August (Worldbuilding) Challenge Day One: Measurements

It went like this: SeaLemon has this August Doodle Challenge (Tumblr), and it looked interesting, but in that "neat-but-not-quite" sort of way.

I mentioned I wanted to do a Worldbuilding challenge based on the doodle challenge. inventrix offered to make me a modified list.



Day 1 is Measurements. This is a wearable measurement tool from Reiassan, showing several sizes of cord gauge (alphabetical from K to N), a small ruler measuring up to 3 Demai, or a Taiden, a "knot." A taiden is 1/10 of a gorzhee, a "reach."

(Day 2 is Climate)

A Discovery in Depth

After Discovery, Part Fnarg and Discovery, Part Snarg, for the Finish It! Bingo Round Two

Content Warning: This describes a ritual that led to dozens of skeletons being buried under a mountain. It includes death and violence.

In the end, Aetherist Ovanobina dragged Tekemuzh down deep into the mine, to look at the place where the miners had found the bodies and where every archeologist in the land was now busily pulling out more bodies.
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Addergoole: the Original Series - No Apple for Teacher

This story is written for Clare K. R. Miller's request, thanks to the "Addergoole Wants You" comments-for-fics promotion.  It follows Useful, itself one of the stories in the Addergoole-50-years-later stories following Retirement and Retirement 2.

Rozen was not sure about teaching...

(Read on: http://www.addergoole.com/TOS/archives/922 )

Edally Academy Chapter 38A: Either Move Forward or Back Up; Doing Both is Dancing

Enrie looked at Gianci.  He looked at her.  There were more important things to be worried about right now, she knew.  But he was between her and the exit, and Taikie was between them and leaving.   

She looked over his shoulder, although there was nothing there.  “I’ve been interested in you si

Read on:
http://www.edallyacademy.com/2016/08/02/chapter-38a-either-move-forward-or-back-up-doing-both-is-dancing/

Recipe Notes: Microwave Vanilla Cake

It's too hot to bake! But I have a microwave!!

I squished together 2 recipes:
http://www.tablefortwoblog.com/the-moistest-very-vanilla-mug-cake/ and
https://www.buzzfeed.com/emofly/tips-recipes-microwave-mug-cakes

This is what I got:
1/4 cup + 2 tbsp. (6T) all-purpose flour
3 tbsp. granulated sugar
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. milk
1 egg
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
2 tbsp. butter, melted

Mix dry ingredients together*, mix wet ingredients separately, combine.
Split evenly into 2 ramekins.
Microwave approx. 1.5 minutes.

*If I do this again, I will do like Alton Brown and call the sugar a wet ingredient, mixing hot butter-sugar-egg-milk in that order (avoids clumping, risking cooking the egg, sad solid bits of butter).

Taste and texture to come later.

Edited to add: it was overcooked and tough. Not sure if it was JUST the overcookieness or if it was too something as well. Tasty, though. Shall try again and report back.