Natasha Ranken
@metalkatt.bsky.social
Boring. Likes to read and crochet, among other things. Sinophile. History nerd.
Might as well ask Taishen not to be huge.
November 29, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Might as well ask Taishen not to be huge.
What're all these? *pokes at warring states* They made interesting literature.
November 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
What're all these? *pokes at warring states* They made interesting literature.
Balance. The golden path. A little of this, a bit of that, not too much of that over there. Gramma had gout in her big toe, but hers was a complication of polio from when she was a kid in the 20's.
November 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Balance. The golden path. A little of this, a bit of that, not too much of that over there. Gramma had gout in her big toe, but hers was a complication of polio from when she was a kid in the 20's.
Time for a bubble wrap suit and chainmail kitchen gloves, the latter of which is a real thing that exists.
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Time for a bubble wrap suit and chainmail kitchen gloves, the latter of which is a real thing that exists.
Lil bro is thinking hard.
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Lil bro is thinking hard.
YES TO BOTH OF THESE THINGS!!
November 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
YES TO BOTH OF THESE THINGS!!
It's the Comey thing I wondered about. I didn't know if the whole thing extended the time, given the "without prejudice." Now, I suspect it was a taunt.
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It's the Comey thing I wondered about. I didn't know if the whole thing extended the time, given the "without prejudice." Now, I suspect it was a taunt.
Without means it can be brought back. How does that play with the statute of limitations re time?
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Without means it can be brought back. How does that play with the statute of limitations re time?
I trust none but KitchenAid to last.
November 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I trust none but KitchenAid to last.
Stand mixers are $600 USD. Bread machines are less. I *only* have a stand mixer bc it's a hand me down.
November 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Stand mixers are $600 USD. Bread machines are less. I *only* have a stand mixer bc it's a hand me down.
Li'l Guy! So round! Much orb! Must smother in kisses!
November 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Li'l Guy! So round! Much orb! Must smother in kisses!
Damn, that engineer made windows so good, you went "My life is better with this person in it." Dream Engineer deserves a medal.
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Damn, that engineer made windows so good, you went "My life is better with this person in it." Dream Engineer deserves a medal.
But... that's where so much history comes from, and people are the ones who make cultures and live to create history. *math lady meme* Am I missing something?
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
But... that's where so much history comes from, and people are the ones who make cultures and live to create history. *math lady meme* Am I missing something?
I have been very clumsy today. Less pain than I thought I'd be in thanks to the fibro, but extremely clumsy. Better weather, a heated mattress pad, and not being tense enough to press peanut butter into diamonds between my molars probably helps.
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I have been very clumsy today. Less pain than I thought I'd be in thanks to the fibro, but extremely clumsy. Better weather, a heated mattress pad, and not being tense enough to press peanut butter into diamonds between my molars probably helps.
I made the glaze for the buns. I thought to myself "I don't need much. It's a light gla--" and dropped the bag of powdered sugar. 90% of it went in the bowl, at least. And then when I went to put the orange in, it went "GLUG." I hadn't intended to do that
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I made the glaze for the buns. I thought to myself "I don't need much. It's a light gla--" and dropped the bag of powdered sugar. 90% of it went in the bowl, at least. And then when I went to put the orange in, it went "GLUG." I hadn't intended to do that
t seems like it'd be a good recipe to bake like brownies to make cookie bars, actually. I may have to try that.
3 dozen with Ghirardelli peppermint bark and chocolate chips, 3 dozen with Andes mint pieces, a little over 2 dozen pumpkin spice chips, and a little over 2 dozen butterscotch chip.
3 dozen with Ghirardelli peppermint bark and chocolate chips, 3 dozen with Andes mint pieces, a little over 2 dozen pumpkin spice chips, and a little over 2 dozen butterscotch chip.
November 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
t seems like it'd be a good recipe to bake like brownies to make cookie bars, actually. I may have to try that.
3 dozen with Ghirardelli peppermint bark and chocolate chips, 3 dozen with Andes mint pieces, a little over 2 dozen pumpkin spice chips, and a little over 2 dozen butterscotch chip.
3 dozen with Ghirardelli peppermint bark and chocolate chips, 3 dozen with Andes mint pieces, a little over 2 dozen pumpkin spice chips, and a little over 2 dozen butterscotch chip.
I don't like them so flat, so I'll need to adjust it somehow to make them less splatted. (The dough *was* refrigerated overnight, and they still melted like the tigers in Little Prince Sambo. Sam? I don't know what they call that book now.)
November 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I don't like them so flat, so I'll need to adjust it somehow to make them less splatted. (The dough *was* refrigerated overnight, and they still melted like the tigers in Little Prince Sambo. Sam? I don't know what they call that book now.)
Everything is baked. I had some paper platters that I'd ordered a few years ago instead of paper plates for work, so I've piled things on those and covered them with grocery bags. The cookies look like Salvador Dali went baking, as the recipe my sister likes makes the cookies very flat.
November 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Everything is baked. I had some paper platters that I'd ordered a few years ago instead of paper plates for work, so I've piled things on those and covered them with grocery bags. The cookies look like Salvador Dali went baking, as the recipe my sister likes makes the cookies very flat.
Air. Time. Quantum fluctuations.
November 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Air. Time. Quantum fluctuations.
If your video has digital clarity in 1080p. it is SO not from the 80's!
Keep them OFF the playlist that is for 80's music, dammit!!
/GenX Irritation
Keep them OFF the playlist that is for 80's music, dammit!!
/GenX Irritation
November 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
If your video has digital clarity in 1080p. it is SO not from the 80's!
Keep them OFF the playlist that is for 80's music, dammit!!
/GenX Irritation
Keep them OFF the playlist that is for 80's music, dammit!!
/GenX Irritation