Brrrr the Dani is freezing Brr
Jan. 16th, 2026 03:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dani_meowsIt's a high of 55 degrees Fahrenheit here in Florida. And the yearly ritual of hot tea, wrapping myself up in blankets begins.
This skit is pretty accurate for life in the South when it's cold:https://youtu.be/A_UWChMGUOk?si=oRthVD5huD1oT3GV
Especially the bit about the heating. It's one of two reasons I don't turn the heat on. The other one being the winter bills being cheap makes up for the other nine months or so that my bills are insane.
I spent today playing with pixels and remembering how to make icons. After a few atrocities not to be seen by human eyes, I got several I really enjoy. Some were posted in today and yesterday's prompts for daily icons.
I also spent sometime watching different YouTube videos about people from Europe reacting to a video about how big the United States is based on how many times Great Britain can fit into different states. Or people tasting southern style biscuits and gravy with sweet iced tea for the first time.
I especially like the ones that are disgusted until they realize it's sausage gravy over a plain scone and not a cookie with brown gravy.
But the reactions to iced tea are always fun. It's hot and humid much of the year of course we serve our tea over ice.
Due to various things, I haven't had sweet tea in forever but plain unsweetened iced tea is probably my most drank beverage.
Sadly, since giving up Instagram, I don't get to watch videos about people living in Germany learning about the apparently really complex garbage and recycling rules. Which is a shame because I found them both funny and fascinating. Same with videos about how German windows open versus the UK. The algorithm loved showing me those and I loved watching them.
Pretty much any video about differences between regions are always fascinating to me. I remember finding out years ago that a lot of places don't have central ac. I was fascinated even as I shared tips I normally only use when the Ac breaks or hurricane power outages to keep comfortable.
I changed my layout a bit but I'm not fond of how the colors look in dark mode but I don't want to turn dark mode off on my phone as it helps with my headaches and saves batteries.
About another hour before Ian and I will be playing Satisfactory all weekend. I think we're making tacos for dinner tonight.
Other things I watched today are videos about how to make sauerkraut. Since hurricane Milton, a year ago, my favorite restaurant closed down and their homemade kraut and schnitzel with mushroom gravy were amazing... But sadly they got damaged and chose to retire.
Although I don't know that I want to ferment my own food... So it may just be one of those things. Which is a pity, jarred isn't the same.
This skit is pretty accurate for life in the South when it's cold:https://youtu.be/A_UWChMGUOk?si=oRthVD5huD1oT3GV
Especially the bit about the heating. It's one of two reasons I don't turn the heat on. The other one being the winter bills being cheap makes up for the other nine months or so that my bills are insane.
I spent today playing with pixels and remembering how to make icons. After a few atrocities not to be seen by human eyes, I got several I really enjoy. Some were posted in today and yesterday's prompts for daily icons.
I also spent sometime watching different YouTube videos about people from Europe reacting to a video about how big the United States is based on how many times Great Britain can fit into different states. Or people tasting southern style biscuits and gravy with sweet iced tea for the first time.
I especially like the ones that are disgusted until they realize it's sausage gravy over a plain scone and not a cookie with brown gravy.
But the reactions to iced tea are always fun. It's hot and humid much of the year of course we serve our tea over ice.
Due to various things, I haven't had sweet tea in forever but plain unsweetened iced tea is probably my most drank beverage.
Sadly, since giving up Instagram, I don't get to watch videos about people living in Germany learning about the apparently really complex garbage and recycling rules. Which is a shame because I found them both funny and fascinating. Same with videos about how German windows open versus the UK. The algorithm loved showing me those and I loved watching them.
Pretty much any video about differences between regions are always fascinating to me. I remember finding out years ago that a lot of places don't have central ac. I was fascinated even as I shared tips I normally only use when the Ac breaks or hurricane power outages to keep comfortable.
I changed my layout a bit but I'm not fond of how the colors look in dark mode but I don't want to turn dark mode off on my phone as it helps with my headaches and saves batteries.
About another hour before Ian and I will be playing Satisfactory all weekend. I think we're making tacos for dinner tonight.
Other things I watched today are videos about how to make sauerkraut. Since hurricane Milton, a year ago, my favorite restaurant closed down and their homemade kraut and schnitzel with mushroom gravy were amazing... But sadly they got damaged and chose to retire.
Although I don't know that I want to ferment my own food... So it may just be one of those things. Which is a pity, jarred isn't the same.
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Date: 2026-01-16 09:10 pm (UTC)I've had some fun watching people react to the original fairytales (e.g. those collected by the Brothers Grimm) or some other children books from Germany (Max & Moritz and Struwwelpeter to name two). They can be horrifying if you didn't grow up with them.