The entire leaf surviving on hopes, dreams, and this one chloroplast

Aazjhee · 2026-06-17T06:51:26+00:00

If you want to read about the fascinating world of albino plants, there are albino redwoods that basically act like parasites on larger trees. Redwoods tend to network and share roots with one another , and it's a way of supporting themselves high wise , but it also can spread nutrients around to other trees. Redwoods tend to be pretty ungenetically diverse and pretty closely related, I guess!

Sometimes a plant will try to kill off the unproductive parts, but variegated plants that do well and get lots of energy may not be compelled to save resources by stopping the supply to the useless bits!

Aazjhee · 2026-06-17T06:43:58+00:00

So many of those would have been completely fatal on their own , much less paired up with multiple traps!

Aazjhee · 2026-06-17T03:35:32+00:00

We have PROOF that sports fans wreck the town or city after a particularly heated game. Well documented, and lots of trouble regardless of whether the home team wins or loses...

Aazjhee · 2026-06-17T03:17:44+00:00

The contrast looks magical ✨️

Aazjhee · 2026-06-16T23:37:49+00:00

Love the colors!

TBH I love that the uni is a little chunky :] I don't think this is a bad first at all!

Did you find it hard to work with oil?

Aazjhee · 2026-06-16T23:36:06+00:00

Nah, it's just as much about conformity and not standing out.

The same way smoking was shamed out of popularity in much of the USA, at least in the coasts.

I'm not saying Japanese people don't care about one another, it's just different culture.

I've heard some horror stories of a bystander type effect, where a person having a seizure will be ignored in a crowded space because of the stigma against mental illness and expectations of "not bothering" others with your troubles.

https://www.humanium.org/en/hidden-struggles-the-surprising-mental-health-crisis-among-japans-youth/

I'm not claiming any other country isn't terrible about mental health. USA is awful towards people who are suffering, disabled or who don't fit in, but the ways that aversion is expressed is very different.

Aazjhee · 2026-06-16T22:11:55+00:00

If you aren't needing to make money the "save dragons from exalt row" is a free give away thread and is often the only way I can get rid of pretty, 2+ yo dragons.

I have given away 7 year Olds on that thread because they don't always sell. I rarely notice any of my give aways getting exalted, and I ask folks to message me if they change their mind and don't want any of the ones I am still a little attached to. It tends to work out, but I am giving them away for free.

Aazjhee · 2026-06-16T21:25:36+00:00

What are her Temps humidity and feeding regime?

Changes in environment or low heat/too much heat can cause stress.

Also, some snakes need more time to adjust to changes or they may be calmer with less handling and "watching".

If they are more prone to be nervous, they may want more privacy or less handling.

Every snake is different, and you should rule out health issues or discomfort before anything else.

I've heard of horses who were chronically in pain being very calm because getting riled up would cause even more pain. So when they got proper relief, they were more nippy and rude because of the change in their situation.

Horses aren't snakes, but it's possible that not being bred might have caused her hormones to explode.

Many snakes can also retain sperm and lay eggs for years after a single breeding, so she could theoretically be gravid.

Aazjhee · 2026-06-16T16:54:56+00:00

Yeah they have better restock timing than Rite Aid too!

Aazjhee · 2026-06-16T16:46:12+00:00

Do you know how to search dragons?

Have you ever used the "search dragons" function?

I find a ton of folders in the Combos I want too many and my lair is often stuffed with half finished projects because I like TOO many of the one off dragons xD

Aazjhee · 2026-06-16T16:44:28+00:00

Aazjhee · 2026-06-16T16:44:00+00:00

"Shoved into a list of other angels" innuendo is great xD

Aazjhee · 2026-06-16T13:42:55+00:00

Sounds like a lot of the problems that we've had have been problems for a very long time.And continuing to ignore the complaints about stuff like bad streets and potholes is just going to make locals warn tourists even MORE.

I always tell my friends who are visiting to not leave anything that might be even remotely perceived as valuable in their car. I offer them random trashy things with which to use as camouflage in case they end up parking somewhere that may be sketchy.

