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arcane potato (she/they) @ Arcanepotato @vegantheoryclub.org

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If your vegan anarchist grandma and vegan anarchist dad were the same person.

I’m an engineer who cosplays as a vegan farmer. I live in un-ceded Anishinabe Algonquin territory.

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  • When we win the war on drugs (and capitalism) perhaps we will be able to collectively address the tainted supply issue and material conditions that lead to harmful use of drugs.

    Until then see you in the trenches - I'll bring snacks 🫡

  • I can't ignore that I have an insane amount of privilege and luck. It's actually astonishing.

    But yes, a better future is possible. If we destroy ableism and embrace our differences and strengths. And most of all, stop making people's value dependent on their productivity.

  • Thank you! I'm blossoming into a wonderful weirdo, even at my advanced age 💕

  • Autism @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    i am feeling pure autistic joy and i now have the words to describe it

    I'm a very typical late diagnosis case: "gifted" underachiever, sensitive, obedient afab. I'm about half way through my career, about 15 years in engineering. I'll let you do the rest of the math.

    I'm outwardly successful but miserable and it's hurting my family too. A lot of the problem is burnout and I believe the only way to stop this is to just learn to live with my limitations (e.g. go feral, stop pretending in something I'm not) I thought that meant somehow figuring out how to work less and actually doing that instead of being in a constant panic.

    Today I solved a problem that's been causing my client issues for YEARS. Things have always seemed off, but I was one voice against many telling me "that's normal" or writing me off as someone who isn't smart enough, professional enough, etc.

    So anyways shit has gone off the rails and I'm told to drop everything and work on it. Finally, the closest to uninterrupted time to do my actual job versus all the bullshit I have to spend my

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    I want to actively discourage people from interacting with me thanks

  • Lmao you gotta watch what you say man, you really did bring the reefer madness out of the woodwork

  • It smells nice and adds interest to my garden.

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    Discussion post: The informal economy

    I did taxes for my family today and I feel sick about how much money I contributed to the war machine.

    Detailed discussion of canadian/ontario Taxes taxes in the spoiler for people who don't care, but most of this is from a canadian perspective. Add your own in the comments or make your own post if you want to contribute!

    ::: spoiler spoiler

    Notes on data sources:

    I'm going to use the 2023-2024 projections because the 2024-2025 projections for income use a change to the capital gains tax that was scrapped. Therefore, I used the 2023-2024 fall economic update for spending details.

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    Asparagus watch 2025 begins
  • No need for a special rice, I used some unlabeled short grain that has been in the pantry for a long time lol. I'm not saying I never buy glutinous Japonica rice, but it's expensive and I'm turbo cheap.

    To season the rice I just used a commercially available seasoned rice vinegar (rice vinegar, sugar, salt, kelp, yeast extract) and I also added mirin. That's a very lazy and easy method but I've also made my own seasoning in a sauce pan to dissolve the sugar. I think the key components are vinegar, salt, sugar and mirin so if you find a recipe like that you're probably good. I learned to make sushi from home when I was a teen from a cookbook - I've been winging it for like 20 years since then, lol.

    I've never cooked the rice with the seasoning and I think you would risk burning it because of the sugar. I made my rice in the rice cooker, then drizzled the seasoning on and used a paddle to incorporate.

    I hope you try it out! Even if you just eat it in a bowl instead of making rolls it's delicious and quite easy to make at home.

  • Vegan Home Cooks @vegantheoryclub.org
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    I managed to have both wasabi and ginger at home at the same time so I have become an unstoppable sushi machine.

    Process photos and captions in the link.

  • My home office/guest bedroom is my designated space in the home and is therefore very chill vibes. I don't actually work from home (apart from very occasionally!) so it doesn't have to be professional looking. The style inspiration is Selina Kyle's apartment in Batman Returns.

    • My partner is more of a minimalist so I've decorated it in a very maximal way, with lots of photos and art on the wall, gallery style. The walls are white but the dominant colours are millennial pink, powder blue, some deep greens, etc.
    • I've shoved my desk into the closet, which has shelves that make it cozy. I've outlined the closet door (door removed) with a colour changing LED strip. I've got those obnoxious LED keyboard and mouse lol.
    • I've got a cute rug for under my desk and chair and a cute chair that actually isn't super comfy, so I'll probably keep an eye out for another.
    • I've got a power bar on this wheely cart that acts as the beside table for the guest bed. I can plug my portable dry herb vape in there to recharge so I always have it ready for long video game sessions. I also have a galaxy projector I keep there that is really nice for chill vibes.
    • The guest bed has lots of pillows on it. It's a daybed style that pulls out to 2x twin. It's a great place to become buried in pillows and blankets and a very nice angle to loop up at the plants especially if you are more into psychedelic vibes.
    • the lighting is somewhat naturally pinkish because I have lots of plant lights.
    • I also have a neon style (LED) pink flamingo I need to mount.

