DISMANTLE JERKS

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I am especially Grinchy when it comes to Xmas music; this is the only acceptable song in my book:

https://youtu.be/U1yFp9P-5Wg

Let’s all drink banana daiquiris until we go blind this year!

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Homemade honeycomb in all its glory!

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Yeah me too! I thought that it was angular cheilitis, which is basically a fungal infection (like athlete’s foot). I’ve read that it can be caused by lack of iron and vitamin D, which, since I’m anemic, makes sense. Def flares up in stressful times.

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Oh Fabic Wo! (real heads know)
How I miss that place!

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@RCH I too have unbelievably sensitive & rash prone skin — I got a CRAZY face rash early in pandemic days from constant mask wearing (& stress) — as well as a tendency to cry myself raw. Not sure if you know already if you have reactions to these, but the things that work best for me are eit...

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@meadows I have MADE that inner “honeycomb” candy before & IT IS SO GOOD! Also surprisingly easy as far as candy making goes! I got the recipe from the Sweet & Salty cookbook by Lagusta Yearwood. It’s a vegan candy/chocolate making cookbook that is very thorough & truthfully kind of inte...

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I would love a tip for where you got those essential oils!
I want to add those smells to my repertoire!

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p.s. When wearing patchouli I often get asked “are you wearing patchouli? It smells SO GOOD!” which I take as a sign that I am doing something right.

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Listen, I am a patchouli die hard, but have lately been adding a layer of rose (both essential oils) on top & to me there is truly nothing better. Most scents turn VERY sweet on me & for that reason I cannot wear anything that has even a tiny whisper of vanilla because I automatically smell ...

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I’m guessing that your red lights are infrared bulbs like at the Korean Spa? That was always my jam in the winter, back in Before Times: to lie beneath them, eyes closed, soaking in the feeling of being “at the beach.” Invariably there is someone sleeping under them, even though they are on timers &...

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Yes, exactly that! I use it mostly in a tofu scramble but also in anything that needs that weird “egg” edge, even though eggs were the first/easiest thing I gave up back when I was a baby vegan. I used to get these really amazing spiced cashews with black salt & pepper from an Indian restaurant ...

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May I suggest adding the tiiiiiiiiniest bit of either black salt or nutritional yeast to this batter? It adds a little savory pizazz! As a person who really STRONGLY prefers umami bread tastes to sweet (i.e. never want jam on any bread-type thing, gimme tahini & salt any day!) I love the idea of...

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Yes, of course it is Shoplifters!
I love this movie so deeply.
[mention]yourfriendclaire[/mention] it’s your mov(ie)!

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Sorry for the delay! Glad everyone is getting so stoked on Babylon though, it’s such an incredible piece of film history.
Here’s the next one:

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Just zoomed in on the second pic & saw the speaker!
If it’s not Babylon, I’ll pull a Herzog & eat my shoe.

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Is it BABYLON?!

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[mention]meadows[/mention]
I have those drill brush attachments & I will say they are a GAME CHANGER when it comes to bathroom tub scrubbing!

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I dealt with MUCH towel/laundry funk when I lived in Berlin & had only a drying rack to use to TRY to dry things in my often chilly & damp room. Sometimes the whole load would get that sour smell & I would just have to wash everything again & hope for a warmer day :-( Re: t shirts, I...

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Trick for towel freshness: WHITE VINEGAR! “Wash” your towels with white vinegar only. This will also help to remove old fabric softener/dryer sheet residue (avoid both of these products, especially with towels) that is part of what keeps them being stinky. I would follow up with drying said towels o...

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DING DING DING!!!
Yes, it is TRUST, one of my all-time favorite Hal Hartley films.
Highly recommended for anyone who is having this uncanny time-out-of-time experience right now (I can’t be the only one?)

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It is neither Flirt nor Amateur!
There are in fact SEVERAL other HH films featuring the dreamy MD, so I guess [mention]jamessumneriii[/mention] the game is yours to “win?”

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No it is not Videodrome! Yes it is a HH film! [mention]jamessumneriii[/mention] it sounds like you got the hint/answer/cheat code you needed but lemme just post one more clue to see if anyone can actually guess it (this one really gives it away): https://i.imgur.com/kovHteQ.png and for good measure/...

