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oh hey yeah i finally got around to trying that sourdough starter you mentioned last month. it took a full week to get it bubbly and active but the first loaf came out actually edible which was a relief. i used a mix of white and whole wheat flour and baked it in a dutch oven. the crust got really crispy and the inside was soft with decent air pockets. not as good as yours yet but getting there. i think my kitchen temperature might be too cold so the rise took longer than expected. next time i might try leaving it near the radiator overnight. anyway wanted to share since you were the one who encouraged me to try. CacS9GJPxATcj03 thanks for that. hope you've been having a good week too. let me know if you have any tips for getting a better oven spring.

the starter itself is surprisingly low maintenance now that it is established. i feed it once a day with equal parts flour and water and it doubles in volume within about six hours. the discard recipes are also pretty great. made some crackers last weekend that disappeared in minutes.

yeah i finally watched that documentary you recommended about deep sea exploration. the footage of those bioluminescent creatures was incredible. i had no idea there were fish living at those depths that produce their own light. the whole section about the hadal zone was fascinating but also kind of terrifying honestly. can you imagine the pressure down there. the filmmakers did a great job of making it accessible without dumbing it down. i learned a lot about how little we actually know about the ocean floor. apparently we have mapped more of mars than our own seabed which is wild to think about. CacS9GJPxATcj03 anyway thanks for the suggestion it was a really good watch. let me know if you come across anything else worth checking out.

the sound design in that film was also remarkable. they used actual hydrophone recordings from deep sea expeditions so every creak and ping felt authentic. the segment about hydrothermal vents and the unique ecosystems around them really stuck with me. creatures living in total darkness near superheated water using chemosynthesis instead of photosynthesis. completely alien and yet right here on earth.