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Off-Topic / Re: Home cookin'
« on: September 29, 2013, 12:50:10 PM »
Eggs are amazing. They're like the duct tape of the food world. I had a couple this morning with some white rice. Was some good stuff.

Right now, though, I'm seasoning a cast iron pan with a bit of used soybean oil. (I don't like eating PUFA oils, but they make fantastic finishes on cast iron, I tell you what.) Shame we don't have anything to cook in it right now, though.

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Off-Topic / Re: Home cookin'
« on: September 29, 2013, 07:16:11 AM »
How about carrot cake? That's tasty and healthy.

First recipe I found online for carrot cake.

    4 eggs < Healthy.

    1 1/4 cups vegetable oil < Not healthy, replace with butter.

    2 cups white sugar < Neutral. Empty calories but no real negatives.

    2 teaspoons vanilla extract < Fine.

    2 cups all-purpose flour < Not healthy.

    2 teaspoons baking soda < Fine.

    2 teaspoons baking powder < Fine.

    1/2 teaspoon salt < Fine.

    2 teaspoons ground cinnamon  < Fine.

    3 cups grated carrots < That's a lot of carrots, but also fine.

    1 cup chopped pecans < Never cook nuts. Ever. It's like making varnish.

I'd have to do a fair bit of supplementing. Experimenting with other flours and / or starches would take time. Just because the name has something veggie / fruit like in it, doesn't make it healthy.

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Off-Topic / Re: Home cookin'
« on: September 28, 2013, 05:50:17 PM »
Getting fat from all those cakes would depend largely on how you make them. Fat content (and source), along with overall calorie count anyway. Would also determine the rate of de novo lipogenesis. In an case, it's not about getting fat, it's more about nutrient deficiencies. I've already been up to nearly 400 lbs, I'd rather not go back, thanks.

Cheesecake, on the other hand.

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Off-Topic / Re: Home cookin'
« on: September 28, 2013, 05:34:18 PM »
I'll be fine. I'd rather not consume the flour. :P

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General Discussion / Re: Host Age
« on: September 28, 2013, 04:37:51 PM »
Something else to consider is that perhaps younger people are more likely to actually believe in it. With or without a possible scientific / psychological explanation, one could be worried about seeming rather... Crazy.

However, I would state that possibly, maturity shouldn't be a requirement. While it certainly does help, it doesn't necessarily coincide with responsibility. Immaturity aside, most children don't necessarily have the foresight that is granted by age and experience. It's partially why "immature" and "childish" are synonymous. Some kids tend to the dogs because they're told too, not because they understand what would happen if they didn't. Whether or not they care of the results of their actions are something else entirely, I suppose.

Second, perceived maturity and actual maturity may be completely different as well. I'd say, that if you haven't seen it, FLCL covers this rather well.

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Off-Topic / Re: Home cookin'
« on: September 28, 2013, 04:35:30 PM »
Ideally, I wouldn't be eating cake either. I'm largely a health nut, hence the food restrictions I placed above. The stuff I can cook is largely because of current circumstance.

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Off-Topic / Re: Home cookin'
« on: September 28, 2013, 04:16:58 PM »
It's usually easier to make it from a liquid base, such as the broth I mentioned before.

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General Discussion / Re: Tulpas and Chemicals
« on: September 28, 2013, 04:15:00 PM »
I suppose it's because it appears to be a larger concern that way. It recognizes itself and a larger wound that it had. It could also be the idea that using binoculars puts it in more focus for you. It would already be hurting, just you wouldn't be feeling it due to it not being at the forefront of our mind.

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Off-Topic / Re: Home cookin'
« on: September 28, 2013, 04:13:03 PM »
Not to mention, it saves on needing bouillon. But I generally like it for the gelatine content as well. Made some after last Christmas with a homemade broth from pork, I think it was. Slow cooked for about 2 days. Ham bone, onions, and a splash of apple cider vinegar to leech nutrients and marrow.

I might make a chili now and then with said beef / liver. Otherwise, I don't see me using it very often.

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General Discussion / Re: Tulpas and Chemicals
« on: September 28, 2013, 04:07:43 PM »
Now hang on a second, if my tulpa can cause headaches. Then doesn't that mean that they can mess with other chemicals in my head other that can cause other effects?
Could we lessen pain?
Pump adrenaline into our veins whenever we want?
Highs?
Anyone willing to experiment?
This excites me.

We are, as humans, capable of manipulating the focus of our attention. In the case of lessening pain, many people can do that simply by keeping focused on something else. Ever get cut, but while doing something with concentrated effort, only to realize later (perhaps at the notice of someone else) that you were bleeding? Highs and lows can be done through a change in current emotions, which are largely under out control to begin with. (You choose how you react to something, largely.)

To give you an idea, what does the inside of your nose smell like? Our body shuts down certain information like that just because it's constant. The same happens with pain. Part of why it hurts so much is it's almost like your body is trying to pull your attention to it, so you can get something done about it (or so that it can do something about it on it's own). People with slight allergic reactions to something that they've always eaten can also do this, as shown with very specific restrictive diets that remove allergenic foods.

Likewise, it would be difficult to otherwise conclude anything done by the tulpa was indeed done by them, or ourselves by proxy. The thing about this is that it would also require extensive blood work. Being very happy alone can increase our mood, strength, and overall well being as well. Aside from the chemical reactions that alone has, it is largely under our control already, but would otherwise be a perceived thing, rather than possibly something actually measurable.

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Off-Topic / Re: Home cookin'
« on: September 28, 2013, 03:53:08 PM »
I like to think I'm fairly decent at cooking. I've got some sourdough starter fermenting now, as I'm planning on making a sourdough calzone with mozzarella, extra sharp cheddar and sausage. However, to be honest, if I were to actually buy my own food, it'd be limited to beef, beef liver, fruits, potatoes, sweet potatoes, white rice, eggs and dairy, while removing most grains (just about everything aside from the white rice, really), limiting nuts as well as pork and fatty cuts of poultry. Only spices I'd use would be salt (iodized) and pepper. I'm quite a minimalist in the cooking when left to my own devices, I guess. Do foresee a lot of bone broths, though. White rice tastes amazing in that, but I'd have to add more gelatine though.

We did just get a cast iron pan though (larger one, anyway). It'll be nice to make meat in there after giving it a nice sear. But it's a large one, and would take forever to heat up high enough to sear in it... Maybe I'd sear in another pan and then just place it into the other one after it's already been preheated in the oven.

I'm rambling now.

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Off-Topic / Re: MUSIC
« on: September 28, 2013, 09:11:06 AM »
I have been quite obsessed with this song the last few days. I'm sure I've heard it about 100 times yesterday alone. Most of my music are English translations of Japanese songs.

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Off-Topic / Re: Introductions
« on: September 28, 2013, 09:08:55 AM »
It's more of a problem of reading too much and doing too little, really. (Hence, "To a fault.") It's a part of why this schedule / routine thing is a priority. In either case, I plan on another week of reading before I actually start. When I do, I'll at least try to consistent with the logging, provided something doesn't come up.

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Off-Topic / Re: Introductions
« on: September 28, 2013, 08:30:20 AM »
Hello everyone. I am Lost. I mostly lurk and have been for the last few months (on the previous site, as well as this one). I have only just recently (About a week ago) decided to actually go through with the process.

Perhaps I'll start a diary, but for now, I have more reading to do (I'm thorough to a fault), and a schedule to set. Until then.

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