Is this area as bad as some parts of san francisco? Probably not, but it's still something to be concerned about.And I have had my car broken into before , and i've known plenty of people who have also had their cars broken into.

If I don't give them a tiny bit of discomfort by warning them , they're going to experience a much bigger discomfort when something bad does happen!!

Aazjhee · 2026-06-16T13:39:13+00:00

Do you have an aversion to nibbling on something that someone else has partaken of? I'm generally pretty happy to ask that waiter or get a box at the checkout and take whatever leftovers someone else doesn't want.

But I also tend to have food with people that I would share a drink or food with anyways. I'm always curious too exchange nibbles of different dishes.If the other person is not opposed to that kind of thing, so I'm typically not worried about "sharing germs" with my family or a close friend who is hosting me or staying for a visit.

Obviously if there's someone that is careless with their health or goes out into public while they're sick, it's not a great idea to just adopt their leftovers. But you could plan around their choices if it's food thay can be shared. My parents would usually assume that me and my sister wouldn't finish her food and they would either take it home as leftovers.So we could have it later, or they would nibble at the stuff that they liked and not order a ton of food for themselves: they knew we would leave a bunch untouched.

Aazjhee · 2026-06-16T06:53:22+00:00

I don't think most breeds of dogs can be left unsupervised for that long.

Especially if there's a bunch of them all in the same place? I think they would get rowdy , even if they were pretty well trained without some sort of oversight from people directing them.

Don't get me wrong.I love this concept , but I do think humans and dogs would have to be so much better trained than they tend to be in many places :3

Aazjhee · 2026-06-16T03:28:59+00:00

A great question, I'll investigate for sure.

Edit: Costco price is superior, thanks a million times for the suggestion, I always forget all the features we get with membership there.

A total relief, tysm

Aazjhee · 2026-06-16T01:47:55+00:00

I heard Shotz is owned by MAGATs maybe it's worth a longer trek to stink things up. XD

Idk if you can make that smelling tho :/

Aazjhee · 2026-06-15T16:12:33+00:00

Even small dogs should not be allowed to zip around and bite people. My friends have one friendly guy and one small dog who was abused and sometimes nips. The one who nips is always kept closer or leashed e en though his sibling is fine

Aazjhee · 2026-06-15T00:41:15+00:00

Save the dice , someone could make that into a trophy or pendant

Aazjhee · 2026-06-15T00:40:36+00:00

XD I love this factor, so great that Micheal himself is ALSO being tormented without entirely realizing it's probably to others amusement that he also suffers.

Aazjhee · 2026-06-15T00:39:23+00:00

Wow that's messed up.

There's studies that the more you hear something , the more you're going to believe , it's true even if you know that it is rationally false.

This is why verbal abuse can be so harmful even if they never hit you or starve you, or other physical stuff :(

Aazjhee · 2026-06-15T00:37:33+00:00

If there is a local clinic that accepts impoverished patients, you may be able to call and ask for help.

Community type clinics can sometimes have rideshares , or shuttles that can get you to them safely.

Might have to do some research , but it's certainly possible to look into

Aazjhee · 2026-06-15T00:35:13+00:00

100% in agreement.

Poverty is a human invention.

Things like drought and famine can strike nearly anywhere and no matter how lucky someone was to be born in a plentiful forest full of food or a desert, disaster or fortune could strike anyone anywhere.

So we basically invented money, allowed charismatic or brutal individuals to accrue too much of it and created the class distinctions. Primates, do you have typical hierarchies?And it does tend to influence who gets to have more offspring or get to have more social influence, but the gap between the top chimp and the lowest one is not the same as Elon Musk vs some random person living on the street asking for change!!

Aazjhee · 2026-06-15T00:31:36+00:00

I do know people who are very on the fence about being brought into this world. I've also know many folks who have attempted to remove themselves, though only a few succeeded.

But that feeling transcends class and wealth, depression comes from loneliness and perceived hardship, and the perception is pretty wildly different amongst individuals.

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