Pineapple cider

[porsupah]

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Yay! Finally, we have the trailer for Aardman's next cinematic offering, Early Man. And, a new Peter Rabbit film, and a new Wes Anderson production, Isle of Dogs. Peter Rabbit I'll admit to being nervous

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[huskyteer]

Well, I am intrigued by the pineapple cider! I'd also be very pleased to see something from Armando Iannucci; I love all the Friday Night Armistice crew.

[porsupah]

So far, it's really tasting rather good. ^_^ I'm a farmhouse cider bunny, so I do tend toward the drier, more robust end, with no filtration; and as of Monday, it was still retaining that mildly acidic edge, even if citric rather than malic - fermentation and maturing can, of course, alter flavor profiles quite dramatically. (It might even be ready to bottle today, yay! Main thing is if it's mostly done, if I'm wanting a cider with some mild effervescence - or I could leave it another day or two, and forego any priming sugar, to leave it to dry out

[huskyteer]

I'm not a huge Chris Morris fan, TBH; too mean. And I had to stop watching Alan Partridge because it became just unbearable. I'm so middle of the road!

My palate seems to be changing; I used to be all over the sweeter drinks, but I like things much drier these days. (That said, salted caramel Stoli is <3.)

[thewayne]

I'm so glad that Aardman is still in productoin after that horrible fire

[moxie_man]

I sort of saw Valerian, but did not hear all of the audio. It was at the "local" drive-in for one night only and my car's battery died about 20 minutes into the film. After that, if I stood outside the vehicle, I could sort of hear the audio coming from other cars.

Fortunately I was able to get a jump and drive the car home. Mechanic was amazed the battery took a jump. It turns out it was the original 2005 factory-installed battery.

[mondhasen]

uh, Peter Sellers died?

A writing prompt I spotted over on Autostraddle: what was the first major news story you remember being aware of?

This is a long ago memory and I don't know if it qualifies. I remember the tension, dread, and even the trauma over the launch of what was probably Korabl-Sputnik 4. It could also have been Korabl-Sputnik 1. I was in Schenectady and very young, maybe in kindergarten or first grade (which shows the memory overlap), and know there were a lot of hushed conversations both at school and at home concerning this. Scary times for a child. Like now with Rocket Man and Dotard (I love that name!)

Otherwise, like everyone else my age: Kennedy's death.

The new Peter Rabbit has luscious animation, and looks to follow all the spin offs done to these childhood favorites as time goes on. ...it could so easily be a case of them taking elements of Beatrix Potter's stories and characters, and tossing them into a Blender. is an apt description. Similar to what happened to Winnie the Pooh. And Basil of Baker Street

[c_eagle]

Da bun is BACK! Welcome back, bun!

[porsupah]

Well, more or less. ^_^ I'm trying to catch up with LJ, and really wish I could keep up with it properly, but TBH, so often, I wind up feeling so alone that I just can't really face trying to read thoughtful entries and compose meaningful replies to them - I know I'd be stuck just ploughing through, rather than enjoying (where applicable) these moments being shared with myself and others. It's nothing serious, thankfully - I know that if I were able to move back to the City, f'rex, I'd snap back before I even hit the ground. It's more a kind of very dull "maintenance mode".

It's good to be back, all the same, and I even popped into SL yesterday. ^_^ Wow, the old sim's looking quite different now! I need to go exploring the neighborhood again. And maybe go shopping - can never have too many cute boots, after all. ^_^

[c_eagle]

*sends hugs... and hopes it feels less lonely nowadays....* ^v^

[porsupah]

*hug* Not really, I'm afraid. *hug* I feel quite isolated, and I'm not sure at all as to how that may improve. *sigh*