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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I ordered eight new airtight food canisters and have filled six of them. Not sure what to do with the last two yet and I don’t have any pretty labels, but this will work for now. I’m keeping the older canisters that aren’t airtight anymore and will see where I can repurpose them.

Six clear plastic food canisters on a white pantry shelf. The canisters are of different heights so all the labels can be read, and they’re arranged in two columns of three rows. The canisters contain flour, gluten-free oats, brown sugar, white rice, sugar, and powdered sugar.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What do you mean I got NINE MORE APPLES??? (Thank goodness I used seven in a recipe yesterday!)

A heap of produce on a black and white speckled counter: a butternut squash, a white acorn squash, an ear of corn, four potatoes, two tomatoes, two gold tomatoes, a yellow onion, two peppers, and NINE APPLES (in three different varieties, I think).

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Got partway through making an apple crisp (to freeze because I had 9 apples on hand and am getting yet more tomorrow) and that somehow turned into me going through my entire baking/spice shelf and tossing expired items. But now I have a better handle on what I’ve actually got left, so progress!

A single, wide shelf in a pantry. It is far less cluttered than before thanks to roughly a third of the contents being purged. There are some goods for baking in clear plastic containers, a middle box with random things in bags (and appliance booklets), and then a two-tiered section of ramen, spices, and onions/garlic.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I took about twenty minutes today to remove things that have a designated spot elsewhere, most notably the canning supplies and a vase. I hardly ever use the various water bottles, so those got moved to an out-of-the-way cupboard. That let me group some of the food better:

The same pantry as before. The second shelf from the bottom is noticeably tidier, allowing better access to the various bags/wraps/foils/etc. some food has been moved around on other shelves into loose groupings that make more sense.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Now that my freezer is more functional, it’s time for me to tackle my pantry. It is a very generous size for a small household, but that means it’s become something of a convenient dumping ground for general household items:

The door to a small pantry is open to show five shelves filled with an assortment of food and kitchen-related items. It’s pretty chaotic and isn’t well-categorized.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Well, the four containers I bought may not have fixed me BUT I may now actually be able to find things in my freezer without emptying half of it (before vs after):

A top down view into a pull-out freezer drawer. It is stuffed to the brim of frozen food in labeled bags, and the vibes are completely Chaotic™️.

A top down view of the same pull out freezer drawer, only now the three visible containers have provided organization categories and things may actually be findable.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I still have last week’s watermelon. But hey! I’ve got a little decorative pumpkin for my dining table now, which is very cute.

Top down view of a heap of produce on a black-and-white speckled kitchen counter: a mini water melon, an acorn squash, an ear of for , a white onion, two yellow potatoes, a green bell pepper, a tomato, five apples, and a decorative white pumpkin with green and orange stripes.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I was out of town last weekend and returned with a head cold, so I’m kind of drowning in produce.

Top down view of a bunch of produce on a black and white speckled kitchen counter: a mini watermelon, an ear of corn, a yellow squash, a zucchini, a pepper, six purple potatoes, five tomatillos, a red onion, a yellow tomato, five apples, a clamshell of raspberries, and a plum.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I genuinely don’t know how to use most of these peppers, so I’ve been dicing and freezing them and adding them to a “Spicy peppers!!” freezer bag to use a tiny bit of whenever a recipe calls for jalapeños.

A heap of produce upon a black-and-white speckled kitchen countertop: a cantaloupe, an ear of corn, a bag of green beans, a cucumber, an assortment of peppers, three golden tomatoes, a clamshell of raspberries, a plum, five apples, an onion, and one ivory and one green bell pepper.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

And today’s haul is a big one! I’ve got all sorts of fruit this week:

A heap of produce on a black and white speckled counter. There is a mini watermelon, an ear of corn, a small bag of small red potatoes, two peppers, two tomatoes, an onion, two red apples, three pale yellow apples, a plum, two pears, and an ivory bell pepper.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I made a farmstyle ratatouille and froze it in half cup servings because I’ve got to preserve some of this somehow. Today I used that, some pasta sauce, and fresh pasta to make a very filling lunch:

Close up shot of chunks of zucchini, yellow squash, tomatoes, eggplant, and onion sautéing in a giant pan.

