Calmer Vibes Chill Thread. V. 3

January 20, 2025 9:01 AM

Share something good or nice in here. Now is not the time to be stingy. Got new accomplishments, new kitten, new kid milestone, or new favorite food? New tschotske that makes you smile? I understand some folks might consider this a useless or foolish endeavor considering the world outside. I don't. And you don't have to come in (but you might like it here).

Got any videos of your pets or kids or partner or friend, doing cute stuff you can share?
Got favorite videos that still make you smile after viewing it dozens of times?

previously, previouslier

Some things to take your mind off other things:
Brownville's Food Pantry For Deer "Trough View" Suggested on Metafilter, and which I visit regularly. Several views available.
These Dogs Ate Bees by WeRateDogs
This Painting Trolled Everyone To Perfection, by Art Deco (SUCH a good channel)
George Ezra - Listen to the Man In which Sir Ian McKellen annoys the hell out Jeff George Ezra, but everyone is smiling by the end.
GOOD GOD, DO I FEEL OLD! sweet little ditty from Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq, his weekly song #39 (and he's only 44 lol)
Tiny & Tidy: Creating a Cosy Mini Junk Shop For Our Spare Miniatures! Mother daughter team - very cute and calming and a few of you may love it.

FYI much positive sharing happening in the January Get Stuff Done irl thread.

posted by Glinn to MetaFilter-Related at 9:01 AM (67 comments total)

We adopted a kitty on Friday! I am vibrating with excitement every time I remember there is a new beast in my house. Unfortunately he is being very shy and living under the bed in our basement guest room, but he’ll come around. He was purring and making biscuits after just 45 minutes with him in the shelter. Hopefully once he has been to the vet this week and has had a few more days to decompress, he can be introduced to our other cat. Fingers crossed the introduction goes well, they’ve both had plenty of positive experience with other cats but you never know. Maybe they will be snuggle buddies! Or maybe they will just be regular buddies, that’s okay too.

We haven’t settled on a name yet but we are gravitating towards Momo, as in the dumpling (and a little bit as in the word for peach). Picture!
posted by Mizu at 10:20 AM on January 20 [29 favorites]

My church handbell choir is so good this year that I'm going to plan a stand-alone concert in the spring. Which is a lot of work. What am I thinking??
posted by Melismata at 10:37 AM on January 20 [11 favorites]

Picture!

[Brooklyn accent] That’s a great cat right there.
posted by Lemkin at 10:46 AM on January 20 [5 favorites]

I'm on vacation! A group of us who all live in DC have fled as far away as we can for a long weekend. Mostly this trip has been very cozy and chill, but tomorrow I'm going to go skiing for the first time in 19 years and I'm looking forward to that. I hope everyone is also staying cozy this weekend.
posted by capricorn at 12:01 PM on January 20 [6 favorites]

Ooh Melismata that sounds wonderful! What repertoire are you thinking of including?
posted by capricorn at 12:02 PM on January 20 [2 favorites]

Stella Howls, [self link, Havanese], 15 seconds.
ALSO discovered more Stellas Howling!
Golden Stella (and friends)
Husky Pupper Stella
Shiba Inu Stella
Cockapoo Stella
posted by Glinn at 12:19 PM on January 20 [3 favorites]

Capricorn, definitely some of our favorite hymn tunes including "Holy Manna," "Ash Grove" and "Come, Labor On." * (I'm a hymn nut/nerd.) And perhaps a piece or two that we can't play in church, like my favorite new arrangement of "Sunrise, Sunset."

* Last year an arrangement of "Come, Labor On" was commissioned in honor of my 25 years of directing. (I'm now starting my 29th year, but Covid delayed things.) Link here; click on the preview to see the dedication on the inside title page. It's the only published arrangement of this hymn tune as far as I know.
posted by Melismata at 12:35 PM on January 20 [6 favorites]

Congratulations, how cool! As a shape note/Sacred Harp singer I highly approve of these repertoire choices.
posted by capricorn at 12:41 PM on January 20 [5 favorites]

Also, while we're doing videos that spark joy: top 5 awawa
posted by capricorn at 12:44 PM on January 20 [2 favorites]

The laughing quadruplets are in high school now, but they still get the job done.
posted by Lemkin at 12:47 PM on January 20 [4 favorites]

I saw this winer dog bottle opener at a store yesterday and it made me laugh.
posted by mittens at 1:39 PM on January 20 [3 favorites]

I have an actual, pourover coffee setup now! I used it to make a coffee today, and it was delicious. The grounds were 'slow motion' decaf by Counter Culture. I've been drinking instant decaf for months now, until I got bored of just having the same two taste profiles available. I got the Hario V60 setup from Japan.

