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maybe drinking *is* the answer to all my problems
QUESTION & ANSWER: Drugs
QUESTION: How do Bowynn practitioners feel about those that take recreational drugs?
ANSWER: What one does in one's home is not our business. HOWEVER...in general we frown on the use of drugs unless it is something that is prescribed by a doctor. Luckily for us, we are all close friends so we all know that we all abhor the idea of use of drugs, as a means of "escape."
I will say this also applies to the smoking of tobacco products and excessive alcohol drinking. All of these addictive articles are banned from celebratory gatherings, save for wine, which is heavily monitored. We come together is clear and clean body, mind, soul and spirit. We find that we do not need such things in our lives and celebrations. We find there is nothing spiritual nor fun to someone that needs to pollute the air with the smell of narcotics and the abused stench of alcohol.
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Happy New Year to all!!
It's not New Year yet where I live, but I still wanted to wish everyone who's now in 2022 a very Happy New Year :) 2021 was a rough year, so here's a drawing of Ace with champagne to wish for a better, nicer year!!!
Whiskey
Sources: Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID: the sign for Whiskey or Alcohol in American Sign Language. Both hands in 1-I handshape. Dominant hand taps base hand with both hands sideways, palms facing signer. Designed to look like whiskey being poured. End ID]
It’s Whiskey Wednesday.
Anyone else need a glass to help them finish off the week?
What will you be drinking?
BRECKENRIDGE BREAKFAST 2oz Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey 5mml maple syrup 2ozapple cider 1oz gingerale. Garnish with thick cut bacon rubbed with ceyene pepper and brown sugar baked in the oven. Mini eggo waffle fresh from the toaster make a slit for the glass then drizzle a melted blueberry butter infusion on top of the waffle. Served over ice. Created by Billie Keithley (source)
Then he offered me a drink
“the fuck you doing here?” 3 said surprise that 4 walked into the same bar as he was slowly becoming an alcoholic at.
“puzzles left with the kids” 4 said sounding like he was about to burst out crying right then and there.
“damn I didn’t even know you two were married.” 3 replied. It was all his more than drunk brain could condor up.
As 3s words slowly sinking into 4. 4 started starts violently sobbing. To the point he fell to his knees with his face in his hands muttering about how he was probably brainwashed during the sighting of the marriage certificate, if he just had treated leggy better, if it just had been acting, if he hadn’t been so stupid.
3 in a drunk and desperate attempt try to console his friend, took the bottle he was currently drinking and handed it to 4.
“You want…” he looked better in bottle and tried to read the label. Pripps Blå? He has to start looking at what he’s stealing “… some preps blah”
“literally anything” 4 said gladly taking the haft full bottle downing it without the single thought. 4 ordered more alcohol and stayed drinking with 3. By ordered I mean 4 asking and 3 stealing it for them both, 4 noticing, but not caring to complain.
Now sober 4s sadness, had turned into wasted 4s anger.
“How could he take Beeg away from me?! He has my last name! Puzzles wasn’t even in the picture by then!” 4 screamed angrily. 3 moved a little away from 4 to avoid 4s screaming in his ears, but stayed in the barstool next to 4.
“Sure, I gave him baths without his permission and left him outside for one episode and he murdered the mafia! BUT HE IS STILL MY SON!” 4 slam down the empty bottle and 3 started thinking about who had drunk more. Unsure based on the fact, he got there earlier, but 4 was much more of a quick drinker. He was happy that no one else was in the bar to noticed him stealing or 4s outburst.
“I wish I could just show him. I’m not a bad dad! He’s an evil tv. I want him to die! He tried to kill me multiple times! How did he get custody? I tried to kill him once. ONCE!” 4 screamed now grabbing on 3 shoulders. 3 had completely zoned out 4 rambling long before, now forced back in. Wow he was too drunk for this, they both were. 4 had the crazy in his eyes like from the IGBP incident.
Why did 4 marry puzzles after that?
Why was 3 getting scared from 4 faces, but flustered from being so close to insane 4?
It’s definitely the alcohol. Ain’t no other way. Right? Snow trapped jump scare. Gosh he needs to sober himself up. 4 too.
3 should get them both water.
“Only on the weekends?! WHAT THE HECK DOES SHE MEAN ONLY ON THE WEEKENDS?!” 4 pulls 3 close fast tightening his grip on 3 shoulders only to yell about puzzles some more. Fuck, 3 came here to drown his feelings not discover new ones, not only to mention he couldn’t slip away to get them both water. 3 should not be attracted to the deer his friend is crying about his ex husband. 3 doesn’t want to be 4s shitty rebound ether. 3 decide to just end it.
“Woah 4, you’re way too drunk, I’ll get us both water.” 3 says hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst. Especially with how offended 4 looks that 3 cut him off.
“What!” 4 says loosening his grip on 3
“It will help with the killer hangover you’ll have tomorrow.” 3 says hoping 4 will let him go.
4 let him go without a word just staring at him, looking to drunk to read.
3 comes back with 2 liters of water. Hands one of them went to 4. 3 starts sipping on his own while watching 4 trying and fail to down his.
Once they’re both done, they head out to the parking lot. 3 was a little more sober, since all the water cleaned his insides and probably since he stopped drinking way before 4 as well. 4 was still way too drunk to be left alone.
4 was sitting fumbling straight to his car, 3 starts rationalizing it in his head. Okay fine.
“I’m going to drive you home.” 3 stated
“What no I have my car here!” 4 protested
“I’ll help you pick it up tomorrow” 3 bargained
4 again with that same drunken unreadable expression stumped into 3s passenger car door, smearing his spit on the window.
