Notices by Ricki Crush Bandicute Tarr (rickitarr@beige.party)

@Fragglemuppet I think it's the North Koreans or I've had too much internet.

Okay, I'm not high, but this is kind of a high thought.

Have you ever seen a really basic post on the internet, like it's a really old joke that's been done a bunch? Something like:

Admit it, you've pushed when the door said pull!

And then there would be like a picture of a minion or something, and then you notice there's a bunch of comments. So, you have to check out who's razzing this ridiculous post, but you get in there and it's like:

@Josie701

That's so me!!! ❤️ 💙 😃 🎂 😔 😢 🍾

And you click on the @ because it's probably a bot right? But then it seems like a real person, and then you wonder is this their first time on the internet or maybe they are a child, but neither are true, so wtf is happening?

Clones?! Time travelers? Escaped North Korean Soldiers?!

The poor know how to survive without the rich, the rich cannot survive without the poor.

The Universe needs to take a weed gummie.

Ben Brainard has been doing an absolutely fantastic series of shorts for Black History Month (because seriously fuck anyone trying to erase Black achievement)

Check out this one about the amazing Josephine Baker, and check out the others. I've really enjoyed it.

https://youtube.com/shorts/bS_vFPyr__M?si=KaLhgUMg7kphwuPn

I promise I'll go back to post funny pictures and stupid jokes soon, because I do think being able to get a laugh in is as important as staying up to date on the news, and resisting fascism even in small ways.

Tomorrow I have to go to the doctor and discuss the possibility of a surgery. I feel indecisive, I can wait and risk a lot of pain and the possibility of not having coverage to get the surgery in the future, needing an emergency surgery later, or go ahead and risk the very real possibility that I might not have access to the HRT that will keep me healthy after (shocking news for Republicans, even cis women need HRT sometimes). I'm hoping my gyno will help guide me in the right direction. Thinking about these health decisions is hard enough, without having my healthcare politicized as well. I remember that my position isn't even that bad compared with many others around me right now.

This is one of the reasons I get angry when I see people acting like resistance and hope don't matter. People's actual lives are in the balance, this isn't a maybe thing for them, it's currently happening. It's scary, I know, I'm scared, but I still believe that love is stronger than hate.

What is it called when you're willing to let your child get a disease you never got because your parents gave you the cure, just to prove a point about Western Medicine that have been disproven decades ago?

Some Person: I'm sick of being inside, I'm just going to fall down an icy mountain.

Person About To Invent Skiing: Okay, Hear me out...

When you aren't sure how the protest is going to go:

Okay, but why does it look like the Muppet is controlling him?

Day 7

I'm going to be honest, this one is actually just impressive. Someone fashioned a treasure chest out of Pineapples, carved fruit jewels, even strung up grapes like pearls, and yet here Someone is trying to ruin it with mayonnaise. I would kick it out of their hand like I was The Karate Kid.

The Hubris of expecting citizens to respect and follow laws that the President does not.

@Nickiquote YES, I didn't get on for a long time and now it's gets a space on the counter. Plus you can cook all kinds of stuff in a decent one. In the summers, I'll make a whole meal in it to not heat up the kitchen.

@mtechman Roasted veg on hand is so useful. I will also bake extra potatoes, because I can use them in three different meals without it being too repetitive.

If you've been cooking for awhile, what's something you've learned that's made your life easier in the kitchen?

I'll start! Those fruits and vegetables you've been meaning to eat, won't get eaten if you don't prep them. If I have stuff like cucumber, carrot and celery sticks washed and ready to eat, everyone in the house is more likely to eat them. If I have a whole pineapple sitting in the fridge, it will keep sitting there, but if it's chunked up and ready to eat, it will get eaten really quick. I hate food waste, and this helps a lot.

Hot Take:

It should be illegal to climb Mount Everest. It's been done, and now it's just covered in dead bodies and trash. It also costs 30k to climb the mountain, at the lowest end. This means the only people doing it are rich fucks. If you don't live there or you aren't a scientist, wtf are you doing, stop trying to prove your worth and do something worthy with an entire year's salary.

Day 3:

This looks mostly edible, and it's handy, because you can set the time when it has been out too long for safe consumption. I am curious about what they used to make the black Roman numerals. You hope it's not frosting, but if it's not then what is it?

Let's debunk Old Wives' Tales.

I'll get us started:

Poinsettias are at best very mildly toxic to pets. The sheer amount they'd have to eat to cause any real damage is more than you'd have in your house. They can make cats salivate heavily which can make them throw up, which is probably where the rumor started.

https://ag.purdue.edu/department/btny/ppdl/potw-dept-folder/2021/poinsettia-poisonous-pets.html#:~:text=Regarding%20pets%3A,if%20the%20leaves%20are%20swallowed.

@sand Please make banana, pickled herring, and mayo sushi and share pics!!!

Day 2:

Hostess: Does everyone like Salmon and Bananas?

Guests: Sure...but you don't mean together, right? RIGHT?!

#VintageFood