Why am I psyched about a coffee setup, if I'm just brewing decaf? Two reasons:

1. I have grown to absolutely love the taste of a good quality coffee.

2. I have ADHD, and I take stimulants for it. However, my brain doesn't register as being 'awake!', unless it has some actual coffee. I know it's totally a psychological placebo effect, but I'm willing to indulge in this as long as I need to do so. And considering the world *flails arms*, it's an indulgence I happily look forward to. I've tried other non-caffeinated hot drinks, and it doesn't have the same effect.

The pourover coffee is so smooth that I just have it with a pinch of milk, and it's delicious.
posted by spinifex23 at 2:02 PM on January 20 [7 favorites]

We spent the weekend in Miami (for my spouse's grandmother's memorial service a year after her death), and I got to be warm all over for 3 days. I love Miami, I love his family, but most of all, I love not being cold.

(We are now back in Atlanta where it is very cold and might snow. But I will keep holding onto the warmth of Miami for a while)
posted by hydropsyche at 2:03 PM on January 20 [6 favorites]

I attempted to darn my first sock yesterday, a hole in the toe of a knitted wool sock

I plan to darn more socks
posted by ginger.beef at 2:10 PM on January 20 [16 favorites]

I am in a new home country (researched for nearly 2 years before deciding which country to go to, then spending another year getting residency, paperwork, bank accounts, all that jazzmo) and learning more Spanish. One of the ways I'm doing this by finding beloved books in Spanish and reading them. (Discworld fans, those books have been translated into so many languages! I have all the books featuring Death.)

Last week I found El Marciano - The Martian. So far I'm only on page 32, but I'm loving it!
posted by Tailkinker to-Ennien at 4:06 PM on January 20 [7 favorites]

ginger.beef, are you using the lightbulb method? That's my favorite and it makes it so easy to see where to pick up the thread loops!
posted by mochapickle at 4:33 PM on January 20 [2 favorites]

I always smile when I see this pic, I think it's my favorite meme. Don't know where I first saw it, but it's been saved on my phone for a while and I share it with my friends. Good advice!
posted by donuy at 4:39 PM on January 20 [7 favorites]

Bluesky gifted me this joyful reaction series on YT: Rapper’s First Time Hamilton Reaction (Part 1) and it has been helping. I say this as someone way out of his target audience, and as someone who doesn’t watch reaction videos: take the time to watch this skeptic who doesn’t even like musicals and who finds American history boring become completely invested in the story. His observations are terrific, but his face? Such a joy to see it go from doubt to surprise to tears. He just posted his reaction to the finale, which is part 17, I think. It’s a long-ass series because he pauses every 15 seconds because something has given him a lot to think about and comment on. I found it wonderful, watching him be responsive and moved and curious about what he was seeing. His connection to something new really touched me, and made me happy.
posted by MonkeyToes at 4:59 PM on January 20 [10 favorites]

I am going to NYC this weekend for Animation First. Now, NYC is not chill exactly, but given most of my time will be spent watching animated movies from a theater seat, well, that's pretty chill.

I've also decided it's Horse Movie Week because ... I dunno, that's fun.
posted by edencosmic at 5:44 PM on January 20 [4 favorites]

Tiny sleepy penguins making Mango Shaved Ice, making Salmon Miso Soup, going to the mountains for mushrooms, and oversleeping. Just nice and relaxing.
posted by chrisulonic at 6:10 PM on January 20 [5 favorites]

No video, but kitty Mayhem was very displeased that I changed my evening routine in order to sit in the kitchen reading and spent 30 minutes chirping at me to come upstairs.

