Nun uses weird chemicals in her bathroom.

[sistawendy]

No, not the fun kind, oxalic acid to try to get rid of the drywall dust in my bathtub from the emergency plumbing repair a few months ago. The tub isn't pristine now, but it's vastly improved. Leave it to randomdreams to suggest something kind of scary that really works. Ah luv yew, mayunn. How scary? I followed the directions and used rubber gloves & safety glasses, and since one of my gloves leaked, I got some on one hand and scrubbed one-handed. Boy am I glad I took precautions. I also coughed a few times from the fumes even with the window open.

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In further domestic news, I just ate an entire bunch of kale, dried (nearly) completely in one (1) hour. I think I got the salt, oil, and time just right this time. Drying right now: a pound of tofu that I marinated for an hour in shoyu & sesame oil. My lake place smells heavenly. And I'll probably be running the dehydrator whenever I'm home for two or three weeks before Burning Man.

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Last night? All the social. My neighbor, all gussied up, invited me over to a party at their place. I was unbathed and in my workout clothes. I know they told me earlier, but I forgot to put it in my calendar. D'oh! I'd been planning to hang out with cupcake_goth at the '80s night at El Norte. I did manage both, and I showed all those pretty straight girls next door how we do it Goth style. How we do it has started to involve a few extra steps for me due to recent weight loss, but it's nothing I can't handle.

Hilarity for the evening: at El Norte the music turned disco-flavored after midnight by request, and everyone in our little group except me fled in revulsion. (You guys know about my deep love of disco, right?) After closing my tab, I went out back out of curiosity and discovered a bunch of kids - twenty-somethings - smoking legally. I let them know of the oddity of being at an '80s night surrounded by people who were alive at no point during the 1980s. They told me they were there with their parents, which I find eminently credible.

SFDs: black steampunk-y skirt from Mishu, Fluevog Half-Truths, red stripey hose, long-sleeved black V-neck blouse with ribbon trim, mostly MAC makeup.

Comments

[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

Oxalic acid is in the sweet spot between too weak to work and too strong to allow in the house. It also does a good job for rust removal.

I had no idea dried tofu was a thing, or, more to the point, a desirable thing. That'd be interesting to try.

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

It also does a good job for rust removal.

I noticed! That's gravy on the cake, though.

I had no idea dried tofu was a thing, or, more to the point, a desirable thing.

To tell you the truth, I don't know that either. We should know with one or two more hours of drying time. The tofu has been in the drier for two hours now, and its linear dimensions have shrunk by about 50%.

Really, I just wanted some cheap, tasty protein that won't go bad without refrigeration for Burning Man. ionan says hard-boiled eggs are good, and I'll bring some, but I don't want just those & bars.

[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

I suppose you could do your own jerky.
skazat usually opts for peanut butter on tortillas on his cross-country bike rides.

[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

(That may not count as 'tasty' though)