Kliment Metatron, age 20(?), c.1969-1970, during his compulsory military service in the Vulpiet Armed Forces.

Lean into me

Of all the arguments pro dishwasher, the only thing that I’m sympathetic to is that accessibility argument! Everything else, assuming non-commercial/non-exceptional household situations, just sounds like excuses to use it for its own sake.

My problem isn’t that dishes come out dirty, my problem is that there’s often confusion about where dishware/utensils are, having to wait for critical mass, laziness in a multiperson household about putting things away, etc. I just prefer people handwash things, simpler that way.

I’m not mystified by how they work, I’m principally opposed to letting things pile up or raise confusion about where certain utensils or dishware is, especially in a multi person household. I much prefer the “handwash as you go” take. Don’t want a big mess to clean? Don’t make one!

And all of these reservations exist assuming that the dishwasher process works. Sometimes the dishes still come out dirty, and you end up having to wash them again anyway. Any potential water you may have saved is wasted.

used. Sure I could handwash the individual things I need, but I prefer to just handwash it begin with. That way, you know what’s where and when. Also keeps a low volume of dirty dishes, even if you let one or two slip.

I’m a very “clean as you go” kind of person, and the very specific case where I’m really high strung about home living is cleanliness discipline. Utensils go missing, headache finding them in the dishwasher, which sometimes sits for a while before accruing enough critical mass to actually be…

Revolted for multiple reasons by the concept of dishwashers.

"What you've been fighting for, all this time."

You live in the promised land for patty size, it seems! But aye, there is a reasonable limit for the overall VERTICAL disposition of a burger haha.

That’s just bad preparation at that point! 😭 Any place worth their salt would ensure the beef covers the extent of the bun.

Not sure if this is a hot take but I feel like smashburgers have overstayed and overextended their welcome. What if I want a juicy burger with a thick patty. What if I don’t what my patties to be two, crispy sheets thinner than the lettuce its served with. Return to real burgers.

"What you've been fighting for, all this time."

FUCKING SCORE

It’s been two weeks basically since I’ve drawn at volume due to rash recovery that temporarily made my skin (especially on my hands) dry and taut. It’s weird coming back to it, I haven’t obviously forgotten how to draw but it’s like a I’m relearning my mark-making.

Some NYC photos taken with a Mamiya 500 TL before I got sick

“It’s good music, I like it, but it challenges me. Makes me feel like I’m wandering. Can’t imagine falling asleep to it, feels like I’d fall asleep where I shouldn’t. It’s an escape, but I don’t want to escape. I want to go home.”

Return to drawing

HEALTH UPDATE: -Antibiotics rash spurned on by mono is mostly gone, but dealing with the residual sensitivity in skin - Throat is getting better after a regimen of prednisone - now dealing with a runny nose and mild congestion that’s pretty controllable - dry mouth in the morning, but getting better