She is now curled up in ball next to me, but not touching me, sound asleep.
posted by theBigRedKittyPurrs at 6:40 PM on January 20 [5 favorites]

Granddaughter made us bust up laughing in the car earlier. Came around a corner on the freeway, with Mt. Hood in full view... "That's Mount'n Dew!"
posted by stormyteal at 7:06 PM on January 20 [8 favorites]

Oh! And I paid off my car this week!
posted by stormyteal at 7:07 PM on January 20 [19 favorites]

We are adopting this dog later this week. He is so cute and seems to have an amazingly chill, easy temperament; I think we lucked out. My husband is extremely excited; I'm excited too but it's a lot of unexpected work and transition, and my anxiety needs a little extra time to deal. Anyway! New pup!
posted by Sparky Buttons at 8:11 PM on January 20 [20 favorites]

omigosh Sparky Buttons, tiny guy at the Doberman Rescue!
posted by Glinn at 8:26 PM on January 20 [3 favorites]

Whoa, Sparky Buttons, how did that baby Ewok find his way to a dog rescue? I love him.
posted by ActionPopulated at 9:26 PM on January 20 [5 favorites]

I spent today working on improving my scores in Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, and making substantive efforts in realizing a game design I've been thinking about for several years now. Balatro's success has given me more confidence in it, it's a randomized dungeon crawl game using playing cards for nearly all its randomness and game functions! I look forward to pouring energy into it instead of fretting about the news every day like I did during that guy's first wretched reign.
posted by JHarris at 10:24 PM on January 20 [8 favorites]

Not 100% sure this qualifies but if you're on That Site, HelloQuitteX allows you to migrate your data to Bluesky or Mastodon. So if you've hesitated because of what you might have lost, this will help you escape.
posted by tommasz at 3:38 AM on January 21 [5 favorites]

We ordered a new fridge to replace the one that was already old when we bought our house 15 years ago. It comes tomorrow and has a cheese drawer that cannot collapse with a loud CLUNK because it is supported by the crisper drawers beneath, which I expect will save us approximately 1.5 heart attacks per week versus the status quo. I’m a little sad knowing that this one almost certainly will not live to be 28, but my environmental policy wonk friend assures me that as long as the refrigerant is properly recycled, replacing a 1997 fridge is probably a
win on net.
posted by eirias at 3:49 AM on January 21 [7 favorites]

mochpickle, my partner has what I'm assuming is a purpose built insert, made of wood and resembles a mushroom. I ended up using a small glass jar though, and the lightbulb method looks dead handy.
posted by ginger.beef at 7:12 AM on January 21 [2 favorites]

The new year cards I made and sent this year were simple block prints, depicting our three cats. I used materials I had at hand: a piece of not-too-hard plastic, a Dremel and a non-rotary engraver. I bought the roller and the blockprint ink.

Now I want to get (back) into linoleum cutting so I bought a carving set, linoleum and more colours of ink. I can't wait to dig in.
posted by Too-Ticky at 7:33 AM on January 21 [11 favorites]

I am making a hat. Isn’t there a Sondheim song about that? It’s not my first crochet project by far, but if I finish it, it’ll be the first one that’s for my own self, not a gift for someone or a project I stopped liking and didn’t finish. It’s not high-quality yarn, but it glitters, and it pleases me.

(Let’s not talk about the unfinished project that was supposed to be a Christmas gift. It ran into hand-sewing fabric, and I am worse at that than I remembered.)
posted by Countess Elena at 9:28 AM on January 21 [7 favorites]

Testing my tag. Ooooh.
posted by jessamyn (retired) at 10:13 AM on January 21 [16 favorites]

I came into a reasonable sum of money in November, and I spent most of December racing around fixing some problems in my life that could be solved by throwing money at them--including hiring a neurodivergence-experienced professional organizing team to help me unfuck (declutter and organize) my house in a way that my spouse and I could reasonably maintain. It was a really productive and honestly kind of healing experience, but also exhausting. Having recovered a minute, though, it is so nice to be able to find things easily and have defined homes for all my things!

Right now I am finally untangling some really cool data I've been trying to unfuck for the last couple years, which I am very excited about.
posted by sciatrix at 10:26 AM on January 21 [15 favorites]

I got a new burr coffee grinder, and it unexpectedly makes me very happy bc it's much quieter than it's predecessor.
posted by honey badger at 10:27 AM on January 21 [4 favorites]

Grumpybearbride gave me my Valentine's Day gift early: an Otamatone Deluxe. It is one of those instruments with a mouth that you squeeze to make it open and close as you press a ribbon controller to determine the pitch. It is delightful, whimsical and highly annoying. That she bought it for me shows me that she not only knows me very well, but loves me to such an extent that she is willing to put up with the sound of that thing in our house.

I love her so much!
posted by grumpybear69 at 10:28 AM on January 21 [7 favorites]

Also: in November, I realised that the low level but annoying hand pain that had been around for months was probably arthritis. So I read up on what could be done, and it seemed like it might help to take glucosamine, which is an OTC food supplement. I started taking it daily.

After a week or two, I was definitely noticing an effect; now, at the six week mark, I can say that the pain has been halved. I consider that to be a great success.
posted by Too-Ticky at 10:41 AM on January 21 [7 favorites]

My wife and I returned Sunday from three days in Chicago, where until 2018 we had lived for almost 30 years. Met an old friend for fondue at Geja's Cafe (est. 1965), enjoyed lunch break at Miller's Pub (est. 1935) in conjunction with a day at The Art Institute of Chicago (est. 1879), and ate farewell dinner in a fanciful booth at The Village (a/k/a "Italian Village")(est. 1927).

Also did the in-depth tour of Robie House (est.1910).

All old favorites from our past lives. Many happy old memories were recalled, new happy memories were made.

(And, yes, there was plenty of chill in Chicago during the third week of January!)
posted by JimInSYR at 11:37 AM on January 21 [2 favorites]

After several months of being almost completely uncreative (normally I have multiple projects and hobbies going at once, so this was odd) I had the urge to pick up a project I’d set aside a few years ago. I set it out to think about and my brain got a little tingly, like it used to. It seems like a good sign, at least on a small scale.

It’s bitterly cold here and I’ve been staying in as much as possible, but I’ve signed myself up for some volunteer work at the food pantry and tonight a neighbor has asked me over for movie night - I cannot recall the film but she tells me it’s hilarious. I’m bringing popcorn.

Finally read the fanfare thread in MeTa and that’s got me a little excited about trying to watch movies in a more thoughtful way (which I still have to figure out).
posted by bunderful at 12:22 PM on January 21 [4 favorites]

Oh, one other nice thing. I’m making taco soup. I’m missing a couple of ingredients but taco soup is one of those things that works no matter what I do. I’m gonna drown it in cheese and eat it with corn chips. :)
posted by bunderful at 12:25 PM on January 21 [4 favorites]

I made a replacement part today for my cargo bike, from idea to measurements to CAD to printing on a community Prusa. It's... not much (a foot for a kickstand, literally a truncated cone with a hole in it) but I think I kind of Get what all of the people who are Really Into 3D modeling and printing are on about.

Replicators are neat, even if they are a little slow in the early 21st century.
posted by Vetinari at 12:28 PM on January 21 [4 favorites]

> taco soup.

Yum. Enjoy!
posted by Vetinari at 12:28 PM on January 21 [2 favorites]

Glin, your links are terrific, thank you. I had nearly forgotten about George Ezra (how!?) and the art deco channel is indeed a great one; I'm hooked now.
posted by evilmomlady at 12:42 PM on January 21 [2 favorites]

@Grumpybear69 I love that you got an Otomatone. They're so cute! Melodica next? :D

I would like to submit this livestream link of a Corpse Flower blooming. Her name is Putricia. I kind of love that almost 1,600 people are waiting and watching around the world to see her bloom.
posted by foxjacket at 12:54 PM on January 21 [4 favorites]

I watched the new Lion King movie, which was fine, I was never a huge Lion King fan to begin with, but they sang quite a few songs in the movie, and the realistic animal designs had me imagining that the animals were singing in their animal voices instead of people voices. The idea is still making me laugh daily. Rowr rowwwr rowr! roar! squawk! rowr rowr rowr! ohwah owah!! squawk!

No I am not on drugs.
posted by The_Vegetables at 2:22 PM on January 21 [5 favorites]

I treated myself to the box set reissue of Meredith Young-Sowers’ ”Agartha: Personal Meditation Music” - even though I am a cranky skeptic that puts little stock in the origin story of this music, I am finding it deeply, deeply soothing.
posted by ryanshepard at 2:50 PM on January 21 [3 favorites]

I love Miller’s Pub! I try to have a meal there whenever I visit my friend. Once I had to deal with a dude attempting a bunch of pickup artist tricks while I was sitting at the bar trying to have a meal (he insulted my choice of lamb chops!) and the bartender was fabulous at helping me shut him down.
posted by theBigRedKittyPurrs at 3:52 PM on January 21 [3 favorites]

Aw fuck yeah I love Otamatone! In honor, here's another one of the YouTube all-time greats.
posted by capricorn at 5:47 PM on January 21 [3 favorites]

