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Maybe I'm not used to it but its more tiring on me then body combat, though body combat is definitely a good foundation.
Having glutinous rice balls tonight, so I'm atoning first.
No, I did NOT do the workout nekkid.
*gets dressed*
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I've done some Tae Bo. billy will wear you out.
Hey I've been wanting to make some regular rice balls but I never know what to fill them with do you have any suggestions?
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Peanut paste or red bean paste. If you want to get funky, try yam, or even green tea filing (if you can get good one).
My bodycombat instructor in my gym is pretty tough too and yells at us a lot if we don't do it properly (if you side kick left while everyone kicks right, you could potentially hit someone), that's why I can go for body combat classes two times in a single day. (I wouldn't try his class twice a day though).
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Green tea filling? huh.
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You didn't know that was a thing?
Hmm My work computer doesn't like that link I will check it out later
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Try this link instead.
If it doesnt lead you to glutinous rice balls just search the site.
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They look like little snowballs. I actually meant like the regular rice balls instead of the glutinous ones. So is the glutinous ones like a dough made of rich or some such? in that case they just mix the green tea with the flour or encapsulate it with it?
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They look like little snowballs. I actually meant like the regular rice balls instead of the glutinous ones. So is the glutinous ones like a dough made of rich or some such? in that case they just mix the green tea with the flour or encapsulate it with it?
Glutinous rice ones = glutinous rice ground into flour then add water to make dough.
Then you make green tea paste,shape the glutinous rice dough into a round depression,add the filling in,then seal it into a round ball.
What kind of rice balls are you talking about?
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I'm interested but whew that looks like a lot of work for something I may or may not enjoy. Maybe I can find some pre-made frozen ones or maybe a restaurant with them so I can try them first.
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Were you talking about this kind of rice ball?
Glutinous rice balls are pretty easy to find off the supermarket shelves here. You may have more luck at an Asian supermarket store.
For the soup base, I suggest cooking ginger slices with a bit of sugar to flavour the soup. Unless you want to start boiling dried longans.
Ahh I see the youtube video already covered it. Nm then.
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I was thinking of uh I think the Japanese name for it is onigiri. I see them often looking like triangles with a bit of sea weed and they are supposedly stuffed. Although those things you posted look real good too. I don't know that I would call them balls as much as maybe a rice cup.
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They are called rice balls here.
For your onigiri, I would use tuna mayo, seaweed salad, and if you were trying to be funky, I would put a few slices of smoked duck in there.
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You guys are so helpful even Gran cause that does look like something I would like.
I also appreciate the guide is for Americans. Two fold because I will probably like it more and it will be easier to find ingredients I'm sure.
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But this is one example of things being lost in translation. You tell me about rice balls, I show you a completely different kind of rice ball, because that's what I associate with the words rice ball.
Yeah that makes since in fact I think the one you showed me really has more rights to the name then the others. Yours is actually a ball made of rice while the others are triangle or cup shaped.
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You guys are so helpful even Gran cause that does look like something I would like.
I also appreciate the guide is for Americans. Two fold because I will probably like it more and it will be easier to find ingredients I'm sure.
Just be aware, the site I linked you to is British, so if you see odd spellings (or hear them speak all weirdly on the video) you probably aren't going insane.
Or maybe you are...
No I would know If I were going insane when insanity hits me I sprout tentacles and turn purple.
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I just saw this headline and had to share it:
"Uranus is weird and researchers think a giant collision caused it."
*snerk*
Thats... Thats amazing. That is for real the head line of an article?
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No I would know If I were going insane when insanity hits me I sprout tentacles and turn purple.You guys are so helpful even Gran cause that does look like something I would like.
I also appreciate the guide is for Americans. Two fold because I will probably like it more and it will be easier to find ingredients I'm sure.
Just be aware, the site I linked you to is British, so if you see odd spellings (or hear them speak all weirdly on the video) you probably aren't going insane.
Or maybe you are...
Its true.
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Sitting at the airport gate waiting to board. Grandma showed up to get us with no more fuss, I remembered to turn off the furnace and take out the trash, and we got through check-in and security and to our gate in 39 minutes. For a given value of flying at the holidays, it's shockingly not awful yet.
