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I'm Muslim with an M.A. in the history of SWANA and East Africa. But I mostly post about lefty things and dungeons and dragons, these days.
I just saw coco de mer for the first time and the main lesson I learned from its existence is that it is possible to have a crush on a seed.
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I just saw coco de mer for the first time and the main lesson I learned from its existence is that it is possible to have a crush on a seed.
Sick of tone deaf old hacks running the country.
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Sick of tone deaf old hacks running the country.
Not sure why I didn't post this at the time, but this is Layla a month or two ago figuring out turkey tendons.
(She's obsessed with them now.)
(She's obsessed with them now.)
November 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Not sure why I didn't post this at the time, but this is Layla a month or two ago figuring out turkey tendons.
(She's obsessed with them now.)
(She's obsessed with them now.)
Most dogs, sure. But some of them are very discerning animals. Case in point:
November 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Most dogs, sure. But some of them are very discerning animals. Case in point:
I figured out a way to recreate the sausage gravy for biscuits and gravy using halal ground beef.
Tastes exactly right.
Tastes exactly right.
November 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I figured out a way to recreate the sausage gravy for biscuits and gravy using halal ground beef.
Tastes exactly right.
Tastes exactly right.
Checks out.
October 16, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Checks out.
Deleted that last post because I thought for a second and realized I don't really know much about the aesthetics of Black preachers.
I figure that leaves too much room for me to have said something unfair.
This aesthetic would set off MY corruption detector. But I'm not tuned to that wavelength.
I figure that leaves too much room for me to have said something unfair.
This aesthetic would set off MY corruption detector. But I'm not tuned to that wavelength.
October 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Deleted that last post because I thought for a second and realized I don't really know much about the aesthetics of Black preachers.
I figure that leaves too much room for me to have said something unfair.
This aesthetic would set off MY corruption detector. But I'm not tuned to that wavelength.
I figure that leaves too much room for me to have said something unfair.
This aesthetic would set off MY corruption detector. But I'm not tuned to that wavelength.
JFC.
(I will not be reading this.)
(I will not be reading this.)
September 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
JFC.
(I will not be reading this.)
(I will not be reading this.)
I was responding to this part, and then taking a tangent from there, but I didn't want to post a whole thread under your thread.
September 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I was responding to this part, and then taking a tangent from there, but I didn't want to post a whole thread under your thread.
I'm not sure how much their brains have been melted over the last 30 years, but the Christians I grew up with would have been PISSED at the very concept of this.
September 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I'm not sure how much their brains have been melted over the last 30 years, but the Christians I grew up with would have been PISSED at the very concept of this.
These ones are being punished. Punished for what? Exactly.
August 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
These ones are being punished. Punished for what? Exactly.
I pretty much only have pictures from that age where we were goofing around. The first one is one of very few where I was being normal.
August 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I pretty much only have pictures from that age where we were goofing around. The first one is one of very few where I was being normal.
Layla is always confused by treats that require her to chew on them for more than a couple chomps. I wanted to try these, but I expect to find this hidden under my pillow or something.
August 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Layla is always confused by treats that require her to chew on them for more than a couple chomps. I wanted to try these, but I expect to find this hidden under my pillow or something.
No cheating. Your last saved celebrity photo is your therapist. Who is it?
August 3, 2025 at 3:52 AM
No cheating. Your last saved celebrity photo is your therapist. Who is it?
I just had another million dollar idea that someone already had forever ago.
(Hot dog rollers for charcoal grills.)
(Hot dog rollers for charcoal grills.)
August 3, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I just had another million dollar idea that someone already had forever ago.
(Hot dog rollers for charcoal grills.)
(Hot dog rollers for charcoal grills.)
Prettiest types of swords (in my opinions):
1. Rapiers
1. Rapiers
July 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Prettiest types of swords (in my opinions):
1. Rapiers
1. Rapiers
I started nerding out about swords this year and found out scimitar was sort of a vague term that Europeans applied to a whole range of swords.
And ever since then, I've been picturing him dual wielding Shamshirs. And it's honestly a cooler mental image, IMO.
And ever since then, I've been picturing him dual wielding Shamshirs. And it's honestly a cooler mental image, IMO.
July 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I started nerding out about swords this year and found out scimitar was sort of a vague term that Europeans applied to a whole range of swords.
And ever since then, I've been picturing him dual wielding Shamshirs. And it's honestly a cooler mental image, IMO.
And ever since then, I've been picturing him dual wielding Shamshirs. And it's honestly a cooler mental image, IMO.
I knew something like this had to exist and it is very satisfying to have found it:
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July 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I knew something like this had to exist and it is very satisfying to have found it:
finestflatware.com/pages/patter...
finestflatware.com/pages/patter...
I finally found it.
Acopa Edgewood 5 3/4" 18/0 Stainless Steel Heavy Weight Teaspoon
Acopa Edgewood 5 3/4" 18/0 Stainless Steel Heavy Weight Teaspoon
July 7, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I finally found it.
Acopa Edgewood 5 3/4" 18/0 Stainless Steel Heavy Weight Teaspoon
Acopa Edgewood 5 3/4" 18/0 Stainless Steel Heavy Weight Teaspoon
Specifically, this is the ideal spoon:
July 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Specifically, this is the ideal spoon: