Insanity Wears Chuck Taylors

"She wasn't doing a thing that I could see, except standing there, leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together." J.D. Salinger 26/Adventurer/Historian/Space Nerd

[skylinepigeon]

KELLY’S BACK!

[that-one-support]

And when the world needed her most… she returned

[scoutsmoocrew]

Me: we don’t know what plants experience or don’t and it seems arrogant to automatically assume they’re completely inanimate and unfeeling

People: lose their damn minds at me

[fumblebeefae]

Oh hey I studied animal cognition so I 100% agree. As early as the 1960’s scientists didn’t believe animals had any captivity for cognition beyond eating, mating, sleeping.

Researchers like Associate Professor Irene Pepperberg, were often mocked for suggesting animals were capable of feeling emotions and reacting to stimuli. You tell that to anyone today and they’d think that’s just crazy, obviously animals have emotions and cognitive functions.

The same attitude is still true with fish and insects now. It’s not too far fetched to think plants may be a little more then what we currently give them credit for

[gallusrostromegalus]

People who look at fish/tomatoes/etc. doing things like changing thier behavior in the face of new stimuli that have fuck all to do with thier actual survival and go “It’s just reacting!  that’s not the same as thinking!” just have me like. Bitch.  What are you doing, demonstably and repeatably under labratory conditions, that is any different? 

Could your rich inner life* be demonstrated in rigorous lab expiriments? Or does your ability to convey even the most basic information about yourself fall apart at a mere language barrier? or from another angle, what is conciousness if not an evolutionarily handy tool for self-diagnostics?  Is there any real difference between a trout being aware of the effects on its body if it stays in water that’s too salty and you agonizing over whether to have another slice of cheesecake?  Why are our standards for what passes as conciousness so high? Why must we feel so superior to a conifer?

I’ve had more in-depth conversations with stonefruit trees than I’ve had with people who cling rigidly to the concept that definitions are perscriptive rather than descriptive because at least an apricot is not burdened by the stupidity of the sunk cost fallacy or the English Language. Then again, I’m the sort of person that has yet to meet a phone app or fungus that fails my personal turing test so perhaps I am not unlike an over-domesticated labrador play-bowing at the srpinkler because it seems enough like a people, but at least I’ve got a lot of friends here.

[itsyearning]

The way you use your body, baby, come on and work it for me Don’t let it get you down, you’re the best thing I’ve seen

[sirlorence-deactivated20251220]

[meangirlnurse]

anyone else remember being a child and seeing the very neat handwriting of other little girls and somehow knowing that you were a different genre of person than they were

[lunarconception-deactivated2021]

literally no…i remember seeing bad handwriting & thinking “oh these other kids must be orphans or something”

[meangirlnurse]

fascinating to hear from the other genre, thanks for your contribution

[niggazinmoscow]

The future is now

[rock-brigade-blog]

HER SHRuG EMOTICON ONLY HAS ONE ARM!!!

[silverjirachi]

if the men find out we can

Shape Shift

they’re going to tell the church

[a-smile-for-a-sword]

Adventures in D&D

"Don't be naughty, have a biscotti!" is both the greatest and lamest thing I have ever said. 😂

[hobonick-deactivated20210720]

i saw this text post and thought it was Extremely klavier & apollo

[chealinks]

I’m sorry the only contributions I make to this fandom are memes- (This is dedicated to my sister who joined me in poking fun at Logic)

[morganida]

and call it family bonding

[theartofanimation]

lothlenan  -  https://www.achubbyunicorn.com  -  https://www.redbubble.com/es/people/chubbyunicorn  -   https://twitter.com/lothlenan?lang=es  -   https://society6.com/chubbyunicorn  -  https://www.instagram.com/lothlenan

[florencias-clothes-deactivated2]

my favorite blogilates work outs to do

I have gotten a lot of requests to name the blogilates workouts i do, and here they are! even if you hate working out (i do too girl trussss me), i’m pretty sure you will enjoy these workouts! Cassey has the most uplifting and optimistic attitude ever, it’s hard to be lazy and tired when you watch her. 

Weightless Arm Workout

Hips Butt ‘n Thighs Super Shaper Workout 

Lower Belly Flattener

Gorgeous Legs // CARDIO BEAT

I Really Like You Squat Challenge!

don’t just limit yourself to those, definitely check out her whole channel! xx

[quesadilla-day]

spare him, capcom

[ecstaticasusual]

[transparent]

“Stranger still were the Monk and his apprentice, the Swordsman. Where they had met and why they had agreed to travel together are tales for another day.”

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[adoredbyadrienne]

How to Propagate Succulents

My latest obsession is the pretty succulent. They are beautiful plants and come in so many varieties and great colours. They are very hardy and need little watering (once every two weeks or once a month depending on your climate and environment) so they make a very good plant for indoors and anyone who doesn’t have a green thumb. 

The great thing about these guys is you can actually grow heaps of succulents from the one plant. It’s called propagating and I’ll run you through just how to do it!

Step One:

Choose the succulent. Head to your local garden nursery or local market to pick one. 

Once you’ve got your little friend home. Start by carefully removing the lower leaves. Pull off as many as you would like to propagate. Most people usually remove all the leaves from the lower level. That way you have a few if any don’t make it. Hold the leaf firmly and wiggle it until you can feel it pull away.  Make sure you get the whole leaf and don’t tear it otherwise it won’t grow a new plant.

 Step Two: 

Your leaves should look something like this If you have correctly pulled them off in one piece.

Step Three: 

Now we wait. This step is the most important!! The leaves need to dry out & callous over before we plant them or else they will  absorb too much moisture,rot and die. This usually takes a few days to a week. 

Step Four:

Once you feel the ends have dried over, place them in a pot or tray ontop of well drained succulent & cactus soil mixture (you can buy this in a bag from your local hardware/ garden nursery I got mine from Bunnings). Some people dip the ends of the leaves in a plant cutting mixture (contains stimulating root hormones). This speeds up the growth process. You can try this but not essential.

Leave them inside where they can get indirect sunlight. After a few weeks you will notice roots shooting out the ends of the leaves. Then very small succulents will begin to form. Lightly water once you see these. During the process if the soil is dry add water to keep the area moist. Remember too much water is not good. Succulents aren’t big fans. 

Step Five:

Congratulations you've successfully growth succulents! Once they get to this size (see image below)  or even like the above image. You can carefully remove the new succulents and plant them in their very own pot (remember to use a succulent cactus soil mixture) and watch them blossom! Pretty cool hey! 

Now you can start getting creative and making gorgeous features out of your succulents. Mix them with other plants just like this. 

Happy Gardening! x 

Images via: www.pinterest.com

[gwinny5k]

The worst trick a childhood anxiety disorder pulls is, you spend your early years being applauded for being so much more mature than your peers, because you aren’t disruptive, you don’t want any kind of attention, you don’t express yourself, you keep yourself to yourself - this makes you a pleasure to have in class, etc etc - and you start to believe it’s virtue. But you’re actually way behind your peers in normal social development, and who knows if you can ever catch up.

[deliciousstomach-deactivated202]

Never heard a truer thing in my life.