Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[Vyrerus]

GF been asking me to play Minecraft with her again the past few days. I decided it'd be worth a go, because there's so much you can while away the hours with in that game, the only real limit is your imagination/knowledge of the crafting recipes.

Looked up the purpose of Obsidian, and built my first Nether portal. Got us some Warped Wood doors. Died a whole ton in that hell scape. Damn, flying giant white octopus babies that shoot giant cannonball firebombs at you that can just spawn anywhere in there at any time. And boatloads of discount orcs dubbed Piglins.

My GF, thus far, refuses to enter The Nether with me. I suppose I'll convince her to enter whenever she feels like getting her sisters in on playing with us, since they're all huge Minecraft fans.

I always feel like an old fogey when I'm in the room with all of them. They're all in their mid 20s, but they seem so young to me, in spite of only being 6 years older. Which coincidentally was the same age gap my own parents had. Hmm...

[Rannie]

Well, I just did a stupid thing... was cutting potatoes for a crock pot roast and cut my finger. Now I'm waiting for it to stop bleeding >_<

[Illmaeran]

Well, I just did a stupid thing... was cutting potatoes for a crock pot roast and cut my finger. Now I'm waiting for it to stop bleeding >_<

My wife got a cut of chuck the other day. May I please have your recipe?

[Rannie]

My wife got a cut of chuck the other day. May I please have your recipe?

Well one finger finely cut still gushing blood .... oh wait you mean the roast I let the meat marinate basically a day in Worcester sauce, meat tenderizer,, and onion powder. Cut up some potatoes, my finger and threw in baby carrots with some onion soup/dip stuff and beef broth... though the finger I wouldn't recommend. =)

I set it for 10 hour cook time too

Forgot to mention the potatoes I used are red bliss ones just cut them into almost bite size pieces skin and all

[Illmaeran]

just cut them into almost bite size pieces skin and all

Thank the Twelve you specified potatoes otherwise I would have thought it was fingers. 10hr on low or high? How much broth do you use? About the marinade, how much do you make and do you use a zipper bag or do it in a hard container?

[Rannie]

Thank the Twelve you specified potatoes otherwise I would have thought it was fingers. 10hr on low or high? How much broth do you use? About the marinade, how much do you make and do you use a zipper bag or do it in a hard container?

10 hours in the crock pot is the low setting.
For the broth I kinda eyed it about half way up the or more to the meat didn't want to put too much of it due to the broth it makes itself as well. If it helps for the broth also I had a 48oz size of it and didn't even use half of it. Probably a 3rd of it.

The marinade I just winged it by splashing the Worcester sauce on both sides (to cover it but not a lot) in a pan then covered with tinfoil and shoved it in the fridge. (Sorry I tend to do a lot by eye or try not to go too over board with it).

It turned out really good too. The meat didn't even need to be cut the potatoes and carrots cooked to perfection. I almost wish I had added mushrooms but maybe next time I'll do that

This is how it turned out



Image is from today just now and from the fridge lol

[Vyrerus]

Well, I just did a stupid thing... was cutting potatoes for a crock pot roast and cut my finger. Now I'm waiting for it to stop bleeding >_<

Ouch! D: Hope it heals up fine. Haven't cut myself in the kitchen yet, but there was one time a long time ago when I got a pre-made lasagna out of the oven... Was using pot holders instead of oven mitts, and my right knuckle bumped the side of the 625 degree oven. Got a pretty gnarly scar from it.

[Rannie]

Ouch! D: Hope it heals up fine. Haven't cut myself in the kitchen yet, but there was one time a long time ago when I got a pre-made lasagna out of the oven... Was using pot holders instead of oven mitts, and my right knuckle bumped the side of the 625 degree oven. Got a pretty gnarly scar from it.

Thanks I hope so too. It still is hurting and I had to ask some neighbors for some band aids. They were really nice about it. But it wasn't a deep cut just right near my finger nail.

Ouch I can't count how many times I've burnt myself while cooking. I know that was painful. >.<

Here's to hoping my pot roast turned out well my dads about to eat some of it lol.

[MilkieTea]

Ouch! D: Hope it heals up fine. Haven't cut myself in the kitchen yet, but there was one time a long time ago when I got a pre-made lasagna out of the oven... Was using pot holders instead of oven mitts, and my right knuckle bumped the side of the 625 degree oven. Got a pretty gnarly scar from it.

I've got oil burns all over my thighs, calves, and arms from oil splashes while wearing shorts and tees. Not super gnarly, but they look like weird little circles (think *sort of* like what people would imagine a cigarette burn to look like) so people always ask me how I got these scars.





(okay, bad joke, but still)

[Lium]

I was thinking about giving SWTOR another chance. Anyone know if they fixed all the game-breaking bugs from the last update (which they called an "expansion")? I know they just lost their lead designer but I occasionally get the urge to play this game. It's the only Star Wars MMO on the market. And I love Star Wars.