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However, they're playing a horrid Johnny Mathis cover of "We Need a Little Christmas" over the loudspeaker, so there's a little bit of awful to reassure me that things aren't TOO good.
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Let us know if any of that weird airport holiday stuff happens like in the 90's sitcoms. Like you guys getting held at gun point by Santa but then it turns out its just a sad old man who is lonely at Christmas time then it turns out to be the real Santa and leaves you all a bunch of presents.
(man 90's sitcoms were contrite.)
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Well, in security there was a guy in line in front of me who looked like a very young Bill Murray wearing a ratty old trench coat over a tee shirt and (one hopes/assumes) shorts and a dirty Santa hat and sneakers.
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Hmm so your in more of a ground hogs day type scenario then. Well it shouldn't concern you at all. HE would of already repeated this day enough times. On the plus side its a much better movie.
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Honestly, it would be a lot more fair and easier to wait for marriage if males weren't so g&++&&n horny as teenagers and in our 20s.
As I rounded past 35 and am heading towards 40, only now am I at the point where I don't want it all the damn time. It's f%+%ing liberating.
You don't have to pretend like you care about things you don't, give up on your stances, and acquiesce to every fight your significant other brings up. You can stand your ground and actually mean say what you mean, cause you know what? A night without getting your rocks off won't hurt you. I broke up with a very hot woman cause she was a pain in my ass. And it didn't bother me. Never would've pulled that s%~+ in my 20s...and in my teens I would've let someone be practically abusive if it meant I got laid.
Frankly, the sex drive of a young man is a blasted curse. In my 30s, I get it when I want, and I want it when I get it, and I'm good. It's not some unbalanced b~#%*~@~ like a decade ago (or like with the wrong person in this instance - thus the try them before you buy them analogy FH put up earlier is so right). Maybe some guys will disagree with what I said. I dunno. Bipolar disorder supposedly gives you an unnaturally high drive, so maybe that's just me - but sometimes you just don't want to apologize for stuff, because you don't feel like you're wrong, and you wanna actually win something, but then you're like ugh, how long is she going to cut me off if I pick this moment? Whatever - "yes, honey, I'm sorry I said your sister was a horrible mother just because she pulled her kids out of an A school five miles down the road to put them in a D school across the street from her because she was too lazy...I mean, because she didn't want to drive them."
Just wait until forty, the drive of your twenties returns, except this time you know what you're doing so you and your significant other will reap the benefits.
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Not really. If someone has the door propped open for a long time it can start to smell a bit, but the pool room is pretty well ventilated so it doesn't smell to strongly. Plus, it is a saltwater pool so it uses less chlorine.I got back to work tonight to to be told that they are finally almost ready to reopen the pool. It's been closed for almost a month while they "worked on the hot tub". The hot tub has been leaking for over 2 years, but the leaking was happening under the concrete, which means that they would have to jackhammer it out, fix the pipes, and then re-pour the concrete. They didn't want to do this, but eventually decided that they had to do something. Now, because no-one told me differently, I assumed that is exactly what they were doing. But, nope. They have actually taken the hot tub out and filled in the hole with concrete. So now he don't have a hot tub, which is great as far as I am concerned. I just wish they would do the same to the pool.You guys have an indoor pool? That sounds terrible. Does your pool floor smell like chlorine all the time?
So, you work at a fancy hotel, excellent, we'll stay at your place then.
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Some more sore throat. Meh.
Also, I need to go and buy groceries for the next three days because shops will be closed.
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Man, reading VE's posts, I have never been happier to be ace. All that sounds like a massive waste of time and energy for very little benefit.
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Orthos! Just the person I need! I assume you're familiar with Stardew Valley? Anywho, that is Crookshanks' favorite video game, which it reminds me of the old 8 bit RPGs so would you get her a Super Nintendo classic, NES classic, Genesis Classic, or preferably one of those a million games on one PlayStation 4 disc.
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Man, reading VE's posts, I have never been happier to be ace. All that sounds like a massive waste of time and energy for very little benefit.
