Ren
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I miss you.
The ninth anniversary of your passing came and went on July 25th. Today, the 28th, is the anniversary of your funeral. I hate July. I hate that you and I weren’t as close as I desperately wanted to be, that somehow we grew apart, but you were always there when I needed someone I could… Read more
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Magnolia Red Velvet Cupcakes
I snaffled this recipe from a foodie blog years ago. The blog doesn’t exist but I love this recipe. The measurements are USA equivalent. (yields 24 cupcakes) 3 ¼ cups of plain flour3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened2 ½ cups sugar3 large eggs, at room temperature6 tbsp red food coloring3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa1 1/2 tsp vanilla… Read more
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I have a cold
There’s something so calming and comforting about having a glass of hot blackcurrant cordial when you’re sick. It was one of the things my maternal grandmother would give me if I was unwell and she was charged with looking after me for the day. As much as I didn’t like her when I was younger,… Read more
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Poppy Seed Cake
This cake has been baked for birthdays and special occasions in my family for literal decades. It became so famous in our friendship circles that even friends of friends started asking my mother to make it. It’s my standard birthday request from Mum these days, I don’t ask for anything else. It’s literally just a… Read more
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Manic Baldur’s Gate III player notes…
Decided to attempt to finish off my Paladin run… We are up to the House of Grief fight. ALL OF THE WHATTHEFUCKERY. I have done this fight once with a friend and that is it. I have NO idea how to do it on my own as I figured out after five attempts and getting… Read more
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It’s not about bathrooms at all.
Yes, I am ready for that conversation. TikTok is currently discussing the hypothetical scenario of a man “allowing” or “not allowing” (ugh) his girlfriend to go out with five male friends. He is driven by fears of what could happen to her—after we move beyond the victim-blaming and the assumption that the woman is a… Read more
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