Y’ALL. BIG NEWS.
The @greatgeekrefuge crew of @m1k3luns4d, @_mcbrooks, and myself will have a panel at @awesomecons in August! Come out on Sunday at 10:45am to hear us talk about ambassadorship in geekdom. #awesomecondc #awesomecon2021 #ggr #greatgeekrefuge #greatgeekrefugepodcast #panel #conventionpanel #conventionpanelists #geekdom #nogatekeeping #nogatekeepersallowed
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Saw this creepy-ass #Hires #rootbeer ad over the weekend at #Bretzels in Strasburg, VA. Looks like Kuato from Total Recall.
“Quaaaaaaid — Mars needs clean air — but you need the *wheeze* crisp refreshment of a — Hires Root Beer.”
#vintageadvertising #totalrecall #kuato #tinyhand #creepy #funny #creepyandfunny #strasburgva
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Condolences can be sent in the form of crystals and cat videos to @kadyluck. #halloween #happyhalloween #candy #halloweencandy #tootsierolls #fruitchews #imgonnaeatallofthis (at Annandale, Virginia)
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Me and Binx say GO VOTE! Kady, me, and her dad went out and I hadn’t yet opened my mail-in so I took the sealed envelope and traded it in for an in-person ballot. I voted Democrat because I’m neither a billionaire nor a psychopath and you should too. Fairfax County is giving out these wee pens in lieu of stickers this go-round so that’s what ended up with. And I was so proud to see so many people out and doing the damn thing. We’re several days into early voting in VA and we still had to wait a solid hour to get it done. GOOD. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, GODDAMMIT.
#vote #voteearly #voteabsentee #votebymail #voteinperson #bidenharris2020 #bluewave #actlikeagoddamnadult (at Fairfax, Virginia)
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Yo. YO. I finally got to hit up @theuncagedchefs at their District Heights location. I was gonna be in DC/MD anyway so I decided now was the time. I was not disappointed. Picked up the Crab & Mac Entree, the Snicker Doodle Banana Pudding, and the Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits for Kady. Be forewarned, it’s a little pricey (not a critique; pay them what they’re worth) but 100% worth it, especially considering this is gonna be multiple meals. Food is dope and very much worth your time. #uncagedchefs #crabandmac #honeybutterbiscuits #blackownedbusinesses #supportsmallbusiness #supportblackownedbusinesses #goddamnthisisdelicious (at Uncaged Chefs)
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I made @kenjilopezalt’s Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe and they are a goddamn delight.
2 changes:
1. I split the chocolate, half semisweet, half milk chocolate and I chopped up the milk chocolate to spread more throughout the cookies.
2. No salt garnish. These are nicely balanced salt and sweet and the garnish pushed it over the edge a hair. Tried it with the first pan out of the oven and it was too much for me. #thefoodlab #baking #pandemicbaking #chocolatechipcookies #brownbutter #dessert #dessertsofinstagram
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Y’all. @thekitchenista is a good and holy person and I wish the best upon her. Tonight I made her Lemon & Herb (Pan) Grilled Chicken. It was a significant bit of work but goddamn was it worth it. Also @thekitchn’s Crispy Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic and Honey and my own Horseradish Cheddar Mashed Potatoes. Kady was losing her mind over this meal. #cooking #food #pandemicmeals #dinner #lemonherbchickenbreast #crispybrusselsprouts #balsamicandhoney #horseradishcheddar #mashedpotatoes
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Roasted pork, pan-fried broccoli, and the crispiest fucking potatoes I’ve ever had. Look up @seriouseats Best Crispy Roast Potatoes recipe. They’re legit incredible. #food #cooking #dinner #crispyroastedpotatoes #roastpork #charredbroccoli #seriouseats #pandemicmeals (at Annandale, Virginia)
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Just a reminder, kids: sharp knives are safe knives. Also don’t hold a cabbage while you try to core it. #cooking #dumbass #bebetterthanme #inadvertentcutting #knifeskills #shittyknifeskills #sharpenyourknives
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You ever have to do way more work because somebody dropped the ball on a tiny task?
The shower arm in our bathroom wasn’t static — if you moved the shower head the arm would move freely in and out of the wall. After researching the issue I learned that the shower riser wasn’t secured properly. I assumed that there was no blocking in the wall (the wood between studs used to secure the riser.) Opening the access panel we have opposite the shower wall confirmed that there was blocking in place, so that was good.
In the last six months we had a plumber come in to replace the pipes behind the shower, specifically the faucet interior and the joints for the hot, cold, and shower riser. Before him, a handyman came by to replace drywall in the bathroom and repaint. I figured one of them forgot to resecure it after their other work.
So not knowing exactly what I’m dealing with I cut a big damn hole in the wall and what do I find? The blocking was UNTOUCHED! Nobody, including the original plumber, ever attached the goddamn riser to the wall. 2 screws and I was done with the actual job. I had to drill pilot holes first because my drill wasn’t strong enough to drive the screws into the rock-would wood. The rest was just fixing the hole I made to get to the actual problem. Sonuvabitch.
It’s not polished work but it’s done. Perfect is the enemy of good, folks. Also, I used a couple paint stirrers taped together to reattach the drywall I had to remove. Innovation!
#homerepair #diy #bathroomrepair #painting #drywallrepair #amateurrepairwork #drywall #fixingotherpeopleswork #perfectistheenemyofgood (at Annandale, Virginia)
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