I installed a cat door in the basement-to-upstairs door this evening! I'm holding it open with a stick and some tape because I know some of the cats will struggle to figure it out initially. Particularly the really shy former-hoarding-situation cat who I am trying to coax into moving into the basement with everybody else. She is holding onto the top floor as her safe space, but she does come explore down here at night. Even with the cat door propped open, I still think it will be a meaningful improvement in basement snugness compared to cracking the whole door.
posted by notoriety public at 5:50 PM on January 21 [5 favorites]

Also, ski update: I remembered a lot more from 19 years ago than I expected and had a blast! After a refresher lesson and several practice runs on the bunny slope, I went a few times down a green circle run with absolutely stunning views of the local scenery. My legs are so sore but I'm so happy. Tomorrow I have to go home and Thursday I have to catch up on a towering pile of work, but it will be so worth it.
posted by capricorn at 6:20 PM on January 21 [5 favorites]

In the last Calmer Vibes Chill Thread, I told the happy story of how I finally found a replacement for the perfect beanie that I had bought and then lost a couple of years ago. Last week it looked like that story was going to have a tragicomic sequel when I discovered that I had lost the replacement beanie! But I went back to the restaurant that was one of the last places I remembered having it (with little hope in my heart, since it seemed the fates had decreed that I was never to own a hat like this for more than a few weeks.) And it was there! They had found it and kept it on a shelf behind the counter. So now I am happy again. About that, at least.

I'm also happy about the tomato and pepper seeds that have been arriving in the mail. This year I did a good job of making sure I got my orders in early so I'll be able to start my seeds as early as I want. My plan for tomatoes was to focus on varieties I know do well for me and not try too many new varieties. But then one place was offering a free packet if I just spent a little more than I had planned so, despite the fact that I did not at all need a free random tomato seed packet, I ordered a couple more tomato varieties that were on sale so I could get my unneeded free packet. And then another place had a minimum order, so I added a couple of varieties to my order there. And another place gave me a free random variety. So now I have a lot of new varieties to try in the coming year and I'm excited to see how they do and thinking about all the delicious fresh salsa I'm going to make.
posted by Redstart at 6:53 PM on January 21 [5 favorites]

I'm taking a few weeks off from my job as a trial for taking, uh, the rest of my life off from that job. I've worked there for fifteen years and it's felt like I probably should have stopped at around twelve for some time. This was my first day and my kid had the day off so we went for a long hike, went out for lunch and then went shopping for lunar new year trinkets (it's her year this year and she's pumped to get some cute snake merch, which is usually hard to come by since people don't think snakes are cute).

Anyway the day was so fun and chill and amazing, and while I have a bunch of less exciting plans ahead (lots of deferred maintenance on my family's finances and such) it was so nice to take today for myself and my kid and not feel like I had to walk back into my stupid office tomorrow.
posted by potrzebie at 10:20 PM on January 21 [6 favorites]

I just played a demo for an upcoming game that felt like they were rummaging through my head for my favourite games, and I can't wait for it to be released. like if Portal, Manifold garden and Tacoma were all taking place in 2001 A pace Odyssey. so excited to play it. To spread love for other awesome games, go play Viewfinder it's mindbending fun.
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 10:30 PM on January 21 [1 favorite]

ooh, thanks, downloaded the demo! (we'll see if it plays nice with my ancient laptop, but at least it agreed to download. That's kind of like a "coffee date" for games.

Totally different, but we finally just picked up "Stray," as an after-Christmas present. (discounted on Steam atm.) I'm not as good at leaping and climbing as I once was, so this may be an issue, but I feel like my evading Zurks and Sentinels skills are going to be solid. (Not a single Zurk or Sentinel has yet managed to penetrate my lair, so. Just saying.)

In non-game thingies, I'll share Soma FM. I don't know if it's well known or not so much, but in case not. Their self-description: "Over 30 unique channels of listener-supported, commercial-free, underground/alternative radio broadcasting to the world. All music hand-picked by SomaFM's award-winning DJs and music directors." I spent yesterday listening to old indy stuff and the "Secret Agent" channel, which is apparently the "soundtrack for my stylish, mysterious, dangerous life." If you also have a stylish, mysterious, dangerous life, you might want to try it! (One I liked from this channel that also seemed appropriate in the moment: FC Kahuna - Hayling.)