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I will further postulate that the lack of info in your bidet vids could be a cool combo of deeply American puritanical attitudes towards the body & its functions and a “this is SO OBVIOUS, why would we really have to spell it out?” I feel like we Americans, as a culture, always want a magical so...

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Here’s another clue:

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Neither Royal Tennenbaums nor Pulp Fiction.

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It’s not Withnail and I, but I like that guess.
This shot may seem obtuse, but is in fact a key plot point!

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Ok, I am not a Bidet Expert, and I don’t own a bidet, but I have dabbled with usage here & there. Here is what I have learned: With the “is this an additional seatless toilet?” style of bidet, I think you face away from the stream/nozzles to clean your ass, and face towards it to clean your “box...

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WOW!
YES!
This was another moment of immediate recognition!
WHAT A RUSH!!!

Here’s a new one:

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[mention]infopetal[/mention] HUZZAH!!! WELCOME TO THE CLUB! I think that a longer initial fermentation will give you the sourness that you crave, but also remember that fermentation time will shorten as it gets hotter out (unless you somehow live in an apartment with air conditioning, which is not m...

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I don’t know whomst this is a picture of, but please let this be me in the future.

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Repo man!!!!

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Unrelated, but related to a few movies back: we just watched CHERRY 2000 and really loved it. Anyone who wants the file let me know! Kind of a high-camp B-Hollywood mashup of Stalker (there’s even a Zone!), Mad Max, the most recent Blade Runner movie, and, like, Earth Girls Are Easy? Other fun fact...

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I literally just got hung up on by my mother because we were fighting about how her friend is getting on an airplane and flying from Minnesota to Texas on June 3 to stay in my parents’ house for a week. FOR VACATION. I asked my mom repeatedly why this trip had to happen now & her response was “I...

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It is NOT Shelly Long.

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If anyone does watch this movie based upon all the tantalizing stills that I posted, I would be glad to discuss my thoughts in more depth!

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IT IS CHERRY 2000 [mention]Evan.V.N.S.J.[/mention] you guessed it, though is the jury still out on how much goog’ is “cheating?” I went to see this movie in February (maybe the last movie I saw in the theater?) & went in TOTALLY BLIND, except that I knew Melanie Griffin was in it & that it w...

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It’s not A Fish Called Wanda!
Here’s some more clues:

Is this one too hard?

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Dunno about LA but here in NYC there are some smaller local companies for shipping/packing materials (s.o. Pathe!) & I imagine that there would be analogous businesses elsewhere. This is too deep in the memory banks to be helpful today, but I somehow found a place to buy 20 sheets of 4’x8’ cardb...

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Not Short Circuit 2, but that is a good guess!
Very happy to oblige with more stills, I have so many good ones it was hard to choose!

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No guesses?
Here is another visual clue:

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Love a lapsang souchong!
All hail to all smokey bevs!
I’m also the kind of maniac who will sometimes have cups of coffee & tea going simultaneously.

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I really hope someone knows this movie because I would LOVE to discuss.
Have at it:

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YES!!! I love this movie SO DEEPLY. I also love this game, since it really allows me to play to my strengths: a primarily visual memory & a love of wildly free-associative yelling.
Narrowing down my selection for the next entry now!

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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
This guess is based entirely upon the color palette, which I realize most of my guesses are.

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Tepache is THE BEST & very easy!
Just make sure you get an organic pineapple!

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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

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Also classic: use a cinder block!
When I was living abroad & didn’t have a weight set I just filled up a bucket with various heavy things & used it as a “kettlebell” and it worked ok.
I’ve read that you can fill gallon milk jugs with sand & water to make them even heavier.

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Speaking from my own time in Finland: yes, all Finns have their own personal sauna and/or building sauna, even in regular old “not fancy” buildings. Imagine being in a semi-shitty NYC apartment & there’s a door that would seem like it’s the bathroom or maybe a closet, but instead IT’S A SAUNA. S...

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[mention]willowowow[/mention] it is very ruthless & completely satisfying, though terrifying to contemplate, like standing on the edge of a high dive! I will say that upon select perusal, I truly never needed to read those missives again. I also burned all my journals before I moved away from Po...

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Have been making a bootleg “green earth” from Seward Cafe in MPLS: homefries topped w/refried beans & steamed broccoli, dressed with tamari/braggs, nutritional yeast & hot sauce. Must be served w/a side of toast spread w/tahini!

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