JC

Take care of yourself man.

Or else 🔫

The Subway Slammer deserves his time in the spotlight in a full priced release.

No, music algorithm I do not want to listen to the Costco guys song, quit putting it on my playlists.

Pallas’s Cat Ceba is sitting on a wooden platform with her fur all puffed out.

Pallas’s Cat Ceba looks warm despite the frigid temperatures with her fur all puffed out. #PallasCats #Manul #CatsOfBluesky

Todays animal is Nagomu

Genuinely gutted I couldn’t get the stickers associated with this release though, really fun set of designs.

Dark Arts leans heavily on the indie and alt art scene for their packaging and marketing, rather than the minimalist aesthetic a lot of specialty roasters go for.

It also means they have much better merch.

Also, I never realised this, but Dark Arts has a sister roastery in Kanagawa? They seem to collaborate with the London guys on branding and flavours but source and roast their own green coffee separately.

Very interesting.

A black-and-white tuxedo cat sleeping inside a cardboard scratcher, his tongue slightly sticking out

I rubbed his tummy and he fell asleep with his tongue out. So cute

This is a bugger to dial in. Goes sweet with a fast drawdown with a warmer temp but does keep the astringency until it cools a little.

Going to try going cooler and then play with the grind a bit. Suspect the process and overall quality will make it tough to make a bad cup.

やっぱりまだまだモフモフが必要じゃないか
#キリトリセカイ　#photography
#マヌルネコ　#那須どうぶつ王国

Also, I can smell again!

Juicy, slightly funky and the chocolate comes through more than I’d expect given the roast level. Needs dialling in slightly for brew temp just to remove a little bit of astringency.

Pretty characteristic Colombian natural that alongside Kielo’s Gesha reminds me why I’m such a fan of the terroir.

Now brewing.

I basically cut caffeine out since I got sick and tried making coffee for the first time in about a week this morning.

My clogged sinuses and messed up fever-perception meant I couldn’t taste a damn thing beyond the fact it was coffee. A far more stressful experience than I expected.

President Xi, our people yearn for UnionPay

Le epic bacon curry

Dude eats 7 almonds a night, pretty sure a strong breeze could knock him over.

Thanks brother, trying my best.

It’s so goddamn boring to be sick though I swear, can’t even focus enough while feverish to game or read.

A manul kitten standing on a rough bark plank in its enclosure, looking with calm interest at something ahead. Its low brow makes it appear judgemental or unimpressed.

A little manul goes a long way. Happy Manul Monday!

Not sure what this lurgy going around is, but I’ve had it for the best part of a week now and I am now sick of being sick.

Fever, chills, lost voice and sinuses clogged to hell and back. Hate it here.

Good lord, ONM takes me back.

We need to bring back forum signatures

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Transphobe

Forgive me for being naive, but with how much is bad in the world at the moment, I want to focus on as many positives as I can.

Also, happy Valentine’s Day, Bluesky!

Love is a wonderful thing, no matter the form it takes, romantic, familial or platonic, and no matter how fleeting it may seem. I think we should be happy and grateful for its presence in our lives, not resentful.