Why are you happy right now?

[Moongrum]

I woke up and didn't feel like working, so I'm taking a sick day

 

[BlackMastodon]

I woke up and didn't feel like working, so I'm taking a sick day

My hero

 

[thebeesknees22]

I woke up and didn't feel like working, so I'm taking a sick day

I like to call those mental health days. It's totally valid. I take one from time to time when I get frazzled.

 

[soldierkahn]

I like to call those mental health days. It's totally valid. I take one from time to time when I get frazzled.

same. ive never taken a vacation so my vacation is my sick days lol

 

[BlackMastodon]

Been burning the candle at both ends for the last 12 days, working my normal job full time and commuting 4 or 5 days a week, then coming home to fix up our rent and get it ready to sell ASAP. I've basically been running on 6 hours max of sleep and lots of caffeine while my partner is swamped with school and helping to stage said house over the weekend. The reason I'm happy is that I finally decided to take a few days off next week and I'm taking a break this afternoon, as I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We're aiming to have the repairs/touchups done this weekend and ready to list sometime next week, but realistically there isn't a hard deadline, just the sooner we can sell it the better. And luckily the tenant that was there for the last 2.5 years left it in good condition, considering he's a single middle-aged guy (not the cleanest demographic).

I'm just really looking forward to getting back to decent nights of sleep, having less stress, and having cash in our pockets.

 

[MFB]

I'm currently on day 4 of my first vacation since Christmas/NYE/2024 essentially, and I was supposed to have taken it ...almost a month ago? I planned it after a bunch of deadlines, then they all got moved and new ones kept popping up - all somehow also shockingly assigned to me (yay!) - so I finally told them I'm taking it this week as I need to, or else I was gonna lose it and it's their fault.

Can't wait to use my other two weeks in the other 5 remaining months, I'm thinking late Sept and early December

 

[KnightBrolaire]

I just made a Texas inspired chili dog and it was fucking awesome.
I used my personal chile Colorado (aka bowl of red) recipe in lieu of a typical Coney Island recipe and good snappy all beef hot dogs.

 

[wheresthefbomb]

I woke up and didn't feel like working, so I'm taking a sick day

"yeah I have a bad case of anal glaucoma, I can't see my ass coming into work today"

 

[nightflameauto]

I just made a Texas inspired chili dog and it was fucking awesome.
I used my personal chile Colorado (aka bowl of red) recipe in lieu of a typical Coney Island recipe and good snappy all beef hot dogs.

Man, there ain't much that beats homemade chili on really good beef franks. I haven't done that in years. You may have inspired me for the weekend.

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

I just made a Texas inspired chili dog and it was fucking awesome.
I used my personal chile Colorado (aka bowl of red) recipe in lieu of a typical Coney Island recipe and good snappy all beef hot dogs.

Care to share the recipe?

 

[KnightBrolaire]

Care to share the recipe?

2 lbs of ground beef (80/20 is the leanest I would go)
1 can of Chipotles in adobo sauce
1-2 Fresno/Hatch Chilis or whatever chilis you want
2 tbsp Ancho Chili powder
Cayenne powder (to taste)
small pinch of cinnamon
1 tbsp Cumin
2 tbsp unsweetened cacao powder
A splash of good beer (to deglaze the fond from browning the meat)
4 oz of strong coffee (to bloom the cocoa)
1 can of fire roasted tomatoes
Half an onion (diced)
4-6 cloves of garlic (minced or pressed)
Splash of vegetable oil (for sauteing the garlic/onions)

- Acquire a large pot, add garlic/onions/oil and cook on low medium heat til onions soften and look translucent. Remove from heat afterwards.
- Chuck the chipotles with the adobo sauce into a blender and add all the seasonings. You can always add to it later too.
- Add the coffee to the cocoa to bloom it. Stir together and add to the blender.
-If you use dried chilis then remove the seeds before chucking them into the blender. Also helps to rehydrate them in hot water for a while to make them pliable.
- blend everything well and then set aside.
-remove onions and garlic from pot and add them to the sauce (you can blend them in or leave them as is for some textural variety)
-Brown your beef in the large pot. Don't worry about bits sticking or having to scrape yet.
- Once you have a good fond going, deglaze with some decent beer. Drink the rest.
-Add the sauce to the pot and let simmer on low for at least 2-3 hours. Stir occasionally.
-Add additional seasonings as needed.

You want a slightly sludgy consistency so it doesn't slide off the hot dog easily.

For the hotdogs you want a snappy, natural casing all beef hotdog.