Thanks for the chill vibes, Glinn. Very much appreciated!
posted by taz (staff) at 12:35 AM on January 22 [3 favorites]

Also, cannot stop laughing at theBigRedKittyPurrs' PUA guy negging her lamb chops. I now have the scene on repeat in my head, sometimes as a comic book panel, sometimes as an (un)rom-com film scene, or a standup bit. It just works for pretty much everything. It's like "put a bird on it" but for alpha male posturing.
posted by taz (staff) at 1:42 AM on January 22 [1 favorite]

I'm looking at the snow outside. It's chill and peacefully quiet. This measures about 2‐3 inches which is exceptionally rare for us. We usually get ice and massive power outages.

The last snow of measurable amounts was in 2018. Most things are shut down since we don't have removal equipment and it'll probably be gone in a couple of days.
posted by mightshould at 2:40 AM on January 22 [5 favorites]

Redstart, I await the comic or novella based around the adventures of this magic beanie (or series of beanies).

I am figuring out more video editing things in Shotcut, which is satisfying. Still a noob, tho.

Here is something charming (despite the title)
A Psychopathic Gremlin Dog With A Foot Fetish Part 2 (It is not necessary to see Part 1, I have not.)
posted by Glinn at 7:01 AM on January 22 [3 favorites]

I went for a walk with my dog around a lake today and it was a few degrees warmer from frozen which made a difference!
posted by ellieBOA at 7:09 AM on January 22 [2 favorites]

How come they don't have false teeth for dogs? Someone ought to look in to that.
posted by mittens at 7:40 AM on January 22 [1 favorite]

mittens, they sorta do. my beagle chipped a canine and we were told we could get a root canal and crown, but that was $5000 or so. (we ended up having the tooth removed for the much more affordable $750)
posted by Flotsam Rosewater at 8:23 AM on January 22 [2 favorites]

The kitties where I live are mostly feral and skitter away from folks who approach. But there's one friendly lady who kind of belongs to the folks at the veterinary clinic across the street from me, and we had some quality pets time this morning. Then, as I was on my afternoon stroll, on which I typically pass a horseback riding center, a wonderful Weimaraner who hangs out at the center came over to say hello, and quality pets and bonding were had.

I'm sorry, no pix yet, since I'm trying to get out of the habit of toting the phone wherever I go.
posted by rabia.elizabeth at 9:11 AM on January 22 [2 favorites]

MonkeyToes, that series on Hamilton is an absolute delight!

I have finished a two week reset of my kitchen. I've had things in the same general places for a decade, but I decided those before I started to cook for real , and also things kept accumulating - one more mug, one more box etc. A full step by step KonMari later, ut feels like I stopped struggling through mud whenever I set out to cook! And I may even have room for a stand mixer - going to nick my mother's for a month and see if I use it a lot.
posted by I claim sanctuary at 10:03 AM on January 22 [2 favorites]

I finally figured out how to use my carbon steel frying pan so food does not stick. I successfully fried an egg and the sucker slid right off good as teflon!
posted by kitkatcathy at 10:46 AM on January 22 [5 favorites]

New cat update with picture of fluffy tummy (it is going well)
posted by Mizu at 10:57 AM on January 22 [6 favorites]

My daughter is having her first baby sometime in the next week. If I play my cards right, I might get to be in the room for the delivery. And hubby and I get to stay in the house with them for our visit afterwards.

It’s getting exciting.
posted by SLC Mom at 11:18 AM on January 22 [4 favorites]

taz I actually made a journal entry of all the red flags thrown down during that encounter. I documented 9 in the moment, but there were way more when I had a chance to reflect on it later. It was something else, but insulting my choice of lamb chops was a bridge too far.

And yeah, if you are guy named Kevin who tended bar at Millers Pub during a really wet evening in July 2019, thanks for looking out for me.
posted by theBigRedKittyPurrs at 11:47 AM on January 22 [1 favorite]

A project that I've been working on for a couple of months finally went public. (I love that stupid photo of me in better shape with my Magnum PI mustache [literally I had dressed up as him the day before that photo])

I've been in a sort of stupor around a lot of things, but chewing on this (and generating a mind map with nearly 400 nodes of thoughts and concerns) has been a bit of an uplift. Now the hard work begins to get/keep people interested in home fermentation. :)
posted by drewbage1847 at 9:51 AM on January 23