fact I can't say what I just wrote in public or I might get into a heated argument or beaten up.
Bulgaria has been supporting Ukraine under the table long before the first weapons were officially sent. Arsenal (our biggest weapons manufacturer) worked in full force since the start of the invasion and the government at the time sent weapons without telling the public in a typical Bulgarian fashion.
Not a dumb question at all! If your coffee exposure is mostly pods, then pour over might taste "washed out". It took me a while before truly getting into coffee. I drank Nescafé for years before discovering the stovetop Moka pot. Then I had a local roaster grind some cheap dark roast coffee for me and I had that for years before getting into specialty/single origin and pour over. Until then I could never drink coffee black. Always sweetened with oat milk. What got me into pour over was James Hoffman and a random Chemex knock-off we bought off a supermarket in Turkey that I still use today. Then I got a burr handhgrinder. That made a whole world of difference. Now my preferred methods are in that order V60, Aeropress, Turkish coffee, Chemex, Moka pot.
If I'm typically only ever making coffee for myself, what should my brewing method be? Nespresso? Pour-over? French press?
I'd avoid Nespresso and Nestlé in general for a myriad of reasons. Pour over is finicky but well worth it. French press is easy, takes little effort, and can make a delicious cup. I only made like two cups before breaking mine so I'm scouring the flea market and thrift stores for one at the moment but they go for as little as 5$ new. The aeropress is a no brainer. Follow a recipe that you like and you're getting the same cup every time. Turkish coffee is very special for me. It's quick if you have pre-ground coffee and an electric kettle. Can be delicious with a cheap blend and isn't expensive to get into either, all you need is a cezve or something similar, and a stove, but it demands attention or it can make a mess.
And should I be looking to try everything black, or are lattes and whatnot a good way to learn what my tastes are?
A good latte is a good latte. But if you truly want to experience the complexity of tastes a coffee has to offer, then it's a good idea to learn how to appreciate black coffee. I realized that I sound like a snob... 😅
Bottom line: get beans, better if roasted locally, grind them yourself, or make sure they're freshly ground for the method you want to use, and make some great coffee!
As if we didn't need any more reasons to abolish animal farming.
Sounds like fun but between our flea market tradition early in the morning, and a relative's birthday party, I'm not sure if I can commit. On the other hand I'm more than making up for it with my weekday progress. Past week I've squeezed in at least 3 hours a day, this week is no different.