Unlocked his car and helped 4 in. Before getting in himself hoping his tipsy driving would get them home safe, or else 4 was never going to see his children again.
It was only first when they pulled up to Coffee N' Bombs that 3 realized 4 had fallen asleep. Ain’t no way in hell 3s carrying 4s heavy ass to the casual. Those his ‘‘evil lair’’ even have a second bed.
Fuck, it’s just 4 it ain’t like they’re gonna fuck. Snow trapped jump scare. Wow he’s tipsy. How did he even manage to Drive home. It doesn’t matter.
3 gets out of the car and unbuckles 4 carrying him in before locking the car. Then carrying 4 to 3s ‘’secret evil lair’’ then removing 4 shoes and hat before placing him on the bed. 3 took the time to do his nightly routine before joining 4 on the bed.
Hoping they aren’t that hungover tomorrow.
I wanna know if Im alone in this lmao
A quick introduction to mead making:
Terminology:
Metheglin = Herbed mead
Melomel = mead made with fruit
Carboy = glass container for brewing
Must = yeast sediment that accumulates during brewing
Sodium Metabisulphite = sanitizing powder
green mead = fresh non-aged mead (it’s not literally green)
Rack/Racking = the process of storing and aging finished meads
Equipment/ingredients:
Carboy
Airlock
funnel
sanitizing agent such as sodium metabisulphite
(depending on recipe and method) wine/champagne yeast
honey
non-chlorinated fluoride free water such as spring water or distilled
lemon
fruit/herbs if desired
(optional but recommended) auto-syphon and hose
My basic recipe (for about a gallon):
about 3lbs honey*
1 gallon spring or distilled water
the juice from half a fresh lemon
about ½ to 2/3 of a 5gram package of blanc wine yeast
*Selecting honey: The kind of honey you use depends on the kind of mead you want, if you use fresh raw honey (i.e. straight from the hive) it will have natural wild yeast in it that can be used in place of added wine yeast.
Pros of using wild yeast: its free and you could strike gold on flavor.
Cons of using wild yeast: unpredictable flavor, can take longer or even need help to start fermenting process.
For first time brewers it’s probably a good idea to play it safe and stick with wine yeast, at least until you get the process down and a feel for how things work. You can still use raw honey if you want, just make sure you heat it thoroughly to kill the wild yeast.
There are other things to keep in mind when choosing honey, the different flowers the bees might collect from effect honey flavor, time of year can also have an effect especially if you’re buying local honey, but there’s no hard or fast rules for choosing honey just go with a flavor you like or even just whatever’s cheap.
Method:
1) sanitize all your equipment especially the carboy
2) If using wine yeast: add all the honey to a large pot and dilute with a bit of your spring/distilled water and heat on low until the honey dissolves and is liquid DO NOT BOIL. (If using wild yeast) mix honey and water but do not heat.
3) pour your honey mixture into the carboy and add the rest of the water making sure to leave at least 6 to 8ins of head space to avoid overflow (the yeast will bubble up a lot in the first week or so of fermenting)
4) add in the yeast and lemon juice and gentle shake the whole thing for about 2 minutes
5) put the cork and airlock in place, label it with the date, and leave it be, usually bubbling starts within 24hrs but may take longer depending on temperature and yeast.
the length of time needed for fermentation varies by batch, things like temperature, altitude, and sugar content factor into the amount of time needed. It’s important to pay attention to your mead, it will bubble profusely through the airlock early on in fermentation do to the yeast gobbling up sugar and producing gas, this will slow down as the process continues until it stops. Once the fermentation/bubbling stops and the mead looks fairly clear -usually after about a month and a week or so- its ready to be separated from the must.
6) Using an auto-syphon / a small hose and gravity (you can also just pour it very carefully if you have too) separate the clear mead from the must into a clean vessel like a sanitized pot. Note: once again make sure all your equipment/bottles are sanitized
7) Now you have choices, you should have about a gallon of green mead on your hands it’s technically done and can be enjoyed right away, or you can bottle and rack it for a 1 - 4 months more to achieve a superior tasting aged mead, it’s up to you.
If you are storing your mead in latch-top bottles its best to only fill them up to about where the neck of the bottle meets the wide part, leaving a few inches of headspace in the neck.
Tips/notes:
whether or not you decide to use wine yeast or wild yeast use local farm fresh honey for the best flavor (it also supports your local farmers)
if you decide to rack and age your mead make damn well sure its completely done fermenting, if its not it may continue in the bottle and built up pressure until the bottle explodes.
mead is best drank within about a year of making it but can last up to at least 2 years
if you are planning on making batches one after another make sure to label your bottles so you don’t mix up old and new mead or different flavors
experiment with different types of honey and water to honey ratios to achieve different flavors/alcohol levels
I intentionally left out adding any kinds of fruits or herbs because this is just a basic recipe and depending on what you use there can be different processes, it’s best to do your own research.
There so many different methods and recipes for mead making, if anyone wants to add impute or recipes please do!
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Paintings for shirts for my best friend’s mom, dad, and grandpa.
Simple, but I sorta like them, and I learned a lot about painting while doing them.
This is a drug reference guide. It’s medically accurate, research and general knowledge based. None of it is from personal experience and I absolutely don’t encourage any drug use. This is simply made for a reference for your writing so that if you’re playing a certain character, taking a certain drug you’ll have a better understanding of how they might act, what they’ll experience internally and the after-effects and medical effects the drug has on their body and mind. I am in no way telling you how to play your character, this is just a few helpful pointers that might help you get to know your druggie a little better.
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