u/Connect_Rhubarb395

Yes, I know I can just knit anything in black or deep saturated colours, but that doesn't make it goth.

What are *your* suggestions for goth knitting patterns? I am an experienced knitter.

I am open to any goth style, but I tend to like a hint of historical inspiration.

I have seen searching Ravelry, and did find a few steampunk and rave leaning patterns: A capelet, some chokers, and a few wristlets. A fishnet shrug.

But I feel like I am missing something.

Lamp posts.

I really want a good pair of platform boots or at least boots with chunky soles.

But need

1. wide and footshaped ones. That assymmetrical shape that lets the big toe sit straight, but pushed in. And they almost can't get wide enough for my hobbit feet.

2. the sole should be completely flat (or the heel rise is an insole that can be taken out).

Does that exist?

A recipe, but not an exact recipe:

Take tomatoes, mushrooms, and whatever other non-tuber veggies you have.

Cut into bite-size chunks.

Drizzle liberally with olive oil, plenty of basil, salt, and pepper. Bake for around 30 minutes.

(Depending on how wet the veggies are, you might want 45 minutes).

While it bakes, grate some good cheese and mix it with creme fraiche in a bowl and set it aside.

Cook your pasta so it is done when the veggies are done.

When the pasta is done, drain it, and *immediately* mix it with the cheese-creme fraiche. Stir until the cheese melts.

Mix some of the baked veggies with the creamy pasta and add more baked veggies on top. Finish with fresh basil.

Eat while hot!

By the way, it is a great recipe for showing meat eaters that vegetarian food can be satisfying. Tomatoes, mushrooms, and cheese are all rich in umami. And the veggies being baked adds even more deep flavour.

If they think they will die without meat, you can easily add a bowl of some kind of meat sprinkles. I have done this for communal meals.

We just got a new coworker, an older teen. During a break I was chatting with him. Good kid, not afraid to speak with his new coworkers, and attentive with customers. So I told him.

It was a nice conversation... and then I realised that he seemed to be flirting with me??
I immediately weaved something into the conversation about my 18 year old kid.

I swear my co-worker's eyes became big as saucers, and he all but shouted: "Your son is 18?? I am 18!"

Turns out he thought I was in my 20s. I am 47. Poor kid. 😆

I think this is relevant to CICO, as it is a hack to keep your metabolism high.

As you lose weight, your TDEE becomes lower.

This research shows that wearing a weighted vest for 6 hours a day can keep the metabolism high, meaning you will lose weight more easily.

NOT because the weight causes you to burn more calories, but because the brain thinks you still have higher weight and keep your metabolism high.

>"The vest was not working by burning calories. It was working by preserving metabolic rate.

Rucking (wearing extra weight) produces weight management benefits disproportionate to the calories it burns.

>When a rucker carries a weighted pack, they load their skeleton beyond body weight, potentially sending the gravitostat a signal that the organism is heavier than it is.

That signal may preserve resting metabolic rate in ways that persist beyond the activity itself."

I am so proud of myself.

It has almost become a tradition that I put on 3 kg while on summer holiday, but this year I decided to change that.

As I always do, I did intermittent fasting, 20:4, and I counted calories. No breakfast, a light lunch, and nice full dinners with my family.
My eating didn't attract attention, and I was able to eat socially.

Unlike at home, I didn't care too much about the macros.
I still mainly ate veggies and meat because that feels best for me. But I got that regional signature cake and enjoyed it - and it was my entire lunch. And I did try out the special beer.

I didn't restrict myself from any food fun. I also felt better from not overeating.

And coming home, I weighed exactly the same as when I left. Yay!

I got one, and it is really nice that I don't have to squeeze/twist the blades to get it to cut. And the ergonomic handles lays so nicely in my fingers.

But I struggle to cut where I mean to cut. I still do the twisting motion out of muscle memory and I cut like 3 mm next to the line because of how the blades are switched.

So I thought I would print some of those practise sheets for children learning to use scissors. I remember those from I was little.

But I just can't find them. I must be using the wrong search terms.

Can anyone help?

I always bring craft projects with me on my travels/holidays.

They are for me what a good, long novel is for many people going on holiday: Something cosy to chill with.

But now I have started onebagging, and I realise that I can't just bring 4 projects in case I get quickly done with the first one. Or want to do something else. And what if I want to whittle instead of knitting?

The obvious answer is to only bring one project and make it be a small one.

But that kind of gives me crafting anxiety.

I do need at least two projects. Because I will do one very simple one while travelling for 2 x 14 hours.

And then another complex one while at holiday, to challenge my brain while having plenty of time to craft.

Soo, what do you do?

My parents came over for lunch today. They also brought pastries.

With CICO I can eat meals and snacks with other people without eating different from them, and I don't have to say anything about my diet.

We just comfortably eat together.

I have 450 cal left for dinner, and it is fine. I'll have a nice chicken salad.

Oh, and the pastries were delicious! 😋

(Trying again with clearer wording)

Not referring to whatever change you have in your wallet at any given time.

Rather, how much do you keep as a backup in your EDC?