 

[LordCashew]

2 lbs of ground beef (80/20 is the leanest I would go)
1 can of Chipotles in adobo sauce
1-2 Fresno/Hatch Chilis or whatever chilis you want
2 tbsp Ancho Chili powder
Cayenne powder (to taste)
small pinch of cinnamon
1 tbsp Cumin
2 tbsp unsweetened cacao powder
A splash of good beer (to deglaze the fond from browning the meat)
4 oz of strong coffee (to bloom the cocoa)
1 can of fire roasted tomatoes
Half an onion (diced)
4-6 cloves of garlic (minced or pressed)
Splash of vegetable oil (for sauteing the garlic/onions)

- Acquire a large pot, add garlic/onions/oil and cook on low medium heat til onions soften and look translucent. Remove from heat afterwards.
- Chuck the chipotles with the adobo sauce into a blender and add all the seasonings. You can always add to it later too.
- Add the coffee to the cocoa to bloom it. Stir together and add to the blender.
-If you use dried chilis then remove the seeds before chucking them into the blender. Also helps to rehydrate them in hot water for a while to make them pliable.
- blend everything well and then set aside.
-remove onions and garlic from pot and add them to the sauce (you can blend them in or leave them as is for some textural variety)
-Brown your beef in the large pot. Don't worry about bits sticking or having to scrape yet.
- Once you have a good fond going, deglaze with some decent beer. Drink the rest.
-Add the sauce to the pot and let simmer on low for at least 2-3 hours. Stir occasionally.
-Add additional seasonings as needed.

You want a slightly sludgy consistency so it doesn't slide off the hot dog easily.

For the hotdogs you want a snappy, natural casing all beef hotdog.

Imagining making this was way too exciting.

Post reported for pornographic content.

 

[soliloquy]

I'm happy right now as I believe I'm finally ready to take serious efforts to work on my creative side of things and try building a second career out of it. Goal is that if its fruitful, I may transition into this full time in a few years time?

baby steps for now, but i'm feeling inspired

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

2 lbs of ground beef (80/20 is the leanest I would go)
1 can of Chipotles in adobo sauce
1-2 Fresno/Hatch Chilis or whatever chilis you want
2 tbsp Ancho Chili powder
Cayenne powder (to taste)
small pinch of cinnamon
1 tbsp Cumin
2 tbsp unsweetened cacao powder
A splash of good beer (to deglaze the fond from browning the meat)
4 oz of strong coffee (to bloom the cocoa)
1 can of fire roasted tomatoes
Half an onion (diced)
4-6 cloves of garlic (minced or pressed)
Splash of vegetable oil (for sauteing the garlic/onions)

- Acquire a large pot, add garlic/onions/oil and cook on low medium heat til onions soften and look translucent. Remove from heat afterwards.
- Chuck the chipotles with the adobo sauce into a blender and add all the seasonings. You can always add to it later too.
- Add the coffee to the cocoa to bloom it. Stir together and add to the blender.
-If you use dried chilis then remove the seeds before chucking them into the blender. Also helps to rehydrate them in hot water for a while to make them pliable.
- blend everything well and then set aside.
-remove onions and garlic from pot and add them to the sauce (you can blend them in or leave them as is for some textural variety)
-Brown your beef in the large pot. Don't worry about bits sticking or having to scrape yet.
- Once you have a good fond going, deglaze with some decent beer. Drink the rest.
-Add the sauce to the pot and let simmer on low for at least 2-3 hours. Stir occasionally.
-Add additional seasonings as needed.

You want a slightly sludgy consistency so it doesn't slide off the hot dog easily.

For the hotdogs you want a snappy, natural casing all beef hotdog.

What kind of cinnamon? There are two different kinds if memory serves.

 

[KnightBrolaire]

What kind of cinnamon? There are two different kinds if memory serves.

Nothing fancy, just typical ground cinnamon (C. cassia) you buy in the USA.

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

Nothing fancy, just typical ground cinnamon (C. cassia) you buy in the USA.

I ask, as there is a type which is sort of more spicy versus sweet.

 

[KnightBrolaire]

I ask, as there is a type which is sort of more spicy versus sweet.

uhhh use the spicy one

 

[wheresthefbomb]

My old recording laptop took a shit but I've got a new one on the way. After doing a bunch of research I settled on a Lenovo LOQ 15, which is a "gaming" laptop but has everything I was looking for at a better price tag than I found anywhere else.

Also, we talked to a synth player yesterday about joining the band and it seems like she's going to be a great fit.

 

[Furtive Glance]

First vacation on Wednesday this week since October. Only 3 days off + weekend but I’ll take it.

 

[MFB]

First vacation on Wednesday this week since October. Only 3 days off + weekend but I’ll take it.

Does your office/company do Juneteenth off? I forgot my own does, so we have this upcoming Wednesday off, might be a freebie making it 4 days off.