incubusboy
incubusboy t1_j3yng7t wrote
It’s likely you already felt stupid and do this second guessing nonsense to argue with yourself against the idea.
If you treat a story like a video game, you’re not reading. Reading is a direct, intimate experience. So long as you stand back from the characters and story as an observer with an agenda, you’re missing most of what your author has made for you.
Of course, if you only read genre fiction, the easy to read, plot heavy stuff that airport novels are made of, it doesn’t really matter. I suggest you read something more challenging. And stop guessing what’s next. Take in fully what you’re reading in the moment. No one wrote a novel to prove you stupid OR smart. Please stop missing the point so aggressively.
incubusboy t1_j3mbhuu wrote
Reply to Can someone explain what spacetime is? by Dusthip
You’re going to want to read a book. If you ever want to understand this or anything else.
For this, maybe two books and a lot of math.
incubusboy OP t1_j2xpqmr wrote
Reply to comment by dedicated-pedestrian in [homemade] Pastry cream tart w Biscoff crust by incubusboy
Brushed them with diluted apricot jam (neutral, sweet flavor)
incubusboy OP t1_j2wqv4p wrote
Reply to comment by ThreeDaysMaybeLonger in [homemade] Pastry cream tart w Biscoff crust by incubusboy
It’s a basic pastry cream in a no-bake (Biscoff) cookie crust. The fruit keeps the surface of the pastry cream from drying and forming a skin. If your phone doesn’t have a google, I’ll be happy to type out the details. 🤓
[homemade] Pastry cream tart w Biscoff crustSubmitted by incubusboy t3_102qqtp in food
incubusboy t1_j10uk2m wrote
We won’t. And unless Mars and Europa suddenly grow magnetic fields of the kind that protects us on earth from various cosmic radiations, we won’t live there either. Earth is it. No Mulligans.
incubusboy t1_iusduw1 wrote
When we arrived at the first observation patio, grown ass men were falling to their knees, reaching toward the ginormous hoodoos, crying out in amazement. People wept. I was staggered and cannot tell you how long I stood and gaped.
And yes, there are ravishing trails down through it. And no, they’re even bigger than you imagine.
incubusboy t1_j9zf2wa wrote
Reply to LPT: If you are having trouble serving Ben and Jerry's style tub ice cream. Instead of trying to scoop it with a spoon, use a knife to slice a piece of ice cream, and then peel off the ring of cardboard tub that you chopped off with it. by JustElzi
Let Ice cream soften in the refrigerator. 1-15 mins for a B&J or other pint, longer for a half gallon brick. Ice cream in a cup should be firm but as spoonable as custard. Serving hard frozen ice cream is a rookie mistake.