Hi everyone! It's day 1 of trying to write down everything I know. Pray for me. *15:59* Got the notification Apolo's done with his bath. Bye everyone. Hope you did something you enjoyed. *16:50* Back, this time offline to edit the document. Finished it with dinner and then left to walk the dog. Showed the secret goddess this image of [Mary Kali](https://www.ravizupa.com/new-print-mary-kali/) and She seemed to like it a lot! She got real close to the laptop screen and went through every visual element (she might have found a hidden cat? confirmation pending). While we were walking She listened to me summarizing what I know about Kali (possible scene idea) and made an offhand remark that we might need some of that destructive energy during this coming season. Plot hooks? Or red herring? *19:34* Ready to start gardening even though it's dark now. Testing phone input. Slow but works. Passes inspection for this test run. ### Gardening * trim grass * going with the hand scissors for a workout (i'm lazy). cats go inside to avoid accidents. no starting notes yet. * Eu sou Gabriel. Eu estou praticando a escrever português. Eu estou trabalhando en meu jardim(?). * Nos escutamos musica de capoeira. * trim trees * tidy up ## Personal notes This is the result of privilege. I have a stable, comfortable, and mostly happy life. I received a quality education in whatever subjects I wanted when I was growing up. ## Nopal Tortilla Chips ### Recipe I grab a handful of tortillas and cut them into chip shape while the cast iron skillet was heating up. Fry the tortilla chips in your oil of choice. I used avocado oil. Flipped them with tongs every 3-5 minutes, flipped 5 or 6 times? probably like 25 minutes. Good even without salt. Season to taste. First [review]() Went back on the skillet after browning the beef, since the chips weren't crunchy enough. Another 10-15 minutes and they came out [perfect](). ### Notes I cut the tortillas into quarters and then cut half of the quarters into eighths. Might just cut everything as quarters next time. #### prepping  #### served  ### Review #### secret goddess review 1 Kinda soggy still. She smiled when I asked if she wanted me to put them back on the skillet. #### secret goddess review 2 Perfect texture, no salt, just dipped in guacamole. She was still eating the chips when I left, great sign. #### Gabo review 1 Kinda soggy but I'd eat them. #### Gabo review 2 Perfect texture, happy I put them back to finish. Just grabbed a few chips, no guac. ## Green Tomatillo Beef Rib Stew ### Recipe #### Ingredients This is what I used! Cook with what you have. **Protein** 1. 1.25 kg carne para deshebrar (beef flank? google this) 2. 0.5 kg beef short rib, came in 3 pieces **Salsa** 1. 300g peeled tomatillos 2. 3 small poblano peppers 3. a piece of large white onion (indeterminate size. less than an eighth of the onion.) 4. 2 large cloves garlic 5. a generous handful of cilantro 6. juice of 1 seedless lime 7. salt 8. oregano #### Instructions Step 1: Make Green Tomatillo Salsa In the same cast-iron skillet, I added my tomatillos and coarsely-chopped poblano peppers. *nb: Didn't deliberately de-seed the peppers since mine aren't too spicy. Still didn't add the seed cores ha.* Went slowly because I got distracted, but I added the chopped onion and peeled garlic cloves and let them brown. Once everything was browned mostly evenly, after ~10 minutes, I transferred all the veggies into the blender. Added coarse grain salt, oregano, cilantro, and lime juice. Season to taste, maybe I'll write an article about seasoning later. Cover the blender before you hit the start button. Blend until liquid; I let my ninja blender go the whole smoothie cycle to make sure it was well-(uhhh)blended. \[Optional] Step 2: Brown the meat Went for style points since I was going to write this recipe, so I kept the skillet hot after the veggies were done and immediately added the cubes of short rib. My butcher cut up the rib and the stew meat into medium to large cubes so I just added those directly. Took a bit to get them browned on all sides, and I was flipping them around every 5 minutes. *nb: Half of the skillet was noticeably hotter than the other. I thought the skillet was thick enough to minimize the difference in size between the two burners but maybe not?* Started the blender once all the beef was on the skillet. Eventually the beef was [ready](obsidian://open?vault=obsidian-vault&file=image-aggregate%2FIMG_4097.jpg) and I put everything into the instant pot. (*add description here, the sound, smell, and view were delicious*) Step 3: Add the beef and salsa to instant pot I used and instant pot but you could braise this in the oven or just let it slow cook on the stovetop. \[TODO: write an article about Ethan's video on braising (or just how I see it? might be better).] Set instant pot to pressure cook 1 hr. Make sure the vent is closed. Then I came to stream my writing (: ### Notes #### Green Tomatillo Salsa   #### Browning the Beef    #### Final results Tasted delicious on tortilla chips and as tacos!    #### Announcement I had never run into a poblano pepper like this, but it looked kinda overripe. Checked and the seeds were moldy so we decided to throw out the whole thing.  ### Review ## Cold Brew Ginger ### Recipe 60 mL of cold brew and ginger ale to taste. Add ice cubes for style points. ### Notes  ### Review Love it so much more than cold brew tonic! The ginger brings out the more acidic notes of the cold brew. Made today's drink a bit diluted (3 parts ginger ale 1 part cold brew? Maybe more.) ## Quotes ### Kali (Indian Goddess) > Kali is that great Power, the Mahashakti, which is the instrumental force behind every action, which is every action itself. Kali is also none other than that great Being, the Paramatma, which is the indwelling livingness within all. Kali is the all-protective mother who would destroy all of creation if it meant that a demonic force could be destroyed and her children be protected. Kali is that great Force of liberation which consumes our personal universe and self and reveals unfiltered truth about reality. In that sense Kali is the Kundalini, the Divine Intelligence which, when allowed to operate as a result of the relinquishment of attachments, pulls us up into Nirvikalpa Samadhi/Cessation and merges with Shiva, the unborn. Kali is a personality, a living personality, not just a symbol or representation of these processes. This is why i emphasize respect but that is mostly due to the effects that disrespect has on our own minds because Kali is unaffected by all such things. Kali is indeed God, she is an eternal form who has power over karma and rewards us accordingly as to our love and reverence for her. – Amber "dasi" from Metadharma ### Enlightening Anecdotes  Moon, Susan. *The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women*. (Function). Kindle Edition.  Moon, Susan. *The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women*. (Function). Kindle Edition. # wishes fulfilled * ~~Take Apolo to grooming~~ * ~~Get groceries (fruit popsicles as treats)~~ * ~~Meal prep beef stew~~ * ~~Bonus: nopal cactus tortillas~~ * ~~work on personal wiki~~ * ~~pick up Apolo~~ * ~~walk Apolo~~ * work on the garden * trim grass * trim trees * tidy up