Feb. 10, 2025
My only new years resolution of note for 2025 was to bake more bread. I’ve always been a baker, and I consider myself decent at baking bread, but I’ve never made sourdough so I decided to go with that. I know I’m a few years behind on this craze.
Starter
I made the initial starter the day after Christmas using 200 grams of whole wheat flour and 200 grams of water. Each subsequent day I discarded all but 75 grams and added in 100 grams of flour and 100 grams of water. I did this for 10 days, always at the same time every morning.
Dec. 2, 2024
According to terminally-on-social-media people in the United States, politics is an easy choice. On the one hand, you have the racist fascists who will destroy democracy and bring in an evangelical theocracy. On the other, you have woke communists who want to destroy free speech and force children to medically transition in Kindergarten. It’s that easy, good guys vs. the bad guys, and it’s manifestly obvious who’s who.
In the case of the reelection of Donald Trump, I’ve seen a lot of liberals say that racism is the dividing line. If you voted for Kamala Harris, you’re good, but if you voted for Trump, you’re a racist. Easy peasey, no need to dig any deeper. Case closed.
Nov. 5, 2024
During this spooky season, I’ve watched a surprising amount of nun-related scary movies. I’m not really sure why that is, it’s not like it’s a sub-genre that I’m particularly interested in. It just seems that every time I bring up Netflix or Hulu the algorithm wants me to watch yet another movie about a young nun in a secluded convent who uncovers an evil plot by some bad guys.
I’ll put these in order from best to worst.