It's hardly any effort, all I have to do is shave beforehand, pop on my Laser Cat in Space form fitting boxers and splurge a 100 bucks at Victoria's Secret once or twice a year and the rest happens on it's own.
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Hmm Its complex. There is a whole subset of people in the south that had that married first mindset so they married so they could then divorced 6 months laters with lifetimes of regret. My mom is in fact one of those people. (or was I don't want to know any details now) To be fair I know a couple that married was there first time and have a great relationship but it really is gonna depend greatly.I always thought the abstinence until marriage was a good thing... until I hit puberty anyways.I still think it's a good thing!
Yep. And...honestly, I really, really hate the idea of abstinence-only education.
It doesn't work...except for the minority of "good kids" who listen. I sometimes wonder if I'd've been such a "good kid" if I actually possessed a functioning libido. It's pretty easy to wait when you don't care!
I'm Catholic. Went to a Catholic K-8. The only whiff of sex-ed we got in middle school was "It's natural and beautiful, but DON'T DO IT," aimed especially hard at the girls, who also got special emphasis on "let us now talk about all of these virgin saints who were virgins, you understand the virgin part, right?" lessons along with "you can be a mother now and it's beautiful and such a responsibility" diatribes. The boys never got that intense a talk. I don't remember a single comment about fatherhood.
So guess what happens when you get a half-assed talk aimed at only half the population during the years of nascent rebellion? Teen pregnancies!
The last school I taught at, I had several young parents in class. Being told to prepare packets of missed work for a student essentially on maternity leave remains one of the oddest feelings I've ever encountered.
But at the same time, I'm bothered by what seems an overemphasis on sex in a relationship. It's important, sure, but it feels more and more like it's viewed as the most important thing. What if you aren't ready? Should you be shamed into it prematurely by societal pressure for the sake of not being alone? Should you risk being alone forever because you're afraid of being used? I think that's the actual intention of waiting for marriage, not that people actually interpret it that way. But it's a minefield. I mean, either way, you get branded. Do you want to be a prude or a whore?
I don't know why I ramble on these things like I have answers.
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Orthos! Just the person I need! I assume you're familiar with Stardew Valley? Anywho, that is Crookshanks' favorite video game, which it reminds me of the old 8 bit RPGs so would you get her a Super Nintendo classic, NES classic, Genesis Classic, or preferably one of those a million games on one PlayStation 4 disc.
Pfft, who plays Stardew Valley.
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I mean...I'd rather not label it at all. Why should the amount of nighttime activities someone has done/wants to do determine their identity to others? The only people who should even care about it are potential partners and their doctors.
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try before you buy. Always. Or you may end up married to someone whose sexuality does not match your own.I always thought the abstinence until marriage was a good thing... until I hit puberty anyways.I still think it's a good thing!
This is, honestly, pretty terrible life advice, even outside of sexuality. There are plenty of applicable situations, but it is not always possible to do so; and there are other issues when sexuality is brought in, too.
More specifically, the warning is well-taken, the intent is good, the suggested method of dealing with it is not.
I will say that I have friends who deeply regret youthful actions, even in situations where “nobody got hurt.” Regret does not apply to everyone, obviously, but it does apply to some - and some quite deeply. This applies to Christians, non-Christians, and people in various parts of the world, so it’s not a, “my culture”-exclusive thing.
Beyond that, I have never accepted, “But you don’t understand - I really, really want to.” as a reasonable cause for behavior from anyone, myself included. It is a good and important first step, but it is not a reason to act. This is true in life in many situations. I don’t care how old you are, or what your body is going through .
And I will say: I get it. I’m not an Ace, and am highly sexually active and desirous. I went through puberty and, frankly, get it. I was engaged for two years. Trust me, I know.
I also know people who did get deeply, personally hurt. Either pressured into things they weren’t ready for or interested in, or finding expectations of post-encounter relationships deeply traumatizing.
And here is where, “try before you buy” almost becomes solid: discuss before you engage. The “new” idea of Consent as a major and important thing is... weird to me. For one, because Consent is critical, and I can’t fathom how it’s “new.” For two, it’s because we still have very weird conceptions of what it means.
