Toadvark

joined 2 years ago
[–] Toadvark@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

For years now I've done what I can to encourage use of other sites, but the fact remains that my specific community of friends and peers (many of whom have known one-another for over two decades now) have used twitter as a stomping ground since 2008 or so. It's extremely difficult to establish that sort of intersection elsewhere, and it gets particularly ugly when folks' livelihood and income are tied into the matter.

Having the main hub for communities torn apart because of one fool's antics really, really sucks, and then I'm/we're called garbage on the sites we try to establish on, for clinging to that lifeline. It's all a frustrating feedback loop.

[–] Toadvark@mander.xyz 11 points 2 years ago

I found it extraordinary- I'm unsure if another movie has made me feel the whole gamut of emotion like this one did, and each heartstring was tugged differently. Skillful stuff.

[–] Toadvark@mander.xyz 7 points 2 years ago

Great find- Cerement's ID is on the dot. They're delightfully bizarre to stumble upon for the first time, aren't they?

Loads of oddball relatives out there as well. I haven't seen this one due to the range being restricted to the west coast (US), but it's completely absurd (Allotropa virgata).

[–] Toadvark@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

I'll be honest: regular ol' bulk Folgers. Having three coffee drinkers all working from home became too labor-intensive for my French press habit and too expensive for my wallet.

Living vicariously through everyone else's brews, here! I may have to whip up some cardamom cold brew this week. 😄

[–] Toadvark@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

I've never been able to budget in the literal sense due to how utterly unpredictable my income is (artist sole proprietor kind of thing- don't do it, kids!), and how wildly the structure of my months vary...but getting wise to tracking all incoming and outgoing transactions on my own spreadsheet has brought such peace of mind.

It came naturally after dealing with self employment income records, so it's frankly silly that I never applied the same ideas to my personal finances.

[–] Toadvark@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

God, they're too cute to be real (great shot!)

[–] Toadvark@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I ran the photo through iNaturalist and it suggested a group of flies I've never seen before- broadly Tachinidae, and more narrowly it zeroed in on the genus Adejeania. Seems like a safe guess in terms of location, too!

[–] Toadvark@mander.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You may enjoy reading about this linguistic offshoot, Missouri French!

[–] Toadvark@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

Yep, seconding what others have said, this looks exactly like my ground cherry plants (aka husk cherry, aka Physalus genus). 😄

[–] Toadvark@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

I know it's practically a meme at this point to say so, but: same here! I've used their return-holey-socks-for-store-credit service twice now (carried mail; guaranteed sock killer) with zero problems and couldn't be happier. I make sure to buy pairs as gifts for friends to make sure they see new business, too.

[–] Toadvark@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'm on my phone and have no clue what hell these links may unleash, but here's the album on youtube and spotify.

...Now that I think on it, it's been so long since I listened to the 99PI episode, I can't even remember if they make use of or even mention the album. Apologies for my fanboy hat maybe being screwed on a little too tight! 😆

EDIT: As for their non-Wild-Ones work, I tend toward their first two albums since they're a bit more... moody 'n dramatic than the newest one. They're a side project of a bunch of musicians, so the discography is pretty small and easy to get through.

[–] Toadvark@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Aww!! I didn't expect to see this here, I'm smiling like a big dork. I'm an utter fangirl for the band behind the music, Black Prairie, so I heard about and read the book right as it was released (and may or may not own the album on vinyl lol). Just as you said, the book is a great jumping-off point for so many topics...The segment on butterfly conservation stuck with me, for whatever reason.

After all these years I think the song "Waltz for George and Tex" is my favorite. 🪺

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Toadvark@mander.xyz to c/gardening@mander.xyz
 

This year's winter-to-spring transition in my part of zone 4b was rough and the garden is looking haggard because of it, so I took a cruise through last year's photos to find something to share as my first post. Absolutely cannot wait for this year's snap peas- something about the plants just delights me.

These are Oregon Sugar Pod II and Mammoth Melting. This year I added a few other varieties to the mix (Admiral, SS 141) as well as the Swedish Tall Red* just to see what happens.

Happy growing!

*a dry/shelling/field pea

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