    Next step for me will be to replace the shit blinds with maybe a roll down blackout blinds but I need to decide if I want to replace the window first I think. Then a combo of sheer / thick curtains to allow light in with a little privacy and keep the room warmer in the winter.

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    Me @ work

    It is a blessing and a curse to work in my most special of interests.

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    Hotpot with my sweetheart

  • I'll save these good wishes for once the metre of snow melts 💖

  • I'm just a little old lady with a garden

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    imgur.com Early Spring 2025 Wheel Class

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    Early Spring 2025 Wheel Class

    The album has captions and shows the pots from bisque fired to glazed. This was my second wheel class, so they are still largely janky and very beginner.

    We are renting a wheel which includes some firings, so I think my goal before I take my next class is to make myself an individual chip-n-dip (for bake-n-snack) and a set of tea cups.

  • I guess I have a goal for pottery now...

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    It's rice/lentils/veg again lol

    Ever since I learned you can cook lentils and rice together in the rice cooker I've been unstoppable.

    Since everyone always assumes it's totally unseasoned for some reason, I used soy sauce and a commercially prepared tomato chilli sauce. Plus pickled ginger because I'm an anarchist.

    weedtime @crazypeople.online
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    My plans for the day

    cross-posted from: https://vegantheoryclub.org/post/1126824

    Courtesy of my vaporizer bags.

    [ARCHIVED] weedtime @walledgarden.xyz
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    My plans for the day

    Courtesy of my vaporizer bags.

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    Clay Reclaim

    My partner and I recently started renting a pottery wheel from a local pottery school so we can practice at home. We bought one 20 lb bag of clay with the intent to recycle it.

    We wash our hands and our tools in a bucket and then dump that water into a larger bucket. This larger bucket also holds all our scrapped work, trimmings, etc. The clay will sink to the bottom and we can decant the water on top, allowing us to keep adding to it.

    After a while, my partner scooped up the clay and placed it on pillowcases on a sheet pan and we let it dry for a week or so, flipping it one time.

    Many people make plaster bats for this, but it's too cold to do work that dusty right now.

    After it became dry enough, we tag teamed slam wedging it. We formed blocks and then sliced the blocks, alternating the newly sliced slabs to build new blocks...and then slam wedged those. This is to incorporate all th

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    V day tacos

    Steamed sweet potatoes, guac, homemade salsa (from roasted ingredients), nappa cabbage and cilantro on corn tortillas 💖

    Made with love 😘

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    Rice - veg - lentils

    Rice and lentils in the rice cooker (at the same damn time) and microwave veg.

    Super simple stuff.

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    I love my silly little crafts

    I made a little chain for my earplug case so I don't lose these like my last set 😭

    This wasn't what I initially thought this community would be for posting but fuck it I need some nice calming colours in my life.

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    Kale and rice and lentils

    Hell yeah

  • I'm not in the US, but my city smelled like weed before it was legal and it smells like weed now too lol.

    Like frosty said, some places make rules that you can't smoke in public. But even without that, people are generally discrete. I (dry flower) vape in public, generally when out for walks. I imagine it's the same etiquette that is expected of cigarette smokers: don't blow smoke in people's faces, don't smoke in crowded areas like bus shelters (not allowed anyways), don't litter, etc.

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    Animals are not ingredients

    Pastel green cake with rough edges. The words animals are not ingredients are in the top, shaped out if white icing.

  • single tear emoji

    Thank you for seeing me

  • Gardening @vegantheoryclub.org
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    Captions in the imgur post comrades

  • Unsolicited fun (?) fact: I have come to learn that weed stains are often named for their parent strains the same way exploited animals are.

    E.g. Lemon Haze is Lemon Skunk and Silver Haze. I guess they just keep adding names lol

    I'm with you though, I grow my own (from purchased seeds) and just toss the whole harvest together with no regard for the integrity of the unique strains lol