To go into more would mostly be a long debate that enters both the socio-political arena (I will simply state this: though I am a Conservative Christian from the South, there is a large number social cultural “hang ups” about sexuality down here - and in many places - that causes many issues that we see crop up; abstinence is not the issue, our weird cultural elements that come attached to it, marriage, and social pressures associated are issues), and religion.
I will say, the exceeeeeeeptionally weird and odd game, “The Earth is a Better Person Than Me” (basically “nature: the erotica; the game”) shows how a person can be deeply unhealthy while still seemingly making informed Consent and even seemingly desirous. Because sexuality IS NOT BAD - it is, in fact, fantastic, if it’s the kind of thing you’re into - but it is also VERY COMPLEX and reducing it to, “no always test it... personally” first is... not good advice. It certainly works out for some, and for those I’m glad. For those it does not work out for, however, who have to find out the hard way that culture told them who and what to be and it hurts them to this day that they felt obligated to follow that... those are real regrets that hurt for a lifetime.
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I've been saying that for years.
Hmm Its complex. There is a whole subset of people in the south that had that married first mindset so they married so they could then divorced 6 months laters with lifetimes of regret. My mom is in fact one of those people. (or was I don't want to know any details now) To be fair I know a couple that married was there first time and have a great relationship but it really is gonna depend greatly.I always thought the abstinence until marriage was a good thing... until I hit puberty anyways.I still think it's a good thing!Yep. And...honestly, I really, really hate the idea of abstinence-only education.
It doesn't work...except for the minority of "good kids" who listen. I sometimes wonder if I'd've been such a "good kid" if I actually possessed a functioning libido. It's pretty easy to wait when you don't care!
I'm Catholic. Went to a Catholic K-8. The only whiff of sex-ed we got in middle school was "It's natural and beautiful, but DON'T DO IT," aimed especially hard at the girls, who also got special emphasis on "let us now talk about all of these virgin saints who were virgins, you understand the virgin part, right?" lessons along with "you can be a mother now and it's beautiful and such a responsibility" diatribes. The boys never got that intense a talk. I don't remember a single comment about fatherhood.
So guess what happens when you get a half-assed talk aimed at only half the population during the years of nascent rebellion? Teen pregnancies!
The last school I taught at, I had several young parents in class. Being told to prepare packets of missed work for a student essentially on maternity leave remains one of the oddest feelings I've ever encountered.But at the same time, I'm bothered by what seems an overemphasis on sex in a relationship. It's important, sure, but it feels more and more like it's viewed as the most important thing. What if you aren't ready? Should you be...
This is all extremely accurate.
I've been saying that for years.
For those who come later*, I’m pretty sure the cap, here, was responding to Scint, not me. I could be wrong, but that’s my guess.
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I've been saying that for years.For those who come later*, I’m pretty sure the cap, here, was responding to Scint, not me. I could be wrong, but that’s my guess.
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Given the context, this means we have sex ninjas.
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Honestly, it would be a lot more fair and easier to wait for marriage if males weren't so g*#$*!n horny as teenagers and in our 20s.
As I rounded past 35 and am heading towards 40, only now am I at the point where I don't want it all the damn time. It's f$*+ing liberating.
You don't have to pretend like you care about things you don't, give up on your stances, and acquiesce to every fight your significant other brings up. You can stand your ground and actually mean say what you mean, cause you know what? A night without getting your rocks off won't hurt you. I broke up with a very hot woman cause she was a pain in my ass. And it didn't bother me. Never would've pulled that s!$~ in my 20s...and in my teens I would've let someone be practically abusive if it meant I got laid.Frankly, the sex drive of a young man is a blasted curse. In my 30s, I get it when I want, and I want it when I get it, and I'm good. It's not some unbalanced b~+%#$@% like a decade ago (or like with the wrong person in this instance - thus the try them before you buy them analogy FH put up earlier is so right). Maybe some guys will disagree with what I said. I dunno. Bipolar disorder supposedly gives you an unnaturally high drive, so maybe that's just me - but sometimes you just don't want to apologize for stuff, because you don't feel like you're wrong, and you wanna actually win something, but then you're like ugh, how long is she going to cut me off if I pick this moment? Whatever - "yes, honey, I'm sorry I said your sister was a horrible mother just because she pulled her kids out of an A school five miles down the road to put them in a D school across the street from her because she was too lazy...I mean, because she didn't want to drive them."
