I'm thinking of getting into home brewing (mostly things like Mead and Sake, not sure what else.)
I've been wanting to try homebrewing mead.
I happen to want to take up beekeeping, After watching tons of videos on YouTube about it, it seems to be a fair bit easier than people would think. I also don't have the aversion to bees most people seem to have. So for a little bit of work occasionally, I could get shit loads of free honey and wax, both of which are expensive as hell if you go and buy either at a store. I have no desire for mead myself, but I've seen videos of many beekeepers making it, and they make multiple five gallon buckets worth of the stuff.
On a semi-related note, anyone know how much seed a given area of flax plant produces? Say, about an acre? Also, how much flax/linseed oil does a given amount of flax seed produce? Anyone who doesn't know, a mixture of linseed oil and melted bees wax is a traditional method of sealing wood as well as water-proofing cloth. Since I live on a sizable amount of land, have a tractor, and linseed is a flowering plant (Bee food), I was considering growing it for the oil. The question I have though is if an acre (The amount of free land I could probably get my parents to be okay with me using) would produce a worthwhile amount of oil by the time I'm done.
Is it just me or have anti-drunk driving PSAs become hilarious in how hard they try to induce paranoia in the audience? "Wallcop", anybody?
I remember one time seeing an ad on a youtube video that seemed to be from a pro-drunk-driving organization. Seriously. They were like, "well, I'm only a little buzzed. Why shouldn't I be allowed to drive?" Not sure what constitutes "a little buzzed" but it sounds idiotic. Granted, they were right that organizations pushing for all vehicles to have a mandatory breathalyzer is fucking ridiculous. As someone who doesn't drink, I don't want to have to give the steering wheel a blowjob every time I start the car.
Last night I had a dream that QueenOfHearts posted in either 'Things People Say' or 'Worst of Social Justice' (forgot which). And this makes me realize that I had a dream where I was browsing an internet forum.
I've had those too... I think I've also had dreams involving various forum member in person, albeit personified by whatever their avatar is or has been.