#introductions 2022 edition
Hi, I'm Amanda (she/her), I've been here since Tumblr banned titties in 2018 (but I'm also still on Tumblr. Go figure.)
I'm into #gardening, #chickens, #DIY, #mutualaid, #religion, #writing, #history, #food, #music, and #fandom. I love my wife and our pets.
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Me to my church friends: hey wanna go do some crime?
Me to my anarchy friends: I'm here because this is what Jesus would do
I'm not going to give up on this piercing
It's been healed for like 5 years and I love the way it looks
And it was an absolute bitch to take care of when it was fresh!
I have to take out my industrial piercing for work, so it's been out for a couple of weeks, and I just put the jewelry back in because it's the weekend, and owww
(I wonder if I could eventually get away with wearing it at work once I solidly prove myself to be a hard worker with a professional attitude 🤔)
disordered drinking
I don't drink very much anymore--my antidepressant gives me unbelievable hangovers and malaise if I drink more than like... 1 standard serving a week lol
Which is good, because when I was depressed I was definitely self-medicating with alcohol. It never got to the point of a "serious drinking problem" but it very much could have gone that way if I hadn't gotten my mental health under control.
I still like the Mad Science aspect of brewing alcohol. Other people can drink it
I'm going to get to do some mad science at work!
At least a few hours a day are spent testing new recipes and experimenting with the stuff we have on hand, so I noticed some juice at the bottom of a tub of roasted pears and asked if I could make alcohol out of it
So David picked up some brewing supplies (!!! I sold all of mine about a year ago) and I'm going to see if I can make a little bit of pear hooch
Like, yesterday David showed me a cutout sugar cookie and very kindly explained that I needed to space them further apart on the sheet because the edges were running together and compromising the structural integrity of the cookie
Zero problems with this
I do not mind taking instruction and correction!!! I am a perpetual student!!! But there's a difference between being corrected and being doubted
This morning he also ~questioned the way I had been previously instructed to put together the herb-cheese croissants, and said "you don't need to get upset with me" when I explained that this is the way I had been told to do it
Needless to say, I do not trust this man
Sure, I talk a lot of shit about the anarchists, but it's all [affectionate] and they're learning REALLY well and REALLY quickly.
Soon I might be able to say ~organizing~ in a non-sarcastic tone
actualmermaid on Tumblr. angrymermaids on AO3. History, literature, music, food, gardening, animals. Ethno-cultural Mormon and practicing Episcopalian with inscrutable religion takes. Weird subculture enthusiast. Grown-up military brat. Socialist with a small s.
31, she/her, be gay do crimes
might as well put me on that trans list because if you come for my friends, you come for me