More seriously, there is an arc to such things, and understanding ones own arc is extremely important, just as important as finding someone whos arc is complimentary to yours.
And yes, bipolar disorder can have very real and extreme effects on ones sexual drive and even sexuality.
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Orthos! Just the person I need! I assume you're familiar with Stardew Valley? Anywho, that is Crookshanks' favorite video game, which it reminds me of the old 8 bit RPGs so would you get her a Super Nintendo classic, NES classic, Genesis Classic, or preferably one of those a million games on one PlayStation 4 disc.
I actually recommend constructing a RetroPi. It only costs about $30-$50, depending on shipping and if you want to customize its appearance, plus ~$20 or so for an Xbox usb controller and whatever the cost is for the appropriate SD card. It comes with a ton of games from almost every system pre-GameCube/PS2.
Mine looks like a tiny NES, a little smaller than the NES Classic, and is hooked to an old monitor I no longer use since I don't have a desktop PC anymore.
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I was thinking of uh I think the Japanese name for it is onigiri. I see them often looking like triangles with a bit of sea weed and they are supposedly stuffed. Although those things you posted look real good too. I don't know that I would call them balls as much as maybe a rice cup.
ONIGIRI FOREVER!
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Maybe I'm not used to it but its more tiring on me then body combat, though body combat is definitely a good foundation.
Having glutinous rice balls tonight, so I'm atoning first.
No, I did NOT do the workout nekkid.
*gets dressed*
the naked part of the workout can be liberating, if painful, should you fall.
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I mean...I'd rather not label it at all. Why should the amount of nighttime activities someone has done/wants to do determine their identity to others? The only people who should even care about it are potential partners and their doctors.
labels are important for some situations. They can be detrimental, however.
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Hmm Its complex. There is a whole subset of people in the south that had that married first mindset so they married so they could then divorced 6 months laters with lifetimes of regret. My mom is in fact one of those people. (or was I don't want to know any details now) To be fair I know a couple that married was there first time and have a great relationship but it really is gonna depend greatly.I always thought the abstinence until marriage was a good thing... until I hit puberty anyways.I still think it's a good thing!Yep. And...honestly, I really, really hate the idea of abstinence-only education.
It doesn't work...except for the minority of "good kids" who listen. I sometimes wonder if I'd've been such a "good kid" if I actually possessed a functioning libido. It's pretty easy to wait when you don't care!
I'm Catholic. Went to a Catholic K-8. The only whiff of sex-ed we got in middle school was "It's natural and beautiful, but DON'T DO IT," aimed especially hard at the girls, who also got special emphasis on "let us now talk about all of these virgin saints who were virgins, you understand the virgin part, right?" lessons along with "you can be a mother now and it's beautiful and such a responsibility" diatribes. The boys never got that intense a talk. I don't remember a single comment about fatherhood.
So guess what happens when you get a half-assed talk aimed at only half the population during the years of nascent rebellion? Teen pregnancies!
The last school I taught at, I had several young parents in class. Being told to prepare packets of missed work for a student essentially on maternity leave remains one of the oddest feelings I've ever encountered.But at the same time, I'm bothered by what seems an overemphasis on sex in a relationship. It's important, sure, but it feels more and more like it's viewed as the most important thing. What if you aren't ready? Should you be...
this is why I went into human sexuality in the first place. Almost word for word.
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I mean...I'd rather not label it at all. Why should the amount of nighttime activities someone has done/wants to do determine their identity to others? The only people who should even care about it are potential partners and their doctors.labels are important for some situations. They can be detrimental, however.
Some labels, yes. Bi, ace, poly, etc. are useful labels that communicate possible compatibility or lack thereof.
"Prude" and "whore" are insults that tell you whether or not a woman is "worth your time" because they carry the inherent baggage that that's all she's good for.