A bowl of curly pasta in a red veggie pasta sauce, sprinkled with shredded Parmesan.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Top down view today because nothing stacked very well:

Produce on a kitchen counter, roughly in a D shape: an eggplant, two pears, two tomatoes, four apples, two nectarines, two ivory bell peppers, one green bell pepper, o e ear of corn, a clamshell of blackberries, an onion, and a head of garlic.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Oh, whoops forgot to post this week’s haul earlier. I’ll definitely need to roast a bunch of veggies this weekend.

A produce haul arranged on a black and white speckled kitchen countertop: an ear of corn, a zucchini, a head of broccoli, a bell pepper, two peaches, a heap of Brussels sprouts, a nectarine, a tomato, three snacking peppers, a pear, an onion, and a cantaloupe.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Not a ton of pictures this week because the week has been aggressively MEH, but I did make lavender blackberry lemonade; consumed the peaches, apple, and corn; froze the bell pepper in strips; and roasted the cauliflower and tomatillos for later use.

A very tall glass of lavender blackberry lemonade, featuring club soda that makes it all bubbly and visible berry pieces floating in it. There is also a metal straw.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Another week, another batch of produce. I think I’m going to have to try making salsa verde this weekend.

Produce heaped upon a kitchen counter: a cantaloupe, an ear of corn, a head of cauliflower, a green bell pepper, several tomatillos, a pear, two peaches, an apple, and a clamshell of blueberries.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

More roasted veggies! This time with zucchini, red onion, broccoli, and various squashes:

A close up of a heap of roasted veggies (zucchini, red onion, broccoli, and various squashes), served with mashed potatoes, chicken, and a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I turned most of the zucchini into biscuits. These are very good with either chicken noodle soup or served with a salad.

A tray of zucchini biscuits fresh from the oven. They’re still mostly flour, but you can see dark green flecks from the zucchini skin mixed in.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

First time making refrigerator pickles! We’ll see how they turn out in a couple of days. Even if I don’t like them, they took little enough effort that I won’t mind sacrificing them for an experiment.

Two pint mason jars on a speckled kitchen counter, packed full of cucumber spears, dill, garlic, mustard seed, peppercorns, and red pepper flakes.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Another week, another box of fruits and veggies! I’ll use my lunch break tomorrow to go grocery shopping so I can use all of this.

A spread of fruits and vegetables on a black and white speckled kitchen countertop: an ear of corn, sugar snap peas, green beans, a small clamshell each of blueberries and blackberries, a peach, two donut peaches, two plums, a zucchini, two squashes, a red onion, two tomatoes, and a head of broccoli.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I used up all of my corn and over half of my green beans on a very simple side dish that pairs nicely with mashed potatoes and rotisserie chicken.

A close up of a bowl of mashed potatoes, diced chicken, and a green bean and corn dish. It is very much comfort food. 💜

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

At this point IDK if I can even keep up with a single-person box. I’d better figure out how to pickle, fast. 😬 (I still haven’t used the previous week’s corn or green beans!)

Two cobs of corn, a cantaloupe, a water melon, a bag of green beans, a yellow squash, two patty pans, three peaches, one donut peach, and an entire HEAP of pickling cucumbers, artistically arranged upon a kitchen counter. Not pictured: the donut peach I already ate.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The peas, on the other hand, were just…okay. I mean, you can’t win them all with new recipes!

A heap of stir fried sugar snap peas next to a generous help of rice, topped with furikake.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Okay, so, turns out if you smother the apricots in butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon, and then roast them for a bit, they are SO GOOD with a scoop of ice cream.

Three apricot halves, face up in an otherwise empty bowl, crusted thickly with a dark brown sugar, caramelized.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I have had many a mediocre cantaloupe in my life…but this one is very good. 🤤

A close up of a bowl of cantaloupe chunks. They are a lovely orange and glistening with cantaloupe juice.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Week three! Unfortunately, I am learning that I am NOT a fan of apricots. 😩 They’re fine, I guess. Just not my thing.

