I Feel A Call To A Religion I Have Ties To, But Which Also Is Hostile To Me And Others Like Me. I Understand

I feel a call to a religion I have ties to, but which also is hostile to me and others like me. I understand that I have space to hold opposing beliefs, and I’m actively attracted to most of its other elements, but I feel conflicted. I offer the damp taste of uncertainty, the chill of silver, and (un)holy repetitions whispered by a lead tongue

I AM A FAN OF GODS BUT AM A LOT LESS OF A FAN OF PRIESTS 

YOUR FAITH IS BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR GOD NOBODY ELSE 

🥖 DIY Bread 🍞

Hello everyone! 

I hope you are holding up and keeping safe! A lot of people have been turning to baking and cooking since they have been staying home. 

Below are recipes of both sweet and savoury breads for you to try out! The ingredients are listed, too, so you can quickly check if you have them in your pantry.

As always, best of luck. And stay strong!

DIY Easy 4 Ingredient Homemade Bread

flour

salt

dry yeast

water

DIY Chocolate Filled Sweet Buns

milk

dry yeast

sugar

eggs 

flour

salt

butter

chocolate

DIY No-Knead Dutch Oven Bread

all-purpose flour

salt

dry yeast

water

DIY No-Yeast Flatbread

flour

onion powder

salt

baking powder

water

honey

vegetable oil

DIY Easiest Banana Bread

margarine

caster sugar

egg

two bananas

flour

baking powder

salt

DIY Stay Home Soft Pretzels

water

dry yeast

sugar

olive oil

flour

kosher salt

Vegetable oil

baking soda

DIY Pineapple Buns (Bolo Bao)

butter

whole milk

egg yolk

vanilla extract

sugar

all-purpose flour

baking powder

baking soda

salt

DIY Vegan Naan

 non-dairy milk

sugar

dry yeast (1 packet)

white vinegar

canola or vegetable oil

salt

all-purpose flour

vegan butter, for grilling

DIY Easy Breakfast Bread Rolls

all-purpose flour

dry yeast 

water

fine sea salt

honey

cornstarch

sesame, sunflower, pumpkin, flax or poppy seeds, optional

DIY Easy Homemade Cornbread

all-purpose flour

granulated sugar

corn meal

baking powder

salt

whole milk (or buttermilk*)

eggs

vegetable oil

butter

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types of nap, ranked by me (an experienced napper)

the siesta: the oldest and most reliable form of nap! you go to sleep around noon. you wake up an hour or two later feeling well-rested and prepared to face the rest of the day. this is the pinnacle of nap perfection. 10/10

the businessman’s nap: you have a limited amount of time on your hands, so you schedule a nap into your packed timetable and set an alarm. you spend half the duration of the nap worrying that you’re wasting valuable nap time by lying awake, and the other half sunk into a torpor so deep that when your alarm rings, it takes you a good few minutes to remember your own name. once you’ve splashed some cold water on your face you feel much better. 7/10

EW STICKY: you were cold at first, so you piled on the blankets and wriggled into your favourite comfy sweater. this was nice. now you are awake and trapped in a horrible sweaty gordian knot of your own devising. this is not nice. when you peel off the sweater you find to your horror that you have left an actual damp patch behind on the bed, like some sort of giant dead fish that can’t stop leaking its gross fish juice everywhere. 5/10 it was at least cosy to start with

the interrupted nap: someone barges into your room and starts talking to you. “wtsfhggl?” you enquire. they give you a judgemental look, and ask why you are sleeping in the middle of the day. “ghhfshsxkls,” you reply, graciously. they tell you to get up. you get up. the rest of the day feels like an extension of whatever dream you are having before you were disturbed. you boil with quiet resentment and shame. 4/10

the unsuccessful nap: you are tired. you want to take a nap. you lie down. you wait. you wait. time moves sluggishly forwards. you wait. your brain feels like a cup of mushy porridge but your eyes refuse to close. the noise of your fan is infuriating. you wait. eventually, you are forced to accept that this nap is simply not going to happen, and you have wasted 45 minutes doing absolutely nothing. god fucking dammit. 2/10

the handy-dandy fast-forward button: you really just want this day to be over as soon as possible, and the best way you can think of to do that is to take a nap. you only meant to sleep for an hour, but when you wake up it is already evening. the day is over. you glean no satisfaction from this. you kill time until you feel justified in going back to bed again, and spend the rest of the night tossing and turning, unable to sink back into the blissful stupor from which you so recently emerged. 0/10

The Unpleasantness: when you fall asleep, it is dark. when you awaken, it is light. this is the natural order of sleep, but perverted into a form that is frightening and wrong. you feel deeply unsettled and do not know why. are you sick? what does time mean? what does anything mean? maximum despair. -1000/10.

you weren’t a “well behaved” child you had anxiety and were terrified of conflict

lets make a videogame how hard can it be

Finally got to use the word homoerotic in an essay, now I’m a real English Gay™️