#ScribesAndMakers 14, Would you enjoy living in a creative village/house/shared accommodation? Or do you already?
My other half is just as much of creative chaos as I am. That's all one house can take, really.
I do have a bit of an aversion to the drama and tension of group ateliers or living. It sounds idyllic, but my stars, creatives can be drama queens. Best to hang out at the party and skedaddle on time.
#ScribesAndMakers 12, Shameless self-promotion day.
Can't believe I missed shameless promotion day!
I like this illustration. I suspect it might end up as part of the cover design for book 12. Looking at bits of the outline for it, that makes a remarkable amount of sense. I love it when that happens. The six pixies in a trench coat that is my subconscious can be rather prophetically brilliant at times.
https://lydiavvinters.com/2025/02/26/ethereal-artprint-waking-the-oneiroi/
#ScribesAndMakers 11, Do you use spreadsheets to help in your process? If so, how, and why?
Nope. I do not speak the ancient language of the spreadsheets. The little boxes do not inspire much creativity in me.
A while back, I've started to use Deck for tasks and Collectives for wiki and world building. That seems to be working, but my chaotic pantsing is strong. Still, it can be satisfying to track and visualize a bit of progress on this never-ending quest of mine.
'Coyote vs. Acme' movie lives:
#Ketchup Entertainment plans to release shelved WB Looney Tunes film in movie theatres worldwide. Warner opted not to release it, leading to outcry from the creative community and fans.
https://www.thewrap.com/coyote-vs-acme-release-ketchup-entertainment/
Catsup or Ketchup?
The convoluted pedigree of America's favorite condiment from its origins in China/Singapore, & its transformation as it traversed the globe across centuries to England, America and thence to other countries...
https://medium.com/@weareji/catsup-or-ketchup-28f632069518?sk=bef3bdc579137f18ee2903cb116124e9
#ketchup #food #condiment #culinary #history #catsup #tomatoes #heinz
Came across this Ketchup recipe, gave it a spin, very good! Enjoy!
1 cup tomato paste, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 Tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp salt, 3 tsp vinegar, 2tblsp maple syrup, 3/4 cup water, simmer 5 minutes.
@gillyberlin autsch #Hela hat so extrem viel Zucker drin 
Bei uns gibt es inzwischen nur noch #Felix aus Österreich mit 4,3g Zucker #Ketchup
https://www.felix.at/produkte/ketchup/ketchup-ohne-zuckerzusatz/
26.02.2025 In writing and with other activities, do you stick to one genre/category?
I clearly prefer SciFi with a middle ground of realism.
But the genre is pretty big and overlapping with a lot of different things. Post Apocalypse dystopia, Solar Punk Utopia, Space Opera, hard SciFi, soft SciFi and Space Fantasy (StarWars and newer Star Trek) as examples.
I also like Cyberpunks stories which are classified as Dystopian but show how humanity really is or are mis used as examples and patterns by FElon small Duck energy and other narcissistic behaving relicts of the second worldwar.
Sorry for the rambling I'm still sick and can finally read again without my eyes feeling like dried up cheese grinders.
#ScribesAndMakers 26.02.2025 #CatchUp #Ketchup
25.02.25 Do you buy your supplies online, at discounters, or in specialty shops?
Mostly online this days, that's what's happening if small companies in small cities get replaced by big companies and online trade. First the bigger companies go all in an fire up price wars, ruining the competition for smaller businesses.
Than they pull out because their prices can't be payed by local people who don't travel 3-6 hours a day for work, anymore. Leaving only online alternatives. Locust Capitalism. Show me one smaller city on this planet where this didn't happened.
Smallville in Superman 2050 will be on bar struggling to survive and a city of unemployed without a school or anything anymore...
So here locusts take my money for an online transaction that you forced upon me.
#ScribesAndMakers 26.02.25 #CatchUp #Ketchup
24.02.25 Time management. How do you manage to fit one or more creative activities into your day/week?
I actually don't plan at all and manage things as they arrive.
I'm an Agent of Chaos as I said before on occasion.
If I feel inspired to write I write if I feel for system element bricks I do.
Lately I build on a Warhammer 40k "Miniature" which convinced me to finally end this hobby for good and replacing it with something not so 
(Ghazghkull Thraka never again).
Now I have to cycle back to the Blue Brixx Enterprise E because I finally got an answer from a human that isn't 3 lines copy and paste (probably 10 c&p).
Everything I do, I do if I feel like it. That's why I have such brought hobbies and interests and can't really work in cooperate environments.
#ScribesAndMakers 26.02.2025 #catchup #Ketchup
3-Feb-2025
Could lycopene—a plant extract—be an effective antidepressant?
Emerging evidence suggests that #lycopene—a natural plant extract—may have #antidepressant properties. New research in #Food #Science & #Nutrition reveals the mechanisms behind its antidepressant effects.
Also eigentlich mag ich ja #Supermarkt-Eigenprodukte, da bekommt man oft akzeptable Qualität für wenig Geld.
Aber der Curry-Gewürz-#Ketchup von "ja!" ist unter aller Sau. Der ist zwar unschlagbar billig, aber was ist drin? Knapp 24% Tomatensaft aus Konzentrat, ein paar Gewürze - und der Rest ist Wasser!
Gut ¾ des Flascheninhalts ist Wasser; und das merkt man. Das Zeug ist dünnflüssig und weitgehend geschmacksfrei. Rausgeschmissenes Geld.
If you aren't in Canada, you might not be aware that many Canadians are choosing to boycott, or at least trying to avoid American products in response to Trump's threat of tariffs or even "economic pressure" for the nation to lose its sovereignty.
Even as an immigrant here, I very much understand this. Whether or not this will change Trump's mind, it's an act of solidarity.
This brings us to the "Ketchup Wars". I was unaware of the Ketchup Wars until a few months ago. This excellent video taught me about it, but I'll summarize and bring you up to speed on the latest controversy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeVAxbcAr9k
Heinz had a ketchup producing/bottling plant in Leamington, Ontario for >100 years (opened in 1869). That plant also worked with nearby suppliers, such as farmers, to create a thriving multi-generational middle class in the town, but that ended in 2014 when Warren Buffet's company, Berkshire Hathaway bought a majority stake in the company.
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"So ist das bei der Kripo: Die Ermittlungen gehen vor und man kommt nicht immer zum Essen. Was nimmt ein Kriminalhauptkommissar aus dem #Ruhrgebiet dann auf die Schnelle zu sich? Richtig: #Currywurst.Und alle wissen: Neben einer ordentlichen Grillwurst kommt es dabei auf die Sauce an. Jede Bude schwört auf die eigene."
#Tomatenketchup & Currysauce via Krimiautor Klaus Heimann in #KriminellKöstlich. eBook kostenlos
https://amzn.eu/d/67cE3Ug
Foto: Dennis Klein, Unsplash
Was haut ihr euch in #Saarbrücken auf eure Rigatoni?