A bunch of produce on the counter: three ears of corn, one cantaloupe, one cucumber, one bunch carrots, five apricots, two donut peaches, one yellow peach, one bag sugar snap peas, and one bag green beans.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

This week was chaos. I did manage to consume most of the produce in pretty much the same ways as last week, though I did roast the zucchini and squash instead this time:

A close up of roasted chunks of zucchini and yellow squash, fresh from the oven on a cookie sheet.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Box number two is pretty similar to the previous week, though there are some new items here. Gotta make a plan to use it all this time.

Picture of produce piled up on a kitchen counter. We have a bunch of green onions, one head of lettuce, a mix of skinny orange and purple carrots, two yellow squash, two zucchini, one ear of corn, 8 apricots, two good handfuls of sugar snap peas, and about half a pound of cherries.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

And my final dish: fresh English peas with mashed potatoes and rotisserie chicken.

A close up of a brown earthenware bowl. It contains a large scoop of mashed potatoes with a generous heaping of peas and topped with a little pat of butter. To the side is a serving of diced rotisserie chicken.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Thank you to everyone who suggested I roast the radishes—they turned out quite nice!

A close up of a heap of roasted radishes cut into quarters. The radishes are crispy and have a lovely brownish color over the inside white thanks to both the roasting and the paprika part of the spice blend. A few chunks of roasted chicken can be seen along the bottom edge of the photo.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The tiiiny carrots I washed and peeled, and then I ate them with a pesto l-flavored hummus.

A close up of a plate of small, skinny, but-up carrots piled in front of a generous dollop of green-flecked pesto hummus contained within a glass ramekin.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Made a casserole-type dish tonight with the zucchini and yellow squash. I had all the ingredients on hand except for the heavy cream, which I darted out to grab on my lunch break.

A casserole made with orzo, chicken, zucchini, yellow squash, red onion, and pesto. It is in a red square ceramic baking dish, which sits on a gray hot pad because the dish just came out of the oven.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Breakfast this morning! Didn’t get up early enough to enjoy it on my porch, but it kept me going through emails.

A top-down view of a coffee cake muffin with two hard boiled eggs and a small bowl of bing cherries.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Okay, so I’m using half the head of red lettuce tonight to make a side salad to go with my lasagna. Otherwise, I’ve located a recipe that will use up my zucchini and squash that I’ll make tomorrow.

A generous sized salad of red lettuce, Caesar dressing, bacon bits, croutons, and shredded Parmesan in a light brown bowl. Lurking behind it is a still-bubbling single portion of lasagna in a red casserole dish and carefully placed on a gray pot holder because it just came out of the oven.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

First box! (Anyone have recipe recommendations for radishes? I’ve never cooked with them before.)

The contents of a single produce box spread out upon a kitchen counter: a bunch of radishes, a bag of English peas, a bag of red cherries, five apricots, two zucchini, one cucumber, one yellow squash, and bunch of carrots, and one head of red leaf lettuce.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Today I’ve picked up my grocery order, unloaded and loaded the dishwasher, and made meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Still need to do a couple of other things before I write…

Close up of a bowl of meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and a roasted vegetable medley.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Second load of laundry is in the dryer and third is in the wash. I’ve unloaded and loaded the dishwasher, and the cheese muffins are out of the oven.

A close up of a dozen cheese muffins still in their aluminum baking tin. The muffins are a very cheese-y yellow with bits of browning on top.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

It has been a while since I last made these lemon poppyseed scones, but they are just as tasty as I remember.

A cooling rack filled with small lemon poppyseed scones. The scones are a pale brown with black flecks. A lemon glaze was just drizzled over them, and the excess puddles on the parchment paper beneath the rack.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Today a stranger gave me a bouquet of flowers in a grocery store parking lot. 💜 Goddamn, it’s nice to be reminded of the kindness and generosity that can find you out in the world.

