AbelPhellan

@abelphellan.bsky.social

Bass Rocking Red Panda. I am a song writer and have been in a few bands. Currently bandless and doing solo stuff. Always up to jam. I love everything music and can talk for hours about it. Cooking is also a great love of mine. Music & food. Avid expert.

I have a fig tree and recently learned you can make tea and syrup from the leaves. Tried it this weekend, and wow—it’s amazing! The flavor is surprisingly vanilla-like. Mixed with seltzer it makes an incredible soda, and it’s fantastic in coffee too. Definitely making this again!

Just tried a cheesesteak at a local bar in Johnstown called Murphys. Was the best cheesesteak I’ve had here but that’s a super low bar. Most cheesesteaks in the area are best filed in the trash.

So PROF, an independent rapper, just sold 30k physical copies of his new album Good Time Boy then got disqualified from the billboard charts. The music industry is a wild place!! But tbh not sure if 30k is a lot of sales in charting terms. I like the album tho!!

In my fun little game of words that I use all the time but all the sudden look super wrong and I have to look it up to make sure I’m spelling it right. That word for today is “TITLE” mind you I use this word every day and often. My brain…

I had a nice time at AC but was kinda down most of the time. I brought my bass rig but got a big case of stage fright and anxiety about playing in front of ppl. So I never set up around the con like I did last year. Genuinely disappointed in myself. Maybe next year I’ll get it together.

I figured I’d go for a walk after work, even though it was pretty windy. About a block from home, a strong gust blew through and a huge branch crashed to the ground just a few feet away from me. That was all the convincing I needed—I turned around and headed straight back home.

Not vibing with the amount of posts about Oliver Tree starting with “I’m not a fan, but…”. If you’re not a fan, stfu. Most are just conspiracy theories or empty platitudes. Fans grieving don’t need your shitty take. Kindly fuck off!

Having a fun time with my garden this year. Started some seeds inside and then also sowed some right into the ground. The plants I started inside are looking great but the seeds in the ground haven’t sprouted yet. My goal is to feed my tortoises only what I grow from my garden.

Ever have a moment where you type a word and it looks crazy wrong? “twelve” is that word for me today. Also I once completely forgot how to spell “who” once while filling out paperwork for a job at the interview. This was before cellphones so I couldn’t even look it up. Fun times!!

Just finished AtomFall. It’s a good game. Strong in storyline but weak in combat, enemies, weapons, & items but overall it was a fun game that I’m glad I played. It’s like Fallout light.

Just made a dish using up a bunch of different leftovers. May I present to you Pizza Pudding. Soaked a bunch of old bread in seasoned milk & egg. Topped with cheese and chipotle tomato sauce. Pieces of chicken & meatballs were mixed in. Then baked. Looks mild, flavors wild!

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I miss when the internet had those goofy, shared moments—planking, Harlem Shake, Pokémon Go—where everyone seemed in on the joke. I never joined, but it was fun to watch ppl enjoying the moment. Does that still happen, or am I just missing it now?

Just made a meatball sub for lunch. I used my homemade meatballs & chipotle tomato sauce. Came out fantastic! I used a trick I learned from a restaurant in Hampden Baltimore called Luigi’s where they hollow out the end of an Italian loaf to form a pocket that’s stuffed with meatballs sauce & cheese!

“I buy 10lb chicken thighs, roast them, shred the meat, and make stock from the bones. Use the stock for my dog’s food and freeze the meat for later. Asked ChatGPT for tips and it suggested simmering instead of roasting first.”

Last year I didn’t do shit with my garden/back yard besides aggressively trimming my wildly out of control blueberries. They are starting to look much better after three years of aggressive trimming. Next year I’ll be able to trim them normally. But I’m also planning a fun garden this year.

Had to be a part of a rescue mission tonight. Just got to the gym, phone starts going off, the camera in my tortoise enclosure showed me Bob was on his back. So had to dash right home. Big shout out to @lykik.bsky.social for driving the rescuemobile and saving him. Bob is doing good and all is well