I agree with most of what you’ve been saying, but I’m going to gently push back on the Mustang EV. I think it’s one of the best looking EVs out there and it would be the one that I would choose (or the Subie EV because I love my Crosstrek). I do agree that it probably should not have been called a Mustang though because it doesn’t really look like one and there’s a whole culture thing behind the Mustang.

I would be thrilled if there was a manual shift EV. I know it doesn’t make sense and I don’t care if it doesn’t really do what combustion engines do, but I loved driving stick. I was sad to give up my old stick, but I went for the car with much higher safety ratings. It doesn’t even have to be real, just give me that feeling of driving manual would be great. And with a proper stick shifter too, not the silly paddle shifters.

I’ve been hanging around Lemmy more over the last few months, but I don’t recognize you. That’s ok though. I hope you keep posting!

Feelings mutual <3 lol

Mostly punk and punk adjacent music, but that’s all I really listen to anwyay

Green Day, NOFX, The Living End, that kind of stuff

Bikini Kills kicks ass

I’m probably going to let the 2 plants I have go to sponge. I learned about luffas because my friend gave me packs of seeds from her job that were all going to be thrown away and this was one. So far, I’ve just been throwing them in dirt and watching them grow. Last year I had one inside in an aerogarden and it was very unruly.

This is my 2nd year growing luffas and I live in a climate where I can grow them year round. This year, I am paying more attention to soil acidity and nutrients in my garden spaces so I’d like to get 4-5 pots of properly balanced soil going for them. I’ll have some to eat and some to sponge.

I love shaking all the seeds inside and crinkling the skin when it’s all dried out. It’s also fun to poke out the seeds that get stuck with a chopstick. I really like giving out the sponges to people to see what they do with them. I just find this plant really satisfying.

Yeah, they grow faster than tomatoes and slower than cucumbers or zucchini in my experience. They get large pretty quick then stay the same size until they start drying out.

Holy shit you just made my day! Thank you!!

I’ve been using neem oil preventively on my tomato plants because I get nasty cases of powdery mildew on them. It’s the only thing that I’ve found that works (although open to other options). I also use I occasionally on my hydrangeas for powdery mildew. PM is the bane of my gardening.

When I use it preventively, I only spray once a week in a light mist, before the sun hits my plants, and before the bees start coming out. From what I’ve read, it’s not harmful to bees unless they are directly sprayed. I’ve been doing this for the last few weeks and the bees have been buzzing around my marigolds with no issues. If the plant has powdery mildew, I make sure to remove the affected leaves and spray directly around where the leaves were cut off.

I also use it for aphids, but not when vegetable plants are close to harvest and even then, I’ll wash the tomatoes with dawn soap when they come inside and before eating them. I have a young hibiscus that was recently planted and I give it a spritz of neem oil once or twice a week because it has aphids. It’s much smaller than the other hibiscus around it, so I’m trying to give it every chance it can have to get bigger. Netting isn’t a big option for my garden spaces except for the wheeled garden beds, which I do net when they are growing.

I had a really bad aphid infestation on my lettuce box recently. I ended up using mildly soapy water because the lettuce is meant for my bunnies and I don’t want them exposed to any pesticides. I’d rather I was exposed to it myself than my little bunny butts.

Now that’s an interesting one. I don’t get where people get this kind of stuff. Like, do you not pay any attention in science class? It’s some of the most basic of basic biology. But I was also the kid who used to read biology textbooks for fun lol

Yeah, like I said, she was a really sweet gal. She cared about people, her family, and coworkers. She was a hard worker and I enjoyed having her as a colleague. I really liked her, she just wasn’t very smart.

Yes, I knew someone when I worked in retail who was quite dumb, she was a super sweet person though.

I realized how dumb she was when we encountered a mouse in the back stocking area. It crawled under the door and out to the back of the building. She turned to me and said “I heard the reason mice can crawl under doors like that is because they don’t have any bones”

Me being a biology major with a big interest in all things animals and insects that loves to educate people tried to correct her. I told her about how all mammals have bones and that mice were just very flexible to be able to fit under the gap in the door. I told her about how we used to dissect owl pellets when I was in 3rd grade and put the little skeletons back together. She did not believe me and still thought mice just don’t have bones.

I do sometimes wonder if she ever finished nursing school.

Apologies! You are very correct :)

Hi! Woman here and that guy is correct. Tracking your cycle on paper is far safer than any app ever could be. These apps are not safe for your personal data.

I’ve been tracking in my paper planner for the last few years and I haven’t had to worry about any of these apps or companies getting my data. I track PMS symptoms, start and end times, amount of flow, and more. I can take my planner to the doctor to discuss any issues that may come up.

Calendars, bullet journals, and graph paper are the best ways to track periods.

I honestly thought the exact same thing until I received the pack of seeds. Here is what last year’s plant looked like when it was going strong.

Thanks! They are very satisfying. One of my new favorite plants to grow.

Thanks! Last year, I sliced a few sponges, put them into molds, then poured soap over them. They made really cute soaps that gave to coworkers as holiday gifts. I will probably do something similar this year because it was a pretty big hit.

I also gave a few away to friends and family. They were used as body sponges mostly in the shower, but my MIL used a rolling pin to soften the fibers and used that as a bath sponge. They have also been used as regular sponges for cleaning purposes.

I live in a very moderate climate and I plan on growing more plants year round. I’ll have to figure out more uses.

Edit: I forgot to mention, the luffas are great as bunny toys. They tear the sponge apart and it’s good for their teeth. My bunnies love them.

Yeah, I mean I do feel kind of bad because I’ve flown long enough to see how much smaller the space has gotten. But physical pain overrides any guilt I feel and I will recline the seat.

I put the seat back every single time I am on a flight. I have back issues and I get back pain if I sit upright like that for too long. If the flight attendants are asking to not put a seat back because the person behind me, then I’m going to ask for a new seat because sitting upright for 11 hours is absolute agony.

Sorry to the tall folks and whatnot, but I’m not flying somewhere just to be stuck in bed for 2 days unable to move because of back pain.

I would love to see a good reboot of Sliders. That was the show that got me started on the internet. The Scifi channel used to advertise their chatrooms on commercials and I would go to the library to chat with other Scifi channel nerds. Good times.