A mid range shot of several roses in a clear glass vase. A notebook is partially visible in the bottom left, open to a blank page on the right.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Chapter 4 of For Some Desperate Glory is up! In which Dick and Tim continue their investigation into Bruce's kidnapping: Ch 4: archiveofourown.org/works/545242... Start from the beginning: archiveofourown.org/works/545242...

Moodboard for For Some Desperate Glory, a Batman fanfic by chasingfigments. The moodboard is styled as five photos clustered in a section of a black chalkboard. Starting from the top right and going clockwise to end at the center, the photos are as follows: 1) a building engulfed in flames, 2) a graveyard, with two prominent headstones, one with RIP on it and the other with a cross, 3) a close up of a Rolex watch face, 4) the inside of a derelict, graffitied building, with debris and bits of the building scattered around, 5) a close up of two SD cards with a fine chain-link mesh behind them, and 6) a black and white photo of a large city's skyline.

For Some Desperate Glory by chasingfigments

The ringtone lets Bruce know before he’s even pulled the phone out that someone in his family is calling from a civilian line, which—given the current hour—should mean Alfred is calling. The caller ID displays Tim Drake instead.

Threads of concern and apprehension coil through him, but it’s possible—something prevented Tim from heading out with Dick tonight. If he were sick, or injured, Alfred would have let him know already, but it’s possible something came up with school or his friends. Dick would be just fine handling a solo night in the Batman suit.

There’s no proof that anything is wrong yet. Bruce takes a steady breath and accepts the call. “Hey, Tim,” he says as he unlocks his car. “I’m—”

“Sorry,” a mechanized voice cuts in, and Bruce goes still, fingers curled around the driver door handle. “Tim’s not available right now.”

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Or: Instead of taking over the drug trade, Red Hood kidnaps Bruce Wayne.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

I should have made two jars because this raspberry syrup is SO GOOD:

A close up shot of a one-cup glass jar filled with dark red raspberry syrup.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

My adventure was the farmers market! In addition to the food below, I bought a breakfast burrito and got my kitchen knives sharpened. Then I donated blood and came home and crashed for four hours because I am too old to have a productive day after losing 500ml/1 pint. 😂

A farmers market haul of focaccia, peaches, cherry tomatoes, a yellow bell pepper, and a green bell pepper, all arranged in a questionably artistic manner.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Undeterred by the previous lackluster attempt, I am now experimenting with raspberry. (I have, however, learned from my hubris: notice how I only have one jar this time? 😂)

A close up of raspberries, covered in sugar, with additional sugar poured on top, in a pint glass jar, on their way to becoming syrup.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Alas, the underripe peaches were not saved by dousing them in sugar. I have, however, ended up with a sliiightly fruity, slightly citrus-y simple syrup which is fine. It IS vividly orange at least! Good enough to mix a drink up with a shot of vodka and some club soda.

A close up of orange-colored syrup in a pint canning jar.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Attempting to make peach and lemon syrup because that struck me as appropriately summery this weekend.

Two quart jars filled with thinly sliced peaches and lemons, with a WHOLE bunch of sugar mixed in and a thick layer of sugar on top. Much of the sugar is already dissolving.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Decided to try a new-to-me recipe today. My kitchen is now a mess, but I’ve got two dozen zucchini biscuits now. They pair quite nicely with the chicken soup I’ve frozen, and now to test if they freeze just as well (the recipe claims they do).

Close up shot of a fifteen zucchini biscuits cooling on a black wire rack. The tops are golden brown, and you can see flecks of zucchini, basil, and parsley in them.

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chasingfigments is writing @chasingfigments.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Continuing my tradition of brunch before the theater! Went to the bakery I normally get a coffee and a pastry from on days I’m in the office (didn’t get downtown early enough to go to the bar for their brunch, once you factor in walking distance). Got a bar seat instead of waiting for a table.

Brunch at a bakery: a slice of quiche, a generous heaping of fried potato slices, and a single mimosa. There is also a glass of water and some napkin-rolled cutlery.

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